Would Lebron leave $25 million per year on the table to join a contender?

[Roy H.]

Any chance he takes the MLE somewhere, just to beat Golden State?

The obvious choice:

Capela / Nene
Carmelo / Ariza
Lebron / Tucker
Harden / Gordon
CP3

[Bucketgetter]

He wouldn't take the MLE. Too much pride. Maybe a slight pay cut like he did with Miami or KD just did, but never the MLE.

[CelticsElite]

No. He is the guy who advocated removing the salary cap max because he "deserves more." he thinks the max is a paycut for him, he has publicly said this

[jambr380]

I hope not (unless it's with us  )

I've said it before, but I really don't think it should be allowed - like a minimum salary for All-NBA 1st Teamers or something.

With endorsement deals so outrageous for top players nowadays, I wouldn't be surprised to see more players doing this (see Durant).

[celticsclay]

I hope not (unless it's with us  )

I've said it before, but I really don't think it should be allowed - like a minimum salary for All-NBA 1st Teamers or something.

With endorsement deals so outrage for top players nowadays, I wouldn't be surprised to see more players doing this (see Durant).

I suspect people will stop worrying about Lebron pretty soon. He will probably be just another guy after this year as he turns 34

[Androslav]

Any chance he takes the MLE somewhere, just to beat Golden State?

The obvious choice:

Capela / Nene
Carmelo / Ariza
Lebron / Tucker
Harden / Gordon
CP3

Kawhi/P.George/Green/James/Aldridge flip
Is a nuclear lineup, however you finish it out. If we can knock ourselves out on this thread, I would pick that one. Seems on par with GSW top dogs and IF Lebron took a paycut, they could get to that max for PG13. After that, there would be a line of ringchasing vets wanting to play with Pop and LBJ for rubbles.