One Thousand Six Hundred and Forty-Nine. The Free Market Is Coming!
"I, Sun, must renew his contract first, otherwise it will occupy 120 or 150% of the salary space of 21.5 million. If the contract is renewed, it will only occupy 23.32 million.
Buddha, Mok Wenwei, Gobert, and Hei Pang, four of them have contracts, Paojiao is a restricted free agent after the rookie contract has expired, Yi Muhualian and Teacher Tony are part of the middle-class contracts that have expired, and all three of them occupied last season. One hundred and twenty percent salary cap space. "
At noon on the 29th, Sun Ce looked at his team's player list and found that only 8 players had contracts or retained bird rights to occupy space.
Richard Jefferson and Stoudemire have basic salaries. There is no need to consider the issue of retaining their early bird rights. They can directly give up their early bird rights to maximize the space for Aldridge.
Sun Ce feels that his team is really non-mainstream. When other teams clear up space, they vacate players and transfer draft picks to himself.
Their team was lucky. They cleared space and got back a 2015 first-round pick and Aldridge. Sun Ce originally thought he would get back Chandler, Bosh, and Millsap, but he didn't expect the team to play really well. Big, direct offer to the Trail Blazers.
The Trail Blazers are inexplicably obsessed with centers. They want centers anyway.
In terms of strength, Whiteside, who has almost no independent offensive ability but still has B-level strength, and is still on the rise. He has reached his peak period but is already 25 years old and can be used directly as the main center. He must be the Grizzlies. The strongest player besides Randolph was picked up by the Trail Blazers.
For the Trail Blazers, this also frees up 9 million yuan. When Lillard is still on a rookie contract, including the expired contract, the salary cap has suddenly dropped to more than 41 million. If you operate again, you can quote There are two restricted free agents in the 2010 class. Even if they provide a maximum salary to a veteran of more than 7 years, they can still sign a contract with an annual salary of tens of millions.
Sun Ce saw the news that the Trail Blazers were preparing to offer Paul George, Bosh, Isaiah Thomas, Gasol, Ariza and even Nowitzki.
The Trail Blazers now have no one left to play except Lillard, Matthews, Batum, Whiteside, and Amir Johnson. Mo Williams has made it clear that he wants to leave Portland, and C.J. McCollum is still young for Sun Ce. One look at the Trail Blazers' lineup and you'll know why they're interested in going all-league.
Last season, the Grizzlies' starting lineup was the best offensive team in the league, but it was not the strongest. The Lakers' starting lineup, the Spurs' starting lineup, the Bulls' starting lineup, the Warriors' starting lineup, and the Trail Blazers' starting lineup all had to change. powerful.
Among them, the Trail Blazers' starting lineup is the strongest in the league. This is the same as Sun Ce's impression. Lillard's early career was miserable. He made the playoffs every year purely by starting and averaged the lowest scoring average in the league as a substitute. First, he stubbornly reached the second round of the Western Conference playoffs.
The deal is done, and the Grizzlies only have the 25th overall pick in the second round of this year's draft.
Why do the Trail Blazers not want the Pelicans' draft pick that will definitely be higher next season, but they want the Grizzlies' 25th pick in the first round of 2014 because this year is recognized as a big year for the draft, although Sun Ce has opened his eyes. I know that this draft overall is not that good in the end, but the draft expectations are really good.
And there are indeed a few very good players.
But in terms of the core lineup, if they can successfully re-sign Paul George and Larry Sanders, their core structure has been completed. Then they will select high-quality role players with immediate combat capabilities or veteran free agents, Aldridge After the deal was completed and the contracts of Yi Jianlian and Tony Allen were renewed, they had already exceeded the cap. They had to use up all the available terms, such as the rare full mid-level salary, before renewing the contracts with these players.
