NBA Free Agency; World Cup Picks

NBA Free Agency
It's here. The day NBA teams had circled on their calendar for so long is finally here. LeBron James Dwyane Wade. Chris Bosh. Joe Johnson. Dirk Nowitzki

Well, the summit's finally here. So let's make our predictions.

#5: Joe Johnson
Johnson is a great 2 guard who has done a lot in Atlanta, and he would bring that same quality to another team. Unless LeBron leaves for New York or Newark, those options wouldn't be reasonable for Johnson. Atlanta has done a lot of rebuilding, and Johnson would have to go through that in 2010 to at least 2012. The best option for him is to stay in Atlanta, but I think be will go to New York. Prediction: New York Knicks

#4 Dirk Nowitzki
Many people believe that Nowitzki has opted out to sign in Dallas for more money, and if he intends to go somewhere else then he hasn't said much about it. I believe it is down to Dallas and Chicago for Dirk. Dirk isn't following LeBron around, and I think he loves it everything in Dallas, so he will stay there. Prediction: Dallas Mavericks

#3 Chris Bosh
Bosh is a player who can score, rebound, and block. He is exactly what you want down low. But only one team can have him, and in my opinion, it will either be the Houston Rockets, the Chicago Bulls, or the Miami Heat. The Miami Heat have 44 million dollars in cap space, enough to sign 3 max contracts! I think that LeBron seems a long shot, but Bosh will fill the hole at PF in Miami. Prediction: Miami Heat

#2 Dwyane Wade
When you see Dirk Nowitzki as the number 4 player and Dwyane Wade the number 2 player in a free agency class, you know that the "class" is something special. And so is D-Wade. Wade is most likely to stay in Miami because he loves it there, he won a title there, and now that Chris Bosh, Carlos Boozer, and even LeBron may come to Miami, that makes it even better to stay. Prediction: Miami Heat

#1 LeBron James
Here it is. The main part of free agency. The reasons teams save up cap space. The date that has been circled on calendars for so long. For this. Now that Cleveland has found a coach, it looks as though LeBron's chances to stay in Cleveland are increased. However, teams like Miami and Chicago have enough cap space and a better team than Cleveland. However, since the Wade, Bosh, and LeBron thing wouldn't work out, that leaves one team....the Chicago Bulls. My pick from the start. Chicago. Prediction: Chicago Bulls

NBA News
T-Wolves to meet with Grizzles' Rudy Gay Thursday, and with Knicks' David Lee Saturday.
Cavaliers hire Byron Scott, 2007-2008 Coach of the Year

World Cup Picks
Brazil 2, Netherlands 1
Uruguay 2, Ghana 1
Germany 1, Argentina 3
Spain 1, Paraguay 0

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