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Message: [QUOTE="Dogdeacon, post: 2726387, member: 1026"] At some point LeBron has to either be willing to 'only' be amongst the top-8 ish teams in contention and not a finals favorite OR do one-year mercenary contracts and team hop to an unprecedented, possibly legacy spoiling degree. He truly doesn't need the money (although he wants to build a massive empire, so I guess he does) so there is a world where he goes to Houston for just 18-19 because he wants to topple the Warriors whilst their current roster is intact, then 19-20 maybe tries to win one with Anthony Davis and then joins whoever he likes or fits with better between Philly & Boston etc... But I don't think that's the case/plan due to image, $ and empire building. LeBron needs to resign himself to see the big picture and embrace a long-term approach of 3-5 years of contention. So he goes to LA with PG13 accepting they probably can't win immediately but over the next few years they use LA to recruit & amass a roster of young and old guys that can contend with Philly-Boston in 2020-23 as the final chapter of his career. The West is wide open after the Warriors become unable to pay all 4 in 19-20, so just skip next year although still have a contending roster. The big picture is LeBron and his teams CANNOT keep making decisions based only on THIS year of contention because that isn't sustainable and it ultimately leaves a dumpster fire like Cleveland Part 1 & soon to be Part II that he has to flee. [/QUOTE]