NBA: James wants to team up with me

Tristan Thompson's situation is actually a bit similar to Wiggins. As a blue-collar substitute, his ability to charge forward, grab offensive rebounds and attack the basket is very good. After all, the Eight Sage King averages 8+8 per game. As a For a player who averages about 28 minutes per game, that's pretty good.

But the premise is that he got the low price of several million in the rookie contract. Later, after relying on James to force the Cavaliers to offer a five-year 5 million contract, he became a typical representative of high salary and incompetence.

With Wang Chong only playing for the Cavaliers for one year, Tristan Thompson is definitely very popular.

As for Varejao, he is a bit useless. If he had not been injured and missed the 14-15 season as in the original history, he would still be of some use. But it is not so easy to trade him with an annual salary of 900 million. He must give up some draft picks and the like, and he can't get any capable players in return, so let's put him aside for now.

On July 7, Pau Gasol officially announced that he had joined the Cleveland Cavaliers and signed a two-year contract worth 7 million yuan with the Cavaliers, with an average annual salary of 2 million. It is not a particularly big contract for Pau Gasol. , but it is completely in line with his current worth, and the second-year player option also gives Gasol many options.

Gasol joining the Cavaliers, although it caused a certain response, it was not particularly exciting.

After all, the 34-year-old Gasol has lost his position in the league. This season, Gasol averaged 17 points and 9 rebounds per game with the Rockets. His data can only be considered satisfactory. This has led to Gasol not even being an All-Star. Can be selected, let alone be selected for the best team.

It can also be seen from the amount of his renewed contract, 2 million for two years, an average of 1600 million per year, which is just a slightly larger middle-class contract.

Immediately after the Cavaliers announced the signing of center Hassan Whiteside with a one-year minimum salary, not many people paid attention.

Who is Whiteside? Has he ever played in the league? This is the first reaction of many media when they see this name.

No one thinks the Cavaliers signed such an unknown little guy intentionally.

In anyone's opinion, these two signings are not very good, especially Gasol's signing. Although it is only 800 million per year, the Cavaliers' own salary space is only more than 800 million, and Gasol spent million. After ten thousand years, what is left is enough to give Wang Chong a maximum salary contract.

Originally, Cavaliers fans were still looking forward to the possibility that after signing Wang Chong, the Cavaliers could free up enough salary space through some operations and sign James to form the 03 golden generation, an unparalleled duo.

But with the signing of Gasol, this possibility is almost zero. No matter how the Cavaliers operate, it is impossible to free up another 4000 million salary space. With the positions of Wang Chong and James, they will still have the starting salary no matter what. Starting at 2000 million, if neither of them is willing to cut their salary, the starting salary of the maximum salary contract can reach at least 2200 million US dollars.

Carmelo Anthony, who was also in the 03 golden class, gave them a preview.

On July 7, Carmelo Anthony, who has become a free agent, decided to stay with the New York Knicks and continue to partner with Rose. The contract extension he reached with the Knicks is 10 million US dollars over five years, including the starting salary for the 5-1.24 season. That’s as high as US$14 million.

Of course, Anthony's contract includes the Bird clause, so the term is longer and the starting salary is higher than a normal contract.

Wang Chongxin joined the Cavaliers without the salary bonus of the Bird clause. In addition, he said early on that he would only sign for one year, so the contract will be slightly less than Anthony.

Seeing the Cavaliers signing Gasol, James knew that his return to the Cavaliers was completely screwed up, which made him feel extremely depressed.

The script of returning to the Cavaliers as the prodigal son was something he had planned for a long time. Once he returns to the Cavaliers, he can bring a championship to the team. All the negative comments and criticisms against him will be instantly reversed, and his image will also be able to be improved.

But all this was lost because of Wang Chong's sudden move.

James is now in a very embarrassing situation, because once Wang Chong really wins the championship with the Cavaliers, his previous foundation in the Cavaliers will completely cease to exist, commonly known as having no roots.

In this case, even if James wants to leave the Heat, he can't do it, because once he leaves the Heat, no matter which team he joins, it will be unjust and unjust. He can only win a championship for the Heat now. He has to become a symbol and totem of Miami in a true sense, otherwise he will not have any home team when he retires in the future.

