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Zhan Du "decision" influence PK, who do you think will win?

Most people think James is finished

By MauranePublished 2 years ago 6 min read
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Ten years ago, James announced his move to the Miami Heat through ESPN's nationwide broadcast, which was the "decision" that shook the basketball world. Four years ago, Durant announced to the world through the players' forum that he was joining the Warriors as a free agent, a decision that caused a similar uproar.

Both James and Durant's decisions have directly affected the league landscape. In contrast to the two superstars' huddle, whose decision had a greater impact on the league? A poll of viewers on the show "Gotta Have It" showed that 61% of fans thought James' "decision" had a greater impact on the league, while 39% of fans chose Durant's "decision".

In the show "Have a ball, must answer", senior basketball commentators Yang Yi and Wang Meng were guests on the show, they and online guests Duan Ran, "roast meat sister" Coral, Xu Jingyu, and Master Ma gave their respective views.

Ten years ago today, on July 10, 2010, the Heat completed the first sign-and-trade with the Knights and Raptors respectively, officially getting James and Bosh to form the Big Three. James' peak hug's group attracted numerous curses, while he also laid his league position during these 10 years, in the Heat for four consecutive years to kill the finals and twice to win the title.

Yang Yi talked about the impact of James's "decision" on the league and the course of history, "Miami's three heroes gathered, the first time in the history of the league three top players in the peak of their careers group, never seen this before, we will think, so this is also OK, Durant dare to go to the Warriors, more or less, is also influenced by James to bring talent to the South Coast."

"James did not get a championship before," said Yi Yang, "when he started his journey in the Heat for 8 consecutive Finals, proving that he could be the leader of the team to win the championship, joining the Heat James' historical position is completely different. Durant also won 2 championships but was not significantly more recognized, and now it's a decade later, if you let James re-elect, he may not choose to live on ESPN, but will also bring talent to the South Coast. If you let Durant re-choice, he will still go to the Warriors?"

Wang Meng also believes that James' "decision" has more influence, "James, Wade, and Bosh talked about this issue during the Olympic games, and they kept having three-way discussions on conference calls to see which team could accommodate three stars, and only the Heat could, whether it was the Knicks, Nets or Cavaliers, can only form a double core. The three had long discussed going to the Heat or the Bulls if the Bulls could free up the salary space to sign a third star."

"Why were Irving and Durant able to come to the Bucks?" Wang Meng said, "That's one of the reasons Durant went to the Warriors because Green said you come and we can build a super team. The Jr. Card and the Clippers said they wanted Paul George, and all of that was the players boosting their influence, and the origin of it all came from James' decision 10 years ago to show how much power the players rad."

In the 2015-16 season, the Warriors collected 73 wins in the regular season, setting an NBA record, and despite a 3-1 lead in the finals overturned by the Cavaliers, they are still considered the strongest team in the league. In such a situation, Durant announced that he joined, making the Warriors an unbeatable division.

"Durant joined the 73-win Warriors and James came to the 47-win Heat," Duan Ran said, "First of all, from years later, the impact was as big as they got their first and second crowns, both making the team a league super team. Second, look at the impact on the league at the time, and then look at the teams they left, the Thunder are still competitive after Durant left, and the Cavaliers are completely unbeatable."

"Look at the way the two announced, James was ESPN nationwide live, Durant was released on social media," Duan Ran continued, "everyone was watching James' decision, everyone was discussing the Heat, Durant's impact then was not as great, the Warriors were already very strong. Not like James has changed the landscape of the league. If there's anyone who recruits the most hate, it's Durant, joining the team that eliminates you."

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The Heat's Big Three have a horrible book of strength, but the Heat's road to the title has not been smooth. The 2010-11 season began with a poor grind, and the Heat's record was once only 9 wins and 8 losses. The Warriors had four All-Stars in their prime, a rare feat in history. 16 wins and 1 loss in the 2017 playoffs and a sweep of the Knights in the 2018 finals showed their horrific fighting ability.

Xu Jingyu believes that James's "decision" to let players choose to stay true to their careers, "from a short-term and long-term perspective, short-term view, that season on the league change, Durant is far greater than James, the Heat three giants still need to test, Durant joined the Warriors, is already a super team. Durant joined after the complete imbalance of the league."

"Long-term impact, the knight is James hometown team, where he got 2 MVP, is close to the face of the league, leaving the knight in the league caused an uproar. James has been tested for 4 years, got the honors, and redeemed his reputation, and he has done the equivalent of planting trees before and after, making it easier for those who come after him to make decisions. Durant can't match James, and now big-name free agents are more likely to choose to stay loyal to their home team or to their careers, which was uncommon before." Xu Jingyu said.

Have the ball and answer

Coral said James showed players how they were going to choose, "In 2010, James and Bosh went to the Heat, when many teams were chasing James, and James joined the Heat to start the Big Three era. Durant joined the Warriors, but also the whole network awe, there is no difference, everyone is to compete for the title. Later James let everyone slowly re-like themselves, see the example, Durant also took this path, have the right to decide their destiny, later George and other players also chose this way."

Master Ma has a different view, that Durant's "decision" was more influential because Durant broke the balance of power in the league, but James went to the Heat and did not, "look at the size of the championship suspense, their goal is the championship, went to also got what they wanted, got two championships, James went to the Heat before the Heat is a round of the playoffs; Durant went to the Warriors before the Warriors are the championship favorites."

"Look at the course of the game, James lost to the Maverick and Spurs in the finals, the Warriors only lost to the Raptors in 3 years, if Durant had not been injured, the championship is not in doubt, or the Warriors. Durant's joining destroyed the league balance, is a unique presence, and James's Heat did not reach that level that year." Master Ma said.

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