Godfather of the NBA: Cutting Curry and creating a dynasty

"A group of sand sculptures."

After turning off the computer, Yang Li lightly tapped his waist.

He and Kristen went to the beach in Miami the other day.

Watch the sunrise during the day and the sunset at night.

Day after day, I almost broke my waist.

"Okay, vacation is over, start working!" Yang Li said, shaking his neck.

Yang Li has his own understanding of how to build a championship lineup.

To put it simply, you can fry any dish with any pot.

The cornerstone of the team is Kobe, so a star insider is enough.

The cornerstone of team building is Brother Antetokounmpo, so just make it a star.

The cornerstone of the team is LeBron James, so configure at least two All-Star teammates.

Of course, it must be a star player who does not occupy the ball, preferably can open up space to shoot three-pointers, and is willing to sacrifice data.

Finally, I would like to add that it would be even better to have star veterans with a few basic salaries to vote for.

but now.

The cornerstone of the Clippers is Curry, so things are simple.

You just need to find someone who can pass the defense and put the ball in the basket when the opponent double-teams Curry.

Compared with other cornerstones, Curry is the one who doesn't eat his teammates the most, and only requires qualified ability.

Those basketball commentators quoted and analyzed a lot, all of which were bullshit, and it turned out that the truth is as simple as that.

What kind of pass and cut system like Steve Kerr's made sounds very powerful.

But in fact, without Curry, this system simply cannot work.

The reason why the Warriors team was successful in the previous life was not because of how good you, Cole, coached.

It's not because of how well you deal Green at the top of the arc.

All success is based on Curry's sky-defying projection ability.

Without Curry, let's all rest on the horse!

If Cole is really capable, will Green let him play the whole game after two consecutive undercover performances?

A Cole and a Green will only suck Curry's blood.

Nothing without Curry!

Take them all away!Remove it for me!

Recalling these, Yang Li felt that he was about to have a cerebral hemorrhage again.

"There is no Curry this time, let me see what you Cole and Green can achieve!"

After Yang Li finished complaining, he began to examine the current players in the team.

At present, the Clippers have a total of 12 people under guaranteed contracts.

Among them, there are 5 players that Yang Li will definitely keep, and their estimated salaries are as follows:

Harden 405 million, Curry 297 million, Ibaka 112 million, Gibson 108 million, DeAndre Jordan 74.

The salaries of the remaining 7 people are as follows:

Randolph 1600 million, Kaman 1040 million, Camby 765 million, Thomas 735 million, Sangueira 453 million, Ricky Davis 248 million, Al Thornton 190 million.

The total salary of the 12 Clippers under contract: 6027 million.

In the 2009-2010 season, the NBA's salary cap was 5770 million, and the luxury tax line was 6992 million.

Judging from the current situation, as long as the signing of a few rookies is completed, the salary will already exceed the salary cap.

The best way is to get rid of Randolph's big contract, otherwise there is really no room for maneuver.

Yang Li knew that Randolph was a capable player.

After all, it was the later Memphis Bear King, and the Grizzlies even retired the No. 50 jersey for him.

But unfortunately, the Clippers don't need him.

His defensive ability cannot be described as poor, it is a disaster.

This obviously does not meet Yang Li's requirements for inside players.

Because of Curry and Harden, what Yang Li needs is an inside line with excellent defensive ability and frame protection ability.

Randolph is neither.

What's more, he is still notoriously a stabbing head.

For a head coach who is only in his early twenties, he will definitely not obey the arrangement.

How did the Clippers solve it before?

By the way, Grizzly!

"Hi, hello, I'm from the Los Angeles Clippers..."

The call lasted only 3 minutes, and the result was as Yang Li expected. The Grizzlies were very willing to take over Zach Randolph's big contract.

In the end, the Clippers sent Zach Randolph, got Quentin Richardson, and a special case of 665 million transactions.

At the same time, the total salary of the Clippers has also dropped to 5362 million.

Quentin Richardson, nicknamed Ah Q.

Yang Li's biggest impression of this forward and guard swingman is that he averaged 2.9 three-pointers per game and won the three-point leader of the year in the bombardment team Suns.

Then, he performed too badly in the playoffs and was traded away.

In the previous life, after Ah Q was traded to the Clippers this time, he was soon traded to the Timberwolves.

But Yang Li didn't plan to do this, because Ah Q still has a good three-point shooting rate.

At the same time, his defensive ability is above the passing line, which is still in line with Yang Li's requirements for forward players.

What's more, he only has the last year left on his contract.

By next summer, nearly 1000 million salary space can be freed up for the Clippers.

Just after finalizing the deal with the Grizzlies, Yang Li received a call from Thunder general manager Presti.

"Yang, we had a great time working together in the draft pick trade," Presti said.

Yang Li smiled slightly, thinking that this guy must have taken a fancy to someone in my team.

"Say it straight, who do you want?" Yang Li said straight to the point.

"Hahaha, I like your bluntness, Yang!" Presti laughed, "Then I'll be straight, I want Etan Thomas! Tell me about your chips."

Sure enough, what the Thunder needed was an experienced insider.

"Sean Livingston." Yang Li said, "I need salary space."

"Deal!" Presti didn't hesitate at all. The most important thing the Thunder lacked was salary space.

You only need to help the Clippers clear the salary space, and you can switch to an experienced insider. This deal is very cost-effective.

At least compared to Livingston, it's just an extra!

Sean Livingston, once a talented high school student, and later an important member of the Warriors won the championship.

After the injury that nearly killed his career, he was a league bum.

Now he is at the lowest ebb of his career, at this time no one will believe that he will stand up again and break out his own sky in the nba.

However, Yang Li believed that, after all, this happened for real.

After the transaction was completed, the Thunder got Etan Thomas, and the Clippers got Livingston and a special case of 705 million transactions.

It seemed that "The Poet" Thomas had no choice but to bring his gift of poetry to Oklahoma.

The next player to be traded was Marcus Camby.

The one-time dpoy was still able to score 10.3 points and grab 11.1 rebounds per game last season.

However, Yang Li knew him very well.

His defensive ability is not worthy of dpoy's honor at all.

The average double-double per game is just a good-looking statistic, but the real Camby relies on eating cakes for offense and basically a colander for defense.

Single defense, can't defend against strength and footwork centers.

Assisted defense, basically only when the opponent bumps into it can defend.

The block data is good, just because he likes to gamble on defense and is particularly easy to be fooled.

For this kind of inside player who has no real defensive ability, Yang Li will never use him.

His value is the most suitable bargaining chip for the Clippers.