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With all of the biggest names off the free agent market for now, I think I can officially pick some winners and losers for free agency 2010.

LeBron James- Loser

Yeah, he gets a better shot to win a title, but at what cost? The city of Cleveland absolutely hates him for the unclassy way he went out. Other fans hate his selfishness. Others see him as a cop out who doesn’t want the pressure in the last two minutes. Plus, are the Heat even favorites next year? Yeah, the 4 players they have on their roster now (James, Bosh, Wade, Mario Chalmers) plus the 4 2nd round picks they have and 4 random fans out of the stands could win 60 games next year, but to win in the playoffs, you need role players. You can argue the Celtics don’t win in 2008 without James Posey. Plus, what if one of the big three get hurt? What if there are chemistry issues? A lot can go wrong.

Miami Heat- Winner

This team won 47 games last year. They’re winning a whole lot more than that this year. My estimate is somewhere between 61-67 wins depending on what they do to fill out their roster. This team wasn’t going to win a title with just Wade and a supporting cast led by Michael Beasley. They can certainly win one with this supporting cast.

Dwayne Wade- Winner

He wanted help and he got help and tons of it. Plus, this is still his team. He is going to get the most credit if they win and he still is going to be the guy in the last 2 minutes for this team.

Chris Bosh- Winner

He wasn’t going anywhere in Toronto. Bosh is not the type of player who can win 45 games with no help or win a title with a strong supporting cast. He was always destined to be the 2nd best player on a championship team. Now he’s the 3rd best player on a team that could very well win the championship. Not a bad deal.

Cleveland Cavaliers- Loser

This team, in their current state, is not going to win 40 games next year. Antawn Jamison and Maurice Williams are not the type of players who can be the best players on playoff teams. Plus, their management was essentially broken up with over Facebook or answering machine message when LeBron went on national television to announce his decision, without telling his former team first.

The city of Cleveland- Loser

They can’t catch a break can they? Well, at least there’s baseball season…oh wait. Well, at least there’s football season…oh wait. Actually, the Cavs might still be the best team in Cleveland. That’s not good.

New York Knicks- Loser

They gutted their roster and gave up countless lottery picks and took on countless seasons of losing just for this offseason. They figured if they couldn’t get LeBron, they could get Wade, and if not Wade than Bosh, and if none of those three than Joe Johnson. Bron, Wade, and Bosh all went to Miami, Johnson resigned in Atlanta, so they had to settle with plan F, overpaying Amare Stoudamire. Amare is not the #1 player on a championship team. Hell, I’m not even sure he’s the #2 player on a championship team after what we saw with him and Nash in Phoenix over the past few years. Plus, what was with them trading David Lee to Golden State for spare parts? Was that their best offer for him? If Carmelo Anthony is not a Knick sometime in the next 12 months, the last 5 or so years of this franchise will have been a complete fail with a capital F a capital A a capital I and a capital L.

Chicago Bulls- Winner

They didn’t get LeBron, but unlike the Knicks they didn’t gut their entire roster trying to get him. They simply had the cap space. They made the playoffs last year so adding Carlos Boozer to the mix is hardly a failed offseason. They have some cap space left over, but they can use it to add role players (they need a shooting guard) and now they can give Derrick Rose an extension, in a year or so, without hitting the luxury tax.

New Jersey Nets- Loser

This team won 12 games last season. So far this offseason they’ve overpaid Travis Outlaw, drafted Derrick Favors, and adding Avery Johnson as coach. Not bad, but they’re trying to build a “dynasty” in New Jersey. I don’t think they’ll win more than 30 games next year. Favors is a good player, but he’s a bit raw and won’t help them a ton right away and even if he fulfills his potential, he’s not going to be the type of player who can lead this team to a championship, let alone a dynasty.

Toronto Raptors- Loser

What’s the over/under for this team next year, 15 wins?

Boston Celtics- Winner

There was a lot of uncertainty for team following their Finals loss. Would Doc Rivers be back? Would Paul Pierce be back? Would Ray Allen be back? Who is going to replace Rasheed Wallace. Those three are all back, and they got Jermaine O’Neal to fill Wallace’s void. O’Neal is a younger and better version of Wallace. They may be old, but this team was just 6 minutes away from an NBA Championship. You could even argue that they would have won it if it wasn’t for an injury to Kendrick Perkins. Their window of opportunity is closing, but it’s not quite closed and that’s a win in my book.

