Take a brief look at the story line. On June 15, the league decided to start the semi-finals. Owen organized a conference call for players to boycott the rematch, and both Bradley and Howard of the Lakers attended the conference call. A week later, Bradley telephoned the management that his eldest son was suffering from respiratory diseases and he would withdraw from the semi-finals. After 1 month, in Green's words, the teammates could hardly contact Bradley and became alienated. In the end, Howard was not bewitched by Owen and chose to follow the Lakers into the semi-finals. At the same time, Bradley said, "That championship ring is not important to me. I just want to have fun and support my family. "
Now the incident has taken a 180 degree turn. During the offseason, when Hollinger scored players with player options, Bradley was classified as P0 (the lowest salary). In hollinger's words, "He is a player whose perception is better than his actual value. In the past season, he hit 36.4% of the three-point percentage by James and Rondo, but he never took the initiative to attack the restricted area. He is also in the middle and lower reaches of the Lakers in organizing offensive efficiency. " Then why did Bradley have a new idea?
It really depends on where he will go if he jumps out of the contract. First of all, one thing is certain. In fact, some teams competing for the championship hope to have Bradley, a player who can defend oppression and shoot outside, such as the Nets and Clippers, but he has no organizational ability. In other words, if he wants to get his team, he must have no shortage of organizers. It seems to be linked to the Nets, which can now provide a middle-class special case of $5.7 million.
I'm not questioning Bradley's loyalty to the Lakers, nor Owen's delicate mind, but I'm puzzled by Bradley's continuous big change in attitude. This season, Bradley played 49 regular-season games for the Lakers, averaging 8.6 points +2.3 rebounds+1.3 assists. If he really follows the team to participate in the semi-finals, it is no problem to double his worth. From a rational point of view, if Bradley's market value is only P0, it is obviously the best choice to stay with the Lakers, instead of considering jumping out of the player option, seeking a big contract, or leaving the Lakers directly. Maybe he really thinks the Lakers are easy to bully.
I said I wouldn't play if I didn't play the semi-finals. The Lakers are so anxious that we can only sign JR Smith. The effect is really average, but fortunately, Popper, Green, Rondo and caruso shared the Lakers' defense and defensive pressure stably and efficiently, which really helped Lao Zhan a lot, but the three-pointers made by Green and Popper were slightly unstable. But if Bradley does stay, whose playing time will he sacrifice? When the Lakers won the championship, Bradley said that he and the Lakers were United. But when the Lakers are now under pressure to renew the contract of role players, Bradley has his own ideas. Is he trying to emulate Popper and Rondo and put pressure on the Lakers to give him a tens of millions of contracts? Do you really think the Lakers can't live without you? To be honest, the Lakers really don't need this unstable factor. It's definitely a time bomb for the team. Very serious, but sincere.
Of course, Lakers fans don't have to be depressed. If Bradley really jumps out of the contract and leaves the Lakers, it will be the best news for them. Even if he stays on the team, the Lakers may not value him, but if he leaves, he can free up 5 million salary space. According to the current appeal of James and thick eyebrows, 5 million is enough for the Lakers to recruit a very good fighting force, not a player in Cao Cao's heart. It's time to say goodbye to Bradley and pursue your big contract. The Lakers are not for you.