It could be said that LeBron stayed, or more accurately, the Cavaliers had no choice but to settle for this deal.
Moreover, the fact that the Cavaliers could make good use of this trade exception was all thanks to Danny Ferri.
It couldn't all be connected to LeBron, could it?
The worse part now was that the deal hadn't even happened yet.
Strictly speaking, LeBron was still a free agent.
Gilbert repeatedly leaked information, completely shattering LeBron's hypocritical facade and exposing his true nature of disloyalty and unfaithfulness.
Signing such a player was risky, so Pat Riley altered LeBron's contract to a 2+1+1+1 contract.
The last three years were all options for the Heat Team.
When LeBron saw the contract, he was shaking all over.
This was too much, utterly too much!
It was simply too much!
But what kept LeBron's blood pressure rising was the offer from Nike that followed:
A four-year contract for fifty million.
