Legend of Tomorrow

The NBA free market has only been open for a few days and there have been many big deals. The most shocking thing is that the Lakers formed F4.

The Lakers signed Karl Malone and Gary Payton one after another. O'Neal has been preparing for this since he was eliminated in the first round. The three often partnered in the All-Star Game, and they all have each other's phone numbers, and they negotiated cooperation in private.

The two veterans chose the Lakers. First, they have high exposure in big cities. Second, the Lakers have a championship background. The previous three consecutive championships were too impressive. They believe that the Lakers' inability to win last year was due to flaws in positions 1 and 4, and the weaknesses were made up after joining.

As soon as the transaction was announced, O'Neal was very proud when chatting with Guo Xu. He felt that he could stabilize the Suns in the new season. Moreover, the two veterans came here because of his face, which proves that the Lakers are still his team.

Many media predicted that Kobe would jump out of his contract in the summer of 2004 and pursue a larger maximum salary. O'Neal's plan was to lead the Lakers to a championship and then ask the management to renew his contract in advance, otherwise he would jump out of the last year of his contract in 2005.

Guo Xu estimates that both of them want to force each other away, and the off-court conflicts between the OK Group became public last season.

Kobe's ambition does not allow him to continue to be someone else's foil. As his strength improves and O'Neal gets older, the uneasiness within the Lakers will become greater and greater.

Seeing O'Fay being so happy, Guo Xu couldn't bear to pour cold water on him. If the two had to separate, Bass would definitely choose to keep the younger Kobe, even if O'Neal is still the league's number one center.

It will be difficult for the Lakers to win the championship, even if F4 can stay healthy, they have to work hard. Malone is 40 years old and Payton is 35 years old. Their good statistics last season were due to their weaker teammates and possession of the ball. When they came to the Lakers, they had to reduce the number of shots they took.

John Stockton, who just announced his retirement, is confused. The statues of the two Jazz veterans have been built, but what about the Maroons?

The Bucks' management is in disarray. Last year, they sent out Ray Allen, Kevin Ollie, Murray and a first-round pick in exchange for Payton and Mason. As a result, Payton, who attracted fans, played for half a season. He ran away, leaving only Mason, who had no basket and was good at runner-up dunks, and suffered a heavy loss.

In order to retain Payton, the Bucks management previously sent low-paid and high-performance point guard Sam Cassel and center Earvin Johnson to the Timberwolves in exchange for guard Anthony Peeler and forward Joe Smith.

Because Pillar chose to opt out of the contract, the Bucks almost gave the Timberwolves a star for free, and also helped the other party clean up Joe Smith's junk contract. There was probably some insider trading between the two parties, but this time Wolves manager McHale was not caught.

In the next two seasons, Cassell's annual salary was US$3.7 million and US$4.1 million respectively.

It’s hard to imagine that this is the salary earned by a player who had 19.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists last season.

Seeing the significant improvement in the strength of the Western Conference teams, the management of the Nets, which has reached the Finals for two consecutive years, cannot sit still. However, there are not so many good players to choose from in the free market, and the Nets' interior weaknesses are too obvious to be strengthened.

The Nets manager got excited and gave Alonzo Mourning, who didn't play a game last season due to kidney disease, $22 million over four years, believing that he had safely returned to health.

What do you believe in what others say? The Nets simply have money and nowhere to throw it.

The Spurs, who are in urgent need of reinforcements inside, can only choose one of Olavokandi and Nesterovic. They signed the latter for 42 million US dollars in 6 years. The price is obviously high, but if he doesn't sign, it will be impossible for the Spurs to defend their title next season. Nesterovich at least has a good body and can ensure interior defense and will not let his opponents do whatever they want in the penalty area.

The Spurs also signed Lakers veteran Robert Horry to strengthen the No. 4 position. He has rich game experience and is good at emptying the inside.

Since Horry and Bowen were very powerful off the board, Guo Xu thought about recruiting Horry to the Suns, but gave up after thinking about it. The Suns have too many potential new players inside, and it is difficult to allocate playing time. Haslem's defense is better than Horry. He can defend alone and grab rebounds. On the offensive end, he can also make open mid-range shots. There is no need to pursue Horry's 35% three-pointer. points, not even one shot per game.

Horry can't run fast and can't play run-and-gun. If James Jones, this year's second-round pick, plays as a guest at the 4th position, he can also shoot three-pointers and run much faster. Training him will also be good for the team's future.

On the 17th, the Hawks, Timberwolves, Knicks and 76ers completed a four-team deal.

Hawks forward Glenn Robinson went to the 76ers and acquired retired Timberwolves player Terrell Brandon.

The Knicks traded Madman Sprewell to the Timberwolves to get Van Horn from the 76ers.

The 76ers also sent second-round pick Tyrese Hansen and a 2007 first-round pick to the Hawks, acquiring center Mark Jackson from the Wolves.

The 76ers and Timberwolves benefited from this transaction. The two stars were traded because of conflicts in the locker room.

Iverson said excitedly: I like Big Dog. He is the kind of good player who can score a lot of points without scoring more points than me. He has strengthened our front line.

Garnett said: Now that I have Cassel and Sprewell, the first-round curse can go to hell.

Then, the Timberwolves signed Olavokandi with a three-year, $16.2 million deal exception. The lineup was too strong.

The Kings also received strong reinforcements and completed a three-way deal with the Pacers and Spurs.

The Spurs sent Danny Ferry to the Pacers, acquired forward Turkoglu from the Kings, and acquired swingman Ron Mercer from the Pacers. The Kings also sent big man Pollard to the Pacers and acquired last season's All-Star big man Brad Miller.

The media commented that now Weber can rest assured in the new season and Miller can do Weber's job in addition to breaking through the handicap.

The Spurs have also made reinforcements. Turkoglu is an excellent forward who can help the team as a starter or as a substitute. Ron's condition has declined sharply, which is an added bonus.

Without Miller, the Pacers' internal strength has declined significantly, and O'Neal Jr. must take on more tasks, but they have no choice. The salary space is doomed to prevent them from renewing Miller, so it is better to trade him early.

The most surprising trade between the Warriors and the Mavericks was that the Warriors sent Danny Fordson, Chris Mills, Welsh and star Jamison to the Mavericks in exchange for Eschmeier and Little General Johnson. , Puopouye-Jones, Rigardo and Van Exel.

Shane was dumbfounded. What's happening here? The team boss is gone, how can the Warriors send warmth like this? Should Van Exel and I be the core of the offense in the future?

The truth is that the team has failed to produce results for several consecutive years and cannot enter the playoffs. The Warriors management is completely disappointed with Jamison. They want to cultivate the core by playing poorly and then selecting a core, regardless of results in the new season.

Nelson has become high-spirited. The Mavericks have Nowitzki, Nash, Finley, and Jamison. Let the opponents tremble!

However, the Mavericks' lineup is unreasonable at first glance. If the hidden danger of poor defense in the penalty area is not compensated, and a mid-range forward is traded, the ball rights will not be enough. But Old Nelson thought that he could win in this way and rely on offense to kill the opponent. This old man was crazy.

After seeing these horrific transactions in July, president David Stern was a little unhappy. The Lakers, Timberwolves, and Mavericks all gathered together with four stars. He doesn't want the stars to be concentrated to such an extent that there will only be a few teams left that can compete for the championship.

What does this leave teams with only one star to do? Is it a collective mess after the start of the game?

If they don't mess it up, they won't see any hope...(https:)

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