Nowadays, the NBA league is becoming more and more popular for teaming up. This summer, several teams have obtained the players they want through operations, which has greatly improved the overall strength of the team. For example, Clippers signed Wall , forming a trio of George , Leonard and Wall. Celtics 6 exchanged 1 for Brogdon , forming a trio. Tatum , Brown and Brogdon's trio, as well as Timberwolves 10 exchanged 1 to get Gobert , forming Towns , Gobert, Edwards and Russell group of four.
Many teams already have a combination of two or three people, and the overall entity formation of the league is polarized. In order to cope with this situation, any team or player who wants to chase the championship must improve the team's core competitiveness and recruit more powerful players.
, Trail Blazers Lillard saw the crazy situation in the league and finally lost his composure and was eager to win the championship. The team has acquired Grant from Pistons this summer, but with the current overall strength of Trail Blazers , there is still a big gap between and several other seed players. Lillard has more than once persuaded Trail Blazers general manager Joe Cronin to bring in another player who is at least All-Star level.
At first, the Trail Blazers management did not take what Lillard said seriously, they just felt that his attitude was not very firm. The Blazers still carried out their original plan, and Lillard did not express dissatisfaction with it.
But when Durant applied for a trade from the Nets, everything changed. Lillard immediately contacted Cronin to explore the possibility of the Trail Blazers acquiring Durant. Lillard was very excited and posted a picture of Durant wearing a Trail Blazers jersey on social media. Obviously I am very much looking forward to Durant joining the Trail Blazers.
The Trail Blazers management held a management meeting on trading Durant. After discussion, the team believed that trading Durant would require too many chips, not only to get the team's multiple future first-round picks, but also to give away A newcomer with great potential. At this point, the Trail Blazers did not want to give up the team's future, so they gave up their plan to recruit Durant.
The Blazers' decision made Lillard very disappointed. Lillard, who was born in 1990, is now 32 years old. He has not yet received some personal honors at this age, and he is also quite anxious inside. Hoping to gain something in his prime year, he suggested that the Trail Blazers go for Durant. Lillard tried his best to fight for it, but was rejected by the Trail Blazers.
Lillard suggested that the Trail Blazers use Simmons + Hart + Bledsoe , and some future first-round picks, which would be enough to impress the Nets. At that time, there was no transaction between jazz and the Timberwolves. Relatively speaking, the asking price would be slightly lower.
Not long after Lillard suggested, what awaited him was not a reply from the Trail Blazers, but the team and Simmons signed a four-year, $100 million contract extension. At this time, Lillard couldn't calm down and sent a very angry text message to Cronin, saying bluntly: "People's loyalty is limited. If the team continues to make me lose hope, I will choose to leave. I hope you are serious." Consider."
Immediately afterwards, Lillard posted a video of a night scene by the river on his personal social media. There was a text in the video: "Loyalty has an expiration date!" Lillard also captioned the video: "The last word is to use a slingshot to fight back."
Lillard's purpose in releasing this video is very clear, which is to tell the Trail Blazers that the prospect is like a dark night, with no hope in sight. If Lillard doesn't see a future in the Trail Blazers, Lillard may choose to play in other cities in order to pursue his goals. This reflects the idea that loyalty has an expiration date.The meaning of Lillard's words is even more obvious. If the Trail Blazers don't do what he says, Lillard will use actions to fight back hard.
Although the Trail Blazers got Grant, the team's strength has not changed much compared to the Trail Blazers during CJ's time. If there are no major changes, the Trail Blazers will continue to run with them, which is what Lillard wants. To change. After all, after turning 30, Lillard doesn't have much time to fight. Even if he does, it's hard to say to what extent his condition can be maintained. After all, not everyone is like James , who can still play freely in the league at the age of 37.
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