NBA well-known reporter Bill Simmons latest reported that LeBron James and Drummond Green will join the Lone Rangers to join Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving to attack the championship.
After the Lone Ranger traded Irving from the Nets, the team's defensive system collapsed, and a defensive core was urgently needed to rebuild the team's defense, and Green was undoubtedly the best candidate. At the end of the season, Green will reject the player option and jump out of his final year $27.6 million contract to seek a five-year, $160 million max contract.
"Warriors owner Joe Lacob is not willing to pay Green such a large sum of money, and he does not want to continue to pay a huge luxury tax, which means that the Warriors face a huge change." Bill Simmons said, "Mark Cuban can meet Green's contract extension requirements, Green can rebuild the Lone Ranger defense, and the two sides hit it off. ”
Green really belongs to the kind of player whose stats don't show their value, and can bond Doncic and Irving together to produce good chemistry. "I got reliable news that Green would go to the Mavericks to help Doncic and Irving." Bill Simmons said, "The Mavericks management also believes that Green is the ideal championship puzzle, and he will bring obvious defensive versatility without needing to possess the ball, which makes the Lone Ranger smell some aroma. ”
Not only will Green get a satisfying big contract from Mark Cuban, James will also join the Mavericks. After the season, James has $97.1 million left on his contract with the Lakers for two years, with the final year of his contract being a player option.
"It's hard to get 39-year-old James to give up $50.7 million in salary, but the temptation to win the championship and play with the eldest son Brownie is huge enough for James to give up most of the money." Bill Simmons revealed that James' team is discussing this matter, and the Lone Ranger can fulfill both of James' wishes at the same time.
The Lakers made changes before the trade deadline, and James is happy with the results of the new roster and his performance during his injury, but that doesn't mean James won't leave the Lakers. The Lone Rangers have enough talent, but Doncic has been frustrated lately, and the team is still some way from becoming a championship team, and this is the perfect time for James to join the team.
"The Richie-Paul team is working and will get Green together with Doncic and Irving first." Simmons continued, "James will find a way to join the Lone Ranger, he has that energy. James has always planned things in advance in his career and kept them to heart and never showed them quietly. ”
"Forming a fantasy team with Doncic, Irving, Green and James is a plan that appeals greatly to the Lone Ranger and gives Doncic peace of mind to stay in Dallas." Bill Simmons said, "The first step for the Lone Ranger is to renew Irving with a five-year, $250 million maximum salary, and James is known to be eager to reunite with Irving, so the Lone Ranger must keep Irving. Coupled with Doncic and Green, the Lone Rangers form the Deluxe Big Four and will be the league's number one favorite to win a championship. ”
"Rich Paul is actively running the matter of James and Green joining the Mavericks at the same time, and Klutch Sports is reaching out to the Mavericks team." Bill Simmons said.