Legend of Tomorrow

There were not many big deals in the NBA summer free market this year. Most of the big-name free agents have renewed their contracts with their respective teams, but there are still star swaps.

McGrady played only one year in Detroit before being traded by the Pistons. He was not very popular in the team, and many teammates felt that his style of play was too unique. Against the 76ers in March, McGrady was knocked to the ground on a breakthrough and limped to the free throw line. No one from his teammates stepped forward to care about him.

Obviously, he did not integrate into the team. McGrady did not want to stay in such a hopeless team and took the initiative to propose a trade.

With the outbreak of the subprime mortgage crisis, Detroit's economic situation is getting worse and worse. Under the dual pressure of the weak U.S. economy and soaring oil prices, the performance of General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, known as the Detroit Big Three of the U.S. auto industry, has deteriorated and they are facing difficulties. , and even Auto City is about to go bankrupt.

It's right for McGrady to leave at this time, but his value has dropped a lot, and he can't be replaced by a strong man. Joe Dumars sent McGrady away cruelly, not wanting to exchange for a strong star, but just wanting to get rid of his big contract, fearing that his injury would worsen and he would be useless next season.

As a result, the Pistons sent McGrady to the Wizards for guard Larry Hughes and center Brandon Haywood.

Hughes is useless, and his only advantage is that his contract is a little smaller than McGrady. Haywood is an addition. His position in the Wizards has always been quite awkward, overlapping with Kwame Brown. Both of them are defensive blue collars.

After the trade, some Wizards fans were optimistic about the team's prospects and believed that the Wizards had also formed the Big Three. As long as McGrady regains his touch, he will be very strong, able to score and organize, and he will be much better than Hughes.

After watching the news, Guo Xu mourned for the Wizards. This is not a rise, but a complete hopelessness. Arenas and Tracy McGrady are two players with serious injury risks and two super bad contracts. Jamison is strong in offense and weak in defense, and his ability to lead the team is not strong.

Next season, the Wizards may injure no one, and the beneficiary is Kevin Love, the rookie interior pick selected by the Wizards with the sixth overall pick. He will probably get a lot of playing time and ball rights. After Haywood left, the competition inside was not so fierce.

Rockets veteran center Mutombo chose to retire after winning a championship ring, and the Rockets signed Magloire as his replacement in the free market. After the Rockets won the championship, they had the capital to attract big-name free agents to join them at a reduced salary. They only spent a basic salary of US$1.9 million to sign an outstanding blue-collar center.

Magloire was selected as the Eastern Conference All-Star in 2004 and has 8 years of NBA experience. He averaged 8.6 points and 7.2 rebounds in 24.2 minutes per game and is a good rebounder. However, his condition was incomparable to his peak, and he suffered a serious decline after two serious injuries.

Among the championship contenders, the Spurs also strengthened their lineup while controlling total salary, signing shooting guard Roger Mason, rookie combo guard George Hill, and veteran Kurt Thomas.

Together with Danny Granger, who still has one year on his rookie contract, and veterans Bruce Bowen and Michael Finley, who are about to retire, the Spurs are strong in every position. Their weakness is that Duncan is still the only strong player inside, and the rest are blue-collar.

The Spurs' goal for the new season is only to win the championship. If they don't win the championship in 2009, they will have to wait for reconstruction if they want to win the championship again. Granger's performance can easily be poached by other teams at a premium. The Spurs owner has never paid luxury tax, so it is unlikely to match. The contract retains people.

The Spurs have done this kind of thing more than once. After winning the championship in 2003, they let go of Stephen Jackson. On the surface, they saved money, but in fact, they had to waste a lot of time in order to introduce a capable small forward.

The Clippers sent Ski Man Radmanovic and edge center Paul Davis, and acquired diabetic Adam Morrison and guard Shannon Brown from the Bobcats.

As a high-ranking rookie, Morrison played two seasons with the Bobcats before being abandoned. He was given to the Clippers in exchange for a bad contract, and he was paired with Brown, who was extremely physical.

The Cavaliers sent Drew Gooden to package role players and acquired Bucks starting point guard Mo Williams.

Gooden and Boozer have overlapping positions, so it doesn't make much sense to stay. Mo Williams is a point guard that the Cavaliers are eager to strengthen.

The Cavaliers' total salary has exploded, and owner Daniel Gilbert just wants to win the championship no matter how much money he spends. If they don't win the championship, it will be difficult for the Cavaliers to keep James in the future.

In fact, it will be difficult for the Cavaliers to keep James after winning the championship. By then, he has gloriously fulfilled his promise to lead his hometown team to win the championship, and can go to big cities to pursue maximizing commercial value.

Many experts are optimistic about the Cavaliers and believe that their strength has been greatly improved. Mo Williams' style is very suitable for the Cavaliers. He can break through with the ball, catch and shoot from the outside, and has decent organizational skills. He averaged 17.2 points and 6.3 assists per game last season. Because he has never partnered with Yi Jianlian, and he has not won the title of Everyone.

The Heat sent out Jermaine O'Neal and swingman Dorell White from the Trail Blazers for guard TJ Ford and inside man Milicic.

Milicic and Aldridge had overlapping positions in the Trail Blazers, and the management decided to keep only one. Milicic played for several years. Although he was not known as the parallel import second place, he did not achieve the expected level to become a star.

The advantage of O'Neal Jr. is that he only has one year left on his contract. After next season, the Blazers can free up 21 million in salary space, and there is a lot to do in the free market.

The Heat lack insiders and are eager to send away O'Neal, who is seriously injured. Pat Riley feels that if Milicic is allowed to undergo devil training, he may still have room for improvement, and at least he can become a qualified starting center.

The biggest failure in summer recruitment was the Warriors. After signing Brand, no outstanding players joined, and two role players were left.

Defender Jaskovicius once led Lithuania to defeat the Dream Team in the 2004 Olympics. He was selected to the best team at the Beijing Olympics. Many people began to be optimistic about his performance next season. However, he rejected the Warriors' contract extension and did not accept contracts from other teams, choosing to return to Europe.

It is understandable that Jaskevicius left because he was acclimated in the NBA, but the other one's departure is more bizarre.

Swingman Childress also rejected the Warriors' contract extension and chose to sign with the Greek Olympiacos Basketball Club. California's taxes are high, and Childress, who wants to make money, doesn't want to stay, and he can only serve as a substitute for Kobe Bryant and Luol Deng in the Warriors.

The Warriors don't have a good guard candidate in the free market, and the Bucks didn't even release a second-round guard like Ramon Sessions. Sessions played well in the second half of last season.

After another round of selection, the Warriors signed CJ Watson, a defender who was undrafted in the draft that year and was strong in offense and weak in defense. He was a guard who was 188cm tall and weighed 79 kilograms. His organizational skills are poor and he is more like a shooting guard. If he and Barbosa are point guards in the new season, the ball will definitely move very poorly.

The Los Angeles media used the headline Players are fleeing the Warriors and are not optimistic about the trident composed of Kobe, Brand, and Luol Deng in the new season.

This news did not cause any commotion, and not many people discussed it on the Internet. Fans did not care about the life or death of the Warriors. Most people just wanted to know whether the Suns could win the championship next season. If Guo Xu wins again, he will have seven championship rings, surpassing Jordan.

What a star fears most is not being trolled by fans. If there are many haters, and one hater is worth ten fans, it proves that there are many people who like you. In Guo Xu's previous life, Kehei Kemi and Zhanhei Zhanmi have always been opposites. One side is supportive and the other is disdainful. The star's attention has never been low.

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