On the fifth day after winning the championship, Lin Yu left Cleveland and headed to Los Angeles to begin his not-so-busy vacation.
This summer, his schedule is much looser. Apart from a trip to China and the national team training camp in August, he has no other arrangements.
Therefore, he will stay in Los Angeles for about a month and return to China after resolving the issue of contract renewal.
In Los Angeles, Amanda Gray and a group of assistants helped Lin Yu move the necessities in life from the rented villa in Cleveland to Los Angeles.
Lin Yu also brought the Bill Russell Cup to Los Angeles. When he bought the mansion in Los Angeles, he had a room changed into an honorary showroom.
Now, the Bill Russell Cup has become a heavyweight personal honor for Lin Yu, which is somewhat unexpected.
In the NBA, the championship plus FMVP is the highest personal honor, so Lin Yu gave the Bill Russell Cup the cabinet in the middle of the showroom.
The trophies were put in, the lights were turned on, and the originally empty honors showroom finally looked a little different.
Amanda Gray pushed the door open at this time and saw Lin Yu staring at the trophy. She asked with a smile: "I heard that you asked Danny Ferry to make a copy of the O'Brien Cup?"
Lin Yu nodded: "Yes, it's too empty here. I have to find a way to find something to put in. An O'Brien Cup is the best choice."
"Then when you contacted Danny Ferry, did he mention the contract extension?"
Renew?
Lin Yu shook his head. When he contacted Danny Ferry and asked for a replica of the O'Brien Cup, Danny Ferry acted very busy and had no intention of renewing the contract.
Amanda Gray leaned in front of an empty cabinet, looking thoughtful.
"Why, do you think the Cavaliers might give up on renewing my contract?" Lin Yu smiled. He felt that no matter what, the Cavaliers would not give up on him.
A star player who had just won the team's first championship in team history and defeated the team boss to win the FMVP trophy. The Cavaliers would not let him go. They would definitely try their best to retain Lin Yu.
Not to mention, they have the right to match the offer.
This means that even if Lin Yu gets a maximum salary offer from another team, the Cavaliers can match the offer and force Lin Yu to stay.
Amanda Gray shook her head: "I just want to guess Danny Ferry's subsequent actions from some of his actions. At present, it seems that they are not sincere enough."
"Obviously, as you said, the Cavaliers will definitely renew your contract, and a normal team will immediately offer a maximum salary offer after the finals to show sincerity, but Danny Ferry did not
No, it means they want to lower the price, and if no team offers a maximum salary, they may give you a sub-maximum salary to complete the contract extension."
There was nothing wrong with Amanda Gray's analysis. Lin Yu nodded: "This is not surprising. Just look at the Cavaliers' current salary. They can no longer afford the Big Three. Zarunas's multi-million contract
, Andre's 8 million, Drew's 8 million, and LeBron's maximum salary contract that takes effect in the new season..."
"If Danny Ferry wants to keep Rashad and me at the same time, he must trade Zarunas, Andre and Drew. Otherwise, Dan Gilbert will not be able to support it at all."
If there is no trade and Lin Yu and Rashard Lewis stay with the team at the same time, then next season, the Cavaliers will have to bear up to four tens of millions of contracts, two more contracts of about 8 million, and also need a contract extension.
Anderson Varejao under contract.
The Cavaliers' salary will be towards 60 million or even 70 million.
For an NBA that is still in the first half of the 21st century and a team in a small market, the total salary of 60 million or even 7 million at this time is really too high to bear.
Therefore, lowering prices for Lin Yu and Lewis, trading Andre Miller and Drew Gooden, and even Zarunas Ilgauskas are all what Danny Ferry is working hard on at this moment.
"They should have given me my maximum salary, right, Amanda?"
Lin Yu was very sure at first, but later he adopted a questioning tone. Amanda Gray smiled: "Don't worry, there will be many teams willing to give you the maximum salary. At least we have received offers from the Magic before."
Quotation."
Magic quote?
Lin Yu thought for a moment, and this time, he was serious. He seriously considered the possibility of leaving the Cavaliers. Going to the Magic was a good choice. He could steal the talent of South Coast, and even the softness of Kobe and Howard.
But the question is, does he have a chance to leave the Cavaliers?
"So, Amanda, do you think I have a chance to leave the Cavaliers? I just won't renew my contract with the Cavaliers."
Amanda Gray shook her head: "It's impossible. The Cavaliers have the right to match the offer. Even if they keep you and trade you, they will match all the offers they receive."
"So, I can only keep the knight..."
Lin Yu continuously expressed his desire to leave the Cavaliers, and Amanda Gray realized something: "You want to leave the Cavaliers? Why? Isn't the combination of you and LeBron bad? Isn't it bad to win a championship?"
Lin Yu shook his head and gave his explanation: "No matter what, Cleveland is LeBron's territory, the Cavaliers are LeBron's team, I am just an outsider."
Amanda Gray instantly understood that many stars want to have their own team. Just like the previous dispute between Kobe and O'Neal, the two were actually fighting over who would belong to the Lakers in the future. As a result, the younger Kobe won.
Just like Lin Yu said, this Cavaliers is destined to be only LeBron James' team.
After the Cavaliers won the championship, Lin Yu's performance and LeBron James' performance explained everything.
After winning the championship, Lin Yu was very relaxed. He only accepted an exclusive interview with ESPN Stephen A. Smith and talked about why he always breaks out at critical moments.
In comparison, James seems much busier.
The day after winning the championship, during the Cavaliers' championship parade, James, as the team representative, spoke in front of millions of Ohio fans. Although he was not the one to win the FMVP trophy, James' speech seemed like he was the biggest contributor to the Cavaliers' championship.
Three days after winning the championship, James accepted an exclusive interview with Bleachers and talked about his feelings about winning the first O'Brien Trophy for Cleveland in team history.
Four days after winning the championship, James accepted another exclusive interview with local media in Cleveland and continued to talk about what he wanted to do for Cleveland.
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The coverage of the local media in Cleveland was still dominated by James. Although Lin Yu's overall performance was far better than James throughout the playoffs, Brian Windhorst came up with something that would make normal people speechless.
, a theory that convinced James’ die-hard fans.
"LeBron made the biggest sacrifice in this championship. He endured the greatest defensive pressure and gave up the opportunity to perform to China Lin!"
Seeing this scene, Lin Yu could finally understand why 5 of the 11 media outlets voted for James...
