readytorunbook Chapter 735 You chase after me, it's not a problem
Chapter 735 You chase after me, it's not a problem
Chapter 735 You chase after me, it's not a problem
Qin Yang was speaking for Durant.
Before this decision was made, Durant knew that he would encounter a lot of criticism, but it was not without reason that Durant dared to do so.
As long as the competitive performance is good enough, other aspects can make up for it.
So do fans all over the world.
What's more, with James' decision 1.0 before, Durant's decision is nothing.
At the beginning, James could claim to surpass Jordan, lead the team to win the championship, but he had no other choice, so he went to Miami to play basketball with his brothers.
Back then, the situation was much more influential than Durant.
Durant will be much better with James topping the pot.
But even so, the impact of Durant's departure from the Thunder is also very large.
The major media have reported and invited various superstars and retired players to report.
Shaquille O'Neal:
"There is nothing wrong with this, the league is just a business, and there is nothing wrong with chasing championships!"
Kobe:
"If it were me, I would choose to stay with the Thunder. It is a rare thing to be able to retire with a team. Kevin has such strength to lead the team to win the championship alone."
Kobe speaks standing up without back pain.
At the beginning, Kobe wanted to leave after the Lakers failed to win the championship. Everyone in the league knew about it. Later, the team traded Pau Gasol, and the Lakers were rising again.
Now that Kobe said this, he was really... bragging.
Jordan had this to say about the Kevin Durant transfer:
"I will never say to Johnson, hey, let's win the championship together! Among the top five players in the current league group, there must be Durant and Bruce. The two of them are teamed up, which makes others have no ball to play. Such a championship is a shame."
Ha ha!
It is the same as saying that Jordan and Pippen were not the top five in the league at the time.
When James decided to 1.0, Jordan said the same.
Almost everyone is questioning Kevin Durant's approach, whether it is a Western star or an Eastern star.
No way, Qin Yang felt it was difficult to play alone. With Durant, the Mavericks were going against the sky. Although the game hadn't started yet, many stars had already felt the fear of being dominated by the Mavericks.
Following Durant's statement, James offered his support in an interview between practices:
"It's not a big deal what he did. Everyone has the right to choose. There is no right or wrong to go to another team. I support Kevin."
James also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, the Cavaliers will have more trouble winning the championship.
Qin Yang and Durant teamed up, how could the Mavericks have played well.
Although there is still a one-year contract, James is already thinking about what to do in the future. No one can get out of the quagmire of the Cavaliers.
After Durant's announcement, many bosses in the league came out to oppose it.
The alliance, including the owner of the Lakers, the Cavaliers, and the Knicks, objected: "The alliance should use methods that violate sports competition to prevent this transaction."
"This will make the NBA less competitive!"
"The league must prohibit such transactions, otherwise what's the use of the playoffs, just award the championship to the Dallasites!"
Cuban stood up to accusations from other owners:
"I don't know why other people object. Our salary in Dallas is not high. Even now, it has just passed the luxury line. There are only two superstars in the team. Compared with many teams, the gap is still obvious. In the past ten years, many teams have three superstars. We should not be treated differently."
"If the league bans it, I will go to the league's high court to file a lawsuit!"
Cuban dared to say and do anything.
The Mavericks are indeed a little unscrupulous in doing so.
But to be honest, speaking within the rules, the Mavericks' operations are reasonable, Gobert is still on a rookie contract, and so is Nurkic, and their contracts are not big.
That's why even if Durant signed a two-year 1+1 contract totaling 100 million, the Mavericks only barely broke the luxury tax line.
This salary is still far from the salary cap.
This is still the case with Dirk's 2000 million contract and Rudy Gay's 500 million contract. After Rudy Gay is traded, the Mavericks will not even be able to trigger the luxury tax.
For this debate, the league just issued a statement.The Mavericks' operations did not violate any league regulations.Wishing Kevin Durant a wonderful career.
A group of superstars?
This is not a day or two, Adam Silva has long been used to it, and only in this way can there be topicality, competition, and it is easier to win superstars.
The Thunder lost Durant, leaving only Westbrook, and the league can support it.
Other teams have player data, and they can also praise it.
On the contrary, if Qin Yang and Durant are together, the stats will drop. This is a good thing. The league can suppress it. Otherwise, if it continues like this, the Mavericks won the championship with Qin Yang leading the team alone, and the seven or eight championships in a row.
In comparison, it is still as good as it is now.
In the era of skyrocketing salaries, it is always easy to have such a super team.
For example, in the original Bulls, the biggest reason for the Bulls to win consecutive championships was not Jordan, but Pippen. Pippen signed a contract for more than ten years. After the player's salary skyrocketed, Pippen's contract was almost a basic salary.
Sign the league's top five superstars with a basic salary?
That's right, the Bulls of that era were so lucky, and that's why the Bulls were able to win consecutive championships.
The history of the NBA is so interesting.
Now the luck is on the Mavericks.
After Kevin Durant joined, the Mavericks continued to seek a deal. Casspi was the first to be traded away. Casspi wanted to play, and the Mavericks would not stop him. After changing a second-round pick, the cabbage price was thrown out.
There are several trading partners, and which team Casspi chooses to trade with, the Mavericks are very kind.
The second to leave was Rudy Gay.
Rudy Gay has performed very well in the past few seasons, and his physical fitness is overwhelming, and his efficiency is very high. With Qin Yang, the hit rate of all statistics is very high.
As soon as such Rudy Gay was placed on the trading market, it attracted the attention of many people.
In the end, the Mavericks and the Jazz traded, and Rudy Gay exchanged the second-round pick, the veteran and Rodney Hood.After the transaction, the veteran will be laid off directly and will not perform the final year of the contract.
In this way, in addition to getting the draft pick, the only gain for the Mavericks is Hood.
With the draft pick, the Mavericks selected guard Malcolm Brogdon.
Many people can't understand this draft. Brogdon played in college for four years, his statistics are average, and his physical fitness is not very good. As an older rookie, it is difficult to be selected with such characteristics.
But the Mavericks chose exactly Brogdon.
(End of this chapter)