Legend of Tomorrow

James entered sage mode because of Stoudemire's words.

In addition to the Knicks, the Lakers and Heat also offered an olive branch to James. These two teams are also located in big cities, but James began to hesitate and was not sure whether he wanted to leave the Cavaliers.

If he hadn't teamed up with the top ten players in the league, James would have no confidence in defeating the Suns and winning the championship, even if the Suns had let Stoudemire go in vain. In 2006, Guo Xu independently led the team to sweep the Cavaliers in the finals. In recent years, Guo Xu has brought too much psychological shadow to James.

Wade called James again and again to invite him to join the Heat. He was sincere and willing to share the ball with him.

As early as March, Wade had no scruples in an interview and said that he would have a good chat with several free agent friends this summer and invite them to join the Heat, provided that he would stay.

Wade's statement is not a smooth stabilizer for the team. Their salary can completely build a championship team. After forming the trident of Wade, Odom, and Granger, they still have room to sign a mid-level player, and they only need to pay a small amount of luxury tax to trade a star.

Wade has great feelings for the Heat. He is reluctant to leave this team and hopes to bring a championship to the Heat.

On this day, he called James again. Man, don't hesitate. You've been to the finals four times with the Cavaliers and you can't beat the Suns. A normal lineup can't beat Jason. Let's try it as a team. I think it's possible.

James sighed: I don't think so. The Heat lack a good interior defensive player and have weaknesses at 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 good place to form a team? How do we attract role players?

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Unlike Guo Xu's previous life, the two brothers could not convince each other this year. Unless Wade's condition has seriously declined and he has reached the end of his career, he will not look down on the city of Cleveland. The cost of his comeback by joining the Cavaliers will be too high.

James is not optimistic about the Heat winning the championship just because they missed the 2006 championship. Wade didn't perform exceptionally well in the playoffs, and Pat Riley didn't prove that his team-building model worked. What's more, the head coach is now his disciple Erik Spoelstra. ?

Although Odom joined the Heat at a lower price, he never helped the Lakers win a championship, and his evaluation was much lower than when the Lakers won two championships. The No. 4 position also worries James, and Boozer is not good. , can Odom do it?

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James and Granger have some overlapping positions. If he plays small forward, Granger would be a waste as a substitute. If he plays power forward... that's impossible.

James joining the Heat will also offend the Cavaliers management and Cavaliers fans, and joining a competitor in the Eastern Conference. Isn't this just surrendering to the enemy under the guise of brotherly 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 will force him to go. Because the Heat had to sign and trade first, Riley was only willing to send low-ranking draft picks and trade exceptions.

This kind of robbery-style transaction will be called the Heat sacrificed the future. It seems that James has left great benefits to the Cavaliers, but the Cavaliers boss must hate it.

James will not consider the Lakers at all unless he makes a big deal and recruits stars. Joe Johnson is a good second-in-command with a selfless style of play and has not yet renewed his contract with the Lakers. Battier is also a good role player, and James looks down on others.

In particular, an insider like Bogut is not suitable to partner with James. He lacks the range and cannot open up space.

After thinking about it, James could only wait and the decision would be announced later.

The Cavaliers management was not idle either. It first renewed Carlos Boozer with a five-year, 80 million contract, and the anti-bone boy became Boo Zhongzhong.

Boozer, who was born on November 20, 1981, has the same birthday as Guo Xu. He is 29 years old this year. His agent is also Happy Waters. Happy suggested that he sign a long-term contract out of the contract to prevent James from leaving 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 the contract extension of the 30-year-old Boozer to cultivate young players. He will be very passive. Now the Cavaliers must renew Boozer's contract. James will definitely be dissatisfied with letting him go and will definitely leave.

The Suns' free agents left more and less, and quickly found their next home. They are all championship puzzle pieces and will attract the attention of more teams.

Anthony Morrow joined the Nets for 12 million in three years, and the Suns did not retain anyone. Morrow's defense is too poor and his role is single. An annual salary of 4 million is already a lot.

The Raptors offered backup point guard Kyle Lowry a four-year, $24 million mid-level contract, but the Suns did not match it. It is too luxurious for the mid-level to renew a substitute contract, and he has made it clear that he does not want to stay in the Suns anymore. He also wants to leave after signing and trading.

The Raptors don't have any players that the Suns management can appreciate, and they have a lot of junk contracts. If DeRozan was in the Raptors, Guo Xu would definitely propose a trade. Unfortunately, DeRozan was selected by the Thunder in this life.

Therefore, the sun could only let Lori go in vain.

The Bulls hired two Suns players, Korver for 15 million in three years and Millsap for 50 million in five years.

Both contracts are premiums, and both were proposed by head coach Thibodeau. He wanted to bet that Millsap would play better in the future.

Thibodeau was an assistant coach in the Suns before, and he admired Millsap's defense very much. He can resist most interference shots from the 4th position, protect rebounds, and can quickly switch pick-and-rolls. On the offensive end, he has a good shooting percentage when catching the ball and shooting from mid-range. He can occasionally show off his breakthroughs from the frame and low post plays.

In the past, every team thought that short power forwards were weak, and they didn't want them unless they had super offensive abilities. Nowadays, short power forwards who are highly mobile and good at guarding pick-and-rolls have become popular. Because the overall offensive pace of the NBA has become faster, most teams will use screens to find shooting opportunities outside the three-point line, and the number of power forwards attacking the low post has been greatly reduced.

The Suns management felt that Millsap's contract was too outrageous and had no intention of matching it.

Guo Xu thought it was a good deal. Millsap deserved an annual salary of tens of millions. After considering it, he did not call Bryan.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Millsap received a four-year, 32 million contract extension with the Jazz in 2009. In this life, he became a first-round pick, and the time to get the contract was already a year late. It was enough that they had been teammates together for four years, and it was time for him to get the ball.

Brian received the free agent list provided by Guo Xu and began to sign the teammates he wanted.

The Suns' summer signings were easy because the people Guo Xu proposed to sign were all his friends, and he wanted to play brother basketball.

The Suns' first signing was forward Jason Richardson, who signed a four-year, 25 million contract. He came to replace Korver in the starting lineup. He can catch and shoot three-pointers, play fast breaks, and has outstanding rebounding ability. .

For the second signing, the Suns and Shark Shaquille O'Neal reached a two-year veteran's minimum salary contract. His salary next season will be 1.4 million, which is compared with O'Neal's salary of 20 million in the 2009-10 season. A world of difference.

O'Neal is happy to cut his salary and join. He is already 38 years old, and no team will offer him a big contract again. He has already made enough money and wants to play with Guo Xu at the end of his career.

For me, this decision does not require a very serious thinking process. O'Neal said in an interview: I will definitely be very happy in Phoenix. Jason and I have the opportunity to build a dynasty together again. This will be A perfect curtain call. ()