Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 312 312. The free market opens, and two big signings are signed, so tough is really outrageous!

Time entered August, and the NBA free market officially opened.

As soon as the league's free market opened, all teams collectively set their sights on the Grizzlies, which must make big moves this year.

Everyone knows that the real reinforcement direction of the Grizzlies this year is the free market.

The departure of many core players such as Zach Randolph has made the Grizzlies' salary space extremely wide.

As long as the Grizzlies management operates properly, it is completely possible to stage a bumper harvest in this year's free market.

The only thing that makes the teams feel lucky is that there are not many stars whose contracts have expired in the free market this year, and the players available to the Grizzlies are relatively limited.

For the teams that want to compete for the championship in the new season, this may be a blessing in misfortune.

Although Kobe Bryant has become a completely free agent this year, but with Kobe's character, he will never leave the Lakers in embarrassment as a loser.

There is no player who does not aspire to wear a championship ring, but Kobe currently has three championship rings. Compared with the temptation brought by the championship, Kobe hopes that he can lead the team to success alone.

Even under the oppression of the Memphis Grizzlies, the chances of the Lakers wanting to win the championship in the past two years are very slim, but staying in Los Angeles is definitely the wisest choice for Kobe.

In addition, although Odom also tested the free market as a free agent, the Grizzlies currently have both Al Harrington and Gallinari on the front line.

Compared with a "magician" striker like Odom, what the Grizzlies need more is a defensive champion like Artest last season.

Chris Paul's defense is very good, and he was selected to the best defensive team last season, but Paul's height is only 1.8 meters three after all. After entering the playoffs, he often needs the help of his teammates to share the pressure for Paul.

Needless to say, Kevin Martin, as one of the players with the strongest outside offensive firepower in the league, Kevin Martin's ability on the offensive end is absolutely impeccable.

Even Kobe can't say that he can stabilize Martin in terms of offensive firepower. After all, Kevin Martin's offensive skills are very rich.

In the case of both breaking through and shooting, Martin is also the player with the most free throws in the league.

However, Kevin Martin, who has strong offensive firepower, is not without flaws. Martin's biggest flaw is his lack of defensive ability.

Last season, if Artest hadn't shared the pressure for Martin, Martin couldn't have played so easily at the back line.

If the Grizzlies want to win the championship and establish a dynasty, they must have a defensive champion like Artest on the front line.

Even if the defensive ability can't reach the height of Artest, it must reach the level of the best defensive team, otherwise the pressure faced by the Grizzlies will definitely be worse than last season.

Al Harrington, who was just traded from the Knicks, is not bad defensively, but Harrington is more of an offensive striker.

The teams in the league have already studied the Grizzlies very thoroughly. At present, all the teams want to see what kind of reinforcement the Grizzlies will make in the free market.

The Grizzlies are definitely the first choice to attract veteran players to join, but it is too difficult for the Grizzlies to hit the championship with a group of old guys in the new season.

What the Grizzlies really need to rely on are those guys who are in their prime and can sign in the free market.

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On August 8, after the league checked the salary cap data of each team for next season, the free market became active in an instant.

In the past two hours, there have been no fewer than ten signings, large and small, from the league, including one piece of news related to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

According to the Cavaliers' official report, the team has officially reached a contract with free agent Antawn Jamison. The two parties signed a multi-year contract, and the specific amount was not disclosed.

Antawn Jamison played for the Wizards last season, averaging 22.2 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists per game. With an average of four three-pointers per game, Jamison's three-point shooting rate can be maintained at 36%.

There is no doubt that Jamison, as a good front line shooter, is absolutely very suitable to play next to LeBron James.

LeBron James, who is good at breakthroughs, has his own pot throwing system, and every breakthrough can create a good shooting space for his teammates.

And Antawn Jamison has been playing next to the "General" Arenas all year round. He is very good at shooting off the ball. After joining the Cavaliers, Jamison only needs to work with his teammates a little bit to integrate into the system perfectly.

This signing directly raised the strength of the Cavaliers to a higher level, making more outside media optimistic that the Cavaliers will still be able to break into the finals next season.

In addition, after the Cavaliers signed a contract with Antawn Jamison, the outside world will focus on the "little bully" Stoudemire.

