NBA: James wants to team up with me

When Wang Chong learned the news that James joined the Bulls, he was a little dumbfounded for a moment.

This is a standard act of surrender to the enemy, only slightly better than Durant joining the Warriors in 16, but only slightly better.

Although Wang Chong has left the Bulls, the Bulls are, after all, the team that has been defeating the Heat and shattering the Heat's Big Three championship dreams in the past few years, and are a definite enemy.

Now James has chosen to throw himself into the arms of his former biggest enemy. Isn't this surrendering to the enemy?

The only thing that makes him slightly stronger than Durant is that Wang Chong has already left the Bulls, and there has been a year between the two teams' playoff match. Unlike that year, Curry had just led the Warriors to defeat the Thunder in the Western Conference Finals, and Durant joined the Warriors less than two months later.

This behavior was an absolute failure in Wang Chong's opinion. Now not only the Cavaliers fans hated James, but even the Heat fans hated James to the core.

The key point is that James, who joined the Bulls, is in an awkward position.

This season, Curry has proved with his performance that he is capable of becoming the new leader of the Bulls. Now, who will be the boss of the Bulls between James and Curry?

Wang Chong feels that with Curry's good-natured personality no less than Wade's, he is likely to suffer a great loss at the hands of James, making things as embarrassing as when Durant won two FMVPs after joining the Warriors.

Indeed, during the Warriors' two consecutive championships, Durant played better than Curry and made a greater contribution to the championship.

But let's be honest, if Durant doesn't join the Warriors, which team in the league would he have a chance to win the championship with except the Cavaliers?

Let’s look back at that Warriors team. If they had used the $2000 million they used to sign Durant to sign any All-Star player in the free market, what would have been the likelihood of the Warriors defeating the Cavaliers and winning the championship in those two years?

In hindsight, in the years after Durant left the Warriors, his teammates were not bad, so why was it so hard for them to win a championship? As for injuries, Curry and Thompson on the Warriors side also suffered serious injuries that affected their careers, so how did they win another championship in 22 years?

It's no wonder that Green always uses the Green Formula to criticize Durant. Durant has to endure it like a young wife. Since he won two championships with the Warriors, his historical status has been greatly improved and he has directly entered the top fifteen in the league. It's not impossible for him to endure the scolding a little.

The only pity is that the Lakers recently poached Green from the Bulls for 3 million over three years, otherwise it is very likely that the classic Green formula would have been applied to James.

That would be really interesting if that were the case.

But it is undeniable that after James joined the Bulls, the Bulls have indeed become the biggest favorite to win the championship in the new season. Even Wang Chong is not sure of defeating this Bulls team.

Park Kan is Park Kan, but James and Curry are definitely a very suitable combination.

Curry doesn't occupy the ball when playing. He likes to run without the ball a lot and then catch and shoot. He also has top-notch three-point long-range shooting ability. Isn't he exactly the player that James, who holds the ball as a core and likes to use the one-star and four-shoot tactics, likes the most?

In addition, Curry's personality is still the kind of gentle type who does not fight or compete. There is no such thing as competing with James for credit. The cooperation between the two on the court is definitely stronger than the combination of James and Wade!

The next season is the 2015-16 season, which is the season when Curry truly breaks out and his name becomes famous throughout the league.

Originally this season, Curry averaged 30.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 50.4% and a three-point shooting percentage of 45.4%. He made 402 three-pointers throughout the season, significantly breaking the NBA's single-game three-pointer record. His advanced statistics also topped the list, suppressing James, Durant and everyone else, and he was undisputedly elected the regular season MVP.

It is not an exaggeration to describe such performance as Kurita.

During Curry's strongest period, he had James by his side, plus Gasol, who averaged a stable 18+8 per game and had developed three-point shooting ability several years in advance under the guidance of Wang Chong. The fighting power of these three people alone was unimaginable.

The Lakers team created by Wang Chong is aimed at long-term development. The team has Kobe, a burden, and Jokic, who still needs time to grow. Only Thompson and Green can form effective combat power. If they really face the Bulls in the finals, they will indeed have no advantage.

