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LeBron keeps us in the dark for another year...

LeBron held a press conference in Akron today to promote the launch of his new Nike Air Max LeBron VII shoe. More importantly LeBron gave us more insight on his plans for 2010. He was quoted as saying, “I signed a contract in 2006 with an option. It would make no sense for me to sign that contract if I didn’t keep my options open. I’ll let you fill in the blanks.”

For our sake let’s hope those blanks don’t include the nine teams that ESPN projects to have enough money for one or more max free agents next year. The New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves, Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls, Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Clippers and Sacramento Kings will all have enough money to sign LeBron and possibly another big contract player.

We’ve all heard the chatter about New York and then there was even a case for LeBron going to Detroit? The Nets are the team that seems the most likely to have the most cap room to sign big time free agents in 2010. But, now the team that looks poised to be a major threat to all us fans of the King seems to be the Los Angeles Clippers!

I know it sounds funny to think of the Clippers as leading the league in any category besides lottery picks, but the Clippers do have an interesting case. The Clippers have a very young team with tons of potential. Consider the appeal of building around Blake Griffith, Eric Gordon, and Al Thornton. Los Angeles is also a big market, which LeBron has expressed interest in and a site that he’s visiting on his world tour this summer.

At the end of his press conference LeBron did add that, “Being home in Akron, Ohio is big for me.” Here’s hoping he’s saying the same thing in 2010…