If he tried to wrestle the top dog position from LeBron James only to end up being traded by the Cavaliers,
Even if he later led another team to defeat the Cavaliers in the playoffs or the finals and won the championship before they did,
he wouldn't be able to hide the fact that he lost to LeBron in the power struggle within the Cavaliers.
Su Wan didn't like such stories.
He preferred to be the kind of player whom the Cavaliers management would rather offend LeBron James to keep him. He didn't want to be kicked out like a "disowned dog."
Of course, achieving this goal would be very difficult.
He was well aware of what LeBron meant to Cleveland.
But still, it was 2004, not 2009!
LeBron James was also on the path to proving his abilities.
From that angle, the gap between him and LeBron James wasn't that wide.