NBA’s aging star system

On June 6, at Barclays Center, the 23 draft was in full swing.

The digital man just used the No. 1 pick to win Markelle Fultz.

Next is the Lakers' second pick.

The Lakers have just gone through a wave of changes. Kupchak was fired and Magic Johnson took over.

The team appointed "Magic" Johnson as the new president of basketball operations. Former team general manager Mitch Kupchak has been fired, and Jim Buss will no longer serve as vice president of basketball operations.

This also means that Jim Buss was successfully ousted by Jenny Buss.

At this time, in the Lakers' lounge, Johnson was looking at the scouting report in his hand.

"So let's choose him."

"Of course, this has been decided a long time ago. Why are you hesitating?"

"Ok."

At this point, the joke comes on stage and begins to open the envelope.

"The Los Angeles Lakers selected Lonzo Ball from UCL with the second pick in the first round."

Immediately afterwards, the Celtics took Jayson Tatum with the third pick.

The Suns took Josh Jackson with the fourth pick.

The Kings took De'Aaron Fox with the fifth pick.

The remaining draft that everyone knows well is Markkanen with the seventh pick.

Zach Collins with the 10th pick, Monk with the 11th pick, Kennard with the 12th pick, and Mitchell with the 13th pick.

Adebayo with the 14th pick, Jarrett Allen with the 22nd pick, Anunoby with the 23rd pick, Kuzma with the 27th pick, and Josh Hart with the 30th pick.

In the second round, only Tob and Dillon had some impression.

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At this time, Su Tian was at home listening to Bill Duffy report on the teams he had recently contacted.

"Su, these teams are willing to give the team status and big contracts. You can take a look first."

Su Tian took the information from Bill Duffy and looked through it.

There are mainly these teams, Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors, Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics, Memphis Grizzlies.

"There are also some teams that are in contact, including the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks, and they have expressed certain intentions."

"But we can't just pin our hopes on these big teams, we have to have a plan B."

Su Tian nodded while looking at the team information.

"Bill, let's get in touch first. Don't be in a hurry. The offseason is still long."

"Okay Sue, but are any of these teams you want to be on?" Bill Duffy asked.

"Not yet. Dallas and Boston are not places I want to go. The Raptors already have Lowry and DeRozan. If I go there, they will have three guards. The forward line is flawed."

"So, the only teams that can continue to discuss this are the Hawks and the Grizzlies."

"There are still too few choices. Bill, you should contact some more teams. There are not many choices."

"Okay, Sue."

Bill Duffy has always agreed with Su Tian's choice, including this time he chose a new team. Bill Duffy also felt that these teams were not very suitable choices.

Either the team is too weak, or the market is too small.

The only one that could be considered suitable was the Boston Celtics, but Su Tian himself was unwilling to go to Boston, so he was naturally ruled out.

"Bill, have the business arrangements for the offseason and China National Bank been arranged?"

"Everything has been arranged. We have reached an agreement with Anta. The itinerary will be sent to you shortly."

"By the way, Su, David Griffin has been contacting me during this time. He hinted to me that Irving might be leaving." Bill Duffy suddenly said.

"I expected Kyrie to leave. There is nothing surprising. He wants a team of his own. However, whether Kyrie leaves or not, we will definitely not be able to stay."

Bill Duffy nodded in agreement.

"By the way, Bill, help me contact the trainer and the arena. I feel like my injury is getting better."

"Ah, is it so fast? Do you want to see a doctor again? Are you too anxious?" Bill Duffy was surprised. The finals only ended more than a week ago, and the injury was actually resolved as soon as possible.

"Don't worry Bill, I know my body best and I won't make fun of my body."

"Okay, but I still suggest taking your time and doing some non-confrontational training first."

"Of course, I also need time to adapt."

After finishing the conversation with Bill Duffy, it didn't take long for Bill to send some offseason schedule.

These itineraries are still mainly based in China, and most of the business contracts are also in China.

After all, China is Su Tian's base, and the United States only has a few simple commercial endorsement contracts. It takes a few days to shoot an advertisement and it's all done.

Two days later, Su Tian temporarily completed the business affairs in the United States and started the trip to China.

This time it will not last long. Su Tian will stay in China until mid-July before returning.

After coming back, we will start signing the new team.

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On July 7, the free agent market officially opened.

虽然7月1日中午自由市场已经开启，但直到7月6日中午12点，球队才能同球员正式签约。

The five days between July 7 and July 1 are called the "freeze period". During this period, no team can sign players, but teams can verbally reach agreements with players and provide players with contracts. This is to help the league more accurately calculate the salary cap and luxury tax.

The freeze period will last until 7 noon on July 6, when teams can officially sign players.

Since the league signed a nine-year, $2015 billion television broadcast contract before the start of the 9 season, the league's total salary cap has increased significantly since last season.

2017-18赛季的工资帽预计将在9900万美金左右，但这要比今年4月时估计的1.01亿美元要少200万美元。

And just on the first day of the free market on July 7, a lot of news came out.

Bogdanovic signed with the Kings for $3 million in three years, and Jrue Holiday signed with the Pelicans for $3600 million in five years.

Griffin signed with the Clippers for $5 million in five years, and Curry signed with the Warriors for $1.73 million in five years.

Livingston signed with the Warriors for $3 million in three years, and Cristiano Felicio signed with the Bulls for $2400 million in four years.

Jeff Teague signed with the Timberwolves for $3 million in three years, and Justin Holiday signed with the Bulls for $5700 million in two years.

Tony Snell signed with the Bucks for 4 years and 4600 million.

Then on July 7, the Cavaliers also began to take action.

Jose Calderon signed with the Cavaliers with a minimum salary of one year.

Iguodala signed with the Golden State Warriors for $3 million in three years, and Taj Gibson signed with the Timberwolves for $4800 million in two years.

McAway signed with the Hornets for $1 million in one year, and Joe Ingles signed with the Jazz for $270 million in four years.

Digital Man also took down JJ Redick and Amir Johnson on the same day.

The free market is turbulent, but this has nothing to do with Su Tian, ​​because Su Tian is still in China at this time.