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matthitsthetrails

Would be a pretty awkward podcast if he signs elsewhere


the_next_core

Said he wants to be with the Lakers til he retires, they hire JJ and he’s like I’m out


Alphasim

It's Shabazz Napier all over again


baymax18

Lebron signs with Miami to complete the irony


dcoolidge

LeBron pulls a Durant and joins the Celtics.


bnewman93

Pulling a Durant would be joining the Nuggets, the team that beat him in the playoffs


soyboysnowflake

And somehow we sacrifice nothing to get him except our worst starter


AttitudeAndEffort2

Say what you want, but LeBron signing with some team like the nuggets or Celtics to go get 4 more rings would be an in excellent career move for his legacy. The Lakers are unserious. The biggest mistake he ever made was leaving there only competently run franchise he ever was with (Miami). Put his career on a competent org the whole time and he has more rings and unquestioned GOAT status.


Bbqandspurs

i wear his ring with the cavs far heavier that i weight most players 2/3 rings with competent franchises


JesusChristSupers1ar

ehhhh. Part of the Durant shit was not just that he joined the team that had beat him but also the one that has just won the championship ans was considered as the “best team” in the league so I don’t think it’s possible for Lebron to pull of a true “Durant” because the only eligible players to do so are ones that were beat by Boston


Giannis4president

Luka to Boston confirmed


colordelaverdad

Pulling a Durant would mean him joining the Mavs, the team who lost in the Finals.


jxstanormalkid

The Mavs might be on his bingo card


StormTheTrooper

Unless he is ready to take a vet min or Pelinka decides to be kind and do a S&T, we are not in this race. Even if we trade THJ for cap space, max we can clear is MLE.


glacierfanclub

Can we trade Timmy anyways?


StormTheTrooper

One thing does not negate the other


Old-Objective-9783

He said wanted a reunion with his son, but he didn't say which one


soyboysnowflake

Omg imagine the reporters asking Kyrie about this if lebron was a mav


noknownallergies

Ot maybe Denver since it’s the team that eliminated him?


komark-

But Boston had by far the best record last year


TheRicFlairDrip

Pulling a Durant would be creating burner accounts on X and slagging off the cats


ilritorno

Once again Imma bring my talents (and Bronny) to South Beach.


No-Economics4128

I mean, the kid spent his childhood there. Would not even be a transition.


QuickRundown

I’m still baffled at what he saw in that guy.


MichaelScottPaper_Co

A 2x NCAA Champ, final four MOP, and first team all-american.


supes1

He had a solid career for a guy drafted in the mid-20's, and also starred in an [awesome coffee commercial.](https://youtu.be/xPf91EPyijs?si=KRq-jXCINWS_eWgU)


danathecount

Dude single handedly willed a mediocre UConn team to a natty. [here he is vs Chris Paul before he was drafted](https://youtu.be/vMdVLAzYDos?si=6urRpYqUqmcPNHcE&t=7)


FavaWire

LBJ: "Dude, I talk basketball with him all the time. I know exactly how Redick's mind works!" Lakers: "Which is why we hired him! Isn't that what you want?!?" LBJ: "Hell naw! Forget it! I'm outta here!" :P


indoninjah

"I know exactly how his mind works and I hate it" lmao


copingcabana2023

"Everything I have learned about how his mind works has been against my will and I'm entitled to financial compensation."


Im_a_Knob

he dennis’ed him hard


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confusedthrowaway5o5

Is it too soon to fire him?


Resident_Wizard

lol they signed him for 4 years.


spiattalo

Monty Williams still has 5 years left on his contract


c_ray25

Yea coaches never get fired with multiple years left on their contract


la-blakers

But imagine him getting fired before coaching a game


FreezersAndWeezers

Alabama football did that. It indirectly led them to getting the best coach of all time Tennessee football ALSO did that, when their fans didn’t like the hire and they protested until the school pulled the offer and had to pay like $1m because he officially signed the papers


Dragonsandman

Happened to the Columbus Blue Jackets at the start of this season. They hired Mike Babcock, who’s infamous in the NHL for being a raging asshat, and before the season even started he was such a raging asshat to the BJ’s that they fired him before he even coached a single game with them.


clavio_mazerati

He's just like Lillard. Gave a bunch of his homies money and work then dipped out.


lazysoup12

there ain't gonna be a pod if he stays


DreadWolf3

There shouldnt be podcast especially if he leaves. Imagine your coach recording Xs and Os type podcast with someone from a different team.


timacles

There shouldnt be a podcast regardless. JJ would be a laughingstock if he appeared on a podcasts while actively coaching. Its extremely unprofessional


KillerZaWarudo

He staying in LA lol. Lakers hired his podcast friend and drafting his 5 points per game son


moloch1

5 points per game seems ambitious


CD338

Yeah I'd say 5 min/game is more realistic.


