Legend of Tomorrow

There have been several big deals in the NBA free market. Teams that want to compete for the championship must recruit players, otherwise they will not be able to compete with the Suns. Even if Joe Johnson is gone, experts and fans are generally optimistic about the Suns establishing a dynasty.

They only left the team's fourth leader, how much impact would it have?

The Kings signed former All-Star power forward Sharif Rahim, traded Bobby Jackson from the Grizzlies for Bonchy Wells, and added the team's star center Brad Miller and star forward Peggy Wills. Ja Stojakovic and White Devil Mike Bibby, one of the top ten point guards in the league, have a strong starting lineup.

In addition, the Kings also have outstanding substitutes such as Kevin Martin, Francisco Garcia, Kenny Thomas, and Collis Williams.

Some fans believe that the Kings can compete with the Suns, while more people are not optimistic about the Kings. The reason is that the No. 1 position still lacks a strong defensive player. As long as Guo Xu cannot be guarded, there is no way to beat the Suns.

How important is defense? Just look at the Nets last season. They introduced Vince Carter to form a trident with Jason Kidd and Richard Jefferson, as well as Kostic, a big shot with range. Forward, as a result, they didn't even make the playoffs.

The Cavaliers avoided the pitfalls of their previous life. They did not poach guard Larry Hughes with a high salary. They renewed the contract of Carlos Boozer for about 70 million in 5 years and Big Z Ilgauska for 55 million in 5 years. Sri Lanka.

The Cavaliers also signed forward Donyel Marshall and guards Damon Jones and Eddie House. All three of them built the team around Little Emperor James. His forward-organizing style of play is very efficient in one-on-one situations, attracting double teams to distribute the ball, and teammates around him who can shoot can use it.

The task of Boozer and Big Z is to pull out to cover the defenders and help them run and catch the ball. The two insiders can catch and shoot after the screen, or they can cut to the basket. One has comprehensive skills, and the other has the skills. Height advantage.

The Cavaliers also have veteran point guard Eric Snow, swingman Pavlovic who can shoot three-pointers, big center Biedrins, etc. They are much stronger than Guo Xu in his previous life, and they will definitely rise early. .

The Cavaliers' lineup is among the best in the Eastern Conference, and they have every chance of reaching the Finals next season.

Larry Hughes failed to get a large premium contract from the Cavaliers. He renewed his contract with the Wizards for 55 million in five years. He and Arenas cooperated well. The Wizards were willing to keep him, but they would not give him a large contract.

The Heat are the most popular team in the free market. Under the leadership of Pat Riley, the NBA has produced the largest trade in history, involving 13 players from five teams.

The Heat acquired power forward Antoine Walker from the Celtics.

Acquired point guard White Chocolate Jason Williams and swingman James Posey from the Grizzlies.

The Heat lost to the Pacers last season largely due to the lack of strength at the 4th position. They did not renew Marcus Fizer's contract in the summer. After losing weight, Baxter was only a blue-collar player and could not attack well.

Although Walker's defensive ability is insufficient, his ability to pull out and shoot can help Wade create breakthrough space, and his position does not overlap with O'Neal.

The Heat's shortcomings are also obvious. If two fat guys partner in the paint, they will definitely be worse at guarding pick-and-rolls, but the Heat have no better choice. Star insiders are scarce in the league, and all teams value big men who can shoot. Wang Zhizhi signed a big contract because of this. It would be great to trade for Walker.

As for poaching white chocolate, the Heat had no choice but to do so. Damon Jones was unwilling to renew his contract and accepted the Cavaliers' four-year, 15 million mid-level contract. In addition, backup point guard Kenyon Dulin was poached by the Magic, and the Heat did not even have a starting point guard.

Originally, the Heat would sign veteran point guard Gary Payton in the summer, but now Payton is in the Suns. O'Neal blames himself a little. Why did he introduce Payton to the Suns in the first place?

Anyone who watched the Eastern Conference Finals the previous year knows that Damon is a guard with no ability other than open 3-pointers. He can't organize or break through. He is not like a point guard, but the Cavaliers dared to sign him to disrupt the market.

The Grizzlies got Heat veteran Eddie Jones. Last season's four swingmen became three. Posey and Wells, two guys with poor shooting, were sent away. Eddie is an excellent defender. , Mike Miller and Mike Dunleavy are good at shooting three-pointers.

The Grizzlies have retained their core lineup, and at least there is no loss on this deal. After Eddie's contract expires, there will be salary space available. In the 2006-07 season, Pau Gasol will receive a high salary.

The Hornets and Jazz also participated in the transaction. Like the Celtics, they were all marginal and unimportant player swaps in order to clean up junk contracts or rebuild.

After renewing a huge 5-year 100 million contract with O'Neal, the Heat have added capable players. Their goal is to win the championship next season.

It is worth mentioning that the Celtics adopted a sign-and-trade approach for Walker. He first signed a 6-year, $53 million contract with the Celtics. The agent said that the Green Army was very interesting, but It's a bit tragic for the Heat.

But Manager Riley is such a person, he does not hesitate to overdraw the future and quickly exchange for immediate benefits. Whether it is training players or making transactions, he follows this approach.

The Rockets made a deal with the Raptors, and the Rockets sent Mike James to the Raptors in exchange for street ball king Rafe Alston.

The reason why Alston was traded by the Raptors is simple. He had a very bad relationship with the team's coach Mitchell, and he also had a fight with veteran Jaylen Rose in the locker room, although he averaged 14.2 points per game last season. 3.5 rebounds and 6.4 assists, but the Raptors didn't want this thorny player, so they traded him to the Rockets.

At this time, many Chinese fans felt that the Rockets would have a chance next season, at least through the first round, and the No. 1 position finally didn't look so bad. Experts also believe that Alston is now a qualified starting point guard. He learned a lot from Guo Xu when he was in the Suns.

The Raptors also signed Spanish point guard Jose Calderon, who entered the NBA undrafted, for three years. With the addition of Bosh, Rose, Marvin Williams, Peterson and others, Raptors fans also vaguely saw hope.

Raptors fans are simply overthinking it. With the Raptors' poor defense, they will definitely continue to compete for the No. 1 pick next season. The Raptors lack inside players. Villanueva had height and weight in his previous life, but after switching to Marvin, his rim protection was even worse, and he also overlapped with Rose's position.

The Raptors cannot trade Rose. He is recognized as high-paid and incompetent. Even the Rockets are unwilling to trade Juwan Howard for him. Coincidentally, both of them were members of the Michigan Five that year.

After Nelson became the head coach of the Rockets, he drove away Ryan Bowen, who had no statistics. Although this man had guarded Nowitzki, he was considered a waste without offensive power.

The Rockets will not offer high jumper Swift a mid-level salary to avoid the emergence of a super bad contract. Nelson looks down on that brainless guy.

The Rockets signed free agent Brian Scalabrine from the Nets for five years and $15 million. This shooting power forward suited Nelson's appetite and put the Rockets into a new trap.

In his previous life, this person was nicknamed White Mamba. He was a magical person in the NBA, the famous Human Victory Cigar. He had almost no data, and his only specialty was to pull out and shoot, but he stayed in the NBA for 11 seasons. He just retired, won a championship ring, and reached the finals four times.

Guo Xu has been paying attention to the transaction situation and does not think any team can pose a threat to the Suns.

At the end of the month, he received a notice from Nike that he would launch a three-day trip to China...