In fact, not only Iguodala, the current Warriors are the place that all free agents yearn for!
The team is strong, team leader Curry is easy to get along with, and the head coach has a magical aura. When you join the Warriors, you don’t have to worry about injuries!
The most important thing is that as long as you play with the Warriors for a month, it is equivalent to booking a championship ring in advance!
We are warriors!
We have a championship ring!
We have championship experience!
Once you say this, you will feel confident at the negotiating table, and your side will gain a lot of leverage!
Therefore, it doesn't take much to convince Iguodala to join the Warriors.
Of course, historically, it was very simple for Iguodala to join the Warriors, and it was also a matter of mutual consent.
In fact, there was another very important reason why the Warriors took Iguodala back then, and that was because they were targeting Howard!
Howard is the biggest fish on the free market in the 2013-14 offseason!
In fact, many teams in the league are waiting for this offseason to attract Howard to join them.
In April 2012, at a critical moment in the regular season, Dwight Howard suddenly announced that his back injury had not healed and refused to play the remaining games for the Magic.
Howard then flew to Los Angeles and after consulting with spine surgeon Watkins, he announced that he was out for the season.
Howard has played in a total of 621 NBA games, the most among active NBA centers in the first eight seasons, and he can be called a "model worker."
Six months later, the Orlando native never waited for Warcraft to return to the team. He directly stayed in Los Angeles and became a Lakers player.
But Howard seemed to only see the glamorous side of Los Angeles and ignored the pressure he was about to bear with the Lakers.
Since coming to the Lakers, Warcraft and Kobe have never found a tacit understanding. Before the Christmas game, their record was 14 wins and 15 losses, less than 50%. The Lakers' results were poor, and Howard was not honest in the locker room and could not stand his big brother.
Kobe reprimanded him face-to-face in the locker room in January: "Every time you scold me behind my back, everyone will spread the words to my ears. Every time you do something weird in the locker room, I can see it."
The teammates looked at the two bosses who had fallen out with each other and chose silence. From this moment on, the tone that the two of them could not get along had been set. It was an unspoken fact that one of them would leave the team after the season.
"It was Kobe's criticism of Warcraft in January that made Howard clearly realize that no matter how hard he works, this team still belongs to Kobe. If he cannot compete for the championship, he will definitely not stay in Los Angeles for long."
Even at the most critical moment of fighting for Warcraft, team boss Kobe Bryant made a cold remark: "You must first learn how to win a championship."
This is simply touching the back of World of Warcraft. What Howard hates most is others giving him strong orders.
"Howard is not a person who respects veterans. Sometimes he likes to joke too much, but he can't grasp the measure, so that sometimes he goes too far. And several big names in the Lakers, almost everyone has high moral standards, and their interests are also similar to Howard's.
Quite different, except Ci Shiping, no one can play with him." ESPN expert Bill Simmons revealed. "Howard is a kid king, but in the Lakers locker room, no one wants to take him seriously.
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"Howard couldn't find any sense of identity in the Lakers locker room. His cousin Kevin, who was also one of his personal agents, often complained that Howard was unhappy," Simmons said. "When you have
An unhappy monster means you only have a cat, not a lion."
But a lion is a lion after all, and he will not allow others to ride on his head, whether it is a mamba snake or a tiger.
After a year of hard work, Howard finally understood one thing: the Lakers are Kobe's Lakers, not his!
Kobe was injured and the Lakers basically had no hope of winning the championship. If you can't be the boss under such circumstances, why bother?
So Howard expressed his dissatisfaction in public many times.
So everyone knows that Howard is very likely to leave the team this summer.
But which team will become the foothold of Warcraft is a question.
Historically, the Mavericks, Hawks, Warriors, Rockets and, of course, the Lakers have been the most active pursuers of Howard this offseason.
The Lakers definitely don't want the superstar they worked hard to get to leave in vain, but they don't have any good options.
For the Warriors in history, trading Iguodala is very important, not only because of Iguodala's strength, but also because it can make Howard more attractive to join.
Historically, the Warriors have always been a weak team. If they can attract a star like Howard to join them, it will definitely be a great thing.
At that time, after the Warriors traded Iguodala, they also hoped to free up salary space as much as possible through the transaction, so as to create conditions for Howard to join.
To this end, they wanted to send a future draft pick to free up some more space. But potential trade partners focused on Klay Thompson and Harrison Barnes - one of the most dazzling and promising young players on the Warriors at the time.
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This was obviously unacceptable to the Warriors, so the deal fell through.
In fact, the current Warriors can also attract Howard to join, and if he wants, Howard will definitely come.
However, Deng Fang made no statement.
Because Deng Fang doesn't like Howard as a player.
Does Howard have the strength?
have!
With his excellent physical condition, Howard can make waves under the basket and do whatever he wants in the penalty area. In particular, his defensive ability in the penalty area is quite good, and he is also a good lobster.
But, yes, but here we go, Howard's technique is rough, his independent offensive ability is limited, and it is difficult for him to defend the big and small.
Of course, if Howard knows his shortcomings and improves them, or has the self-awareness to not want the ball and is willing to be the team's second-in-command and focus on the defensive end, then he is still a good inside option.
The problem is that Howard can't do it!
At this time, Howard was still the pride of heaven, and he was said to be the only player in the league who could replace James alone. No matter where he went, he wanted to be the boss, wanted to have the ball in his hands, and wanted the team to build a system around him.
The biggest problem a person has is that he has no self-awareness!
Deng Fang was dismissive of such players!
The players I want must obey my orders. It doesn't matter how talented you are!
Not even James, let alone Howard!
Deng Fang didn't say anything, and Warriors general manager Tim certainly wouldn't make his own decisions.
No one on the Warriors paid attention to Howard, and of course Howard, who was very high-spirited, would not be hot-faced and cold-hearted.
Because Howard is still very marketable.
For example, the Mavericks and Rockets are extremely thirsty for Howard.
