LeBron James knows that Cleveland fans will be hard to convince. Once agains, he gives another spate of assurances to his hometown that this gig is for keeps.

Speaking at a press conference covered by ESPN:

"I don't plan on going anywhere. I don't have the energy to do it again."

The best way to prove that once and for all is to place that in writing. Given that he's a free agent, the longest would be a four-year contract. How about no player options? If LeBron signs a contract like that, it would silence the skeptics. But he didn't.

ESPN explains: "James structured his contract with the Cavs to allow him to again enter free agency after each of the next two seasons, but implied Friday that was a maneuver to take advantage of the league's next television contract, when max salaries could increase dramatically."

"At the end of the day I'm a businessman as well, and I know what's going on in our league."

He also talked about Kevin Love and what he could bring to the team, but then he backtracked a little:  "I always told him he was going to be the reason we won the gold medal. He played a huge role for us. I'm looking forward to it. Hopefully it happens and everything is done right from the league rules. It's a great piece."

To be safe, he made a short rundown of his teammates:

"I love Kyrie [Irving]'s game; I think he can be one of the best point guards in our league. I love the chip on Dion [Waiters]' shoulder. Everyone else sees it as a negative, but I look at it as a positive and I look forward to getting with him. I love how active Tristan [Thompson] is. You give me nine Andy [Varejaos] and I'll be the 10th guy ... I understand it's going to be a process. I'm going to have to teach and lead and inspire those guys."

So LeBron know his Cleveland basketball, even though it has changed a lot in recent years. Will it change again? It seems like only LeBron knows the answer to that.