One Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirty-Seven. The Original Decision Was Correct!

On the morning of July 8, a period of filming ended. There were no scenes to shoot. Scarlett Johansson, who was specifically here to guide Sun Ce on the details of the movie and help Sun Ce deal with surrounding matters, found Sun Ce and showed Sun Ce that Durant signed with the Clippers. things.

Originally, Scarlett Johansson didn't pay much attention to the NBA, but the bathwater joke connected her with the NBA. There was news about Durant, and there were really many good fans who liked her, so she originally paid attention to it. Durant was so disgusted.

Sun Ce looked at the news of Durant joining the Clippers on Scarlett Johansson's mobile phone screen, and seemed to hear a song - Children, do you have a lot of question marks?

Sun Ce was ready for Durant to go to the Nets, Bulls, and even the Lakers. Who knew Durant would actually go to the Clippers! Yaoshou!

After the Clippers selected Buddy Hield, they have three core players: Russell, Wiggins, and Jokic, two outside players, Hield and Matthews, and Jamal Crawford. , what Sun Ce knows is that the Clippers tried to pursue Love, but the other party decided on the next destination early, so the Clippers are preparing to find an athletic insider, and trades are possible. Hield, Ma Hughes and Russell are all tradable targets.

But this time Durant chose to join!

Sun Ce doesn't know about this, and it's impossible for the Clippers to contact him to inquire. At most, he can learn about the current situation of the Clippers. At most, he can ask him for advice during the draft, in addition to meeting the needs of his own Grizzlies team. If he really gets involved in the free agent selection of the team, once the league investigates the evidence, he will probably be ordered to sell the team. No, this is obviously a normal free agent signing, and the league has already responded to the Thunder's request to sell the team to the Clippers. This signing with Durant opens an investigation.

Of course, the Clippers responded positively and immediately. With such a reaction, both the league and the Thunder knew there was nothing to investigate.

However, this signing made not only Sun Ce confused, but also everyone!

Just like Durant met with various teams in the original time and space and then turned around and signed with the Warriors, the teams waiting for him to make a decision were confused! Even worse!

Several championship-level teams with space are prepared to be unable to sign Durant, and are prepared to have Durant signed away by several other competing teams.

But unexpectedly, all their teams failed to sign Durant, and Durant returned to the place where his dream began!

This is even more incredible than when Durant went to the Warriors in the original time and space. To go to the Warriors, there is at least one reason that everyone agrees on - join if you can't beat them.

But going to the Clippers... not many people understood Durant's operation at first.

Although the Clippers' bunch of second- and third-year players are highly talented, Durant is not the type to help develop the potential of his teammates... At the end of the discussion, fans and the media agreed that there was only one possibility-Durant. Rand is waiting for next year!

Anyway, the fans in Oklahoma City were already yelling.

However, after Durant decided on his next home, the free market really took off.

This is a real non-Bird rights max salary of 1+1 with a starting salary of 25% of the salary cap, with an average annual salary of 26 million. Think about the contract extension of Aldridge, who has similar playing experience last summer, and it was still Bird Rights. The maximum salary is only over 19 million, which means that the maximum salary has increased by over 9 million!

After it was determined that top-paid players should be paid according to the salary cap percentage, other teams did not hesitate.

The Lakers and LeBron James reached a 2+1 contract, totaling 98 million over three years, with non-veteran designated terms. In order to give Leonard the maximum contract, the Lakers' veteran designated contract last year was already given to Leonard. The starting salary of this contract is 30.33 million. After 13 years of playing, James topped the salary list for the first time in his career.

This is a verbal agreement. The actual signing time is not now. The Lakers have to sign in first. After the big-name signings are completed, the 8 million will be increased to James.

Sun Ce saw that James wanted a 2+1 contract,

It is estimated that James definitely wants to jump out of the contract in 2018 and sign the longest four-year contract that a 34-year-old can sign.

After Durant's decision, the Warriors gave up trying to clear out role players with draft picks and provided Harrison Barnes with a five-year, $70 million contract extension, and gave Curry and Harden 4-year contract extension with a maximum salary of 118 million.

Harrison Barnes, similar to Draymond Green, has not won the championship, and their value is not as high as it seemed in the original time and space. Other teams' offers are almost the same, 50 million for four years. Between 4 years and 7000, Harrison Barnes chose to stay on the team.

