Cleveland might be on LeBron James' 'list of options' - Hembo |
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- čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
- Mike Greenberg and Paul "Hembo" Hembekides discuss the chances the LeBron James leaves the Los Angeles Lakers but more specifically, the chances the he reunites with the Cleveland Cavaliers for a 3rd stint with the team.
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I’ve been saying this repeatedly, but if Lebron TRULY wants to win another championship; he will come back to the Eastern conference and/or the Cavs. If he doesn’t care about winning, he will finish his career as a Laker 🤷🏾♂️
He should just Retire
@@swagavellijones433110
The assumption that he would’ve won 8 straight, and the assumption that the NBA was better because it was top heavy is crazy.
I love how they say "might" in the title as if the idea of lebron ending his career where he started with his son is so fsr outside of the realm of possibility, i get were pushing narratives for big market teams but the disrespect is crazy
"he has a pretty good team in La". They be saying anything to try to save face. The Lakers are HOT GARBAGE 😂
LeBron should go back home to Cleveland
He should play his last year in the Basketball Mecca Madison Square Garden
We don't want to him back in Cleveland.
@@renaissanceman3903everyone I’ve ever talked to does
@@renaissanceman3903 as a Cavs fan since the Andre Miller days, I agree. Keep him in California.
Lebron on Cavs is a way better team then Lebron on lakers lol facts
Until the black hole lebron is there and he kills the team when he’s on the court
All of his teams are behind when he’s on the floor
Even the heat teams he was on
LeBron should go back to the East cause he ain’t gonna get past the West no more 😂
Exactly what I was thinking. Cleveland should draft bronny too. That would seal the deal.
Not at 39 no
🎯🎯💯
The west stinks ,Lakers for years,go heat
as a Laker fan, please take LeBron back Cleveland 🙏🏼
As a Lebron fan I hope so too so yall can go back to being irrelevant
If LeBron leaves AD might leave too he ain’t staying there to struggle unless they add a star next to him 😂
@@terrellbivens6927cleveland gone farther than Lebum 😆
@@joem5002 lost
Nah we good
Greenys comment at the end is wild, "When Lebron was carrying all those bad teams to finals he didnt have to play the bad boy pistons...". In 06-07 the Pistons starting 5 was Chauncey Billups, Rip Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince, Rasheed Wallace and Chris Webber. He singlehandedly dominated them in 6 games. People forget how good that pistons team was apparently.
I myself also watched Jordan growing up, and the level of competition back then is no where near as good as it is today. Tons of expansion teams, defensively you could hand check, camp in the paint, bigs didnt shoot 3s etc.
Finally someone who makes sense. These old heads will never agree that their generation isn't the best. And in 20 years from now players will be better than they are today or just far more evolved. Jordan's day had guys like bird and Ewing that was the greats of that era.
You telling me those 2 bad back outta shape their entire career dudes are better than anyone we got today? Nah
Exactly
That Pistons team with Old Chris Webber on it ...Yeah i remember that Pistons team that accomplished nothing without Ben Wallace 🤷🏾♂️...yes a Pistons team that nobody will remember ...the Pistons team that Jordan went up against won the Title Twice ...Isiah Thomas is greater than any of those players on those Pistons teams that Lebron faced...and all that i'm currently saying is actual facts so let's include the full facts fellas
@@pess4643
Lebrons team - sasha pavlovic, larry hughes, zydrunas illgauskas, drew gooden.