Utah Jazz- Loser

Always tough to lose a player like Carlos Boozer.

Phoenix Suns- Loser

Always tough to lose a player like Amare Stoudamire.

Golden State Warriors- Winner

This team didn’t look in the mix for a big name free agent at all, but they were able to convince New York to send them David Lee in a sign and trade for spare parts. Anthony Randolph is paper thin, Ronny Turiaf is a solid role player, and Kelenna Azubuike is a solid starter, but nothing else.

ESPN- Winner

Can't blame ESPN for taking on LeBron's show. As egotistical as it was for LeBron, it was a shrewd business move for ESPN. The LeBron show was the highest rated program on television last night. That's a lot of $$$.

NBA- Winner

People are talking about the NBA again. People are going to tune in to see Miami play next year. In otherwords, basketball is once again very relevant in America.

Me- Loser

Unless Shaq signs in Oklahoma City (still a possibility) I will have only gotten 5 out of 11 free agency predictions right, Wade to Miami, Pierce to Boston, Allen to Boston, Dirk to Dallas, and Amare to New York. And only one of those was a player going to a new team. 

I promise this is the last time I talk about LeBron for a while. I’ve said a lot and I will repeat myself here some. People have been trying to compare LeBron to Michael Jordan his entire career. Today he showed that he’s not even half the player MJ was. MJ was a competitor. MJ wanted to be the guy on his team. MJ’s best trait was that he was selfish, at least when it mattered. MJ wanted the ball in the final two minutes because he knew he was the best man to make the shots. MJ knew he was the best player on the planet, loved that he was the best player on the planet, and he was a better player for that.

LeBron is the best player on the planet, but he doesn’t want the ball in the final 2 minutes. He doesn’t have that confidence. He doesn’t want to be blamed. He can’t handle the pressure. Whatever the reason, he doesn’t want to be the guy. Why else would he sign with the Heat? That’s Dwyane Wade’s team. Wade’s been there 7 years. Wade’s won a title there. If LeBron thinks he’s the man there, he’s stupid and then he’s got different problems. It may sound harsh, but Miami was a cop out.

Michael Jordan wouldn’t have chosen Miami in a million years. In LeBron’s situation, Jordan would have either gone to Chicago, a chance to win and be the guy, or more likely, back to Cleveland to finish what he started and you know what, he probably would have finished it. Hell, Kobe wouldn't have done it either. Say what you want about Kobe, but he's not going to cop out on anyone. He would have stayed in Cleveland or gone to Chicago. This is why Jordan has 6 rings, Kobe has 5, and LeBron has as many rings as D-Wade will carry him to.

I don’t even think they’re the favorite win this year. I can see major chemistry issues there, plus you need supporting guys to win in this league. Yeah, the four guys they have on their roster now (James, Wade, Bosh, Mario Chalmers), plus their 4 2nd round picks, plus 4 random fans out of the stands could probably win 60 games this year, but they’re not going to win a title without good supporting players stepping up. They need the x-factors. You can argue that the Celtics don’t win in 2008 without James Posey. The Heat won’t win in 2011 without their own version of James Posey. And who is going to play center? What if they run into Dwight Howard in the playoffs? Chris Bosh is about 230 pounds soaking wet. Dexter Pittman, I assume, is the starter for now, but he's a 2nd round pick rookie with so many durability issues that he probably can't stay on the court for more than 4 minutes at a time.

If there’s one other thing we’ve learned about LeBron this offseason other than he doesn’t like pressure, it’s that he loves to promote himself. I mean a one hour drawn out show on ESPN about where he was going to sign. I don’t blame ESPN for hosting it. It was a great money making opportunity, but how egotistical can you be. I was half expecting LeBron to sign a one year deal so that he could do this whole self promotion thing again next offseason. He could make it like a yearly reality show, like the Bachelor, narrowing down from 30 teams to 6 to 2 to 1, handing out roses along the way (that last part was partially stolen from Bill Simmons, but the man is a genius). Plus, he went on national television to tell the world, and his former city, a city he played in for 7 years and lived close to his entire life, that he wouldn’t be playing there anymore. He broke Cleveland’s heart on national television, without even telling management anything of his decision beforehand. They found out the same way we all did. By watching ESPN. That’s flat out just mean. That’s like breaking up with someone via facebook status. Very impersonal.