On July 7, James finally made his decision to stay in Miami for 12 years and $2 million.

After learning this news, Heat fans finally breathed a sigh of relief. After all, James' previous signs showed that he wanted to leave the Heat urgently. With the Cavaliers' experience, it is not surprising that James ran away with a bucket.

And now James has chosen to stay, which at least ensures that the status quo of the Heat's Big Three has not changed. Now that the Bulls are missing Wang Chong, their strength has plummeted, and the Cavaliers joined by Wang Chong can't see any competition for the championship. It is the Heat who won the championship. The best chance!

Of course, James still retains a little bit of his own personality. He signed a 1+1 contract with the Heat instead of a 4-year long-term contract. If things go wrong after the end of next season, he can run away at any time.

The day after James announced that he would stay with the Heat, Wade also officially announced on his personal Twitter that he had reached a new contract with the Heat.

韦德签下的同样是一份2年1+1的合同，只是不同于詹姆斯的4年4210万，韦德的两年合同总金额仅有3000万，比詹姆斯低了1200万之多，相当于平均每年降薪600万！

As expected, the honest Wade was PUAed by Pat Riley.

Although Wade has not performed well due to injuries in the past two years, he is still an All-Star player averaging close to 20+5+5 per game. Coupled with his great contributions to the Heat in the past, he only has a two-year, 2-year salary. Wan's contract was nothing short of humiliating.

But there is no way, who will make Wade honest? It was a mistake in itself for him to choose to jump out of the contract for James. When James renewed his contract with the team, Riley found Wade and tearfully said how difficult it was for the team now. They wanted to remain competitive but could not afford the luxury tax. , played the family card with Wade, and promised to give Wade a decent pension contract after the two-year contract.

Wade was moved by Riley's true feelings and resolutely signed a contract that he would regret for a long time in the future.

In this way, the Heat's Big Three were preserved, and because Wade only signed for 2 million for two years, the Heat were able to squeeze out a mid-level contract to pursue a good player in the free market.

In fact, the Heat's strength has not increased significantly compared to before, and because Wade is one year older, he may even be slightly weaker than before. However, due to Wang Chong's departure from the Bulls, the former Eastern Conference overlord's dominance is no longer there. The Heat, who have retained the Big Three, immediately became one of the biggest favorites to win the championship in the new season.

On July 7, Wang Chong finally completed the official contract with the Cavaliers for 14 million for two years, almost the same as James.

There is no way, despite winning seven championships, Wang Chong still has to sign a contract according to the rules set by the league. He has been in the league for the same number of years as James and Anthony, so the maximum salary he can get is exactly the same.

In the past, Jordan's salary ignored the team's salary cap, and his own salary even exceeded the total salary of many NBA teams. This is a special situation in a special period. Even if Wang Chong is now enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with Jordan, he wants to That kind of specialization is still unlikely.

With Anthony, James, Wade and others signing contracts with their respective teams, the number of big-name stars on the free market has plummeted.

After asking about the price in the free market, Chris Bosh of the Lakers found that the bargaining chips provided by the Lakers were the most suitable. Moreover, Kobe Bryant would be retired for the season next season, and he would become the only core of the Lakers, so he simply reached an agreement with the Lakers. 4-year 9000 million contract extension.

The Lakers didn't keep Bosh because of how attractive he is. Bosh has played pretty well this season, but it's just good. The Lakers, who are used to superstars, really don't like Bosh. A star of this level.

But the Lakers' current situation really has no choice. They need enough time to settle and brew.

In addition, Kobe, who was out for the season, also re-signed a two-year contract worth 2 million U.S. dollars with the Lakers, which is considered a salary cut. Kobe's salary in the 4800-13 season has been as high as 14 million. However, considering his age and the situation he encountered this time, Despite serious injuries, this 3000-year, 2 million contract is considered a high-priced contract.

On July 7, the Cavaliers, who completed the signing of Wang Chong, took action again, but this time the Cavaliers did not sign a free agent, but made a trade.

The Cavaliers packaged main guard Dion Waiters and last year's No. 1 pick Anthony Bennett in exchange for backup point guard Lou Williams from the Atlanta Hawks.

This transaction has puzzled many people.

