$228m to Harden! LeBron nailed it when he said Steph should be paid $400m..Tim Hardaway Jr 4yr $71m to Knicks
Vince Carter 1yr $8m to Kings
Nick Young 1yr $5m to Warriors
Omri Casspi 1yr $5m to Warriors
James Harden 4yr $248m(?) extension with Rockets
Let's look at argument that he would be fine without LeBron especially if he has talent like Love and TT around him. Kyrie on the same Cavaliers team without LeBron is almost certainly in a worse off position than with. This is not opinion, this is fact; all you need to do is look at the plus minus differential when LeBron sits. Kyrie on the same Cavaliers team without LeBron is not a near certainty to make the Finals. What is his payoff? He gets to be 'the man' on the team? You can't even stop getting blown out by the Warriors when LeBron sits down, you're trying to tell me that he's got a better shot on a team without LeBron?Do you mean 4 years ago when he was 21? I'd say he's gotten a lot better and would be fine without LeBron. Especially if he's still got talent like Love and TT around him.
Let's look at argument that he would be fine without LeBron especially if he has talent like Love and TT around him. Kyrie on the same Cavaliers team without LeBron is almost certainly in a worse off position than with. This is not opinion, this is fact; all you need to do is look at the plus minus differential when LeBron sits. Kyrie on the same Cavaliers team without LeBron is not a near certainty to make the Finals. What is his payoff? He gets to be 'the man' on the team? You can't even stop getting blown out by the Warriors when LeBron sits down, you're trying to tell me that he's got a better shot on a team without LeBron?
A slightly more logical argument is that he goes to another contender but that still makes little sense. He's said San Antonio may be a team he wants to go to. He wants to be the man, but that sure as hell ain't happening in a Poppovich team with Kawhi. Timberwolves? He's now got to share the ball with KAT, Butler, Teague and Wiggins? New York? Aight he gets to be the man there but he has to start from scratch again and with that roster, Kyrie would be in an even worse situation than his current team.
Nah, not saying that he would definitely miss the playoffs especially in the East. Just simply that it makes no sense and that he would be in a worse off position than he is now. Maybe he wants to step out of the big brother shadow that is cast by the top player in the league and carry a team on his own to the Finals even if it means going backwards to make the step forward.Obviously he would be in a worse position without LeBron, no one is arguing that. You were implying that he would miss the playoffs like he did in his first 3 years in the league (aged 19-21) which isn't the case.
Nah, not saying that he would definitely miss the playoffs especially in the East. Just simply that it makes no sense and that he would be in a worse off position than he is now. Maybe he wants to step out of the big brother shadow that is cast by the top player in the league and carry a team on his own to the Finals even if it means going backwards to make the step forward.
If that was the angle, Bron has got a year left, Kyrie has two. Why not play out this season and see if Bron stays around and signs another extension? If he doesn't, Kyrie isn't in a worse position because the Cavs would want to trade Kyrie to get some value knowing that he would leave in a year anyway.He can see the writing on the wall that Cleveland is about to be a dumpster fire after LeBron leaves, so I suppose it makes sense
Obviously he would be in a worse position without LeBron, no one is arguing that. You were implying that he would miss the playoffs like he did in his first 3 years in the league (aged 19-21) which isn't the case.
Do you think this saga with him and the Cavs, will hurt his cards in Cavs uniform?
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