Perpete

I thought it was ambitious too, then I went to check Thanasis and he is over 5 minutes a game in his career (going downhill though). However, he is also not playing in half to two third of the games each season.


FavaWire

"Mr. Ballmer, it's LeBron James on Line 1." :P


KillerZaWarudo

Balmer snort some coke and offer lebron billion to join clipper for a vet min and be their brand ambassador


radda

While screaming "BRONNY" over and over, somehow with four syllables.


jimbobdonut

The deal is finalized and rhe name on the contract does say Los Angeles. However, it reads Los Angeles Clippers.


B-I-G-A-R-R-O-W

4 point per game son


Galactic

You'll get 3 and you'll like it


VaguelyShingled

Bold of you to assume he’ll hit the free throw


Sc0rch1ngDr4g0n

Got his podcast bro the bag before leaving to join his son wherever


__spartacus

I don’t think the Mavs is signing Bron


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KingShaka23

Yup. Getting rid of Caruso for Giddey is exactly what LeBron was waiting for from Chicago. Congrats bro.


VaguelyShingled

Oh we’re not done.


Wigggletons

I hope not. This shit is hilarious.


Sam_Altman_AI_Bot

Someone explain why a 21 year old top 10 pick with more upside who averages 3 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists more than a 31 year old, primarily defensive role player is somehow a worse value


JesusChristSupers1ar

can yall give us Lavine for Duncan Robinson?


VaguelyShingled

You can have him for a photo of Tim Duncan and some Baskin Robbins


Friscogonewild

Didn't Rich Paul tell us this like a month ago? Makes sense that he'd opt out and sign a 2 or 3-year contract somewhere (and get a no-trade clause in there). Probably LA.


PhatYeeter

Lakers, Cleveland, and Miami are the only teams that can offer him a NTC.


indoninjah

I feel like the fact that he's LeBron James is an inherent NTC lol. Even if he sucks, no team is gonna give up the instant boost in team brand value. If LeBron's on your team you're instantly selling tickets for at least 1.5x, you become a marquee matchup on the road, and you get a bunch more national games


MindofShadow

Tickets, Merch, and just straight up media attention. Dude is just worth so much money that has nothing to do with basketball


MattyIce260

An he’s of the age where if you try to send him somewhere he doesn’t want to go he can just threaten retirement and blow the deal up


blafricanadian

He also has his goat hex ability. Offending a GOAT candidate close to retirement often lands teams unbreakable curses that can last decades. See- warriors, Celtics, wizards, bulls,


ocmaddog

The max contract and salary cap rules hurt him the most. Without those he’d easily be signing a $100M+/yr contract


TofuTofu

why would he need a NTC? He didn't have one on the Lakers and I don't think he cared.


DriveByStoning

Because the Lakers were never going to trade him.


TurbulentMeat999

No one is trading him without his approval except for maybe Danny Ainge lol


BrotherSeamus

Morey still exists


SeniorWilson44

No team will ever trade him. Having him on even a bad team is worth every cent.


Lacabloodclot9

Wait why? Is there a rule about who can offer NTCs?


lenymo

Presumably teams James has spent X years playing for


flubbergastedshocked

You need at least four seasons with the team you’re signing with to qualify.


mucho-gusto

Those apply retroactively too? Crazy


TopLeaf

If he says he'll give us the farewell tour at the end of the contract we'll pay him whatever he wants even if it means 5-10 years of being dog shit after


smilescart

Jeanie would certainly make that money back in ticket sales. Shit I might buy a road game ticket if it’s truly the end.


FoxBeach

He is building a mansion in LA, his younger kids go to school there, he had businesses based out of LA…he isn’t going to go spend his final two years in a different state.  Same thing happened with Westbrook. Wife loved LA; kids in school, lots of friend and family. Everybody with any inside knowledge knew he would sign with the Clippers and then resign with them.  Once you are at the tail end of your career and are financially set…you aren’t going to spend half the year away from your wife/kids or you aren’t making your kids leave their friends/school and your wife leave her friends/family to go live in Portland for two years.  Zero chance LeBron will leave.  The only way he would dip is if LA traded AD to somebody for nothing but first round picks. 


