NBA Offseason Thread.

[thrill]

If any of you are on twitter and aren't following, @LeBronJamesEgo, you're seriously missing out.

[thrill]

TONIGHT I'LL BE TWEETING WHAT MY MOUTH CAN'T SAY. THINGS LIKE "WHY ARE MY EYES SO PRETTY" AND "YOU KNOW MEKHI PHIFER'S AN ALRIGHT DUDE."
about 1 hour ago via web
MY BOY JAY-Z AND I ARE IN THE LAB WORKING ON A SONG. RIGHT NOW THE HOOK GOES "OH LEBRON YOU SO LEBRON" I'M LIKE YEAH BOY BUT JAY SEEMS SAD.
about 3 hours ago via web
CHECK IT - I'M NOT ALWAYS BOUT ME I'M GONNA SAVE ONE ANIMAL FROM THE BP OIL SPILL AND NAME IT LEBRON JR. WHO WILL BE THE LUCKY SEA TURTLE???
about 5 hours ago via web
NEW JERSEY: HAHAHAHA - NEW JERSEY? OKAY WAIT - WELL NEW JERSEY COULD - HAHAHA - COME ON NEW JERSEY YOU CRAZY.
about 6 hours ago via web
CLEVELAND: YO THAT'S MY HEART AND I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE ALL MY FAMILY BUT MONEY IS REALLY FUN SO I MIGHT JUST BUY A NEW FAMILY INSTEAD.
about 6 hours ago via web
NEW JERSEY: HAHAHAHA - NEW JERSEY? OKAY WAIT - WELL NEW JERSEY COULD - HAHAHA - COME ONE NEW JERSEY YOU CRAZY.
about 6 hours ago via web
MIAMI: I'M NOT GONNA FRONT I LIKE THAT WILL SMITH JAM FROM BACK IN THE DAY SO MAYBE, PLUS I COULD WEAR MY JORTS IN THE NICE WEATHER.
about 6 hours ago via web
NEW YORK: JUST FOUND OUT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN AIN'T EVEN A GARDEN SO WTF? NO TULIPS NO LEBRON IS WHAT I ALWAYS SAY.
about 6 hours ago via web
YO WHILE I'M WAITING TO SEE IF THE LEBRON LEBRONS CAN ENTER THE LEAGUE NEXT SEASON, HERE'S MY THOUGHTS ON THE CITIES I'M CONSIDERING.
about 6 hours ago via web
LET ME ADD THAT IF YOU ASK ME A QUESTION USING #LEBRONDECISION THAT HAS TO DO WITH DELONTE WEST I'M NOT GONNA BE HAPPY.
about 7 hours ago via web
TO ALL THOSE SAYING I'M GOING TO MIAMI: I JUST DID 758 PUSH UPS SO YOU JUST KEEP PLAYIN YOURSELVES.
about 8 hours ago via web
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE TODAY IS THE BIG DAY. CHECK MY WEBSITE FOR AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT WHICH POP TART IS THE BEST.
about 8 hours ago via web
GOT SUIT FOR TOMORROW AND WOMAN ASKED HOW I'M PAYING. I SAID "WITH SMILES" AND SHE WAS LIKE "OH DAMN" SO I JUST REALLY LIKE HELPING PEOPLE.
about 21 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
MANY RUMORS, BUT LET ME TELL YOU THIS: I MADE A NEW SNACK CALLED LBJ POWER, YOU EAT PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY ON BREAD TOGETHER IT'S CRAZY.
1:56 PM Jul 7th via web
I'D LIKE TO THANK NIKE FOR SPONSORING ALL MY TYPOS. LET'S GO!!!!
12:46 PM Jul 7th via Twitter for iPhone
I WEAR SOCKS ONCE THEN THROW TRASH EM. THEY'RE SAD NOT BEING ON MY FEET BUT IT'S ALL GOOD BECAUSE THEY'RE SOCKS AND HAD A GREAT LIFE.
12:43 PM Jul 7th via Twitter for iPhone
FEATURED IN MY SPECIAL TOMORROW NIGHT: 1) SOME FOOTAGE OF ME JUST BEING ME 2) A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ON WHY I LIKE MY SMILE 3) ORIGAMI.
11:42 AM Jul 7th via web
THINKING ABOUT PLAYING IN MIAMI, BUT I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING ABOUT HOW WADE SPELLS HIS NAME: "DWYANE" THAT'S SILLY TO ME SO I LAUGH THE BEST.
11:10 AM Jul 7th via web
COULDN'T DECIDE WHAT TO EAT SO I JUST HAD 17 DELIVERY GUYS COME TO MY CRIB. I CHOSE THAI BECAUSE I KNEW I WAS THE BEST AT CHOOSING LUNCHES.
9:52 AM Jul 7th via web

COMPANIES ARE SPONSORING MY ANNOUNCEMENT TOMORROW NIGHT BECAUSE I TOLD THEM "YO" AND THEY WERE LIKE "YEAH" AND THAT WAS THAT.
9:14 AM Jul 7th via web

[Maclowery]

ya, it's absolutely hilarious. Kudos to whomever is behind it.

[phins]

You had to make a run at these guys, and Chicago did it. Can't fault them for that. Plus I'm sure we can replace Heinrich with the cap space.

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Heinrich is just a guy, despite his reputation.

[Rieges]

If anyone was holding out hope about a surprise Bulls announcement, this would seem to be the nail in the coffin.

Reinsdorf not banking on getting LeBron

CHICAGO -- Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorf is taking a realistic approach to LeBron James' announcement Thursday night.


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As James prepared to reveal on ESPN which team he's going to, Reinsdorf did not get his hopes up.

"We're not banking on getting him," Reinsdorf told ESPNChicago.com's Melissa Isaacson. "He certainly has not given us any indication that he's coming here, so we have to assume he's going somewhere else.

"I have to think the team he's going to must know."

Indications Thursday morning suggested James would join Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade in Miami.

And while Reinsdorf wanted to sign James, he's not conceding any ground in the Eastern Conference.

"Miami will have three great players, but no center, no point guard and no cap room," Reinsdorf said. "I think we'll be better if he comes to us, but I think we'll be a great team without him."

And that was the message Reinsdorf, vice president John Paxson, general manager Gar Forman and coach Tom Thibodeau conveyed to James during their meeting Saturday.

"I opened the meeting saying, 'If it's in the best interest of your family, and for loyalty reasons, you want to stay in Cleveland, you should stay in Cleveland. I am not here to tell you to leave Cleveland, but to let you know that if you decide to leave Cleveland, we're the best place for you to go,'" Reinsdorf said. "I wouldn't even try to talk him into leaving Cleveland, but I would tell him that we're better than New York, New Jersey and Miami.

"If he comes here, we have a great team. If he goes to New York or Miami, we're going to be better than New York or Miami."

And Reinsdorf shot down the notion that a perceived lack of loyalty to former Bulls stars such as Michael Jordan impacted James or other free agents.

"LeBron told us he talked to Michael, and Michael said very positive things about the Bulls and about me," Reinsdorf said. "It's nice to hear, but I've seen Michael many times since he stopped playing, and we have a very cordial relationship. So I wasn't shocked, but I was gratified."

http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nba/n ... id=5365192

[stlouie_lipp]

At least Stu Scott is hosting

yeah, I'm bring back the blue font

[thrill]

It's going to be Cleveland.

[thrill]

Shanghai Sharks?

[stlouie_lipp]

King Wade now has his queen. Dwyane Wade is the alpha dog in the NBA and Lebron is his bitach. (Go Kobe?)

[thrill]

What an ass hat.