Whether or not James can be obtained through a trade is not the point at all. The point is whether Wang Feng is happy or not!
Obviously, he was not happy.
The reason is also very simple. If James comes to the Lakers, will the Lakers be considered Wang Feng's team or James' team?
If Wang Feng has been running the Lakers for many years and has a solid foundation, he certainly has the capital to tell everyone that the Lakers are his team, and whoever comes will have to lower their heads!
But the problem now is that Wang Feng has only been with the Lakers for less than a season, has yet to make any achievements, and his foundation is unstable. Although his current personal data is very luxurious, he still has to compare with others.
James has been in the world for many years, and the thing he is least afraid of comparing with others is data.
Compared with James' brilliant career resume, Wang Feng is still a bit young. In terms of qualifications and ability, he may not be able to compete with James, even James, who is already in his thirties.
This was the reason why he chose to leave the Cavaliers last summer. He didn't expect that after going round and round, he would still have to face this problem.
Wang Feng was speechless about this.
He remembered it very clearly. It seemed that when he left the Cavaliers, James once called to persuade him to stay. At that time, he made it very clear that the reason why he did not want to stay and play in the Cavaliers was that he did not want to be in the shadow of James all the time. He wanted to
Beat James, not become James' Pippen.
"I heard what Ervin said. LeBron seems to be willing to give up power to you. If he comes to the Lakers, he will fully assist you. You are the first core and absolute main force of the Lakers."
Bill Duffy said.
When Wang Feng heard this, he curled his lips in disdain.
That mouth of James is so deceptive.
Still the first core? The absolute main force?
When James does come to the Lakers, it won't be Wang Feng's decision.
In the 19-20 season, the season when the Lakers won the championship, the Finals MVP was awarded to the 36-year-old James.
At the beginning of that season, James vowed that he would assist Anthony Davis to win the championship.
Throughout the playoffs, Davis' performance was perfect, and he was the backbone of the Lakers on both offense and defense.
But when entering the Finals, especially in the last four games, Davis averaged only 14.3 shots per game.
Think about it carefully, is this really caused by the Heat's targeted tactical arrangements? Why didn't the Nuggets and Rockets specifically restrict the thick eyebrow brother in the Western Conference finals and semifinals?
After the Lakers won the championship in 2020, the biggest beneficiary was James who won the FMVP. Everyone was shocked that James led the team to win the championship. It was only from this time that James truly secured his second place in history in the comments of major media.
The position opened up the ambition of sitting two and watching one.
Although there are some conspiracy theories and there is no direct evidence, Wang Feng feels that there may be something fishy in this, especially in the last few games when the thick eyebrows failed to catch the ball and James took a lot of shots, it seemed too obvious.
James is still like this three years later. Can what he says now have any credibility?
Shaking his head, Wang Feng said to Bill Duffy seriously.
"Go tell Johnson, James and I, he can only choose one. If he wants to get James, it's easy. Trade me for him. I won't play on the same team as James. That's what I said!"
Bill Duffy was stunned. He knew Wang Feng's attitude very well. He knew it very well when he was in the Cavaliers. But even so, Wang Feng's decisive attitude was still a bit beyond his expectation.
"Wang, I think it's best to think about this matter carefully. Even if you have to refuse, it's best to do it in a tactful way, otherwise it won't be good for you. Otherwise, I'll call Zhang Mingji and ask him to come to the United States.
Let’s have a meeting to discuss it carefully.”
Even experienced agent Bill Duffy was a little hesitant at this time. After all, this matter involves James, the star with the highest commercial value in the entire NBA. Even though he is now 34 years old and at the end of his career peak, in
In the Lakers' minds, Wang Feng's value may not be higher than that of his opponent.
After all, although Wang Feng's commercial value is also very high, it is basically limited to China. It was also during this season that he came to the Lakers and gained a lot of exposure, and he gradually began to have a certain fan base in the United States.
James is different. His influence spreads all over the world. He has fans in every country. The two are still far from the same level now!
He is really worried that if Wang Feng really talks to Johnson like this, Wang Feng will really become a bargaining chip to trade for James from the Cavaliers.
"No need to think about it." Wang Feng shook his head slightly, his eyes calm. "There is no need to talk about this matter. The Lakers must make a choice, and I will not accept any compromise."
Looking at Wang Feng, Bill Duffy felt helpless.
Although this employer doesn't seem to care much about anything on weekdays, he is very arbitrary when it comes to these matters. Whether he chose to join the Cavaliers after leaving the Warriors or refused the Cavaliers' contract extension last year, he came to
The Lakers team is decided by Wang Feng himself. The most they can do is help analyze and provide suggestions, nothing more.
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Soon, Magic Johnson received feedback from Bill Duffy, which was like a bucket of cold water poured over his head.
Wang Feng actually doesn’t want to partner with James anymore? Have these two people had any conflicts?
Johnson had already thought about it. If he could really get James, the Cavaliers' winning combination of Wang Feng and James would definitely make the Lakers' reputation skyrocketing.
Well now, the dream is broken...
Wang Feng and James, how should we choose?
Even a well-informed magician was caught in a dilemma for a while.
James' interest in the Lakers is an absolute secret. Both parties have maintained a tacit understanding and kept this matter as a secret.
After the All-Star Weekend, each team completed the final transactions and reinforcements and began the final sprint for the playoffs.
The Lakers' lineup has not changed at all, and they have not sent out Nance Jr. and Clarkson from the Cavaliers in exchange for Thomas Jr., who has the same accumulation, as they did in another time and space.
However, the Cavaliers finally found their enemy and traded two good role players to slightly strengthen the existing lineup, but it was only a drop in the bucket.
Fans did a simple conversion, which is equivalent to the Cavaliers sending away All-Star guard Irving, and then getting back two role players who averaged about 10 points per game. They lost all their money, and this also blocked the way for the Cavaliers to defend the championship.