LeBron and the Cavs

[District303aPastPlayer]

Agree to a 3 Year/ $60 Million contract to begin in 2007-08 season with option to become an unrestricted free agent after the 3rd year

[big daddy russ]

$30 million a year? That makes him the highest-paid athlete sans endorsements, right?

[District303aPastPlayer]

20 mil a year

[Cameron Crazy]

If the cavs lost him they would have nothing so im glad they still have him did they get any good draft picks?:thinking:

[District303aPastPlayer]

they got Shannon Brown in the 1st round and Daniel Gibson in the 2nd



and this guy: Ejike Ugboaja

[Old Tiger]

Lebron should take that option and try to go to the Spurs after the third year

[Cameron Crazy]

Yeah to take Tony Parkers spot!:D

[SintonFan]

Originally posted by Tiger WR
Lebron should take that option and try to go to the Spurs after the third year
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That's some Spurs MAN thinking there fren!:clap: :thumbsup: :clap:

[Cameron Crazy]

lol nice Tiger you have a new best friend now!:D

[District303aPastPlayer]

i cant stand the spurs

[SintonFan]

Originally posted by District303aPastPlayer
i cant stand the spurs
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Isn't it past your bedtime now...:rolleyes:

[Old Tiger]

Just cause they wouldn't let you be in their fan club! :devil:

[Cameron Crazy]

Aaron is allways up!!! He is a night-owl he is prolly going to hit a club aint that right Aaron?

[District303aPastPlayer]

not a knock on anyone from this sight, but its the fans that make me sick. i lived in SA for 2 years, and i went through what DU_stud went through. i Was a mavericks fan in SA, and people need to lighten up. find a hobby, do something other than devote your life to the spurs. some of those people really need to get a grip on life. threatening people because of their sports followings... seriously...

[SintonFan]

Originally posted by Cameron Crazy
Aaron is allways up!!! He is a night-owl he is prolly going to hit a club aint that right Aaron?
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Ummm...
psst! he's anti-spurs...
:D

[Emerson1]

Originally posted by District303aPastPlayer
not a knock on anyone from this sight, but its the fans that make me sick. i lived in SA for 2 years, and i went through what DU_stud went through. i Was a mavericks fan in SA, and people need to lighten up. find a hobby, do something other than devote your life to the spurs. some of those people really need to get a grip on life. threatening people because of their sports followings... seriously...
What else do they have to do? Go swimming in muddy 3 feet deep water?

The only other professional sports team in SA I think in a WNBA team. I would threaten someones life to if I had to watch that garbage.

[SintonFan]

Originally posted by Emerson1
What else do they have to do? Go swimming in muddy 3 feet deep water?

The only other professional sports team in SA I think in a WNBA team. I would threaten someones life to if I had to watch that garbage.
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K, stop being a "thread killer":p

[District303aPastPlayer]

Back to topic... Lebron and the Cavs, and the NOOCH should be good next year

[eagles_victory]

Originally posted by District303aPastPlayer
Agree to a 3 Year/ $60 Million contract to begin in 2007-08 season with option to become an unrestricted free agent after the 3rd year you have it all wrong its 4 years 60 million with an option to opt out after the 3rd year so hes making 15 mil a year not 20

[District303aPastPlayer]

Originally posted by eagles_victory
you have it all wrong its 4 years 60 million with an option to opt out after the 3rd year so hes making 15 mil a year not 20

it was scrolling across the bottom on ESPN :)

[eagles_victory]

LeBron James showed himself to be a shrewd businessman as an 18-year-old when he signed gigantic endorsement contracts before even entering the league. The Cleveland Cavaliers star may have pulled off another smart deal.

LeBron James
Small Forward
Cleveland Cavaliers

Profile
2006 SEASON STATISTICS
GM PPG RPG APG FG% FT%
79 31.4 7.0 6.6 .480 .738


Sources have told ESPN's Stephen A. Smith that James has agreed to a four-year extension worth approximately $60 million, and he can opt out of the deal after three seasons. It had been widely reported that James would sign a five-year, $80 million maximum contract Wednesday. He could have very good reason to settle for less now.

With the NBA's collective bargaining agreement set to expire at the end of the 2010-11 season, James could be positioning himself for an even bigger payday as a free agent when the cap goes up. Under a new agreement, James and other big stars could be in line for deals in the neighborhood of six years and up to $150 million.

Unlike others from his draft class, James waited one week to agree to the Cavs' contract offer. Cleveland, which saw Carlos Boozer bolt for Utah after verbally agreeing to a deal, started to worry. It could be that James' representatives and the Cavaliers were fine-tuning this aspect of his deal.

No contract can be signed until Wednesday, after the league sets the salary cap for teams. That will establish the exact figure for a "max contract," a number that only the Cavaliers, as the team that drafted James, can offer him.

James is heading into the final year of his rookie contract and will earn $5.8 million this season. He would have been eligible for restricted free agency in 2008, but James has said all along that he wanted to return to Cleveland, which is close to his hometown of Akron.

"I am very excited and happy to be re-signing with the Cavaliers. Staying in Cleveland ... provides me with the unique opportunity to continue to play in front of my family, friends and fans," James said in a statement released by his publicist this week. "I look forward to working toward bringing a championship to our great fans and the city of Cleveland."

That a superstar would ask to be paid less than that max would be a groundbreaking maneuver. Then again, James has made a habit of redefining the league. Last year, he became the youngest player in NBA history to average at least 30 points per game over the course of a season. His averages of 31.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game allowed him to join Oscar Robertson, Jerry West and Michael Jordan as the only players in NBA history to average at least 30 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists in a single season.

Now, he could be in line for even more record-setting numbers, these ones on his paycheck. How this affects other superstars around the league remains to be seen. Miami's Dwyane Wade and Denver's Carmelo Anthony also agreed to max contracts this past week. According to Smith, James discussed the deal he was planning to sign with those players. LeBron could be leading the league again ... in business acumen.

[pirate4state]

money, money, money, M-O-N-E-Y $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[Cameron Crazy]

Originally posted by pirate4state
money, money, money, M-O-N-E-Y $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ I feel ya P4:D