Legend of Tomorrow

Pau Gasol chose to join the Spurs, which is very bad news for the Lakers.

The inside player that Kupchak wants to dig most in the summer is Gasol. Fans also want to see Gasol and Guo Xu partner up. That is their lost youth.

The two were just a little bit away from forming a team back then. If Kupchak and Phil Jackson convinced Buss to trade Kobe, how many championships would Guo Xu and Gasol lead the Lakers to win? No one knows, it should not be less than what Guo Xu got in the Suns.

Because of Bosh's huge pitfall of 118 million in five years, the Lakers cannot pay Gasol as high as the Spurs. The Spurs are going to fight hard next season. Duncan took the initiative to cut his salary to allow Gasol to join smoothly. He hopes to win a championship at the end of his career and retire perfectly.

It is impossible for Gasol to significantly reduce his salary. He is in better shape than Nowitzki and has a balanced offense and defense. He is only 35 years old. There is no need to earn tens of millions less to compete for the championship. It is not too late to make a minimum salary at the end of his career.

As for why the 33-year-old Wade is willing to take a basic salary, who knows how James deceived him...

For Bosh, Lakers fans are scolding him. The Knicks signed Stoudemire for $100 million in May 2010, when Stoudemire held six championships. Where's Bosh? His best record was in the second round of the playoffs. How can he earn a higher salary than Stoudemire?

Now the hidden danger has completely exploded. Unless he is willing to cut his salary, it is difficult for free agents to join the Lakers.

There are also free agents like Lou Williams who are unwilling to join the Lakers because of overlapping positions. He jumped out of the contract because he no longer wanted to play as a two-guard with Lillard in the Raptors and wanted more playing time.

After rejecting the Lakers, Lu Wei chose to join the Nuggets.

The Lakers also invited 2003 Pacers power forward David West, but he was not optimistic about the Lakers and joined the Nets with a minimum salary.

West played 66 games for the Pacers last season, averaging 11.7 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 28.7 minutes per game. He chose to opt out of next season's $12.6 million contract and really doesn't care about money.

After strengthening the weakest No. 4 position, the Nets look more like a champion. West's evacuation role is crucial.

The Jazz signed free agent Joe Johnson from the Nets for 2 years and 22 million. Single Joe has won the championship with the Suns. He has no interest in going to Los Angeles to team up with Guo Xu to compete for the championship, and he is not willing to cut his salary. He also rejected the Nets' contract extension.

Guo Xu's younger brother Jason Richardson also did not join the Lakers. He injured his knee last season and chose to retire directly. He felt that he couldn't play anymore, and he lost the motivation to fight after winning the championship.

Entering August,

Kupchak hasn't signed a single powerful big-name free agent, and he's almost too embarrassed to see anyone.

Those who are willing to join the Lakers are veterans who are in a period of severe decline and can no longer play. Several role players who played well in the Lakers last season have also left.

When signing people, the manager was careful and had to ask Guo Xu what he meant first. Buss has made it very clear a long time ago that Guo Xu's opinion will be sought for this year's signings, as well as for transactions. This is one of the important conditions for him to choose the Lakers.

Kupchak thought Guo Xu would be very angry because the Lakers' lineup was so bad, the worst in history, and the 76ers, who were brothers in the team last season, had successfully strengthened them.

As a result, Guo Xu felt calm after listening to the manager's signing report. He thought that this might happen while he was circulating. An alien core like Wang Jun leads a group of ordinary teammates, and veterans are unwilling to join.

Because the veterans don't have much time and they can't afford to gamble, the best way to compete for the championship is to join the team with the strongest lineup. Guo Xu will be 35 years old next season and has retired for two years. They don't believe he can still be as dominant as before.

Even if Guo Xu calls every capable veteran to make a guarantee, they may not believe it because it violates the laws of physics.

Guo Xu identified a few people and replied to Kupchak online: Just sign these people, I think they are pretty good.

After reading the list, Kupchak was shocked. Are you sure these people can do it?

Isn't there a better choice? At worst, I will average more than 30 shots per game next season, and others can take a few minutes. Now is the time when I am at my strongest in pursuit of victory.

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Kupchak wanted to say, can you drive a bunch of pig teammates if you want to win and be strong?

But the Lakers really have no better choice. Not only the players don't believe that Guo Xu can lead the Lakers to win the championship, but the manager doesn't believe it either.

The Lakers' first signing, Loyal Boy Carlos Boozer joined with a minimum salary. His agent has always been Happy Waters. At the end of his career, he gave up the good talk of being with the Cavaliers and wanted to win a championship ring.

Boozer, who often chats with Happy, has heard many legends about Guo Xu. He believes that the rebuilt Lakers may win the championship.

With the second pick, point guard Mo Williams joined with a minimum salary, another man who has played for the Cavaliers for many years.

The Nets also made an offer to Mo Williams, who considered it and chose the Lakers. He was simply convinced by Guo Xu's beating. He felt that Guo Xu would create miracles. If the two teams met in the finals and he was Guo Xu's opponent, he was afraid that he would be beaten to tears.

In fact, Mo Williams is one year younger than Guo Xu, a player born on December 19, 1982, but he firmly believes that Guo Xu is in much better condition than himself.

With the third pick, Seth Curry joined with a minimum salary.

This was what Guo Xu requested. Kupchak originally didn't want this player who recommended himself but had no data. Seth is the younger brother of Stephen Curry. He is 188cm tall and weighs 84kg. He is known as a combo guard, but he is not suitable for playing two positions. He has no confrontation, no organization, and can only shoot.

Guo Xu's reason for signing him made Kupchik almost slide under the table. When we meet the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals, we can easily limit Stephen Curry's performance. I will call him to cooperate in match-fixing because his brother is in our hands.

The fourth signing, 12 million for three years, won veteran Vince Carter. This contract is not big, and Carter can still play a role. Not only is he good at shooting three-pointers, but he can also break through with the ball. He performed a lot of dunks with the Grizzlies last season.

After Gasol left the Grizzlies, Carter had no interest in staying there and had no hope of competing for the championship.

With the fifth pick, Matt Bonner joined with a minimum salary.

Bonner on Earth 1 was miserable and did not get the nickname Red Mamba. The Spurs don't want Bonner because he has never helped the Spurs win a championship.

Bonner, who was born in 1980, was abused by Guo Xu in college, and he was abused again after entering the NBA. He joined the Spurs in 2006 and has been playing for the Spurs until now, suffering all kinds of abuse.

In his peak season of 2008-09, he scored 8.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1 assist, and shot 44% from three-point range. He has always been a role player. His code name is Super Soft, he only shoots from outside, has no rebounds, and has poor defense.

At the end of his career, Bonner also hopes to win a championship ring.

The Lakers' 15-man lineup for the new season has been confirmed, and they have undergone a major shakeup. All free agents have left, and Guo Xu has not asked anyone to renew their contract. The only ones who are useful are Nick Young and Ed Davis, both of whom received big contracts.

Center: Jusuf Nurkic, Robert Sacre, Matt Bonner.

Power forward: Montrezl Harrell, Carlos Boozer, Al Horford, Chris Bosh.

Small Forwards: Josh Richardson, Vince Carter, Andre Robertson.

Shooting guards: Jordan Clarkson, Devin Booker, Seth Curry.

Point guard: Guo Xu, Mo Williams.

When the Lakers lineup was released, everyone was shocked. Can this kind of broken lineup win the championship? Isn’t this a group of passengers who are old, weak, disabled, pregnant and carrying small children?

The Lakers' train is bound for the lottery area...