The 2016 season ruined more than one team's championship dreams.

73 wins over the Warriors' dream of the greatest team.

Steve Cole's journey to surpass Zen Master Jackson may have ended as soon as it began.

LeBron James' redemption of Cleveland has been postponed again.

The city's curse has not dissipated.

I don't know how long it's going to last.

And in the Russian city, because of the failure of this season.

Kevin Durant couldn't take it anymore.

He couldn't stand his failure year after year.

Especially after losing to the Lakers in such a good situation as the Western Conference Finals.

Let the Thunder's chance to return to the Finals slip past our eyes.

Thunder's various operations over the years have also made him disheartened.

One week after the end of the draft.

On the first day of July, the NBA free agency opened.

On the same day, many players who had negotiated contracts with the team early officially signed with the team.

Among them is Wang Shuang.

The Lakers officially announced it as soon as possible.

With the maximum salary of 100 million in four years.

Sign a contract with Wang Shuang!

In the matter of renewing the contract, Wang Shuang did not drag his feet.

There was no threat to the Lakers with offers from other teams.

Indeed, with the results of Wang Shuang last season.

He doesn't need any chips.

As long as the Lakers management IQ is a little bit normal.

It was all immediately paid without the slightest hesitation.

That's why the Magic management was able to make a decision to lower O'Neal's price.

Wang Shuang's signing reassured all Lakers fans.

It is also a great pity for fans of other teams.

Losing a 20 million cap salary can get a super superstar opportunity.

So, everyone's eyes turned to other places.

Targeting a few other big fish in the free market.

And the biggest of them, of course, Kevin Durant.

LeBron James' contract is also out of contract this summer.

However, he did not win the championship and was not ready to go into exile for the time being.

He signed a 1+1 contract with the Cavaliers in the summer of '14.

Now he faces the issue of renewing his contract with the Cavaliers.

Although they didn't win the championship, the Cavaliers made it to the finals for the second year in a row.

There is currently no team in the East that can pose a threat to the Cavaliers.

Stay with the Cavaliers, and next season will most likely be the Finals.

Naturally, James didn't need to leave.

Stay with the Cavaliers, and the team will be reinforced.

You can continue to challenge for the championship.

It's just that James has always been grinding and chirping when signing a contract.

He always has to go through full and rational consideration.

will make a choice.

So in July, James didn't move for the time being.

As a result, the biggest variable comes from Kevin Durant.

Multiple teams are currently interested in Durant.

Needless to say, the Thunder certainly want their star to stay in Russia.

A small city like Russia doesn't attract any superstars.

The super-talented lineup that could form the Thunder three young people back then relied on the draft.

As a result, they were also hoked by their management themselves.

The remaining two, seeing that Durant can't be saved.

Because on the day the Lakers officially announced the signing of Wang Shuang.

There has been no news of Durant's contract extension from the Thunder.

Durant also did not say that he would renew his old club.

Due to the skyrocketing salary space, many teams have room to eat Durant.

Among them are the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors.

And the Boston Celtics in the East.

Of course, the Celtics are aggressively pursuing Durant though.

But historically, Boston has not been liked by big-name free agents.

A superstar in Celtic history.

Either the draft itself cultivated.

Either through trading.

Eating big-name stars through space in the offseason?

There is not a single one who can be ranked.

So, the Celtics seem like a good fit.

But Durant won't think about it.

The remaining main contenders are the Lakers, Thunder and Warriors.

If Durant can join the Lakers.

That would be a huge boost for the Lakers.

Wang Shuang pulled a group of old and weak soldiers, and they could all win the championship.

Add Durant and that's all the rage.

Plus the super popularity of Los Angeles.

Durant's coming here is good for his career and all aspects of development.

And it's closer to Scarlett Johansson, isn't it?

The Lakers, on their part, are also actively using various relationships.

Go and get in touch with Durant to recruit the super small forward of his playing years.

But for Durant, the biggest mental hurdle may be that they just lost to the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.

After losing to the Lakers, join the Lakers immediately?

If I can't beat you, I'll join you?

Isn't that good?

And there's another problem.

Wang Shuang overlaps with Durant in position.

Of course, Wang Shuang can play power forward.

Even going to play center shows that he can play well.

Comparatively, the temptation on the Warriors' side is also great.

Barnes' contract expires.

His poor playoff performance led to the Warriors being blacked out to some extent.

So the Warriors will definitely not re-sign Barnes.

Curry's previous contract was a proper child labor contract.

More than 40 million in 4 years and more than 10 million a year.

It really doesn't match his MVP worth.

As a result, the warriors had more than 30 million more space out of thin air.

It's entirely possible to eat Kevin Durant's contract.

A historic team with 73 wins.

Get an MVP-level super scorer.

What a powerful combination is this?

Just thinking about it makes you feel how powerful he is.

But again, a championship team.

Get an all-time scorer at the MVP level......

It doesn't seem to be a particularly big boost.

Because the Lakers have lost an MVP-level all-time scorer, haven't they?

Where does Durant go?

This question became a topic of most concern in early July.

is to go to the Golden State and form the Avengers with Curry, Thompson, Green and others.

Or go to the Lakers and inherit Kobe's mantle.

and Wang Shuang to form a double hero?

