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Found May 23, 2013 on The Sports Post:
PLAYERS: LeBron James,  Kyrie Irving,  Dion Waiters,  Tristan Thompson,  Anderson Varejao,  Dwyane Wade,  Ray Allen,  Shane Battier,  Udonis Haslem,  John Wall,  Harrison Barnes,  Derrick Williams,  Tim Hardaway
TEAMS: Miami Heat,  Cleveland Cavaliers,  Golden State Warriors,  Minnesota Timberwolves,  New York Knicks
Could LeBron James be back in Cleveland in a couple of years? (Credit) Kyrie Irving, Dion Waiters, Tristan Thompson, Nerlens Noel. Four players, four different positions, the likely future of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Notice the position Cleveland’s leaving open? Hint: it’s the one "He Who Shall Not Be Named" left open three years ago. That’s right, this just got real. Cleveland’s presumed flirtation with LeBron James in 2014 just went from a nice story to "holy crap this might actually happen." The Cavs suddenly have two No. 1 picks in three years and four in the top three in that same period. They have boatloads of cap space, several valuable trade assets (I’d wager half of the teams in the lottery would swap their pick for Anderson Varejao if healthy in a heartbeat), and a legitimate argument to sway King James. Kyrie Irving is better than Dwyane Wade right now. How big will that gap be five years from now, when LeBron’s next contract presumably ends? The ...
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