Harden, on his side, made a series of tricks and reached an agreement with the Warriors management. The player option of the original contract for the 17-18 season was cancelled, and the four-year US$118 million was implemented directly from the 17-18 season.

This operation is within the rules, but has never been used in this way. It is equivalent to refusing to exercise the player option and then renewing the Bird rights.

However, Curry refused to accept an early contract extension. When the Warriors management offered the same contract execution method as Harden, Curry still chose to refuse...

By July 11th, Sun Ce's filming was almost over. It was much shorter than the 20 days previously expected. Now the director team, screenwriter team, and producers are considering every shot again and again to see if there are any more There were no retakes to be made, no footage to be added.

The filming process went much smoother than expected, and Sun Ce's acting skills were even better than expected. He also learned patiently from those who didn't understand, and didn't pretend to understand. This is very important.

Therefore, the footage sent out was far better than Disney had previously expected. Directors Russo Brothers chatted with Sun Ce during their free time and said: "Do we still need to film Thanos? The two Avengers series we filmed this year and next year The movie is Thanos.”

After watching these shots, the Russo brothers have determined that no one can compete with Sun Ce in Avengers 3 and Avengers 4 filmed this year and next year.

The plot of Thanos was originally well written, Sun Ce acted well, and he had the most scenes to describe this character.

The filming of Sun Ce is almost done, and the shooting of other characters' scenes will also start in succession. However, since Sun Ce's filming was completed much earlier than expected, it still needs time to prepare, because some actors have finished filming the scenes that appear with Sun Ce. After that, I went to do other work.

In other words, Sun Ce can't leave yet and has to wait. The Russo brothers may add scenes. Of course, the longest time will not exceed the contract period, which is a total of 28 days from joining the crew to the end of filming.

On the night of the 11th, Sun Ce and Lily Collins attended a party organized by Chris Evans to celebrate the completion of Sun Ce's filming. They returned to the vacation home in Los Angeles, which was Lily Collins's previous home, and saw a piece of news.

WOJ broke the news that Dwight Howard rejected the four-year, $100 million contract offered by the Lakers because he was dissatisfied with the role the Lakers offered him.

According to the details revealed, the Lakers met with Howard and talked about joining for two consecutive days.

Howard initially showed a strong interest in playing with Gianlenco, and the meeting went well.

But when it came to the key discussion about the team's role, shot power, play style, etc., Kobe Bryant, one of the representatives of the Lakers meeting, proposed a ranking of team importance, with Leonard first, James second, and Howard third.

This made Howard's face suddenly drop.

James accepts this statement, and he also accepts this arrangement in terms of shooting rights. He knows that at the age of 32, he needs to rely on Leonard, so he has no objection and supports Kobe's statement.

But Howard feels that he should be ranked second after James, whether it is team status or shooting rights.

So, the talks collapsed!

When Sun Ce was reading the news on his tablet, Zu Goose got under Sun Ce's arm and got into Sun Ce's arms. After reading the news, he said, "Kobe has messed up! Did they lose the opportunity to sign Howard like this?"

Sun Ce doesn't think so: "Screwed up? I think the Lakers are avoiding lightning. You don't know Leonard. In his mind, whether he is taken seriously by the team is very important. He must think that he is a Laker." "Kobe and Leonard are very similar to each other in the future. He understands Leonard's mentality, so he won't cause conflicts between the two superstars in the team."

"But they lost Howard."

"It would be really over if he signed a 4-year, 100 million contract with Howard. Didn't you see that the Knicks didn't even offer him a contract?"

Zu'e raised her neck and looked up, recalling that she had been paying attention to NBA news since the finals. After thinking for a long time, she seemed to have never seen the news about the Knicks' offer to renew Howard's contract, let alone the offer. , the team Howard met with was not the Knicks.

"Howard is no longer good at defense, and he is not willing to play pick-and-roll with Dragic. The Knicks traded Noah back last year because they were ready to give up Howard. If he is willing to play pick-and-roll well and accept that he does not have fixed shooting rights, His style of play is very suitable for James, but if he is not willing, he will be a disaster for the Lakers. Kobe probably saw this and emphasized his status in the Lakers team before signing. "

"No wonder, brother, you didn't let our team trade Mark for Howard."

"That one was different, but in the end Mark was traded away..."

While Sun Ce was chatting with Zuo Goose about the Lakers' failure to sign Howard, he casually refreshed the web page. His phone rang. It was a call from Bill Duffy. Sun Ce picked up the call and was stunned when he heard what was said on the other side...

