The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 458 [The market opens, the team changes blood]

After the NBA Draft, the free market begins.

The Pistons and the Bobcats took the lead in completing a deal. The Pistons sent guard Ben Gordon and a future first-round pick to the Bobcats in exchange for forward Corey Maggette.

The Magic finally announced that they have laid off Rashad Lewis, the billionaire player, to free up salary space. In this year's free market, they can do a lot.

The Nets also took action. They signed free market veteran Ronnie Turiaf with a one-year salary.It is puzzling for people to strengthen the inside line at the first signing. Experts believe that the Nets will definitely have a big deal involving inside players in the future, so they introduced Turiaf as a backup tire.

Now the league structure is different. In Ye Feng's previous life, the trade between the Nets and the Eagles for Joe Johnson did not happen.Johnson is a good player, but he is not a superstar, and if he is traded for a scorer, the Nets will suffer a lot.Joe John is yelling that he can be traded out of the team. Few teams dare to accept the 1.2 million big contract. The life of the Eagles is very sad.
Also, since the Nets now have multiple swingmen on the roster, Gerald Wallace is no longer considered.Wallace, who became a free agent, did not renew his contract with the Blazers and is waiting and watching.He is not young, and he definitely hopes to join a team with hope of winning the championship and sign a long-term contract.

The Nets just traded Howard to the team, and the possibility of sending him out immediately is very low.Experts believe that they are likely to use one of Humphries and Scola to replace a scorer. As for who it is, it is not easy to guess. There are only a handful of super scorers in the league.

The Celtics let go of Jermaine O'Neal and renewed the contract of Brandon Bass. Bass averaged 31.7 points and 12.5 rebounds in 6.2 minutes per game, both of which set new career highs; In addition, Bass shot 2 percent in the shortened season.After the draft and contract renewal, the Celtics can increase their internal strength this season.

In early July, as expected, the Clippers were in turmoil.Grant Hill and Josh Smith jumped out of their contracts, Tony Allen, Dorell Wright, and Matt Barnes' contracts expired, and Vujacic was waived.

Things won't always go so smoothly. The above-mentioned people have talked with the uniform team, and they have their own pursuits, and they don't want to stay.Only Ye Feng's old friend Barnes is willing to stay in the Clippers. He is interested in the championship and doesn't care about money.It is very happy to sign another two years when the two-year minimum salary contract expires.If Barnes leaves, the Clippers' defense will decline.Even if the draft picks are hoarded, defending the title in the new season is not enough. Both offense and defense are very important.

Barnes said that he was very happy with the Clippers. If Hill and Wright leave next season, his playing time will also increase, and there is no need to leave.Of course, he is also very clear about the style of the Clippers coaching staff. For the future, rookies must be given a lot of opportunities, and he is willing to serve as a substitute.

Hill is the easiest way to go. He came to the Clippers as a mixed champion. Now that he is mixed, he thinks of a certain team as the starter in the second season.Wright wanted to stay in the uniform team and didn't have the intention to renew his contract. His role was to shoot three-pointers and cheer for Ye Feng. He also got three rings in the Clippers, which was enough.

The only headache for the uniform team is the contract renewal of Smith and Tony Allen. The perimeter defense of these two is very important to the Clippers. If they leave, the Clippers' defensive ability will be greatly reduced.

Other teams are also aware of this. The Nuggets and the Wizards, two teams lacking the core of the striker, offered Smith a high-paying contract to try their best to grab people. Smith personally prefers to go to the Wizards, 5 million in 8000 years.He has played for 8 seasons, and his state may decline at any time. It is the best situation to get a long-term contract now, and he will enter the retirement stage in five years.He can be the boss when he goes to the Wizards, and he will not pose a threat to the Clippers. He is also easy to be selected for the All-Star Game in the Eastern Conference.

Smith had a serious talk with Ye Feng, hoping that Ye Feng could understand his decision.In the Clippers, all the light and glory are concentrated on Ye Feng alone. Although some people say that the Clippers are the "Big Four", more people think that Smith, Love, and Pau Gasol are all because of Ye Feng. It is only by playing next to the forwards that they have achieved their current achievements, and their evaluation is not high enough.It is impossible to say that Smith is not jealous at all. He is also an ambitious person. With three championships and honors, it is time to pursue self-worth.

In this way, the Clippers completely gave up the idea of ​​renewing Smith's contract. His heart is no longer here, and he doesn't care about money.The twisted melon is not sweet, so let him go.

On July 7, Josh Smith returned to the East and joined the Washington Wizards for 4 million in five years.The Wizards now have a rookie Bill, and the teenager Jordan Crawford, who broke out last year, is not weak, and his goal is to hit the playoffs.

Then the Grizzlies shot.Their goals are two Allen, Ray Allen of the Celtics and Tony Allen of the Clippers. The prices offered are both middle-class, with an annual salary of about 500 million US dollars.

