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Chapter 680 Virtuous and trustworthy!

Before the end of the free market, Sun Hao returned to Los Angeles after his vacation.

As soon as he arrived in Los Angeles, Kupchak sent him another good news.

Carter is willing to renew his contract with the Lakers, and it is a salary reduction.

Although Carter's performance last season was poor, after all, he was a quasi-All-Star player the previous season.

His worth, according to the market conditions, is still 800-1000 million.

But the price of his last renewal with the Lakers was 400 million a year, and the total contract value was 3 million for 1200 years!

This is the same as buying something, I will give you a [-]% discount directly!

Sun Hao was a little surprised.

But understanding is also understandable.

Carter has not had a championship in his career, so the championship will be the biggest goal of his next career.

In this free market in the past, he probably had contact with other championship teams, and finally found that the Lakers had the most opportunities.

"He didn't want to leave L.A. this way."

Kupchak also told Sun Hao another reason why Carter chose to cut his salary and stay on the team.

The stars of the last century all have backbone. Although Carter carried the team on his shoulders during the darkest time of the Lakers, this dark period also shows that his Lakers career was very failed.

Especially after Sun Hao came back last season, his performance has been stretching his hips, giving people the feeling that he has been holding back.

If he chooses to leave at this time, then this period of Lakers career will become the biggest black spot in his career.

So he doesn't want that to happen.

Of course, there is another point, Yao Ming's joining.

Yao Ming's joining has made the Lakers' strength surge, and they are fully capable of wrestling with the Warriors and Knicks. It is the wisest choice to stay at this time.

After Carter also chose to renew his contract, the Lakers' lineup for the new season has become very substantial.

Point guards: Knight, Billups, Thomas Jr.

Shooting Guard: Sun Hao, Jimmy Butler

Small forwards: Carter, Rudy Fernandez, Battier

Power forwards: Millsap, Bertans, Draymond Green

Centers: Yao Ming, Jason Smith, Kyle O'Quinn

For this lineup, only one more defender needs to be signed, or a 14-man lineup is enough for the season.

And what can be met is that because the Lakers lineup has a large number of people, this last spot will be crowded with many people.

The free market is drawing to a close, and the signings of others have also been settled one after another.

Curry and the Warriors reached a five-year maximum salary extension.

Because he corrected the way of power in advance so that he did not suffer major injuries, and because of Sun Hao's departure and his own outstanding performance last season, the "biggest child labor" in Curry's history will not appear.

But this may be the right way to start a career.

While renewing Curry's contract, McGrady was renewed with a basic salary, and then veteran O'Neal was signed from the free market.

The Warriors have retained the core lineup of the previous dynasty, and there are some reinforcements. Now they have a good chance to hit the four consecutive championships on the basis of the dynasty!

That was what Sun Hao and O'Neill wanted to accomplish but failed in the end!

At this point, the free market freeze period has come to an end.

On the second day after the freezing period ended, multiple signings were officially concluded, including the three-way deal with the Lakers.

Yao Ming officially joined the Lakers!

Only on the second day, the Lakers held a press conference to announce the joining of Yao Ming.

Although the press conference was held earlier than usual, the scene was still crowded with reporters.

I said before that the media have long wanted to know the details of Yao Ming's joining the Lakers, but they have nowhere to go.

Now that the official press conference is finally held, they will naturally not miss it.

In addition to Yao Ming, other attendees included Buss Jr., Kupchak, Harris, and Sun Hao.

Before the press conference, Kupchak showed the fans Yao Ming's Lakers No. 11 jersey.

The Lakers have retired many jersey numbers, but No. 11 is not included.

And this jersey is extra large, so the efficiency is also possible.

Yao Ming took the jersey and showed it first. There was a smile on the corner of his mouth. It could be seen that he was still in a good mood after making a decision.

After showing the jerseys, Buss Jr., Kupchak and Harris all said some welcome speeches, and then there was a questioning session for reporters.

Yao Ming's performance in front of the media is somewhat similar to Sun Hao's, both of which are more down-to-earth and have a unique sense of humor.

For example, when a reporter asked Yao Ming about a slightly sensitive topic.

"Now there is a saying among the fans that the combination of you and Sun is the combination of the No. 1 center and No. [-], which makes the NBA lose its suspense. What do you think of this statement?"

This question has appeared long before the free market began, and it is also one of the must-have questions for journalists.

And it's not easy to answer, because answering yes is very pretentious, and answering no is very unreasonable.

Yao Ming replied:

"Does this include Bay Area and New York fans?"

A rhetorical question, and just this one sentence, has already made the reporters below laugh out loud.

Smart people never answer questions with a yes or no answer.

And it's not an avoidance either.

Because this rhetorical question is another way, you ask this, do other championship teams know?

It's a rhetorical question, but it's also an answer.