But now Sun Ce is not worried about their substitute problem at all. Richard Jefferson and Stoudemire will probably be signed, and they will defect to him. As a result, they will be eliminated in the second round. Moreover, the team will add 7 players this year. Richard Jefferson Mori and Yi Jianlian are very useful in hit-and-run situations. Sometimes when Yi Jianlian needs to take a break,
Stoudemire can step in, and there's no problem if they both play together.
As for the remaining five people, things are different now. Now, the Lakers have once again become the public enemy.
Cozhanlen, this trio is so explosive. Even though they are obviously not as good as the Spurs in the paint, that is, they can't beat Duncan, the Lakers' strongest trio beat the Spurs, who are not only not weak but very strong on the outside. Suppress.
There is nothing wrong with Kobe's pure pitching style for two more years. Leonard is getting better and better. James, who only turned 29 at the end of the year, is at his peak. The key is that Los Angeles is not lacking in attractions. There are many free agents to embrace, and they are the Grizzlies. Transactions became much smoother.
Moreover, the appeal of their team has become different, for different reasons, as if it is because of someone else.
Sun Ce saw a piece of news when he got home at noon.
Aldridge came to Memphis early this morning, was seen by reporters, and then was surrounded by reporters for interviews
Aldridge was interviewed and was asked whether he would be willing to play center for the Grizzlies, which is the most curious question among fans.
Aldridge has been with the Trail Blazers for 8 years. He has said many times that he is unwilling to play center. However, he defends the basket in nearly 70% of the games. Every year, he asks Aldridge if he is willing to play center in the new season. , is the only thing that the media is interested in this All-Star power forward, because in the Trail Blazers, Aldridge can attract the attention of fans for this matter.
What the reporters didn't expect was that Aldridge replied: "Have I not been playing center? Who said I don't want to play center? Who said that?"
Of course, I am a power forward and I am better at this position, but if the team needs it, I can play center at any time. My goal is the championship."
When Sun Ce saw this interview scene, he could feel how confused the reporters were. This interview by Aldridge was simply awesome. He started expressing his loyalty even before he officially joined.
It is true that their Grizzlies team has become very different now. The title of the first player in the league, even the quasi-first player in the league, is really attractive to many players who want to compete for the championship.
Sun Ce did not train this afternoon. He took a rest and prepared to watch the draft in the evening.
Before the draft, another thing happened that touched the hearts of many fans. Tracy McGrady announced his retirement.
After three years of running with James, McGrady finally realized his dream of a championship.
McGrady represents the youth of many fans born in the 1980s and 1990s. Although he only replaced James in the garbage time of the fourth and fifth games in this finals and played a total of 15 minutes, scoring 3 points and 3 assists, The championship dream finally came true.
Some fans joked that even the Big Three of Zhanweibo could not bring Tracy McGrady. Only the combination of 2324 can compete with Tracy McGrady's bad luck.
Seeing McGrady retire, many fans lamented that their youth has come to an end.
However, McGrady retired, just like Iverson faded out of the league. People felt that it was normal and it seemed that it was time to reach this point.
Unlike fans who cannot accept that Kobe and Duncan will retire one day.
In general, the NBA is still very cruel, and fans are more realistic. As a professional athlete, personal honors and team honors are king.
This was a touching but natural episode before the draft. At 8 o'clock in the evening, the draft began.
The Clippers selected Wiggins with the No. 1 pick in the first round without any suspense. Embiid revealed before the draft that he would undergo surgery due to injury and would be reimbursed for his rookie season, losing the chance to compete with Wiggins for the top pick.
The Bucks selected Jabari Parker with the No. 2 pick without any suspense. If Jabari Parker had participated in the draft last year, he would have been the No. 1 pick.
Even if Embiid is injured, it will be difficult to fall out of the top three picks. The Magic selected Embiid with the third overall pick.
The Rockets selected Australian Kobe Bryant Exum with the 4th pick.
The Suns selected Elfrid Payton, a defensive point guard from the University of Louisiana, with the fifth pick.