As the sixth man off the bench for the Hawks, Lou Williams' performance for the team this season can only be described as mediocre. He averaged 24 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2 assists in 3.5 minutes per game, and his shooting percentage was only 40. %.

This performance disappointed the Hawks management. Even without the Cavaliers, Lou Williams would have been traded by the Hawks and sent to the Toronto Raptors.

But the Hawks probably never dreamed that Lewis, who joined the Raptors, immediately averaged 15.5 points per game and was elected as the Sixth Man of the Year in the 14-15 season. Since then, Lewis has been a famous sixth man off the bench in the NBA. Active on the field, he won the title of Best Sixth Man three times.

The reason why the Cavaliers made this deal was also under the instruction of Wang Chong.

Although the Cavaliers already have Curry at the point guard position, Wang Chong still wants to prepare for a rainy day. God knows whether Irving will be injured and miss the finals like he was in the original 14-15 season?

With Lou Williams, even if Irving is really injured, the Cavaliers will not have no one available. Anyway, the positioning and playing styles of the two players are relatively close. Louis' long-range shooting ability is insufficient, and the offense is not stable enough. Especially at critical moments, there is no way to make the final decision through personal abilities like Irving, but he does not need to consider these aspects. Wang Chong's key ball ability is even better than that of Kobe Bryant, so why does he need help from others at critical moments?

The chips given by the Cavaliers are Dion Waiters and Anthony Bennett. Both are high-ranking rookies, one was the fourth pick in the first round in 2012, and the other was the No. 2013 pick in .

Bennett, who is known as the best No. 13 pick in history, will not comment for the time being. The trade value of Dion Waiters is still good. After all, in the just-concluded 14-15.9 season, as the second main force of the Cavaliers, he averaged 3 points per game. Contributing 3 points, rebounds and assists, he is the most effective helper around Irving.

Considering that he is only 23 years old and has very good development prospects in the future, the Eagles agreed to this deal very readily.

With the completion of this deal, Wang Chong's vision of the Cavaliers' championship lineup has been basically completed.

Starting list: Point guard Kyrie Irving, shooting guard Andrew Wiggins, small forward Wang Chong, power forward Pau Gasol, center Hassan Whiteside.

The height of this lineup is quite amazing. Except for Irving who is 1 meters, all members are above 88 meters. Shooting guard Wiggins is 2 meters, Wang Chong is 2 meters, and Gasol and Whiteside are both 01 meters. 2.

While his height is enough to suppress the entire league, the Cavaliers' lineup is also not bad at mobility. Irving is already the top speed player among guards. Wiggins, who is full of talent, is certainly not bad, not to mention Wang Chong, who is currently tall. Among strikers over 2 meters tall, there are very few who are faster than Wang Chong.

As for Gasol and Whiteside, they are both relatively fast among inside players, and when it comes to encountering small ball teams with extremely fast offensive rhythm, the team can also make changes. At this time, the Cavaliers The bench can come in handy.

The No. 1 player on the bench is naturally the future Sixth Man of the Year, Lou Williams. If necessary, he can be directly put into the starting lineup, allowing Irving to play shooting guard and Wiggins to move to the small forward position. , Wang Chong returned to the power forward position, and the center of this lineup is naturally none other than Tristan Thompson.

Tristan Thompson, who is 2 meters tall and weighs just over 06 kilograms, has outstanding jumping ability and is quite flexible, able to keep up with the speed of outside players.

With him as the center, the Cavaliers can also switch to small ball mode. Although their long-range shooting ability is far from the small ball lineup of the Bulls era, they are better in terms of mobility and athletic ability.

Generally speaking, the Cavaliers' lineup is definitely not comparable to the Bulls in terms of hard power, but the Bulls have also been weakened a lot because of Wang Chong's departure.

Since the start of the free market, the Bulls have not made any big moves. Although the Bulls' salary space has been freed up by more than 20 million due to Wang Chong's departure, the team still needs to renew Gasol's contract. , in fact, the theoretical salary space is not that exaggerated.

After all, Wang Chong's contract extension with the Bulls can activate the Bird clause and the team's salary cap renewal, but this cannot be done for other players in the free market.

Therefore, the Bulls' salary space is actually just over 10 million. It is naturally not easy to find a suitable replacement for Wang Chong in the free market at this price.