LeBron James announced his entry into the free market and forced the palace management, but the Cavaliers did not immediately poach big-name stars to assist the emperor, but announced to the media on the 5th that after negotiation between the two parties, the Cavaliers will not offer James again, encouraging and blessing him to join a strong team to impact the championship, he has done enough for his hometown.

The emperor was forced to "abdicate" from Cleveland, and James was dumbfounded when he was notified, which was not his intention, but the decision of the boss.

James couldn't refute it, so he could only push the boat with the water, and it would be a shame if he said he wanted to stay with the knights without negotiating.

Since he has not been able to win the championship, the Cavaliers owner Gilbert wants to change to make money, James leaves, and the Cavaliers management is very functional, no need to pay luxury tax, no need to poach stars, just let the salary meet the minimum wage.

The NBA signed a new broadcast contract, and all teams benefited. James' popularity has declined, he has been constantly questioned, and his commercial value is not ridiculously high to stay with the Cavaliers. The most intuitive manifestation is that the Cavaliers lost $40 million last season.

GENERAL MANAGER KOBE ALTMAN CONVINCED GILBERT THAT HE THINKS THE CAVALIERS HAVE TO GIVE UP ON JAMES, AND THERE IS ALSO A STAR WHO CAN ATTRACT FANS, AND THAT IS THE 175CM TALL POINT GUARD ISAIAH THOMAS. As long as Thomas is given the ball, he can score like Iverson, and his height is the best gimmick.

Compared with James, who is the strongest in the physical fitness league, Thomas seems to be inferior to ordinary people, and it will be a big highlight to see how far he can lead the team to the playoffs, as long as he can lead the Cavaliers to the playoffs, it is a very inspirational story.

It is not surprising that the Cavaliers have given up on James, and they have not been able to produce results, and other stars have long been purged.

The lineup of NBA teams changes frequently, and unless it is a coach like Popovich, most of the players on the team have to go in five years. There are only a handful of players who can play for only one team in their careers, and a sensitive point in the NBA is called "loyalty".

What is Loyalty?

Nowitzki's salary cuts for the Mavericks year after year have saved the owner handfuls of dollars to bring in reinforcements, which is called loyalty; Duncan took a pay cut to protect the Spurs and never left, nor did he complain, which is called loyalty; Haslem has never left Miami since joining the league in 2003, which is also known as loyalty.

First of all, you have to be in this team for enough years, that is, the legendary "old employee", you have enough years, you have enough seniority, you have enough seniority, you have the first element of the title of "loyal" player.

Secondly, you need to give a lot to this team, be hardworking, be strong, lead the team to good results, and when other teams want to poach you with a high salary, you have to flatly refuse, so you have the second element of the "loyal" player title.

Again, your dedication to the team has to be recognized by the other players, by the coaching staff, by the management. You have to get a good reputation in the circle and enough fame to get enough of it, so that you have the third element of the "loyal" player title.

If you've been in the NBA for more than a decade and you've done all of the above, congratulations, you're already a "loyal" NBA player.

Does it seem like something is wrong?

Why does it take so much for a player to gain so-called "loyalty"?

Some players can't see the hope of winning the championship, and they are spending their youth doing nothing; Some people keep making concessions on revenue so that the management can strengthen their teams, only to find that they are not strong enough; At best, someone gave up part of their income and finally reaped their ideals and got a little spiritual satisfaction.

Is there a way for players to reap the benefits and reap the benefits? Perhaps, but they can't escape the circle set by "loyalty". Even if the boss doesn't calculate, many fans will speak for the boss.

I wish someone can return to the purest form of basketball, will leave unwilling tears due to failure, will leave tears of emotion because of the trust and hard work between the players, will leave tears of excitement because of the final lore, and have never won the championship, failure is not terrible, because you love basketball.

Someone shouldn't have given up his team for the championship, so what's the point of winning the championship easily?

This kind of argument is too common for fans, as a bystander, you don't have a backache when you stand and talk, and you don't have a pain in your face when you sit and type.

Why is the NBA called a business league? Because this is the place of business. China's CBA is business, the European league is business, and AND1's exhibition games are also business, and when a group of people scolded Wu You, the Chinese streetball king, for only spinning tops on the spot and playing too dirty, his annual income was hundreds of millions.

Pure basketball only happens on campus, and students don't make money playing ball. Some campus basketball is not pure, such as the comic "Slam Dunk", the Xiangbei team actually invited a black foreign aid center. Unbelief? Who can find a Japanese person who looks like Akagi Goken in reality?

In short, in the NBA, it is too difficult to be loyal and James, who has no way out, the only thing he can do now is to try to join a strong team to compete for the championship.

This time the free market has become more lively, originally everyone was just competing for Durant, and now James has also become a target.

The Wizards were the most prepared, sending Chandler Parsons to the Utah Jazz early in exchange for a protected future first-round pick and trade exception in order to clear salary space and sign big names.

Jazz didn't think about digging big names, and no one wanted to come to Salt Lake City if they wanted to, which was the sadness of a bad location.

Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared.

On July 7, the Wizards announced that they had signed a 1+1 contract worth $54.3 million with Durant, officially forming the Big Three.

Durant grew up in Washington, D.C., and admits he has a deep affection for his homeland. Of course, the most important thing is that the Wizards have Wall as a star point guard and Thompson as a star scorer.

As early as last year, Wall publicly said on a show: "You definitely have a chance to throw an olive branch to Durant and then try your best to convince him to return to his hometown, but we have to know that he wants to put his heart and soul into the Thunder game in the new season, and I will give my all for the Wizards, so these things will be talked about later." ”

Now, Durant has successfully joined, and the only weakness of the Wizards is the No. 4 position. With Biyombo gone in the summer, it will be difficult for them to find a quality replacement for low salaries, and they can only use the Big Three to attract good veterans, or develop young players.

James also quickly determined his next home, not only to have salary space, but also to have the strength to compete for the championship, he did not have many options, 3 years and 90 million contracts to join the Dallas Mavericks, teamed up with Paul, and then played brother basketball.

Prior to this, the Mavericks were ready to sign Harrison Barnes to bolster the small forward position with a maximum salary, and now they have put together a terrifying roster of Paul, Matthews, James, and Nowitzki.

Gasol Jr. and Nowitzki were paired up with a poor pick-and-roll defense, and were sent by the Mavericks to the Suns for Myles Plumlee, a protected draft pick, and maximum cash compensation.

The Mavericks' roster is still flawed, except for the starters, everyone else is low-paid, and there is no way to strengthen the bench; Plumlee and Noel, two blue-collar centers, lacked range and had poor ability to evacuate; The bench score depends on Barria, who has an annual salary of 4.1 million.

After the completion of these two signings, President Adam Silva is very happy, he feels that the stars of both teams are praiseworthy, and they also have the strength to stop the Clippers from winning six consecutive championships next season, and it is finally not a monopoly.