The invincible kryptonite of basketball

He found that Tang Tian's eloquence was really not ordinary, and most people really couldn't speak well of him.

But he was also willing to believe in Tang Tian.

"We have to hurry up, so as not to have long nights and dreams."

After Tang Tian convinced Dempsey, he did not forget to remind him.

Historically, Ariza went to the Rockets this season, but the Rockets are now striving for Anthony and have no time to take care of this.

So if the Pelicans want to win Ariza, they must move fast.

Although Dempsey doesn't have much vision and ability, his efficiency is very good.

After Tang Tian gave instructions, he finalized a verbal agreement with Ariza the next day.

4 million in 4000 years, fully guaranteed contract, such a contract is enough for Ariza to give up renewing the Wizards.

And just after Ariza's contract was finalized, Demps also traded Anderson away from the team.

Tang Tian's contract will rise to the maximum salary next year, and Davis will also face the problem of early contract renewal.

Anderson didn't have much playing time in the playoffs due to defensive problems. The Pelicans are aiming to win the championship. It is the best choice to trade him while he is valuable now.

This is a three-party deal, and the other two parties to the deal are the Nets and Timberwolves.

The Nets failed in the playoffs this season, and Prokhorov's plan to spend a lot of money was declared bankrupt, but general manager Billy King was still not reconciled, and he continued to strengthen the team.

The Nets traded Garnett and Mirza Teletovic for Ryan Anderson and Thaddeus Young.

The Timberwolves traded Thaddeus Young and Alex Sheved for Kevin Garnett.

The Pelicans traded Ryan Anderson for Mirza Teletovic and Alex Shved.

The Nets aim to strengthen, while the Timberwolves are hopeless in the playoffs and welcome back the Wolves to sell tickets.

The main purpose of the Pelicans deal is to clear up salary space and further increase the flexibility of the free market.

Teletovic is also a space-based power forward, but his salary is only 300 million, and his contract has only the last year left.

And after Reeves Jr. left the team, it was not bad to add Sheved as a backup point guard.

After the deal was concluded, Demps also moved quickly and successfully renewed Morrow's contract at a price of 2 million for two years.

In this way, after a series of operations in the draft and the free market, the Pelicans' lineup has changed again.

If nothing else, the team's core lineup for next season has stabilized.

Starting lineup: Holiday + Tang Tian + Ariza + Davis + Whiteside;

Substitute: Cole + Gordon + Morrow + Teletovic + Jokic;

Bench: Taylor Johnson, Shved, Dinwiddie;

The contracts of Metta World Peace and Evans have not yet been finalized, but the lineup is basically set.

This lineup, as long as it works well, the performance in the new season will definitely be better than last season.

Of course, the most important thing is that Tang Tianxia's krypton gold value has not yet arrived.

His improvement is the key to the transformation of the Pelicans, and the lineup and the like are just auxiliary.

The Pelicans have just finalized their lineup, and the three-day deadline for the Rockets to match Parsons and him is coming soon.

After the last conversation with Anthony's team, Morey chose to match Parsons' contract.

This means that the Rockets are out early in the Anthony battle.

The Rockets went from daily limit to daily limit, and the ups and downs were so great that it was unbearable.

However, in this way, the probability of Anthony joining the Heat has increased sharply, and fans are also looking forward to the launch of Brothers Basketball 2.0.

Just after being eliminated from the Anthony battle, Morey reacted quickly. They followed up with sending Jeremy Lin and the 2015 first-round pick, and got the cash from the Lakers and the right to sign overseas players.

Jeremy Lin was squeezed out of the rotation by Beverly in the Rockets, and the previous Anthony jersey ps incident broke him with the Rockets, and Morey turned to avoid the luxury tax after failing to compete for Anthony, so this deal is also expected matter.

The purpose of the Lakers is even more obvious. Nash will retire this season. After Livingston's contract expires, he chooses to switch to the Warriors. They need a point guard who can serve as a starter.

Jeremy Lin scored 38 points against Kobe and impressed the management. This is a suitable candidate.

And more importantly, the Lakers can also get a first-round pick from this deal.

And just after the deal was completed, the Lakers announced that they had reached a two-year 2 million contract with free agent Yi Jianlian.

Kupchak is indeed an old Jianghu. He is implementing Jim Buss' ideas and continuing to curry favor with Kobe. On the other hand, he is planning for the future. Even after seeing the new prosperity brought by Tang Tian in the Chinese market, he is also doing this. invested.

Three birds with one stone.

And the Lakers start the new season: Jeremy Lin + Kobe + Shumpert + Yi Jianlian + Chandler, still have a battle in the West.

After this series of actions, the lineups of several teams in the West have surfaced.

The Spurs, Thunder, and Clippers, the lineup of the top three in the Western Conference last season was stable, and there was no need to change, and there was not much movement.

The Lakers made a big move, and the Pelicans also completed the upgrade.

The Grizzlies basically retain the black and white duo to be competitive in the playoffs.

Even though the remaining Rockets failed in the battle for Anthony, Morey's operation stopped the bleeding in time.

Next season, their lineup of Beverly + Harden + Parsons + Bosh + Asik, coupled with the rookie Capela selected this year, their combat power will obviously improve.

What is more miserable is the Mavericks. They are the same as in previous years.

