Shopping in 2010

The King is having fun with everybody guessing about the future

’The year of the LeBron,’ that’s what the year of 2010 might just as well be called, with teams trying to dump as much salary as possible to be able to sign the Phenom. The front-runner right now seem to be the New York Knicks, after they effectively ruined their chances for success in the upcoming years by trading away their two top-scorers in Jamaal Crawford and Zach Randolph, both averaging around 20 points a game.

Now, the Knicks will be able to sign even two big-time players to max-contracts in 2010. Obviously the speculations are running wild right now, for the media, LeBron wearing blue and orange in 2010 seems to be set in stone already, while James himself doesn’t seem like he has his mind made up yet:

“It’s not just New York and Brooklyn, it’s not just a two-team race.”
“You have to stay open-minded if you are a Knicks fan.”
“I am focused on the team that I am on right now and winning a championship. So it gets funny at times, but I don’t think about making a change at this point. I am focusing on the team I have here and the relationship I have with the Cavs.”
And also:
“If you guys want to go to sleep right now and not wake up until July 1, 2010, then go ahead because it’s going to be a big day.”…“July 1, 2010 is going to be a very, very big day.”

While I must admit that King James dressing up for the Knick in a couple of years seems possible, I wanna talk about something else I have on my mind: Why is it that whenever somebody talks about the 2010 free agency, the talk immediately revolves around LeBron James? I know that Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh get mentioned every now and then, but shouldn’t a former Finals MVP get a little more attention than that, and what about Chris Bosh? This is a guy putting up monstrous numbers this year, while playing for a Raptors team that’s performing at a low level right now? He might want out in 2010 to be able to sing with a team that can contend. Then there’s Amare Stoudemire who’s not too happy in Phoenix and a former MVP, Dirk Nowitzki, whose team is rapidly declining. Also we have Joe Johnson, a capable wing player, playing at his best right now. He might want to go sing with a different team so that he can play alongside another Superstar. For a overview of all the players that are hitting free agency in 2010, click here.

I understand that ‘The Chosen One’ righteously leads the list of free agents, but I want to make sure that people don’t forget that in the summer of 2010 there is more to get than a LeBron James.

Don’t forget about this guy:

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