I'm not buying this that LeBron is going to Miami to be selfless. He doesn't strike me as a selfless guy. LeBron seems to have no problem being selfish off the court. He loves the attention. He loves the focus being on him. In fact, I’d say he loves that more than Brett Favre. However, unlike Favre, much unlike Jordan, he doesn’t seem to want the pressure on him when it counts on the court. When it counts on the court, he could fail and he doesn’t like that kind of pressure. It’s fairly obvious that LeBron cares more about this than winning, otherwise he would be doing as much as possible, as the best basketball player in the world, to make sure his team wins, and he can’t do that unless he’s competitive and he wants to be the #1 guy. He’s the wrong kind of selfish.

And if you’ve had enough of me bashing LeBron, here’s what his former owner Dan Gilbert had to say (keep in mind as you’re reading this, not one word is this is made up nor paraphrase nor misquoted.)

“Dear Cleveland, All Of Northeast Ohio and Cleveland Cavaliers Supporters Wherever You May Be Tonight; 

As you now know, our former hero, who grew up in the very region that he deserted this evening, is no longer a Cleveland Cavalier. 

This was announced with a several day, narcissistic, self-promotional build-up culminating with a national TV special of his "decision" unlike anything ever "witnessed" in the history of sports and probably the history of entertainment. 

Clearly, this is bitterly disappointing to all of us. 

The good news is that the ownership team and the rest of the hard-working, loyal, and driven staff over here at your hometown Cavaliers have not betrayed you nor NEVER will betray you. 

There is so much more to tell you about the events of the recent past and our more than exciting future. Over the next several days and weeks, we will be communicating much of that to you. 

You simply don't deserve this kind of cowardly betrayal. 

You have given so much and deserve so much more. 

In the meantime, I want to make one statement to you tonight: 

"I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL WIN AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE THE SELF-TITLED FORMER ‘KING’ WINS ONE" 

You can take it to the bank. 

If you thought we were motivated before tonight to bring the hardware to Cleveland, I can tell you that this shameful display of selfishness and betrayal by one of our very own has shifted our "motivation" to previously unknown and previously never experienced levels. 

Some people think they should go to heaven but NOT have to die to get there. 

Sorry, but that's simply not how it works. 

This shocking act of disloyalty from our home grown "chosen one" sends the exact opposite lesson of what we would want our children to learn. And "who" we would want them to grow-up to become. 

But the good news is that this heartless and callous action can only serve as the antidote to the so-called "curse" on Cleveland, Ohio. 

The self-declared former "King" will be taking the "curse" with him down south. And until he does "right" by Cleveland and Ohio, James (and the town where he plays) will unfortunately own this dreaded spell and bad karma. 

Just watch. 

Sleep well, Cleveland. 

Tomorrow is a new and much brighter day.... 

I PROMISE you that our energy, focus, capital, knowledge and experience will be directed at one thing and one thing only: 

DELIVERING YOU the championship you have long deserved and is long overdue....  

Dan Gilbert
Majority Owner
Cleveland Cavaliers”

He does have some points about LeBron, but the issue with this is, the entire thing sounds like a drunk message a guy would leave on his ex-girlfriend’s answering machine at 3 am. Gilbert also said in a separate phone interview that LeBron “quit” on them during the playoffs. He added “Not just in Game 5, but in Games 2, 4 and 6. Watch the tape. The Boston series was unlike anything in the history of sports for a superstar.” If he really believed that, why would he want LeBron back in the first place. Who wants to pay max dollars to a superstar they believe quit on them.

Plus, come on, the Cavs winning a title before the Heat? The Heat don’t just have LeBron. They do have Wade and Bosh. Who do the Cavs have? Maurice Williams? Antawn Jamison? Those two are their two best players, but they did combine to shoot 54 for 130 in the playoff series against the Celtics last year. That’s 41.5 percent. That’s not good.

I actually appreciate the enthusiasm and the anger and the fieriness from Gilbert. It’s not classy, but sometimes classy is overrated. If I were a Cavs fan, I would feel good knowing our owner has our backs. I just hope that it wasn’t a drunk promise he made and that he actually turns that into action and improves this team (something the Cavs failed to do while LeBron was in town, at least to the extent that was necessary) because this team right now isn’t even going to make the playoffs. 

