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Originally Posted by WestEnd
LeBron will be a restricted free agent at the end of the contract he's under right now, so the option won't even be his until AFTER his second deal, which, if he gets maxed out in 2 years, would be in his 10th NBA season (rookie contract was 4 yrs, max deal as restricted FA would be 6 yr).
But, you're right. I kinda pulled that 20 million figure out of my ass as a starting point based on the whole redd situation. Either way, over the course of his career the cavs'll be able to offer well in excess of 20 mill more than anybody else. See, the thing is, in every single year of lebrons career, the team that can offer him the most money is the cavs. There is no situation in which any team can offer lebron more money than the cavs.
It doesn't matter though, we can argue this aspect of lebron leaving forever because nobody will be right or wrong till lebrons next deal with the cavs is done.
All I wanted to point out here is that the national media hype about LeBron really wanting to leave cleveland for addnl money from his nike contract is completele and total LIE, fabricated by the idiots in the NY Post, and irresponsibly perpetuated during sportscenter "teasers" during actual NBA games (I know, I didn't know they covered actual sporting events anymore either) for controversy and ratings by the stupid [censored]s at ESPN.
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I agree with you on many of these points, yet it is not a given that LeBron has to stay with the Cavs for his second contract because he is a restricted free agent. He can simply accept the Cavs qualifying offer, play with the team for one more year, and then become an unrestricted free agent.
I'm not saying you are wrong, but LeBron does have options. If he wants out of Cleveland he can leave after year 5. Looks like he would lose some money in year 5, but I'm sure he could handle the loss. I'd also bet money that there are plenty of people telling him he could gain even more endorsements in the big markets. Also, LeBron's Nike contract is up in about 3 years. He may be getting told by Nike they will sign him for more next contract if he goes to a bigger market, or even renegotiate the current contract for more years and more money.
The current Nike thing may be BS, but I'm not sold on LeBron staying in Cleveland just yet.