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After acquiring Grant and Clarkson in the draft, the players in the Kings lineup are as follows:

Point guard: Stephen Curry (4 years, 7200 million), Steve Blake (1 year, 200 million), Clarkson (not yet signed)

Shooting Guards: James Harden (3 years, 4800 ​​million), Lance Stephenson (1 year, 180 million, player option)

小前锋：米德尔顿（1年100万、球队选项）、考文顿（2年200万），西蒙斯（2年200万），

Power forward: Tobynes Harris (1 year, 150 million, team option)

中锋：钱德勒（1年1300万）、鲁迪戈贝尔（3年450万、球队选项）、戴德蒙（2年200万）

Here, Stephenson will 100% give up the player option and go to the free agent market to fight for a larger contract. The Kings selected Clarkson in the draft to prepare in advance to a certain extent, although Clarkson is just a spare tire. That’s it.

Mike Miller left the team, freeing up 600 million in salary from the Kings' salary bill. Ke Yan discussed with Middleton in advance the decision to renew the contract in advance. The team did not implement Middleton's team option and reached an agreement with him in advance. A 4-year, 2400 million contract.

The advantage of this is that the Kings will be able to have an above-level wing at a relatively low price in the next four years, especially after the skyrocketing salary space in 16, Middleton only received 600 million, such a child labor contract The dividends are huge whether for personal use or trading;

For Middleton, taking one less year of the basic salary of his rookie contract and settling in early is also a sign of career stability.If I refuse to renew my contract in advance now, maybe with my progress next season, I can get a bigger contract in next year's offseason, but will it reach the level of 3 million in three years?If it cannot be achieved, it is better to renew the contract in advance this year.

Moreover, for Middleton, who is in the rising stage, executing the second contract one year earlier means that he can enter the free agent market in 18 instead of 19, and strive for the largest contract in his career one year earlier. .

The Kings also need to complete an early contract extension with Tobias Harris, but there are not so many things to do with the first-round pick's contract extension. If you need to execute the player option, you can execute the player option, and you can talk about it later.Even if the two sides cannot reach an agreement, Harris will still be a restricted free agent when he enters the 15 free agent market. The Kings can choose to match or not.

From the bottom of his heart, Harris hopes to reach a contract extension with the Kings.According to his own market conditions, Harris wants a contract with an annual salary of 1000 million to 1200 million. After all, Harris only performed poorly against strong teams such as the Spurs and Grizzlies in the playoffs. He can provide stable and efficient results in the regular season. Output, in the playoffs, he can still cover up against teams that don't have such a strong inside line!

Ke Yan hopes to lower the price to 800 million, and the maximum will not exceed 900 million, but if the negotiation cannot be reached in the end, he will still renew Harris' contract.

In the final analysis, the same sentence remains. Salary space will increase significantly in 16. Contracts signed at this stage will appreciate in value after 16!The original premium contract became a normal contract, the original normal contract became a high-quality contract, and the original high-quality contract became a child labor contract.Original child labor contract

Although the free agent market in 14 is turbulent, and stars including James, Anthony, Wade, and Bosh will all step into it, despite the turbulent waves, the Kings are almost the most stable link among the teams in the league!Just make minor repairs and wait for Curry, Harden, Middleton, and Gobert to continue to improve.

However, on June 6, when various stars announced that they would give up their player options and enter the free agent market, James made an unexpected decision. He announced that he would execute the player option and will continue to play for the Knicks in the new season. Serve!

This decision is a little confusing.After all, if James wants to stay with the Knicks, he can sign a five-year, 5 million contract at most if he breaks out of the contract, which will give him more money and a more secure future.

Compared to others, Ke Yan sees things a little more clearly.

First of all, the Cavaliers quickly acquired Deron after losing James. Together with Gallinari and DeAndre Jordan left by James, the team did not embark on the route of three No. 4 picks in 3 years. The strength has improved, but it is not as good as in the previous life. There is a rookie bonus, and there is no super new star like Irving who is extremely suitable for James!Therefore, the concept of "going home" may not have entered his mind;

Which teams in the league have a relatively complete structure that allows James to move in or have sufficient rookie bonuses to allow James to display his leadership ability, and have enough salary space to take James' maximum salary? ?

