General NBA Free Agent News Thread

[benefactor]

Speak for yourself. I'll get the decision here and move on 10 minutes later...or less.

[Blackjack]

darrenrovell1
ESPN's Norby Williamson said that the net will not wait past 15 mins into LeBron show to say where he's going to go
4 minutes ago via web

[lilsupa]

That was one of the best articles that I've read in a while, he didn't hold back and he told it like it is.

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STEIN_LINE_HQ
Jermaine O'Neal says he expects to sign with Dallas, Denver or Boston. ESPN.com link: http://es.pn/cCWhD4
half a minute ago via TweetDeck

[tp2021]

turning LeBron into Mr. July after LeBron didn’t have the stomach to be Mr. June.

Got dayum Wojo took a big fat Cleveland Steamer all over Bronbron's chest

[tp2021]

Damn double post

[MannyIsGod]

Holy I liked Lebron a lot until this post season but that article made me almost hate him completely.

Damn that article is vicious.

At this point I can't imagine what the scenes in Cleveland will look like if he leaves. Gonna be brutal.

[Spurminator]

It makes sense that it would be announced early in the show. The rest of the show will be devoted to Q/A on his decision, then the Network talking heads breaking down what this all means for the NBA, other teams and other free agents. But they'll milk the first 15 minutes to get the ratings credit.

If you think about it, even if LeBron had done this with a normal press conference, ESPN would have devoted the next hour to covering it. So while coordinating it with LeBron and calling it The Decision and all of that is ridiculously egotistical, in the end it's not going to be that much different that what you'd normally expect from the network that gave us the "LeBron Tracker."

[Spurminator]

dp

[DesignatedT]

lol wojo slapping lebroom

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[coyotes_geek]

It makes sense that it would be announced early in the show. The rest of the show will be devoted to Q/A on his decision, then the Network talking heads breaking down what this all means for the NBA, other teams and other free agents. But they'll milk the first 15 minutes to get the ratings credit.

If you think about it, even if LeBron had done this with a normal press conference, ESPN would have devoted the next hour to covering it. So while coordinating it with LeBron and calling it The Decision and all of that is ridiculously egotistical, in the end it's not going to be that much different that what you'd normally expect from the network that gave us the "LeBron Tracker."

If it's anywhere other than Cleveland you can also expect lots of coverage of crying Cavalier fans.

[Spurs Brazil]

That a GREAT article from Wojnarowski

I hate Lebron and his stupid act and I hope he never win a ring

[ducks]

Holy I liked Lebron a lot until this post season but that article made me almost hate him completely.

Damn that article is vicious.

At this point I can't imagine what the scenes in Cleveland will look like if he leaves. Gonna be brutal.

took you long enough
james was always this way
finally people are starting to see it

[Spurs Brazil]

RicBucher News that should make Bulls' fans happy on espn.com shortly.
9 minutes ago via web

[Obstructed_View]

And yet... It's going to get huge ratings.

Because we love this , no matter how much we hate it.

How about we all start encouraging people to avoid it, and see if it can gain some steam? I'll be reposting this article on my facebook page and doing exactly that.

I really do actually hate it. ESPN is going to be the death of sports. We should have known years ago when they called it ESPN and not SPN.

[scottspurs]

That a GREAT article from Wojnarowski

I hate Lebron and his stupid act and I hope he never win a ring

Exactly and GO SPURS GO

[Spurs Brazil]

jadande Boozer to Bulls is "done deal"

[scottspurs]

The West is getting weaker every day.

[Spurs Brazil]

chadfordinsider Bulls agree to 5 yr, $80 mil deal with Carlos Boozer. Bulls still have enough cap space to sign a max player.

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ShamSports

5 years and $80 million for Boozer is 1 year and $2 million annually more than I would have liked. But, at this point, needs must.
less than a minute ago via web

[Blackjack]

Honestly, I get the feeling the Bulls are going to wish they had just passed . . .

[DesignatedT]

I think Boozer will fit in nicely. Chicago is already a solid team adding a piece like him will help.

[Spurminator]

How about we all start encouraging people to avoid it, and see if it can gain some steam? I'll be reposting this article on my facebook page and doing exactly that.

I really do actually hate it. ESPN is going to be the death of sports. We should have known years ago when they called it ESPN and not SPN.

I'd love it but it'll never work. Hype wins every time.

Plus, unless you have friends that have Nielsen meters in their home, it won't really matter.

[EricB]

Boozer to the bulls!