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Gary Payton: Bronny James Committed to Sierra Canyon School in Los Angeles
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“Anything could happen. People don’t look at everything. (LeBron James’) son just committed to Sierra Canyon which is in the valley of LA. That’s where his son is going to go to school [with] Scottie Pippen’s son and Kenyon Martin’s son. So, that’s a move that they’re going to make … if everybody looks at it with a son at that age, you don’t want to be away from him during that period of time. During the time that we’re having, basketball is school time. I think that (Bronny) needs a father during that time and that’s it. I don’t think LeBron is that type of parent, I think he wants to be around his son a lot and see his son play a lot.”
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By Chris Fedor, cleveland.com cfedor@cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- No player in the NBA knows LeBron James better than his buddy Dwyane Wade.
But, just like the rest of the basketball world, Wade is in the same position, eagerly awaiting James' next move.
Even though he made it clear that he doesn't know yet where James will go this summer -- or if James will choose to stay in Cleveland -- Wade believes he at least has a handle on what will go into the decision.
"I don't think it's a basketball thing," Wade said while appearing on Fox Sports Radio's Chris Mannix and Caron Butler show. "I mean obviously he's shown this year he can get to the Finals no matter what the circumstances are. I don't really think, for him, the basketball decision of saying, 'Oh, let me go team up with three All-Stars,' I think at this point in his life it's more so of a lifestyle thing of, 'Where my family is going to be the most comfortable' or 'where I'm going be the most happiest at.' Because basketball-wise, he's so great he can bring along and take along whomever."
Wade was at the center of James' decision to leave Cleveland and join the Miami Heat in 2010, seeking more talented teammates after repeatedly falling short with the Cavaliers in his first stint. And while Wade didn't learn of James' plan to rejoin the Cavs in 2014 until the letter was released, the 36-year-old veteran was certainly supportive, recognizing the importance of going back home.
Wade even followed that plan himself, leaving Miami to sign with his hometown Chicago Bulls in 2016 before asking for a buyout this past off-season to team up with James, hoping to rekindle that on-court magic.
That didn't go according to plan.
Wade was traded back to the Heat during a Cavaliers roster overhaul at the trade deadline, as they wanted to open more playing time for youngster Cedi Osman and three newly added perimeter players (Jordan Clarkson, Rodney Hood and George Hill).
That Wade move backfired. Even James admitted prior to Game 4 that he thought about how the Finals could've been different with Wade still on his side.
Wade said he wondered the same.
"Well, it definitely crossed my mind because I signed to Cleveland for that exact reason, to compete in the championship," he said. "I didn't sign with Cleveland for 82 games in the regular season. I signed with them so that I can be there in the playoffs, and to be a part of the winning, of the success and try to take down one of the greatest teams of all time. I wanted to be a part of that. So, it definitely crossed my mind.
"I thought the team that we had, we went through rough stretches, but from the players that we had, I thought that we had guys that would have been big in the playoff moments. But, things happen the way they happen for everyone. Everyone, you know, ended up getting it. Jae Crowder got the best out of it with Utah, and Isaiah (Thomas) went to L.A. and had fun and got his confidence back and I came to Miami. So everything happened great for the guys that left. But, from the reason I was there, I was there for that moment. So, I definitely thought I could have made a difference."
Another frustrating Finals defeat has led some to believe James will look for a better basketball home, with better and smarter teammates. But his priorities -- now 33 years old and with three kids -- are tough to pinpoint.
About an hour after getting swept by the Warriors, James said he was still in "championship mode," leading some to believe his quest for more rings will be as important in Decision 3.0 as ever. But backing up Wade's thoughts, James also said his family would play a key role.
"The one thing that I've always done is considered, obviously, my family," James said about his process. "Understanding especially where my boys are at this point in their age. They were a lot younger the last time I made a decision like this four years ago. I've got a teenage boy, a pre-teen and a little girl that wasn't around as well.
"So sitting down and considering everything, my family is a huge part of whatever I'll decide to do in my career, and it will continue to be that. So I don't have an answer for you right now as far as that."
Welcome to the Summer of LeBron: Where everyone is asking the same question.
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