WWJD....What Would James Do!

 Lebron opting out of his contract two days before the draft is significant.  You know he has already talked privately to Chris Bosh and D Wade about their plans for next season.  Now I believe Lebron has made up his own mind about what is best for him.  All signs point to him heading back to Cleveland!  I know right?!  The guy loves headlines!  He doesn't have a hairline, but he lives for headlines.  He wants a title for his hometown team.  By saying so two days before the draft, it allows him to override any decisions by management in Cleveland starting now with the draft.  Lebron would have control of the team that even Kobe doesn't have with Lakers.

 Lebron James can choose who he wants to play with next season in this draft.  Will he want to play with Jabari Parker or Andrew Wiggins?  Will Lebron want to trade the number one pick to the Timberwolves for Kevin Love?  Can Lebron talk Carmelo Anthony into buying into the idea of playing for the Cavs?  Melo has said that his family is an important factor in where he goes, but Lebron's kids are doing just fine in Akron.  If LaLa Anthony can make it in DENVER, she will be ok in Cleveland.  Lebron also has to put his business hat on and get Melo to sign for less in Cleveland. There aren't a lot of great coaches, and what Lebron James understands is he wants a coach who respects him and doesn't want to change him.  He can help out rookie coach David Blatt adjust to the NBA.  The one thing I do know is that it will be Lebron who pulls the strings to get the team HE wants.

 The Heat went as far as they could with the team they had.  They were financially able and flexible enough to get the spare parts they needed.  In the end, the relationship between Wade and Lebron went south.  It's hard to keep business and personal issues separate, and Wade's ego got in the way.  He didn't like Lebron taking over the team.  Lebron wanted championships and Wade wanted the limelight.  Wade wants to be great, and he never can be playing along side Lebron.  On the other hand, Lebron didn't like the criticism when he left Cleveland.  He hurt his most loyal fans.  I know Cleveland fans would never leave before the game is over.  Can you image the support for Lebron if the prodigal son returns?!  Another bonus is he already has property in Akron, as he never sold his mega Mansion when he left for Miami.  Taking a step further, I do think he will play for less (a la Tim Duncan) so the Cavs can get enough pieces around him for the duration of his contract.

 Right now I'm imaging Kyrie Irving,  Jabari Parker, Carmelo Anthony, Lebron James and Tyler Zeller.  It would be nice to sign Kris Humprey to play a hybrid Birdman or Joel Anthony role.  Re-sign Spencer Hawes, who is a solid poor man's Zydrunas Ilgauskas.  They still need to shed other players off the team and find a shooter, but those are the big parts.  The best idea is to trade the number 1 pick to the Boston Celtics and acquire the number 6 and 17 picks.  So now you have Lebron, Kyrie Irving, Carmelo, Aaron Gordon (who you chose #6) and Joel Embild (who could fall to #17 because of injury concerns).

 Drafting rookies is good because it helps in salary cap concerns, and Kyrie Irving still has one more year on his rookie contract.  By having multiple picks, you can surround Lebron with good but cheap players.  David Blatt has also been coaching overseas, and he can find good players on the cheap who want to play again in the NBA.  All in all the stage is set again for Lebron.  This time to be a Savior. They don't call him King James for nothing!