His next stop, Brooklyn?

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不翻了，有興趣的人自己看看～ Nets now have room to make run at James JAY-Z LeBron fan Email|Print|Single Page| Text size – + By Marc J. Spears Globe Staff / June 29, 2008 "So in a couple years baby, I'm a bring you some Nets," rapped Jay-Z in a recently released song called, "Hello Brooklyn." And after a big trade last week, the hip-hop star/Nets minority owner is in position to bring LeBron James to Brooklyn, too. Graphic First impressions The Nets stole headlines from the rival Knicks by trading forward Richard Jefferson to Milwaukee for 20-year-old Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons. By making the move, New Jersey is expected to be $20-22 million under the salary cap in 2010, when James becomes a free agent. While the struggling Knicks are New York City's longtime franchise, the Nets will get a piece of the Big Apple by moving to Brooklyn, probably in 2011. But in two years, don't be surprised if Jay-Z helps bring his buddy James to a franchise that will be attractive to play for by then. "We didn't have cap space in 2010," said Nets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe. "This deal brings us some cap space." James was born in Akron, Ohio, and plays for the Cavaliers. But his love for Jay-Z and New York is readily on display. It's not uncommon to see James don a Yankees cap, not a Cleveland Indians cap. James even flashed a Roc-A-Fella Records hand signal, for Jay-Z's label, when he was introduced at the 2005 All-Star Game in Denver. When James and Wizards guard DeShawn Stevenson had a war of words during the first round of the playoffs, Jay-Z sided with "King James" by dissing Stevenson in an underground rap song. The lone Celtics home game Jay-Z attended this season occurred when James and the Cavaliers were in town in the playoffs. Also, James loves Jay-Z's music so much that the majority of the songs played at Cavaliers' home games are Jay-Z's. Coincidence? Yeah, right. "So in a couple years baby, I'm a bring you some Nets." In a couple years, the Nets will likely have a solid, young squad that could entice James to put on a New Jersey uniform. The Nets have a talented young point guard, Devin Harris, with All-Star potential. Jianlian has the potential to be a top small or power forward. And perennial All-Star Vince Carter could still be on the roster. The Nets also acquired a couple of steals on draft night in Stanford center Brook Lopez (10th pick), California forward-center Ryan Anderson (21st), and Memphis All-America swingman Chris Douglas-Roberts (40th). The Nets have some other talented young players in ex-Boston College forward Sean Williams, and former UConn stars Josh Boone and Marcus Williams. Sure, the Nets will take their beatings in the near future, but in 2010, New Jersey will be primed for success with a list of young stars, and the shooting guard position available for James. "Richard was a tremendous player," Vandeweghe said. "We wish him all the best luck in the world. But our team wasn't as good as we'd like for it to be." Graphic First impressions The Nets traded perennial All-Star Jason Kidd to Dallas last season, and have now dealt Jefferson. Is Carter next? "I wouldn't say that," Vandeweghe said. "There have been some offers for Vince . . . We like Vince a lot. Where are you going to find a guy that can give you 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists per game? Those guys don't come along often." No, but there will be another guy that doesn't come around often in James. Clearing cap space is an ingenious move by the Nets. "So in a couple years baby, I'm a bring you some Nets." Say what you want about Halle Berry, Drew Carey, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Indians, and the Browns, there is nothing from Cleveland that rocks more than James. His picture is plastered on a tall building across the street from Quicken Loans Arena. The most popular outfit in town is a No. 23 Cavaliers jersey. But in 2010, how could you blame James for leaving? He would have spent seven seasons giving his heart and soul to Cleveland. He took the Cavaliers to their first NBA Finals in 2007. He's made the Cavaliers and the city a lot of money. Sure, playing in Madison Square Garden would be exciting for James. Just imagine the endorsement money that would come his way on Broadway. But with all those bad contracts, it seems doubtful that the Knicks would be in position to make a run at him. Somewhere, Jay-Z is smiling and saying to himself, "So in a couple years baby, I'm a bring you some Nets." http://0rz.tw/3d4lD -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 220.132.58.136