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this is how spoelstra adjusts during offseasons
LeBron needs more help.
http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2014...ny-free-agency
MIAMI -- The Miami Heat's immediate focus remains overcoming a 2-1 NBA Finals deficit to the San Antonio Spurs, but discussions have begun within the organization about trying to grow their so-called Big Three into a Big Four, according to sources close to the situation.
Sources told ESPN.com that Heat officials and the team's leading players have already started to explore their options for creating sufficient financial flexibility to make an ambitious run at adding New York Knicks scoring machine Carmelo Anthony this summer in free agency.
The mere concept would require the star trio of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh to all opt out of their current contracts by the end of the month and likely take further salary reductions in new deals that start next season to give Miami the ability to offer Anthony a representative first-year salary. The Heat also are prevented from making any formal contact with Anthony until July 1 and can do so then only if he opts out of the final year of his current contract. Anthony has until June 23 to notify the Knicks of his intentions, according to sources.
But the success of the Heat's 2010 free-agent bonanza has established them as the NBA's undisputed destination franchise, with owner Micky Arison empowering big-thinking team president Pat Riley to attempt to pull off another coup in the market despite new collective bargaining agreement rules aimed at preventing it.
Sources say internal conversations within the Heat organization about pursuing this course have run concurrently with Miami's bid to win a third consecutive championship, with sources adding that James in particular is likely to try to recoup potential salary sacrificed through fresh off-court business opportunities if the Heat's new dream scenario does come to fruition.
James' off-court business is booming, thanks to a string of investments paying off massively and the prospect of new opportunities in endorsements and entertainment projects promising to expand his wealth significantly in coming years.
In a recent example, while James was leading the Heat to a victory over the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals, sources say the 29-year-old was finalizing what is believed to be the biggest equity cash payout for a professional athlete in history as part of Apple's recent $3 billion purchase of Beats Electronics. Sources briefed on the situation say James realized a profit of more than $30 million in cash and stock in the Beats sale after he had struck a deal to get a small stake in the company at its inception in 2008 in exchange for promoting its high-end headphones.
With cooperation from their stars and role players Udonis Haslem and Chris Andersen, who also possess player options for next season, the Heat could open up in excess of $50 million in cap space this summer and have the most financial flexibility in the league. The only Heat player locked into place for next season is Norris Cole at a salary of $2 million, though Riley will have to contend with a handful of cap holds for pending free agents as well as their upcoming first-round pick in the draft later this month (No. 26 overall).
this is how spoelstra adjusts during offseasons
That team would be the 2004 Lakers all over again with Fatmelo playing the role of Kirby
D-Wade: call me 3...rd option
I'm surprised that Windhorst was able to put a burger down long enough to type out a story tbh
If the CBA was designed to prevent the formation of Superfriends teams, they should have abolished the individual maximum salary. If a team offered LeBron $40M per season, would he really turn it down?
I know that it's the medium-level players who would lose out in such a deal (allowing teams to pay the true superstars what they're actually worth), but the owners had the players over a barrel the whole time in the last lockout.
And since you'd have to have cap space to offer these megadeals, you couldn't load up on them.
does windhorst have a gay obsession with lebron? honestly. he literally left his cleveland job once lebron bolted
It's not even remotely possible financially. Really nothing to see here.
Why Fatmelo from all the people ?
Personally, I hope they do it.
Whatever gets the ball out of LeBron's hands is an approval for me.
the cHeat know they can't win ship this year so they've already begun planning for next season
still taking shortcuts
how about building a cohesive team?
This news of this continues to blowup twitter mentions. Nothing can't be signed or traded till the off season. It'll be lingering speculation that will dissipate until after the champion is decided.
Mark Jackson upon hearing this story:
how about building a cohesive team?
Heat fans leaving Game 3...AFTER THE FIRST QUARTER! What type of ....
This.
how about building a cohesive team?
Carmelo will be too late in the Superfriends thing because I don't think the Heat secure a four-peat after they win a three-peat this year.
Mello will sign with Heat while James skips town to Portland
Tlong would have a heart attack.
Any bikini shots of her?
On the topic, all the more reason the Spurs need to finish what they should have last season.
How much help does this need?
Crazy that this would come out before the Finals are over... seems like it'd motivate the players. CIA Spo tbh.
There is nothing to his story, it was fabricated to create hype from idiot fans, tbh..
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