Not long ago, the dust settled on James's whereabouts, but back this summer, when James was not yet a free agent, the outside world had already flooded with recruitment information. Among them, the Knicks' internal line in-house Ines Kanter's recruitment of James is undoubtedly a beautiful landscape.
As we all know, Kanter, known as the league's first James, is James's nemesis, and his recruitment of James is indeed unexpected. Of course, although James did not go to the Knicks in the end, imagining the combination of James + Kanter is indeed worth looking forward to! Of course, is there more than one league and James who have had a festival? This summer, after James finally decided to go to the Lakers, the league still gave birth to a pair of people worth looking forward to - James + Stephenson.
Just yesterday, NBA reporter Chris Haynes exposed the news that Stephenson and the Lakers reached a 1-year, 4.5 million contract. This news itself is not a big hit, but because of James, many people at that time wondered if the master and brother did not know that James was coming to the Lakers? In fact, Stephenson joined the Lakers two hours after James joined, and according to the latest news from reporter Tania Ganguli, Stephenson's agent had also contacted James's agent Rich Paul, so Stephenson actually planned to cooperate with James.
Considering James and Stephenson's past holidays, it's surprising enough that the two of them turned into jade in the Lakers! But it wasn't over, after James and Stephenson joined the Lakers, Chris Haynes went on to expose mcGee's joining the Lakers. This brings this summer's "James and the Lakers" drama to a climax!
In fact, it is not an exaggeration to say that McGee is the player who is the least likely to work with James: first of all, McGee also publicly said at the end of June that he wanted the Warriors for the rest of his career; secondly, McGee had started as a surprise in 3 games after this year's Finals, and G2 and G3 scored consecutive doubles, with a shooting rate of 80% in the entire series; so, as James's nemesis, the Warriors also intended to keep him.
Yes, just when all the trends and directions indicate that McGee will renew his contract with the Warriors, McGee suddenly ran to the Lakers... Could it be that McKee, like Stephenson, knew James was coming? Indeed, the Lake only signed McGee 3 hours after the James deal was made, so there is such a possibility. However, it is undeniable that if McGee stays in the Warriors, the Warriors' bench next season will be younger because of the big 4; in addition, Kerr, who prefers to appoint young people, will also find it difficult to give McGee more room for development.
So, rather than coming to James, coming to the Lakers will get more playing opportunities and better status, which may be the fundamental factor that attracts McGee. All in all, bless the Warriors veteran with a better future for the Lakers!