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On the afternoon of July 12, 2016, Sun Ce and Randolph met for a beer at a barbecue stall in Manhattan Beach.

"Third brother, I'm leaving. You have to be careful and don't get beaten."

"Am I the kind of person who doesn't cause trouble?"

"You don't look like that."

"Uh-huh."

"You are!"

"..."

Sun Ce and Randolph chatted while drinking and having sex. They did not talk about Randolph leaving the team, nor did they ask Randolph to stay.

If things go well and Randolph's salary of around 8 million is retained, the Grizzlies' total salary for the new season will not exceed the new season's luxury tax threshold of more than 120,175 million US dollars.

However, the Kings offered Randolph a three-year, $55 million contract with a starting salary of $20 million, decreasing year by year. They wanted Randolph to teach Randall how to play...

If the salary is similar, for example, the annual salary is over 10 million, even if it is a three-year long-term contract, Sun Ce can discuss with the team to keep Randolph. But if the three-year long-term contract has a high salary, then it is not whether the team wants to keep Randolph. , but there is no way to keep it.

Let Randolph get tens of millions less? This is impossible, it’s not something humans do, and it’s not like David West’s situation where he wants to win the championship.

So, Sun Ce asked Randolph, who had just met with the Kings in Sacramento and reached an agreement, to come to Los Angeles to get together, just to get together and chat.

After drinking, Lily Collins came to pick up Sun Ce, and Randolph's wife Fane also came to pick up Randolph.

After returning home, Sun Ce took a shower and lay on the sofa, recalling the scene when he just joined the Grizzlies... 7 years have passed, and all the teammates at the beginning have left now, leaving only him, Sun!

Others, Yi Jianlian, Paul George, Tony Allen, Klay Thompson, who have played together for a long time, all joined after Sun Ce played for at least one season, which can be regarded as a long cooperation. Since winning the first championship in the 11-12 season, these four have always been there, second only to Randolph.

The Kings are willing to give 55 million for 3 years. There is really no way around it. Sun Ce thought about it. If he and Randolph were at the same stage of their careers and faced similar situations, and the home team could not give such a high salary and the difference was more than double, he would also choose more money.

Shaking his head, Sun Ce put aside his reluctance to Randolph's departure. In the past 7 years, he has encountered too many similar situations. Although this time is particularly special, he still chose to accept it, otherwise he would not go to Randolph for a small gathering.

Sun Ce had to admit that with Randolph's departure, the Grizzlies had more room to operate. The full middle class might be used without actively compressing it into a mini middle class. Yi Jianlian's contract renewal negotiations would be smoother...

Sun Ce didn't know whether Bill Duffy had talked to Randolph about this issue, and Bill Duffy didn't need to report to him, but Randolph left so decisively. He got things done first before letting Bill Duffy notify him... Sun Ce got up from the sofa, rinsed his mouth, and went to sleep!

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After the announcement of Randolph joining the Kings, there was a strong response. Although he is not a top popular star, Randolph is also very popular, and his status in the hearts of Grizzlies fans and Sun Ce fans is very special.

Seeing Randolph's 3-year 55 million contract, the media and fans easily analyzed that Randolph is ready to go to the Kings to retire and guide young players.

Randolph's current state... Let alone the data he played last season, just looking at his state, everyone can see that Randolph should get a contract of about 10 million at most. If it is such a contract, Randolph will definitely choose to stay with the team, but 55 million for 3 years is really too much for the Kings.

But the Kings are not at a loss. They have to pay the money that does not reach the poverty line almost every year. This year, the salary cap has increased by almost 29 million US dollars, so they have to spend as much as they can. It just so happens that Randle's template is Randolph. Spending money to hire a teacher to teach Randle is not a loss anyway.

As for the Grizzlies, experts have long speculated that the Grizzlies will take advantage of the salary cap surge of 29 million to reduce the total salary and avoid the super luxury tax. Moreover, Randolph is so old that there is little room for adjustment in his playing style. His playing style and strength have declined, and his role in the team has declined significantly...

The Grizzlies held a press conference as soon as Randolph made the decision. Chris Wallace said: Zach is the best power forward in our team's history. He played a key role in our team's most glorious moment. He is the best player in our team except Noah. We will retire Zach's No. 50 jersey after he retires, and we also hope that he will return to our team before he retires...