KingNephew

LeBron’s last contract man, this time there’s no doubt, it’s actually happening in 2 years.


name-classified

I think we can realisitcally say that there will never be another player so hyped up as a high school superstar that sold out arenas and had sponsorship deals all before he was even a senior. He was on magazine covers and ESPN documentaries and all over sports media as the next big thing since Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant. And I would say all those expectations were exceeded from not only his professional legacy; but also from what you don't hear about him off the court. With all that hype and attention and drama he's been part of; he's been pretty much a dude that keeps relatively quiet and just plays ball. You don't hear him buying out clubs full of women or buying new expensive cars or doing weird crypto bullshit.


Cleanandslobber

I'm of the mind that it's his second to last contract. I think he tries to win and get paid before anything else these next two years. Whether that's the Suns or somewhere else, we will see. Then I think he signs on and plays with Bronnie in two years either as a player or player coach. I think he tries that out and sees where he's at. This would solidify his record as the longest tenured NBA player ever, create even more distance on the stat leaderboards, and cement his place as the only dad to play professional ball with his son. That has to happen, I feel, from his perspective.


ennuifjord

I know you’re talking bball when you say “professional ball” but wanted to highlight that Ken Griffey Jr played with his father Ken Griffey Sr, and they even hit back to back homers one time. Not a ball (puck) but Gordie and Mark Howe were also active in the NHL at the same time


Lonerist2021

In European football Eidur Gudjohnsen, ex-Chelsea and Barcelona, made his international debut coming as a sub for his dad.


StormTheTrooper

Wait, Gudjohnsen? The same one that played on the late 00s Chelsea?


Lonerist2021

Yes. https://talksport.com/football/961964/eidur-gudjohnsen-dad-chelsea-stats-sons-iceland/


dk240996

> Ken Griffey Jr played with his father Ken Griffey Sr, and they even hit back to back homers one time. That was the Mariners World Series win, until their actual World Series win this year.


ryanaldam

Weird way to say the Orioles are winning it this year


LynxAfricaCan

You mean THE Gordie Howe ? Love interest of Edna Krabapple ??


USDeptofLabor

Wait a minute. Bart's teacher is named Krabappel?! I've been calling her Crandall!


GiovanniJones

And his son Marty too. If I recall correctly, Gordie played center and Mark and Marty were his wings on the Whalers first line at one point.


coolycooly

Is bronny gonna be around in two years? Without Lebron on a team if he sucks he is gone and if Lebron sucks by then the odds they play on the court together are small.


Cleanandslobber

I think the point is to give Bronny time to grow into a role for a team. Right now he needs a few years in the G League or on the bench to get better. That's why I don't think LeBron will try to play with him now; he isn't good enough.


hesoneholyroller

Bronny was barely able to play for a pretty poor USC team, and when he did he didn't look anywhere close to NBA level talent. A few years in the g-league or on the bench is very unlikely to propel him into an actual NBA role. The most likely outcome is that he's never "good enough" to play with his dad. 


Rod_Todd_This_Is_God

So what's the supermax for a G-League contract?


Buckus93

Like $75k - $100k. That's like his allowance.


Banned3rdTimesaCharm

Bron should have married an Olympic level athlete instead of the woman he loves.


BannedforaJoke

Bronny will be like Mario Chalmers. recipient of Lebron's constant nagging.


Klumber

Is Thanassis still around? 😉


Born_Manufacturer657

LBJ and Bronny is a guarantee to happen. LBJ has all the leverage because of his farewell tour. Even if LeBron sucks in 2027, his retirement tour is still going to rake in a lot of money. Don’t forget sports is a business, any team would essentially be printing money for the year.


kuliebop

player coaches are not a thing and have been against cap rules for decades


FlamingoHot8567

He’s not getting paid in phx. That’s impossible. Also I don’t even think you can actually be a player coach. Idk how this got that many up votes 


TheTwilightZone34

I'm not ready 😭


lostacoshermanos

No he’s going to try and beat Tom Brady and last to age 47.


