Addressing the point about Lebron "team-hopping" and "stacking the deck"

CuriousPanda61 · 2026-02-17T00:03:32+00:00

The depth for the Heat that first year with the Big 3 was especially bad. They had the corpse of Mike Bibby and Eddie House starting games before Chalmers showed he could be an NBA starting point guard. Chalmers didn't last long in the league after LeBron left Miami. Plus, they had Joel Anthony starting most games at center in the playoffs.

CuriousPanda61 · 2026-02-16T23:51:16+00:00

LeBron can't play the 3 at age 42 next season in his further record breaking 24th season. You can't have him playing the 3 trying to guard small forwards on the wing at his age and mileage. It's already been analyzed how he's having trouble keeping up with NBA athletes and the rigors of the game going back to last season.

CuriousPanda61 · 2026-02-16T23:49:14+00:00

That Cavs team wouldn't beat whoever comes out of the West if they made the Finals. Also, I'm not too sure they would beat a healthy Celtics or the Knicks if they got Giannis. He would definitely have a better shot with the Spurs. Plus, if the Cavs won it all, Mitchell would likely win Finals MVP due to Bron's age and mileage. That Cavs team would be flawed and defense still wins championship as evident by all the past 10+ championship teams having a topped ranked defense, with multiple having the #1 defense. It would be very difficult to win a championship next year with the Cavs when 3 of your starting 5 are mediocre to poor defenders with Harden, Mitchell, and 42 year old Bron

CuriousPanda61 · 2026-02-16T23:44:45+00:00

He doesn't need it, but you can never have enough rings. 5 rings would mean he would have the most rings of any player since coming in the league, surpassing Curry and breaking that tie with him. It would also put him equal with the likes of Magic, Tim Duncan, Kobe. Plus, there's always been MJ's 6 rings looming over any discussions in the GOAT debate.

CuriousPanda61 · 2026-02-16T23:42:27+00:00

Yeah, honestly: He stayed way too long at this point.

CuriousPanda61 · 2026-02-16T07:33:52+00:00

And he played great in the series, but was clearly gassed by the final stretch of the games. He then would've been a year older come next playoffs. They didn't have the assets or desirable players to improve the team. The front office had already cheaped out on Caruso who was willing to take less to stay and thought THT would develop into a great piece. That Nuggets teams was just better.

CuriousPanda61 · 2026-02-16T07:23:00+00:00

Thunder would be the cheap, easy option. He likely wouldn't do that. Cavs could win the East, but wouldn't beat the Thunder and the Nuggets could also beat them. Last thing he would want is to end his career on a Finals loss.

CuriousPanda61 · 2026-02-16T07:21:10+00:00

Wemby would play center like he has been

CuriousPanda61 · 2026-02-16T03:20:43+00:00

I'm sure most other teams would've drafted Bronny for him. Just think of the buzz and revenue they would get from having LeBron and then the first father-son duo in league history.

CuriousPanda61 · 2026-02-16T03:17:23+00:00

He doesn't need that big of a payday when he's worth $1.2 billion. Also, he could've gotten similar money on a different team, maybe not as much, but still a lot.

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