Because if it really makes the NBA lose its suspense, then other teams should lie down and compete to be bad.

But the reality is clearly not the case.

This answer can be regarded as giving Los Angeles fans the most intuitive understanding of Yao Ming's temper off the court.

To be honest, such a character... is very likable!

Sun Hao is so popular with Americans, apart from his personal skills, he also has a humorous personality.

Yao Ming is exactly the same!

Because of Yao Ming's personality, the atmosphere of the press conference became extremely relaxed.

However, FOX Sports, which always likes to make things happen, in a relaxed atmosphere, a reporter asked a question that was not only sensitive, but very provocative.

"Reggie Miller once said that if Jordan called to recruit him, he would say 'FXCK. YOU' to Jordan, did Sun call you?"

As soon as this question was asked, there was a burst of restlessness below.

It was so blunt that he almost pointed Yao Ming's nose and said he was so spineless compared to Miller.

Yao Ming was also taken aback at this moment.

Wisdom is only useful among civilized people. The so-called "a scholar can't explain his reason when he meets a soldier", if the other party directly complains, wisdom will not work.

At this time, Sun Hao took the initiative to bring the microphone in front of him.

The Lakers are his team, Los Angeles is his turf, Yao Ming is his friend and new teammate, and in this case he has to stand up no matter what.

"A month ago, you said that Yao was injured and would die. If the Wizards renews his contract, he will ruin the future of the team. Why is he the number one center in the league in Los Angeles? He is Michael Miller again? "

Sun Hao responded directly.

And that's why he didn't rush to respond to the outside world before.

It is you who said that Yao Ming is no longer good, and now it is you who say that Yao Ming is the number one center and coming to Los Angeles is no good.

Whether you can co-author or not, you have the final say, and you are happy watching others be the uncrowned king for the rest of their lives? !

Before the reporter could respond, Sun Hao immediately said another sentence.

"Many people say how successful I was last season and created so many records. Some even say that last season belonged to me, but everyone knows that last season's championship was not the Lakers, but the Warriors. This is called success. ?"

With these two consecutive sentences, Sun Hao immediately took the initiative in his own hands.

"No, it's not success, it's frustration."

Sun Hao asked and answered by himself, and turned his head to look at Yao Ming after answering.

"Yao is the same. He made the Wizards in the championship all the year round but never succeeded. Our combination is not a combination of two No.1s, nor is it a combination of Reggie Miller and Michael Jordan. We're just two losers coming together for a championship."

Yao Ming said that he was a little bit worried, because his title of "King of Sanya" was really painful, but he still nodded.

Because Sun Hao spoke the truth.

Sun Hao's words are not finished yet.

"Of course, if you think what I said is not enough, if you still insist on talking about Miller and Jordan, I think you should first ask Garnett if Pierce called him."

Pretty!

When Sun Hao finished speaking this sentence, little Bass beside him couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Everyone knows that Sun Hao and Garnett have a feud, but there is nothing wrong with this wave of hatred.

The instigator of the grouping of stars is the Boston Big Three.

And after that, other teams teamed up more, and you just said Yao Ming?

What's more, the Lakers are a bunch of shit.

If Carter, who was in the state of last season, is considered a giant, then there is no such thing as a group in this league.

After this wave of insults, the FOX reporter was left speechless.

Moreover, maybe he didn't expect Sun Hao's reaction to be so intense.

However, some people with high emotional intelligence quickly reacted.

Because it is Yao Ming!

The relationship between Sun Hao and Yao Ming is not as simple as being from the same country.

Among the Chinese players, apart from Yi Jianlian, that is, Yao Ming and Sun Hao have the best relationship.

This wave of Sun Hao's "protection" also made all reporters realize that if they want to embarrass Yao Ming in Los Angeles in the future, they should think carefully.

……

After Yao Ming, other signings and deals that had previously reached verbal agreements were also concluded one after another.

This is also something that happens every year. The so-called freezing period is more set up because the league wants to calculate the salary cap for the new season.

Under normal circumstances, there will not be a situation where it is said that an oral agreement has been reached, and then there will be regrets in the end.

Because this is related to the credibility of the players and the team, once someone or the team does that, then he is in the league...

and many more!

Just as the signing was proceeding in an orderly manner, a message from ESPN exploded in the league.

Deron, who had reached a verbal agreement with the Nets before, regretted it!

This is simply a stone that stirs up a thousand waves, because no one has done this before!

In the midst of much attention, more details have been exposed one after another.

The team that made Deron regret it was the Mavericks!

With all the championship teams making reinforcements one after another, the Mavericks did not advance but retreated. Not only did they have no reinforcements, but they left Kidd in vain.

For a team aspiring to compete for the championship, it is more painful to be doomed to fail before it starts than to fail in the championship.

Cuban clearly didn't want that.