Cuban was not reconciled. After he had no hope of competing for Anthony, he traded for Rondo and signed Ruhr Deng, which can be regarded as a harvest in the offseason.

Now whether they can enter the playoffs this season depends on Embiid's recovery from injury.

After a big storm in the west, the lineups of the teams have basically been settled, and the pattern looks relatively clear.

Just when everyone turned their attention to Anthony and James, a piece of news broke by Woj pulled their attention back to the West.

The Spurs and Pau Gasol reached a 2-year full middle-level contract of 1000 million!

At this time, although Gasol was old, he was still a second-tier star, and Duncan hadn't retired yet. This is a luxurious insider combination!

Considering the consistent urgency of the Spurs, in order to avoid the luxury tax, Splitter will definitely be traded away in subsequent transactions.

In that case, the Spurs' starting lineup next season will be Parker + Green + Leonard + Duncan + Gasol, with Ginobili, Belinelli, Diaw, and Baynes on the bench.

This lineup is stronger than last season, and it is definitely a favorite to win the championship!

The Spurs failed to hit the dynasty last season, and they had been quiet in the free market before. They didn't expect that when the free market was coming to an end, they would directly engage in a big wave!

Popovich is making a fortune silently!

ps: Special thanks to Xi_ren for the reward! !

Chapter 559 James: I decided to use my talent... (third update!)

In this way, the Spurs, Grizzlies, Pelicans, Rockets, Mavericks, the new season in the Southwest Division is even more tragic than last season.

The signing of the Spurs once again set off a storm in the free market.

At the same moment, Anthony, who was unwilling to be lonely, announced that he had narrowed down the scope of his next home to the Heat, Bulls and Knicks.

At this point in time, most people already have a rough judgment on the next free market situation.

Basically, the fate of Anthony determines the fate of James.

Rumors of a connection between the Heat and Anthony also came from Woj frequently.

The possibility of a new generation of brothers basketball making a trip is very high.

At this time, news of other signings in the league broke out one after another.

Aldridge refused to renew the five-year 5 million contract with the Blazers in advance. He will implement the option in the last year of the contract and wait until next summer to test the free agent market;

Pierce signed with the Wizards for 2 million in 1100 years;

Irving renews his contract with the Cavaliers in advance for 5 million in 9000 years;

James and Wade communicated on the plane, but Wade didn't know James' current choice;

Anthony announced that the Bulls are out, he will choose between the Knicks and the Heat;

……

Just as the news continued in the free market, the information of the other two veterans also attracted attention.

After Ray Allen won the championship with the team, although he has no plans to retire, he announced that he will not play in the NBA next season.

Obviously, after the Heat won their second championship, Jun Zilei's career is almost complete.

Almost at the same time, Nash also announced his retirement on Twitter, officially ending his career.

The two-time MVP winner, Son of the Wind, a man with his own system, failed to win the championship at the end of his career, and withdrew from the NBA stage with a trace of regret.

While the fans sighed and sighed, they also inevitably sighed that the stars at the beginning of the century had come to an end one after another.

The time came to July 7 unknowingly, and the gate of the free market has come to an end.

"LeBron, are you sure?"

In James' private residence, Rich Paul gave James a final confirmation.

James nodded.

Seeing James' move, Paul took out his mobile phone and sent a message to the staff who had been waiting at Sports Illustrated.

After sending the message, he took a long breath, then got up and hugged James.

"It's going to be a new beginning."

Paul spoke.

James nodded with a smile.

The outside world feels that he has been silent and is waiting for Anthony's decision, but it is not always the case.

He was waiting for Riley, or he was giving Riley a chance.

If the Heat can form a sufficiently competitive lineup, he will still choose to stay.

But Riley hadn't done anything but wait for him so far, which made him finally make up his mind.

He has been a supporting role for so many years, and finally became the leading role this year. He will not want to experience the previous life again.

So he made a choice, like Paul said, it would be a new beginning.

An hour later, Sports Illustrated released exclusive information.

The content of the message is very simple, but it is more powerful than any previous message.

James confirmed his return to the Cavaliers.

Later, James confirmed the news through his ins.

Woj also followed up and reported that Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert and James and James' agent Rich Paul met in Miami last week. Their meeting lasted 4 hours and settled the issue of James' return.

James is expected to sign a four-year 4 million contract with the Cavaliers, and the Cavaliers will "meet all of James' requirements."

After this news was released, it also triggered a series of events.

As a close friend of James, Wade didn't know James' final decision until this time.

"We've been friends since we first came into the league and have developed a very close relationship over the past four years, and for me, both personally and professionally, the partnership between the two of us is It's so special."

"LeBron made the right decision for himself and his family, because home is where your heart belongs. I know this is not a decision that can be made lightly. I support him returning to his hometown."

"As a friend and teammate, I am saddened to see brother LeBron leave the team."

"But as an organization, as a team, I'm happy that we've accomplished what we set out to do when we signed together, and we're championships."

Wade issued a statement in which he blessed James, but his heartbreak and disappointment could be felt between the lines.

For The Flash, as a friend, leaving is not completely unacceptable, what is unacceptable is leaving without telling me in advance.

At the same time in Cleveland, the fans who had gathered outside James' mansion to burn or tear James' jerseys came here again.

Many of them, wearing torn jerseys, are here cheering and celebrating.

After James left, the Cavaliers got 3 No. [-] picks, but so far there is still no sign of rising.