NBA villain

Chapter 734 New Contract II

On June 6, the 28 draft was held as scheduled.

Yang Di watched the grand occasion in New York at home. The Warriors have just finished two consecutive championships. Stable lineup is the top priority. Chris Mullin also said that there will be no major adjustments.

On the same day, Greg Oden won the No. [-] pick in the first round with no suspense, and was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers.

The general manager of the Trail Blazers said excitedly, "Greg Oden is the most potential big man I have ever seen. He is a combination of Yang Di, Olajuwon and Ewing. He is almost omnipotent. We need his talent to lead the team to greatness, and we have no doubts that he can do that."

Kevin Durant finished second and was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics.

The general manager of the Supersonics, Presti, was a little depressed. After the draft lottery, he had been looking for a deal to get the No. 25 pick. Form a super strong lineup of twin towers.Presti has only been on the job for less than a month. He has already made a name for himself. When Presti was 30 years old, he helped the Spurs select Parker. Now he has just turned [-] years old.

Presti did not hesitate to choose Kevin - Durant, Durant is a listed SG, 6 feet 9 inches tall, is a typical jumper king.

Today, when Lewis is determined to leave, the Sonics chose Durant, which seems to be looking for a descendant of Lewis.

Subsequently, Presti was extremely active in the draft. He wanted to complete the deal with the Celtics, but the Celtics insisted on Rashard Lewis and were only willing to pay this year's No. [-] pick Jeff Green and Chips like Szczerbiak.

Jeff Green had a very good reputation in college, and when he was drafted, his physical talent was outstanding, and he ranked among the top in the entire training camp. Presti was very optimistic about this player, but he was reluctant to give up Rashard Lewis in higher trade value.

The trade plan is on hold, and the Celtics are still aggressively selling their No. [-] pick.

The Celtics themselves have a top small forward like Paul Pierce. The reason why Angie chose Jeff Green was because of the potential effect brought by Jeff Green himself. Angie himself is more inclined to trade Jeff-Green. Green came in exchange for immediate combat power as a star player.

The draft conference stimulated the trading market, and the trading market fell into a continuous boom.

The Blazers took the lead. After getting Greg Oden, the general manager of the Blazers immediately traded the team's original inside core Zach Randolph. Randolph was traded to New York. Portland Trail Blazers Young players such as Channing Frye were obtained from New York, and New York also successfully ushered in their first statistical star in so many years.

The Heat sent Colorado center Jason Smith, who was drafted, to Philadelphia, and then got rookie Cook, who was selected by the 76ers, and part of the cash.

No. 24 rookie Rudy Fernandez was traded to the Trail Blazers by the Suns in exchange for some cash.

The Blazers traded part of the cash from the No. 42 rookie Derek Bayesga to the 76ers' No. 30 rookie Petrie Cooper.

The Mavericks sent the No. 60 rookie, Serbian Rakovic, to the Magic for the 44th rookie, North Carolina forward Rayshawn Terry.The Clippers announced that they had waived guard Daniel Ewing and decided to terminate the contract with team forward James Singleton.The Bobcats announced the layoff of veteran guard Brian Knight; the Pacers waived guard Orion Green.

The rookies were stunned by the dazzling transactions. For the first time, they realized that they were like a commodity, at the mercy of others.

No one knows where they will be traded in the next second, and which city they will play in.

The Warriors selected Maurice Almond with the 28th pick in the first round, a 1-meter-tall forward and guard swingman who averaged 98 points per game in college. He continued to hoard talented players on the wing as he did in previous years. .

In the second round, the Warriors selected Stephen Rasmus, a short power forward from Gabon. He looked quite strong and was mainly used as an inside reserve.

With Foyer getting old and unable to guarantee playing time, Mullin has consciously hoarded players for the inside.

Although he can't guarantee whether these selected players can adapt to the rhythm and confrontation of the NBA.

No way, in the words of Mullin, the Warriors uniform team is concerned about the performance of the Warriors in the playoffs, busy serving the Warriors to win the championship, and neglecting the scouting of the players in this draft. Combat strength, if not, immediately replenish one or two veterans from the free market.

The Warriors now have such confidence, and for veterans who are eager to win the championship, the attraction is very high.

On July 7, after the free market opened, Yang Di officially signed with the Warriors.

Yang Di and the Warriors completed the early contract extension, and he will play for the Warriors for at least 3 seasons. The Warriors retain their core leaders and launch an impact on the third championship.

At the same time, Oden, Durant, Horford and other high-ranking rookies signed with the home team one after another.

The Warriors began to arrange the players for the summer league. The two newly selected rookies, as well as Shannon Brown, Louis Williams and other players will work together.

On July 7, the NBA had its first blockbuster deal since the summer.

The Magic and the Supersonics completed a transaction and cooperation. Rashad Lewis signed the tenth billion-dollar contract in history with 6 million in 1.18 years. A stretch four for the Magic's perimeter attack.

Lewis is the number one three-point shooter in the history of the Sonics. He hit 973 three-pointers. In the past few years, he has been a frequent visitor with an average of 20+ per game. The key is that he is only 27 years old and is at the peak of professional players.

At the same time, the Magic also completed an early contract extension with Howard. The contract period is 5 years, the total contract value exceeds 8500 million US dollars, and the maximum salary after the full rookie contract expires.

The Nets and Carter also completed their contract extensions, a five-year contract worth more than $5 million.

Mo Williams signed a 6-year, $5200 million contract with the Bucks. In the new season, Mo Williams will play in the Bucks jersey.

Subsequently, the Golden State Warriors announced that they had completed a two-year contract with free agent guard Azubuike. The 24-year-old Azubuike has been wandering these years. Participating in the Warriors' trial training was approved by Mullin and signed a basic salary contract. 2 million US dollars in 150 years, finally settled in the NBA for the first time.

The Rockets obtained Luis Scola's signing rights through a transaction. After Scola joined the Rockets, he paid a buyout fee of 300 million US dollars, and then left the European Tau Ceramics Club, and completed 3 years with the Rockets for 930 million US dollars. The signing of the contract started his NBA career. This year, he was 27 years old and could be called an older rookie.

Signing and trading one after another in the free market, big contracts flying all over the sky, and team managers waving checks constitute the main theme of the NBA throughout the summer.

It is also the way the NBA attracts the most attention.

(End of this chapter)