Posted by Silverfuel:
Posted by gunsnewing:
has there been a case where a star of Lebron's magnitude left the team that drafted him before his rookie contract expired? I can't think of any.
Shaq
hmmmmm Shaq is definitely one lol I think teams have learned not to pissoff superstars like shaq since then. It's still possible that Lebron has a fallout with management but its still too early to tell. This is still only his 2nd yr in the league.
but its very rare and not something we should be banking on. At least not today. Once Lebron makes it clear that he wants out of Cleveland despite them doing whatever it takes to keep him and wants to come to New York because being in the biggest city in the world will be better for his legacy, then I will believe it
it depends on how much Lebron wants to stay in Cleveland, if he doesn't care about being in Cleveland as much as he made it seem he did before he was drafted then anything is possible. I just think if Cleveland resigns Z and adds a shooter from the draft like a McCants or a Micheal Redd or Ray Allen they will be a lot closer contending then of he comes to New York with a frontline of Kurt Thomas and Michael Sweetney.
[Edited by - gunsnewing on 04/17/2005 12:57:04]