Imagine LeBron James and Dwayne Wade on the same team...

The latest twist in the King James free agency story is that the execs over at the Miami Heat front office are scrambling to find a way to get him to Miami. Imagine Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh and LeBron all in the same uniform. It’s almost as daunting of an image as LeBron and Kobe Bryant on the same team.

The thing of it is, it could happen. The players themselves have already discussed such possibilities. It basically comes down to LeBron himself. He’ll have the ability to go wherever he wants to go. And you better believe that whatever team he chooses will bend over backwards to get him. He could end up in any uniform. The options are endless and there’s no scenario that is out of the realm of possibility. All we can do is wait to see what happens.

Until then, speculating is just a means to an end.

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LeBron Speculation Wheel Keeps Turning

Apparently, the negotiations are still afloat.

According to ESPN The Magazine, a contract extension for the lightening-quick point guard could still be reached before Saturday’s deadline.

Rajon Rondo is hoping that his contract extension with the Celtics soars to $65 million.

Rajon Rondo currently makes $2 million per year playing for the Celtics, which pales in comparison to other starting point guard salaries around the NBA. Though Rondo has had his share of off-court missteps, he definitely deserves a pay raise. He’s been solid for the Celtics, especially during their championship season, and he is considered to be one of the top-performing point guards in the league. To put it in perspective — Brandon Roy, who entered the NBA in 2006 along with Rondo, recently received a five-year, $80 million contract extension. Rondo is currently seeking a $55 million to $65 million extension.

If a deal can’t be reached, Rondo will become a free agent at the end of this season along with the likes of LeBron James, Ray Allen, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh.

The free agent class of 2010 may be the best yet. Who do you think will be the best free agent on the market?

I’ve got my money on LeBron.

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Contract Negotiation For Rondo Not Dead Yet

The United States regained the Gold Medal in men’s basketball on Sunday, defeating the reigning world champion Spanish National team 118-107. They completed the Olympic competition undefeated. The game was close until late in the fourth period. Then the American offense went into gear and led by a four-pointer by Kobe Bryant soared ahead for the victory.

Dwayne Wade led the American scoring with 27 points. Bryant had 20. Rudy Fernandez was the high scorer for the Silver Medalist, Spanish team, with 22 points.

Defending Olympic champion, Argentina, playing without star Manu Ginobili, defeated the Lithuanian team 87-75 on Saturday to earn the Bronze Medal.

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US Men’s Basketball Team Wins the Gold Medal

It was billed as the rematch, Greece having been the ones to defeat the 2006 USA men’s basketball team for the world championship. However, today’s game bore little resemblence to that earlier contest. Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and the USA “Redeem Team” started stronger and only got better, besting the Greeks by a score of 92 to 69.

Bryant and Chris Bosh led the scoring with 18 points each, followed by Dwayne Wade with 17 and James with 13 points.

The win earns Team USA a spot in the medal round. Their next contest is with world champions, Spain on Saturday night (Sunday morning in North America). The winner of that game will be the top seed going into the quarterfinals.

In other Olympic basketball action today:
Spain defeated Germany 72-59
Australia defeated Iran 106-68
China defeated Angola 85-68
Lithuania defeated Russia 86-79

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Basketball: US “Redeem Team” Tops Greece

LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and the rest of the so-called USA “Redeem Team” prevailed over Yao Ming and Team China in their opening game of the Olympic men’s basketball competition to win with a score of 101-70. The two teams were close for the first half of the contest, but the US team pulled away during the second half of the third quarter. Dwayne Wade contributed 19 points for the US and LeBron had 18. Ming was the high-scorer for the China team with 13 points.

The game, one of the most anticipated of the Olympic Games, was said to draw more than a billion viewers worldwide (according to NBC.com).

Team USA will face Angola in their next game, on Tuesday.

Other Sunday Olympic men’s basketball results are as follows:
Russia over Iran – 71 to 49
Lithuania over defending Gold Medalist, Argentina – 79 to 75
Germany over Angola – 95 to 66
Spain over Greece – 81 to 66
Croatia over Australia – 97 to 82.

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USA Tops China in Men’s Basketball

Team USA faces China in the first round of the Olympic competition on Sunday. Below are the highlights:

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Team USA Defeats Australia–Just Barely

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Team USA Defeats Canada in Pre-Olympic Exhibition Game