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Chapter 165 The Old One Doesn’t Go, The New One Doesn’t Come (4000, Please Subscribe)

The Pistons once again won the championship trophy away, and Huo Song also won the second FMVP trophy in his career.

The later situation was no different from the same time last year. The Pistons returned to Detroit overnight and brought the honor of the championship back to the Palace of Auburn Hills.

Then there is the championship parade and celebration.

However, happiness is temporary, and the scenery is also temporary.

By summer, the Pistons were in serious trouble.

Marbury's contract is complete. If you want to need it, you need a big contract with an annual salary of nearly 2000 million to win him.

And such a maximum salary contract, even if it is signed first and then changed, no suitable transaction partner can be found.

Not to mention, Marbury is not worthy of such a contract at all.

It is true that Marbury helped the Pistons win a championship.

But the biggest hero, everyone knows, is Huo Song who won the FMVP.

Huo Song is still earning millions of dollars in salary, and Marbury can at most be regarded as the third leader, earning tens of millions, what does this make Huo Song think?
That is to say, the boss is not willing to waste the money, and considering Huo Song's mood, the team is not going to renew Marbury's contract.

But in this way, the overall strength of the Pistons will obviously decline.

In addition, in the next year, Prince will also start negotiating contracts.

Prince, who helped the Pistons win two championships, although the regular season data and playoff data are very average.

But Prince's defense is indeed an indispensable part of the Pistons' defensive system.

Prince is very important to the Pistons, and everyone knows that defense wins championships.

No team, coach or star would dislike a player like Prince who is diligent in playing, hard-working in defense, and durable.

Huo Song also hopes to always be teammates with Prince.

But the problem is that as early as last year, Prince's agent had tentative contact with the Pistons management.

Prince's agent said that Prince needs a sub-maximum salary contract with an annual salary of close to 1000 million, in addition to a higher team status.

The world is full of goodwill, and the world is all good.

Playing in the NBA, no one is a white lotus.

To put it bluntly, the millionaires and multi-millionaires who have made a name for themselves in the NBA are all for fame and fortune.

It is not easy for Prince to become an All-Star.

But with two championships already in hand and a contract with a maximum salary of tens of millions, there is nothing wrong with that.

Last year, the contract renewal was discussed in advance, and the sub-maximum salary was already discussed. If we continue to negotiate this year, some small ball markets that are struggling to attract all-star players may directly give Prince a rookie maximum salary contract.

In this way, even if the Pistons want to keep Prince, they have little chance.

Because after this season, Big Ben will also renew his contract.

Considering Daben's team status, Daben's next contract is the same as Marbury's current annual salary of 2000 million.

Maybe Daben will cut his salary a little because of his feelings for the team, but it is inevitable to say that the annual salary is 500 million.

But the problem is, in order to renew the contract of a blue-collar insider, he is still a short insider who lacks the ability to attack independently.

Do the Pistons really want to give real money to the maximum salary contract for the past friendship and contributions?And then lock the future of the team?

That's impossible, how much is friendship worth?

Obviously, the future of the Pistons is Huo Song.

There have long been rumors in the market that Huo Song will play brother basketball with Wade, James and others.

This means that in the next few years, the Pistons must always leave a maximum salary space and prepare for the maximum salary player space.

Taking a step back, Huo Song left the Pistons suddenly, and the Pistons could spend money on those All-Star players whose contracts had expired and bring them back to the Pistons, so that the team would not be able to sell tickets after Huo Song left.

People without thought, he must worry about.

Even the dynasty team can't go far, mainly because of the contract.

The Pistons have indeed had a good time in the past two years, but after careful consideration, there are only two years left in Huo Song's rookie contract.

It is true that after the next season, the Pistons will definitely implement the team option and finish the last year of Huo Song's rookie contract.

Then, Huo Song must be fully fed with the rookie maximum salary contract.

If Huo Song is dissatisfied with the Pistons' signings, the Pistons have reserved enough salary space to try to recruit an All-Star outside player from other teams.

But anyway, not this year.

In other words, if the Pistons did not renew their contract with Marbury this summer, it was premeditated.

Before the arrival of the All-Star weekend last season, Marbury was traded, and he was ready to release salary space.

