Chapter 924 [Sage Mode, Brother Basketball]
James entered the sage mode because of a sentence from Sir.
In addition to the Knicks, the Lakers and Heat also threw an olive branch to James. The two teams are also located in big cities, but James began to hesitate, not sure whether he should leave the Cavaliers.
If it weren't for joining the top ten players in the league, James wouldn't have the confidence to beat the Suns and win the championship, even if the Suns had let Stadameer go in vain. In 2006, Guo Xu led the team independently to sweep the Cavaliers in the finals, the psychological shadow Guo Xu has brought to James too much in recent years.
Wade called James again and again to invite him to join the Heat, and was very sincere and willing to share the ball rights with him.
As early as March, Wade said in an interview without hesitation that he would chat with several free agent friends this summer and invite them to join the Heat, provided that he would stay.
Wade's statement was not a stable agent for the team. Their salary could be a champion. After forming Wade, Odom and Granger's trident, they still had room to sign a middle-class player, and only a little luxury tax was required to trade a star.
Wade has a lot of affection for the Heat, and he is reluctant to leave the team, hoping to bring a championship to the Heat.
That day, he called James again. "Man, don't hesitate. You have entered the Cavaliers' finals four times and you can't win the Suns. The ordinary lineup cannot beat Jason. Let's try it together, I think it's possible."
James sighed: "I don't think so. The Heat lack a good inside defensive player. They have weaknesses in the center position. And you also said that the Cavaliers have reached the finals four times. If you join the Cavaliers and come to me, you will have a better chance of winning the championship, right?"
Wade smiled bitterly. "Is Cleveland a suitable place to form a group? How do we attract role players?"
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Unlike Guo Xu's previous life, the two brothers cannot convince each other this year. Unless Wade's condition declines seriously and in the later stages of his career, he will look down on the city of Cleveland. The price of his return to join the Cavaliers is too high.
James is not optimistic about the Heat's winning the championship, just because he lacks the 2006 championship. Wade has not performed well in the playoffs, and Pat Riley has not proved that his team building model works, let alone the head coach has changed to his disciple Eric Spoelstra?
Although Odom joined the Heat at a lower price, he has never helped the Lakers win the championship. The evaluation he received is much lower than when the Lakers won two championships. The No. 4 also made James worried. Boozer doesn't work. Can Odom do it?
In addition, James and Granger overlap in positions. If he plays as a small forward, it is too wasteful for Granger to be a substitute. If he plays as a power forward... that's impossible.
James will also offend the Cavaliers management and Cavaliers fans when joining the Heat, and joining his competitors in the East. Isn’t this just surrendering to the enemy under the guise of “brother basketball”?
Even if James is willing to go to the Heat, the management of the two teams will have to argue for a long time, and James forces the palace. Because the Heat have to sign first and then exchange, Riley is only willing to give a low pick and a special deal.
This robbery trading method, James and others would call it "The Heat sacrificed the future", as if James left great benefits to the Cavaliers, but the Cavaliers boss must be hated to the core.
James does not consider the Lakers at all, unless he makes a big deal and finds a star, Joe Johnson is a good second-in-command, and his style of playing is selfless and has not renewed his contract with the Lakers yet. Bathir is also a good role player, and James doesn't like it.
Especially Bogut's type of inside line is not suitable for partnering with James, because he lacks range and cannot open up space.
After thinking about it, James had to wait and decided to announce it later.
The Cavaliers management was not idle either. They first renewed Carlos Boozer with a five-year contract of 80 million, and the "reverse boy" became "Bo Loyalty".
Boozer, born on November 20, 1981, has a similar birthday to Guo Xu. He is 29 years old this year. His agent is also Hapi Watles. Hapi suggested that he jump out of the contract and sign a long contract in case James leaves the team in the summer.
If James leaves the Cavaliers, the team's record will inevitably decline next season. The Cavaliers' management may choose to rebuild and give up renewing the contract with 30-year-old Boozer to train young players. He will be very passive. Now the Cavaliers must renew the contract with Boozer. James will definitely be dissatisfied and will leave.
The Suns' free agents go more and stay less, and soon found their next home. They are all "champion puzzles" that will attract more teams' attention.
Anthony Morrow joined the Nets for 12 million in three years, but the Suns did not keep anyone. Morrow's defense was too poor and his annual salary was already a lot.
The Raptors offered a four-year, 24 million middle-class contract for substitute point guard Kyle Lowry, and the Suns did not match it. It was too luxurious to renew a substitute, and he clearly stated that he did not want to stay in the Suns anymore, so he wanted to leave if he signed first and then changed.
The Raptors have no player that the Suns management can value, and there are quite a few garbage contracts. If DeRozan is in the Raptors, Guo Xu will definitely propose to change it. Unfortunately, DeRozan was chosen by the Thunder in this life.
So the sun could only let Lowry go in vain.
The Bull dug two people in a row, Korver spent 15 million in three years, and Mirthap for 50 million in five years.
Both contracts are premium, and they are both proposed by head coach Thibodeau, who wants to bet that Millsap will play better in the future.
Thibodeau used to be an assistant coach at the Suns and admired Millsap's defense very much. He can withstand most of the 4-position interfering shooting, protect rebounds, and quickly switch to pick-and-roll. On the offensive end, he has a good shooting percentage of mid- and long shots, and occasionally shows off a breakthrough in the bottom frame and a low-post back.
In the past, all teams thought that short power forwards were weak, so they would not do it unless they had strong offensive ability. Nowadays, short power forwards who are very mobile and good at defending pick-and-roll have become popular. Because the overall offensive rhythm of the NBA has become faster, most teams will use covers to find out how to find mobile phones outside the three-point line, and the number of times power forwards attacking low positions has been greatly reduced.
The Suns management felt that Millsap was too outrageous to take such a contract and never thought of a match.
Guo Xu thought it was very cost-effective. Millsap deserved a salary of tens of millions of yuan, but after considering it, he did not call Brian.
In Guo Xu's previous life, Millsap won a four-year, 32 million contract renewal in the Jazz in 2009. He became the first round pick in this life, and it was already a year late to get the contract. It was enough for them to be teammates together for four years, and it was time for him to get the ball.
Brian received the list of liberos provided by Guo Xu and began to sign the teammates he wanted.
It is easy to sign a contract in the summer of the Sun because Guo Xu proposed to sign his own friends, and he wanted to play basketball with his brothers.
The Suns' first sign was to striker Jason Richardson for a 4-year contract of 25 million. He was here to play instead of Korver, able to catch and shoot three-pointers, make fast breaks, and have outstanding rebounding skills.
The second signing of the Suns reached a two-year veteran's basic salary contract with Shark O'Neal. His salary next season is 1.4 million, which is a huge difference compared to O'Pang's 20 million salary in the 2009-10 season.
However, O'Neal was happy to join the franchise with a salary cut. He was already 38 years old and no team would offer him a big contract. He had already made enough money and wanted to play with Guo Xu at the end of his career.
Chapter completed!