The Celtics selected another defensive point guard with the No. 6 pick, Oklahoma State's Smart.
The Kings selected Julius Randle with the 7th pick, who was originally considered the favorite in the top 5 picks.
Magic, who hold Pistons' No. 8 pick, select European power forward Dario Saric
Sun Ce looked at the draft. Unless it was a must-select player in the top five picks, the selections of many teams were not much different from what he had in mind. Except for those players who would be scolded to death if they didn't pick, the other picks were not. Each team chooses the type of player they like.
For example, if there is an 8th overall pick, but the player is expected to be drafted with the 1114th pick, the team will still select him.
Teams' draft picks change, but players' performance in college has little impact, and which players each team likes doesn't change much.
Of course, Sun Ce has not seen the situation where high picks fell. There are teams that originally entered the playoffs in time and space but did not enter the playoffs in this time and space. They also have the type of choice they want. The favored player wins.
The first round of the draft is coming to an end, with the 28th pick in the first round. The Clippers got the Bulls' first round pick from this year's trade from Griffin.
David Stern took the stage and announced: "Ladies and gentlemen, in the 2014 NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Clippers selected the 19-year-old center from Serbia, Nikola Jokic, with the 28th overall pick in the first round."
Seeing this, Sun Ce felt relieved. He sent a message to John. Anyone can be selected as the No. 1 pick. None of this year's top three picks are suitable to be used as core players. There are two injured players and one healthy player, but they will have future trading value. It’s not low, any one is fine.
But with the 28th pick, Sun Ce hopes John's side can win it.
Although Sun Ce has no plans to go to the Clippers for the time being, it is still possible to help John select talented players. Their Grizzlies have no shortage of centers. The main reason is that they do not need a ball-holding center, otherwise Paul George will not stay even if he wants to stay. Have a great time in the new season.
If he is not allowed to score points or organize offense, then what else is there to do?
If you can't give talent to the Clippers, then the Clippers can just mess around and get the talent themselves.
Another thing is to help Bill Duffy introduce business. As early as half a month ago, Bill Duffy had signed Jokic. In the original time and space, Jokic, like Nowitzki, did not have an agent in the NBA. In 2017 It's contract year, so I didn't think of signing an agent to negotiate a contract.
There is also the fact that Jokic's contract with the Ariad League is still one year old, and the buyout fee is not as low as Beverley. He does not have an agent. When he was 14 years old, his father signed a 6-year contract on his behalf. For a contract of 3 million euros, the liquidated damages are the highest 30 million euros within the rules. You must have the contract expire before you can enter the NBA, because the latest cash that each team can use from the end of the finals to March 31 of next season is 339 Thousands of dollars of knives.
With Jokic's size, when he walked up to the stage to shake hands with David Stern, Zuo Goose looked at Jokic's flustered but unbelieving face as he hurried out of the candidate room because he was unexpectedly selected in the first round. Asked: "Brother, is John really suitable to be an NBA boss? Why choose a fat man?"
Sun Ce didn't dare to draw a conclusion. In the original time and space, Jokic was on the Nuggets. That team had a large number of high-quality role players with outstanding strength. It just didn't have a core organizer, so Jokic could play well if he joined. , it’s really hard to say when it comes to the Clippers.
"John may have been too happy to buy the team and drank too much." Sun Ce decisively did not mention that this was his suggestion.
The draft did not stop because Sun Ce and Zu Ge were arranging old friends and continued.
A big draft year is basically a big year for talent. This is the current draft market. If a college student plays for three or four years, even if he shows strong strength, it will be difficult to get a draft pick that matches him. Therefore, Many talented players entered the NBA early.
This results in less immediate combat power in the big year of the draft. On the contrary, when the draft is not a big year but certainly not a small year, the immediate combat power is more.