It was previously reported by the media that the management of the Cavaliers had close contact with Stoudemire. The two sides are likely to reach an agreement during the offseason to form James, Stoudemire, Jamison and Mo William next season. James' Big Four lineup.

But before the teams waited until the news that Stoudemire and the Cavaliers had reached a contract, the Grizzlies released two depth charges in a row.

It disturbed the lake of the entire alliance, and even the knight who had just completed reinforcement couldn't help but swear.

"Fuck! Can you leave a way for others to survive! I'll ask you if you can!"

According to the official confirmation of the Grizzlies, the team officially reached a contract with former Spurs player Tim Duncan who chose to jump out of the contract during the offseason.

The two parties signed a 1600+1 contract with an annual salary of about 1 million US dollars. The second year of this contract is a player option.

Duncan can choose to test the free market again next summer, becoming an unrestricted free agent and pursuing a maximum salary contract.

The spread of this news is undoubtedly a bit crazy, and even many fans seriously doubt whether they have read the wrong report. In fact, this news is just unreliable gossip, and it has not been officially confirmed by the Grizzlies.

Who is Tim Duncan?

Even at the age of 33, Tim Duncan still sits firmly on the throne of the league's number one power forward.

After Kevin Garnett's serious decline due to injury, Duncan regained the title of the league's No. [-] power forward in Garnett's hands.

Last season, Tim Duncan was still able to average 20+10 double-doubles per game.

And this is the 12th consecutive year that Duncan has won a double-double. Before that, Duncan could only contribute 25.5 points per game in the highest season, but he could also contribute 18.6 points in the lowest season.

There is no doubt that the name Tim Duncan is the endorsement of "holding the old dog" even if you look at the entire history.

There is no more stable player in the entire league than Tim Duncan. Although Duncan's scoring ability is not explosive, and he rarely plays impressive high-energy statistics, Duncan's 12 years of stability have made him the media. The most blood-earning champion.

The Spurs went away and used the No. [-] pick in their hands to pick Tim Duncan. This pick has benefited the Spurs a lot in recent years.

However, the luck of the Spurs has come to an end. Popovich's work and death, coupled with the stubbornness of the Spurs owner's reluctance to make up for it, have planted a seed in Tim Duncan's heart.

Until this summer, the conflict between Duncan and the Spurs management completely broke out. Luke took advantage of the opportunity to recruit Tim Duncan, included Duncan in the team, and jointly launched an impact on the championship in the new season.

And signing a 1+1 contract with the Grizzlies is exactly Luke's suggestion. This choice can maximize Tim Duncan's benefits in the twilight years of his career.

Even if Luke falls out completely with Grizzlies owner Heisley next season, he can definitely recruit Duncan again next summer, let Duncan follow in his footsteps, and join forces to continue to attack the championship.

Paul Gasol's departure caused serious damage to the Grizzlies' inside line, but Tim Duncan's joining not only perfectly made up for Paul Gasol's shortcomings, but even further upgraded the Grizzlies' inside line configuration.

Duncan's performance in the playoffs was far tougher than Pau Gasol's. In his 12 years of career, Tim Duncan had eight seasons with a field goal percentage higher than 50% in the playoffs, ranking first among all power forwards in league history.

You must know that Tim Duncan, as a low-key team leader, encountered defensive pressure on the court that cannot be compared with role players. It is very difficult to keep his shooting percentage above 50% under heavy pressure. things.

The joining of Tim Duncan is like the last straw that crushes the teams.

Even though Duncan will be 33 years old in the new season, but the shadow of a famous tree, the word Duncan is enough to cause headaches for other teams.

What's more, Duncan chose to join during the offseason or the epic Grizzlies who just played 76 wins and 6 losses last season.

This wave of operations directly made many teams give up their willingness to hit the championship next season and plan to run with the Grizzlies for another season.

To be reasonable, the Grizzlies have just released a message in the free market, and the current starting lineup on the bright side can already be taken out: Chris Paul, Kevin Martin, Duncan and the "Best Defensive Player" Marc Gasol configuration.

The horrible lineup combination makes people don't care which player the Grizzlies will reinforce at the starting small forward position.

