James' three-day Nike camp in Akron begins Monday and ends on Wednesday. Thursday is the first day free agents can sign contracts, whether with their old team or with one trying to land them.
LeBron James met at the IMG Building in downtown Cleveland with the Cavaliers and five other teams that seek to sign him. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Today being July 4, there may not be a lot of news on the LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers and NBA free agency fronts. Or, maybe so. We'll see. For instance, Phoenix Suns free agent forward Amar'e Stoudemire and the New York Knicks are getting serious.
In fact, regarding James, it appears he may not announce his decision on whether to stay with the Cavaliers, or sign with one of the teams trying to land him, until at least Wednesday night. Those teams would include the Chicago Bulls, New Jersey Nets, Miami Heat, New York Knicks and the longest of shots, probably, the Los Angeles Clippers. James met with each of those teams between Thursday and Saturday, including the Cavaliers and Bulls on Saturday, as The Plain Dealer Cavaliers beat writer Brian Windhorst reports here.
Now, Windhorst relays on PDcavsinsider on Twitter the following:
Sources say LeBron plans to wait until after 3-day Nike camp in Akron is over to announce decision. Ends Wed. nite
Windhorst followed moments later with:
Thurs. ironically is first day free agents can sign, cap numbers become official.