Legend of Tomorrow

In September, all the big names in the free market signed contracts.

Ray Allen renewed his long-term contract with the SuperSonics with a high salary of 80 million for five years. This was a difficult decision. He knew very well that there was no hope of competing for the championship in the SuperSonics, but the strong teams had no salary space and could not provide him with a satisfactory contract. He can only continue to be the boss of a weak team, which is not even a maximum salary.

The SuperSonics are the team that has the least conflicts between Ray Allen and his teammates and management, but there is still one incident this year that made fans question the character of Gentleman Ray.

There was tension in his contract renewal with the SuperSonics. He stayed on the sidelines until September. He asked the team for a 5-year, 100 million contract, but was ridiculed by the media. No one regarded him as a superstar at all.

He also fired his agent and used a lawyer to sign the contract. The media believed that he was trying to save the agent's 4% commission.

In Guo Xu's previous life, after Ray Allen won the championship, he expressed regret for renewing his contract with the Sonics in 2005. It was only after I won championships with the Celtics and Heat that I realized that we were just playing house in the SuperSonics. I loved that team and that city, but the team at that time was not interested in winning the championship. It wasn't serious and they didn't do a good job putting us in a position to win a championship.

This sounds like Ray Allen is a superstar who has the ability to lead a team to a championship, and the Sonics feel sorry for him. In fact, in the four and a half years he played for the team, he only led the team to the playoffs once, and in his last year he was selected second overall.

His biggest contribution is helping the team select Kevin Durant.

Old Cat Cuttino Mobley tried unsuccessfully to return to the Rockets, and finally signed a five-year, 42 million contract with the Clippers.

This is the most expensive contract offered to a non-team free agent in the history of the Clippers. It makes people confused. Clippers owner Donald Sterling seems to have suddenly changed his mind and become generous.

However, this was a loss-making signing. In his previous life in 2008, Mobley was forced to retire due to heart problems. His scoring efficiency is not high, and his defense is not very good.

The Lakers signed short power forward Marcus Fizer with a minimum salary. Since Fizer performed well last season and reached the Eastern Conference finals with the Heat as a substitute, people generally believe that this is a great value signing.

Because the big-mouthed No. 1 pick Bogut was selected, the media exposure was surprisingly high. Many experts believe that the Lakers may become the most improved team next season. As long as they get along well, they now have four outstanding players in the team.

The Lakers also amnestyed insider Brian Grant and still had to pay him a contract of about $30 million over the next two years. This led to dissatisfaction among some Lakers fans. It was crazy to exchange O'Neal for such a garbage contract.

In fact, the Lakers are already much stronger than their previous lineup. They did not send away Caron Butler in exchange for Kwame Brown. This is an all-around small forward with 20+5+5 ability at his peak. He can be the second offensive point with the ball. He is qualified in defense and has a tough style of play.

It is impossible for Kupchak to exchange for another parallel-imported No. 1 pick to affect the training of the new No. 1 pick. As long as Bogut can play the eight-point success rate he boasted, the Lakers will be a strong player in the Western Conference next season.

The Lakers also signed free agent Jeff McGinnis. This heavy-weight point guard has rich experience and serves as a substitute to increase the depth of the lineup at the 1st position. However, the No. 1 position is still the Lakers' Achilles' heel.

The Lakers' center position is no longer weak. The only drawback is that the players are young and lack experience. In addition to Bogut, there are second-round picks Turiaf as a substitute and Ha Shengzhen as a marginal player. They gave up Medvedenko, who had poor defense.

Some people also expressed pessimism about the Lakers' prospects. Some reporters broke the news that Kobe and Bogut had not met. Even at the press conference when Bogut joined, Kobe did not show up to express his welcome. He later refused to comment on his new teammates, clearly not liking Bogut.

Some media believe that next season Kobe will risk his life and take action regardless of the team. This is not to compete with anyone, but his contract with Adidas is about to expire. Adidas and Tracy McGrady previously signed a lifetime contract.

Kobe, who has a strong self-esteem, definitely doesn't want to have a worse contract than McGrady, he needs to prove himself.

Kobe can't pretend to choose another company and raise the price. Everyone knows that it is impossible for him to switch to Nike with his character. With Guo Xu and James here, he will be the third-ranked star in Nike at most.

At the end of September, the Suns training camp started.

During the media day, Taeyang looked invincible and everyone was confident and ready to defend his title. However, only two days later, bad luck struck.

Stoudemire, who has been promoted to the team's second-in-command, was found to have cartilage damage in his left knee and had to undergo minimally invasive surgery to repair it.

Surgery that can be avoided must be avoided. This is the philosophy of Carter, the Suns team doctor, but this time he said surgery was necessary.

Guo Xu felt helpless after receiving the news. He couldn't remember how Stoudemire was injured in his previous life. He only remembered that he had minimally invasive surgery and was reimbursed for the season. Now I heard Carter's explanation that it was a disease caused by overwork, which was simply unavoidable.

To put it bluntly, this is caused by Stoudemire's style of play. He likes to dunk too much. Last season, he practiced dunking hard for a period of time in order to participate in the dunk contest. After three seasons in the league, the deepest impression he left on people was his cut and dunk after the pick-and-roll, and his endless alley-oops and man-to-man dunks.

It was too late for Guo Xu to persuade him to change his playing style after last season. Stoudemire did not have high-intensity training in the summer, but he already had a problem with his knee. When he felt discomfort, he had no choice but to have surgery.

The Suns officially announced the news, and it immediately made headlines. In the eyes of major media, minimally invasive surgery can basically declare Stoudemire's death sentence. All the players who had undergone this kind of surgery before had a decline in physical fitness and could no longer feel the pain.

Chris Webber, Anfernee Hardaway, Alan Houston, Kidd and other stars are all examples of players who have lost most of their athletic ability after knee surgery.

Now the teams that want to compete for the championship are happy. Many people are waiting to see the excitement of the Suns and Guo Xu.

The San Antonio media gloated: The Suns' management was too arrogant in the summer. They didn't bring in stars and didn't even sign mid-level players. This season they have the second-lowest salary in the league. They thought they could defend the title this way. Now they want to bring in stars. It’s too late to bring in new players, all the big-name players have found new homes.”

The New York Times said: Amare is the most underestimated inside star. Many people say that he became a star because of Jason Guo. In fact, this is not the case. In the new season, people will definitely see the impact of the Suns offense without Amare. How difficult it is, he is a superstar capable of averaging 30 points per game, and Nene cannot replace him on the offensive end.

The blame scapegoats are even happier than during the Chinese New Year. There are a lot of prophecy posts on the Internet, saying that Guo Xu can't survive without Stoudemire. Some remarks are more like curses than prophecies.

Things must go to extremes. Guo Xu was too successful in the first two seasons. After winning the championship, he was not low-key enough in interviews. His three consecutive MVP awards made fans of other stars look down on him.

When he was with the Lakers, when Guo Xu was selected for the All-Star Game for the first time, some people said he was overrated. Now that he has won three consecutive MVPs, more people say he is overrated.

The Suns' ability to win the best record in the regular season is directly related to the depth of the lineup. Marion, Stoudemire, and Joe Johnson all have star power, but the final award was taken by Jason Guo. His personal ability Definitely seriously overrated. Without two stars in the new season, it will be very difficult for him to get assists.

In short, the opportunity for each team to take revenge in the new season has come...

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