The Paul George Safari: LeBron Strikes Back!

[sleepmaster]

Its perfectly fine to acknowledge that but its a fact it would be a dick move to leave now unless when he left he helped replenish our draft picks. Knowing todays NBA if he left itd be to a team like Golden State who is already really good so any picks we got would be high worthless picks.

But I also kind of agree that he shouldn't HAVE to help us in such a way if he leaves. Im just saying itd be a dick move because now hes probably turned Kyrie against us too.

In a perverse way, Kyrie's name being thrown around in trade proposals like Love's name could help soften any ill will Love has towards the front office's desire to trade him. An unspoken "we're all equal on this team" outside Lebron, which could help team unity(I doubt players have a problem with Lebron's status with how he plays free safety for them).

 

[The Red Viper]

I'll never get why people think players are owed to one team their entire career.

Has LeBron not given us a lot more, than we've given him in return?

Came back to a lottery team, after coming off a mini-dynasty. He didn't have to do that.

Promised to win us a championship. He did.

Far as I'm concern, LB has done us way more favors than we have done him. He didn't have to come back here. And he only did, at all, because he loves the people in Akron/Cleveland and felt bad about leaving them. He wanted to deliver something special to the people here.

He could have gone to say, Washington, and play with John Wall and Bradley Beal, and they'd be going to the finals every single year. He did us a favor, not the other way around.

Sure, Kyrie Irving being here didn't hurt his decision and played a factor, too, but it's not like we were on the verge of dynasty with the team we had in place.

Do I like everything he does? No. But, man guys, be a little grateful for what he's done.

Players aren't obliged to stay their entire careers on one team. I never understand how it's okay, and just business when an organization can trade players away.

But if a player decides to leave in free-agency; that it's betrayal and personal.

If LeBron wants to leave. He's obligated to do so. That doesn't make him a POS, IMO. LeBron didn't leave us high and dry. He delivered us a championship.

There's nothing wrong with a player doing everything he could, then moving on after.

I know fans hate it. But LeBron is 33 going into this season, and wants to win titles. If we've peaked and can't do it anymore. And finds a better situation where he can, well, I'm not going to fault him.

Forget LeBron.

No player owes anything to a team. Its business. Thats how it is at the end of the day. Teams trade their players or can them as soon as possible if something doesn't work out. You can't expect players to show loyalty when majority of the teams don't show the same sort of loyalty.

 

[PITCavsFan]

What if George says trade me to CLE or I'll end up in LA and you lose me for nothing

Then Westbrook is probably leaving too and OKC has tons of cap space without Oladipo on the books. Great trade by OKC.

 

[sleepmaster]

If it's a choice between Love or the vacated cap space from George leaving, I think Presti chooses Love and then trades him.