Extremely Bold Long-Term Sports Predictions

NBA:

When it’s all said and done, LeBron James will be the best of all time
Kevin Durant will never win a ring
James Harden will go down as a top 5 shooting guard of all time
Carmelo Anthony will leave the Knicks after 2013-14
Andrew Wiggins will have a career-ending injury within his first 5 years
Nerlens Noel will go down as one of the biggest busts of all time
The NBA will eliminate the one-and-done rule, change it to 2 years
Chris Bosh will be the only remaining member of the Heat’s Big 3 after 2013-14
Michael Jordan will seriously contemplate a comeback multiple times, will never actually do it
LeBron James will enter a dunk contest before he retires

NFL:

Eli Manning will win another Super Bowl
Peyton Manning will also win another Super Bowl
Robert Griffin III will not start more than 7 years in the NFL
One of Tim Tebow, JaMarcus Russell, or Vince Young will be given another chance to start
Andrew Luck and co. will win more than one Super Bowl
Jameis Winston will be a top 10 QB of all-time
Mark Sanchez will be officially out of the league before 2015
Greg Schiano will be blackballed from NFL after this year, never get an NFL job again
LeBron James will play at least one game in the NFL
Cam Newton will go down as one of the best of all-time

MLB:

Barry Bonds will be the only steroid-accused player to make HOF
The Mets will win a World Series within the next 7 years
The Yankees won’t make the playoffs until 2017
Matt Harvey will throw 3 no-hitters before the end of his career
Chipper Jones will attempt a comeback to the MLB, will be unsuccessful
Alex Rodriguez’s appeal will be declined and he’ll have to face his full suspension
Mark McGwire will get a managerial job within the next 15 years
Xander Boegarts will have at least 5 all star appearances
Mariano Rivera will be the first unanimous election to the HOF
Yasiel Puig will win 3 MVP awards when it’s all said and done

NHL:

Alex Ovechkin will never win a ring.
Sidney Crosby will never suffer another major injury and will go down as one of the best of all time
Cory Schneider will become a top goalie as a member of the New Jersey Devils.
Patrick Roy will turn the Avalanche into Stanley Cup Contenders for many years to come.
Patrick Kane will lead the Blackhawks to at least 2 more Stanley Cup victories
Magic Johnson will purchase an NHL team
John Tavares will become an excellent head coach
Tyler Seguin will suffer a career-ending injury
The New York Rangers will not win a Stanley Cup before 2030
Matt Moulson will stay with the Buffalo Sabres for the rest of his career

NCAA Sports:

Jameis Winston will win two Heisman Trophies
Alabama will win the championship in 3 of the next 5 seasons
John Calipari will leave Kentucky within the next 4 seasons
Jabari Parker will stay more than one season at Duke
Andrew Wiggins will be overshadowed by Julius Randle, Jabari Parker, and Aaron Gordon
Mike Krzyzewski will stay with Duke through at least one more contract
Nick Saban will attempt to leave college another time, will ultimately fail in NFL and come back to a marquee school such as FSU, Oregon, or Florida
Brady Hoke will be fired by Michigan within the next three seasons
USC will reattempt to find a new coach from the NFL (any NFL coordinator, assistant coach, head coach, etc.)
Duke will win at least one more NCAAB championship before Coach K retires

Sports Pop Culture:

Johnny Manziel will briefly date Miley Cyrus
Johnny Manziel will become best friends with Rob Gronkowski
Rumors will surface that Tim Tebow broke his swear of celibacy
Lolo Jones will attempt to enter modeling
AJ McCarron and Katherine Webb will get married, divorce later on
Chad Johnson will go to jail at least one time within the next 3 years
Matt Harvey will take over Derek Jeter’s spot as the “Dating King” of New York Sports
LeBron James will attempt to enter the acting business after retirement
P. Diddy will become a majority owner of a major sports franchise
Gisele Bundchen will divorce Tom Brady

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