Why did Owen leave the Cavaliers?

Until Owen put on a Celtic jersey and played several games, many people still couldn't believe that Owen really left the Cavaliers. However, here's the thing: Owen interviewed the Cavaliers' management before the trade. In this meeting, Owen took the initiative to ask the team to trade himself, and then the news was first exposed by the famous ESPN player Vince Holt. In an instant, not only the domestic fryer went out, but also the fans of America went crazy.

Does James know about this? The answer is yes. He was shocked to know Owen's request. After all, he told Owen after this year's finals that "we will come back next year", and Owen also said: "James is the kind of person I would like to follow him to the battlefield at any time", but the fact is that the plan will never keep up with the change. Whether Owen, James or others, everyone will have their own ideas.

Why did Owen leave the Cavaliers after giving up the chance to advance to the finals for four years in a row?

The biggest reason why Owen left the team is as most people suspect: seeking a more important role. There seems to be no problem with this reason. Since joining the league on 20 1 1, Owen has had a six-year career, including leading the team alone for three years and following James for three years. These two halves of his career are completely different. In the first half, he didn't enter the playoffs, and in the second half, he won a championship in the annual finals. But apart from honor, Owen's position is completely different. He was the absolute core of the team in the first three years, and it was the same until the Cavaliers renewed their contract in the summer of 20 14. As a result, James came back after renewing the contract 10.

As for the ability to lead the team, Owen can't compare with James, so he has been playing the role of the second child of the team in recent years, just like Kobe Bryant was around O 'Neal. Interestingly, Owen said that he was a fan of Kobe Bryant more than once, and even said the famous "Mamba Spirit" after the third score of the Group of Seven in the 20 16 finals. Although the league is becoming more and more harmonious, the coexistence of giants is not a big problem at all, and there are more and more news about the championship.

Some people may say, is Owen's strength up to standard? If his state in the first three years was not enough, the Cavaliers' best year at that time was only 33 wins, but after three years of transformation and study, Owen has accumulated enough experience. This is not a question of whether he is strong enough, but a question that Owen wants to prove himself. However, he obviously overestimated himself. In Owen's mind, he is actually the star of the league 10 to 15. However, the fact is that he played three games in a row last season.

As long as he is with James, Owen can't be the top player of the team, which is also Woj's point of view. In Woj's view, James and Owen are not like O 'Neill and Kobe Bryant. There is no personal conflict between them. Even James and Owen have become better and better in the past three years. However, the knight was obviously built around James. Although Owen has many opportunities, he is mostly single. He wants to go to a team that takes care of himself more.

Then there is the question of whether James will stay or not. Although Woj has always said that he doesn't have James' intelligence source, the fact that he belongs to James is that he never promised to stay in the Cavaliers. Even though James fans think that he has no reason to leave, James never said that he will renew his contract with the Cavaliers next year, including the magician who is confident that James will come to the Lakers. Owen obviously didn't get James' guarantee. If James really leaves next year, it will be difficult for Owen to play well in a system that is not built around himself.

Besides his own reasons, there may be another place that Owen wants to leave that is easily overlooked.

After the off-season Cavaliers general manager David Griffin's contract expired, Gilbert did not renew it, but promoted the team's deputy general manager Kobe Altman. David Griffin left because he had a huge deviation from Gilbert's idea of building a team, and this deviation is the core of Owen and James in most media. Gilbert has always supported James, so David Griffin is likely to have an argument with his boss about Owen's position. As a result, all the people who supported themselves left.

And before Owen left, the Cavaliers' offseason signings were really disappointing. Owen compared the offseason to "rare", and they failed to catch any big fish in the market. The saturation of salary space prevents them from making greater moves. Not only Owen, but also James expressed disappointment with the operation of the team in the offseason. He also went to Las Vegas to watch Ronzobauer play. This move inadvertently stimulated Owen, or