Million Dollar Babies

As the day draws to a close, at least here on the east coast, avid sports fans tune in feverishly to hear the news that could either send them into an ecstatic frenzy, or incite a mass riot.

If you're not one of these super sports enthusiasts let me help. Today, the NBA's free agents received the go-ahead to hear offers from teams around the league. However, the biggest news of the weekend surrounds an all-star whose feats have seemed inhuman at times, LeBron James.

That's right, at this very moment "King James" is contemplating a court (NBA humor lol) to call home. The Ohio native has been the face of the Cleveland Cavilers since 2003, problem is, outside of his rim-shattering dunks, heart-stopping buzzer beaters, and Stockten-esque passes, all he's got to show for the last 6 years or so are his personal stats,

a signature move, and green-backs galore; no championship rings.

With the absence of a title in mind, and the biological clock not looking to slow down anytime soon, LeBron James has considered the possibility of carrying his talents elsewhere; this way, maybe he'll have a better shot at not ending up like Charles Barkley. Great player, great carrier, but, no rings.

Recently, the Cleveland Cavalier organization fired the only professional head-coach James' has ever known outside of the Olympics in Mike Brown, and replaced him with former NBA player/head-coach Byron Scott. Does this make sense to me, uhhh, NO! But hey, if you want to pick up a guy who was fired from Jersey after losing in the finals twice, taking another four years or so to even coach his way back into the playoffs and is damn near split in his wins versus losses, then by all means, go right ahead. Maybe there are things behind closed locker room doors that we don't know about. It'll probably come out in a month or two that Brown and the front office butted heads over the players, but as for now, all we know is that Scott is their coach, and they are trying DESPERATELY not to see their city's favorite son pack up and hoop somewhere else.

LeBron isn't the only big named player with options, there's this other guy, Dwyane Wade, maybe you've heard of him. Unlike James, Wade has tasted victory and all of its glory by beating trash-ass (it's a blog, I can do that) Dirk Nowitszki and the Dallas Mavericks to become the 2006 NBA champions.

Since '06 though, it's been tough times down there in Dade County. The Miami Heat have tried to make trades and draft picks to keep up with the one known as "D.Wade," but their efforts haven't led them very far at all. Last season, the Heat were fortunate to make it to the playoffs, but unfortunate to get matched up with the power house Boston Celtics, let's just say they didn't make it out of the first round.

After a string of failures, injuries, and whatever else you want to add into the mix, Wade is also considering leaving behind Miami, where he basically became mayor, and pursue his carrier elsewhere. Last I heard, he was in Chicago taking meetings with team reps to discuss a future outside of the 305.

Let's see, there's a lot going on so I'm just going to skim through the rest:

-Phil Jackson is staying to coach next season in L.A.

-Chris Bosh is a free agent, talked it up with Wade, might be a possible duo signing...maybe.

-The Nuggets may or may not trade Carmelo (Stupid). How quickly we forget he was one of the Big 3 out of the '03 draft class... smh...

-Joe Johnson (Atlanta Hawks) may stay, but New York is showing interest.

-And the Nets may not have the most salary cap room, but i'm pretty sure their new BiGaGillionare owner wants LeBron to play for (Brooklyn) so they can conquer America in the name of Mother Russia.

More to follow as the week plays out....stay tuned...