NBA: James wants to team up with me

On July 7, the day when the free market opened, many players immediately announced that they would opt out of their contracts, among which the players from the 1 class were particularly vocal.

Several stars previously predicted by the media, including Wang Chong, James, Wade, Anthony and Bosh, all chose to jump out of their contracts and become free agents.

The minds of almost all the league teams are alive. Regardless of whether the stars of the 03 class collectively jumped out of their contracts in order to re-sign a big contract with their respective teams. Since they are now free agents, there are opportunities with other teams. Possibility of signing.

And after James once again lost to Wang Chong and the Bulls in the playoffs, he has clearly shown his desire to leave Cleveland.

Although James has been suppressed by Wang Chong of the same generation so far in his career, it is undeniable that in terms of personal ability, James is definitely the top player in the league after Wang Chong, including when facing Wang Chong, James Even if he loses, he can at least ensure that his personal data will not be lost to Wang Chong's too much.

After James jumped out of his contract, Cleveland fans were very sincere in the city with various words to retain James, trying to use their emotions to keep the Cavaliers' strongest player in decades.

But Wang Chong knew that these were all in vain. James had already decided to leave the Cavaliers to win the championship together, but he just didn't decide where to go immediately after becoming a free agent.

Since this time and space has become very unfamiliar because of Wang Chong, even Wang Chong is not sure whether James will make the same decision as before and take his talent to the south coast.

Wang Chong was still waiting for the news to watch the excitement, but he didn't expect that a phone call came to him. The owner of this phone call was actually James.

"Hey Wang, how was your vacation in Hawaii?"

Wang Chong was stunned when he heard James' voice.

To be honest, the two of them had basically never interacted with each other before. Because of their competitive relationship, James hated Wang Chong who stole a lot of his limelight, and he didn't even have Wang Chong's phone number.

Why did James know his personal phone number?
Wang Chong thought for a moment and had the answer in his mind.

It must be from Wade.

Among James' close friends, Wade and Wang Chong have a relatively close relationship.

Of course, the relationship between O'Neal and Wang Chong of the Cavaliers is not bad, but O'Neal was not happy at all with the Cavaliers this season. He had some minor frictions with the team management, including James. In the middle of the season, he said that this season After that, I plan to officially retire.

Therefore, it is unlikely that O'Neal called James himself. It was probably Wade.

But the question is, why did James call him at this time?
"Could it be..."

Wang Chong had a vague guess in his mind, but because he thought it was so incredible, he still couldn't believe it for a while.

"I won't be polite to you anymore. Now you and I are both free agents, so I want to ask if you are interested in joining forces with me. If the two of us join forces, we will definitely be able to dominate this league for at least ten years and surpass the number of championships." Jordan, or even surpassing Bill Russell is not a problem!"

Wang Chong's mouth couldn't help but open wide, feeling burnt on the outside and tender on the inside by James' words.

What kind of Durant behavior is this?

Join if you can't beat him?

The James he knew was not like this. According to many James, the old James' teaming up in 2010 was much nobler than Durant's defection to the enemy. He couldn't beat the Celtics, so he teamed up with his brothers to get through it. Difficulties.

But Wang Chong is different from Wade and Bosh. He has led the Bulls to be defeated and eliminated by Wang Chong many times in the playoffs. The two are almost mortal enemies.

Under such circumstances, James actually wants to join forces with him. Is this because he wants to win the championship?

Wang Chong, who came back to his senses, thought for a moment and guessed James's wishful thinking.

Indeed, if the two team up, Wang Chong, who has already won four championships, will definitely be the boss of the team at the beginning, but who is James? Seizing the core position of the team's tactics, according to James' ball-control and core play style that maximizes strength, Wang Chong will gradually become a fixed-point shooter. Overshadowed by James's light, various honors will be taken away, and his championship content will also drastically increase. reduce.

How about it? Does it look familiar? This is Wade's experience with the Heat.

Thinking of this, Wang Chong laughed in his heart and said lazily.

