The Cleveland Cavaliers aren’t worried at all about LeBron James returning. The King has said he will return to The Land, and his opt-hot this free agency period isn’t about leaving. James intends to keep signing short-term deals until the league pushes up the salary cap.
When that does happen in the next couple of years, Lebron James can sign a long term deal when the max contract is much more lucrative.
Lebron is certainly stalling though when it comes to renegotiating his new deal. Why? He’s waiting until the Cavs have extended Tristan Thompson. Yes, Lebron James is toying with management to some extent.
Evaluating the Cavs offseason team needs:
1. Everything: From LeBron’s future to Kevin Love opting out and becoming a free agent, to figuring out what to do with restricted free agents Tristan Thompson, Iman Shumpert, and Matthew Dellavedova; it is going to be an awfully interesting and active offseason in Cleveland. Two things are certainties: Kyrie Irving returning to run the point and having two solid big men options with Timofey Mozgov and Anderson Varejao (assuming the latter can stay healthy.) Everything else is up in the air.
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