Chapter 957 [Falling apart and rising again]
After the celebration, Zhou Xuan and Chloe Moretz went back to China.
The CBA League's single-foreign aid system has achieved initial results, and the scores of local players have increased significantly. Whether it is good or bad, it will take time to test, and the CBA needs to have the soil for local players to survive.
CBA reform, many foreign aid hated Zhou Xuan because of this, and they lost the opportunity to make easy money.
Even if they are out-of-fashion stars in China, there will be many people chasing stars, and the tactics are all around them, and it feels very cool to be an uncle, but now they are facing more fierce competition.
In China, Zhou watched the NBA draft on TV, and Mullin traded the picks.
With Nash retiring and Gordon leaving, Gilliam Beavies will land in the NBA next season to join the Knicks. The Knicks aren't meant to develop too many rookies. Kyle and Gilliam will have enough minutes to play next season.
There were no big trades in the draft, and most teams were thinking about how to control salaries and develop rookies instead of bringing in big names.
In July, the free market opened.
The first player to move the nest was Kevin Love. He left the Cavaliers and joined the Lakers. The poor performance in the first two seasons did not make him lose value, and the five-year contract of 100 million is not small.
Love is very smart, the business prospects of the Lakers and Knicks are not comparable to small teams like the Cavaliers, James jumped to the Heat that year, and he was scolded for being out of Xiang, and his commercial endorsements still rose by more than 10 million, all because the business prospects of the Cavaliers were too miserable.
If Lefu goes to the Lakers to be the boss, he will make a lot more money than being a third-in-command or second-in-command in the Cavaliers, even if the Cavaliers win championships every year, it is not as good as fishing in the Lakers every year. It's like Rose is recovering from a suit every year, but the business contract is still more than Durant's.
The small club is definitely the most hidden by stars who want to make a lot of money, and James also dares to return to the Cavaliers with a global star effect.
Lefou's other calculation is Kobe's age, at most one year, he feels that Kobe Bryant should retire, and the Lakers have a very promising future.
Bryant didn't know what Lefu was thinking, and expressed a warm welcome, glad that Lefu could assist him. I don't know what he has to "assist" a person who scores barely 20+, has a shooting rate of 37%, and a three-point shooting rate of less than 30%.
There is a big tremor in the knights. Marion, Wallace, Mor Williams are ready to go, and Miller announces his retirement. These people who were invited by James' base salary began to find a way out for themselves, especially if they couldn't win the championship, and it seemed very pointless for them to cut their salary.
For the Cavaliers to succeed, it is difficult to rely on the model of winning over other team giants, and the best way is to patiently cultivate their own young people to form championship power. In this way, the pressure on James is too great. Just like when he was with the Heat, in two years, no good veteran wants to come. When Aldridge left the Trail Blazers, he also felt like he was in a pit.
Durant finally left the Thunder and returned to his hometown of Washington to join the Wizards. Nene took the full amount of the middle class to stay in the team. has been injured many times, and no team is willing to sign a 10 million contract for Nene anymore, and this signing is more worthwhile.
Pierce signed a contract extension with the Wizards after his contract expired, and it was likely to be the final season of his career. Durant and Wall are very attractive together, and Williams Mollams also decided to fight for the championship and joined the Wizards.
Inside Stoudamire, Nene , Gortat, Blair, Humphries. Forward Pierce, Durant. Defender line Wall, Beal, Andre Miller, Mor Williams, Webster. The Wizards' lineup has become beautiful.
Seeing that the wizards were like this, James couldn't hold his breath again, and at first glance, he felt that he had a future better than the knights. He had his agent secretly contact Wizards manager Ernie Grenfield. expressed the willingness to join, but did not say a salary cut.
James felt like he was going to be a "thigh", stretching out his legs, and Ernie would definitely hug him. As a result, Ernie directly rejected James' agent. "Sorry, we have a lot of strikers, we don't need James."
After receiving the reply, James was simply incredible. The little wizard actually rejected him?
The Wizards manager understands basketball and has more brains. Wall is the star they have developed and has to be offensive with the ball to be effective. James came to play as a playmaker, and Durant and Wall both went to be fixed-point shooters? Pierce becomes a fringe man sub?
At a great cost, Earl didn't want to do this kind of thing for many stars to watch James's personal performance.
James was even more anxious, and he thought of going west. If you go to the west, there will be less competitive pressure. The Nets, Wizards, and Knicks have a great lineup. The Cavaliers will struggle to break through and will struggle to even get a good record next season. It's easier to go to the West and reach the finals.
Love went to the Lakers first, and James couldn't go. The Clippers are a good place to be.
In recent seasons, the Clippers have lost to the Knicks because they didn't have a good forward. Turkoglu is retired, Barnes is ready to retire, and McGee can't attack, which can be considered. As long as he expresses his will, although the Clippers' salary is already high, he can give up Redick to make room and invite him to join.