"Sorry, the Bulls' current salary space makes it impossible to provide you with a suitable offer. Unless you consider a significant salary cut, we can consider signing you with a mid-level contract."

As soon as these words came out, it was James' turn to be confused.

A big pay cut? Middle-class contract?

This answer was completely different from what James had imagined. According to his idea, Wang Chong should have shown enough magnanimity and thirsty for talents when he voluntarily surrendered. After all, he is currently recognized as the star second only to him in strength. Who doesn’t want his team to be stronger?

But Wang Chong's words were clearly meant to humiliate him!

As the league's top superstar, accepting a mid-level contract at the age of 25 is not possible even if you think about it with your toes.

James completely didn't expect that Wang Chong would be so unkind in the face of his proactive invitation. He was embarrassed for a while and didn't know what to say.

After a while, he coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment and said: "What I mean is that you and I can choose another team with good potential to join together and join forces in this way. You should understand that in the Bulls No matter how hard you try, it's impossible to replace Jordan in the hearts of Chicago fans, but if it were another team, the two of us would have a chance to become true legends."

It turned out to be this kind of wishful thinking.

Wang Chong sneered and shook his head and said, "Sorry, I still prefer to stay in Chicago, at least for the time being. And there is one thing I don't think so. Are you sure I can't replace Jordan's position in the hearts of Chicago fans? "

James was speechless.

How could he not hear the sarcasm in Wang Chong's words? Do you want to join forces with his partner?
After a moment of silence, James chose to hang up the phone decisively. Jessica, who was lying on a beach chair beside her, came over curiously.

"Whose phone number is it?"

"Nothing, just a clown."

Wang Chong chuckled and put down his phone.

Compared to James' invitation, the temptation of Jessica in front of him was obviously greater.

(Beach swimsuit limited edition Jessica)
As for what kind of decision James will make after being rejected by himself, it actually has little to do with Wang Chong.

At least the Big Three of the Heat in the first year did not pose any threat to the Bulls. As for the Heat during the two consecutive championships, the strength is indeed quite strong, but by then the Bulls will also complete the replacement of the old with the new according to Wang Chong's plan. The strength will be improved to a higher level, not necessarily weaker than the Heat's Big Three.
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Except for the two of them, no one else knows the content of Wang Chong and James' phone calls.

However, the turmoil after the opening of the free market continued.

On July 7, the second day of the free market, the Bulls could no longer withstand the pressure from Wang Chong and chose to quickly renew Gasol's contract.

4 million in 5800 years, with a starting salary of 1300 million in the first year.

Gasol became the first player among the rookies in 07 to receive a big contract, earlier than Kevin Durant in the same class.

Of course, this is directly related to the fact that Gasol, as a second-round pick, only had a three-year contract with the team, and Durant, as the second pick in the first round, signed a four-year contract.

Gasol got a big contract early, but the price is that when Durant renews his contract next year, the maximum salary contract he can get is much larger than Gasol, with a starting salary of at least US$1550 million.

By the way, Greg Oden, who was known as the strongest No. 07 pick in the draft, was selected without any surprise.

Even in the Memphis Grizzlies, Oden did not encounter the so-called Trail Blazers vet. Oden was still suffering from repeated injuries. In the process of recuperation, even if he briefly played a few games, he was soon reimbursed for the season due to injury.

The Grizzlies were stunned. They thought the team was finally experiencing a revival, but they didn't expect that the person they selected would be an old man.

Seeing that Durant next door has grown to the point where he can compete with Wang Chong for the scoring title, no one else can accept it.

But it can only be said that they are unlucky. Maybe Oden in a healthy state will really be the super center who can dominate the league, but a talent that cannot be realized is the same as having nothing.

Just one day after the Bulls and Gasol completed their contract extension, Wang Chong completed his contract extension with the Bulls.

The Bulls' light-speed renewal of two main players surprised many people. After all, Wang Chong had been vacationing in Hawaii before, and his attitude was thought-provoking. I thought the Bulls wanted to renew Wang Chong's contract for a lot more. I didn't expect things to go so smoothly.