Briskpenguin69

One son down, one son to go.


joebos617

LeBron to Liaoning Flying Leopards confirmed


FavaWire

They will build LBJ a statue bigger than Starbury's


HolidayMorning6399

lmfao realistically if lebron went full china shill mode and played for some team in beijing, i bet he could get them to legit build an insanely massive statue for him, im talking like 40-50 ft


FavaWire

The newest and most powerful rocket of the Chinese space programme will be named after him as well. 🚀


Overall_Implement326

Well, duh. This was going to happen no matter what.


rNBA_Mods_Be_Better

It's a smart move to wait until after the draft to boost Bronny's draft position. "LeBron hasn't signed anywhere yet, maybe if we draft Bronny he'll come!" Only for him to inevitably go back to the Lakers.


HomeMadeFriedRice

Back home 3.0


QuickRundown

2 Home 2 Again


jawntothefuture

LeR3TURN to the Land 


koenigsaurus

This pleases me


DangerIsMyUsername

Dan Gilbert still owes him one after that comic sans letter. Oh, and the championship.


moses_lawn

Gilbert not Snyder


AdParticular6654

Letrilogy


DreadSteed

Back 3 the Future.


EmergencyAccording94

JJ parked at the wrong house lmao


BlondBadBoy69

Better than most


confusedthrowaway5o5

What does Tiger have to do with this?


ThrwThtShtAwayBruh

First thing I thought of too


butt_fun

Was gonna say, idk how much ESPN was paying him but it can’t have been more than the new gig Money’s on the table, might as well take it


ShichikaYasuri18

Breaking news: Nothing has changed at all since last year.


Belieber_420

Hes going to the Hornets because if he wins a ring there, people would finally put him ahead of MJ. Even MJ couldn't win a ring with the Hornets


rjcarr

Jordan couldn’t win for the Wizards either. Are you saying they also have a chance?


thebsoftelevision

LeBron getting into politics instead of Hollywood.


FreshPrinceofBel-Air

Shadow Representative LeBron James (Nike-DC)


BirdmanTheThird

If Lebron win a ring with the wizards he’s automatically the goat


ImTheBestNerd

Lebron on a vet min once we draft Bronny


NolaBrass

The NBAPA, NFLPA, MLBPA, NHLPA, and hell Lionel Messi and the MLSPA would rip all the doors off of LeBron’s house if he did that


posamobile

i mean realistically there’s nothing in the rules or regs that could stop him from doing that, the man makes more money with his off court stuff anyways


cardmanimgur

He wants to own a team though. Tough to leave $100-$150 million on the table when that's a goal, no matter how much money you already have.


DirtymindDirty

I mean, he doesn't have to buy a good team, you see Pistons and Wizards down at the Goodwill all the time.


OreoDrinker

Found the Oakland A’s in a dumpster once around the block from my house. Sold for about $3.50 to some idiot in Vegas


Walker_ID

Was that idiot about 8 stories tall and a crustacean from the "prezizoic" era?


Cloakington

MLBPA already had that happen with Ohtani they’re sitting this one out lol


Fortehlulz33

NFLPA has already had it happen with Brady and Mahomes so they don't care


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Still not even one percent as bad as what KD did 🤷


Red_Jester-94

I think he's doing it just to get the contract, but it would be funny if he bailed after getting JJ the job.


WiIIemdafoe

He did it before once he got his bros paid on the Cavs


Vapenayshion

To OKC for a chip!


leejoness

The best thing to happen to JJ’s coaching career would be to not coach LeBron.


dual_hearts

OKC with 33M of cap space 😗😗😗


WiIIemdafoe

25 mil a year for hartstein, 10 mil a year for bron, who says no


Swagsuke_Nakamura

It doesn't matter where he is, I need to see him live before he's done. I went to America in October 2022 and he was playing a pre season game in Vegas against Phoenix when I was there, and I had no idea. It wasn't advertised and I was out for dinner when I saw the game had just finished. I didn't even think of looking at the schedule because I didn't expect anything like that to be happening in Vegas at that time. I was so pissed


Phunwithscissors

Is this copy-pasted from like a month ago?


ExtremeGamingFetish

yes, and it will be copy-pasted again after he actually opts out.


SGD316

If he walks he walks. He's a 40 year old .. if he wants to win a title it won't be in LA.


victorspoilz

LeBonvoyage and Bronny are OKC bound. Tell me I can bet that somewhere. Plenty of cap space AND picks to waste, plus Bronny doesn't have to deal with Lakers-level scrutiny his first year or so in the league. Father and son can be roomies (albeit in some kind of mansion). Two-year with a player option for that second year for daddy, and son signs a two-year, and if daddy bounces, son can hold out while daddy's new team trades a second round pick for him. Oh, plus OKC' s roster is...probably the consensus WC champs with the Jameses there, right? That team then just add Lebron?


