Don't know why this is breaking news and not considered a NBA NOTE on ESPNEWS

Because he would have been a free agent after this season and could have walked. Cleveland sports teams are used to their big name guys leaving all the time.

Because he would have been a free agent after this season and could have walked. Cleveland sports teams are used to their big name guys leaving all the time.



Well they better start putting the players around him so the Cavs can succeed

Well they better start putting the players around him so the Cavs can succeedi was going to say the same thing they need to get it through ther thick skulls that lebron is neven going to win anything for the cavs on his own

I had just assumed he would be staying for a while.

They do need to work on getting the team to work better with him. It is always hard to get a good team effort going on when you have a superstar.

The team made tremendous strides last season. They took Detroit to Game 7. They probably are only a player away from being a contender to win the Eastern Conference. They have most of the pieces.