To paraphrase the words of the famous Bulls Scottie Pippen: "The Grizzlies' current lineup can win the championship even with a small forward and a dog, not to mention that the Grizzlies are likely to introduce another All-Star small forward into the starting lineup. "

However, before the fans digested the shock brought by the news that Tim Duncan will join the Grizzlies in the new season, the second news announced by the Grizzlies directly crushed the fantasies of other teams.

Even the Cavaliers management began to hesitate, hesitating whether to spend a lot of money to introduce the "little bully" Stoudemire. Is this operation really meaningful?

The second news released by the Grizzlies shows that the team has reached a contract with free agent Sean Marion.

The two parties signed a two-year contract of 1500 million yuan, and the second year is also a player option.

The 30-year-old Marion can choose whether to jump out of the contract to test the free market next year and become a free agent to attack the five-year maximum salary.

While the outside world is still discussing Duncan's lineup configuration after joining the Grizzlies, the Grizzlies have quietly made up for the shortcomings of the next season's lineup.

Originally, the outside world was still guessing which player the Grizzlies would sign to replace the defensive giant Artest. As a result, the "all-round" defensive giant Marion airborne the Grizzlies, and he will play in the Grizzlies jersey next season.

巅峰赛季的马里昂场均能够轰出21.8分11.8篮板2助攻2抢断以及1.5次封盖的全面数据，是当时数据最全面的锋线球员之一。

If LeBron James' comprehensiveness is more reflected in the offensive end, then Sean Marion's comprehensiveness is more reflected in the defensive end.

Since entering the league in 1999, Marion has averaged more than one steal and block per game for eight consecutive seasons, and is the only active player to achieve this achievement.

Since he has been playing for the Phoenix Suns since entering the league, and in Marion's peak seasons, the head coach of the Phoenix Suns has always been Grizzlies assistant Mike D'Antoni.

Needless to say, D'Antoni's coaching style naturally puts almost all the focus on the offensive end. This also caused the Suns to rank first in the league in scoring per game in those two years, but their defense per game was very stretched.

If it weren't for the presence of Marion, the outside world would have no doubt that the Suns would have the league's best offensive firepower, but the embarrassing performance of the league's worst defensive efficiency.

It is precisely because of the partiality of the bombardment tactics that Marion has never been selected to the best defensive team in his career.

If Sean Marion is placed on a normal team, with Marion's defensive level, he can definitely be selected to the best defensive team many times, not much worse than Artest.

After all, on the normal historical trajectory, Marion once defended LeBron James in the finals after joining the Mavericks.

It was extremely painful to defend LeBron James in his peak period, and helped the Mavericks defeat the mighty Big Three Heat at the time with an upset attitude, and won the championship trophy known as the century.

The operation of signing Marion is a part of Luke's long-planned plan. With D'Antoni's relationship, Marion's joining the Grizzlies is almost a certainty, so Luke doesn't need to rush about Marion during the offseason. .

In the new season, Marion will replace Artest's position and become the defensive sharp knife on the Grizzlies' front line.

It is worth mentioning that Luke cheekily invited Dell Curry to serve as the shooting coach of the Grizzlies during the offseason. A large part of the reason was because of the joining of Sean Marion.

Many fans remember Marion because of Marion's weird shooting movements, and subconsciously think that Marion's three-point shooting is very bad.

In fact, during the Suns period, Marion's three-point shooting rate remained at around 34% all the year round. However, driven by the bombardment tactics, Marion hit the inside more and only stood outside the three-point line under special circumstances. pitcher.

So far in his career, Marion, who has a strange shooting movement, has made 33.6% of his three-pointers. This shooting efficiency is definitely not outstanding, but considering Marion's defensive level, this shooting rate is not so bad.

Luke was determined to invite Dell Curry as a shooting director, hoping that Dell Curry can help Marion improve the efficiency of the three-point line this summer.

As long as Marion's three-point shooting percentage next season can be maintained at around 35% with the help of Dell Curry, this starting lineup with "Striker" Marion filling the last vacancy will become extremely terrifying.

Chris Paul + Marion + Duncan + Marc Gasol, the Grizzlies are an offensive team, and the defensive configuration of this lineup next season is really outrageous! !
(End of this chapter)