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Shams on the trade 💀 "Around the league my phone is being flooded with people texting me 'Paul George and picks???' - Once it was out there Jaylen Brown was available for trade, you saw his value for whatever reason start to diminish This Celtics hate watch this off season was a success 😭
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Shams on LeBron: “The biggest priority is finding a place where he feels he can play meaningful basketball, compete for a championship… when I talk to teams around the league 3 stand out during this process. The Warriors, Cavaliers, and the Miami Heat. LeBron will take probably the next few days to figure out where he’s at. There is no timetable. I will say though, I’ve listen to Rich Paul on his podcast, Game Over, and he’s given hints along the way this year. I have a hunch we might get some more hints along the way”
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REPORT: The Miami Heat, Warriors, and Cavs are the expected suitors for LeBron James, per Shams Charania “I’m told this is a happiness led decision for LeBron James. He feels like he needs to find his happiness. Wherever he lands in free agency It will not be driven by money… teams expect the Warriors, Cavaliers, the Miami Heat to emerge as some of the suitors for LeBron James”
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The Warriors are going to try and acquire LeBron James today, per Brian Windhorst 👀 “The Warriors told Jimmy Butler they’re not trading him. I think the focus right now is can they get LeBron James away from the Lakers. That’s something they’re going to try and get done, today.”
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Erik Spoelstra and LeBron James really bonded during their time together on team USA in 2024, per Brian Windhorst 👀 "We should point out the team USA connections to the Miami Heat. Bam Adebayo was a huge part of the 2024 USA squad. Erik Spoelstra and LeBron really bonded during that summer.... Erik Spoelstra was LeBron's personal workout guy during that 6 weeks over the summer. Soon as the court opened before the game, the first 2 people on the court were Spoelstra and LeBron. I think they could re kindle their chemistry if needed. Him and Bam also have reps together so I think i should just point that out"
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Brian Windhorst and Kendrick Perkins believe Kawhi to the Raptors is the first power shift move of the Eastern Conference 🤔 Windy: The Heat have the potential to do that but they aren’t yet ready to contend. The Raptors are now ready to contend… We’ve been watching the East get weaker for the past week Perk: I said this morning that the Knicks were still sleeping with the AC on 60 because they weren’t worried about Giannis to Miami. They up now. Kawhi Leonard keeps people up. Kawhi is the actual boogeyman
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Kendrick Perkins calls out Bam Adebayo: "The Heat organization has came out publicly time and time again and said that Bam is untouchable. It's time for Bam to take that leap! We know that Giannis is going to go and give you 30, can Bam go get you 25/26 on average? The 19/20 points he's been averaging throughout his career as a Heat player, that's ok. But this ain't 2006, this ain't 2007"
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Brian Windhorst on LeBron saying he wants to be happy on his next team: "The key word here however they want to code it, is he's not going to ask for every last dollar... That is the most important thing here beyond analyzing his day to day life. I think happiness is where he could play golf 365 as far as i'm concerned"
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Joe Johnson thinks LeBron should go to Miami: “If I’m him, real talk, that Miami thing just look too sexy. Playing with Bam and Giannis and him just being able to facilitate. He can have a lot of the ball handling duties. —Playing in Miami, he’ll probably be the damn point guard.” (Via Nightcap)
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Shams on LeBron James future: “One quote really sticks out to me. Rich Paul on June 2025 to me, ‘LeBron James wants to compete for a championship, he knows the Lakers are building for the future.’ When I talk to teams around the league it’s a few teams that really get narrowed. It’s the Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Miami Heat as a perspective destination. I’m told LeBron it’s not in a rush.”
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Stephen A Smith doesn’t think LeBron would get a statue in Miami or Los Angeles: “Me personally I think his best shot at a championship is going back to Cleveland. One could argue Miami with Bam,Giannis, and Portis… Cleveland is the one place in the NBA where he loved. They probably ain’t gonna hang a statue for LeBron in Miami. That’s Wade county. Even tho Bron would deserve it. They’re certainly not going to hang a statue for LeBron in LA.” (Via Stephen A Smith)
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Bobby Marks loves the Heat signing Tim Hardaway Jr.: "The Tim Hardaway Jr signing is tremendous for 1 year $6.5M. 2nd in 6th man last year.... They're building this around the margins. They have a little bit of money if LeBron says 'you know what, $6M, I want to come to Miami.' They're going to find $6M to go there... There is still some moves out there but as we talk about trusting front offices, the Heat have shown the ability to go out and find those minimum guys. I don't think there is a trade in place. Everything now will be FA driven."
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Dave McMenamin explains why LeBron should go to the Heat: "Erik Spoelstra might be the best coach in the NBA. Think about the actual role he'd play on the basketball court. He would be able to have the ball in his hands a lot. The same way he was energized in the playoffs when Luka and AR were hurt. He would get to do this in Miami. Playing with those two bigs at 41, he also remains the best transition player in todays NBA. Guess what? Bam and Giannis are going to get steals and deflections/long rebounds and kick it ahead to LeBron and he gets to be the freight train going down the lane and score in front of the fanbase that appreciated him during 4 years of his prime"
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About 12 teams reached out to Rich Paul for LeBron James when Free Agency opened last night, per Shams Charania “Rich Paul his agent got pitches from about a dozen teams when free agency opened up with offers and proposals on what it would look like for LeBron to come to their team…. He wants to go somewhere where it’s a chance at a championship. Something he felt was not going to be keeping him happy if he stayed in LA. Whether you have a minimum, exception, or salary cap space, you’re going to be involved…. When I talked to teams around the league there are 3 that jump out for LeBron. The Warriors, Miami Heat, and Cavaliers.”
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Brian Windhorst on LeBron recruitment process: "What LeBron is going to want to hear is what you do with your actions. Who is going to make moves? Who is going to make moves to make this more attractive to LeBron James? Just because the Cavs have a good team or Miami has Giannis, or the Warriors have Steph, That doesn't mean that's how they'll do their recruitment. Their recruitment of LeBron is going to come with the things they can do before they offer him that contract"
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“If you are a team with contending aspirations, LeBron James according to my sources it is not a financially driven decision. If you want to slot him in and pitch him on a minimum, an exception, pitch him in a non max contract, there seems to be a window there.” — Shams Charania on LeBron not making money his priority
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"For the Celtics where this had come down to is they tried to trade for Giannis.. They missed out. Ever since then what's been interesting, they didn't stop the conversations there. By today they were actively shopping full blown shopping Jaylen Brown around the league... Jaylen Brown never asked out of Boston. This was all the Celtics" - Shams Charania PAT RILEY BROKE UP THE JAYS 😭
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