Although it is a pity, Wang Chong has to admit that although James did something that the fans of Cleveland and Miami hate, his move will really bring him the first championship of his career.

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James joining the Bulls made the Heat furious, especially general manager Pat Riley, who directly criticized the team in front of the media.

"LeBron is the weakest superstar I have ever seen. I have never seen a superstar who would take the initiative to join a dynasty team that has only won six championships just to compete for the championship! He will never become a true superstar!"

But in addition to being furious, the Heat management immediately took remedial measures.

They first urgently offered Butler, who was abandoned by the Bulls, a four-year, $4 million maximum contract, and signed Butler to fill the vacancy left by James.

At the same time, Wade, like James, did not exercise his player option for the final year and chose to opt out of his contract.

Because James has left the team, Wade, who has opted out of his contract, naturally wants to sign a big contract again to make up for the loss of salary cuts in the past few years.

But Riley's PUA for Wade had just begun at this time.

Under Riley's exaggerated PUA, Wade once again chose to give in and only signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the Heat.

Wade's yet another pay cut gave the Heat some salary space to continue operating in the free market.

But in fact, Howard's 2200 million, Wade's 2000 million and Butler's 1500 million have almost occupied the Heat's salary space, and the remaining salary is only enough for a middle-class contract.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Wade was cheated. Whether he signed for 2300 million or 2000 million, it would not have much impact on the Heat's subsequent reinforcements. The worst thing is that he only signed with the Heat for one year.

Although Riley promised him that he would provide him with a long-term retirement contract next year.

But Wang Chong, who traveled back from the future, knew very well that Riley was simply fooling Wade and would only continue to exploit Wade even more next year, forcing Wade to become unable to bear it anymore and finally choose to leave the Heat.

In fact, before Wade renewed his contract with the Heat, Wang Chong specifically called Wade to remind him that while he still had some gas left in the tank, he should force the Heat management to offer him a long-term contract of at least five years.

Although Wade's form has been declining in the past two years, he is still an All-Star guard who can consistently provide 20+4+4 data per game, and he still has value.

Unfortunately, Wade did not listen to Wang Chong's persuasion. Perhaps playing for the Heat for more than ten years has made him develop feelings for this place. He is willing to make sacrifices for the Heat, and he also believes that the team will not let him down.

This kind of thinking is bound to be regretted in the future, but Wang Chong could no longer say anything more.

The Heat's main lineup for the new season will be a Big Three lineup consisting of Wade, Butler and Howard... How to say it, from the perspective of combat effectiveness, it seems to be quite good. Wade and Butler are both players who can contribute 20+ points per game.

Howard has not suffered any serious injuries. Although he has been affected to a certain extent as he gets older and the league's playing style gradually shifts to small ball, he still has the ability to contribute 18+12 stably.

Even if this Heat team cannot compete for the championship, it can still be considered a strong team in the Eastern Conference. If Butler can show his toughness in the future with the Heat in advance, he may even pose some threat to the Bulls.

As for this year's champion Cleveland Cavaliers, the team's lineup was unfortunately dismembered.

Gasol was snatched away by the Grizzlies with a three-year, $3 million contract, which can be considered a return to his roots.

Following closely, the best sixth man Louis Williams was also poached for 3 million over three years.

Not only that, Whiteside and Tristan Thompson were also offered high offers.

The Cavaliers' capabilities are limited and it is impossible to keep everyone, so they can only choose to keep Whiteside and Tristan Thompson.

Whiteside got 4 million for 8400 years, and Tristan Thompson got 5 million for 7000 years.

Because it is now July 2015, the league's latest broadcasting contract has come into effect, and the salary cap will not increase until next year, so Whiteside was not able to sign a four-year, $7 million contract like he did when he was with the Heat.

The same goes for Tristan Thompson. Although his agent at the time was Rich Paul, he was not James's personal bodyguard, and he did not have enough bargaining chips to force the Cavaliers to offer a premium contract. In the end, he only signed a 5-year, $7000 million contract instead of the original 5-year, $8200 million.

