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Miami Heat – Chris Bosh Decides It’s Better to Stay
Not everyone is leaving the Miami Heat. Chris Bosh for example, despite a very serious offer from the Houston Rockets, decided to take more years and more money by staying with the team he won two NBA championships with, which probably opens the door and makes the Dwyane Wade prospect of signing a greater possibility.
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Cleveland Cavaliers – LeBron James Makes Them Title Contenders
By choosing to sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James returns to the franchise he pretty much destroyed as a basketball team the moment he made his previous decision, four years ago. The same ripple effect won’t be hurting the Miami Heat as bad as it did the Cavs, but there’s no doubt his choice to make a return to his first team hurt them badly.
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Dallas Mavericks & Houston Rockets Make Offers to Chandler Parsons & Dirk Nowitzki
An interesting move by the Dallas Mavericks – signing Chandler Parsons to an offer sheet which forces the Houston Rockets to match it in three days led to a reply from their Texas rivals, who made a max contract offer to Dirk Nowitzki, who isn’t planning on playing anywhere or for anyone but for the Mavs.
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NBA Rumors – Cleveland Cavaliers Dreaming of Trading Andrew Wiggins for Kevin Love
The Cleveland Cavaliers are trying to do everything they can to sign LeBron James, so maybe there’s some truth to the rumor of an attempt to initiate a trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves that includes sending Andrew Wiggins for Kevin Love among other moving parts.
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Carmelo Anthony Decision – New York Knicks & Los Angeles Lakers Waiting
The second biggest name in this free agency is just as undecided as the first one. Carmelo Anthony seems to be waiting for things to be set into motion before he announces the name of the team he plans to sign with, as both the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks seem themselves as front runners to him, while the Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets are probably losing hope.
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LeBron James Decision – Miami Heat & Cleveland Cavaliers Waiting
Still no white smoke from the palace of LeBron James, as his Decision 2.0 seems now to whittle down into two choices: Either staying with the Miami Heat or going back to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team he started out with when he entered the NBA.
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NBA Rumors – Brooklyn Nets Closest to Signing Paul Pierce
Maybe the Brooklyn Nets will get to keep Paul Pierce eventually, especially if getting paid is more important to him than being on a team that can contend, as they seem to be the only ones even close to willing to accommodate what seem to be some outrageous demands in terms of salary.
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Portland Trail Blazers – LaMarcus Aldridge Might Not be Telling the Truth
Without a lot of cap space to make new signings or any draft picks, the Portland Trail Blazers were focused on extending the contract of LaMarcus Aldridge as their big news of the offseason. The problem is that their big star wants to wait until he becomes a free agent next year, although he promises he’s not planning on playing anywhere else.
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NBA Rumors – Boston Celtics & Golden State Warriors Not Giving up on Kevin Love
While Kevin Love is no longer controlling the headlines when it comes to the offseason, the Minnesota Timberwolves forward is still a trade target for the Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors, trying to figure out what will it take to get him.
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Charlotte Hornets – Gordon Hayward is Getting Overpaid
Whether he ends up with the Utah Jazz or the Charlotte Hornets, someone is going to end up paying too much money for Gordon Hayward, who is a good, young and talented player, but not the kind who should be earning maximum money, nor should he be the number one option for anyone looking to do more than add more lottery picks in the NBA.