Reports have been swirling that Tracy McGrady has considered teams in L.A., Miami, and even Orlando where he was a scoring machine. Well, the team with the most titles all time is reportedly interested as well now that Tony Allen has vacated the Boston grounds.
But Miami Heat president Pat Riley, a former Lakers coach known for his powers of persuasion, mentioned past and present Lakers superstars during his sales pitch to LeBron.
"LeBron would be Magic (Johnson), Dwyane would be Kobe (Bryant) and Chris would be (Kevin) Garnett," Riley said in the latest issue of Sports Illustrated, repeating what he told King James during Miami's three-hour presentation in downtown Cleveland on July 2.
"He actually liked that conversation. He lit up and he said that would be great if 'I didn't have to score' (a lot), that he could be maybe the first guy since Oscar Robertson to be a (consistent) triple-double guy."
SI also reported that Riley's strategy involved tossing a bag of his seven championship rings on a table — one as a Lakers player (1972), one as a Lakers assistant (1980), four as Lakers coach (1982, 1985, 1987 and 1988), one as Miami coach (2006) — so LeBron could check them out.
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Reports have been swirling that Tracy McGrady has considered teams in L.A., Miami, and even Orlando where he was a scoring machine. Well, the team with the most titles all time is reportedly interested as well now that Tony Allen has vacated the Boston grounds.
But Miami Heat president Pat Riley, a former Lakers coach known for his powers of persuasion, mentioned past and present Lakers superstars during his sales pitch to LeBron.
"LeBron would be Magic (Johnson), Dwyane would be Kobe (Bryant) and Chris would be (Kevin) Garnett," Riley said in the latest issue of Sports Illustrated, repeating what he told King James during Miami's three-hour presentation in downtown Cleveland on July 2.
"He actually liked that conversation. He lit up and he said that would be great if 'I didn't have to score' (a lot), that he could be maybe the first guy since Oscar Robertson to be a (consistent) triple-double guy."
SI also reported that Riley's strategy involved tossing a bag of his seven championship rings on a table — one as a Lakers player (1972), one as a Lakers assistant (1980), four as Lakers coach (1982, 1985, 1987 and 1988), one as Miami coach (2006) — so LeBron could check them out.
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