Many of the next rookies, Sun Ce, were not even impressed. Only Spencer Dinwiddie, selected by the Pistons, was impressed by Sun Ce. However, Sun Ce was not interested in this player. First, there were many injuries, and then he had to wait several years to play. He didn't know the reason for this, but Livingston, it would be better to choose a veteran as the third point guard, and he didn't suggest that the Clippers win, and just train Wiggins well in the new season.
Finally, it was the 25th pick in the second round. Sun Ce was looking forward to who his team would pick. With the 25th pick in the second round, he really had nothing to suggest.
League Vice President Stu Jackson came to the stage and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, in the 2014 NBA Draft, the Memphis Grizzlies selected Greek forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo with the 55th overall pick."
Sun Ce looked at Antetokounmpo's draft predictions that appeared after Stu Jackson finished speaking. The template was Tony Allen.
“Our team is really interesting”
Sun Ce didn’t know how to complain. He estimated that the team wanted to find another student for Teacher Tony, but Antetokounmpo really doesn’t have NBA-level talent.
Fortunately, there is only the 25th pick in the second round. Not every draft can be so smooth. No, the 25th pick cannot be sold. Although this year is a big year for the draft, the talent is concentrated in the top 7 picks, at least for now. This is how people look at it. With the picks at the end of the second round, you really can't pick anyone.
But every year, about one-fifth of the players in the second round fail to enter the NBA and are directly given up by each team, so it doesn't matter.
At the end of the draft, the Grizzlies did nothing in the draft and spent it quietly. Their 25th overall pick was used by the Trail Blazers to select Clint Capela.
After the draft, Sun Ce continued his training and didn't care about anything else.
He knows that his team's goal this year is the free market. In the past few days, many players have jumped out of their contracts, hoping to get a 23-year contract this summer so that they can strive for a big contract in 2016 or 2017.
Sun Ce has also agreed with the team to opt out of the contract. If the salary cap does not reach expectations, Sun Ce will choose to cut his salary based on the difference between Aldridge's salary and the maximum salary space they can create.
The free market has not yet started, so they have to wait patiently. At this time, it is most important for them not to operate randomly to avoid affecting Aldridge's transaction.
It’s not for anything else, it’s purely to avoid affecting the salary space. Let’s wait until the free market opens on July 1st to announce the new salary cap and complete the transaction.
Their most important signing this year is Aldridge, and no role player is more important than this.
On the 30th, Sun Ce continued to train with Boss Qiao. Finally, July 1st came, Sun Ce’s scheduled rest day. When he got up in the morning, he was waiting for the official announcement.
It can be said that this is the first time in the five years since he came to the Grizzlies that the team has introduced such strong players. The others were chosen by himself, and the players who joined are also role players.
Finally, at 10 o'clock in the morning, the NBA announced the salary cap for the new season, which was US$71.73 million.
Not long after, the NBA official website announced the first signing and first transaction of this year's free market.
The Grizzlies and Sun Ce reached a contract extension, a four-year contract of 211, with a third-year team option and a fourth-year player option. The total value reached 10.5 billion U.S. dollars over four years, and the starting salary was 233.16 million U.S. dollars.
The specific details have not been officially announced by the league, but they have been exposed by the Grizzlies on their own initiative. This was an agreement between Sun Ce and Robert Pera to expose his long-term contract in advance.
After the signing was completed, Sun Ce's original salary cap of 120% of the salary cap was reduced from 28 million U.S. dollars to 233.16 million U.S. dollars, successfully freeing up the maximum space he could.
Then the first deal of the offseason was reached. The Grizzlies collected three first-round picks, plus the newly drafted Clint Capela, as well as Grizzlies players Whiteside, Amir Johnson, and Harda. Wei, were sent to the Trail Blazers together.
Aldridge officially joins Grizzlies
Sun Ce checked the NBA official website and found that including Bird Rights, the team's total salary suddenly reached 70.56 million. In other words, they currently have no salary space to operate, and then a full mid-level salary can be used.
This middle class and veteran exceptions will depend on how the team operates. He also plans to take advantage of today's break to contact some veterans. ()