06/23/14 02:01:02 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, the spotlight is on again for the
marquee players who will face another big-time decision on the scene we would
like to call as “free agency.”
And we've heard his name before. Now that another summer
passed by, questions are up in the air gain whether LeBron James will stay in
Miami or not.
And the result? He opted for free agency.
The controversy was nothing new to James, whose origin is
from Akron, Ohio. After spending his first seven seasons with the Cleveland
Cavaliers, James moved to the South Florida beach, then-hoping to earn his
first NBA championship. It was the biggest drastic move a team has made in the
NBA–the first since Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett joined Paul Pierce in Boston.
However, his decision, which rooted from years of mounting frustration-driven
futile, earned him massive negative reactions from both the league and the
ballclub's fans.
Prior to making his decision, several NBA teams expressed
interest in luring “the King” in their lineup. With the New York Knicks as the
most notable squad.
However, his sojourn ride to the championship went to naught
on their first try. They were up 2-1 against the Dallas Mavericks in the 2011
NBA Finals, only to be swept by the next three games – with much of them due to
a bunch of “fourth quarter meltdown.” His second championship series defeat
drew another ire and criticism from the sport aficionados; thus, questioning
his capability to take home the biggest prize, specifically during “crunch
time.”
LeBron proved them wrong, however, as the Heat rolled to
their second straight NBA Finals appearance in 2012. This time, they faced
another generation star in Kevin Durant and the rest of the Oklahoma City
Thunder. And the Heat shrugged off any signs of collapse as they emerged
victorious in four straight games after losing the opener, to take home the
title. Plus, it was a sweet victory in their home floor; and a very
first-yet-memorable one for James as well as Chris Bosh and other Heat players
like Mario Chalmers and Shane Battier.
And they did it again, in a blockbuster seven-game series
against then undefeated San Antonio Spurs. With James earning his second title
in three years with the Heat, it was also considered another prime era for the
6-foot-8 250-pound forward (who can also play the entire five basketball
positions). No doubt about it.
But after the Spurs successfully snatched the title from the
not-so-White Hot team this year, James' future was questioned yet again.
Facing such scenarios weren't really a new thing to a
professional basketball superstar. Remember Dwight Howard, the young center
from Atlanta whose drafted by the Orlando Magic in 2008 as the first overall
pick? After failing to live up to their expectations during playoff time,
Dwight also made a career-defining movement—that is taking his talent to the
West Coast. But after shifting to Los Angeles Lakers, things just got even
worse for the big man. Frustrated anew, he moved to the Houston Rockets.
Speaking of which, talks that several teams including the
Rockets, are rolling again. This mystery has yet to be resolved though; whether
James would REALLY move out of Miami or re-sign another
contract with them. That's a big IF though, financially-wise speaking.
Author: slickmaster | © 2014 september twenty-eight productions
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