LeBron James, your house got robbed.

Chapter 124 [Frame-by-Frame Jordan]

After the aftermath of the championship, media outlets have turned their attention back to the South Coast.

ESPN's famous show "First Take" was quick to follow up.

A. Smith released photos of Draymond Green's signing ceremony.

"The fact that Draymond Green is wearing the number 23 jersey for the new season indicates that LeBron James' jersey will not be raised over Quicken Loans Arena."

"There were rumors before that LeBron James might return to Cleveland, but now it seems that these rumors are unreliable."

"Old buddy, what do you think?"

Smith turned to look at his partner, Skip Bayless.

"Frankly, this may be one of the best things Gilbert ever did, second only to hiring Chen Shuo as the team's general manager."

"You know, what LeBron James couldn't accomplish in Cleveland in seven years, Chris Paul did in just one season."

"Doesn't this prove who the real MVP is?"

Bayless suddenly changed the subject: "What James should really be thinking about now is where his career with the Heat is headed."

"The option to return to Cleveland is closed. He's like a dejected, defeated dog. Is he really going to make another decision on national television?"

A. Smith smoothly picked up the thread: "JR Smith's agent has already stated that JR is seeking a bigger contract."

"The Heat's total salary is currently above the luxury tax threshold, so they can only use $309 million of their non-full mid-level contracts to try to retain R."

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"If they lose JR, who will they rely on on the bench, Udonis Haslem or James Jones, or should they hope that DeShawn Stevens will recover from his injury?"

"Even Mike Miller, who performed exceptionally well in the playoffs, has been plagued by back injuries."

Bayless interrupted Smith: "James' annual salary is $1754 million, Bosh's annual salary is $1754 million, and Wade's annual salary is $1718 million. The three of them together will take away $5226 million in salary."

"Are we going to blame the loss on those role players who earn two or three million?"

The same discussion took a more intense turn in Miami on the South Coast.

Almost every day, new articles in Miami's sports scene discuss the reasons for the Big Three's failure.

There are two main viewpoints.

Alan Howard, a longtime reporter for the Miami Herald, believes that James has been the absolute core player this season, while Bosh and Wade have relinquished ball possession.

James is undoubtedly the number one culprit in the loss.

Local journalists, experts, and writers in Miami largely agree with this view.

Another faction, led by ESPN expert Brian Windhorst who followed James to Miami, used a large amount of data to try to prove that Bosh's role on the court was not as good as Chalmers'.

The main argument is Bosh's dismal stats in the Eastern Conference Finals.

However, on the third day of free agency, public opinion suddenly shifted dramatically. Local factions, with the Miami Herald as their main force, turned against Bosh and began attacking his performance in the Eastern Conference Finals.

In a luxury home in Palm Beach, Miami, someone stands on the viewing balcony, gazing at the azure waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

"This is the last chance."

Cleveland.

A 183cm tall Black man lowered his center of gravity and slammed the ball hard and fast, making a sound like thunder.

"You have to bounce the ball like this."

Paul looked at Leonard next to him and shouted, "Once the ball slips out of your hands, you lose possession!"

As Paul dribbled the ball, he released control of it, and the huge momentum from the powerful rebound sent the basketball flying straight into the air.

Chen Shuo estimated that it was slightly higher than the top edge of the basketball hoop.

"Your ball has to bounce this high."

Paul explained it in great detail, emphasizing the importance of dribbling strength for ten minutes straight.

Even Chen Shuo understood about 80% of it.

Paul's most prominent dribbling characteristic is his low center of gravity and high power.

A low center of gravity means a low dribbling point, ensuring a short dribbling thread.

A strong force will cause the ball to bounce back quickly on the ground and in your hand.

The combination of these two factors results in a very short time that the basketball is out of his hand. In addition, the dribbling point itself is relatively low, which can effectively protect the ball. This is one of the reasons why Paul has a low turnover rate.

Today is the press conference where Paul announced that he will exercise his player option for the final year of his contract.