In the next year, the Pistons didn't dare to think about three consecutive championships and establish a Piston dynasty, but to see if they could sell Prince and Daben at a good price in advance.

After all, these are two defensive champions, and there are two championship rings in hand, so the market is still there.

The question is what level of defensive resources the Pistons can return, as well as draft picks representing the future.

Naturally, it is impossible for the Pistons to rot immediately after winning two consecutive championships. Isn't this a waste of Huo Song's peak period?
Although Huo Song just joined the league not long ago.

Therefore, it is still necessary to use Prince and Daben to trade defensive champions to ensure the integrity of the current lineup and the strength to play in the playoffs.

As for the offensive end, it all depends on Huo Song.

Even if they don't make it to the playoffs, the Pistons must ensure that Huo Song wins the scoring title and wins the best team.

Of course, like the selection of Huo Song, relying on the draft to get a big prize.

The Pistons management is still dreaming, what if the dream comes true?Didn't Huo Song create a dream once?
The Pistons management has many considerations, and this summer has been extremely busy.

As for Huo Song, he was not informed of these things by the management at the beginning.

The Pistons management has already begun to arrange for Huo Song, how to add a yellow robe and choose another day to ascend the throne.

Huo Song didn't know this, and Huo Song didn't even think about how to deal with his relationship with Da Ben and the status of the team.

Huo Song also knew that if he won two FMVPs in a row, his status in the team would definitely rise.

It's impossible for No.1 in the league to be the second player on the team, right?

This is inappropriate!
The team management is definitely not a fool, and knows how to deal with the star's status in the team and the relationship with other core players.

But Huo Song didn't have much experience in this area, so he waited passively to see how the management made arrangements.

This summer, Huo Song was also not idle, mainly because of domestic affairs.

The momentum caused by the Pistons' two consecutive championships in China is not small.

Because of the particularity of the next Olympic Games, the men's basketball team has already started to prepare actively in advance.

Knowing that the best player in the country has not been selected for the national team at this time, the relevant personnel are naturally very anxious.

And in order to achieve results, in order to play the most beautiful game in three years, it is imperative to welcome Huo Song into the men's basketball team.

Ever since, even if Huo Song asked Xia Song to get rid of this matter, he had to get involved in it a lot this summer and consume some energy.

When Huo Song got out of such troubles, Joe Dumas called him personally, saying that the draft was about to start, and asked Huo Song if he had any ideas?

Huo Song is at the peak, and has two consecutive FMVPs. Normally, he must continue to rush to win the championship. It is best to be like O'Neill, three consecutive FMVPs.

At this time, Joe Dumars discussed the draft with Huo Song, not the free market in the summer.

This means that the Pistons have very little to gain in the free market this summer.

The team has no way to help Huo Song in terms of signings. If Huo Song wants to continue to compete for the championship next season, it may be more difficult.

In order to stabilize Huo Song, the team had no choice but to give Huo Song a chance to choose the future.

Joe Dumars means, that is, you, the boss of the team, do you have any thoughts on the future of the team?
If you have a favorite player, we will select it for you and let them be your younger brother.

When Huo Song heard the news, he thought at first that the team had made some good draft picks.

Ever since, Huo Song asked the team to either get Deron or Paul.

It just so happens that the team doesn't want to keep Marbury, so let's train a top point guard!

Coincidentally, this year happens to be the year of the point guard.

Paul and Deron are the best point guards in the league for a while, and they have been the second point guards who have been playing the best point guards for a while.

Paul's ability to connect the teams can make Huo Song play less classy and have a higher ceiling.

If Deron is trained well, his physical fitness alone will make people feel at ease.

Otherwise, how can you beat Paul while eating and sleeping?
Deron can beat more than [-]% of the league's point guards by relying on his body alone.

Not to mention that Deron's skills are still very good, but the breakthrough hurts his knees a bit.

But in the Pistons, Deron didn't need to be the second master.

However, Huo Song thought beautifully.

The fact is that the Pistons have only one first-round pick this year, and it is still the last pick in the first round.

There are actually two second-round picks, but they are also the last picks in the second round.

After hearing this, Huo Song was a little dumbfounded. The three draw lottery tickets. Tell me, is there anyone you like?

Do you really think that every year, there are historic undrafted picks like Daben that can be missed?
No way, Huo Song considered the roster for this year's draft, as well as the results of the joint trial training and the Pistons' internal trial training, and finally delineated a Monta Ellis.

