Chapter 0953: Come and Turn Enemies into Friends with Me! (3rd Update!) )
Last summer, after the "Miami Brothers" disbanded, Wade chose to stay with the Heat.
At that time, because the Heat needed to operate in the transfer market, Riley implored Wade to take another pay cut.
Wade, who had seven wins and seven exits for the Heat in the Finals, happily agreed to Riley.
Because in Wade's opinion, although the end of the "Miami Brothers" is tragic, as the captain of this ship, which is about to sink, he cannot abandon the ship.
It's just a pity that Riley has been busy all year and has not brought hope of rebirth to the Heat.
Although the Heat successfully reached the playoffs by relying on Wade's explosive seed in the final stage of the regular season, it was ..... after all Wade is no longer the Wade he used to be, at the age of 33, he no longer has that agile step, nor does he have that unbeatable first step.
But even so, Wade never gave up.
Because in his opinion, the best has always been there, and if it hasn't reached the best, it must not be the last.
However, Riley didn't want to wait until the end with Wade.
Last summer, the Heat signed a "1+1" contract with Wade, and this summer, Wade plans to jump out of the contract and re-sign a long-term contract with the Heat.
As a veteran, Wade's requirements are not excessive, note that what he wants is not a maximum salary, nor a contract of more than 20 million a year, what he wants is only a long-term contract starting at 15 million.
A decent, contract that would keep him old with the Heat.
If I can't accompany this team to climb to the top, then at least, let me accompany him to the end.
It's a pity......
The budget-conscious Riley doesn't intend to give Wade such a contract.
Because Riley has his eye on Dragic for the Suns.
Last season, after being traded to the Suns, Dragic's performance even beat Kemba Walker for a time.
It's just that because Walker is younger and has drafted Devin Booker this year, the Suns are ready to trade Dragic in exchange for some draft picks.
So, Riley was going to give up on Wade.
Because Wade, who will turn 34 next year, is nothing more than a tool man who has been played badly in Riley's opinion.
Renewing Wade's contract will lock up the Heat's salary space, so Riley hasn't even seen Wade in person since the transfer market opened in the summer.
Choose to leave, Dwyan.
I'm not going to give you that long contract.
Of course, if you can accept the middle-class contract I offer you, you still have a little value to me.
Wade couldn't believe what he was seeing.
Because he couldn't believe that the team he had always been loyal to could be so ruthless in the face of interests.
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"Give up, Dwyan, I know what kind of person the boss is, he ...... Now I don't even answer my phone. Wade's long-term economic man, Henry Thomas looked at Wade helplessly and said.
"Henry, do you think this is God's punishment for me?" Wade said with a look of frustration.
"Don't think about it so much, Dwyan, I believe in you, and I believe that there will be other teams with an offer." Henry Thomas's words are already very straightforward......
Give up the Heat, Dwyan.
This is not home.
"But where else can I go?" Wade said with a depressed face.
Next, welcome to the NBA's mega program "Where Will Wade Go".
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In New York, when Lin Yi, who was preparing for the wedding, learned from Javier's that Wade's agent was contacting the next home outside the Heat, he was excited and drove directly to the general manager office of the Knicks.
In this regard, Olsen's sisters complained a lot, because in their opinion, Lin Yi didn't take the wedding seriously.
"What you don't understand, basketball is his life, and in this case, as his wife, I also have to support him." Olsen was not only not angry at all, but also a little happy.
Because lo and behold, her man is so self-motivated.
Well, thanks to Ao Mei, because she sacrificed herself to save a single dog.
"Javier, how much salary space do we have when Tyson leaves?" In the general manager's office of the Knicks, Lin Yi looked at Javier seriously and said.
"At the moment, we have a couple of big contracts, mainly between you, Klay and Chris, and you three take up almost 80 percent of the salary space on our team. However, according to the NBA's official announcement, next season, the league's salary cap will be $70 million, an 11% increase from last year, and the luxury tax threshold has also reached $84.7 million, so if we want to sign Dwyane, we can offer him a one-year contract of about $10 million. Javier replied.