However, what is slightly different from what everyone thinks is that although Wang Chong already had the Bird clause and could sign a 6-year super maximum salary with the Bulls, he did not choose to maximize the contract, but only signed a contract with the Bulls. Signed a four-year contract worth 4 million, with an average annual salary of 7600 million, a starting salary of 1900 million in the first year, and a player option in the last year.

Why is Wang Chong unwilling to sign a long-term contract with the Bulls? Obviously the Bulls are now in full swing and will at least be the favorite to win the championship in the next few years. Wang Chong is very likely to reenact the legend of Jordan's two creation of three consecutive championship dynasties here.

Soon, some people in the industry broke the news through the media that Wang Chong was beating the Bulls because the Bulls bypassed him in negotiating a contract extension with Gasol, which made Wang Chong dissatisfied, so Wang Chong ran away after the finals. Vacationing in Hawaii is actually putting pressure on the Bulls.

This is also the reason why Gasol renewed his contract with the Bulls first, and Wang Chong immediately renewed his contract with the Bulls.

The renewal of the 3+1 contract with the Bulls was also triggered by this incident, and the purpose was to warn the Bulls.

Three years later, Wang Chong is only 3 years old, and is still at the peak of his career as a basketball player. His strength and dominance are even better than they are now. If the Bulls don't take Wang Chong as a player in the next three years, He held it like the Supreme Emperor. Once the three-year period was up, Wang Chong was afraid that he would immediately choose to jump out of the contract and leave.

Throughout the league, there are many players with outstanding abilities, but there are very few players like Wang Chong who can threaten the team management and have absolute say in the team. They can basically be counted on one hand.

Wang Chong’s predecessor in the Bulls, basketball god Michael Jordan, can be counted as one, Kobe Bryant’s period with the Lakers when he was No. 24 can also be counted as one, and James’ period with the Cavaliers can also be counted as one.

This overbearing approach naturally aroused dissatisfaction among many people. Some media people publicly expressed their condemnation of Wang Chong's domineering behavior.

"As a player, I think Wang Chong just needs to take care of things on the field and play every game well. Team operations have rules for team operations. If you want to maintain a team operation, any team The management needs to consider many aspects. If every player acts as recklessly as Wang Chong, wouldn’t the entire league be in chaos? "

"I think Wang Chong will pay the price for his arrogance and arrogance sooner or later."

The vast majority of people who criticize Wang Chong are those who dislike or even hate Wang Chong. They cannot find any fault with Wang Chong on the field, so when they finally get a chance, they naturally trample on him to death without any reservation.

But their voices are somewhat understated.

Wang Chongcai had just helped the Bulls win three consecutive championships and create a dynasty. In addition, he averaged 44 points per game in the finals and broke the single-game scoring record in the finals.

In this case, who would care about such a small flaw? Moreover, in the eyes of many ordinary people, there is nothing wrong with Wang Chong's behavior, and on the contrary, it is worthy of loud applause.

Gasol has made great contributions to the Bulls in the past three years. Instead of receiving any reward, the team management asked him to cut his salary and accept a contract with an annual salary of 800 million. Isn't this naked oppression?
To put it bluntly, the Bulls want to reduce player wages as much as possible because they don't want to pay a high luxury tax.

But the problem is that the Lakers, who have played against the Bulls in the Finals for three consecutive years, have an astronomical luxury tax every year. The Lakers, who have paid so much, have lost to the Bulls for three consecutive years.

The Bulls have gained both fame and fortune, but they are not even willing to pay any luxury tax. Your surname is Zhou, Papi, right?
"Well done! It's Wang Chong's fault. Faced with the evil capitalists, we should teach him a lesson in this way!"

Just as the league was hotly discussing Wang Chong's contract extension, James, who was next door, finally chose to announce his decision on a much-anticipated live TV broadcast. (End of chapter)