When this matter was at the focus of discussion, another news appeared and immediately took away the attention, as if they couldn't bear to see others steal their limelight.

The protagonist of this news is the Lakers.

On July 14, the Nets and the Lakers reached a deal. The Lakers sent Ed Davis and Sacre to the Nets to get Brook Lopez and the Nets' 2018 second-round draft pick.

The Lakers used the space they freed up to directly take over Lopez's remaining two years and 44 million contract!

After offending Howard, they signed Lopez?

This operation decisively pushed the Lakers to the forefront...

...

In Manhattan Island, New York, there is a huge manor in this land of gold.

Two old men are fishing by the artificial lake in the manor.

Ballmer saw the message from the general manager of the team that Love's contract had been reached, and he still retained the maximum salary space to continue operating in the free market or wait until next summer. He smiled at the old man next to him and said, "Jerry, you have worked so hard. I should have listened to you last season and traded Lopez. It's a pity."

The logo man listened to this and felt that this salary was really hard to get!

Lopez almost rotted in their hands. Next season, they must give the talented Porzingis more playing time. If Lopez stays in the team next season, his playing time will inevitably be less than Larry Sanders, Love, and Porzingis. His data will decline... Then it will really be as others say, and he will suddenly collapse like Hibbert.

Others don't care about the reasons, they only look at the results.

Fortunately, the logo man has a way. After the Lakers and Howard broke down, he immediately went to find Jeanie Buss and said how good Lopez is and how suitable he is for James' pick-and-roll. He said that Lopez has lost weight and is very good at three-pointers, and his rim protection has become faster... Finally, Lopez was sent to the Lakers.

But what the logo man said is true. Lopez is really good at three-pointers now. He is also excellent at pick-and-roll and rim protection. He is very suitable for James. If he can avoid trading to the Lakers, he really doesn't want to trade, so that the Lakers can't get any Howard or Durant this summer.

But there is no way. Only the Lakers don't have too many extra players to send away. If they trade with other teams, they will want to give a high-value garbage contract to their Nets.

This operation is not as easy as helping the Warriors to form the Wave combination!

The main reason is that this Microsoft tycoon has too many personal ideas and doesn't trust others so much. However, after this operation, the logo man feels that his future operations will be smoother.

Of course, he didn't write this idea on his face, but said: "I'm not sure whether Love will join, but we must strive for it. He is willing to sacrifice his role in the team, which gives us a chance, and fortunately the Lakers' first target is Durant and Howard."

How could Ballmer not know what the logo man was thinking, but this kind of thing, if you don't say it, you can pretend not to know.

When talking about Durant, Ballmer asked: "Durant's choice is really unexpected. I said we will strive to get a top guard next year... Do you think we can get Durant next year? Is there any hope for Paul to come?"

"Durant, he may want to wait for the lord to go to the Clippers. Although he does not have shares in the Clippers, we all know that the Clippers are his. We have hope, but Paul... We can fight for Evans and Curry."

"Do we have a chance?"

"Of course, Evans and Curry can both opt out of their contracts next summer. Our first target should be Curry. If we can't get Curry, we will definitely get Evans!"

The logo man is so confident that Ballmer doesn't think he is arrogant at all, because before the Knicks and the Bulls reached a deal in January this year, the logo man predicted that the Knicks would change centers, and also suggested trading Lopez during the All-Star Weekend in February. The target was Bradley and Beverley of the Celtics, but he hesitated at the time and missed the opportunity.

Ballmer didn't know why the logo man was so confident that he could get one of Curry and Evans, but he didn't think it mattered. He just wanted the result. If he was sure that the executor was capable, he would be willing to delegate power. He didn't care about how much money it cost. His goal was to trample the Knicks next door under his feet.

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The Lakers just didn't intend to give Howard the team status he had in the Magic and 76ers. After trading for Lopez, Howard accepted the offer from the Hawks out of spite and joined the Hawks with an average of 23 million per year and a total of 69 million US dollars in 3 years.

The Hawks were unable to complete the contract extension with Al Horford, so they simply gave up. Howard averaged 16.2 points and 12.2 rebounds per game last season, and his strength was still there.

When Durant, Howard, and Love, the three biggest players in this year's free market, decided on their next home, the free market quickly heated up.

On July 14, Al Horford signed with the Celtics. The contract was the largest that the Celtics could offer, 4 years and 113 million US dollars.

