Cleveland, inside the office of the Cavaliers general manager.

Tyron. Lu took a sip of his coffee with a smile on his face.

"David, LeBron called me two days ago, have you seen Wang Feng's performance in the Olympics?"

David. Griffin is the general manager of the Cavaliers.

He looked at Taryn. Lu, without any obvious expression on his face, said lightly. "I see it."

Wang Feng's performance in the Olympic Games, especially in the finals, amazed the world.

In the face of many superstar-level players in the NBA, Wang Feng is not inferior in performance, or even stronger.

Throughout the game, the person in charge of marking Wang Feng was Drummond, who was the best defensive team in the league last season. Green with Paul in the second team. George.

However, under the full marking of two top outside defenders, Wang Feng scored 39 points.

Not only that, but Wang Feng's performance on the defensive end is also very eye-catching. Durant scored just nine points on his defense.

Of course, there is also the tactical role of the Mi Guo team deliberately avoiding Wang Feng, the strongest defensive point of the Chinese men's basketball team, after all, the Mi Guo team has more than one player with strong scoring ability, and there is no need to fight Wang Feng at all, but even so, Wang Feng's deterrent power on the outside defensive end can also be seen.

No one could have imagined that Wang Feng was so strong, and he would not fall behind in the face of a top NBA star!

Throughout the Olympic Games, many of the techniques Wang Feng showed were eye-catching.

Good breakthrough ability, stable mid-range shooting, and ultra-long-range three-point shooting comparable to Curry.

There is no doubt that the Cavaliers have found a treasure!

Being able to sign such a player with 18 million is really a lot of money!

The only pity is that the Cavaliers only signed Wang Feng for one year.

It is completely conceivable that as long as Wang Feng can play more than eighty percent of the ability shown in the Olympic Games in the next season, after the season, many teams will inevitably join the action to compete for Wang Feng!

But for David. For Griffin, this is not particularly good news.

In fact, he, the general manager, basically has no real power except for the day-to-day management of the team.

The signings and trades of the team's players are not what he says, at least from LeBron. That's what happened when James returned to Cleveland.

Traded Wiggins, overdrafted draft picks from the Timberwolves in exchange for Love.

To Tristan. Thompson offered a high salary that didn't match his strength at all, and then traded it away at a loss a few months ago to free up salary space and sign a player who could only play for the team for a year.

These operations were all done by James directly with the team's owner, Daniel. Gilbert's communication was completed, and he did not go through him as the general manager at all, and in the face of the decision of the team owner, all he could do was to continue to execute.

"Do you really think that with Wang Feng, the team can compete with the Warriors?"

David. Griffin looked at Tyron, who was sitting in front of him drinking coffee. Lu, asked.

"We've lost a lot of players this summer, Mozgov, Dellavedova have been poached by other teams with high salaries, Tristan and Iman have been traded away, the bench is seriously vacant, and there is a JR Smith contract extension in the starting lineup that has been delayed......

"You should have heard of it, right? That guy wants a contract renewal with a high salary, no less than 15 million a year! Are you kidding? ”

Tyron. Lou looked at David. Griffin said: "You came to me today, what you want to talk about is this matter, indeed, JR's asking price is a little too high, I will find a way to talk to LeBron about him, as for the bench lineup, there should be many veterans who want to join the team with a base salary to win a championship ring, right?" ”

"No......" David. Griffin shook his head, "They're more inclined to engage with the Warriors than the Cavaliers, and it's obvious which of the two teams is easier to win the championship." ”

"Tyron, it's been two seasons since LeBron came back to the team, and we've fallen on the Finals stage for two seasons in a row, and for two years, the team has been paying a hefty luxury tax and building the league's most luxurious roster, have you ever wondered what would happen if the team failed again?"

Tyron. The smile on Lu's face faded.

They have no way out, and if they continue to fail, whether it is Griffin as the general manager or himself as the head coach, I am afraid that they will be to blame, and even James will ......

This season, they can only win, not lose!

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At the end of September, NBA teams began to recall their players from vacation and begin recovery training in preparation for the preseason in early October.

However, until this time, the Cavaliers' contract extension work has not been completed.

JR. Smith's contract extension was completely deadlocked, and the two sides were unable to agree on the amount of the contract extension.

Not only that, but the team is also extremely slow in the recruitment of role players, only renewing the contract of James, who is almost unable to play, with a low salary of 1.55 million a year. Jones and Richard, who played well in the playoffs. Jefferson signed a two-year, $5 million contract extension.

If it weren't for their success in signing Wang Feng, such a summer recruitment would undoubtedly be the worst of the thirty teams.

When Wang Feng arrived at the team to report, there were only 10 players in the team, including him, and he couldn't even make up the 12-man squad for the new season.

"Is it so miserable......"

Wang Feng was a little speechless, but he also knew that this pot was half of his back.

If it weren't for the fact that it wasn't for getting him, the Cavaliers wouldn't have put Tristan. Thompson & Iman. If Shambaught is traded, there will also be enough salary space to negotiate a contract extension with JR. Smith, and with all three players staying on the team, the Cavaliers' roster should be 12 players, and a few more base-salary players can be signed.

However, in Wang Feng's opinion, this is a little better.

Tristan. Thompson's high-paid and incompetent, Iman. Shambaught is no different from chicken ribs.

As for J.R. Smith, Wang Feng felt that if he wasn't on the Cavaliers, it would be better for each other...... No, maybe it's not good for Smith himself, after all, who in the other teams would be stupid enough to force this to force a 4-year, 57 million contract?

In Wang Feng's impression, JR Smith, who signed a big contract, has seen his average points per game plummet from 12.4 points last season to 8.6 points, and his shooting rate has dropped from 41% to 34.6%.

It's a pity that the newcomer Wang Feng can't dictate the team's management decisions, especially when this senior undercover agent is still the team's king James.

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