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Chapter 626 Chapter 624: The Choice of Victory and Money
Kobe and Henson's achievements outside the basketball court are talked about, and some people's life after the NBA career is over, and bankruptcy is commonplace.But some people will become better and better.

Henson had already found a retreat outside the basketball court before he quit the NBA.If so, which coach would want to get throat cancer and gray hair on the basketball court?

Obviously, Henson has the right to choose his own life.

However, the rise of BodyArmor sports drink was only hot for a few days, and it was quickly forgotten by basketball fans.Because in July, it indicates that the most lively transfer market will usher in many big moves.

The transfer market has just opened, and the Los Angeles Lakers led by "Magic" have started to do things.

They traded away D'Angelo Russell, the former core of the team, and changed him to the Nets, just to be able to deal with Mozgov's junk contract and free up salary space by the way.

No one thought that "Magic" would be so decisive. After all, Russell has been the rookie that the Lakers have been training for the past two years.The "Magician" actually traded Russell, who was in the same position as Lonzo Ball, without a game. This shows the determination of the "Magician" to restore Ball.

Johnson is so determined, it is very likely that he has learned a lesson from the loss of the draft.He is very clear that if he wants to be more greedy in everything, he may not get anything in the end.

Therefore, the "Magician" did not continue to dawdle with the Nets, and decisively completed the transaction.

Also decisive are the Atlanta Hawks, whose poor performance in the playoffs last season made them lose patience with Howard.So as soon as the transfer market started, Dwight Howard, the former No. [-] center in the league, was traded again.

Howard still did not stop the downward trend last season. Although he still averaged 12.7 rebounds and 63.3% field goal percentage per game, he averaged only 13.5 points per game, which was far from the presence of the number one center back then.Not only that, Howard had fewer ball possessions in the playoffs, and the data was even more bleak.There is no doubt that such Howard cannot meet the Eagles' expectations of him.

If it were five or six years ago, Howard's trade would have been an earthquake, and it would have directly changed the league structure.

But this year, apart from lamenting the impermanence of life and the world, the fans showed no other emotions about Howard's trade.After all, the current "Warcraft" is no longer the superstar who can replace LeBron James alone.

Howard's deal is no longer heavyweight, but the heavyweight deal came soon, and did not make fans wait too long.After Howard, the former Pacers champion and current Bulls guard Jimmy Butler got his wish and was traded to a more competitive team away from the Pacers.

Last season, the Bulls were swept by the Pacers in both the regular season and the playoffs, with a total of 0 wins and 8 losses.There's no doubt that Jimmy Butler thinks there's no hope in the East as long as Henson is around.

Therefore, Butler has long expressed his desire to be traded, and he hopes that the team can trade himself to a competitive team in the West.The Bulls have also decided to start a complete reconstruction, so in addition to Butler, they will also sell powerful players such as Wade and Rondo.

Thus, the deal between the Chicago Bulls and the Minnesota Timberwolves was reached.From then on, Jimmy Butler didn't have to face Henson again.The Timberwolves also formed a luxurious lineup of Towns + Wiggins + Butler. This deal will undoubtedly make the Western Conference next season more interesting.

When all the teams are making big moves, the defending champion Pacers have no news worth mentioning.

The few two transfer news really couldn't arouse the interest of the fans.

The transfer market had just opened, and Pacers veteran Channing Frye announced that he had signed a one-year 240 million contract with the Cavaliers and left Indianapolis.

The two sides broke up peacefully. Frye thanked the Pacers for allowing him to win the championship, and the Pacers also thanked Frye for his contribution.It's just that after the Pacers had Antetokounmpo and Siakam and selected Kyle Kuzma, Frye knew that he would not get a very important position, so he chose to leave.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are still a championship-winning team, and they can still play. For Frye, this is the best choice.

The second news is that the Pacers renewed last season's best sixth man, Victor Oladipo, for 4 years at a price of 8400 million US dollars, leaving him in Indianapolis.

There is no doubt that Oladipo has fully adapted to the Pacers system under Henson's training, and he has never struggled again.And in this era when contracts can easily reach hundreds of millions, Oladipo's 4-year 8400 million is undoubtedly very cost-effective.

Oladipo's staying behind made the Pacers fans cheer and disappointed other teams.But since people have long expected Oladipo to renew his contract, it is not a surprise.

"After the Pacers renew Oladipo, next season, they will also face the issue of Chris Paul and Paul George renewing their contracts. With Antetokounmpo and Oladipo having two big contracts at the same time, George and Paul must be the only one who can stay with the maximum salary. So next summer, it will be very entangled for the Pacers. But if it is entangled again, it will be next year. This year, I think the Pacers will probably not make any big moves."

After renewing Oladipo, even ESPN experts believe that the Pacers are likely to spend the entire summer like this.Renewing the contracts of George and Paul next year is enough for the Pacers to keep busy.It's rare to be free this summer, so why not do it for the defending champion?

However, Henson doesn't think so. When people think that the Pacers will not introduce new aid, he is seriously considering how to strengthen the lineup to stabilize his dominance.

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PJ Tucker, a player who entered the league in 2006 but was not familiar to fans until the last two seasons, has also reached his contract year this year.

As a second-round pick in 2006, Tucker's career trajectory was very bumpy.He played only 17 games with the Raptors in his rookie season before he was brutally cut.

Over the next few years, Tucker traveled all over the world.Israel, Greece, Italy, Germany... This tough player has appeared in basketball in different countries and regions, working hard for the NBA dream in his heart.

In the end, Tucker not only won the MVP and championship in Israel and Germany, but also developed his own ability and tenacity!

So after returning to the NBA in 2012, Tucker began to gain a firm foothold in the league.He is not a star, nor is he the key to deciding the outcome of the game.But at least people know that this guy is a role player who dares to fight, and he will never lose money if he signs it.

So this summer, Tucker received offers from many teams.But for Tucker, he has had enough of losing the game without seeing the light of day.This time, he wants to join a winning team!
Now, there are two offers that Tucker is considering.One is the three-year, $3 million contract that the Raptors offered him.An average of 3300 million US dollars a year, this is a salary that Tucker never dreamed of before.The other contract came from Houston, and the offer was only 1100 million for 4 years.

Normally, Tucker doesn't need to look at the offer from the Rockets at all.After all, 4 million in 3200 years and 3 million in 3300 years, the prices of these two contracts are really far apart.In the NBA2K game, the Rockets can only get one result.

The other party sees your offer as a humiliation and refuses to communicate with you.

But reality is often more magical than games.Facing two seemingly unnecessary offers, Tux thought about it, but was a little entangled.Because Houston has a characteristic that attracts him very much-you can win there!

He longs for glory, longs for a championship.His dream of entering the NBA is not just to eat and die, and no one will remember him 20 days after retiring.

Therefore, Tucker is going to call his manager and let him sign with the Rockets.

But at this moment, Tucker's manager called first.

"How do you think about it?" The manager cut to the point, after all, he is not only busy with Tucker's contract now.

"Houston Rockets." Tucker also knew that everyone's time was very valuable, so he didn't beat around the bush.

"Well, the Rockets' offer, to be honest, is too low. By the way, I received a new offer here. The price is still not as high as the Raptors, but it is much better than the Rockets. The most important thing is that you can win there."

"Oh?" Tucker suddenly became interested, "Which team."

"You may not believe it when you say it, it's the Indiana Pacers."

After hearing the name "Indiana Pacers" coming from the handset, Tucker's mind went blank.

Championships, honors, victories, extraordinary. Isn't what he wants synonymous with the Pacers?
(End of this chapter)