your gut feeling: Does lebron stay with the cavs this summer?

[GrapeApe]

Lebron cares about his "brand" too much, even if he never wins another ring. Moving back to Miami would make him the most hated athlete, maybe ever.

As for other cities, he would get less hate, but it would also be destructive to his brand.

Anyway, Miami is an old team, and is worse than what they were in 2013-14 (even with Whiteside). He'd look like a fool, AND won't win rings anyhow. Moving would be a lose-lose situation.

Dragic
Wade
Johnson
Lebron
Whiteside

Or Bosh returns and Whiteside stays in his current role and averages a double double with 4 blocks off the bench.

[Crimsonrain777]

Lebron is staying in Cleveland for the rest of his NBA career. He has a good team there, he's happy, and it would be suicide for his brand if he left.

[Riks]

Yes, there is no clear better option for him to run to that wants him.

[navy]

Yes. Love and Kyrie gone though.

[imdaman99]

Yes. Love and Kyrie gone though.

for who?

[DCL]

i think lebron is smart enough to know by now that if he bolted again at this stage, he will become sports' biggest pinata. every legend, true fan, message board, tv analyst, and journalist (except for the new city) will tear him up to shreds. he already went through that with "the decision." i think he'll do everything to avoid that shit again even if it means not winning.

[navy]

for who?

Durant

[Crimsonrain777]

i think lebron is smart enough to know by now that if he bolted again at this stage, he will become sports' biggest pinata. every legend, true fan, message board, tv analyst, and journalist (except for the new city) will tear him up to shreds. he already went through that with "the decision." i think he'll do everything to avoid that shit again even if it means not winning.

i hope people are just trolling in these threads when they think that theres even a sliver of a possibility that he would bolt from Cleveland at this point in his life

[Kawhi]

I hope he leaves, just for this forum to go into meltdown.

[Out_In_Utah]

Durant

One more star must come or LeBron leaves. No way he stays on a team without having 2 other stars locked down.

[Derka]

Every other player on that team will leave or get sent out before he does.

Imagine if it gets to the point in the next few years, assuming Lebron declines like most guys 12-15 years into their careers do, where some team tosses an insane trade offer at them for Lebron?

[IGOTGAME]

Said it from day 1. He was going to leave the Cavs for this exact same reason. People here said it would be too much of dick move for him but his entire career has shown us that this is who he is

[red1]

Bron is a cleveland lifer now. Miami was the perfect opportunity career-wise. Otherwise I think he might've actually stayed.

[riseagainst]

no he won't. despite how people make him out to be, hes a loyal guy similar to dirk and duncan.

dam you are one dumbass mfer.

[pegasus]

Said it from day 1. He was going to leave the Cavs for this exact same reason. People here said it would be too much of dick move for him but his entire career has shown us that this is who he is

I agree with this. I also wonder, if he did sign with the Cavs, would he lock himself into a longer deal, or will he continue to keep his options open with an opt-out clause? That'd be a dick move too. I'd say commit or get the hell out.