More importantly, James' choice to sign first and then trade objectively did leave a lot of wealth to the Cavaliers, but is this his main purpose? Is this his original intention?
If he could sign with the Heat directly, if he could get as much money as a sign-and-trade by signing with the Heat directly, do you think James would choose sign-and-trade?
Sign-and-trade means the Heat have to pay a lot of money, including draft picks and trade exceptions, which has a huge impact on the reinforcement of a team.
If James agrees to take a salary cut and join the Heat directly, then the Heat won't have to sign and trade with the Cavaliers, and they won't have to pay such a high price.
After the Heat form the Big Three, they don't have much salary space. The best way to strengthen them is to draft or use draft picks to exchange for capable players!
And signing first and then trading means giving these most valuable assets to others!
Why did James join the Heat?
do charity?
impossible?
The purpose of forming the Big Three is to take shortcuts and win the championship!
If you want to win the championship, you need a large number of capable role players, and these require the team to have capital to replace them!
And signing first and then trading gives away all the team’s valuable assets!
Doesn't this go against the idea of taking shortcuts to win the championship?
Therefore, if he could join the Heat directly, James would not choose to sign first and then trade!
James chose to sign first and then trade just to get more money for himself!
For the Heat, they would not choose to sign first and then trade if they could.
You can get a star for free, so why spend a lot of resources in exchange for it?
Isn't that stupid?
The first reason why the Heat chose to sign first and then trade was to satisfy James.
When people change jobs, you have to show some sincerity!
The greatest sincerity is to give money!
The highest price, the longest lifespan!
The second reason is for sufficient salary space.
If it weren't for a sign-and-trade, the Heat wouldn't have enough salary space to sign Bosh and James at the same time.
As for the Cavaliers, the choice to sign first and then trade can only be said to be to stop losses.
James is leaving, but he can't keep him. It's better to sign first and then trade than to be left empty-handed!
Therefore, James chose to sign first and then trade not because he cares about the Cavaliers, nor to leave assets for the Cavaliers to rebuild!
Since your heart is with the knights, wouldn't it be better if you didn't leave?
The Cavaliers don’t want to rebuild, so it’s the best choice for them if you don’t leave!
Even if it objectively leaves the Cavaliers with assets for reconstruction, that is not James' original intention!
James' original intention was just for him to join the Heat smoothly, for him to get more money and a bigger contract!
If given the choice, he would not sign and then trade!
Of course, it is understandable for any professional player to maximize his own interests.
It's not a big deal if James chooses to sign first and trade later. This is the best choice for him.
However, some people always want to beautify James' behavior. No matter what James does, it is right and delicious. It can only be said that those people are licking it out of mind!
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No matter how lively the public opinion is, no matter how many doubts the public has, and no matter how angry the Cleveland fans are, James joining the Heat is a foregone conclusion!
The next step is just to deal with the specific contract details!
On July 9, the Heat's Big Three made their first appearance at home in Miami. More than 13,000 fans came to welcome the Little Emperor and the Dragon King.
The three James players appeared in the stadium wearing white Heat home jerseys, folding their hands on their chests and nodding to the fans. Suddenly, the entire Miami home court became lively.
What a rebuke in Cleveland would have been a warm welcome in Florida.
"It feels great," James said. "It's great to be able to come to this place and put on the Heat jersey. We are ready. We want the whole world to see that the real Heat is back.
"
Naturally, James made a championship promise to everyone - all kinds of championships: "Championship is the only reason why I am here." James' calm and domineering answer fascinated all the fans.
This is the beginning of a new era in Miami basketball history!
More than 13,000 fans chanted in unison: "Yes We Did!"
The enthusiasm of the fans has reached an all-time high.
After the meeting, it was time for reporters to interview.
"Excuse me, why did you choose the Heat?" A reporter asked: "What is the reason why you came to the Heat?"
James replied very domineeringly: "Listen, I came to the Heat just for the championship! I want to bring many championships to the Heat, not one, not two, but many!"
"You mean you can't win a championship if you stay with the Cavaliers?"
"You can win it, but it's much more difficult." James replied: "It will be much easier for me to come to the Heat! I can win many championships here!"
"Does that mean you took a shortcut here?"
"Well..." James hesitated and replied: "You can't say that, no championship is easy to win!"
"Don't you think the championship won like this is too worthless?"
"A championship is a championship!" James replied: "As long as you win the championship, no one cares how you got it!"
"But you said you wouldn't leave Cleveland! Are you doing this worthy of the Cleveland fans?"
"That's not my fault!" James replied: "For a person, there is more than one most important thing. Hometown is important, and brothers are also important! I came to Miami just to be with my brothers, and I came to play brother basketball.
!”
"Then loyalty is not important?"
"Important!" James replied: "I am very loyal to the Heat now!"
"So will you leave the Heat in the future?"
"No!" James replied: "I want to be with my good brothers forever!"
"Do you think the three of you coming together upset the balance of the alliance?"
"I don't think so!" James replied: "The three of us joining a team will only be good for the league, and there will be no harm!"
"So who is your biggest opponent for winning the championship next season?"
"Of course it's the Warriors!" James replied: "When it comes to destroying the balance of the league, the Warriors are the culprit!"
"Why?"
"Because the Warriors took the lead in forming the Big Five!" James replied; "Curry, Lopez, Prince, Laga Bell and Livingston are all very powerful players, and together they are very disadvantageous to other teams.
fair!"
"But the Warriors only have Curry as their star! I haven't heard that the others are also superstars?"
"That's because your level is not good enough!" James replied: "The Warriors are so awesome! By the way, there is Azubuike! They are the Big Six! There is also DeAndre Jordan and the Big Seven!"
In order to find reasons for himself to join the Heat, James did his best!
