Soon after he was picked No. 1 in the 2003 draft by his hometown Cleveland ... James said. “You want to know what’s funny? When I turned 40, the same [expletive] guy said, ‘LeBron turned ...

"And I wish I could tell you ... post-LeBron era with Garland, Davis and one of Mobley or Allen isn't a terrible worst-case scenario, particularly if they could extract even more from Cleveland.

Both players keep their Cleveland roots close, however, as does LeBron, who wore an "Ohio Native ... for Northeast Ohio. That's why you saw those emotions. You saw me crying on the court ...