According to reports, the Celtics tried to pursue Durant, Love and Howard, but all three rejected the Celtics' invitation to meet. They had to settle for the second best and chose Al Horford. Al Horford has been waiting for Howard to make a decision. The Hawks offered him 90 million for 5 years, but he naturally would not agree. When the Celtics had no choice, Horford directly asked for the maximum salary, and the Celtics had to bite the bullet and give it.

This is the situation of the Celtics now. The most famous and top players are unwilling to go, so they can only find the second-level free agents.

Sun Ce saw that the Celtics signed Horford for 4 years and 113 million US dollars... Indeed, from what he knew about the future, Horford is very suitable for the young head coach Stevens.

However, Horford is not worth this price. It is obviously overpriced. The price offered by the Hawks is enough. No matter how suitable Horford is for the Celtics, he is only an All-Star fringe player. He can occasionally enter the All-Star team, and there is almost no possibility of entering the best team. 100 million for 5 years is the limit. He only received 60 million US dollars for 5 years from the Hawks during his peak period from the age of 26 to 30. Even if it is converted according to the new salary cap, the 90 million offer from the Hawks for 5 years is no problem.

Sun Ce recalled that it seemed that in the original time and space, Hayward and Kemba Walker, who were signed by the Celtics in the future, were all backup players, and they were all given the highest salary that a team without bird rights could give. None of the top players such as the first target Paul George, Anthony Davis, and Leonard were willing to go.

Think about what will happen to him when he gets old in the Celtics... Sun Ce doesn't want to go either. The Celtics' operation is good, but it's a bit too ruthless, even in this business league, so when a team does something humane, so many people praise it.

This summer's salary will eventually be raised, even if the Lakers don't stir it up, it will still be raised by Horford's agent Jeff Schultz. Jeff Schultz, the agent with the most signed players in the league today, accurately judged the Celtics' predicament and decisively killed them!

However, Jeff Schultz is not the most ruthless this summer. Just when Horford signed an exaggerated 4-year, 113 million US dollars contract that shocked the fans, the Mavericks and the Jazz reached a sign-and-trade deal that afternoon.

The Jazz gave Mike Conley a 5-year, 156 million US dollars, full maximum salary contract for designated veterans. Bill Duffy defeated Jeff Schultz several times this year! First, he won Ben Simmons, and then helped Mike Conley win the biggest contract in history!

If Jeff Schultz raised the players' salaries and disrupted the situation, Bill Duffy's negotiation with the Jazz completely detonated the own market.

After a night of respite, on July 15, Chandler Parsons renewed his contract with the Knicks for 4 years and 105 million US dollars. The Spurs offered Gasol a 2-year, 33 million US dollar contract, which Gasol gladly accepted. Wade rejected the Heat's 1-year, 25 million US dollar contract and chose to accept the Bulls' 1-year, 24.7 million US dollar contract.

On July 16, Rondo joined the Lakers for 2 years and 20 million US dollars, DeRozan renewed his contract with the Raptors for 5 years and 139 million US dollars, Whiteside renewed his contract with the Trail Blazers for 4 years and 110 million US dollars, Batum renewed his contract with the Hornets for 5 years and 120 million US dollars, Bradley Beal renewed his contract with the Cavaliers for 5 years and 120 million US dollars, Jennings joined the Nets for 1 year and 23 million US dollars, Andre Drummond renewed his contract with the Pistons for 5 years and 129 million US dollars, and Jeff Green joined the Magic for 1 year and 15 million US dollars.

On July 17, Al Jefferson joined the Pacers for 30 million for 3 years, and Caron Butler joined the Bulls for 22 million for 2 years...

In just 3 days, teams in the league spent more than a billion dollars! The free market that was originally predicted to be crazy is really crazy!

So far, the signings of those famous players have almost come to an end. The entire league is like crazy, spending money to grab players, and giving their own team players as much as they can to renew their contracts, otherwise they will really run away.

And this is not over yet. Famous stars and veteran stars have been snatched away, and even high-quality role players have begun to be snatched up!

This time, it was the Hawks who started the role player snatching mode. They gave Kenta Bazemore, a player who could only get a middle-class contract in previous years, an incredible 4-year 70 million contract!

If Horford and Conley's contracts have raised the stars' contracts to the limit, then the 4-year, 70 million contract that the Hawks gave to Bazemore has multiplied the value of high-quality role players and 3D players!

