OT: My NBA free agency predictions
The LA Clippers win the LeBron sweepstakes. They despite what Bulls homers like that blogger frankthewank think, the Clips are the best fit for LeBron. With LeBron in the fold the Clips could potentially have the best starting 5 in the league. The Bulls have a nice piece with Rose but that's not enough and nothing near what LA has to offer.
PG Baron Davis
SG Eric Gordon
SF LeBron
PF Blake Griffin
C Chris Kaman
The Heat keep Wade in south beach and should be able to reel in Chris Bosh as well.
The Knicks, despite what New Yorkers and ESPN think. Nobody around the rest of the country (including most big name FAs) gives a rat's ass about the Knicks. But D'antonio (no not the one at the farm school in East Lansing. The other guy with the stache, note: if this comment is over your head please do not respond. Thank You!) should be able to reel in a couple of familiar faces that love playing in that run n gun offense of his. They land Amare and Joe Johnson.
The Bulls are left holding the bag here, They end up settling for Carlos Boozer or Jermaine O'neal. Whichever one they decide to overpay.
The Mavs are able to keep Dirk
The Cavs sign T-Mac or Haslem or something.
As for the rest of the Free Agents that are left. Who Cares?
The difference between $90M and $119M may seem insignificant to an athlete, but not to his agent getting a 4% cut.
Likewise, if you've ever wondered why people make such a huge deal about LeBron possibly getting more endorsement money in New York when he's already making a lot in Cleveland, it's because agents tend to get a much larger cut of endorsement contracts (sometimes as much as 20%) than regular NBA deals, so it's in their best interests to land their clients in as high-profile a city as possible.
What's annoying is that while agents have no problem shaking down as much money as they can for their clients (and themselves), they don't seem to offer much sound financial advice to them. How can they look the other way while half of their clients spend their way into bankruptcy?
The OP got it right. I've been saying this to anyone who would listen to me that the LAC would be the perfect place for bron to land. Right in Kobe's backyard,after the Lakers winning the League Championship. If bron wants to be the best...why not go to the champ block and set up camp.
Brillant,I tell you...simply brillant!