If LeBron James opts out of his contract and tests Free Agency, he would be wise to take a long hard look at the Spurs. Since day 1 he has had to live up to the hype of being the next Michael Jordan. In truth, this added pressure has always been unfair. James is great and the best player in the league but he is NOT the next Jordan. His game doesn't translate the same way.
He is not the same type of player or scorer that MJ was and in this day and age the media wants to pigeon-hold him into that category. If he truly wanted to maximize his potential and surpass MJ in les, he would play for the Spurs. I'm almost certain he would average a triple-double if he wanted. With the amount of ball movement and emphasis on sharing the basketball in the Spurs' system, James would flourish.
It probably won't happen but it would be amazing if it did. He wouldn't be obligated to score as much and all of the pressure of being "the man" would be off his back. The best franchise with the best coach + the best player in the league = Multiple Championships.
Bringing in James would mean not resigning Bonner and letting Danny Green go. Tim & Manu would also have to take pay-cuts. James would be able to prolong their careers and would add versatility to the lineup. He can play just about every position on the floor except for Center.
Starting 5:
Parker - Pg
James - Sg
Duncan- Pf
Leonard - Sf
Splitter - C
Bench:
Manu
Diaw
Mills
BeliNeli
Baynes
Joseph
Last edited by tmtcsc; 06-14-2014 at 08:00 PM.
I would much rather trade Marco and keep Green. I want Green to stay a Spur 'til he retires. He's in the "Spur for life" category imo.
But yeah, putting LeBron on our already amazing team would probably result in one of the top teams of all time. He's never coming here though. With a game 5 win tomorrow, we would have beaten him in the Finals twice and left him looking VERY lucky to have pulled out the one win on us that he did. He probably hates us secretly.
Manu is under contract next year, not possible for him to take a pay cut. Danny Green is also under contract next year. Lebron would be great here but let's get off the pipe.
If you can't beat 'em.... join 'em. :P
rofl
First off, Spurs can't afford him if Duncan doesn't retire. Second, can he start at the 4 fulltime? If so and if he was willing to take another paycut ,then i'd be all for it.
I'm not sure he would accept the big pay cut and averaging 20ppg. But as I said in another thread, if he wants to come over, I'd welcome him. I agree with you that it'd be his best bet if he wants the most championships.
So we'd pay the luxury tax for a year and then re-sign Manu and Tim for less money when theirs expire. I think they would do it knowing they could play another 2 or 3 years. The Spurs can win without James but my point is that he would flourish in this system and with a great coach. Would he even consider it? Who knows ?
What are you ROFL at? I didn't say it was going to happen, my point is that San Antonio would be the best location for him to play and would suit his game better than anywhere else. Is that so funny?
This has been running through my mind since last year. Lebron respects the out of the Spurs, and is a team first guy all the way. But he won't do it because the chant of "If you can't beat em...join em!" would ring through the rooftops of America, and people would tune out his accomplishments.
Lebron will retire before he plays a game with the Spurs.
LeBron would never join the Spurs for 3 reasons.
1- Cap issues
2- Signing with a team who (assuming Spurs win) beat you in the finals 2 out of 3 times screams 'loser' at an all-time high. I doubt he wants to deal with that backlash.
3- Come on, it's San Antonio.
SA couldn't get Danny ing Granger to sign.
Normally I would say no way he would even consider it. But if wrong-about-everything BatManu and robdiaz are on that train, then I guess it is highly probable he'll be wearing silver & black next year.
Meanwhile, in the news of actual possibilities, it's looking more and more likely that Melo is leaving NY. Reports indicating that he's likely to choose between Chicago, Houston, and Miami.
#3 is getting tiresome.
Lebron as Leonards backup sounds good to me. Hed be a solid contributer off the bench, give us a good 20 mpg
lol, this
he'll join us when he's 38 years old..a backup for kawhi..
Going to the Spurs would be the stupidest decision LeBron James could ever make. He is an earnings potential the likes of which the NBA has not seen since Michael. He would kill all of that in San Antonio. LeBron James needs to either stay in Miami or he needs to go to New York or Los Angeles to maximize his earnings potential. There's no reason to do anything else.
nor Oden,
so by any logic, its a no.
Spurs make heroes, they don't buy them.
Yeah, because going ringless the rest of his career would bring in max endorsement money, not to mention how LA/NYC delivered MJ his fortune.
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