Miles Leonard of the Spurs got a 4-year, 52 million contract extension, Allen Crabbe of the Trail Blazers got a 4-year, 75 million contract extension, and the Knicks poached Courtney Lee of the Spurs for 4 years and 50 million...

On July 18, Sun Ce ended the filming of the Avengers series of movies ahead of schedule. Yesterday, the last shot that needed to be reshot was done, and today the other actors of Avengers 3 have started filming other plots.

Sun Ce has been paying attention to the free market these days, and it feels really terrible!

The salaries of top players, 3D, and high-quality role players have skyrocketed!

But correspondingly, the salaries of veterans have not increased much, and the salary increase of players with a minimum salary is also very low. Even if it has increased by 30 or 40 percent, it is still very low.

The polarization still exists, but the salary gap between top-paid players and role players and bottom-paid players was large before. Now the salaries of high-quality role players and 3D players have increased, and the gap between top-paid players, high-quality role players, and 3D players and ordinary role players and bottom-paid players has widened.

The overall salary increase did not happen as Paul said to the players' union.

Sun Ce knew that the situation Paul said was impossible. If there are players with high salaries, there must be players with low salaries. It is impossible for teams to increase the salaries of bottom-paid players after increasing the contracts of top-paid and high-quality role players. Capitalists always have to find a way to exploit, such as rookies and bottom-level players. Brogdon, who was selected by the Grizzlies with the 30th pick in the first round, has a starting salary of 1.17 million US dollars, and Jaylen Brown, the 8th pick, has a contract with a starting salary of only 2.9 million US dollars. The salary of rookies and bottom-level players has really only increased by 30%. The weaker the party is, the more severely exploited it is, such as NCAA players.

A 30% salary increase for top-paid players and a 30% salary increase for bottom-paid players are completely different concepts.

However, in the past, high-quality role players and 3D players only accounted for about 10% of the salary cap, such as Yi Jianlian last season. But now, Sun Ce sees that even 3D players can get a sky-high contract of 20 million, and some even have only 3 but no D... Sun Ce thought of Curry and Harden who cut their salaries to renew their contracts for 5 years and 75 million, and now their salaries are about the same as Allen Crabbe's 4 years and 75 million.

And this kind of increase is irreversible, just like recruiting employees in business. Sun Ce has seen news that some companies and factories would rather spend money to recruit new people to intermediaries, and the money paid to intermediaries is higher than the monthly salary of the recruited new people. They use one batch of new people to replace another batch, but they are unwilling to raise the salary of old employees.

However, this has nothing to do with Sun Ce for the time being. He is the labor side and the one who gets the maximum salary.

After finishing the filming of the movie, Sun Ce returned to the holiday villa to rest and set off for Rio on the 21st. The Chinese Olympic team also went there at that time, and Sun Ce went to meet the men's basketball national team.

This time, the Chinese men's basketball team will not stay in the Olympic Village. Price Investment Group sponsored the Chinese men's basketball team to book a five-star hotel. Collins Security Company is responsible for security and has applied to the Brazilian government for the right to carry guns.

In Rio, gangsters and powder sellers are rampant. If the Chinese Blue Association and Brazil do not agree to these requirements, Sun Ce may not necessarily go to participate in this Olympics. The arrangement of the US men's basketball team is similar. Brazil has done too poorly in terms of security. Before the Olympics started, hundreds of robberies against tourists have occurred this summer.

On July 19, before the Chinese men's basketball team was about to leave for Brazil with the Olympic team, Yi Jianlian and the Grizzlies finally ended their long talks.

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Yi Jianlian rejected the Lakers' invitation of 2 years and 30 million US dollars, and renewed his contract with the Grizzlies with a salary reduction of 1 year and 11 million US dollars.

JaMychal Green rejected the Warriors' invitation of 1 year and 9 million US dollars, and the third year player option of 3 years and 18 million US dollars, and reached a contract extension with the Grizzlies.

Both of them chose to renew their contracts with the Grizzlies at a salary lower than the market price. The possibility of hitting three consecutive championships is one of the reasons for them to stay. Another reason is that Aldridge chose to opt out of the contract and renew it last year. If the Grizzlies had to renew Aldridge now after the last contract, it would have to be at least the level of Al Jefferson and Whiteside.