Not counting the rookies who have just entered the league this season, the only ones worth mentioning are the Jazz with Irving + Valanciunas, the Wizards with Bill + Porter, the Trail Blazers with Lillard + CJ McCollum, and Davis + Ryan pelican. . . . . .In addition to Washington, James went to Salt Lake City, Portland, and New Orleans when he was full!

Strictly speaking, the Clippers are a good place for James!Although there is no rookie bonus to eat, Griffin is already the number one figure in the league. Bledsoe and Kanter have also played well. Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States, and the team owner has amazing financial resources. Ballmer can buy the NBA!

But James still chose to stay in New York!Executing the player option means that James can still wait for the price next season and choose the team that is most powerful to him.

Looking at James' thoughts from Ke Yan's perspective, he most likely wants to take a closer look at the quality of the rookies from 12 to 14 to facilitate his next choice.

James chose to stay, which had a huge impact on the free agent market; almost three hours after James announced the implementation of the player option, WOJ broke the news that Anthony would be the top player in four years after the free agent market opened. Salary contract extended with Knicks!

After all, Anthony is a native of New York. It is highly probable that he will stay with the Knicks, unless the Knicks do not give him a big contract!But the team is still in the championship sequence. Anthony himself is one of the top 15 or even top 10 superstars in the league, so there is no need to press the button.

Although the Knicks management is "smart", they still treat the stars with full respect.

In addition to James and Anthony, it is only a matter of time before Wade, who wants to "one man, one city" in Miami, renews his contract with the Heat. He chooses to jump out of the contract, more to prepare for the team to strengthen the lineup. If the Heat can recruit strong reinforcements , Wade volunteered to take a proper salary cut to help the team strengthen.

And Bosh has become the big-name player with the greatest possibility of transfer this summer!Compared with other stars who are imprisoned by messy thoughts, Bosh's goal is very clear, the maximum amount of salary, and everything else is imaginary.

The Hornets and Wizards respectively made maximum salary offers to Bosh, and the Los Angeles Lakers even got involved!After directly buying out Boozer's junk contract, and after Kobe and Artest's contracts expired respectively, the Lakers freed up a lot of salary space and were able to make a difference in the 14 free agent market, and their The number one target is Bosh!

"Gomba daddy, Bass-chan!" Ke Yan felt happy after hearing the news.

By signing Bosh with a maximum salary and renewing Kobe with a super-large contract for another two years, the Lakers' 16-year first-round pick in the hands of the Kings can directly compete for the top pick!

As for the Kings themselves, after Stephenson announced that he would not implement the player option and the team also gave up Middleton's team option, the current total salary is around 5500 million, which is 6200 million yuan away from the 700 million salary cap. In addition, There is a full mid-level player available, and on this basis, Middleton can also be re-signed with a cap.

To put it simply, without considering subsequent operations, the Kings have the opportunity to offer two mid-level contracts this summer; and according to Ke Yan's original plan, when the Kings see hope of competing for the championship, they will "pay the luxury tax". An acceptable thing to do.

With Chandler able to return in the new season, the Kings' internal disadvantage may not be as obvious as before. Chandler + Gobert are enough to defend the Kings' penalty area in the new season; Dedmon traveled back and forth between the Kings and NBDL last season and has initially adapted. With the rhythm of the NBA, it is not a big problem to continue to serve as an interior substitute in the new season. At the center position, the Kings do not have much need to make any operations;

Starting point guard Curry, backup point guard Blake, plus combo guard Clarkson who mainly plays point guard, the Kings do not have much need for reinforcements at the point guard position; Seth Curry is not willing to continue to be the older brother. He made up his mind to go out for a career, and Ke Yan also expressed his support. Not only in the NBA, but if he couldn't find a suitable job in the NBA, Ke Yan was even willing to introduce him to a job in the CBA.

Players like Fredette and Curry don't have much problem with their technical abilities, but players who are limited by their physical fitness and cannot play in the NBA will be the "real Curry" if they go to the CBA!