Jordan - scottie pippen, dennis rodman, toni kucoc, ron harper
Props to u for learning how to use the internet tho oldhead. Past ur bed time get some sleep
@pess4643 nobody is saying they was as good as them but they was still a good team and to act as if lebron went against some scrubs his career and jordan played against far better competition is just an ignorant statement. Watch the film of Patrick Ewing or Lary bird and then watch the film of the celtics or golden state in their prime during the lebron era. Jordan was ahead of his time for sure but he played against guys that was relics of a past generation on a team of HOF players for their generation. Lebron james in his prime could beat any player 1v1 and nobody will ever convince me otherwise. At least not until the next great comes alive. Could it be Wemby? Maybe he's the next evolution of the game. The 7 footer with handles and a nice jumper that can shoot 3s or maybe the next one isn't even born yet. Either way there is a case to be made for both of them and honestly it's all subjective anyway because there is no way of knowing. I feel like the Jordan camp fan boys are always so aggressive with the "your dumb I am right" attitude. When there is plenty of evidence for both to make a claim.
I would never root for anyone to lose their job but JB was not the right coach to take CLE to the next level. I pray he lands on his feet, though.
Yes please. For the love of all that is good PLEASE go back to Cleveland 🙏🏻 Anywhere but the Lakers
Better not see you claiming the 17th championship
I better see him claiming the Lakers. To get these counterfeit Lakers fans out of here. These are not the real Lakers. Jeanie is a big part of the blame.
@@robbereal1982 ya that would be me I’ll gladly depart im hoping Bron Goes to a Real contender there Fakers suck not even mitchell can save these bums i dont see a path for the lakers to beat the nuggets So Bron Needs To Leave i just know any lebron hating lakers fan better not be claiming the lakers 17th championship
Whyyy? Lakers were trash and sub500 for 6 years straight. They won less than 27 games 4 years straight. Lakers are nothing without Lebron right now. Nothing
@@007bbox Lakers were somebody before LeBron and after. Btw when LeBron came they were nothing until AD came. LeBron will never be bigger than the Lakers. Whatchu thought?
JJ becomes head coach with the Cavaliers, Cavaliers draft Bronny, LeBron goes back to Cleveland. Bronny and his dad went a title together.
Cavs fan here. We don't want LeBron back who will be 40 in December, and Bronny is trash.
If Bryce was on the table then maybe we'll talk.
LeBron should either:
1) Finish career with AD and Lakers
2) Opt in & sign-and-trade to PHX for Beal and picks
3) Opt in & sign-and-trade to Dallas for Hardaway, Kleber, Green, picks
4) Opt out and sign with Philadelphia for max
5) Opt out and take a paycut to join Philly with another star
6) Opt in & sign-and-trade to GSW for Wiggins, Moody, picks
7) Opt in & sign-and-trade to NYK for Randle, Bogi, and picks
8) Opt out and sign with OKC
9) Opt out and sign with Spurs
10) Opt in & sign-and-trade to Cleveland for Garland
My opinion:
- If he wants to make the most money and focus on his son & buying a Vegas team, Stay with Lakers.
- If he wants to have the best storybook ending to his career, play with Bronny in Cleveland.
- If he wants to WIN, do one of these:
1) Opt into contract, sign-and-trade to Dallas for Josh Green, Maxi Kleber, Tim Hardaway Jr, and picks.
2) Opt out of contract, take a paycut, sign with Philly & bring Paul George, Pascal Siakam, DeMar DeRozan, or OG Anunoby.
Luka, Kyrie, LeBron, Washington, Lively
Maxey, LeBron, Embiid, PG13
Mitchell, Strus, LeBron, Mobley, Allen
D-Lo, Murray, Kuzma, LeBron, AD
Lakers, 76ers, Mavericks, Cavaliers ❗️
Player-coach?
LeQueen would NEVER do that because then he doesn't have someone to Blame
That's eve a worse idea.
The team owner, Dan Gilbert, said "he got his team back when LeBron went to the Lakers." I see no reason to bring LeBron back to Cleveland at age 40.
MJ retired 3 times because of burnout. But old heads think he would've won 8 straight😂😂😂
his father was murdered in cold blood the first time, I dont think that was expected.