If I were LeBron James, I would not sign in Miami. Yes, Miami absolutely gives him the best shot to win a championship. However, if he goes there and wins a title, he will forever be remembered as the superstar who could not win until teaming with Dwyane Wade. And if he didn’t win a title, it would be even more pathetic.

If he goes to Miami, he’s going to have to become the #2 guy on that team. That is Dwyane Wade’s team. That is Dwyane Wade’s city. He won a title there. If he starts thinking it’s his team, there are going to be major conflicts, both off the court and on. We’ve seen it with Kobe and Shaq. Wade and Bosh works because Bosh has never won a playoff series by himself. He knows he’s not a #1 guy on a championship team. LeBron/Wade might very well not work. There has never been a superstar wingman duo in the NBA that has ever won anything other than Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. If LeBron wants to become the Pippen to Wade’s Jordan (not happening), it could work, or if Wade wants to become the Pippen to James’ Jordan (again, not happening).

Though going to Miami could be damaging to LeBron’s legacy and could result in a power struggle, I would do it if I were him, if, and only if, I didn’t see a legitimate chance to win a title elsewhere. If LeBron goes to Chicago, that’s the best team in the East. LeBron, Boozer, Rose, Noah, Deng, that’s the favorite to win the East next year over Wade/Bosh/Beasley/Chalmers and some supporting players over Garnett/Allen/Pierce/Rondo over Howard/Carter/Nelson/Lewis. Miami would give him the best chance to win, but Chicago gives him a pretty good chance to win as well.

Same with New York if a few things go their way, like a Eddy Curry, Danilo Gallinari, and either Toney Douglas or Wilson Chandler to Denver for Carmelo Anthony, and a David Lee to Golden State for Monta Ellis or to San Antonio for Tony Parker. Amare/Carmelo/LeBron/Monta would also be the favorite in the East would be the first team in NBA history to have 4 players better known by their first name than by their last name.

Cleveland would need some work, but if they can win 61 games with LeBron, Maurice Williams, Shaq, and an epically struggling Antawn Jamison last year, they could do the same this year. Either bring back Shaq or pull off a sign and trade for David Lee and that’s a contender in the East, though not a favorite like Chicago would be.

I also can’t see why someone as competitive as LeBron would want to go to Miami. Miami is the easy way out. Go join up with a bunch of other great players and destroy the world, while at the same time giving up some of your legacy. I always thought LeBron was a competitive guy. This looks like an” if you can’t beat them join them” situation and going to Miami would suggest that LeBron doesn’t think he can beat them. A competitive guy would go to New York or Chicago or hell even try to finish what he started in Cleveland and say, alright, Wade and Bosh, you’ve got your strong team, I’ve got mine, the Celtics have theirs, the Magic have theirs, one might be able to argue that the Hawks have theirs, let’s see how this plays out. It’s me against you against them against them against them.

If I were LeBron, I’d be going to Chicago. New York is too risky. I think their status as best in the East with LeBron is too contingent on them doing something smart with David Lee (Monta Ellis or Tony Parker, not Anthony Randolph) and being able to get Carmelo. Cleveland is home, but also risky because there isn’t a lot they can do to make themselves better. Chicago is the best of both worlds, chance to win, chance to be a superstar, and there’d be less of a chance of superstars butting heads.

Now, unfortunately, unless LeBron somehow happens upon this article, reads it, and completely changes his mind, or some other similar event changes his mind, LeBron is going to the Heat. The rumors that, barring a change of mind, LeBron will announce that he will go to the Heat tomorrow night seem legitimate. In fact, I am at the point where I would be surprised if anything else other than LeBron to Miami were announced tomorrow. Don’t buy your Miami Heat 2010-2011 NBA Championships shirts yet though. The games still need to be played. A lot can happen between now and next June. 

LeBron James has until tomorrow night to figure out where he’s going to play next year. LeBron announced yesterday that he plans to announce where he will sign on an ESPN special Thursday night at 9 Eastern Time. The way I see it, he has 4 options at this point.

Cleveland

Pros: It’s home. They’ve won a bunch of games over the last few years and he did make a finals appearance there. Maybe all he needs is luck and you have to think that the ultimate goal for LeBron is to finish what he started in his hometown. The only question is, whether or not he believes he can do it there.

