With the NBA teams in full swing to land the best and most notable players in the industry, it comes as no surprise that most of these talented athletes rattle off special demands and few changes from last season's plays. As various teams try their best to persuade notable players to transfer to their group, some are exerting extra effort to simply keep the great ones they already have. Predictably, the Cleveland Cavaliers is one of the latter with Dan Gilbert and crew going all the way to hold onto to the team's best player to date - LeBron James.
Weeks following the defeat of Cleveland Cavaliers to the Golden State Warriors, it came as an expected news that The King, James, opted out of a contract with his home team and chose to go free agency once again. This decision marked the third time in six seasons that the remarkable player elected this type of set up, according to Boston Globe.
Although no one truly expected James to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers next season, it appears that Gilbert, the owner of the team, made sure that no stone is left unturned when it comes to his star player. According to CSN Chicago, Gilbert made it very clear that the team intend to "pay any amount" to keep James as well as agreed to shouldering the huge luxury tax bill that will come with it. While these offers are more than enough to keep any basketball star happy, it looks like the four-time MVP is eyeing more.
In what appears to be a "ransom note" sent to Gilbert on Wednesday, James specified additional demands for the Cleveland Cavaliers to meet in exchange for his continuing relationship with the team, according to Bleacher Report. Here is a verbatim copy of the list sent by James to Gilbert via email:
1. From now on, Coach Blatt gotta pose all of his playcalls in the form of a question. And every time he calls us "fellas" we get pizza.
2. Shump is no longer allowed to go more than three days without getting his top leveled. By Game 5 dude looked like the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
3. Obama gotta address J.R.'s shot selection.
4. We're calling Perkins "Sweet Cakes" from now on. Or "Delicious." "Delicious Sweet Cakes." I like that.*
* Make jersey with "Cakes" on back.
5. Brian Windhorst gotta put on a jingle collar or something before entering the locker room. Canary-face-having, Hardy-Boy-lunchbox-owning...He think he slick.
6. Varejao gotta be the lead in Magic Mike 3.
7. Y'all need to buy Delly a bigger travel crate for away games. I know he gets cooped up in there.
8. We need to start using Shawn Marion more. Like as an ottoman or a coat rack or something.
9. Y'all need stop being lazy and make sure you dust both sides of Brendan Haywood when you clean the Q.
10. Send Dwyane Wade an Edible Arrangement. Chocolate covered pineapple for days, DG.
At the moment, no comment has been issued by Gilbert with regard the said list.
