Chapter 926 [From the Heart!] Blue Blood Pill Heart Zhan Loyalty! 】
In August, the LeBron James battle finally came to an end, and the results surprised Guo Xu, a reborn person.
"Dragon King" Chris Bosh signed a contract extension with the Raptors for 6 years and 110 million, and then signed and then traded to the Lakers, and the Raptors only got two future top-three protected first-round picks and trade exceptions, and no other players were involved.
Under the old collective bargaining agreement, Bosh also took a forced way to leave, signing first and then exchanging to get the largest salary increase comparable to staying in the team. It doesn't matter what the average star is, for the top stars, the higher increase can be bigger in the last year of the contract, and the amount of the last year is crucial to the size of the next contract.
You must know that the starting salary of the NBA's maximum salary contract is related to the size of the previous contract in addition to the length of service. If a star wants to reduce his starting salary, he needs the help of his old club. And the Raptors' condition for assisting Bosh is naturally that the new team needs to give a certain benefit, that is, draft picks.
Of course, the Lakers are willing to pay for draft picks, and the price they pay is not at the same level as the benefits they get.
The Raptors are forced, and they can only get something if they work together, and it's better than nothing. Without cooperation, they have nothing. Bosh will make less money and lose both.
In the future, under the new collective bargaining agreement, the increase in the first sign and then the change will be the same as the increase in the naked signing, and the purpose of the league is to avoid any more coercion incidents like James and Bosh. They are not here to compensate the parent team at all, this is a business alliance, who will think about the opponent?
Brian Colangelo also thought about signing this kind of contract with Smalls, trading two draft picks from the Knicks, but it didn't work. This is the difference between the second leader and the big leader of a team, the Knicks have doubts, and the small has not proved that he can play well as the boss.
After the Lakers got Bosh, they continued to pursue James, willing to sign and trade this year's rookie Xavier Henry, a future first-round pick, and two second-round picks.
After the news exposed the Lakers' intentions, Jammy was very excited, saying that as long as James agreed, it would be a win-win situation, and he could play in a big city and lead the Lakers to rise. The Cavaliers gained a lot from trading James, and they were able to rebuild in an instant.
ALTHOUGH JAMES CAN ONLY GET ONE PLAYER BACK, XAVIER IS THE 13TH ROOKIE WITH A HEIGHT OF 198CM, AND THE SKY WILL BE A BIG RESPONSIBILITY.
It seems that James is very close to the Lakers, as long as James insists on leaving at this time, saying that because his mother is so sad that he doesn't want to stay in Cleveland or something, the Cavaliers can only let him go.
The Lakers are also preparing to renew the contract of Joe Johnson in the next step, as long as James comes, in order to impact the championship, Joe Johnson is willing to take an appropriate salary cut to stay with the team.
James finally gave up on joining the Lakers, held a press conference to announce that he was re-signing his contract with the Cavaliers with a maximum salary, and stayed in Cleveland.
James said he made the decision because he didn't want to leave his hometown to play in the West.
There are some things that James won't say to the media, and he has a sense of foreboding.
One step forward is dusk, and one step back is life. As long as he goes to the Pacific and the Lakers, what awaits him is deep and sad at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean......
He stays with the Cavaliers to play, and owner Gilbert will try his best to trade reinforcements and have championship hopes. It's just that Cleveland is not a big city, and it suffers from commercial development, and he has a good reputation that can slightly make up for the lack of location.
James can't afford to lose if he joins the Lakers, and the consequences of losing are unimaginable.
Guo Xu left after the Lakers completed three consecutive championships and established a dynasty, and James' joining will definitely be compared with Guo Xu by Lakers fans. This is a trifle, the point is that it is too difficult to break through from the west.
If the Lakers can't beat the Suns, James won't even be able to enter the Finals, and his record is declining, can his popularity and commercial value be higher than staying in the Cavaliers for the runner-up?
Can partnering with Bosh and Joe Johnson really be better than partnering with Boozer and Morehelms? The Lakers not only have to attack well, but also have to be able to defend them.
In James's heart, Guo Xu seems to be a big demon king-like existence, he went to the Lakers is Gu Amo, and he wants to tell the story of an old man who was bullied by the big devil.
His age was at the peak of his career, and he couldn't pull his face to hug Guo Xu's thighs, and finally discussed with the brokerage team that it was better to stay and be "Zhan Loyalty".
Four years later, James is a player option, if he can't win a championship in the Cavaliers, after so many years of playing for the team, and then leave the team to compete for the championship, I believe the management and fans will support him. That's when he, like Garnett, dedicated his best years to his hometown team.
James thought he had made the best choice, but he ignored the importance of mindset.
People who don't dare to pursue their dreams with all their might, one day the dreams that you have shelved will fight back against you in its way.
The butterfly effect caused by Guo Xu is a bit big, and from now on, the future and what he knew in his previous life have changed drastically.
James' stay with the team will also create a chain reaction, the Cavaliers will not be the top pick, and high-pick rookies such as Tristan Thompson and Kyrie Irving don't know where they will start their careers.
The Lakers lost their number one target, but not for nothing, and they signed Joe Johnson to a new contract. Next season, Bogut, Bosh, Battier, Joe Johnson, and Ellis have a good lineup of depth, with stars inside and outside, and can pull away and shoot threes on the wing.
The Lakers have at least three people who have the ability to average 20+ per game, not counting the Big Three, but also the Trident.
Kupchak's mission is barely accomplished, and Bosh is still alive and well, and he has the potential to continue to increase his popularity after leaving the Raptors.
When the dust settled, the Knicks also turned their recruitment targets to others.
They signed Bobcats point guard Raymond Felton for 2 years and 15.8 million, for a small price and not for a long time, in preparation for trading big-name point guards Chris Paul, Deron Williams and others. Even if you don't make a big deal, you can free up salary space after two years.
As one of the top three point guards in the class of 2005, Felton was the worst of the mixes, and he had no choice but to accept the contract. He averaged just 12.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game last season, and no team was willing to offer him a long-term contract with a high salary.
The Knicks have also made several trades and drafts in previous seasons and have had a roster of Felton, Tyrek Evans, Gallinari, Stoudamire, and Joakina Noah.
Carmelo Anthony wants to join, the Knicks can't use it, and backup forwards include Hayward and Wilson Chandler.
Point guard Chris Dujon was poached by the Magic, and Jason Williams "White Chocolate" made up for the void with a base salary.
The Knicks have a very rare contract in the new season, and as long as they renew their own young players in the future, they will not be bad, and they will compete for the top four in the East.
The Knicks also replaced Rick Adelman as head coach, an offensive coach who had experience coaching star power forward Chris Webber, and Princeton had a lot of cover in his plays, and it was the power forward who was the core.
The Cavaliers signed in free agency and wanted to rely on good role players to strengthen their strength.
The team has a mid-level contract, and when James didn't renew it, they signed free agent Wesley Matthews crookedly. He's an excellent shooting guard, aggressive defensively and three-point accuracy.
Matthews entered the NBA without the draft and played a season with the Jazz on a minimum salary, averaging 9.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 24.7 minutes per game, shooting 48.3% from the field and 38.2% from three-point range.
What the Cavaliers lack the most is a shooting guard, and management is right this time......