Chapter 278 Wang Feng doesn't want to partner with James?
“What on earth are the Lakers doing?”
"Did Earvin Johnson fall asleep on the table in the general manager's office?"
"Missed George, missed Leonard! Now even James can be missed, the Lakers management is completely useless! A bunch of trash!"
If Lakers fans could tolerate missing George and Leonard before, the James incident completely angered them all.
What the hell? Even if you don’t want James, what level of players in the league can catch your eye?
The furious Lakers fans almost greeted Lakers General Manager Johnson's three generations of ancestors.
However, during this time period, a reporter from a local Los Angeles media reported a piece of news.
"According to an internal Lakers staff member who wishes to remain anonymous, the Lakers management is extremely interested in bringing in LeBron James and is completely willing to pay any price to bring James from Cleveland to Los Angeles."
"But a certain big-name player on the team has made it clear that he refuses to cooperate with James. If the Lakers must trade for James, then they should trade him away from the team first!"
"Considering the core position and importance of this big-name player in the Lakers, the Lakers management finally chose to give up participating in James' bid after some tangles, and just sat back and watched James be traded to the rival Clippers in the same city."
As soon as this news was reported, it stirred up waves and left countless Lakers fans dumbfounded.
Is this really the case?
A big-name Lakers player?
How many big-name players do the Lakers have now? Just report Wang Feng’s ID number!
It turned out that Wang Feng didn't want to play with James, so the Lakers were forced to give up James in order to keep Wang Feng.
This way everything can be explained.
After the 16-17 season, despite successfully winning the championship with the Cavaliers, Wang Feng chose to leave the Cavaliers and come to the Lakers. Although the Cavaliers' inability to provide Wang Feng with a maximum salary was an important reason, I am afraid that Wang Feng was not willing to be on the same team with James.
, if you want to be on your own, having more ball rights and more shots is another key factor!
"How could Wang Feng do this? For the sake of his power and status in the team, he would not let the team trade James?"
"Isn't he too arrogant? Do you really think that without James, he can win the championship under his leadership?"
"Last season he won a scoring title and MVP, which made Wang Feng lose weight to the point where he didn't know how much he weighed. If James were two to three years younger and he dared to say such a thing to the Lakers, he would be dead the next day.
Got traded and left the team!"
In the United States, Wang Feng's influence is completely different from that of James. Lakers fans' desire for James, one of the top three superstars in history, has made them resent Wang Feng's actions.
Lakers officials held an emergency press conference on the day the news broke, denying what was said in the news and describing in detail why they did not choose to trade for James.
"LeBron is a historical superstar. No team doesn't want him, but we must consider our own development direction and formulate a careful plan. The Cavaliers' price for trading James is too high and they are almost torn down.
The entire team, even if the combination of Wang Feng and James is formed, will not be able to win the championship. Basketball is not a game between two people."
The Lakers are protecting Wang Feng. In fact, many people in the management feel the same as Lakers fans, and are quite unhappy with Wang Feng. If it weren't for you, LeBron would be on the Lakers' roster now! These management staff
He won't be criticized verbally or verbally by the fans for this.
But no matter how dissatisfied they are, they must maintain Wang Feng's image in the Lakers. After all, since they have chosen Wang Feng, Wang Feng will be the core force of the Lakers in the next few years, and they must stand by Wang Feng.
It's just the Lakers' press conference that just makes fans doubtful.
This kind of public relations response is really unconvincing.
The media from all walks of life care whether what you say is true or false. It is a hot topic and makes fans pay more attention to the development of the situation, so as to gain ratings.
Some media found James, who had arrived in Los Angeles, for an interview.
"I'm not sure what happened." James shook his head in front of the camera and said: "I have a very good relationship with Wang, and we have always been in contact on the phone. He is a very good and dedicated player. We played together on the Cavaliers.
There was never any conflict at that time.”
"Earlier, the Lakers did show a strong interest in the transaction. They even took the initiative to inquire about the Cavaliers' quotation and actively discussed the detailed transaction details. However, later on, I don't know why, they took the initiative to withdraw from the competition, maybe just like them
You are talking about considering the future development of the team. I understand it very well. After all, this is a major decision related to the future of a team, so you must be cautious."
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In the Lakers general manager's office, Earvin Johnson watched James' interview playing in front of the TV and was so angry that he couldn't help but curse.
"LeBron the bastard!"
Simply speaking, James' words don't seem to be a problem.
He first praised Wang Feng, seemingly expressing his friendly attitude towards Wang Feng.
However, the second half of the sentence mentioned the fact that the Lakers withdrew from the bidding midway. This was obviously a deliberate attempt to conceal the truth.
It looks like an explanation, but in fact it is the same as nothing, and it may even make some people more certain that the initiator of this incident is Wang Feng!
Johnson knew very well that with James' emotional intelligence, it would be impossible for him to say this if he really wanted to help cover up the facts.
Obviously, James is also taking this opportunity to vent his dissatisfaction.
On the one hand, it is aimed at Wang Feng, and on the other hand, it is also aimed at the Lakers management.
Just because of Wang Feng, you gave up participating in my bidding? Are you so sure that Wang Feng's value can be comparable to mine? Well, you can take a good look at the fans' reaction.
It's just that James' character prevented him from flipping over the table and explaining everything clearly. Instead, he told half of the story and left the other half for others to study carefully.
As a result, this matter began to become more complicated and confusing, and there were different opinions.
But Lakers fans don't care about you.
No matter what the matter is, didn't the Lakers management say that they strategically gave up participating in James' bid based on the future development direction of the team?
That’s okay, you should move a little bit!
The free market has been open for such a long time, but we should try to find a way to get one or two star players to improve the team's strength! Can Wang Feng really do 1v5?