This is indeed a bit confusing, because without a decision, it is just keeping people's appetites whetted.

Moreover, as the free market continues, each team is completing reinforcements one after another, which still hangs on the teams he may sign with.

Especially for the Lakers, if they don't get James' commitment to join, they won't rashly persuade Bosh to retire.

Because Bosh is not 100% sure that he can't play now, and there is no better option, they will wait for the last chance.

…

Los Angeles, LeBron James mansion.

Just finished another round of meetings with the Lakers, but James' mood is not getting better.

Because during the meeting, in addition to further expressing his willingness to cooperate with him, Kobe also mentioned one thing.

Kobe Bryant might play two more seasons.

This confused James.

Perhaps because Kobe was able to play with James, the desire to win deep in his heart was reawakened, just like he expressed when he had a phone call with Lin Ying before, he wanted to win another championship before retiring.

But James' thoughts are different. He knows Kobe, so he knows that there is a big difference between one year and two years.

This is like two couples getting along. They are new and exciting for a short time, but after a long time, they will become the most familiar enemies.

Not to mention Kobe's paranoid character, when the time comes, the issue of ball rights and status will all explode, leaving nothing but feathers everywhere.

So now he has turned the Lakers from first choice to backup.

"I'm scheduled to meet with the Warriors team tomorrow."

Without James opening his mouth, Rich Paul had already noticed James' emotional changes and spoke accordingly.

James nodded.

The second choice that Rich Paul mentioned before is not the most suitable choice, which is the Warriors.

Because last year's Finals, the Cavaliers were defeated by the Warriors.

Going to the Warriors is equivalent to choosing to join the Pistons or Celtics when he was with the Cavaliers in the early years, joining his enemies.

But this is not the most difficult road. The most difficult road is to directly join the Nets. This can only be... the second difficult road.

Of course, it can be foreseen that this will bring huge negative news to him, which may be even greater than the original grouping.

So he must treat it carefully.

The next day, James and Rich Paul went to a private mansion in the suburbs of Los Angeles, where they met with the Warriors' lobbying team.

All I can say is, it is extremely luxurious.

Owner Joe Lacob, general manager Bowles, assistant general manager Kirk Lacob, head coach Kerr, players Curry, Thompson, Green and Iguodala.

It can be said that everyone who can speak for the Warriors is in place except Jerry West, the big promoter behind it.

"This will be a historic day."

Boss Lacob said this when he shook hands with James when they met.

After sitting down, with Bowles and Cole as the main generals, the Warriors team began to lobby James.

The focus of their lobbying is to talk about the far-reaching significance of this cooperation, and that only in this way can they defeat their common opponent, the Nets, etc.

The Warriors obviously came prepared.

Bowles even mentioned Durant's decision to join the Nets.

"He opened Pandora's box."

Although he didn't say much, what Bowles was referring to here should be the cooperation between the top super giants in the league.

James basically listened to the first half of what he said. He waited until he heard this before he nodded.

He thinks he has never been in a super team, but Durant went directly to a super team that won two championships in three years.

Then, he asked the Warriors team two questions.

"Am I going to mess up your friendship and ruin your chemistry?"

This question is sensitive, but James has to ask.

Because he wants to join a mature team, if this is not asked clearly, it is likely to turn into a confrontation between himself and the team composed of other people, and then he will become an "outsider".

However, the Warriors did not directly answer James' question, but Green asked James in return.

"How many championships do you think you can win if you stay with the Cavaliers?"

After asking, he pointed to a few people around him,

"Join us, how many championships can you win? How many games can we win in a season?"

Green's temper is still quite impulsive.

As soon as he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Cole coughing.

"Our slogan is 'United as One', which is also the slogan we have always flaunted. The Warriors are not the team of Curry and Thompson, he is the Warriors of everyone on this team."

Taking advantage of this juncture, Bowles began to introduce the Warriors’ current team culture, tactical concepts, and,

Their desire for dynasty.

"Without the emergence of this Nets team, we would probably have completed a dynasty, but now everything has become very difficult, so we are looking forward to you joining and becoming a part of the Warriors to create this Warriors dynasty together."

It must be said that Bowers' eloquence is quite good.

He was the main force in this lobbying effort.

James nodded in approval, and then asked the second, which is also a very critical question.

"Do you need me to adjust my playing style?"

This question may be more important than the first one.

Because James's style of play is a big core style of play that covers everything.

If he doesn't change his style of play, the rest of the Warriors will inevitably give up the ball, especially Curry and Green.

Let’s talk about Curry first. Although in Cole’s system, Curry has increased a lot of time without the ball, the proportion of holding the ball still accounts for a large part.

If James comes, his proportion of holding the ball will definitely drop a lot, his shot rights will also be reduced, and his data will of course decline.

Then there's Green.

Green may be more affected than Curry.

Because Green's most classic tactic for the Warriors now is to deal cards at the top of the arc.

You don't even give him the ball, but he still throws a butterfly.

After asking, James also looked at the two of them.

Then, he got the answer he wanted.

"No, you don't have to change your playing style, you just have to be yourself."

Green's answer this time was a bit harsh.

Moreover, he followed up by using the Nets as an example.

"I can play Nikola Jokic's role."

This sentence is very meaningful.

Because Jokic often opens up space at the top of the arc.

James' playing style is very similar to Lin Ying's. If Curry is almost as good as Durant, then Thompson will be their extra advantage.

The meeting went very smoothly.

Yesterday, the meeting between James and the Lakers team took 4 hours, but today it only took 2 hours to complete, and the cooperation intentions of both parties were quite good, and the players all left contact information at the end.

After the meeting, Iguodala reached out to James for a hug.

"I've been longing for the opportunity to play with you."

As an opponent in the Eastern Conference that year, Iguodala recognized James' strength and respected him very much.

And he also joked with James.

"Because I don't want to be chased by you anymore. It's really difficult to be your opponent."

James couldn't help but laugh after hearing this, and then smiled and patted Iguodala on the back.

He hasn't figured out how to get along with the others yet, but Iguodala can quickly become his brother.

After the meeting with the Warriors, James was in a good mood and was directly sent red wine.

The private villa here is rented by him, so he can have a drink when his family is not around.

"Have you decided?"

Paul couldn't help but ask.

He could feel that James was in a happy mood at the moment.
To be continued...