Cons: 7 years in Cleveland has got him nothing in the way of a championship. With Bosh signing in Miami today, Cleveland’s options (via sign and trade) of getting LeBron any help look pretty thin, unless they can pull off a sign and trade with New York for David Lee, but David Lee is hardly the superstar LeBron wants to play with. If he does resign in Cleveland, expect his contract to have an opt out clause after 2013, in case 10 years has got him nothing.

Likelihood: 35%

Chicago:

Pros: They have a better supporting cast than Cleveland now that they've added Carlos Boozer and they will continue to have a better supporting cast than the Cavs, even if the Cavs can make a move for David Lee. What better place than Chicago for LeBron to build his legacy. After all, it’s where the man he’s often compared to, Michael Jordan, built his.

Cons: Chicago doesn’t really jump off the page as a destination. They aren’t the best location (New York). They aren’t home (Cleveland). They don’t offer the most money (all 4 options could pay the same) and they don’t give him the best shot to win a title (Miami). They’re a solid location, but nothing is going to amaze LeBron and draw him in now that Chris Bosh is off the market.

Likelihood: 15%

New York

Pros: LeBron loves it there and it’s a huge market. With the signing of Amare Stoudamire, their supporting cast is no longer horrible and with Eddy Curry’s expiring contract, they have a good chance of getting Carmelo Anthony (who has said he wants to play there) either this offseason in a trade, or next offseason as a free agent. They also have David Lee who they could sign and trade to pick up a point guard like Tony Parker or Monta Ellis. Throw in Danilo Gallinari and/or Wilson Chandler (assuming they both don’t get sent to Denver in a Carmelo deal) and that’s a pretty solid supporting cast.

Cons: Well, right now they don’t have most of that supporting cast. They have Amare and could get either Carmelo or Parker/Ellis, but a Carmelo trade is far from a given and Lee might choose to sign elsewhere without a sign and trade, though he’d get more money in one.

Likelihood: 30%

Miami:

Pros: Bosh. Wade. LeBron. All in one place. Plain and simple, they give LeBron the best chance to win. Throw in legendary coach Pat Riley and you’ve got a very, very strong team.

Cons: If LeBron goes to Miami and wins, he’ll forever be remembered as the guy who couldn’t win until he went in Dwyane Wade’s city and teamed up with him. I could also see major power struggles on this team, especially in the last 2 minutes. This is Wade’s city, but LeBron is the better player. LeBron is going to want to be the #1 guy on this team, as will Wade, since he’s been there longest. As I’ve shown, he’s got decent shots to win elsewhere, New York with potentially Amare, Carmelo, and Tony Parker/Monta Ellis, Chicago with Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah, Luol Deng, Carlos Boozer, and maybe even the place he wants to win most, Cleveland, with Maurice Williams, Antawn Jamison, and possibly Lee.

Likelihood: 25%

LeBron James- Chicago

Chicago seems like the popular pick right now, and for good reasons, and I will be no different. Chicago has the best combination of salary cap space, supporting cast, and big market. They have the cap space to bring in one other superstar with him now that they dumped Kirk Hinrich’s salary on Washington. They have the supporting cast, with Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah, and Luol Deng, assuming the deal where he goes to Orlando in a salary dump doesn’t pan out. They also have one of the biggest markets in the country and you can’t deny that LeBron would want to build his legacy in the city that Michael built his.

Dwyane Wade- Miami

Wade is either going to Chicago or staying in Miami. I really doubt he’ll go to Chicago if LeBron goes there. He won’t leave Miami, where he’s king and where he can make more money, to go play second fiddle to LeBron in a new city, for slightly less money, just for a better chance to win another championship. He’s already won one. I think, if LeBron goes to Chicago, he’ll stay in South Beach and pray they can sign him some help. And if LeBron wants to go to Chicago, which I already said he likely would, Chicago will sign him even if it means they can’t sign Wade, the hometown kid.

Chris Bosh- Chicago

Bosh will probably wait to see where Wade and James go before he makes up his mind. I don’t think Bosh will absolutely have to go somewhere where he’s the main guy. He was the main guy in Toronto and that didn’t work at all so I think he’ll be very willing, and actually prefer, to go hitch his wagon to either Wade or James. His choices here are between Chicago and Miami. Both should have the salary cap to pay him and as much as he’d like to go to Miami to play with his good friend D-Wade, I think he’ll feel that Chicago is a better market and that Chicago will give him the best chance to win with Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah, and of course LeBron.

