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NBA: How LeBron's Entourage Got His 'Decision' on ESPN

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Why didn't he match dollar for dollar that was raised? He has enough money that he could've donated some to them as well.
 
What on earth did LeBron do wrong? Absolutely nothing.

He did not do any hyping of his free agency...that was primarily done by ESPN. Clearly ESPN made a smart decision because almost 10 million people tuned in on a Thursday night to see the program when they typically would have had less than 1 million tuning in.

He raised some significant money for a very worthwhile charity. It was because of LeBron that the B&G Clubs will be getting multiple millions in extra revenues.

He took significantly less money...about $30 million over the life of the contract to go to Miami as opposed to doing the easy thing by staying in Cleveland. He wants to win and he is willing to give up some personal financial gain to do so...not to mention the fact that he is likely going to give up some personal stats and glory as well with this move.
 
I am still trying to figure out how Joe Johnson got the biggest payday out of all of the free agents.
 
cyclonenum1 said:
What on earth did LeBron do wrong? Absolutely nothing.

He did not do any hyping of his free agency...that was primarily done by ESPN. Clearly ESPN made a smart decision because almost 10 million people tuned in on a Thursday night to see the program when they typically would have had less than 1 million tuning in.

He raised some significant money for a very worthwhile charity. It was because of LeBron that the B&G Clubs will be getting multiple millions in extra revenues.

He took significantly less money...about $30 million over the life of the contract to go to Miami as opposed to doing the easy thing by staying in Cleveland. He wants to win and he is willing to give up some personal financial gain to do so...not to mention the fact that he is likely going to give up some personal stats and glory as well with this move.
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However it has been wll reported that he will actually bring home MORE money in Miami than he could have in Cleveland since FL does not have state income taxes. (See Darren Rovell - CNBC Sports Business)
 
Again, the only problem here is with his delivery. The special came off terrible. However I think there are a lot of bitter folks blaming him for essentially going someplace to play with people he likes because he thinks he can win there. Time and time again people rip athletes for making bad decisions that people don't feel are about winning. Plus he still did raise 2.5 million for the boys and girls club.

I'd guess the other 3.5 million is going to ESPN, because they usually aren't about giving away free air time.
 
mwwbbfan said:
However it has been wll reported that he will actually bring home MORE money in Miami than he could have in Cleveland since FL does not have state income taxes. (See Darren Rovell - CNBC Sports Business)
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He'd still make more in Cleveland. Read the article again.
 
cyclonenum1 said:
What on earth did LeBron do wrong? Absolutely nothing.

He did not do any hyping of his free agency...that was primarily done by ESPN. Clearly ESPN made a smart decision because almost 10 million people tuned in on a Thursday night to see the program when they typically would have had less than 1 million tuning in.

He raised some significant money for a very worthwhile charity. It was because of LeBron that the B&G Clubs will be getting multiple millions in extra revenues.

He took significantly less money...about $30 million over the life of the contract to go to Miami as opposed to doing the easy thing by staying in Cleveland. He wants to win and he is willing to give up some personal financial gain to do so...not to mention the fact that he is likely going to give up some personal stats and glory as well with this move.
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The only thing he did wrong was completely misunderstand how fans would react to it. LeBron has arguably become the most hated man in the NBA over the course of one summer. He didn't understand how upset Cleveland fans would be, and he didn't understand of how big of backlash the special would have against him. And even this isn't all LeBron's fault as his managers and all his people should have told him this was a bad idea. I think in his mind as long as he gave some money to charity people would think it was a good idea. So yeah he can go play wherever he wants but he could have done it in a way that was less harmful to his reputation.
 
cyclonenum1 said:
He took significantly less money...about $30 million over the life of the contract to go to Miami as opposed to doing the easy thing by staying in Cleveland. He wants to win and he is willing to give up some personal financial gain to do so...not to mention the fact that he is likely going to give up some personal stats and glory as well with this move.
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For the last time...no he didn't! TAXES!! No income tax in Miami. Between his endorsements and contract he will make more money for sure
 
cyclonenum1 said:
What on earth did LeBron do wrong? Absolutely nothing.

He did not do any hyping of his free agency...that was primarily done by ESPN. Clearly ESPN made a smart decision because almost 10 million people tuned in on a Thursday night to see the program when they typically would have had less than 1 million tuning in.

He raised some significant money for a very worthwhile charity. It was because of LeBron that the B&G Clubs will be getting multiple millions in extra revenues.

He took significantly less money...about $30 million over the life of the contract to go to Miami as opposed to doing the easy thing by staying in Cleveland. He wants to win and he is willing to give up some personal financial gain to do so...not to mention the fact that he is likely going to give up some personal stats and glory as well with this move.
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Continue to think Lebron is a swell guy then. :confused:
 
CyJack13 said:
The only thing he did wrong was completely misunderstand how fans would react to it. LeBron has arguably become the most hated man in the NBA over the course of one summer. He didn't understand how upset Cleveland fans would be, and he didn't understand of how big of backlash the special would have against him. And even this isn't all LeBron's fault as his managers and all his people should have told him this was a bad idea. I think in his mind as long as he gave some money to charity people would think it was a good idea. So yeah he can go play wherever he wants but he could have done it in a way that was less harmful to his reputation.
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This is pretty much spot on.
 
CyJack13 said:
The only thing he did wrong was completely misunderstand how fans would react to it. LeBron has arguably become the most hated man in the NBA over the course of one summer. He didn't understand how upset Cleveland fans would be, and he didn't understand of how big of backlash the special would have against him. And even this isn't all LeBron's fault as his managers and all his people should have told him this was a bad idea. I think in his mind as long as he gave some money to charity people would think it was a good idea. So yeah he can go play wherever he wants but he could have done it in a way that was less harmful to his reputation.
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I agree with the majority of that, but at the age of 25, he shouldn't need someone telling him how horrible of an idea it was to put on a special, it should be common sense.

I did actually enjoy watching LeBron play, even as a lifelong Bulls fan, but the way everything was handled I can't really see myself ever backing the guy again. It's unfortuneate he didn't handle it like Kevin Durant, as quick and private as possible.
 
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CYphyllis said:
I agree with the majority of that, but at the age of 25, he shouldn't need someone telling him how horrible of an idea it was to put on a special, it should be common sense.

I did actually enjoy watching LeBron play, even as a lifelong Bulls fan, but the way everything was handled I can't really see myself ever backing the guy again. It's unfortuneate he didn't handle it like Kevin Durant, as quick and private as possible.
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I'm not going to disagree that he shouldn't need people telling him it's a bad idea, but I can see how it would be easy for LeBron to be detached from the average fan. When you've been on a first name basis with the rest of the country since you were 17, when you walk by a five story billboard of yourself on the way to work, when people have debated your place in basketball history from the time you got into the league, I could see how you might not relate to the average fan. And that's where you need your agent, or manager, or publicist or whoever to step in and say LeBron let's go in a different direction.
 
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