Legend of Tomorrow

The Suns sent away star Stephon Marbury and blue-collar power forward Beau Outlaw, and exchanged this year's No. 7 pick Nene Hilario from the Knicks, a 2003 second-round pick, some cash and Auntie The last year of Larry Johnson's contract expires.

Aunt announced his retirement as early as 2001, but his contract will not expire until 2003. Last season's annual salary was 11.34 million, and it is partially guaranteed next season. The Suns only need to pay him 9.61 million US dollars to complete the buyout.

Everyone was shocked. What you sent was Marbury, but in the end, you got a garbage contract back? And it costs nearly tens of millions to lay off people. Isn’t this crazy?

Suns manager Brian Colangelo was worried that Guo Xu couldn't wait, so he sent Marbury away as soon as possible to show his sincerity. Fortunately, he was neat enough, otherwise the deal would not have been completed.

The Nuggets manager is also negotiating with the Knicks. They hope to acquire Marcus Camby, Nene Hilario, and Mark Jackson. The bargaining chips are McDyess, Frank Williams and the 2003 No. 2 pick. draft picks.

This was a famous robbery transaction in Guo Xu's previous life. Now that Nene is gone, the Nuggets won't have much advantage in trading with the Knicks. At most, they can get another glass man Camby.

The New York media immediately sent congratulatory messages collectively, saying that the son of New York was back home.

The Knicks manager said excitedly: We got an All-Star point guard and an experienced defensive blue-collar player. The Knicks will definitely rise next season. We already have the strongest outside combination in the league.

On the surface, the combination of Marbury, Sprewell, and Alan Houston is indeed very powerful, but if you think about it carefully, the lone wolf and the madman are both players who need to hold the ball to perform. It would be good if the two of them don't choke each other's neck. .

Marbury himself was very excited. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and his biggest childhood dream was to play for the Knicks. At the press conference, he especially thanked the Suns management for helping him.

Guo Xu was shocked after seeing the news, not because he thought the Suns had suffered a big loss in the trade, but because Nene was actually sent to the Suns. He will have a very strong teammate next season.

Nene is 211cm tall and weighs 113kg. He can play both center and power forward positions. In his previous life, he had 14.5 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2 assists at the peak of the Nuggets. He had a balanced offense and defense, a selfless style of play, and shot over 60% in many seasons.

Nene's shortcoming is that he is easily injured, so he does not play for a long time. The most he played in a season was 33.6 minutes. The Suns happened to have a miracle doctor, so coming here was perfect for him.

The Suns are not done crazy yet.

On the 6th, Bryant made another trade with the Hawks, sending away the team's third-leading player Anfernee Hardaway in exchange for declining veteran Toni Kukoc and power forward Chris Crawford.

Hardaway performed well last season with no injuries. He played in a total of 80 games, scoring 12 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists in 30.8 minutes. He shot 41.8% from the field and his efficiency was acceptable.

The reason why the Suns resolutely sent him away was because they were worried that Hardaway would rely on his old age and influence Guo Xu's promotion. You know, he walked past O'Neal in the Magic, and now he is asked to be the younger brother of O'Neal in the Lakers. How can he bear it?

With Hardaway's level of stupidity, Guo Xu had to do a lot of things after signing the contract. At that time, other teams would no longer need him and he would have to rot in the team. He signed with the Suns in 1999 for $87.7 million over seven years, and his contract did not expire until 2006.

This is a foreseeable trouble, and the Suns management must eliminate this hidden danger.

Although the Kukoc acquired in exchange is far less popular than Hardaway, he is still somewhat useful and currently plays power forward. He played 59 games last season, averaging 9.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 25.3 minutes per game, shooting 41.9% from the field and 31% from three-point range.

He also has injury risks. His contract expires in 2004, and his annual salary for the next two years is 8.05 million and 9.06 million.

Power forward Chris Crawford is 206cm tall and weighs 107kg. He signed a mini-mid-level contract that expired in 2005. He was reimbursed after playing 7 games last season, scoring 7.6 points and 3.6 rebounds in 18.7 minutes.

The Hawks have given up all hope on Chriss. He is one of the most famous glass men in the league. He was selected with the 22nd pick in the second round in 1997 and won a long-term contract with his fierce playing style. The price of his bravery was that he was injured every year, never played a full season, and played 55 games in his peak season.

The Eagles management feels that they have made a lot of money after the transaction. They need a personal star to drive the market. Hardaway is now mainly a swingman, and it is also very suitable to partner with Terry in the backcourt.

Afterwards, ESPN experts used a ridiculing tone when evaluating the Suns' transaction. Many people predict that 2003 will be a big year for the draft. The Suns management is starting to make preparations now. They want to win the No. 1 pick to change their destiny. I think when negotiating with the Hawks, the Suns manager probably said this, we sent ' Penny', if you have any rubbish, just throw it over.

No matter what others think, the goal of the Suns management has been achieved. The only player on the team with an annual salary of tens of millions is Tom Gugliotta. The free salary space can not only sign Guo Xu, but also renew his contract with a high salary in 2003. Marion.

Except for Gugliotta, who signed a super bad contract and is impossible to trade, the Suns are full of young players, and these people must listen to Guo Xu. Next season, the Suns will have Guo Xu and Marion as the core.

Marion is not for sale to the Suns. He played in 81 games last season and scored 19.1 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.1 blocks in 38.4 minutes. His physical fitness is among the best in the league and he can help the team on both offense and defense.

Online, fans of other teams mocked the Suns for three days, and the Suns management became a negative example for the entire league.

Suns fans collectively protested, dissatisfied with the Suns management's stupidity in sending away two star point guards, Jason Kidd and Marbury, in the past two years. They cannot accept this bad way and will definitely not watch the Suns games next season.

Then, all the fans were stunned.

On July 10, the Suns officially announced that Guo Xu would join with a six-year maximum salary of 75 million, with the final year being a player option.

The media is in an uproar. What about going to the east as you promised?

After receiving the news, president David Stern did not resent Guo Xu's approach, because there are only a few big-city teams in the Eastern Conference that can win. The Heat and Knicks have no room, the Wizards have Jordan, and the Celtics have controversy. Now the Suns send Marbury to the Knicks and Hardaway to the Hawks, and everyone is happy.

Because Guo Xu has the lowest maximum salary, this contract is not too big.

The collective bargaining agreement stipulates that when the Bird Clause is used, players and teams can sign a seven-year contract with a maximum annual fluctuation of 12.5%. A general contract can only be signed for a maximum of 6 years, with a maximum annual fluctuation of 10%.

The maximum starting salary offered to Guo Xu by the Suns according to the labor agreement is US$10 million. With the increase year by year, his annual salary in the last year was US$15 million.

Guo Xu is willing to sign for such a long term to show his sincerity and prove that he is here to compete for the championship, not to make big money. And as long as he achieves results, he doesn't have to worry about not having advertising endorsements, just two ads can make up for the losses.

In fact, he has already made a lot of money. The annual salary of the top pick Martin in the next two years was only 4.07 million and 5.13 million. When the first-round rookies in the 2000 class were fulfilling their four-year rookie contracts, Guo Xu became Mr. Ten Million ahead of them.

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