If LeBron James is indeed planning on taking his time before deciding where to play next season, in what many will declare as The Decision 2.0, that could very much work in the favor of the Miami Heat.
The Heat will get a chance to get their house in order by finalizing the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade and what could potentially happen after that, in an attempt to give LeBron the full scope of what the roster could look like before he announces his decision.
Right now, there are too many "ifs," ands," and "buts" revolving around this Heat roster. The next few days, though, all of that will become clear for the Heat. LeBron taking his time could very much be beneficial for the Heat's chances of making a strong pitch.
LeBron's decision could take weeks, not days
According to Los Angeles reporter Mark Medina, Rich Paul stated that a LeBron decision may take "weeks" and not "days."
"I don’t think this happens anytime soon." Should NBA teams be prepared to wait for weeks instead of days? Paul added, “I don’t think it’ll be the next few days."
Does this mean that the Heat will be able to sell LeBron on what they're building? No necessarily. There are no true guarantees when it comes to LeBron. But, if he is indeed seriously considering a return to Miami, it would benefit the Heat to get all their pieces in place before they make a strong pitch.
And it's impossible to do that for Miami as things currently stand.
The Heat has work to do on their end
The Heat needs to finalize the Giannis trade and any other follow-up moves they might have lined up after that before LeBron would even be open to committing to them. For Miami, that process is set to begin July 6, when the new league year officially begins.
Once this weekend is over, the real work begins for the Heat's front office. There's been a growing belief over the last few days that there are moves coming beyond the Giannis trade after July 6. Whether that ends up being the case or not remains to be seen, but that's been the rumored timeline of when we will see much more clarity on what the Heat have been working on.
Sure, they have the one move for Tim Hardaway Jr. in their back pocket, but more could be coming once the new league year begins.
And it's only at that point that LeBron would get a full vision of what the Heat are building for this upcoming year, and whether he believes it would be worthy to green light one more stint in Miami.
LeBron has historically been one of the most unpredictable players in NBA history, and that continues to be the case at age 41. But if there's any chance that the Heat win the Decision 2.0 for LeBron, there's no question that this delayed timeline will certainly help their cause.
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