Legend of Tomorrow

On November 26, labor and management finally reached an agreement.

President Stern announced: The players and owners have reached a preliminary agreement. The new season is expected to start on Christmas, and the free market and training camp will start at the same time on December 9.

This lockout has caused far greater losses to both labor and management than the 1998-1999 season.

Since the NBA has canceled a total of 321 games in the first six weeks, direct economic losses to players are as high as 530 million U.S. dollars; while the league's losses are more than 1.2 billion U.S. dollars; plus a preseason loss of 200 million U.S. dollars, only 1 In just one and a half months of competition, the total economic losses caused to both labor and management were as high as 1.93 billion U.S. dollars.

In addition, soft losses such as attendance and audience enthusiasm are difficult to predict and can only be compensated for slowly over time.

After months of struggling, the players finally gave in and will receive a share of 49%-51%. Even if they take the highest 51%, it is only 1% more than the 50-50 ratio proposed by the management at the beginning. Facts have proved that the players' small arms cannot twist the boss's thigh.

There is one boss whose personality has completely collapsed, and he is Michael Jordan. He was considered a public enemy and was constantly criticized.

As the owner of the Bobcats and the representative of the management, Jordan certainly has to have different considerations than when he was a player, but both fans and players find this change very painful.

In 1998, Jordan, as a player leader, yelled at the owners: If you can't make money, you should sell the team. Now Jordan has become a representative of the hard-line hawks, uniting with more than a dozen owners to come up with a contract that makes the players suffer, which angers the working players.

The basketball trapeze player who used to be admired by everyone is now called a hypocrite and is beginning to be recognized among the players.

Bucks' Paul George yelled: Damn Jordan!

After knowing the contents of the contract, the Bulls' Nick Young showed a black question mark face: Despicable Jordan, you can go to hell!

At this time, Guo Xu's position as the number one player in NBA history became more stable, and more and more fans believed that he was better than Jordan, regardless of his performance on the court or his character in life. Guo Xu did not participate in the negotiations, at least he would not cheat the players.

A total of 70 people are currently playing overseas. Most of these players signed contracts with overseas teams with opt-out options in their contracts. Now that the lockout is over, they can immediately terminate their contracts with the team and return to the United States to prepare for the new season.

The players who joined the Chinese CBA are unlucky.

According to the regulations of the Chinese Basketball Association, when they sign with a CBA team, they are not allowed to have an opt-out option in their contracts, so they cannot opt ​​out of the contract and return to the United States immediately. They must at least finish the regular season.

The Basketball Association opened a backdoor for Yi Jianlian, who plays for Guangdong, but he will probably only receive a basic salary in his new contract.

On December 9, the league became lively. Each team had to seize the time to strengthen, and a big deal immediately appeared.

The Hornets' Chris Paul has never had a good teammate and failed to produce results, so he couldn't bear it and applied for a trade.

The Clippers and the Hornets officially reached a deal. The Hornets acquired forward Al Aminu, No. 1 guard Kyrie Irving, and center Chris Kaman from the Clippers. The Clippers acquired Chris Paul and two 2015 draft picks from the Hornets. second-round pick.

Is there anything more cruel than this? The young Irving was happy for nearly half a year and often fantasized about playing in Los Angeles for the rest of his life, helping the Clippers overwhelm the Lakers and become Los Angeles' first home team.

As a result, he was traded without playing a game for the Clippers, which was a bolt from the blue. Starting a career in Los Angeles and starting a career in New Orleans are completely different concepts.

Irving was stimulated and seemed to have aged 40 years and became Uncle Drew...

The Clippers management believes that Irving and Griffin are not suitable to form a team. They are both too young, and it is difficult for a team headed by two newcomers to achieve results. Their goal was to compete with the Lakers in Los Angeles. They were not sure whether Irving could become a star, so they simply sent him away.

Paul has produced good statistics for several consecutive years, has rich experience, and is an excellent immediate combat ability. Many experts believe that he is a star point guard second only to Guo Xu in personal ability, but he is seriously underestimated due to his record.

Paul is very satisfied with the Clippers' location and is willing to partner with Griffin. They can play pick-and-rolls and combine inside and outside. Although the Clippers were not very strong last season and have not made the playoffs in many years, their lineup has good potential.

The Clippers' shortcoming is the inside line. After sending Kaman away, there is no one left at the center position. Drew Gooden, who is strong in offense and weak in defense, and Trey Tompkins, a rookie drafted in the second round, both play power forward.

The Clippers management decisively waived Vince Carter to free up salary space, and then signed Haitian center Daisamuel Lempert for 12.7 million in 2 years.

This is a great value signing. Dalembert is a very efficient blue-collar player. In the 2007-08 season, in 82 games with the Philadelphia 76ers, Dalembert averaged 10.5 points and 10.4 rebounds per game.

Carter's contract has one final season and is worth $18.3 million, but it's only a partial guarantee of $4 million.

According to Carter's contract, as long as the Clippers waive him within 72 hours of the opening of the free market, Carter only needs to be paid $4 million to buy out his contract, otherwise his contract will be converted into a fully guaranteed contract.

The Clippers' lineup has improved in depth, and the transaction went smoothly without competition. The Lakers didn't want to poach Paul this time. Their lineup is relatively complete. Poaching Paul will cost a lot, and there may not be a good chemical reaction.

The Warriors also made simple reinforcements. They signed big pitcher Radmanovic with a one-year minimum salary and can play two forward positions. Eric Dampier was signed with a one-year basic salary, a blue-collar meat shield.

Teams without salary space can only use this method to strengthen.

Ricky Rubio received a rookie contract from the Trail Blazers and will play in the NBA in the new season. They also signed forward Caron Butler for three years and 24 million, hoping to make the playoffs next season.

After the Rockets lost Yao Ming, they signed Marcus Camby and Greg Smith to replace them. The strength is very different.

Then the Rockets renewed the contracts of Prince and Afflalo, and Billups still has a contract worth up to 14 million in the last year. They have no salary space to dig a star center, and there is no star center in the free market.

Hayes was poached by the Hornets with a four-year, $21.3 million mid-level contract, and the Rockets lost the 198CM center.

The Hornets decisively gave up on The Great Greg Oden, whose rookie contract expired, and did not even consider renewing the contract with a basic salary. The reason for renewing Oden's contract is not to play basketball, but to train the team doctor's ability to perform surgeries.

Hayes rejected the Rockets' $2.5 million annual salary extension offer. If he accepted it, he would be a loser. The Rockets hope to keep Hayes, and Hayes is also interested in staying. The problem is that the contract Morey offered is too bad and he doesn't take him seriously at all.

Every team treasures capable inside players. Hayes does have a shortcoming in height, but his defense is not bad, just like a weakened version of Ben Wallace. After playing as a starter for one season, he shouldn't be worth just the minimum salary.

To what extent are insiders scarce in the league? The Heat have given the Knicks' Baby Shark Eddie Curry a non-guaranteed basic salary contract for several years, allowing him to participate in preseason games and prepare for inspection. The Trail Blazers gave Oden a non-guaranteed minimum salary contract, betting that he could return to play next season.

The Rockets contacted the Suns and wanted to bring in substitute Marcin Gortat. The Suns would not give away the high-quality and cheap Polish Hammer. Bryan refused without even asking for a price.

The Suns are probably the team with the least shortage of inside players in the league, and Whiteside has to continue to be a marginal player...