In the lazy days of Summer 2009, Chad Ford is speculating on where next year's top free agents will land. Ford predicts the Nets will try for both Lebron James and Dwyane Wade...with Lebron the bigger target because of his youth. The problem, Ford notes, is that while the Nets and Knicks should have the money for Lebron, they "could be so depleted from a talent standpoint that he may not want to come".
- Looking ahead: Free-agent class of 2010 - Chad Ford - ESPN Insider