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Should LBJ stay in Miami or go elsewhere?
If elsewhere, where do you think he'd fit?
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    Ari Ross (319 Reputation Points)
    I might be a little bit bias because I'm a Cleveland fan, but looking at the current Heat roster, he should leave Miami. They're not going to get any better without some crazy cap maneuvering, and even if they do get Melo, I don't think they're that much better.

    If he leaves he has to look at Los Angeles and Cleveland. It'd be tough for him to fit cap wise with the Clippers, but Chris Paul and James would make a great team. In Cleveland you have a very young team headlined by Kyrie Irving, the No. 1 pick and cap room and assets to make a deal. The Cavs could theoretically put together a Kyrie-Love-LeBron combo and maybe even another star.
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    Bryan Mears (500 Reputation Points)
    What assets do you mean? The number one pick is nice, but I don't see a whole lot of assets on the Cavs roster at the moment. To clarify, I'm not counting Kyrie as an asset since they wouldn't give him up to make way for LBJ.
    Bryan Mears (500 Reputation Points)
    Or Love or whoever.
    Ari Ross (319 Reputation Points)
    The No. 1 pick, future first rounders, Dion Waiters, Tristan Thompson, Varejao's expiring contract and lots of cap space
    Kacee Giger (624 Reputation Points)
    I could see Lebron going back to Cleveland eventually, but not now. There's no way he would want to leave Cleveland twice, so once he goes, it will be for good and I think he's not ready for a commitment like that.
    Bryan Mears (500 Reputation Points)
    I guess it depends if you count Waiters and Thompson as viable assets. Thompson especially was mighty disappointing this year. And expirings are nice, but hold less weight with the new CBA.