LeBron James has put serious pressure on the Timberwolves.

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Monday we will discuss the return of LeBron James and all the ramifications of that move with David Kay of walterfootball.com 6PM EDT on News, Notes & Rumors on or https://fryingpansports.com/radio-show/.

First let me say I am delighted that LeBron James, the best basketball player on earth, is coming back to the Cavs in the prime of his career. Now there is pressure on Pat Riley and the Heat. But LeBron also put serious pressure on the Timberwolves.

Decision 2 has eliminated nearly all the possible trade options for the Timberkitties’ only asset—Kevin Love. It has also prevented any chance of a sign and trade with anyone other than the Cavs. Love wants to win a title and he has 0 chance to get that in Minnesota. He will only go to Cleveland. He will not sign an extension with any other team even if he is traded.

Without a chance of an extension, Love’s value in a trade is badly reduced. No team will give up something like Andrew Wiggins for a rental player. So expect the Cavs to try to make a deal now and if it does not succeed at the trade deadline as well. … Read more at FryingPanSports

Can the Cavs get LeBron James to come home?

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There are a number of questions that have to be answered before I can address the one everyone in Cleveland wants to know.

Where do the Cavs stand after the 2014 draft?

As I mentioned on Friday (The Cleveland Cavaliers have issues.), new head coach David Blatt problems that he must overcome before the Cavs can even think about trying to lure LeBron James back to Cleveland. There is no

way that UFA SF Luol Deng resigns. That leaves a hole the size of the Grand Canyon in the starting lineup. C Anderson Varejao can’t stay healthy and back up C Spencer Hawes is a UFA and likely to leave if he gets a decent offer.

If Blatt can solve the issues, the first overall pick Andrew Wiggins will help make the team a playoff contender. However, even in the weak Eastern conference the Cavs are a 5th or 6th seed. There is no way they can win a playoff series against the top teams.

Where might LeBron be interested in going?

In my opinion LeBron will not go anywhere except back to Miami or to Cleveland. Most of the teams that have 2 … Read more at FryingPanSports

LeBron James Opted Out.

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According to ESPN Sports Center, Lebron James’ agent informed the Heat that he will opt out of his contract. This is the biggest case of buyers remorse since somebody at Ford came up with the idea of the Edsel. There are two people that Heat fans can blame for LeBron’s decision—Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade.

As I have said before during the NBA finals against the Spurs both guys played like manikins in a dress shop. Wade is a has been and Bosh is a never was. If Wade was anything close to healthy he would have helped turn the tide against the Spurs. Bosh was over rated in the draft, over rated when he came to the Heat and is only a star in his own eyes. He disappears during critical parts of the game. When a star needs to step up, he steps back.

The question is where will LeBron choose to go? There is a lot of talk in Cleveland that he might come back to the Cavs. As a former part owner of … Read more at FryingPanSports

The NBA needs to change the off season schedule.

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Before I get into the details of what the NBA needs to do, I need to state that I am a Cavs fan.  As a result the recommendations have no affect on my favorite team.

 

The NBA has the cart (the draft) before the horse (free agency).  It needs to be the other way around.  The NFL has restructured its off season by pushing the draft into May to allow more free agent time.  That allows teams to sign free agents to fill holes prior to the draft.

 

The NBA is suffering from its own shortsightedness.  The value of the draft has been drastically reduced by the one and done rule imposed by the league.  Prior to that rule only a handful of players came into the league directly from high school.  Many of the remaining players stayed in college for two or three years.  In that time they became much more prepared to play in the NBA.

 

Now the teams have to use draft choices based on one year of college.  With very few exceptions the players take years of riding the bench or developmental league experience to be ready to contribute.  The … Read more at FryingPanSports

Tonight on News, Notes and Rumors

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Steele Sanderson Raven beat writer Bleacher Report joins us to preview this week’s Browns game.

Doug Upstone of Sports-Watch.com joins us to talk about the top college games this weekend.

Tony Williams Giants and Knicks beat writer for Metro New York Paper joins us to talk NFL and preview the NBA season.

Samantha Bunten joins us to talk Cleveland sports.

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Cleveland sports legend BOB KARLOVEC joins us to talk about the Indians and what they will do at the trade deadline.  Will they be buyers or sellers?

 

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Tony Williams. Knicks and Giants beat writer for Metro New York Paper, joins us to talk NBA free agency and the Caves trade rumors.

 

 

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Bill Smith is a former coach of several semi-pro teams, has officiated both football and basketball, done color on radio for college football and basketball and has scouted talent. He edits https://fryingpansports.com and was a senior writer for .  He has also published several Read more at FryingPanSports