In addition to the two positions of point guard and center, the Kings are really not strong enough at the wing and power forward positions. Even if Middleton is renewed, the configuration of Middleton + Simmons + Covington cannot cope with it. Durant, James, and Leonard are the three big and small forwards, and the Thunder, Knicks, and Spurs where these three are located are precisely the Kings' biggest opponents on the road to the championship!

There needs to be at least one player who can handle them a little bit!Looking at the list of free agents, the most suitable player is Ariza, who is very familiar to Chinese fans!

In his previous life, because he played for the Rockets and Lakers, which are most familiar to Chinese fans, for almost a long time during the peak period of his career, Ariza has almost become a template for Chinese fans' understanding of 3D.Including Leonard and George, they were once "disparaged" by Rockets fans as "System Ariza"!

Just looking at his physical condition, Ariza's talent is actually quite good, which is why the Rockets and Pelicans have tried to train him; but his ball-holding ability is impressive, and the combination of man and ball can be fully utilized in a confrontation of this level in the NBA. Not coming out, so starting from the middle of his career, he basically added points based on the two skills of "defense" + "three-pointer". In addition, the Wizards' main point guard Wall is the best player in the league at activating this kind of wing. Ariza The performance last season was quite good!

However, the Wizards also have Otto Porter, the third overall pick that the team wants to cultivate. There are some doubts within the team about giving Ariza a contract with an annual salary of more than 500 million, but they are not willing to let him go for nothing. Ariza wants to win some compensation from Ariza.

Business leagues, between teams and between teams and players, usually don't get things done right, otherwise they will have no friends later. The Wizards proposed that they want a first-round pick from the Kings in the future, plus Simmons. and Dedmon.

Ke Yan thought about it and asked them to choose two out of three, and the Kings would supplement the second round.The Wizards felt that the Kings might not be able to exchange for substitutes like Simmons and Dedmon at the end of the first round, so they chose two players + a second-round pick. Ariza successfully signed a four-year, 4 million contract, which fully supported the Kings. salary cap.

Since Middleton's Bird Rights only account for 300 million of space under salary rules, it does not affect the Kings' continued shopping in the free agent market.The Kings have a full mid-level team available, and Ke Yan has targeted Spaniard Gasol and Frenchman Diaw.

From the last stage of his Lakers career to his time with the Rockets, Gasol's performance has slowly declined. In the 1213 season, Gasol's data dropped to 15.6 points and 8.6 rebounds per game, and his shooting percentage dropped to 46.6%; in the 1314 season, with more ball rights, Gasol's data improved, averaging 17.4 points per game. He scored 9.7 rebounds and his shooting percentage returned to 48.8%, but he still couldn't help the Rockets win.

The Spaniard is in an awkward position, and most people recognize his strength. However, if he plays the power forward position that he is good at, his shooting ability is average and he has no threat to open up the space. If he plays the center position, he is a little intolerant; in a strong team, he has some problems. It's useless, and the weak team doesn't need him.

Therefore, the several teams pursuing him on the market, the Celtics, Bulls, and Thunder, all only offered a full mid-level contract, while the Nets, whose salary has already exploded, only offered a three-year, 3-dollar contract. Wan’s mid-level contract; only his old club, the Lakers, is willing to give him a three-year, 1500 million pension contract!

In this case, the Kings are a "championship group" team and are located in California with a superior living environment. They also offer a full middle-class salary of 3 million for three years, which should be somewhat competitive!In the process of contacting Gasol by phone, Ke Yan made it clear that Gasol will be the main player in Ke Yan's plan. His coordination ability, frame protection ability, and comprehensive offensive skills can greatly help the Kings!

In fact, Ke Yan has always admired Gasol.In the past two seasons, he has tried to win over each other in transactions twice, but the bargaining chips could not be reached.

Nowadays, Gasol's market price has dropped, and within the scope of operation, Ke Yan has also tried his best!If the Big Three of Curry + Harden + Gasol take shape, plus high-quality role players such as Ariza, Middleton, and Chandler, the Kings will truly be promoted to the most popular team!