Total expenditure is 370 million, the team is broken down in the offseason! The Cavaliers are in trouble, it s really worth it James

After the trading market opened this summer, NBA teams showed two extremes. The Thunder won the championship, which aroused the competitive spirit of the three teams, the Rockets, Nuggets and the Clippers. The three teams strengthened variously. The Rockets increased the upper limit (Durant), the Nuggets expanded the lineup depth (Cameron Johnson + Hardaway Jr. + Valan), and the Clippers created the most perfect lineup (Bill + Collins + Daluo). But the NBA has never been a general. In the past seven seasons, many teams have been forced to break up after winning the championship. The most recent one is the Celtics, who gave Tatum a 5-year, 315 million yuan maximum salary and Brown a 5-year, 289 million yuan maximum salary, but sent Holiday and Possian away this offseason. In the words of salary expert Bobby Max, the second luxury tax line is a high-voltage line and cannot be touched. After two seasons of testing the Big Three Durant + Booker + Bill, the Suns decided to admit their failure, send Durant away, buy out Bill, and give Booker a 2-year, super maximum salary renewal of 148 million yuan. Because of buying out Bill, the Suns reduced their total salary to below the rich line, reducing their spending by $210 million in the new season! Last season, 10 teams in the league paid luxury tax (the Lakers were 53.5 million, the Timberwolves were 90.5 million, and the Suns were 152 million). In the new season, the remaining two teams in the entire league were still above the second rich line: the Celtics exceeded 330,000, which is easy to solve, just deal with the edge contract. But the Cavaliers were embarrassed, surpassing the second rich line of 20 million, and expected to pay a super luxury tax of 140 million! Including the team's salary of 227 million, the total expenditure is approaching US$370 million!

The Cavaliers sent Okro away and got Ball Ball. In addition, they renewed Merrill for 4 years and 38 million yuan, and received a 1-year minimum salary back to Nance. The team presents a lineup with exaggerated salary but limited strength: next season, Mitchell is 48.8 million + Mobley is 46.4 million + Garland is 39.45 million + Hunter is 23.3 million + Allen is 20 million + Struss is 15.94 million + Ball is 10 million + Merrill is 8.5 million. The total salary of these 8 people has reached 213 million US dollars, but where is their limit? The Cavaliers achieved an impressive record of 64 wins and 18 losses in the regular season, first in the Eastern Conference and second in the league. However, when facing a strong team, the defensive end is easily targeted, and apart from Mitchell, the second stable scoring point cannot be found. Garland killed 800 enemies and lost 1,000 to himself.

Mobley prefers blue-collar work, and other players have limited contributions. The Cavaliers swept 4-0 against the Heat in the first round of last season, but met the Pacers in the second round and were out 1-4. At this stage, only Mitchell was left alone: G2 scored 48 points in a single shot, G3 scored 43 points in a single shot, G5 scored 35 points in an empty shot with injuries (21 free throws). The Cavaliers continued to hear bad news during the offseason. Garland underwent a thumb repair surgery and is expected to be on standby for 4-5 months and will miss the game at the beginning of the new season. This Cavaliers can guarantee that there are many lower limits for the team, but Mitchell has no helper in the playoffs. So what is the significance of the team's spending of $370 million? As early as when the Cavaliers were eliminated last season's playoffs, Cleveland media suggested that the team should break up as soon as possible.

retains only the big framework of Mitchell and Mobley, focusing on finding helpers who can provide stable energy in the playoffs. Garland and Allen were once placed on the trading shelves, but no one cared about it. No matter how good the Cavaliers' regular season record is, it doesn't matter at all, but since Garland gave Garland a maximum salary contract, the team's entire salary space has been framed. In the future, Allen's average salary is 25 million, Hunter's average salary is 24 million, and even Struce can make it to the finals with the Heat and eat and drink with the Cavaliers. When James performed the player option, but the Lakers did not intend to renew James, James' name and the Cavaliers were put together continuously. If the Cavaliers pursued James, it would definitely be an opportunity to reorganize and increase the ceiling + liberate the future salary space.

They just need to take out Garland, and Struth + Allen + Hunter. But the Cavaliers seem to have no particular interest in James, but are waiting for James to take the initiative to buy out, which is obviously impossible! In addition, as the core of the team, Mitchell actually has very limited ability to lead the team in the playoffs. He was at the second round level during the Jazz period, and the Cavaliers are still the same. The Cavaliers can lay their foundation extremely solid, with the tree roots covering a range of 200 meters around, but the growing trunk part is less than 3 meters. Is this reasonable? If the Cavaliers don’t make any results next season, and their salary will explode in the 26-27 season, Mitchell will have 52.7 million + Mobley 50.1 million + Garland 42.2 million + Allen 28 million + Hunter 25 million, and the five people will have 200 million!

The penalties for luxury tax are immeasurable! It is certain that next season, the Cavaliers are still the number one in the Eastern Conference, and no team can compete with them. But in the playoffs, the Cavaliers are vulnerable, including the Knicks and the Magic, may eventually break out of the East. The best way is to release the future salary space of the Cavaliers. Garland, Strusts and others gradually become a burden, and the Cavaliers need to increase the cap of the entire lineup most. After all, even if James is 41 years old, he still has a level of 25+8+7 per game, and he can lead young people forward.