James came close to joining the Warriors at this year's trade deadline? This news surpassed all the games in the past two days and became the hottest event in the entire NBA circle.
Although, Lao Zhan was not sent to the Warriors in the end and did not join forces with Curry. But you must know that it was the authoritative reporter Wo Shen who exposed the news, and for this matter, all parties involved - including James's agent Rich Paul, including the Warriors core Curry, etc., have also given the latest responses. Curry was even more shocked and thought that a supergiant of Lao Zhan's level, why not pick up ** and ask? Even NBA commissioner Adam Shaw said on a show today that he had seen the rumor and that he would not veto the deal if it was done and fully compliant.
But according to Woshen's report, although the Warriors offered a trade**, although the trade contact was true, in the end, it was Lao Zhan himself who vetoed the deal. Judging from the information revealed by Fu Paul, he still wants to stay in Los Angeles and stay with the Lakers to continue to play for ......
Lao Zhan is not leaving for the time being, and the "hourglass" expression he sent a few days ago has a new interpretation with the recent Lakers' winning streak. Looking at it now, this "hourglass" does not mean a countdown to leave the team, but more like a countdown to the Northern Expedition in the standings, because since this expression was issued, the Lakers have achieved a 6-1 record, and they are increasingly in a favorable position in the playoff ticket grab.
Recently, the Lakers' re-asserted chemistry has also given team management hope that they can replicate last season's counterattack script. In addition, perhaps next month, Lao Zhan will usher in another great milestone moment of 40,000 points in his career, and this series of high-traffic events seems to have strengthened the Lakers' determination to continue to keep James.
However, through the recent turmoil, through the Warriors, 76ers and other teams taking the initiative to give Lao Zhan **, the Lakers management may also be aware that many teams have laid out the "decision four" that Lao Zhan may make in advance before ......the LakersThe rush of contact between the Warriors and other teams at the trade deadline may not have impressed Lao Zhan, prompting him to take the risk of making the decision to change teams. But if it comes to this summer, when some teams give a more comprehensive, more meticulous and stable plan, maybe Lao Zhan's attitude will be different.
After all, compared to the passive trade in the middle of the season, by the offseason, Lao Zhan has the absolute initiative in his own whereabouts. This summer, he could move out of the player option on his contract and become a full free agent, and that precondition is very similar to the first three decisions he made in his career.
Previously, it was reported that the Lakers certainly want James to stay, but this summer they would prefer to see James exercise his player option to stay on his current contract. But from the perspective of maximizing personal interests, Lao Zhan should not accept such a request. Even if he ends up staying with the Lakers, he will most likely choose to sign a longer contract, which is subject to the 38-year-old rule and can reach a total price of 1$6.2 billion.
Of course, the Lakers offered Lao Zhan a big contract, which is only one of the necessary conditions to keep him. In addition to salary, the pace of the Lakers' reinforcement cannot stop, and they still need to let Lao Zhan continue to see the championship hope for a long time, and create more excitement points for his career prospects.
To this end, the Lakers tossed around before the trade deadline this year, from LaVine to Dejounte Murray, they also made a lot of attempts to strengthen them. Later, the trade did not go through, but the negotiations and ** of the Lakers gave birth to a wonderful effect of unintentional insertion, and several of the team's trade favorites Reaves, Russell and Hachimura broke out in turn around the deadline, and ushered in a blowout period of their own combat power. At least for the next half season, the Lakers don't need to worry about the team's competitiveness, cohesion and locker room atmosphere......
But what about this summer? Once there is a bigger ** on the outside of the team, will James' belief in staying with the Lakers loosen? Therefore, in order to ensure that Lao Zhan stays on the team, in order to keep the team's lineup still elite, the Lakers naturally need to lock in some new reinforcement targets and formulate a new reinforcement plan. The cable newspaper revealed that the Lakers intend to pursue Trae Young and Mitchell this summer, and they are quite serious. Different from the minor repairs and minor repairs before the deadline, these two people, as the undoubted stars of their respective teams, will undoubtedly become a blockbuster event ...... that shakes the league and even affects the championship pattern if they can join the Lakers in the future
In addition, in addition to high salaries and reinforcements, if the Lakers want Lao Zhan to stay in peace and give up decision four, they must also fulfill a small wish of him, that is, to recruit Lao Zhan's son Bronny into his command. According to recent reports, Bronny has had a terrible run at USC, and although Bronny has been given a chance to start due to an injury to his main defender, the team has won only four of the 16 games he has played this season. Coupled with Bronny's heart attack, his draft is already very poor.
In the latest edition of the list, Bronny's draft ranking has dropped out of the top 100. In other words, any team that wants to get Bronny will have to give him a draft draft contract at best. But in order to get Lao Zhan at the same time, signing Bronny at such a low price and binding him to his father is not an unacceptable condition, as the Alphabet brothers did in the Bucks.
Specific to the Lakers, through the just-concluded trade deadline, they seem to have once again realized the unique value of Lao Zhan who is extremely difficult to replace. Even though Lao Zhan is 39 years old, among the active stars, there are still not many options to replace him, and there are still many teams in the market who want to get him. Therefore, in order to prevent Lao Zhan from making the decision to leave the Lakers in the offseason, Lakers owner Jeanie Buss and general manager Pelinka obviously need to think about the contract extension negotiation plan in advance and carefully weigh the above three necessary conditions......