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"The Cavs can offer LeBron James a contract extension on July 1....... I expect them to do so"

lol- no sh ! t sherlock....
what do you think they'll say > nah, we'd like to wait another year
to see if this guy isn't a fluke ???

Obviously Ferry and his crew will be careful to not irk Lebron's camp. Lebron's business people have made it clear they'd like wait to explore all options which simply means signing an extension this summer is not their priority.

If I was Lebron I'd just wait for the simple pleasure of being wined by all these owners and seeing what business prospects their teams and cities have to offer. He can always come back to the Cavs so why rush it.

he's not leaving and he will get a ring this year

LeBron is "milking" this contract situation for all it's worth. Personally, I don't like it, and it has become a distraction. He could display a lot more class by making his intentions known, as opposed to holding the Cavs hostage for the next 2 years.

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Originally posted 11:07 AM ET  05.17 by Hllywd: Old Schoolin'

LeBron is "milking" this contract situation for all it's worth. Personally, I don't like it, and it has become a distraction. He could display a lot more class by making his intentions known, as opposed to holding the Cavs hostage for the next 2 years.

Becareful what you wish for homie - alott could change in two years.. and keep your feelings inside.

QUOTE(#4):

Originally posted 11:07 AM ET  05.17 by Hllywd: Old Schoolin'

LeBron is "milking" this contract situation for all it's worth. Personally, I don't like it, and it has become a distraction. He could display a lot more class by making his intentions known, as opposed to holding the Cavs hostage for the next 2 years.

Totally disagree, why should he show his cards. Cleveland might not want to spend money and improve the team for next season if they do not win this year. This will be a deciding point with LBJ say what you want but there is no reason for him to jump to another team if that particular team is worse than the current one. THat is why I have such hard time beliving that he wants to go to Knicks. I belive that Bosch will be comming over to play with LBJ in 2010.

Sorry for mispelling too early in the morning for me.

$ or championships? That's the answer as to whether he stays or goes. Right now, due to my short-attention span I'm enjoying this run (and hopefully next year's run) for the trophy. Personally, I don't think he's leaving but we'll find out soon enough...

LeBron may have to decide sooner than he wants. The current economy and the as-yet-unknown CBA may force him to 'lock-in' a favorable b-ball contract. As long as he continues to include performance bonuses in his endorsement contracts (e.g. the MVP bonus from Nike), I doubt that he'll leave much $ on the table.

The writer expects the Cavs to offer an extension to LeBron huh? Does he use Captain Obvious as his name when he writes articles?

It all depends to this season's result.
If the Cavs win the championship this year, he could only opt out of his actual contract to sign a new one with more zeros. After all, why leave when you're still 24 and you have the money and a ring?
But IF THEY DON'T...

Lebron just wants to make sure Gilbert and Ferry don't pull a Sarver before he signs a new deal.

After this years draft and free agency is complete Lebron will assess where the Cavs stand and decide his future. If some team makes major moves and he sees no chance for the Cavs to win he may leave. If the Cavs keep spending and improving the team he will most likely stay. He's just waiting to see how it plays out.

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Originally posted 03:12 PM ET  05.17 by beaverblazer

After this years draft and free agency is complete Lebron will assess where the Cavs stand and decide his future. If some team makes major moves and he sees no chance for the Cavs to win he may leave. If the Cavs keep spending and improving the team he will most likely stay. He's just waiting to see how it plays out.

Chances are he's all along been planning to stay, but he's just generating interest...

why can someone not exercise all the options of his contract without being a labeled a distraction or a ungrateful or selfish person or even worse keep a team and city hostage what a bunch of BS this is a business first and he has done more for cleveland with the fans coming back,the team overall success and of course the huge revenue.....than they have done for him....so let him be and hope he wins a couple of rings for cleveland before he makes the decision to leave or not....

The AP piture of Lebron looks like a screaming ape on steroids...

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Originally posted 12:17 AM ET  05.19 by The Sherwinator

The AP piture of Lebron looks like a screaming ape on steroids...

Ape? And you sir are a racist pig

king james will remain a cav for a very long time esp after getting his first ring here in just a few weeks!

Cavs in Five......

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Originally posted 07:10 AM ET  05.19 by sugarshell akron-gal

Ape? And you sir are a racist pig

Ok... I apologize... I didn't know ape is racist... some people refer to him as King Kong... is that racist too?

I was never and will never be a racist ever...

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Originally posted 01:55 AM ET  05.20 by The Sherwinator

Ok... I apologize... I didn't know ape is racist... some people refer to him as King Kong... is that racist too?I was never and will never be a racist ever...

i've never actually heard them calling king james king kong who are u listening too.....