Reports: Suns agree to deal Shaquille O'Neal to Cavs

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

This all supposes that LeBron only stays if they win a championship. I'm not so sure of that. They are clearly trying everything they can to get a trophy so I don't know why he'd leave unless it was a fame/money/opportunistic deal in which case even with a trophy he'd be likely to bolt.

I'm just not sold on the they need a trophy to keep him mindset. I think they just need to be doing everything they can to win a trophy to keep him. It's not like any of the glitzier places are in better position to get this done. Boston is out and the Lakers are out. That leaves the Clippers, Nets and Knicks as the only real "better" places market-wise. Ugh to those right now. I think he stays in Cleveland for a long time regardless of championships unless Cleveland throws in the towel at some point and he loses all confidence in them.

Pistons could be an option, Suns could position themselves to be an option, and there's also Chicago.

But I think it's also possible that he's more likely to leave if he gets a championship. "Here you go Cleveland, here's your title. I did what you wanted. I'll see you later"

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Pistons could be an option, Suns could position themselves to be an option, and there's also Chicago.

But I think it's also possible that he's more likely to leave if he gets a championship. "Here you go Cleveland, here's your title. I did what you wanted. I'll see you later"

Good point about leaving...

Chicago is definitely one but Detroit or Phoenix? Are they really anymore attractive than Cleveland?

In any event it is shaping up to be a fun summer to watch how it all plays out. It'll be fun to see all the teams who have maneuvered so much to make room for him get left in a lurch with basically no backup plans. It'll actually end up screwing with the market a lot I bet.