Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 168 168. Formal signing!The frightening defensive combination has won the DPOY for nearly five years!

On August 8, the free market opened for a week. The teams in the league can be described as dancing wildly. Players like Jason Terry have long been included in the team's pocket.

Even a second-rate player like "Slam Dunk" Jones found a home early. There are not many big fish in the entire free market, only some small fish and shrimps wandering in it.

However, just as the free market has almost been looted by various teams, Wallace, the biggest player this year, has not moved yet.

No one knows Ben Wallace's inner thoughts, and no one knows what decision Ben Wallace will make next.

Everyone only knows that many teams such as the Timberwolves, Bulls, and Warriors are robbing Ben Wallace.

Although Daben's poor offensive ability will never rank among the league's top stars, Daben's accomplishments on the defensive end still make all teams envious.

Even if Ben Wallace is 32 years old this summer, and last year's playoffs exposed his slow-moving defensive flaws, as long as he is willing to build a defensive system around Daben, Daben's penalty zone defense is still one of the best in the league.

After all, Ben was only one step away from DPOY last season. If Kevin Garnett's Timberwolves were not too strong, Ben would win the third DPOY in his career.

There are not many stars who choose to test the free market this year, and Ben Wallace is definitely one of the best, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a leader.

Otherwise, the 32-year-old Ben Wallace would not let the Bulls be willing to spend a lot of money and directly offer a four-year 6000 million contract.

You know, Yao Ming, who just reached a contract extension with the Rockets at the end of last season, only signed a five-year contract worth 7500 million US dollars. On average, Yao Ming's salary per season is about 1500 million.

This contract is almost the same as the four-year 6000 million that the Bulls offered for Big Ben, and the specific difference is even negligible.

But as the "Shark" O'Neal gradually stepped down from the altar, Yao Ming is now quite like the number one center in the league.

Even if Howard in the Eastern District has grown rapidly in the past two years, as long as Yao Ming can stay healthy within two years, Howard is still unrivaled.

It is not difficult to see from here how urgent the Bulls' contract for Ben Wallace is.

It's not that the Bulls' management is incompetent, it can only be blamed that there are no stars in the free market this year. If they miss this reinforcement, the Bulls are likely to fall out of the playoffs.

However, the Bulls did not expect that the Timberwolves, the defending champions, would break out halfway and become the Bulls' biggest enemy in the competition for Ben Wallace.

This star battle with the Timberwolves has left the Bulls management with no confidence. After all, everyone can see the gap between the Timberwolves and the Bulls.

In the case of almost the same contract salary, joining the Timberwolves or joining the Bulls is not a multiple-choice question.

Now the Bulls general manager Klaus can only pray that the grievances between the Timberwolves and Big Ben cannot be resolved, otherwise the Bulls will have no choice but to swallow the defeat in this battle for Ben Wallace.

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On August 8, local time in the United States, the final destination of free agent Ben Wallace was finally settled.

According to the official website of the Timberwolves, the team has formally reached an agreement with free agent Ben Wallace. The two parties signed a two-year contract. As for the specific details of the contract, they have not been made public.

But ESPN reporter Garland Martin revealed to the outside world that Ben Wallace's contract salary is about 3000 million U.S. dollars for two years, and the average annual salary can also reach 500 million U.S. dollars.

With the complete implementation of this news, the entire league immediately fell into chaos. Even the Miami Heat, who were frantically strengthening in the Eastern District, couldn't help posting foul language, expressing their panic about Ben's joining the Timberwolves.

Although Ben Wallace is not considered the top center in the league, he is not as good as the "Shark" O'Neal, Yao Ming and others, but Ben's contribution on the defensive end has caused headaches for any team in the league.

The reason why the Pistons were able to defeat the Lakers with the Big Four in the 03-04 season and win the championship trophy is that Ben Wallace's role in it is absolutely inestimable.

The zone defense with Daben as the core made the Lakers suffer. Even the "big shark" O'Neal was deeply pressed down. Standing in the low position is difficult to receive passes from teammates. Basically every offensive round They all had a hard time.

The strongest defensive area of ​​Ben Wallace is the penalty area, and the weakest point is speed. The ability of big defense and small defense is not as good as people think.

Therefore, the reason why the Pistons can use defense to dominate the league also benefits from the mutual cooperation of the two Wallaces in the interior.

Among them, Daben is responsible for defending the penalty area. Once the zone defense is set up, no matter how the opponent picks and rolls, Daben does not need to go out. He only needs to sit in the penalty area and wait for the opponent to challenge the inside line.

As for Rasheed Wallace, he is responsible for defending outwards, making up for Ben Wallace's slow movement, deliberately driving offensive players inward, and Ben Wallace completes the final block defense.

In the [-] Finals, the Pistons used this method to defeat the Lakers of the Big Four. Ben Wallace was responsible for holding O'Neal behind him and giving full play to his strength advantages.

Rashid interfered with O'Neal's receiving route in the front, assisted and harassed O'Neal throughout the process, taking advantage of his agility.

The mutual cooperation between the two Wallaces made O'Neal very irritable throughout the series, and was eventually eliminated by the Pistons 4:1, and the Lakers dynasty officially announced its disintegration.

If it wasn't for Ben's mediocre offense in that round of the finals and his focus on defense, the FMVP should have been awarded to Ben Wallace, who has a greater role, rather than Billups, who has the best personal data.

可惜那年季后赛本华莱士的场均数据为10.1分14.6篮板2助攻1.9抢断以及2.4次封盖，数据虽然全面，但在进攻端却只有45%的投篮命中率，以及44%的罚球命中率。

Even if Ben Wallace played a greater role in the finals, it would be difficult for the league to award the finals MVP to such a player with blue-collar statistics.

So in the end the FMVP was won by Billups, and Billups was once known as the worst FMVP in history.

The joining of Ben Wallace made every team in the league feel desperate. During the Pistons period, Ben Wallace and Rasheed could play such a high defensive efficiency. Next season, when Ben Wallace and Garnett form an inside line, people will I can't even imagine what kind of intensity the Timberwolves' defense will reach.

In the past five years, Ben Wallace won the best defensive player twice, and Garnett also won the best defensive player twice.

Together, the two players have won four DPOYs in the past five years, and the other one was accepted by Artest.

In addition, "Glove" Payton, who has been selected as the best defensive team all year round, and the rising defensive champions Gerald Wallace, Iguodala, Rondo, Ariza and Millsap and others.

The fans were horrified to find out that the best defensive lineup for next season might be monopolized by the Timberwolves!
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