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Chapter 162 The New Lineup of the Lakers
Hearing this, Li Yue was taken aback. Why did he ask for such detailed advice?
After thinking about it, the question should be not how much money, but what kind of status to give, and status is generally reflected by salary.

The current boss of the Lakers must still be Kobe, and he is the second child, but the position of the third child is relatively vague. Gasol is eligible for two consecutive championships, Nash is also eligible as a two-time MVP, and the upcoming Iguodala is not listed outside.

In the past, it would definitely not be so complicated. After all, Iguodala’s current achievements in the NBA are only an All-Star substitute and the best defensive second team, but Gasol’s combat effectiveness has declined rapidly, Nash is suffering from injuries, and Kobe needs to rest. For most of the season, Iguodala played an extremely important role for the Lakers to achieve good results in the regular season.

I really need to provide my own advice on this matter. Fortunately, I have done research on Iguodala's salary before, and immediately replied: "He has played in the NBA for 9 years and is at his peak. 6 million US dollars in six years is too low, and it is clearly stated that he will play the second core for a long time, and the press conference must be high-level."

"Understood, we'll start making preparations right away." Kupchak hung up the phone.

Li Yue put down his phone, read a few more news items, and checked his mail through his mailbox, only to find that there was nothing important.After taking a nap happily, I went to the training base with my equipment, and continued to increase my muscles according to the plan.

Wait until [-]:[-] p.m. to return to the apartment, and log on to Twitter to see that there are already a lot of revelations about the free market.

The first is Howard, the biggest player. WOJ predicts that the Rockets, Mavericks, Eagles, and Warriors will compete for each other.

Followed by Paul, his team requires a super big contract plus a lineup capable of winning the championship. WOJ and other media people predict that Paul will eventually renew his contract with the Clippers with a theoretical maximum salary of 5 million US dollars in five years, and may even have a player option in the last year.

In addition, Josh Smith, the Nuggets master Ty Lawson, the Kings master Tyreke Evans, and the 76ers center Bynum are also the focus of the revelations, but the predictions of various media are relatively conservative, and few definitive remarks are given.

After reading the news, Li Yue didn't take it seriously. The main recruitment work of the Lakers' free market is almost completed, and the next thing to do is to implement it, which is the job of Kupchak's team.

After dinner was ready, he had a video chat with Chenxi while eating, and accidentally talked about the charity competition.

Chenxi immediately suggested that he establish a charity fund of his own to facilitate the manipulation of various public welfare activities in the future, such as charity competitions, etc. Of course, the most important thing is to invisibly increase his personal influence and avoid being used by bad guys.

After thinking about it carefully, he felt that it made sense, and started looking for relevant information after the video was over.

This kind of thing involving a large amount of money and reputation is quite complicated, and it is usually left to a special person to take care of it, but Li Yue also wants to master its operating principle, avoid being misled or deceived, and kill many hidden dangers in advance.

After looking at it, the bell rang for the regular rest at ten o'clock in the evening, and I immediately turned off the computer and went to sleep.

...

Early in the morning on the 30th, Li Yue got up to make breakfast, went downstairs for a run after eating, and then went to the gym for training.

It was noon when I returned to the apartment. I turned on the computer and logged on to Twitter, and found that there were four updates on WOJ Twitter.

[Half an hour ago, the Lakers officially announced the formal layoff of point guard Chris Duhon. He came to the Lakers in the Dwight Howard trade. He played a total of 46 times and averaged 17.8 points and 2.9 assists in 2.9 minutes per game. .According to the original contract signed with the Magic, his salary next season is 375 million US dollars, but after being waived, he only occupies 150 million US dollars of space. 】

[The Lakers will announce the amnesty of Metaward Pease after the opening of the free market. He signed a 09-year mid-level contract with the Lakers in 5 at a full price of 3300 US dollars. The salary for next season is 773 million US dollars. salary space. 】

Seeing the second revelation, Li Yue's heart trembled, and what he expected before happened.

The Lakers are seriously short of salary space next season because of Kobe Bryant and Gasol's contract of about 5 million yuan. If they want to strengthen the two positions of swingman and power forward, they must lay off people and add amnesty, otherwise they will not be able to operate.

Going down the page, he saw WOJ's third revelation.

[The Lakers will not renew the contracts of backup guards Andrew Goodlock and Earl Clark, and will give up the qualification double-team contracts to Devin Ebanks and Darius Morris, and the four will become completely free agents. 】

After reading the news, Li Yue immediately called Goodlock and said that he must tell himself if necessary.Goodlock readily agreed, and at the same time informed that he was negotiating a contract with the Russian CSKA club, and basically reached a signing intention

Li Yue was very happy to hear that his friend had a future, and said some words of encouragement.

After hanging up the phone, Li Yue continued to look down.

[Earlier, Nuggets player Andre Iguodala notified the management that he will jump out of the final year of the player option contract and enter the market as a completely free agent.In the current competition, the Lakers are far ahead of other teams. 】

After reading four articles in a row, Li Yue realized that the big show was about to start, and he just had to wait until midnight.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, he called Kobe and started a detailed chat about the team's positioning for the regular season next season, what difficulties they might encounter in the middle, how to solve them, and finally talked about the construction of the tactical system.

The previous main V-shaped tactical system needs to be continued, because it involves the training of Gobert and Covington. In addition, more off-ball tactics need to be developed, and try to achieve civilian victories like the Drew League.

After talking for more than two hours, the phone stopped when the 20% power shortage warning sounded.

After the chat, Li Yue was so excited that he went to the fitness training again.

He returned to the apartment at eight o'clock in the evening and had dinner. Considering that he would be very busy in the next few days, he took a shower and went to bed early.

...

At eight o'clock in the morning on July 7, Li Yue woke up in a dream, and immediately took out his mobile phone to check the dynamics of the free market.

[WOJ: The Lakers officially signed free agent Andre Iguodala, with a contract value of $4 million for 4800 years. 】

[WOJ: The Lakers officially signed free agent Carl Landry, with a contract value of $4 million for 2600 years. 】

[WOJ: The Lakers officially signed free agent Nick Young with a contract value of $2 million for 120 years. 】

[WOJ: The Lakers have completed the signing of the free market and chose to reserve 2 places for backup. 】

Four consecutive news swiped the screen, and Li Yue quickly summed up in his mind, realizing that the new Lakers lineup had been completely constructed.

They are centers: Jordan Hill, Robert Thackeray, Rudy Gobert;
Power forwards: Pau Gasol, Carl Landry;
Small forwards: myself, Nick Young, Robert Covington;
Shooting guards: Kobe Bryant, Andre Iguodala, Jodi Meeks

Point guards: Steve Nash, Steve Blake.

With such a lineup, even if Kobe is absent for most of the season, he still has the power to fight in the tragic West. The future can be expected!

(End of this chapter)