Legend of Tomorrow

In August, the battle for LeBron James finally came to an end, and the result surprised Guo Xu, a reborn player.

Dragon King Chris Bosh renewed his contract with the Raptors for 6 years and 110 million, and then signed and traded to join the Lakers. The Raptors only received two future top-three protected first-round picks and a trade exception, and nothing else was involved. players.

Under the old labor agreement, Bosh also adopted the method of forcing him to leave. Sign first and then trade to get the maximum salary increase equivalent to staying on the team. It doesn't matter to ordinary stars. For top stars, a higher increase can lead to a larger contract in the last year, and the amount in the last year is critical to the size of the next contract.

You know, the starting salary of the NBA's maximum salary contract is not only calculated by length of service, but also related to the size of the previous contract. If a star wants to lower his starting salary, he needs the help of his old club. Naturally, the condition for the Raptors to assist Bosh is that the new team needs to provide certain benefits, namely draft picks.

Of course the Lakers are willing to give up the draft picks, but the price they pay and the benefits they get are not at the same level.

The Raptors are forced. Only by cooperating can they get something, which is better than nothing. Without cooperation, they have nothing. Bosh will make less money, lose-lose.

Under the new collective bargaining agreement in the future, the increase in sign-and-trade will be consistent with the increase in naked signing. The purpose of the league is to avoid threats like James and Bosh. They are not trying to compensate the parent team at all. This is a business alliance. Who will think about their opponents?

Brian Colangelo also thought about signing this kind of contract with Stoudemire in exchange for two draft picks from the Knicks, but that didn't work. This is the difference between a team's second-in-command and the first-in-command. The Knicks have doubts. Stoudemire has never proven that he can play well as the boss.

After the Lakers got Bosh, they continued to pursue James and were willing to sign and trade this year's rookie Xavier Henry, a future first-round pick, and two second-round picks.

After the news exposed the Lakers' intentions, the James fans were very excited, saying that as long as James agreed, it would be a win-win situation. He could play in a big city and lead the Lakers to rise. The Cavaliers gained a lot from trading James and could complete the rebuilding in an instant.

Although James can only exchange for one player, Xavier is the No. 13 rookie with a height of 198cm, and he will have a big responsibility.

It seems that James is very close to the Lakers. As long as James insists that he will leave, saying that he doesn't want to stay in Cleveland because his friends are broken, the Cavaliers will have no choice but to let him go.

The Lakers are also planning to renew Joe Johnson's contract next. As long as James comes, in order to compete for the championship, Joe Johnson is willing to cut his salary appropriately to stay with the team.

James finally gave up on joining the Lakers.

He held a press conference to announce a maximum-salary contract extension with the Cavaliers and stay in Cleveland.

James said that he made this decision because he did not want to (dare not) leave his hometown to play in the West.

There are some things James will not say to the media because he has an ominous premonition.

One step forward is dusk, one step back is life. As long as he goes to the Pacific District and the Lakers, what awaits him is deep sadness at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean...

He stays in the Cavaliers to play, and owner Gilbert will try his best to trade for reinforcements, so there is hope of competing for the championship. It's just that Cleveland is not a big city, so it suffers from commercial development. It has a good reputation, which can somewhat make up for the lack of geographical location.

James cannot afford to lose if he joins the Lakers, and the consequences of losing will be unimaginable.

Guo Xu left after the Lakers completed three consecutive championships and established a dynasty. When James joins, Lakers fans will definitely compare him with Guo Xu. This is a trivial matter. The key point is that it is too difficult to break through from the west.

If the Lakers can't beat the Suns, James won't even make it to the Finals. With his record declining, can his popularity and commercial value be higher than if he stayed with the Cavaliers and competed for runner-up?

Is playing with Bosh and Joe Johnson really better than playing with Boozer and Mo Williams? The Lakers not only have to be good at offense, they also have to be able to defend.

In James's mind, Guo Xu is already like a big devil. When he went to the Lakers, he was Gu Amo. The story is about an old man being bullied by the big devil.

He was at the peak of his career, and he couldn't bear to hug Guo Xu's thigh. In the end, after discussing with his management team, he decided to stay and become Zhan Zhongcheng.

James will be a player option in four years. If he fails to win a championship with the Cavaliers and has played for the team for so many years, and then leaves the team to form a team to compete for the championship, I believe the management and fans will support him. At that time, like Garnett, he dedicated his best years to his hometown team.

James thought he had made the best choice, but ignored the importance of mentality.

If you don’t dare to pursue your dreams with all your strength, one day your shelved dreams will come back to you in their own way.

The butterfly effect caused by Guo Xu is a bit big. From now on, the future will change drastically from what he knew in his previous life.

James staying on the team will also cause a series of chain reactions. The Cavaliers will not win the No. 1 pick in a row, and high-ranking rookies such as Tristan Thompson and Kyrie Irving do not know where they will start their careers.

The Lakers lost their number one target, but they gained nothing. They renewed Joe Johnson's contract. Next season's lineup of Bogut, Bosh, Battier, Joe Johnson, and Ellis will be deep, with stars both inside and outside, and the wings can open up and shoot three-pointers.

At least three of the Lakers have the ability to average 20+ per game. They are not the Big Three, but they are also a trident.

Kupchak's task was barely completed, Bosh's popularity is still acceptable, and he has the potential to continue to increase his popularity after leaving the Raptors.

After the dust settled, the Knicks also turned to other signings.

They signed Bobcats point guard Raymond Felton for 15.8 million in two years. The price is not high and the term is not long. They are preparing to trade big-name point guards Chris Paul, Deron Williams and others. Even if no big trade is made, cap space will be available in two years.

As one of the top three point guards in the 2005 class, Felton was the worst offender. He had no choice but to accept this contract. Last season, he averaged only 12.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game, and no team was willing to offer him a high-paying long-term contract.

The Knicks' several trades and draft picks in the past few seasons were also good. Their lineup was Felton, Tyreke Evans, Gallinari, Stoudemire, and Joakim Noah.

Carmelo Anthony wants to join, but the Knicks don't need him anymore. They still have Hayward and Wilson Chandler as backup forwards.

Point guard Chris Duhon was poached by the Magic, and White Chocolate Jason Williams joined with a minimum salary to fill the gap.

It is very rare that the Knicks do not have a bad contract in the new season. In the future, as long as they renew the contracts of the young players they have cultivated, the lineup will be good and they will steadily compete for the top four in the Eastern Conference.

The Knicks also replaced Rick Adelman as head coach. This is an offensive coach who has experience coaching star power forward Chris Webber. Princeton's tactics have a lot of screens, with the power forward as the core.

The Cavaliers signed people in the free market and wanted to rely on good role players to strengthen their strength.

The team had a mid-level contract, and when James refused to renew it, they signed free agent Wesley Matthews. This is an excellent shooting guard with active defense and accurate three-pointers.

Matthews entered the NBA as a non-draft player and played one season with the Jazz on a minimum salary. He averaged 9.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 24.7 minutes per game, shooting 48.3% from the field and 38.2% from the three-point range.

What the Cavaliers lack most is shooting guards. The management made the right bet this time... ()