Ellis, the boss of Curry, Huo Song still has an impression.

Since the Pistons do not renew Marbury, they must make up a point guard in the new season.

Ellis is selected, even if he is not encouraged, he should be directly selected as the starting lineup, and he should be trained as a substitute for a period of time.

Ellis has a strong scoring ability, not only can play point guard, but also shoot guard.

Although Hamilton's contract is still a few years away, when Ellis plays, Hamilton's contract will also expire.

To put it bluntly, even if the Pistons can't even make the playoffs in the next few years, and Hamilton is lying on the credit book waiting to die, he should get a maximum salary of more than 1000 million.

If Hamilton is selected as the All-Star, the best team or something, a maximum salary of 2000 million is not impossible.

In other words, David Lee, who participated in the draft this year, can also win the award.

But it's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. Under limited conditions, the one that can be selected must be the most suitable one.

The Pistons lack a point guard, so naturally they must choose a point guard first.

As for whether Prince and Big Ben will leave the Pistons, Joe Dumars did not disclose to Huo Song, and Huo Song naturally didn't think about the forward players.

Besides, David Li Guang was attacking but not defending. If he teamed up with Huo Song, wouldn't he need Huo Song to wipe his ass?
Who is it, such a good treatment?

Isn't Huo Song the head of the team?
Why Huo Song is willing to be inferior to Da Ben? It's not because Da Ben is a blue-collar insider who has been doing dirty work for Huo Song.

Huo Song played very comfortably with Da Ben, and Da Ben really took care of Huo Song all the time, Huo Song naturally reciprocated, and he was able to get along with Da Ben in harmony.

But the team has a rookie coming, Huo Song thinks that he will not take care of the rookie like Big Ben.

Isn't the team drafting rookies here to assist me?
Having said that, after Joe Dumars and Huo Song finished talking, the Pistons won Monta Ellis with the 27th pick in the first round.

Even if the Pistons did not choose to renew the contract with Marbury because of the early release of salary space, the team still has new options.

As for the Pistons in the new season, how far they can go depends on how Huo Song leads the team.

……

Huo Song didn't attract James, Wade and others to start the training camp together like last year because of the mundane affairs entangled in the summer.

Huo Song has been recuperating and didn't return to basketball until the preseason of the new season started.

Finally, Huo Song, like most NBA players, slowly found his form at the beginning of the new season, and lost some fat on his body by the way.

However, Huo Song is young after all, and he does not have too much physical pressure to play the game.

Not to mention, Huo Song has gained weight, as long as there are no injuries, it actually increases the threat of low singles.

It is worth mentioning that what should come is still coming.

In the new season, the league introduced the NO Handcheck rule.

This season, referees and players may not be able to grasp the effectiveness of penalty standards and rules.

But in the next few seasons, the data of outside players in the league will definitely start to explode.

The Pistons happen to have players like Ellis who are good at breakthroughs, and if they make good use of the new rules, Huo Song and Ellis may have a chance to lead the team to win the championship.

However, in order to train rookies, the team will inevitably fall into a period of pain.

The Pistons played well in the preseason, with 4 wins and 2 losses.

But in the regular season, they lost to the Cavaliers and Pacers one after another at the beginning.

Huo Song did not regain his form, but why not the other Pistons players.

Ellis hasn't been cultivated much yet, and the old players' loss of fighting spirit is already obvious.

once having seen the best, the rest is not worthwhile looking.

Nowadays, many of the Pistons are the heroes who won the championship in the past two years, but this year, knowing that the team's strength has been weakened again, and the chances of competing for the championship are not high, everyone's desire for victory in the regular season and the desire for the playoffs will be reduced. Not that big anymore.

Salaries are paid during the regular season, and most players' contracts do not have playoff incentive clauses, which is a special case for stars.

This also means that for the vast majority of players, playing in the playoffs is overtime, unsubsidized overtime.

For the old fritters who have won the highest honor of the championship, it is naturally the most pleasant thing to be able to paddle, be lazy, and dawdle at this time.

That being the case, why bother yourself and desperately fight for the Pistons?

In case of injury, the chance to dawdle in the future is gone, so what should I do?

(End of this chapter)