LeBron James & The Brooklyn Nets

By Tyler Young
ZONQ Sports

While it may sound like the next indie folk band, LeBron James & The Brooklyn Nets will be an image you will grow used to seeing. You read it here first. Well maybe not first. Or third. But while everyone is making their "Where in the World Will LeBron End Up?' predictions, I'll throw my hat in the ring and pick the Brooklyn (New Jersey) Nets. While a lot still depends on next week's NBA Lottery, the Nets will eventually emerge as the favorites. You can't tell me that the thought of LeBron James, Devin Harris, and John Wall doesn't excite you. Not even a little bit? You lie. Let's examine the pros:

Pros

• LeBron loves NYC. He wears Yankees hats to Cleveland Indians games! Concrete jungles where dreams are made of. LeBron is a big dreamer. He wants to be the first athlete billionaire. It seems like he's more concerned with becoming an icon than winning games. He will become Brooklyn.

• There's not much left to try in Cleveland. Obviously things haven't worked out and what makes anyone think that they will. NYC brings a fresh beginning. These streets will make you feel brand new.

• The cast in Cleveland is subpar. There I said it. LeBron James has 99 problems and they start with Danny Ferry, Mo Williams, JJ Hickson, Anderson Varejao, Shaquille O'Neal. You get the idea. LeBron makes these guys look a lot better than they really are.

• Brooklyn baby! These lights will inspire you. The Barclays Center will be the envy of the NBA and what better place to put your name on the marquee.

• Mikhail Prokhorov. The new Russian billionaire/owner of the Nets will give LeBron everything he wants and more. Good girls gone bad, the city is filled with them. Can't you see LeBron and Mikhail hitting up the clubs together? Epic.

• And in case you haven't already picked up on all of the lyrics littered throughout this post: Jay-Z. LeBron idolizes Jay-Z, who just happens to be part owner of the Nets. Match made in heaven.

Con(s)

• They are still the New Jersey Nets. They haven't really done much since their ABA days but maybe LeBron digs that.

Call me crazy but I believe next season will bring forth a new era in the NBA that will see a #6 jersey running up and down the court in Newark with James written on the back. Who is going to run this town tonight? LeBron James, obviously.