LEBRON JAMES RETURNS TO HIS KINGDOM! THE KING RETURNS TO THE CAVS

[Str8Shooter]

Yeah it's hard to fault them for the Bennett pick when the entire draft was shit basically.

Also when did we start writing off guys after a bad rookie season? He's only played one year for crying out loud!

I'm not writing them off, but last year's draft class was universally panned. There could very well be some big star players that come out of it, but the expectations were always much lower.

I didn't mean you specifically, just in general people are a lot less patient with draft picks now. You'd better be damn good your first year or you've already got the "bust" label attached.

[Str8Shooter]

So apparently Lebron's new deal is only for 2 years and 43 million.

You know what that means..... we get to do this all over again in 2 years!!

[Romo]

So apparently Lebron's new deal is only for 2 years and 43 million.

You know what that means..... we get to do this all over again in 2 years!!

the full story on that:

With LeBron James returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the next question about his return was regarding his actual contract. How long was it going to be? With the Collective Bargaining Agreement likely coming up in 2017 and the league's TV contract coming up in 2016, analysts expect there to be a big increase in the pie being divided up between the players and the owners. It looks like LeBron is very conscientious of this as well.

CBSSports.com's Ken Berger confirms LeBron's contract is two years with the Cavaliers because of the upcoming change in league money. He'll have the option to be a free agent next season if he wants to, but he's fully expecting to re-sign with the Cavs whenever he does decide to become a free agent again. Brian Windhorst of ESPN.com first reported the contract.

With an eye towards maximizing the future of the salary cap, LeBron James finalized his contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, sources familiar with the process told ESPN.com.

James has agreed to a two-year, $42.1 million deal with the team with the goal of re-signing with the Cavs before the 2016-17 season when a new television contract is expected to create a large jump in value of the maximum.

As part of the deal, James will have an option to become a free agent next summer but is fully committed to the Cavs long term, sources said.

The two-year deal for LeBron will give him $42.1 million. With this contract, LeBron can have the flexibility of figuring out the lay of the land financially with the league and where the money is headed. If it's advantageous for him to re-sign a long-term max deal to secure the most money for him if the next CBA is going to be even worse for players. Or he can be ready to capitalize on an expected change in the money for max players and the salary cap for teams.

At this point, James wouldn't dare leave Cleveland due to what the backlash would be after coming back for just two years, so the Cavs can rest pretty easy that this is strictly a financial situation for LeBron and not a way to get out if it's not going well.

[DBSoT]

So apparently Lebron's new deal is only for 2 years and 43 million.

You know what that means..... we get to do this all over again in 2 years!!

He has an opt out after the first year. We could be doing this next year.

[Str8Shooter]

So apparently Lebron's new deal is only for 2 years and 43 million.

You know what that means..... we get to do this all over again in 2 years!!

He has an opt out after the first year. We could be doing this next year.

According to that article it's all financially motivated with the new TV deal and he has no plans to leave Cleveland again.

[DanielsonTHAGOAT]

So apparently Lebron's new deal is only for 2 years and 43 million.

You know what that means..... we get to do this all over again in 2 years!!

He has an opt out after the first year. We could be doing this next year.

According to that article it's all financially motivated with the new TV deal and he has no plans to leave Cleveland again.

Yeah, plus with the letter LeBron wrote, he said he didn't expect to win a championship within 1-2 years. He plans to retire in a Cavs uniform.

God, LeBron is such a class act. I love this man.

[The Legend]

So apparently Lebron's new deal is only for 2 years and 43 million.

You know what that means..... we get to do this all over again in 2 years!!

He has an opt out after the first year. We could be doing this next year.

If he opts out next year there will be riots in the streets.

[ShaneOfan]

So apparently Lebron's new deal is only for 2 years and 43 million.

You know what that means..... we get to do this all over again in 2 years!!

He has an opt out after the first year. We could be doing this next year.

If he opts out next year there will be riots in the streets.

If he opts out next year then by all means feel free to hate the guy.

[SKS]

I hope he opts out next year.

[DanielsonTHAGOAT]

He won't opt out lol. He did that because of the CBA and the NBA's TV deals. LeBron wrote in his essay that he doesn't expect to win a championship immediately and realizes it'll take a couple of seasons.

[Messiah]

If LeBron James decided to opt out after one season for whatever reason, I really don't think his family would be able to stay in Cleveland any longer. That would shit on The Decision.

I don't think LBJ would ever think about leaving Cleveland once his 2 years are up but sports history has shown you can't really rule out anything.

[SKS]

This was a fun time.