Lakers to lure LeBron, Carmelo?
http://www.basketballinsiders.com/lakers-to-lure-lebron-carmelo/
By trading the No. 7 overall pick and dumping Steve Nash and his $9.7 million
expiring contract, the Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly one of the teams
ramping up for a run at LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony.
如果交易掉七號籤以及Nash的9.7M到期約，湖人就有將LBJ跟Melo一起簽下的空間。
The All-Stars are opting out of their current contracts to hit free agency
July 1. Contracts can be signed with other teams as of July 8.
ESPN reported the Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers and Atlanta Hawks are making
plans to take a shot at bringing in one or both marquee free agents.
James could be back in Miami, and the Heat remain ahead of the rest of the
crowded pack to re-sign him. If James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh opt out as
expected and Udonis Haslem declines a one-year option, Miami would free up
more than $50 million. Only backup point guard Norris Cole would be under
contract.
LBJ和Melo已經跳出合約，他們可以在7/8之後和其他隊簽約。湖人、騎士及老鷹計畫簽下
這兩人其中一人或甚至把兩個人都一起簽下來。LBJ可能回去熱火。若是Wade、Bosh及
Haslem都跳出合約的話，熱火將會有50M的薪資空間，只有Cole是有合約在身的。
The Lakers are trying to clear about $33 million, enough to bring in James
and Anthony at $16.5 million annually to team them with Kobe Bryant. Many
criticized Bryant for not taking less money when he signed a two-year, $48
million contract.
湖人正在嘗試清出約33M的空間，這樣可以給LBJ跟Melo各16.5M的薪水讓他們跟KB組巨頭。
很多人批評KB不降薪續約反而簽下2年48M的合約。
Atlanta and Cleveland would need to manuever their team-friendly contracts to
accomodate multiple big-money signings, but Brian Windhorst of ESPN said the
Cavaliers have one offseason model in which the team could keep point guard
Kyrie Irving plus the No. 1 overall pick in Thursday’s draft and still have
in excess of $30 million to spend in free agency.
老鷹跟騎士也都需要清出空間來簽LBJ跟Melo，但Brian Windhorst報導騎士可以在留下
空間續簽Irving及狀元籤的同時空出約30M的薪資空間。
James and Anthony are two of the top scorers in the NBA and at 30, Anthony
has not experienced the level of team success James realized in Miami, going
to four consecutive NBA Finals with the formation of the Big Three.
雖然LBJ和Melo都是NBA的頂尖球員，但是Melo從沒獲得與LBJ相同的成功─在熱火組建
三巨頭並連續四年打進了NBA總冠軍戰。