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LeBron says Cavs 'have a lot of work to do,' wants Thompson, Smith re-signed

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LeBron James says the Cleveland Cavaliers aren't done with summer movement.

James attended a screening of his new movie "Trainwreck" in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, Friday and told reporters that there's still some outstanding issues.

"It's been good so far, but we have a lot of work to do," James said about an offseason so far that has seen him re-sign for two years with an option, Kevin Love retained and Mo Williams added. "We still got to re-sign Tristan (Thompson). Hopefully we can bring back J.R. (Smith), as well and see if there's some other free agents out there."

In other words, luxury tax, shmuxury tax.

"We definitely don't want to come back the same team," James said. "We want to come back better."

One person accompanying LeBron to the movie was Cavs general manager David Griffin.

James' official signing Friday threw some cold water on an earlier report that he was waiting for his friend Thompson to be taken care of by the Cavs. The restricted free agent power forward's outstanding status could mean the team is now playing hardball with him. The Canadian reportedly turned down a four-year, $52-million contract extension with Cleveland in January, amid the rumored belief that his friendship with James and representation by agent Rich Paul could score him more.

While his restricted status means its unlikely Thompson is going anywhere else, he's still unsigned, while James isn't.

Smith on the other hand, opted out of $6.4 million with the Cavs in order to land a new deal. While the team is reportedly interested in bringing him back, the addition of Williams could affect Smith's role.

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