08-18-2007, 09:25 AM
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The Living Legend | ANDRE
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LeBron: We Need Anderson and Sasha
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You might think King James would be a little bit upset that the Eastern Conference has gotten tougher, but that is not the case.
Yes, it might make the road back to the NBA Finals a little tougher for the Cleveland Cavaliers, but the arrivals of Garnett and Ray Allen in Boston, Zach Randolph in New York, Jason Richardson in Charlotte and Rashard Lewis in Orlando will increase the competitiveness of the conference -- and to LeBron that's a good thing.
"It's about time we got some pros over in the Eastern Conference," James said Thursday after Team USA held its second practice. "I think it's going to be good. I think the Eastern Conference is definitely going to step up a notch now because Boston wasn't a playoff team, but now they're looking like they're going to be a playoff team. New York is definitely going to have a good shot at it again, and the Eastern Conference is definitely stepping it up. I think it's good for the league."
One team that hasn't been all that busy -- although it did take another stab at acquiring Mike Bibby -- is LeBron's Cavs, whose two restricted free agents, Anderson Varejao and Sasha Pavlovic, remain unsigned.
"We need them," James said. "Anderson is a big part of our team, and Sasha came along big last season. I think we need both of them, and I think both want to stay, but we'll have to wait and see what happens."
James said he has been too busy to keep in constant touch with Cavs general manager Danny Ferry.
"We all know we're looking for a point guard and another guy on the interior that can help us," he said. "There's not too many guys out there. There weren't too many guys out there in free agency this summer. So we'll have to see what happens as we go along in August and September before training camp starts.
"We're always looking to improve, but I think we're looking very good with the same team from last year. As a player you always want to get better, you don't ever want to be the same team as last year. But at the same time, you want to get better, but if that can't happen, if you have to go with what you know, then you go out there and play hard."
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