Adande: LeBron Not Giving the Cavs Input

by arjoseph on Jun 9, 2010 5:36 PM CDT

According to J.A. Adande (who reported this on ESPN.com's NBA Today podcast; go to around 17:50), Cavs owner Dan Gilbert has been trying to consult with LeBron on the various firings and (potential) hirings going on this off-season, and LeBron has demurred. Adande says that LeBron doesn't want to give an opinion because he doesn't want "blood on his hands" if those moves don't work out. I can see the logic in that.

I can also read between the lines and see a LeBron who is avoiding giving any signals that he's coming back, who's trying to avoid creating any more ties between him and the organization.

Now, maybe he resigns with the Cavs anyway. And maybe it is just that he doesn't want to share any responsibility for a new GM/coach's potential failure. But it sure does seem like he's trying to keep the slate clean with respect to his pending free agency. Not a huge deal, but I found it interesting.

(In other news, around 25:00 or so -- maybe a bit before -- Adande espouses the view that Bosh is the first domino this summer; where he goes will determine how the rest of the dominoes fall.)

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This is going to end up being

the most annoying soap opera in the history of humankind, isn’t it?

Good catch, though.

by dogra on Jun 9, 2010 10:26 PM CDT reply actions

That goes to the Ben Gordon stuff

"I guess I can’t do anything if you’re just irrational, but to point it out and move on."

- fundamentallysound

by J Theory on Jun 9, 2010 10:34 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs

Say...

We dont go all-in for LeBron and instead go all-in for Bosh as number 1 choice, isnt that going to be a BIG deciding factor on whether LeBron comes anyway?? if you just try to court him him like all the rest of the teams, you make life difficult, you dont really stand out, billboards arent gonna do sh*t, but if you go out there and grab Bosh and say “Whuddaya gotta say now LeBron…huh? Cavs still have the ‘edge’ ?……..heres a pen and a quarter, give us a call”

lol

thanks what i think we should do anyway.

by mrdope on Jun 9, 2010 10:58 PM CDT reply actions

If you get Bosh how are you going to pay for Lebron if the Cavs don’t agree to a sign and trade.

by CavsLebronFan on Jun 10, 2010 9:19 AM CDT up reply actions

Could sign and trade for Bosh first.

Fuck Tradition! - phastphil

by Grinder in Training on Jun 10, 2010 9:36 AM CDT up reply actions 5 recs

exactly, get crazy on draft night, back Chanel communications and shit :)

by mrdope on Jun 10, 2010 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions

What's on the table for LeBron

in The Onion’s view:

Kings: Sacramento GM Geoff Petrie has been known to call James “the best player in the league,” so perhaps this will flatter LeBron into making the wrong decision
Knicks: LeBron has said he’s always wanted to play in the Empire State Building
Nets: East Rutherford could be the destination, as James has hinted to the media how much he loves “marshy hellholes”
Bulls: Have wooed James by offering him a chance to be the franchise’s all-time second-best player
Bucks: Not very likely, since LeBron has never even heard of this team
Heat: Miami, having no income tax, or apparently any other laws of any kind, may prove intriguing to young James
BK Ventspils: LeBron has always been enamored with Latvia’s nightlife
Cavaliers: Makes perfect sense for both sides, but God, would that be boring