As Lifelong, Diehard Charlotte Basketball Fans... The Best Part Of Today's News...

[Proudiddy]

Ding, dong...

[Omega Atrocity]

Agreed. I hope Miami turns into post-LeBron Cleveland.

[JJman]

I actually feel for THESE heat fans

http://fans.heat.nba.com/community/index.php?/topic/22247-lebron-james-back-to-cleveland/

[*FreeFua*]

As a huge basketball fan growing up today is a good day.

I've kind of been meh to basketball the last 4 years because the regular season was so meaningless. You knew who was always going to be playing come June. This whole team up with a couple superstars thing Boston started then Miami soon followed really made it less exciting.

Now teams like you guys and Toronto can honestly say they have a shot. Teams that were missing a piece or two to take a run at Miami kind of gained one today by Miami losing all theirs. I hope the cavs don't send Wiggins to Minny for Love, although I'm not a huge Love fan (dude plays zero D) I just want to see them roll with LBJ and the young guys.

Anyway, the NBA took a step back in the right direction today as far as I'm concerned. Regular season ball just became more interesting.

Now if we could just move my Warriors to the East that'd be great, thanks!

[Rules&Regulations]

As of now, they'd easily be the worst team in the league, but they still have a historic amount of money to throw around.

[Sapper]

Will be a complete ghost town.

[ItsPantone278]

So now Cleveland will be rolling with four number one overall picks.

[ckad79]

I don't see Miami rebuilding anytime soon. Wade is simply going to give you about 50% of himself (if not less) because of his body's condition. He needs somebody bigger than him (a Lebron, a Shaq) to come in and take the pressure off of him. Melo is the only guy I see doing that but like Lebron and Cleveland, Melo is from NYC and when you combine that with the money... I can't see him going anywhere else. I think Bosh goes to Houston or Dallas, and Miami left with an aging Wade and McRoberts. Good luck.

[Chaos]

Maybe they can roll Rony Seikaly's wheelchair in there to give them some help in the low post.  Fug those bastards.

[Chuckie]

What's the over/under on the Heat getting the number 1 pick 3 of the next 4 years?

[carolina-chuck]

Miami will get Okafor next year.

[carolina-chuck]

3 out of the next 4 no.1 picks will go to Miami.

[SpeedOFLight]

I like this move and believe it is a good basketball move for the league. As Michael Jordan put, he would have never asked Magic, Bird and Clyde to join up with him. He was trying to beat them. I just want "superteams" to go away which is why I was thrilled to see the Spurs win the championship. Why? They showed everyone that it is still about team play and not individuals. That team was drafted and ended up growing together, then it paid off. I wish teams would just follow their model which is a good example of the concept called team.

[rmoneyg35]

I like this move and believe it is a good basketball move for the league. As Michael Jordan put, he would have never asked Magic, Bird and Clyde to join up with him. He was trying to beat them. I just want "superteams" to go away which is why I was thrilled to see the Spurs win the championship. Why? They showed everyone that it is still about team play and not individuals. That team was drafted and ended up growing together, then it paid off. I wish teams would just follow their model which is a good example of the concept called team.

Agreed but it would have been a whole lot better if they never won any championships. Overall they never won as many as they said they would which makes me happy. The NBA is a better place without the big three.

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