Congrats to GSW. Look at that Swaggy P got a championship. Also kudos to Mcgee everytime he enter the court he is doing good. No one can beat this team in best of 7 series as long as no one will leave. Lebron got swept twice now in Finals. If he want to stand a chance against this team, he should leave Cavs.
From the start already, I know that Warriors will win this season but I didnt expect that they will sweep the Cavs. They didnt won even one game and I think that is a shame. They swept the top seeded raptors and they have swept by the Warriors.
Now the question for thr next season is where will Lebron James go because for sure, he will leave Cavs now. There are many options such as 76ers, Heat, Lakers, Celtics, Warriors too..
I doubt he will go to Golden State Warriors even this team is one of the teams that was played by the circulating rumor. Eliminating the Golden State Warriors in the playoffs or finals is one of a must target of the teams now. Warriors really gave NBA teams a challenge and that is good so that rebuilding process will continue to every team.
LeBron this time is not making a move of transfers but rather teams are going to him and having a "secret" deal. The first invite (although Im not sure if it's serious) came from Chris Paul of the Houston Rockets (we know that Rockets is included on that rumor too) and that is made public. Paul and LBJ are known to be closed friends. The second one is Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid who tweeted about that after the finals. We also know that this team is part of that rumor.
My own view as of the moment:
LeBron will leave the Cavaliers: 50%
LeBron will stay on the Cavaliers: 50%
Transfer to warriors? Its an impossible thing. Part of his pride he would choose up other teams and would have that goal on defeating them in finals- this is based on my own view. Chances of leaving of Lebron and seek for other teams is high but this would totally depend on his decision if he would remain or not but when rumors comes out then high chance that it will happen.
Chance for me would be 30% stay and 70% leaving.
Impossible might not be right tem but
"low chances". Because if we are talking about possibility, there are chances.
"Pride" - LeBron will joined a team somewhere but not to the one that defeated him. Remember the Celtics big 4 that kick LeBron's ass in Eastern Semi finals two times. He find a way to beat Kevin Garnett, Rajon Rondo, Paul Pierce and sharpshooter Ray Allen but unfortunately they didn't met with his Miami Heat squad.
"Salary Cap" - Golden State Warriors can opened a maximum salary cap space without harming other superstars salaries and that is possible based on analyzation about "what if Lebron to GSW".
But again don't be too serious in the rumor and just play on it. That's why I give 50-50 if LeBron will transfer because what if on the way, the Cavaliers will just reorganized their squad.
Coach Popovich is set to lure Lebron James. Now that is something better than Rockets. Last Finals proves that in order to beat a superteam and win a ring. You should also form a superteam that is also consistent in scoring and good in defense. If James leaves East, there's no way East can get a ring.
The Popovich-LeBron story is created way back long, I think at the start of the season. Again just a rumor.
I think he will be the highest paid player next season like the previous season.
2017-2018 season? Steph Curry is the highest paid player on previous season (Im assume the previous season now is 2017-2018 because finals is over).
LeBron James is the highest paid player for 2016-2017.