For many of the NBA's all-time greats, two words come up constantly when discussing their respective legacies: what if?
What if Michael Jordan hadn't tried his hand at baseball? What if Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West and Oscar Robertson hadn't had Bill Russell standing in their way every spring? What if Shaquille O'Neal had taken better care of his body? What if Julius Erving hadn't started his pro career in the American Basketball Association?
LeBron James' name will surely belong among those when he hangs up his Nikes for good. His career, too, is already rife with those dreaded "what ifs?"
What if the Cleveland Cavaliers hadn't won the lottery in 2003? What if they'd surrounded him with better talent during his first stint? What if he never went to Miami?
And, now, what if he'd stayed on South Beach, rather than return to northeast Ohio?
What about that last "what if"? How might things be different for James today if he, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh were still taking the Association by storm?
We can take a stab at what the present would be like for the Cavs and the Miami Heat, ahead of ...
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