Or stay with the Thunder.

Continue to form Wang Fry with Wei Shao.

Be the king of the city and win a championship for the city?

All sorts of news are flying around.

Tencent's reporter Liu found Wang Shuang.

I want to ask him about his intentions for recruiting Durant.

To the reporter's surprise, Wang Shuang was supportive of Durant's arrival.

"I still hope that Durant can come so that the Lakers can be strengthened. Although I won the championship in '16, to be honest, the process was really tough. And we don't have Kobe Bryant in the new season, if there is Durant, it can make up for the vacancy of Kobe's departure. ”

Wang Shuang doesn't seem to mind Durant joining very much.

"But... But without Kobe, you still won the championship in the end. ”

"Without Kobe, we won three games, but it was only three games. There's a certain luck factor in it. We have to play 82 games in the new season, and we can't play like that every game, and we still need a super scorer like Kobe. ”

"Then do you think Durant, as a Lakers loser in the playoffs, will consider coming to the Lakers?"

"I don't think it's okay, Charles Barkley also joined the Houston Rockets, didn't it? Iguodala also went to the Warriors. Sure, Durant is younger and at a higher level, but I don't think it's a problem for him to come to the Lakers. We've got Kobe Bryant here, we're in ruins, and I'm always ready to welcome him, and Los Angeles is going to welcome him." ”

Reporter Liu quickly sent out the interview.

It quickly caused a stir in the national basketball world.

You know, when James became a free agent in 10 years.

The Bulls also thought about recruiting James.

But Rose said he didn't want to team up with James.

Then James went to the Heat and took out the Bulls in '11.

Although Rose lost the series, he ended up losing due to injury.

But his hard-nosed behavior is still praised by fans.

"Wang Shuang actually recruited Durant directly? If Durant joins the Lakers, what will be the point of this next season? I'm going to lead the team alone! ”

"Wang Shuang's recruitment of defeated generals is really out of line."

"Fart! Recruiting defeated generals is a normal operation! Could it be that you will recruit others after you lose? ”

"I think Wang Shuang did the right thing, Kobe Bryant retired, the Lakers need a great scorer, Durant is just right. And Wang Shuang no longer needs to prove himself, everything he can prove last season has been proven. ”

"yes, come on Durant, be the king of Pippen!"

"Durant might as well go to the Warriors and get revenge on the Lakers with the Warriors."

"Is Durant going to the Warriors still to get revenge on the Lakers? That's revenge on society! ”

"I think Durant will go to the Warriors, after all, it doesn't have a good reputation to join the team that beat him."

"It's too bad to join the Warriors, and I think there is still suspense about joining the Lakers. The Lakers eliminated the Warriors, there is a lot of luck, if Curry is not injured, the Warriors do not fight for the best record, and the first round is not underestimated, the Lakers are really difficult. As soon as the Lakers passed the Warriors, their morale was fully up. ”

In short, everyone has a point.

But it doesn't matter if you support Durant to go to the Lakers or to the Warriors.

It seems that few people want Durant to stay with the Thunder......

Thunder fans and management are sad to be.

However, the operation of the Thunder in recent years has indeed been too petty.

It's all supported by the drafts in the years after '07.

The various operations behind are more spicy than the eye.

Until all these talents accumulated in the draft are squandered.

It also made Durant finally run out of patience.

Durant did not respond to the Thunder's request for a contract extension.

In fact, this already shows that Durant is unlikely to stay in the city.

The rumors didn't last long.

On the day of July 9th, Kevin Durant made his decision:

He's going to bring his talent to Hollywood!

On this day, the entire NBA public opinion was shaken.

Durant is really going to the Lakers.

It's time to form the strongest forward combination with Wang Shuang!

"Durant actually came to the Lakers! There is hope for the Lakers to defend their title! ”

"What does it mean to have hope, less Kobe Bryant can win the championship, come to Durant, and go up with three consecutive championships!"

"There's no hope, there's no hope for the other teams! Wang Shuang + Durant, who can prevent it? ”

Of course, there is also a lot of criticism.

Because the Lakers are the team that defeated Durant in the Western Conference Finals.

"Durant, Durant, just surrendered to the enemy?"

"It's okay to vote for the enemy, Durant is really awesome, for the sake of the championship, I don't want to lose my face, go to the Lakers to make Wang Shuang small."

"Durant's title as the second millennium is confirmed. The draft is the second, the forward position is the second, the finals are the second, and now the Lakers are the second. Durant, Durant, be the second one! ”

On this day, a large number of Durant fans lost their fans.

Of course, Durant's number of fans has increased instead of decreasing.

Because there are more Lakers fans and Wang Shuang fans who have become Durant fans.

The entire forum, the public opinion circle was not lively for a while.

This is unprecedented, and it is comparable to that of James when he made "Decision 1" in 10 years.

Then, just when the public opinion about Durant joining the Lakers has not subsided.

Once again, the free market dropped a bombshell.

The real bombshell completely detonated the NBA public opinion field.

As a result, the major forums are completely down and blocked.

Because, LeBron James announced.

He'll bring talent to Auckland.

Join the Warriors!

The Pacific Division in the West.

It's been a mess.