Bron like
But it quickly turns into

when he realizes the Rockets are also impossible for him to beat
I wouldn't have gotten jr or Tristan paid if I were him. He still beastin', yet his supporting cast can't even support smh
First off, gotta note that I still love the fact ya'all consider Lebron to straight up be the GM, coach, and representing these players too.
Ya'alls respect for him is just

.
But on the facts, TT signed before the 2016 season and was an integral part of their championship that year. If he walked, who would they have played at the 5 in order to beat the Warriors? Mosgov was injured and turned

that year, Love and Lebron were the only other ones getting boards, and
no one else could defend bigs. They held out to pay TT $12 million less than he was originally asking, if he walked instead...give up a ring?
And JR signed straight off of being the #3 scorer in the Finals averaging 11ppg on 36% threes while defending Klay great. You let him walk, then you're starting Shump at guard (who had just shot 30% from the field for the 2nd Finals in a row), and then when he's hurt you're starting...Jordan McRae?
The problem was that once you have Kyrie/Love/Lebron paid, you're already gonna be too deep in the cap to fit anyone else. The Cavs don't have the luxury of an underpaid star like GS has so that they can fit in extra all-stars under the cap. So if they never paid TT and JR, they basically wouldn't have had a 2 or a 5 left on the team.