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Chapter 554 Various Possibilities

"LeBron broke the news, WOJ has never been very accurate, but this time we can get news from Durant..."

Su Yang saw WOJ broke the news, and didn't think much about it when he was on vacation. Now that it involves the team's signing plan, it is necessary to consider it.

"Is there a theory possible?"

"These two don't seem like a combination that can play together. Nike probably doesn't want to put two super aces on the same team, or is it that Nike is worried that Under Armour, which Curry endorses, is growing too fast and is going to forcibly suppress it. A wave of momentum?"

Curry won the championship and won the FMVP, and the market value of Under Armor has soared within a few days, which is a bit like the growth of Nike back then.

If it is for commercial considerations, it is theoretically possible for Nike to promote Durant and LeBron to join forces. The key is not to worry about being bound for too long. Think about it again.

"Can the right team handle the two of them? The Thunder's stupid bosses are too stingy, the Warriors have room to maneuver, and Lacob is willing to invest in capital, but Barnes, Iguodala, Durant, LeBron Brown, it's also quite difficult to do."

"Could it be possible to go to the knight?"

As soon as the words fell, Hinkie sat down and took over the topic: "Um, going to the Cavaliers is the best operation plan for Durant and LeBron to join forces. Both of them jumped out of their contracts and signed a 1+1 contract with the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers Inside, Irving is currently the player with the highest salary, which is completely satisfactory, and he may even not sign the maximum salary to supplement powerful role players. The biggest difficulty lies in public opinion."

Su Yang clicked on the homepage of the Cavaliers after hearing the words.

Directly locate player salaries.

The data shows that next season, among the players with fixed contracts in the Cavaliers, Irving has the highest salary of 1475 million, followed by Wiggins and JR Smith's more than 500 million. Tristan Thompson and Shumpert are restricted free agents. First get the maximum salary contract of Durant and LeBron, and then consider making an offer to Thompson and Shumpert, or matching the offer.

Because of the butterfly effect, there are no trades and contract renewals for Love, and there is no possibility of a five-year 5 million contract renewal for Thompson.

Thinking about it carefully, the biggest difficulty for Durant and LeBron to join forces is really the pressure of public opinion, especially LeBron.

Before the Heat's Big Three didn't win the championship, they wanted to form another Big Three. Even if they won the championship, it would be difficult to be recognized unless they won the championship with an absolute core identity, but teaming with Durant must occupy an absolute core identity. The pressure is quite high.

Durant is not under too much pressure.

The reason for wanting to leave is that it is hopeless to stay in Thunderclap, or that he no longer likes someone.

"Then we have to start the competition in advance. Even if the pressure of public opinion is relatively high, we must prevent the possibility."

Su Yang originally planned to fight for Durant again in 2016, but now that Durant has jumped out of the contract ahead of schedule, the plan has changed accordingly.

If you form a Big Three lineup of LeBron + Durant + Irving, it will be really troublesome, but if the king signs Durant, he will be placed directly at the shooting guard position to form Jokic + Cousins ​​+ Antetokounmpo + Durant + Curry lineup, that is invincible.

In short, the best result is to get Durant.

A compromise can accept Durant staying with the Thunder or going to a non-Cavalier team, so that there will be no second Big Mac.

The worst thing is to have Durant and LeBron join forces.

"I'll call Durant later and ask him what he thinks, but it's also a lot of pressure for him to come to us."

Hinkie chuckled: "Let Durant join the team that defeated him, and it was a 4-0 sweep. The pressure of public opinion is also quite high. I have seen some people say that Durant can't win the championship without you coaching. It may be him. A place where you want to prove yourself."

Su Yang nodded upon hearing this.

The Kings swept the Thunder and finally won the championship. It is indeed a major obstacle to recruiting Durant this season. win.

Just think about it, the pressure of public opinion is huge.

Playing well does not reflect the value.

Playing poorly is incompetent.

If you lose, it ruins the chemistry.