After listening to Javier's report, Lin Yi shook his head helplessly, "It's not enough, if you want to express sincerity, you know, $10 million is not enough for a player like Dwyan." ”
"If Markieff and Wayne leave in the summer, we'll have $5 million or so in the space." Javier didn't understand why Lin Yi was so concerned about Wade.
After all, in Javille's opinion, the Knicks' personnel reserves are completely sufficient, and the Knicks' current salary space is very benign, if the team wants to operate in the future, it will be very easy.
Lin Yi saw the doubts in Javier's heart and said to him: "Javier, you have also seen the game we played against the Warriors in the regular season this year...... Seriously, even I wasn't 100% confident that I could beat them. ”
"Of course Dwyane is no longer at his peak, but he is different from Vince and Paul, in this year's playoffs, he still averaged nearly 25 points per game, and I have confidence in the Knicks' team doctor, we don't need Dwyane to play like he did when he was in the Heat, but in some key games, as long as he can explode, it means that we have one more super scorer." After the end of this year's playoffs, Lin Yi found that in addition to Paul and himself, the Knicks really had to prepare an assaulter who could open up a second battlefield.
By all accounts, Wade is definitely the best candidate.
Because in Lin Yi's previous life, Wade still averaged 18.3 points per game after going to the Bulls in the 16/17 season.
Don't underestimate these veterans.
Especially Wade, who has been brothers with James.
If Wade wasn't strong enough, then how could he have been a brother to my emperor for so many years?
Lin Yi is not worried that the Knicks are too strong, his only concern is that the Knicks are not strong enough.
Take a look at the Warriors' kinky lineup..... Jordan Jr., Carl Jr., Middleton, Curry, and a brother on the bench, Bogut, Barnes......
man!
Is it true that Lin Yi hasn't seen the future NBA, and doesn't take Xiaoka and Middleton seriously?
To put it bluntly, even if Lin Yi likes to challenge the difficulty of hell, if he can easily win the championship, then why should he bury his head against the wall?
Therefore, in Lin Yi's view, once Wade leaves the team, the Knicks must do their best.
"I know what you mean, Lin, but you also know that Dwynne and LeBron have always had a good personal relationship, do you think he'll join us as a former rival?"
"And from what I've got, the Lakers seem to be interested in Dwyane as well." Javier reminded Lin Yidao.
Hearing Javier's reminder, Lin Yi smiled slightly, "Don't worry, Dwyane won't go to Los Angeles." ”
Javier was a little puzzled, but he quickly reacted.
Wade, of course, won't go to Los Angeles.
Because the Lakers have Kobe.
Will the arrogant Wade go to the 37-year-old Kobe Bryant as a substitute?
Of course not.
What about playing together?
Don't you...... In terms of the Lakers' ability to distribute the ball, these three people are on a team, and basketball will cry.
And after the Lakers did not negotiate with their sister-in-law for the first time in order to win the boxing title, the sister-in-law was already planning to leave the team.
James is a sane person, even if he has a good relationship with Wade, in the face of a Wade who is on a downhill road, and the Lakers' championship hopes, how to make a decision, he can't go wrong.
"We're not the same as the Lakers, Javier."
This year's Paul is still "your uncle", and next year he will be a real mascot. ”
"We need a striker, and although this striker will take up our salary space next season, we can't keep him for a long time after all, Javier, you say, why don't you come to the Knicks to win a championship and then retire?" Lin Yi said to Javier.
"Understood, I'll find a way to free up salary space in case we can give Dwyane a 15 million one-year contract." Javier nodded and replied.
And after negotiating with Javier, Lin Yi also fell into deep thought.
Because he was curious, what kind of expression would Wade have when he received an offer from the Knicks?
Come on, turn enemies into friends with me, Saowe!
Let's go and beat LeBron together!
Since he is a little emperor, it is natural to let him be a loner!
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PS: The third update! See you tomorrow!
PS2: I'll see you tomorrow, but Ah quietly continues to code! Because let's see if we can save some manuscripts and update them early tomorrow! Good night, fellow book friends!