Vancouver Metro Basketball League

Attention Miami Heat. Lakers don’t scare

By Andrew ‘Soda’ Wadden

At six o’clock tonight the basketball world will all grind to a halt as the games highest profile player will make his decision on to where he’s headed to play next season. Where ever LeBron James decides to go the foundation of the NBA has already shifted with the Miami Heat loading up, signing two of the top free agents in Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh to play in South Beach. The foundation of the L could shift even further if James was to sign with Miami, being the third piece of an incredible, possibly unstoppable threesome of Wade, Bosh and James. However, one team that may have a say in just how unstoppable Miami could be resides on the other coast of the NBA and that’s the reigning back-to-back champions the Los Angeles Lakers. Throughout this whole fiasco (and let’s face it, it’s a fiasco), the Lakers have spent their time waiting in the shadows, saying nothing, doing nothing, just waiting and watching. Even if LeBron was to sign in Miami, the Lakers still have to be considered the best team in the NBA. Yes, the Heat big three will trump the big three in Boston, but the Lakers got the big four and beyond. Kobe, Pau, Artest and Odom combined with one of the best benches in the league are still the biggest force in the L. As much as Wade, Bosh and James would get all the headlines, the reality is Miami won’t have the depth (or cap space), to compete with the Lakers. If LeBron goes to Miami, I think it’s a guarantee that the Heat will be in the finals next season, however, don’t count on them beating LA.