An economist with the University of Illinois at Chicago said Tuesday that basketball star LeBron James could boost the Chicago-area economy by roughly $3 billion if he joined the Chicago Bulls.
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AP – The date has been circled on calendars around the NBA for years. July 1, 2010: The day LeBron James becomes a free agent.
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AP – Add Dirk Nowitzki to the bumper crop of talented free agents.
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AP – Rod Thorn built the New Jersey Nets into an Eastern Conference power, then had to break them apart for financial reasons.



























