Ray Allen played only 46 games in the regular season last season due to injuries, averaging 14.2 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, among which both rebounds and assists were career lows.Tony Allen's data is not very beautiful, playing 20.4 minutes, averaging 6.8 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.7 steals per game.But he was selected to the first team of the All-Defensive Team, and he deserves a middle class.

Tony. Allen also played 8 seasons in the league, and his state can be maintained for another four years at most.He is a completely free man, it is up to him to decide whether to go or stay.

Tony Allen already has four rings and no shortage of accolades.It's hard to think of more rings than Ye Feng, his age is here, and Ye Feng's golden age is still nearly 10 years away.If you go to the Grizzlies, it will be against the Clippers, which is not very good, but Allen wants to go to a strong team.

Ray Allen rejected the Grizzlies and wanted to wait and see again. Although the Celtics offered him a two-year 2 million plus trade veto, the conflict with Rondo made him not want to continue to play for the Celtics.

To show sincerity, attract Tony Allen.The Grizzlies made a one-to-many deal first.They sent 29-year-old Mo Williams to the Jazz and got Odom from the Hornets, who got a $820 million trade exception from the Jazz.In addition, the Hornets got the signing rights of forward Tadia Dragicevich from the Jazz and received cash compensation from the Rockets.The Grizzlies sent second-round pick Furkan Aldemeer to the Rockets.

Mo. Williams has agreed to join the Jazz, and the deal from Odom to the Grizzlies has also been completed. He will serve as Griffin's substitute to enhance his inside strength.The Jazz selected Mo Williams in the 2003 draft, but Mo only played one season in Jazz. Jazz general manager Kevin O'Connor once said it was the worst decision he ever made.

This transaction will allow the Hornets to obtain a special transaction of $820 million, and the Rockets will get the right to sign No. 53 rookie Fulcan Aldemeer.

The Hornets look to be doing a lot this year, and they're doing pretty well under league custody.They then traded last season's most improved player Ryan Anderson with the Magic through a sign-and-trade, and sent away forward Gustavo Ayon.And sent Okafor, in exchange for a draft pick and Aminu from the Wizards.After the Wizards renewed Bu Laiqie, inside strength has also improved.Coupled with the joining of Josh Smith, next season is likely to hit the playoffs.The only unpleasant thing is that the "singles king" Nick Young was poached by the 76ers.

Mo Williams left, Tony Allen can get more playing opportunities to the Grizzlies, and even start at the No. 2 position.Billups has not renewed his contract with the Grizzlies and is waiting and watching.After weighing the pros and cons, Tony Allen decided to accept the Grizzlies' offer.The two Clippers defensive generals left the team one after another.

Tony Allen's choice made the Clippers uniform team very depressed. This is tantamount to surrendering to the enemy. The Grizzlies have improved. If Billups renews his contract, their strength is not weak.

Ye Feng didn't blame Thibodeau's unfavorable contract renewal because of this. If a free agent wants to leave, it is very difficult to stay.Where to play depends on the player's preferences.Of course, the Clippers can choose a high salary to retain, but spending a lot of money to retain a player who already has a championship and is struggling to decline will have to bear the consequences of the player's mentality change and data decline, which is not worth it.

In addition, the uniform team decided to pursue those players in the free market who did not have a championship, and planned to replace Stephen Curry with an aggressive young player with three points.

The New York Knicks are the team that likes Curry the most. They proposed to exchange Iman Sampert and Greg Monroe for Curry and Perry Jones.This is obviously a daydream. Although Curry will become a free agent next season and needs to renew his contract, he is not on the same level as Sam Pert. That dude is not liked by Knicks fans. He averaged 29 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 2.8 minutes per game 1.7 steals, good physical fitness, good defense, but only 4% of his field goals and 30.5% of his three-pointers. This is not the person the Clippers need.Monroe sat on the bench for the Knicks for two years and is now a substitute. It's not worth giving up the potential rookie Jones who can shoot for him.Unless the Knicks can come up with better chips, the Clippers will not trade.

The Suns also like Curry, and they don't have the right chips.The only good news for the Clippers in early July was the temptation to start. They renewed Marcus Thornton's contract for 7 million in four years, leaving the assaulter, plus the Gasol brothers and Love, and their lineup is still strong.

The Clippers players continued to be poached after the free market opened. Dorell Wright joined the Philadelphia 3ers for 1100 million in three years.The uniform team did not retain Wright. His position was too marginal and there was not much he could do.After playing in the league for many seasons, he doesn't have much potential to tap, so it's better to make way for newcomers.

The Clippers lineup was quickly reduced to 12 people, and the uniform team did not become overwhelmed by this. Thibodeau has already figured out the countermeasures, and the big deal is about to begin!

(End of this chapter)