Sun Ce also set an example early on. He signed a long-term contract in 2014 and did not sign a short-term contract to wait for a salary increase this summer. Klay Thompson even chose to renew his contract with the salary cap of the 14-15 season before the salary cap of last season came out when he renewed his contract last year... The whole team was cutting salaries, and these two also chose to cut salaries.

When Sun Ce learned about the Lakers and Warriors who offered high-paying contracts to Yi Jianlian and JaMychal Green from the team, he felt that their hearts were ruthless!

But at least they kept the two. Dreams are still very important. What if the three consecutive championships come true?

David West also renewed his contract with a veteran base salary exception of 1.85 million US dollars per year. The veteran base salary increased by 30%. Just looking at the increase, it is still a lot.

Carter renewed his contract with 4 million US dollars per year, splitting half of the middle salary. Now the middle salary has increased to 8.69 million US dollars.

Sun Ce was relieved that these four teammates completed the contract renewal.

Point guard, he and Brogdon, Brogdon is very powerful. He performed fiercely in the summer league a few days ago, and the second pick was beaten by him. Of course, the overall level of the 16th rookie is just like that. As far as Sun Ce knows, the rookie who can average double digits in the new season is the biggest favorite for the best rookie.

Shooting guards: Klay Thompson, Tony Allen, and Carter. Tony Allen aged severely because he played too many games in the playoffs, but his role has become experience-based, leading the defense of young teammates. Carter is very capable and maintains a good state. His physical fitness is really beyond reproach. This is even after being tripped by Bowen three times, he still has this physical fitness.

Small forwards: Paul George and Jaylen Brown. They are the strongest defensive point of the Grizzlies. The starters are all top defensive players, and the substitutes are potential stocks who started with defense. In theory, this point has the best defense.

Power forwards: Aldridge, Yi Jianlian, David Lee, JaMychal Green, and Nance Jr., the Grizzlies have the most manpower. JaMychal Green can also play power forward. Aldridge and Yi Jianlian play center in some lineups. They did play center often last season.

Center: Gobert.

The 13-man roster is complete, with two more positions and three positions for development players.

Due to the skyrocketing salaries of quality role players this summer, the Grizzlies only have a middle class player, and no one can snatch him. At this time, it is not a question of whether honors can attract free agents. An experienced and capable quality role player may have played for several years and the total salary is only more than 10 million US dollars. Now other teams offer contracts with annual salaries of more than 10 million US dollars. Are they here to cling to thighs or to get big contracts?

Fortunately, the core lineup has been settled. Now it is only the third choice of point guard and small forward. There is no need to rush. You can still choose slowly after the season starts. There is only so much money, so part of the middle class was split in advance and Carter was renewed. If he ran away, he would lose a lot.

On July 21, Sun Ce set off for Rio.

This time, the two girls, parents and others did not go. It is better not to go to that place if you can.

On the way to Rio, Sun Ce looked at the white clouds outside the window with mixed feelings.

Once again felt the difficulty of three consecutive championships! Fortunately, it was Sun who took the lead in signing a long-term contract in 2014, which was a disguised salary cut. Later, Paul George, Klay Thompson, and Aldridge also signed long-term contracts or reduced their salaries. Now all four of them can stay, and Gobert's rookie contract allows the Grizzlies to keep Yi Jianlian and JaMychal Green.

If Sun had not signed a long-term contract at the beginning, and had not given Paul George, Klay Thompson, and Aldridge the confidence to sign a long-term contract or reduce their salary to stay in the team to compete for the championship, it would be no less difficult to hit the three consecutive championships than in the 13-14 season!

Although the difficulty is still great now, it is at least much better than the 13-14 season!

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After arriving in Rio, Sun Ce met up with the men's basketball national team who had already checked into the hotel sponsored by John. After a basic health check, the Chinese men's basketball team submitted the final 12-man roster for this year's men's basketball team.

The rosters of the 12 national teams for the men's basketball game were also submitted today.

On the U.S. men's basketball side, Curry and Durant withdrew from the U.S. training team at the last minute, but this didn't matter to the U.S. team, as they had no shortage of NBA superstars.

When the U.S. men's basketball team set off for Rio, Curry and Durant stayed in San Diego, the training ground for the U.S. men's basketball team this summer. That night, the two went to a nightclub, and Curry brought his driver's license with him. The two stayed in the nightclub until the early morning. It is said that the two did not pack when they returned to the hotel, so they went back and did not turn off the lights in a room all night...

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