@@dearmas9068how when Jordan hit clutch shots bron would've passed the ball
Greeny… Lebron may not have beaten the bad boy pistons but he did go through a Pistons squad that was tough as nails, a Boston team that was the big 3 in their late prime, prime Dwight Howard, a very underrated wizards team , and you can’t talk about D Wade and Bosh teaming up and being too much without acknowledging that before they played with each other, they had to battle. It’s not like the league was that bad. When you talk about Jordan you bring up the pistons and the Celtics in the East but who else? That’s the issue I have with the argument. A lot of times we forget the nuance. MJ is still the greatest for things not mentioned but can we stop discrediting Lebron or minimizing the league to prop Jordan up?
I said this 2 months ago.. Cleveland is drafting Bronny and lebron is going home to finish where it all started for him. Then a week and a half ago he showed up to Clevelands playoff game front row with his wife. Im telling you he planned it already.
Just like he went to Zydrunas Ilgauskas jersey night when he was in Miami , then he signed with the Cavs and left the heat
The Cavs should Hire JJ Reddick and draft Bronny. Hands down locking in LeBron back to Cleveland
When JJ Redick gets hired as next coach, the media is going to explode talking about Bron returning.
Watch out there, i bet Donovan would love JJ as coach.
I love King James grew up a fan since he was at St Vincent St Mary I seen him play in high school LeBron come back home I want to hear it again I'm coming home
Of course. As long as the cavs draft bronny. LeBron is guaranteed to return. He's playing wherever bronny is 🤷
I promise you he’s not doing that. Bron is not going to Charlotte, Detroit or Washington if they were to draft him
Nah
Nah
I think a Cavs team of Mobley, Mitchell and LeBron, with Struss moved to SG, and the Cavs moving Garland and Allen for more off-ball players would be great, but I just can't imagine how his salary number would even fit with the Cavs.
greeny is so much better in this format than he is on get up. i can’t stand him on get up, but love him here.
Greeny is more of a podcast guy
@@army2rich441 yeah i know i’m just saying how much more i enjoy him here than on a tv show
I don't recall seeing anything like this in MLB + NFL + NBA + NHL + MLS? This is mind blowing. If The Cavaliers draft Bronny James in the 2nd Round, could we see this happen?
6:01 Me !!!
KenRosewall, Pancho Gonzalez and Jimmy Connors and satchel Paige all played really well for 20+ years
That’s said I do think LeBron James is the fittest athlete ever.
Player/Coach think about it 🤔
If he can coach the Cleveland Cavaliers to a championship and his son ( G.O.A.T x10 )
Barry Bonds' stats are on that level for baseball - but ya know
People see life as more than wins and losses. The man is happy, it seems. Why change it up at that age
Sidekick is obnoxious
NOLAN RYAN would like to have word on longevity and greatness.
Dude was throwing 90+ in his late 40’s.
Lebron should finish his career with the Cavs. The Cavs have more talent and depth than the Lakers current roster and he'd dominate the east with the current roster.
hank aaron made an mlb record 21 consecutive all star teams, and 25 total
Greeny's takes are gonna age like milk from this episode (as they tend to do)
Surprised that Greeny thinks the odds are that low.
Stay in L.A.,come back to retire your jersey and eventually get a statue,no need to come back ,Cleveland has to pivot
Laker fans don’t want LeBron & don’t deserve him. I hope bro goes back to Cleveland where he can be properly loved and appreciated these last 2-3 years.
Yeah that's not happening in Cleveland. News flash: Lebron has never liked Cleveland. From day one that he was drafted by Cleveland he was planning a way to leave. And many Cavs fans don't like him. Get over him and quit embarrassing yourselves.