Of course, the Clippers would pay a lot of luxury tax, but it doesn't matter, as long as they have a thigh like James, they are likely to win the championship.
James' agent secretly contacted Clippers manager Gary Sachs.
Sachs didn't expect James to want to join, and said to think about it. After thinking about it, James came, did he let Griffin give up the low post to block and dismantle to make a fixed-point battery? Paul conceded possession of the ball for James to organize, and became a fixed-point pitcher himself? In this finals, many people found that James's one-on-one heads-up was not as strong as imagined, and if he couldn't break through, the jump shooting rate was not high. If James is in charge of the breakthrough, Paul will have to watch from the outside.
Sachs thinks the Clippers lose on three-pointers, and the front line just needs to find someone who can shoot three-pointers, be willing to run, and be willing to defend. So he also rejected James Homo economicus. The reason is that there is not enough salary space, and the boss is unwilling to pay the high luxury tax, which saves James face.
Penny pincher. I don't even want to pay a little luxury tax, I want to give you the opportunity to hug my thigh, because I can afford you. James was furious, leaning on the couch and not knowing what to do.
The rest of the strong Knicks have a perfect lineup, and if Bosh doesn't renew his contract, then everything will be easy. Jefferson is also on the sidelines, should he go to the Knicks? Go to the Knicks to be Zhou Xuan's younger brother?
James's cheeks are thick, and he is embarrassed to say that he went to the Knicks, but it was Zhou Xuan who hugged his thighs.
Zhou Xuan has been ravaged in the past few years, and he is going crazy. If he went to the Knicks, what would the outside world say about him? What if you win the championship? James hesitated. He felt that it was too embarrassing not to do such a thing. (Wouldn't there be a shame in going somewhere else?) There is no shame in the knight huddle? ļ¼
"I think you can consider the Nets, they have a lot of roster depth and the owner is considering whether to re-sign Lopez," said agent Rich Paul. You can play the number 4 position and form a forward line with Anthony. Then Joe Johnson may also stay, and the three of you swingmen Gamonroe and Williams are not weak starters. There are also a couple of good players off the bench, and the Nets are also in New York. ā
"yes, they're in New York too, and the Knicks play away like they're at home." James sighed.
"There's no other team to go to, and there's no way to win the championship," Rich said. You have to think clearly, and then your evaluation will drop to the bottom point. I propose you to stay with the Cavaliers, fight for the championship with your current teammates, and think about how to play better. Aldridge only came to the Cavaliers for you, and Irving also renewed his contract because of your low salary, what will they think if you leave? What will Cavaliers fans think? ā
"You built yƬ I stay in the Cavaliers to retire, and then I can't win the championship for the rest of my life?"
"That's fate. It's better if you don't go back to the Cavaliers, and if you come back and leave now, the fans will question your character. Richie said helplessly.
The agent's salary is tied to the star, and he doesn't want James' commercial value to decline. However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that staying in the Cavaliers will not be able to win the championship, especially when Martin and Irving are on the outside.
While James hesitated, McMiller announced his retirement, and the Cavaliers had one less man. The forward line was originally full of talent, Wallace was all substitutes, and suddenly James had no substitutes.
There was also discord within the Cavaliers, with Owen complaining that he had sacrificed a qiÄ for James and ended up getting nothing, offering a trade. He's a little envious of Thompson and Weters right now.
This incident finally made James make up his mind, and there was no play in the knights. The team is going to start rebuilding, and no one wants to hug their thighs.
Rich contacted the Nets, and the Nets manager had a headache about whether to keep Lopez, Joe Johnson, and at what price to keep people, and suddenly had a better choice.
In mid-July, James, who had not renewed his contract with the Cavaliers, appeared on a TV show, announced that he had joined the Nets, and apologized to Cavaliers fans in an interview.
"I discussed it with my mom and friends for a long time, and finally decided to join the Nets, mainly because this team would give me the best chance to win a championship. I hope to win a championship later in my career. I'm looking forward to playing with Anthony, Delon, Monroe and it's hard to say no to playing with them, they're one of the best players in the league today. ā
After getting the news, Anthony immediately saw hope, and Joe Johnson, who wanted to leave, decided to stay. The Nets put together a super-strong Big Five. Lopez didn't get a contract extension, and the Nets had to make room for James. Joe Johnson decided to take a pay cut and only take the middle class, and the salary saved by the two was just enough to meet James' contract.
The Cavaliers owners didn't bother to evaluate, and the introduction of Aldridge still failed to keep James. The reaction of Cavaliers fans was very simple, in addition to scolding James for being shameless online, they went to burn jerseys together.
The No. 23 jersey was burned twice, and this number is a curse when the Cavaliers don't retire and no one wears it anymore!
From this day on, no one said that Carlos Boozer was a "bone-breaker".