"You have to ask. After all, Durant's mind is different from ordinary people. Maybe he doesn't care about our worries at all..." Su Yang spread his hands and chuckled. A man who can openly tweet that he wants to drink Scarlett's bath water, It is difficult for outsiders to guess its true thoughts.

Hinkie also laughed: "Then after you called me, tell me to prepare the recruitment strategy. At present, I want to focus on the atmosphere in the team and the team formation strategy in the next few years. According to some news I got, Durant's departure is the biggest. The reason is that I can't bear the abnormal configuration of the Thunder, as well as Westbrook's style of play, especially Westbrook's low-level mistakes at critical moments..."

Su Yang immediately recalled that Westbrook rushed forward at the end of the first game, and the second game where the Thunder was ahead, but Westbrook was intercepted tragically. It will be very uncomfortable.

"Make an appointment with Durant first..."

Su Yang dialed the phone casually, no matter what the free market has not been opened, he also turned on the speakerphone so that Xinji could hear it.

"Boss Su, hello, I am KD's agent Goodwin. If you want to talk about daily life with KD, I can call him right away. If you want to talk about the free market, please abide by the relevant regulations of the league. We Refuse to discuss."

One sentence to be confused.

Su Yang thought for a moment, guessing that it might be inconvenient, or that the Durant team has its own plan and does not want to be disrupted. There is a high probability that the king is not the first choice of the Durant team. There are many things that we have nothing to talk about at the moment, so we really have to wait. The free market opens.

"Then wish him good health..."

After hanging up the phone casually, Su Yang shrugged and spread his hands, expressing that it was useless.

Hinkie laughed: "Let's consider other candidates first. According to the plan, after temporarily excluding Durant, the highest priority is Wesley Matthews. From what I have heard so far, the Clippers will renew their contract with him." The probability is very small, and our competitors include the Dallas Mavericks and Toronto Raptors, they should all offer the maximum contract of the corresponding level, shall we follow?"

"with!"

An excellent 3D player is hard to find in the entire league. He just entered the free market and needs it. Naturally, he has to grab it. The contracts of Gay and Green have both expired, and there is enough salary space. The biggest problem is rotation.

If Wesley Matthews is signed, then there are LaVine, Turner, Bazemore, and Matthews at the shooting guard position. The time division of the four is too crowded. Turner can arrange to play small forward. It will definitely be slowed down, there are gains and losses.

But signing is earning, being able to shoot three-pointers stably and providing excellent defense will be the guarantee of the King's future dynasty.

"How about Aldridge?"

Hinkie asked again, "There are so many teams vying for him. The Spurs, Lakers, and even the Rockets. Under the premise of signing Matthews, we have a lot of pressure on salary space. In addition, the rotation of personnel will be more troublesome. I remember you have to vigorously train him." Jokic."

Su Yang nodded.

The king is not suitable for Adelaide now.

Previously, I wanted to be greedy. The main insiders were sufficient. With Cousins ​​and Jokic occupying the starting lineup, Adelaide could not be allowed to play as a substitute. Instead, Jokic could be arranged as a substitute, but after thinking about it, I think it is not worthwhile. Anyway, quite tangled.

"The core root of all problems is Durant..."

"If we can get Durant, Matthews and Adelaide don't have to worry about it, but it's a pity that we hit too hard and made him lose face." Su Yang thought for a moment, and then said: "We should consider Durant first, and then consider Ma Hughes, otherwise there will be regrets."

Hinkie showed a laughing expression of "I knew you were determined to chase Durant" when he heard the words, and Su Yang also laughed out loud.

That TM is Durant.

Still intact, no Jones fractures.

Even if the conditions are unfavorable, we must first chase after them.

"How to deal with Guy's request, he is willing to cut his salary and stay, saying that 3 million US dollars in three years is enough..."

Su Yang scratched his head upon hearing this.

It is also troublesome to feel that the staffing is too rich.

(End of this chapter)