The date has been circled on calendars around the NBA for years. July 1, 2010: The day LeBron James becomes a free agent.
The day the league might begin to change forever.
“I think the landscape could really shift,” former Phoenix general manager Steve Kerr said.
Shopping season starts at 12:01 a.m. EDT Thursday with James as the biggest prize, a two-time MVP just reaching his prime and one of the most sought-after players ever to hit the free agent market in any sport.
There’s so much more.
Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, James’ classmates from the 2003 draft – and future teammates in Miami if they choose. Perennial All-Stars such as Dirk Nowitzki, Amare Stoudemire and Joe Johnson.
NBA champions and Olympic gold medalists, now in search of something else for their collections: a maximum-salary contract. And teams are positioned at the starting line, just waiting for the race to start.
“We’ve never had anything like this in my time that I can remember,” New Jersey Nets president Rod Thorn said. “There have been big-time free agents before, but never this many teams that are trying to woo them. So it’s unprecedented.”
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I never thought Le Bron would go to Miami!! What’s up with that!
Lebron James once called the Savior of Cleavland has now become the black sheep of the family. Cleavland pinned all of their hopes and dreams on Lebron, who simply wants to win a championship. Looking at the Cleavland Caviler’s team, Lebron didn’t have much of a choice if he wanted to get back to the finals. The Boston Celtics dropped Cleavland in five games. Orlando beat them the year before to go to the finals against LA. Given that there was no improvement in the teams roster, Lebron really stood no chance of getting back to the finals any time soon. So in a word, I give Lebron a pass on his decision to leave Cleavland for South Beach.