Dan Gilbert 🤣🤣🤣
It’s sad to say cause no one has been a bigger bron fan than me but he’s no longer gonna lead a team to a championship, I think honestly he is the reason they lost to Denver the past 2 years. I think at this point his greatest value is selling tickets wherever he goes, I think at this point to win he needs to take a back seat and be part of a system instead of the system
Why not go full circle end it where it started time to LeBail the Lakers to me he's never felt right in LA and wouldn't be surprised if Cleveland is positioning them self's to hire Reddick and get Bronny not a big Bron fan but I respect and admire his game he should go home as a basketball fan it would be interesting to see him with that stacked Cleveland team 👀🏀👍
Cleveland lebron is a legend!!! Better chance in east playoffs. He gets more love in Cleveland
Robert Parish devoted a lot of meaningful years to the Celtics, stats aside.
NBA card is taken away due to not mentioning the mail man lol
As a real lakers fan.. please don’t listen to anyone saying “As a lakers fan” saying we want Lebron gone.. cause we don’t! We want him to stay and retire a Laker!
I'm just happy JB is gone
So the pistons weren’t contenders when lebron came into the league? The Celtics weren’t a great team?
I would also add winning championships on three different teams with different coaches is more impressive 6 championships with a dynasty. Since basketball is a team sport. It's the same reason why the championships Durant got with the warriors is less impressive.
Nah @NuFO as a Lakers fan get rid of Pelinka.. Please and thank you
Cal Ripken Jr
Tiger woods dominated his sport
JJ Redick is about to get THE bag from the Cavs or Lakers. Greeny's take is off as usual. It wouldn't be a surprise at all especially if Cavs land Redick. The Western conference is going to be a much harder path to the Finals the next couple of years.
Dude Cleveland does not want LeBron back haha….
Buy the team, then do the Jackie Moon, AND have your kid play for them too..
I dont even know who this guy is that Greeny is talking to and if hes wrong I still wont know. But if hes right???? Then I will quickly find out and thats ESPN in a nutshell. Hot Take City
Lue & Bron back to Cleveland? 😂😂😂
Lets keep it 💯 if Lebron really wanna get ring 5 he better go east lets just say he plays 2 more years you really think hes gonna win in LA i dont think so if he was smart go to Cleveland or the Knicks
Honestly with the drama and damage he does to teams
Who’s going to blow it all up for a year or two at the most
Is it Neice or nephew???? 👀 He lying, he just wanted a day off work.😂🤣😂
“I went for her or his graduation.” “How was it?” “Well it was such a small part of the total trip, you know?” 😂
I would welcome this and then we can move on and rebuild and trade AD for picks
Cleveland would be a good fit with Mitchell plus LeBron has a chance to get to the final if they get past Boston unlike the packed western conference which is a dog fight.
George Foreman - Boxing 🥊
I would say closest in longevity of greatness…Satchel Paige but Lebron is strong argument for #1
Dammit. Lebron is going back, I honestly was operating under an assumption he’d stay here in LA but I have just been convinced otherwise.
JB is good at rebuilding teams he should go to the wizards or pistons. A team ready to win now he’s not the x and o guy you need
Kelly Slater has 11 world titles surfing and is still a pro at age 52. Beat that Lebron
I'm all about him returning home.
How is it a realistic option ? Cleveland has no cap space , if they trade Mitchell they wouldn’t have the talent for lebron to want to be there , and what do the Cavs have that the lakers would want in a trade ?
And the Cavs don't want Lebron. We don't need that chaos.
It would be a sign and trade lebron opts into 47 million Cleveland trades garland and Allen. Opt in keeps the cavs under the threshold and gives them 11 million to spend
@@kevinward6141 so the lakers get garland and Allen? So you think lebron , Mitchell and Mobley is winning the east ? It’s not .
@@TerryAlan-bh8bc it would be a multi team trade. The east has 1 good team that’s Boston every one is interchangeable. Lebron is not winning anything out west. I am a heat fan who wants to trade jimmy for picks in retool because we have had a nice run in the weak east. Cavs have not them getting to the efc would be great. They tanked for Orlando to get to the 2nd round for Mitchell to stay
@@kevinward6141 I think the lakers would love that trade . Allen and Davis front court, reeves and garland backcourt . Not bad
@8:05 - Floyd Mayweather
LeBALCO will go anywhere that leads to an easy road to the title.
