LeBron thinking about free agency before 2010

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey – While his free agency is still two years away, LeBron James won’t hesitate to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers if another franchise offers the superstar a better chance to win multiple NBA titles. “I think you do what is best for you and you do what is best for your career," James said on Tuesday when asked about his sense of loyalty to the Cavaliers before they played the Nets in New Jersey. “...I go out and I play hard and that’s loyalty," James added. “It’s hard because it’s a business. (The) franchise is going to do what is best for the franchise, you know. When a player does what is best for the player, it always comes back on us. I am going to look bad. If a franchise decides to give up on a player, it’s OK. So we have to do what is best for us." James has two years left on a five-year contract extension he signed in 2006. But with several teams, including New Jersey and the New York Knicks, attempting to clear out salary-cap space for a star-studded free agent class in 2010, there is speculation James will continue his career outside Cleveland. On Tuesday, he replaced Kobe Bryant as the youngest player in NBA history to score 11,000 points. James (23 years, 323 days) reached the plateau with a wide-open jump shot set up by a great crossover dribble late in the first quarter. He came into the game with 10,987 points. Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers was 25 years, 99 days when he reached 11,000 points. Before the game, James was surrounded by about 20 members of the media and the first question dealt with his upcoming free agency. While it has been hard avoiding all the reports on his free agency, James said he was paying attention to the present. “I am focused on the team that I am on right now and winning a championship," he said. “So it gets funny at times, but I don’t think about making a change at this point. I am focusing on the team I have here and the relationship I have with the Cavs." James said he was satisfied with the moves the Cavaliers made in the offseason, acquiring guard Mo Williams in a trade with Milwaukee and feels Cleveland can make another run at a title. It lost the 2007 finals to San Antonio. Cleveland fans are worried about losing James after seeing free agents like Manny Ramirez and Jim Thome bolt baseball’s Indians for huge contracts the home team couldn’t match. James said winning a title will be the most important thing for him in free agency. “Absolutely," he said. “When I decide to make that decision, you know, it is basically to put me in a position where I feel like I can win multiple championships. If it’s staying here, then I will be here. If it’s moving elsewhere, then I will have to look at all my options." Heading into the Tuesday’s game, the Cavaliers were the NBA’s hottest team, having won seven in a row. “I think we have made strides since I have been here," James said. “We have gotten better every year and I think this year is probably the best team we’ve had since I have been here. You got to see how the season plays out. Just because you have a different team, with different players, doesn’t automatically guarantee you a championship. I have to be smart about things and be patient." – AP