Can't we all just be like Derek Jeter and leave LeBron's next team placement up to The Fates? Apparently not. In the latest attempt to woo the free agent, the Knicks have put together a "free agent" committee of city big shots—like Donald Trump, Alec Baldwin and Chris Rock—with the hope that free agents (or just LeBron) will listen to one of them. Rock told the Post he would ask LeBron, "You really want to live in Cleveland? That's what I would tell him. Where do you want to live?" Well, he was born in Akron...
Trump echoed Mayor Bloomberg's sentiments towards the star, saying, "I am in many different cities, but I can tell you, LeBron, there is only one New York." But Knicks spokesman Barry Watkins insists it's not just a LeBron committee. "The enthusiastic response we have received from so many people wanting to help has been overwhelming and we look forward to working with this committee in various ways to show free agents that there is no better place to play and to win than in the world's most famous arena and in New York City."
One a scale of one to lebroptimist, an official committee is quite tame. It's not like they're trying to name a borough after him. But aren't there a bunch of other, cheaper free agents that could make the Knicks better?