Amare Stoudemire- New York

His choices here appear Miami with Wade, New York and New Jersey. I think the chance to play with Mike D’Antoni in New York again will be what does it for him. Also the chance to play with former teammate Joe Johnson (more on that later) helps. New York may also be able to pay him more.

Dirk Nowitzki- Dallas

As cool as the rumors about him going to Phoenix in a sign and trade to play with Nash are, Dirk’s not going anywhere. Plenty of people around the league view Nowitzki resigning as just a formality. He opted out for more money and a longterm deal from Dallas and for no other reason. I’m not going to say they’re wrong.

Joe Johnson- New York

New York is going to be able to him the most. They have the most cap space, mostly because they don’t have any supporting cast, but they have the coach that Johnson loves, his former coach Mike D’Antoni and his former teammate Stoudemire. I think he and Stoudemire will go together to New York with D’Antoni.

Carlos Boozer- Miami

Wade gets his wish as Miami gets him some help. Miami is probably going to give Boozer the best chance to win with guys like Wade and Michael Beasley and Miami already indicated a ton of interestin in Boozer at the trade deadline.

David Lee- Washington

Miami is also a possibility for him, but only if Boozer signs elsewhere (New Jersey). If that happens, the only teams that are going to be able to pay him what he wants are Washington and New Jersey. Washington looks like a more hopeful franchise right now with John Wall.

Paul Pierce- Boston

I don't think he's going anywhere. He did opt out, but it's likely he just wants to force the Celtics to give him the longterm deal he wants. He has said on numerous occasions that he wants to retire with the same team that drafted him and that would be his current team, the Boston Celtics.

Ray Allen- Boston

Also someone who I think is staying. I don't see any contender other than Boston being able to pay more than a mid level exception to this guy once everything is said and done with the bigger names. 

Shaquille O'Neal- Oklahoma City

A bit of a surprise pick here, Shaq goes to Oklahoma City, an exciting young team with cap space and a need for a center. They drafted Cole Aldrich, but I don't think they'd mind adding Shaq for a year or two before Shaq decides to hang his ginormous shoes up.

Every year, the four major professional sports leagues give out Most Valuable Player awards for the player that a selected group of voters decides means the most to his respective team. This year, Peyton Manning won it in the NFL, LeBron James in the NBA, Dustin Pedroia and Albert Pujols in the MLB (AL and NL respectively), and Alex Ovechkin in the NHL. However, there is no MVP for American sports in general. Until now. The eight candidates are Pedroia, Pujols, Manning, Ovechkin, James, along with Kobe Bryant, Tom Brady, and Ryan Howard, all three of whom have won MVPs in recent years, just not last year.. I’m going to make this interactive and have readers submit their votes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, but I will also cast my votes.

3rd place: Albert Pujols

The man is a machine. He plays every game of every season pretty much, even when hurt. He does everything on the baseball field, hit, run, play defense, hit for average, draw walks. He also makes everyone better and he’s the stabilizing part in the Cardinals success over the past decade. He also has a knack for hitting in the clutch. He’s like that Tim Duncan kind of guy, a bit boring and small market, but he produces, wins, and makes everyone better.

2nd place: Tom Brady

He didn’t win an MVP this year because he was hurt, but I’d still rather have him over any other NFL player. He simply wins. He wins with bad receivers, mediocre receivers, excellent receivers. The Patriots have the best record of any American professional sports team since Brady’s arrival in 2002, and this is even if you include the season he was hurt and the team went a mere 11-5. In the playoffs, its like he goes to another level. He is in the playoffs every year it seems, but he only has 3 losses, as opposed to 14 wins.

1st place: LeBron James

He is the Cleveland Cavaliers. Yes, they had help from Maurice Williams this year, but he is only Mo Williams. Plus, I bet the fact that Mo was playing with LeBron was the biggest reason why he was a first time all-star. LeBron pretty much single handedly carried the team to 66 wins this season, whether it was with scoring by himself, or making everyone else around him better.

Wrap up: Several things all valuable players have in common, they produce in the clutch, they win, and they make everyone else better.

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Mister_S