In the early days when the free market was about to open, NBA also had a lot of lively things happening: Just like Irving who was clamoring to leave the Nets , but unfortunately the Lakers did not have the bargaining chips the Nets wanted, resulting in the transaction being impossible. If reached, Irving can only continue to stay with the team; and Lakers Westbrook has executed the contract for next season, which means that Westbrook is likely to continue to stay in Los Angeles until the end of the contract. To a certain extent, Irving going to the Lakers will only increase the strength of this team. After all, he and James have successfully won the championship together, and there is no incompatibility between the two in terms of technical characteristics.
And Wall reached a buyout with the Rockets, which was to give up a salary of 6.5 million for the championship. After all, the result of continuing to spend it is that there is no ball to play. He has reached the age of 31 and needs a championship. ring to cement his place in history. We all know that although players like Wall no longer have the fighting power at their peak, they are still more than enough to support the superstar as a role player, similar to Lowry of Heat team . So we see that the Lakers, Heat, Clippers, all want to take it for themselves.
The Lakers must have negotiated with Wall's team privately, but it just ended in vain. Where did Wall choose? According to a famous reporter, Wall will join the Clippers immediately after the buyout, and without hesitation. In other words, Wall indirectly rejected the opportunity given by the Lakers and chose the Clippers, also in Los Angeles, to assist Leonard and George to continue their pursuit of the championship. As a wealthy team in the league, why was it not selected by Wall? What's the inside story?
This has a certain relationship with George. In the 2014 dunk contest, when Wall completed a dunk, he ran to the sidelines and danced face to face with George. This is enough to show that the two cherish each other and maintain a good relationship. The famous reporter David Aldridge broke the news that when Wall was still playing for the Wizards, he had been trying hard to ask the team to trade for George, hoping that George could play with him and Bill. But the management didn't have a strong will, and George eventually left for the West, which is very regrettable.
In addition, Wall himself also likes Lu's guidance very much, and naturally wants to play under him. Wall himself also realizes that he is no longer at his peak, so he will not expect too much in terms of salary - the basic salary is the basis, and he strives to pursue a mid-level contract. Isn’t this? The Clippers understand human nature well and knew that Wall had lost $6.5 million, so they agreed to use the mid-level exception to sign him, which seemed very sincere. On the other hand, other teams that want to get Wall have hardly expressed much, and they always seem to want to get him with a basic salary.
And why not choose to join forces with James? The little fairy believes that Wall still has a certain degree of pride. After all, he has played against James before and has a great chance of defeating him. Naturally, he will not "surrender" easily now. The same is true for Leonard and George. This was partly the reason why they didn't choose the Lakers at the time. Wall may have seen similar people, so they magically came together. After all, only when you interact with people of the same frequency can you feel comfortable and stress-free. Otherwise, you will just make do with it.
Another point that needs to be mentioned is that the Lakers coach obviously cannot be compared with Director Lu. This is also Wall's unique insight, and he chose a coach like Director Lu that suits his taste. The big reason why the former Cavaliers were able to make a successful comeback was that Lu's guidance was able to unite the players, thus bursting out the strong cohesion of the team. But once you work with a coach who is not good at handling interpersonal relationships, you will be very tormented and unable to feel comfortable; compared to the Lakers' new coach, Wall's choice is very rational. After all, uncertainty may bring high returns, and also May bring huge risks.
In this way, James lost to Director Lu who had worked with him in the matter of robbing Wall, which is not unfair.