LeBron needs one more championship in LA
LeBron made all NBA in every season other than his rookie season (20 out 21 seasons) which is a record. His other accomplhments include 13 times first team all nba, no other player was first team all nba that many times. He was rookie of the year, a 20 time all-star game starter, 4 time league MVP, 4 time NBA Finals MVP, he won 2 Olympic Gold Medals and is going for his 3rd Gold Medal this summer. He is the NBA all-time scorer with 40,474 points, he is 4th all-time in assists with more than 11,000. He is the only player in history to score more than 30,000 points while also having 10,000+ rebounds and 10,000+ assists. I have run out of superlatives to describe his career, saying that LeBron is the GOAT seems like an understatement at this point. I call him the Unicorn because LeBron's accomplishments deserve a category of their own. Let people debate the GOAT with people other than LeBron because LeBron has exceeded GOAT status and is on his own mountain.
I’ve never seen a debate with the people taking part haven’t a clue what they are talking about. 2 fools
If Don won't come to Bron.....Bron must come to Don
This dude said a 1% chance Lebron is coming back 😒 like being 40 and playing on a team that will barely make the playoffs is optimal!! Stop it!! I’ll say more like a 50% chance he’s in Cleveland next season
What about Tiger Woods in Golf ⛳️ for being great for a long time ⌛️ 😊
Hey woke espn, no longer need to say X was formerly Twitter. Anyone who is going to use it knows. Come on
I would love to see LeBron play on the same team as his son for at least 1yr. I want to witness that history.
MJ: Washington Wizards
Hembo? Whooo
The deal would be - Bronny comes too.
To say that Jordan would have 8 straight so easily is doing a disservice to the greatness of Olajuwon and those Houston teams. They swept prime Shaq who eliminated the bulls. Yeah MAYBE Jordan would’ve won but Phi Slamma Jamma was like that.
Will give Lakers Randle and they can give us, LeBron! New York Knicks!
It makes sense when lebron visited the Cavs game was a play and also fired the coach come on it’s easy to see lebron is going to Cleveland to end his career
Spida and allen out. Bron and the next pat riley coming in
Could be Garland to LA with JJ.
LeGoat
return to the team that drafted him in the NBA where he belongs go back cleveland ohio Cavaliers because where he belongs this where he should play hes a hiphop icon
Lebron is out of the playoffs but ESPN has to always invent some stupid reason to bring his name up for a "topic".
Lebron is 100% going back to Cleveland
ESPN does hire amateurs
Donovan Mitchell isnt going to stay no matter what they do- he played in a small market in Utah and its obvious he wants to be in a big market. Trade him now whilst his value is high and avoid Lebron, you dont need that circus and he will wreck the team
Why wouldn’t Mitchell want the Dame life in Portland except in Cleveland. His injury history should tell him to take 5 year max from Cleveland
They just invent content to discuss Lebron James in a negative way. This take is so far from reality.
He’s got everything set up in la they literally got swept 😂
As a Lakers fan I would like Lebron to leave so we can completely revamp this team
I think LeBron James is going to end his career in Cleveland. Either his last season, or a one-day contract. He still owns a home in Northeast Ohio
Nets is drafting Bronny so Lebron will be terrific there😊
Donovan Mitchell not getting csvs past second round at best
He will walk
Trade him now for a haul
NOOO !
Not one single comment nor the video is speaking on:
1. Lebron would fit in at the 3; where Cavs are weak at.
2. Lakers lost because they don't have height; Cavs have twin towers.
I hope so been waiting for him to leave
We dont all want LeBron...dont assume...
Yes we do actually
@@JayDen-hr2seAnd yet we don't. Many of us don't.
@@JayDen-hr2se you dont speak for me. LeBron isnt needed
The only reason Cleveland made it to the 2nd round was they tanked for Orlando