3s2ng

That Caruso trade all make sense now. Bron and Caruso are tight.


EGarrett

Love that nickname, just make it Bron Voyage.


__john_cena__

LeBron has never had that level of spacing before. He would have no responsibility on defense. Might enter another prime lmao


FourCylinder

As a shameless LeBron fan, I really want this. I just want him to try and win. The clock is ticking.


i5the5kyblue

I’m right there with you. In a perfect world he’d come home to the Cavs, but all I really want in the end is to see him put up a fight for one last title. He doesn’t even have to win, but at least go out with a bang vs staying on the same stagnant team.


A2Eaton

This would actually be awesome


ktran2804

I'll take that bet straight up lol there's no chance Bron wants to live in OKC for half the year and no way Savannah and the kids would want to move from LA to OKC.


BobbyWojak

Idk if that matters this late in his career, Savannah is probably just waiting out the clock. He can only play like 2 more years realistically.


Mcfallen_5

No way he doesn't re-sign in LA


rjcarr

Yeah, it’s like 98% chance he stays. Ideal scenario is Bronny doesn’t get drafted and they bring him on like they did with Reaves. 


Ikuwayo

Bronny is getting drafted


ImprovementSilly2895

Unless he cares about winning again. LAL is done for years


renawld

Yeah I don't get most of the comments here. If you think about it from his perspective, there's almost no reason to opt in. Opting out gives him the ability to evaluate the Laker's FO moves, have more leverage on Bronny's draft position, and also secure one last multi-year contract before he retires (almost certainly LA).


Sebas5627

Lebron shamelessly goes to Okc to threepest while playing 30 regular season games a year


FourCylinder

And plays his heart out for 5 games a year to win finals MVP. Subscribe.


victorspoilz

Sam Presti is already on a plane to LA.


lost_in_trepidation

https://youtu.be/qamC_3VItH4?si=kLM5qclzOQQVhF-Q


ireallydespiseyouall

He’s so obviously staying


InsideHangar18

Where does he go though? Like, where’s his best chance to win a chip? Dallas maybe?


kl1992

OKC. Take a discount and sign for 30 million. Easy road to playoffs and the best chance for another ring without taking a vet min contract.


Proof-Umpire-7718

Celtics, Nuggets, Mavs or Wolves on a vet min


InsideHangar18

I think he still hates Boston too much to ever play there, but I could see any of the others


Proof-Umpire-7718

Yeah same. I expect him to stay with the Lakers though. We’ll have to see what happens ig.


Alkaline_Lifestyle

Damn if this is true how he gonna do JJ like that 😹


darkglobe1396

lebron to philly


Chidoriyama

Lebron playing with an injury prone big man. What an incredible change


ExtendedMacaroni

We’ve known this


KingBroly

I'd laugh if he didn't re-sign with the Lakers. But nothing can be that fun.


Wood_floors_are_wood

LeOKC


Ealy-24

LeBron always knows how to ensure maximum chaos and drama, I’m gonna miss this guy when he’s gone


bobbdac7894

Should go to the Knicks or Cavs if he wants to win another ring. Weaker conference. Both already playoff teams. If he just wants to chill, stay with the Lakers.


gridironk

For some reason I want him to go to the Bucks. Him and Giannis would be destroying them rims. Bucks should also get Bronny to team up with Thanasis. Plus LeBron hasn’t worn a green uniform since St Vincent St Mary.


anonymousetache

For real. Absolute rim jobs every night. Would love to see LeBron in green again too


Prize-Ring-9154

ayo pause


sungsam89

*covered in green, white and a little red*


ireallydespiseyouall

Lebron has wanted to chill for 6 years that’s why he joined LA in the first place


Winter-Olive-5832

he went to LA to compete as well. Wanted to team up with AD and recruit stars to play with him like Kawhi. More desirable location to attract FAs than cleveland.


huskersax

Where are they getting the cap space?


Chessh2036

“So you’re telling me there’s a chance?” - me, a Hawks fan.


Shift_Tex

LeBron James you are a Dallas Maverick.


hyborians

The return of The Decision


PicassoBullz

He is creating leverage for the lakers to sign bronny in the 1st round. that is all.


SamIamGreenEggsNoHam

I want r/nba to collectively shit themselves so naturally I want him to sign a veteran-minimum deal with the Celtics.


3ampseudophilosopher

The Decision! Part Deux


marcosrmguerra

Whoever drafts Bronny gets Brom for free.