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Chapter 196 The Competition for the Free Market

After the NBA Draft ended perfectly, the free market opened on July 7st. Compared with Lin Bai, who is dispensable, you can find a substitute for Xiao Xiami. Ambitious teams will first set their sights on the big players in the free market. fish.

In July 2004, the first big fish came was really shocking, which was the "shark swimming eastward" incident.

O'Neal was defeated in the fight with Kobe. He lost to Kobe, who was invincible in youth and could sell box office. Of course, strength was also a reason.

If O'Neal didn't like to eat donuts and couldn't control his weight, if the Lakers didn't lose the championship in this year's finals, everything would be different.

However, the Lakers with a luxurious lineup lost, and the "OK combination" split at this time is also a reasonable thing. If O'Neal's contract is renewed, the Lakers' salary will be locked immediately, and they will pay a lot of luxury tax, but they will lose more and more money with the championship trophy. The farther away, such a future picture, the Lakers' management knows how to make choices!

First of all, the Lakers used O'Neal as a bargaining chip to trade with the Heat to get half of the Heat's team lineup, second master Lamar Odom, supernova Caron Butler, and veteran Brian Granger. And a first-round pick to shuffle the deck.

It can be said to be full of sincerity. In the end, the two teams got what they needed. The Heat got the inside axis in the Golden Abacus Riley plan. He is still an unparalleled superstar and has the capital to compete for the championship. At least, O'Neal It is also a good thing that the arrival of the team can guarantee the box office at home.

The Lakers got Odom, the all-round player known as the "left-handed magician", the supernova, Butler with strong offense, Grant with strong mental attributes, and a first-round draft pick that can win prizes. The future is still worth looking forward to .

After solving O'Neal, the Lakers immediately threw out a 7-year contract extension of 1.36 million US dollars, which is also the highest contract in NBA history. It was placed in front of Kobe, and even gave Kobe the right to veto the transaction. The treatment of kissing his son and repaying his kiss, Kobe can become the head star of the Lakers as he wishes if he signs the contract, replacing O'Neal's position.

With the first big fish surfaced, another big fish was caught in the net.

The Rockets, which returned to the playoffs stage, found reliable help for Yao Ming, and directly copied the Lakers' "OK combination" team building model.

The Rockets started with the all-star point guard Francis, the second-rate star Mobley and the able-bodied Cato. They also had half the team lineup as bargaining chips. They traded with the Magic and got McGrady, the scoring leader who is not inferior to Kobe Bryant. , second-rate star Juwan Howard, backup point guard Tyronn Lue and fringe guy Rhys Gainnis.

The "Yao-Mai Combination" is officially on fire, and they didn't expect that the future will become more and more uncomfortable. Although the prospect of the two of them is very good, after all, with the gem of "OK Combination" in front, this deal is still very popular.

In addition to these two big fish occupying the headlines of the news, the trade reinforcements of some other teams also stimulate the attention of fans.

Especially the reinforcement transactions that Lin Bai knows can change the competitive landscape.

For example, the Phoenix Suns, which were reborn from the ashes, made a commendable deal.

From the beginning of 2004, the Suns began to rebuild drastically. In order to clear the team's salary space, the layout was arranged in advance, and they did not hesitate to send away Stephen Marbury, nicknamed "Lone Wolf" and Anfernee Hardaway, nicknamed "Penny". , just wait for the summer to replace the new booster for the new Suns.

Suns head coach Mike D'Antoni is looking for the brains of the Dallas Mavericks, Steve Nash, who plays point guard.

And Nash's contract just ended this season. When the Mavericks were still hesitating, the Suns formed a huge lobbying team including the team owner, general manager, head coach, and team core, and rushed directly to Dallas to persuade Nash himself.

It's just that in the Mavericks, Nash has the best teammate Dirk Nowitzki, the most respected head coach Nelson, the most fanatical boss Cuban, and the fans who admire him the most. He doesn't want to leave this city.

At first glance, the Suns are a lobby group and a promised status. They value him very much. The future prospects they describe and the contract amount they offer are very attractive and full of sincerity.

But what about the players there?The second master Marion, who entered the NBA in 1999, can still play well, but he is not as good as Nowitzki.

Stoudemire's 02 Rookie of the Year?It's just just out of the category of rookies.

In 01, the No. 10 pick in the first round, Joe Johnson, was no different from Stoudemire.

D'Antoni?The new head coach doesn't have any impressive results, how can he compare with the old Nelson?

The Suns play the game of running and bombing, attacking and winning. However, Nash came from there. As a rookie at the time, he didn't get much chance to play. Instead, he was sent to the Dallas Mavericks. That's a lie!
Rather than returning to the Suns to lead rookies now, it is better to stay with the Dallas Mavericks to compete for the championship. Although this season has failed again, but with the Mavericks' confidence, no matter what, they are better than the Suns, right?

Am I stupid for not bringing the All-Star lineup to the Mavericks to compete for the championship, but going to the Suns to bring rookies to gamble on the future?What am I drawing?

In the Mavericks, except for the championship, I have almost every glory.

So, facing the five-year $5 million contract offered by the Suns, Nash was delaying while tipping off his good friend Nowitzki, asking him to intercede with his boss Cuban.

However, Cuban believes that the Dallas Mavericks won everything in the regular season, but lost in the playoffs because of a problem on the defensive end, and this problem was directed at Nash.

Placing his dream of winning the championship on Nash, a 30-year-old veteran, obviously made his mind waver, hesitating whether to match this contract.

In the end, Cuban, who didn't mind spending money, gave up Nash, compromised with reality, and decided to find another team brain.

Heartbroken, Nash had no better choice but to sign a big name on this contract. Now, except for Lin Bai, no one realizes that an orange storm sweeping the entire league has been brewing, and it will With Nash as the ball-handling brain, with Stoudemire and Marion as the body, Joe Johnson and Richardson as the wings, the style of the game is stormy, blooming, and gorgeous and suffocating.

The land swept by the storm of running and attacking is like the sunset at dusk, the vast soup, and the scene in front of you is swayed into orange.

In addition to the Western Theater, there are also Pacers who are actively preparing for battle in the East.

Last season, they were almost able to overthrow this year's champion Pistons in the tiebreaker. They could have achieved the achievements of the Pistons, but they didn't expect that Reggie Miller's scoring status had declined so severely.

In terms of defense, the Pacers are no worse than the Pistons. They just lost to scoring. In order to successfully break through from the East, they set their sights on Stephen Jackson, whose contract with the Eagles has expired.

Stephen Jackson is an All-Star player with both offense and defense and a tough style of play. He is very suitable for the Pacers who mainly play defense. Not to mention, his statistics last season were very good, averaging 18.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. The shooting range goes as far as the three-pointer.

You must know that this data is real. Jackson joined the Eagles in the 03-04 season. Without running-in, the data obtained is the immediate combat power that the Pacers need.

Not to mention, in the middle of last season's trade, the Eagles assisted the Pistons, which made the Pacers lose. Otherwise, how could the Pistons without "Roaring God" Rasheed Wallace be their competitors?
(End of this chapter)