The fact this was able to leak to Forbes should be a red flag to Lebron. It is one thing to get reports of what teams are pitching to Lebron, it is a totally other thing to have an entire powerpoint presenation out on the web. If the Knicks purposefully allowed it to leak even more reasons for Lebron to give a raised eyebrow.
With that being said lets breakdown some of the things the Knicks pitched to Lebron:
1- It is much more about the “Lebron Brand” than actually winning basketball games.
2- Player Image and Marketing comes before “Player Performance”.
3- Basically states if you Lebron goes to the Heat he won’t make any money.
4- Speaks to value of the Knicks franchise, no mention how bad a team they are.
5- Point out that if Lebron goes to Chicago he would have to be better than Jordan.
I love the conclusion of the powerpoint when it says:
Honestly not a very good presentation.
All it is saying is forget about winning NYC is the biggest media market and we will help you make a billion dollars. I can see why people were saying Lebron was underwhelmed by the presentation.
I would have been too.
It doesn’t matter if Lebron plays for the Knicks and the Boonville Rec League unless he gets those rings he will never be the billion dollar baby he wants to be.
The Summer of Lebron Continues
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July 04, 2010
Source: 2010 NBA Free Agent Predictions