Chen Shuo wasn't worried about Paul not renewing his contract early; he understood the old gun's little scheme all too well.

With the salary cap remaining unchanged for the past two years, Paul is naturally hoping that a slight increase in the salary cap will allow him to secure a larger contract when he re-signs next year.

Paul is quite confident in maintaining his form. Other players might have chosen to take less money and secure their earnings sooner.

Unfortunately, this wishful thinking was destined to fail. Chen Shuo remembered that after the lockout, the salary cap didn't change much for several seasons.

The next big surge won't come until the 16 offseason.

The Cavaliers' Finals went on until mid-June. Chen Shuo gave the rookies a month's break, and then restarted training camp in mid-July.

It's not that Chen Shuo is being strict; for rookies in their first and second years, the offseason is the best time to improve.

Thompson, Leonard, Danny Green, Parsons, Lin, Green, and Tucker were all selected for this offseason training camp.

Chen Shuo's main targets are three people: Leonard, Draymond Green, and Tucker.

Leonard is the Cavaliers' main source of strength for next season. Chen Shuo hopes that Leonard can develop his one-on-one ability on the wing as early as possible, which is crucial to the team's overall system.

Of course, it was something else that made Chen Shuo make up his mind.

After the end of last season, when Thibodeau's "Little Whip" status is refreshed, players can select new badges.

Leonard's list prominently features a "Frame-Cut Jordan" badge.

The first step in developing ball control skills lies in ball control itself.

For forwards like Leonard, who started out playing defense, the most important thing to train is ball handling skills.

Unlike off-ball shooters who simply grab the ball and shoot, wing players need to use dribbling and physical contact to get the ball into a comfortable position.

In the original timeline, Kawhi Leonard naturally received full development with the Spurs.

The Cavaliers' coaching staff has decent tactical abilities, but their player development and training is far behind the Spurs.

Fortunately, we still have Paul.

Kawhi Leonard's later ball-handling style evolved into a low-center-of-gravity, high-power dribbling technique, which is Paul's forte.

Paul's low center of gravity is entirely due to his height, while Kawhi Leonard achieves a similar effect by using his long arms and large hands.

Last season, Paul gave Leonard some sporadic dribbling lessons, but it wasn't a systematic instruction.

This time, Chen Shuo took advantage of Paul's return to Cleveland to give him three or four days of extra tutoring.

Otherwise, once the men's basketball team assembles for the Olympics, it will be difficult to find such a reliable coach.

Chen Shuo completely handed over Draymond Green to Garnett.

KG is full of energy and spends all his time training Green in different ways.

As for Tucker, who played a crucial role in last season's Eastern Conference Finals, Chen Shuo will naturally not treat him unfairly and is prepared to give Tucker a two-year, four-million-dollar contract if conditions permit.

The prerequisite is that Tucker's three-point shooting ability must meet Chen Shuo's standards by the end of training camp in September.

Three-point shooting ability is the most basic and essential skill in the training camp.

Chen Shuo originally wanted to find Chip England to take charge, but Popovich was too stingy and unwilling to let him go.

Last season, they probably felt that the Cavaliers were not a threat.

Popovich, who considers the Cavaliers the biggest favorite this season, clearly doesn't want Chip to be part of the enemy team.

Fortunately, Chen Shuo had two backup plans. Mark Price, a legend of the Cavaliers in the 90s, was known as the white version of Curry. Even Larry Bird highly praised Price's shooting. Price is currently working as a shooting coach for the Magic.

With money waving in his left hand and his loyalty to his former team playing the right, coupled with the Magic's lack of interest in Price, Chen Shuo successfully poached him.

"Buzz—Buzz—Buzz"

Chen Shuo took out his phone and saw Grant's name on it. It seemed that the matter was almost settled.

The call was connected.

"Chen, the Houston Rockets have withdrawn their previous offer and submitted a new one."

"The contract remained unchanged for the first two years, but in the last year, he was given a top salary of 1480 million."

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A smile appeared on Chen Shuo's lips.

Jeremy Lin has secured a huge contract; it's time to plan the next step.