The offseason of NBA is destined to be uneventful. James, the biggest source of traffic in the league in the past decade, has once again become a free agent. Speculation about his whereabouts is full of headlines in every media. Are you going to Philadelphia to believe in the process? There are young talents represented by Simmons and Embiid, role players with ample salary space and appropriate prices, and even two draft picks in the first round of this year, plus the reason that Simmons and James are the same agent.

Philadelphia is undoubtedly the number one favorite.

Los Angeles, which has the largest salary space in summer, also has magicians and big cities as signboards. James also bought real estate in Los Angeles and went to the greatest team in NBA history? It's also a good choice for James.

Stay in Cleveland, not to mention, he will become a legend throughout Ohio.

However, the Spurs, which have never existed in summer, recently broke another news. According to The New York Times reporter marc stein, Popovich will try his best to persuade James to join the Spurs. So, this is our problem.

How did the Spurs get James?

First, let's look at the salary table of the Spurs.

The Spurs' total salary will reach 99 million next season, only 3 million dollars away from the expected salary cap. Considering that there will be no panic looting in the 20 16 player market this summer, Lu Williams, the best sixth player in the league, only signed a contract with the Clippers for three years and 24 million US dollars. After the golden period, Guy and Green are likely to exercise their player options. Therefore, whether James jumps out of the original contract or joins the Spurs by way of trading, the Spurs must vacate at least 37 million space in exchange for James.

From James' point of view, if you jump out of the contract, you can only sign a 5% salary increase in four years, and in the Cavaliers, you can sign an 8% salary increase in five years. At the age of 38, his fifth-year salary can be $47.58 million. The contract given by the Spurs streaking James is 65.438+0.55 billion yuan for four years. If the deal is made, James can get 209 million in five years. It is hard to imagine that James would be willing to give up this huge contract.

So we infer from common sense that if James is willing to join the Spurs, he definitely wants to take away the whole option of trading and let the Spurs keep his bird rights and give him a five-year salary.

The Spurs gave Gasol and Mills two big contracts last summer, which will occupy 27.57 million space for the Spurs next season. Considering that Leonard is definitely not for sale, the Spurs can only move the ideas of the following people: Aldridge 22.34 million, Gasol160,000, Mills11570,000, and Green 158.

Mills, the youngest of these players, is also 29, and Gasol is 37. Even though Aldridge performed well last season, with 23. 1 point and 8.5 rebounds, he led the team to win 47 games and advanced to the playoffs. On the one hand, Adebayor's salary cut last year has become a beautiful talk, and rash trading will damage the atmosphere of the team's locker room. On the other hand, 32-year-old Adebayor has no interest in the knight who will be rebuilt after James leaves.

Recently, the Cavaliers are also trying to keep James. Rumor has it that Loew and No.8 will pack up and sign a star. In James' tug-of-war, both teams are facing the same situation: the aging of the team is serious and the premium contract is difficult to deal with. If you want to deal with it, you must pack the second star in the team, which will make the team's combat effectiveness decline. The decline in combat power is even more difficult to attract top stars and enter an infinite loop.

It is almost impossible to deal directly with knights. The Spurs paid tribute to the Cavaliers by selling their players in exchange for the draft pick? Most teams that have draft picks and need immediate combat power are rebuilding teams, such as eagles, bulls and lone rangers.

. Veterans like Green and Guy may be able to lead the team, but in today's league where the top pick is as precious as a diamond, you make me bite the bullet and eat your premium contract. Maybe it's ok, but you must spit out the top pick to fill the space in your contract? Who is so stupid these days? Signing a one-year short contract directly in the free agent market makes it easy for me to find new contract players.

For example, Popper and Lei Dike both had one-year short contracts last summer, which not only filled the space, but also the players themselves were willing to play well for the new contracts. Therefore, the ideal target of the Spurs' tripartite trade can only be the team that may need to hit the playoffs, that is, the team with lower combat power.

For example, Nuggets and Pistons, but the value of Mills is now equivalent to a junk contract. Gasol, an old and slow insider, can't adapt to this era. Few teams are interested in them, and only Green and Guy whose contracts expire may be interesting. Maybe the Spurs can find a way to do something about these two players.

Even so, the Spurs are far from directly pulling the trilateral trade for James.

If it is traded, for the knight who pays taxes, the salary ceiling is 1.25%+ 1 ten thousand of James' salary. If the Cavaliers want to trade James, they will definitely try their best to avoid taxes and save the draft pick. Can the Spurs make up the contract and draft pick that the Cavaliers are interested in? I think it's almost S+ level to rely on the existing veterans who are older and get high-paying stereotypes.

Popovich is undoubtedly the only hall-level coach in the NBA who can keep pace with Phil Jackson in the past 20 years. However, after the loss of his wife, we all suddenly felt that the stormy Spurs were approaching dusk, and Leonard's unresolved injury problems dragged the hearts of Spurs fans to the ground and rubbed them repeatedly. Fortunately, it was recently reported in chams that the relationship between leonard and the Spurs has made great progress. None of us want to see the superstars produced by the Spurs, including Si Long and Deron in the most fairytale tacit understanding team in the league.

We love Popovich's sternness and humor, and appreciate Leonard's silence and tenacity. In 20 18, when Popovich's career gradually came to a curtain call, James also entered the end of his career, and their mutual appreciation had long been a well-known secret. James once said that the coach he wanted to play for most was Popovich, and Popovich also said that James was the greatest star he had ever seen.

If we can really overcome the difficulties and dangers in salary, we don't have to worry about what the Spurs will lose. As long as James and Leonard, the top three superstars in Cole League, are on the same team, the Spurs will be a top team that no one can ignore.

Over the years, the spirit of the Spurs is not only a proverb engraved in the locker room from the persistent freemasons, but also a sacrifice to equality.

James has been used to being a star for many years. In San Antonio, he will also face the problem of integrating into the team. Based on my analysis of salary space, it is difficult for Spurs to persuade James to sign a four-year salary reduction contract. Last year, the Spurs lobbied Iguodala and offered a contract of only three years and 24 million yuan.

Popovich wants to use the spirit of the Spurs to influence the star voting. James said that he would think more about his family this time. Perhaps in the Spurs, he can once again feel the atmosphere of a team in the heat period, but at the expense of so many shiny bills. Is James really willing to give up? San Antonio is still a relatively small market, and its volume cannot be compared with that of Los Angeles and Philadelphia.

With all kinds of disadvantages in front of him, is James willing to accept Popovich's love to generate electricity? This is really hard to say.

Everything is better here, as the Spurs have shown in the advertisements of sponsor HEB for many years. Like a peach blossom garden outside the world of flowers and flowers. Everything is better than other places. There are the best coaches, the most harmonious relationships and the most infatuated fans here. James, are you touched?