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Yeah, I don't think LeBron's going anywhere. I have friends who are Knicks fans convinced that they're getting LeBron and Bosh next year, but I think they have a much better chance stealing Dwyane Wade away from Miami. Cleveland's going to offer more than anyone else and they'll still be the team best set up for a Finals run in the East.
The Bucks are pretty much doomed this offseason, which is a big part of why I'm finding myself care less and less about the franchise every day. They easily could've had the money to extend Ramon Sessions and Charlie Villanueva, but they stupidly held onto Richard Jefferson and his bloated contract because they thought they could make the playoffs last year. It's the same short-sighted bullshit we saw with Larry Harris running the team. A sane, successful GM would've shipped Jefferson to Cleveland for expiring contracts.
Instead, they're doomed. They have one year left on Jefferson's fat contract that you might as well eat to free up some long-term salary. Michael Redd is still collecting checks on a max contract he never should've gotten in the first place. They're going to lose a guy who will eventually develop into an All-Star point guard in Sessions because of it, and Villanueva isn't worth whatever he's going to get on the open market.
They could conceivably match any offer Sessions gets, but if they do, they won't have any money to sign their lottery pick. At this point I wouldn't be surprised if they take some shitty European player they have no intention of bringing over for three years. That's how much of a trainwreck this franchise is now.
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