The Cavaliers didn't ask much of drummond: a draft pick or a young player. Even so, since the suspension on February 7, the Cavaliers have failed to reach a deal as expected. Because everyone is waiting, waiting for the knight to "sell at a loss" after "not selling".
Whenever there is a buyout of players, the final outcome of buyers and players in the market is nothing more than this:
1. A team with championship strength. First, such a team is to strengthen its own strength, even if it is of little use to itself, try not to go to a "potential threat" team.
2. The team that pays more. Many times, players will give up a part of their salary when they buy out (for example, Griffin gave up $65,438+0.3 million), and this part of the salary they gave up is not really "giving up", but just finding a new home to make up for it. For players, after the buyout, the destination is nothing more than making money or chasing the championship dream.
According to the latest news from American media, the battle of drummond will be a showdown between the Nets and the Lakers. And the Nets still seem to have the upper hand, because unless the Lakers trade, there is not enough salary space to sign and buy out drummond. However, the Nets still have a special case of 5 million+injuries. In the case that everyone has the strength to win the championship, of course, whoever pays more will listen to him. Unless, of course, James has some special magic.
Just when everyone thought that the "grand finale" was coming, the Spurs suddenly released a "big thunder": Popovich, the chairman who had not made a deal in the middle of the season for seven years, decided to "part ways" with Aldridge, one of the team's dual cores, and the team hoped to find a suitable new owner for Adebayor before the trading deadline. Even the possibility of buyout is not ruled out.
I think the "breakup news" between the Spurs and Aldridge will at least bring the following changes:
1. drummond's hometown. It used to be about Zhuang Shen's "single choice", but now it's different. With Adebayor joining the competition, the Nets may have other ideas. Moreover, compared with drummond, Aldridge has both height and projection ability, which can better meet the "basketball requirements" of this era. Of course, so does the Lakers. Will they pay attention to Adebayor?
2. Knight's decision. Both the Lakers and the Nets want to get Zhuang Shen's heart. It can be said that the alliance knows everything. When there is only such a lighthouse, of course, knights can "sit on the ground and start at a price." But it's different now. There are "substitute products" on the market, and "quality" may be better. I'm afraid the Cavaliers' management should reconsider whether their "persistence" for more than a month is still meaningful!
3. The choice of Lakers and Nets. Zhuang Shen is 28 years old this year. He is a traditional center, with good rebounding and frame protection skills, but he has no long-range shooting ability, which is very limited on the court. He is likely to be the target of the playoffs. Long-range and experienced Aldridge, 36 years old, is too old to keep up with the high-intensity confrontation in the playoffs. I had no choice before. It's him. It's different now. Two different styles of players also bring "trouble" to the team that wants them!
It's hard for us to guess the purpose of Popovich's breakup with Adebayor at this time: defending Adebayor to chase a championship ring? Or give more opportunities to the young people on the team? However, I think for Spurs fans, Lakers fans are most happy with this sad news. After all, Adebayor+drummond has more choices than a drummond.