Warren2ThaG Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 http://i.dailyherald.com/stories/277/normal/277736.jpgLeBron called Rose after Cavs' eliminationShortly after Cleveland was eliminated by Boston in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, LeBron James placed a call to Bulls guard Derrick Rose. What did they talk about? Word is, James said he likes Rose's game, likes his team and would welcome the chance to play together. Before putting LeBron's No. 6 Bulls jersey up for sale, keep in mind that it's possible James made similar calls to Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Maybe even Nets center Brook Lopez. But it has been made clear through various channels that James is very interested in joining the Bulls when he becomes a free agent on July 1. New York, New Jersey and Miami figure to be James' top options, along with re-signing in Cleveland. Staying with the Cavaliers is starting to seem less likely after the early playoff exit exposed flaws in the team's winning formula. The James phone call to Rose was mentioned by ESPN reporter Scoop Jackson and confirmed by a league source. Rose has been taking things slowly since the Bulls season ended with a first-round loss to Cleveland, but he visits the Berto Center on occasion. The source said the James-Rose conversation did not last very long. The Bulls will have roughly $20 million in cap room this summer, enough to sign the two-time MVP outright. They're often mentioned as James' best chance to win right away, since he could step into a lineup with Rose, Joakim Noah and Luol Deng. James will have other attractive options. New York has enough cap room to pair him with another big-time free agent such as Bosh. Miami could offer a unique pairing with all-star Dwyane Wade.----http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=381195 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 How do they know? ^_^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabbylion Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Word is the Bulls couldn't afford to sign James and keep Luol under contract. I keep hearing that to make this possible the Bulls would have to let Luol go. That'd be tragic. I like his game a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkr Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Word is the Bulls couldn't afford to sign James and keep Luol under contract. I keep hearing that to make this possible the Bulls would have to let Luol go. That'd be tragic. I like his game a lot!It's even funnier because the Bulls wouldn't trade Deng for Kobe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 He's been talking with Dwyane for some time leading up to this point. I know Dwyane started recruiting him a loooong time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reno Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 It's even funnier because the Bulls wouldn't trade Deng for Kobe Whats more funny is the fact that the lakers wanted to trade kobe for deng :glasses: The bulls could afford lebron while keeping deng, but if they could free up deng, then they will have the opportunity on signing another big contract such as wade/johnson/bosh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleveland's Finest Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 We're gonna get multiple reports every day for the next month and a half, so I'm gonna stop trying to come to conclusions and just let LeBron enjoy what he's been waiting for having the media all over him. LeBron probably loves this. This is his NBA championship to him. Imo, if he left, he'd be good enough to do a sign and trade. From a Bynum and Shannon Brown for LeBron to Deng and Rose for LeBron the S&T's are also good ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemon Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 (edited) Whats more funny is the fact that the lakers wanted to trade kobe for deng :glasses: The bulls could afford lebron while keeping deng, but if they could free up deng, then they will have the opportunity on signing another big contract such as wade/johnson/bosh. I dunno if Bulls would be the best option for Lebron. For one, it's going to be hard to get rid of Deng's contract. His contract was all based on his potential, but he hasn't really improved as much as they thought he would. Now, he's guaranteed 12.5m for the next four years, and he's not worth that much. The Nets, on the other hand, have brook lopez guaranteed for 3 more years and about 10m more in cap space with a billionaire owner. I don't know why ppl aren't talking about him with the Nets. Btw, I got question about salary cap. Can a team max sign a player if they're just 1 mill below salary cap without bird rights? Edited May 17, 2010 by Lemon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted May 17, 2010 Owner Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Btw, I got question about salary cap. Can a team max sign a player if they're just 1 mill below salary cap without bird rights?Nope. That team has to be under the cap by the max amount in the first year of the contract they are offering to be able to sign the player, OR they must have Bird Rights on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Makes total sense, LeBron: Sup brah Rose: ye LeBron: I like your game, I love your team and I welcome the chance we have to play together Rose: coo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guru Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Him and Jay-Z have sex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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