Although Whiteside and Thompson's contracts have shrunk to a certain extent, for the two blue-collar players, being able to get such a big contract is already very satisfying.

But it is obvious that the Cavaliers' vision is not as good as it seems without Wang Chong's guidance. They actually chose to give up Pau Gasol and renew the contracts of two blue-collar players.

Indeed, Whiteside and Tristan Thompson are both young and athletic, and seem to have great potential. They are much better than the 35-year-old Pau Gasol.

But so what? With two big men who can do nothing but rebound and play second-chance offense, how are the Cavaliers going to play next season?

But obviously the Cavaliers management does not think so. They are still fantasizing that the double tower combination of Huaishen and Ba Wise Kings will grow into the league's top inside combination in the future.

Also worth mentioning is that the San Antonio Spurs reached a four-year, $4 million contract with All-Star power forward Aldridge, making them the team that gained the most this summer besides the Lakers and Bulls.

The Spurs, who had already acquired Gobert due to the butterfly effect, also got power forward Aldridge, who can consistently contribute 20+8 points per game, which directly made up for the team's offensive firepower after Duncan's aging.

The strength of the Spurs in the new season should not be underestimated. On the offensive end, they have Leonard and Aldridge who have grown thoroughly and can contribute 21 points per game next season. On the defensive end, they also have two PDOY-level defensive players in Leonard and Gobert. If Leonard does not make trouble and leave the Spurs in the future, he will undoubtedly become one of the strong rivals of Wang Chong and the Lakers in the West.

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The summer of 2015 was undoubtedly the craziest summer since the opening of the NBA free market in recent years. The various signings and trades alone were enough to keep the media discussing for a long time.

But after completing the signing, Wang Chong returned to his previous simple living days, but he did not completely lie down.

The end of another season has allowed Wang Chong to earn a lot of points. Before the start of the new season, he will of course invest all these points and transform them into his own strength.

Considering the Lakers' current lineup, Wang Chong plans to improve his ball-handling and passing abilities. After all, the Lakers do not have a traditional point guard in the new season. In his plan, the main ball-handling work will be shared by him and Green.

Wang Chong's ball control ability value is 92, which is basically enough, but his passing ability value of 88 and passing awareness of 78 are a bit low, so he needs to be strengthened specifically. At least the passing ability value should be increased to above 90, and the passing awareness should also reach around 85.

In addition, Wang Chong also plans to exchange for an organizational badge to improve his passing and assisting abilities.

The organizational badge that Wang Chong was going to redeem was called Ten Cents, which was also the signature badge of the point guard in the 2K game. Its effect was that passing the ball could increase the shooting accuracy of his open teammates.

This badge is the easiest badge to gain assist stats in all 2K games, and the effect is quite outstanding.

Next season, one of Wang Chong’s teammates will be top off-ball shooter Thompson. With the blessing of this badge, Wang Chong’s average assists per game will definitely increase.

Having said that, the Lakers' lineup next season is also quite strange, especially the starting lineup. In Wang Chong's plan, the starting five should be Kobe, Thompson, Green, Wang Chong and Jokic.

The shortest of the five is Kobe, who is 1 meters tall. It can be said to be a perfect death five-tall lineup.

With this lineup, the Lakers will definitely play a positional battle rather than a small-ball fast break tactic.

In theory, the defensive system established by Wang Chong + Green + Thompson would not be too bad.

Of course, because of Kobe and Jokic, Wang Chong did not expect the Lakers to be very strong in the new season. It would be enough for them to get around 60 wins in the West. This record should be the second place in the West if nothing unexpected happens, because the Spurs of Leonard + Aldridge originally had a record of 15 wins and 16 losses in the 67-15 season, and this was when they still had the 73-win Warriors in the West.

Without the 73-win Warriors, the Spurs' record might be even better with the addition of Gobert, a strong interior defensive player.

After thinking about it this way, Wang Chong suddenly found that the situation in the new season of the league seemed to become interesting.

In the East, there is the super giant, the Bulls of James + Curry.

In the West, there is a strong rival, the Spurs, which makes Wang Chong want to challenge for the first time in a long time.