Chapter 601 [Fang Ai 1 Way Out, 2 DJs]

After the NBA free market opened, many big transactions took place in the league.

The Kings poached Pacers center Brad Miller for $21 million in three years.

Miller's statistics are not bad, averaging 13.4 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, but he has injury risks and has poor defense. It is more risky for the Kings to sign him.

The Wizards also lacked insiders, and the signing was even more meaningless. They poached the Nets' glass center Krstic. The specific amount was not announced. Kostic has been injured for two consecutive seasons. Although he had 16 points in his peak season, no one knows whether he can return to his level.

The Wizards renewed Antawn Jamison's contract for 4 years and $50 million. He has a good relationship with Arenas. The additional condition of the extension offered by the "General" to the Wizards is that the team must renew Jamison's contract first.

Then, Arenas signed a six-year, $111 million contract with the Wizards, fulfilling his promise to renew at a lower salary, with a total salary cut of 16 million.

After the Heat sent away O'Neal and Mourning retired, they were left empty inside. Riley used a future second-round pick and a trade exception to acquire former Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Camby from the Nuggets.

Camby has two years left on his contract, worth about $15 million, and the Heat have actually made little. The reason why the Nuggets are willing to "give it away" is because they know that Camby's strength is seriously overestimated.

The Nuggets sent Iverson and traded with the Raptors for Billups, power forward Garbajosa, and center Blazek.

The Raptors want to lure Iverson to sell game tickets, but Carter alone can no longer attract fans. The 32-year-old Billups' contract will last until 2011, with a total value of 36.3 million. Garbajosa is just a substitute, and Blazek is a marginal person.

Almost everyone thinks the Nuggets made a stupid deal, but they really have no choice.

After being eliminated from the playoffs for two consecutive years, Iverson is no longer willing to continue playing. He only has one year of contract left, worth 20.84 million. If he does not send it away, he will probably get nothing next summer.

Many A.M.I.s are also pleading with the Nuggets to trade Iverson online and "let him live". There is an email sent to the Nuggets management that contains very emotional words.

A young man who was once like the wind, a champion who once challenged God, a man who was as close to God as Kobe, a man who is now too vicissitudes of life and too lonely.

The Nuggets are Melo's team, and Iverson is just an assistant, nothing more.

I loved the passionate kiss he gave to the floor when he returned to Philadelphia. I remember the way he fell hard from Luol Deng to the floor that day. At that moment, my heart was broken, and all the fans were heartbroken.

This world is very unfair, too unfair. The Nuggets are the team that completely separated Iverson from the O'Brien Cup, so I choose to blacken Anthony, I choose to blacken Karl, and I choose to blacken those who have done nothing. Management that will cause trouble.

Star-studded, what a disgusting word, just because some people use it to describe the Nuggets, Anthony who doesn’t know how to defend in this life, head coach George Karl who doesn’t know where the defensive tactics board is, in this life JR Smith, who doesn’t know that jumping high doesn’t mean he can see far...

This is a team that people completely look down on. Although they are regulars in the playoffs, regulars and spectators are the same to the Nuggets. Please keep the glass man Nene and the bitter Melo Anthony, and then Send away the "noble" AI!

After the trade, Yang Rui felt a lot of pressure because the Nuggets assembled a starting lineup of Billups, Hamilton, Anthony, and Nene. The substitutes include J.R. Smith, Kleiza, Najera, "Birdman" Anderson and other strong players.

In the past two seasons, Yang Rui thought it was a miracle that the Nuggets were eliminated in the first round.

Yi Jianlian was traded. The Thunder felt that Richard Jefferson was affecting Durant's ball rights and their positions overlapped, so they traded him to the Timberwolves in exchange for Yi Jianlian and Desmond Mason.

This deal also surprised Yang Rui. The Thunder does not have Jeff Green. Yi Jianlian will have enough ball rights next season. It will not be certain after Ibaka joins.

He must take his chances.

The Pistons poached Celtics point guard Delonte West, a 28-year-old free agent, to strengthen the one position.

In the Pistons, West can start; the Cavaliers have Damon Monjon and Mo Williams, who are not interested in him, and his relationship with James is broken.

The Cavaliers sent Drew Gooden and Shannon Brown, and traded Ben Wallace from the Kings to strengthen defense. The Cavaliers' goal is to achieve results. The management believes that the lack of good interior defense was the reason why they were unable to win the championship.

The Lakers' first pick matched the maximum salary offered by the 76ers, leaving Iguodala behind.

Although Iguodala's statistics last season were average, the management generally believes that he has potential. He is now a qualified third-in-command and can become Kobe's successor in the future.

The Bucks poached Ellis by offering him a five-year premium contract with an average annual salary of tens of millions.

The Lakers have four high-paid players with no matching contracts. Ellis is just a substitute, and an annual salary of tens of millions is too luxurious.

The Lakers used a full mid-level contract to extend the contract of point guard Lou Williams, who has been improving. He is also good at grabbing points and can replace Ellis' role. Although Ellis' statistics were good last season, two injuries made the management see hidden dangers.

The Grizzlies did not trade Gasol, but without Gasol, they lacked a human shield. They gave Chuck Hayes a mid-level job and successfully poached people.

Haiye was a completely free man and had a championship ring. He had no reason to stay, so he said hello to Yang Rui and left.

In the Lakers, Hayes made no money but gained fame. The person he is most grateful to is Yang Rui. He is only in his fourth season of his career and his treatment is already better than that of many high-ranking rookies.

The Lakers made another move, signing blue-collar center DJ Mbenga, a 27-year-old free agent, with a minimum salary.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Mbenga joined the Lakers. He is a good interior defensive player who can resist people, has good physical fitness, can rebound and block shots. The reason why he is cheap is because his offense is so bad, and his scoring depends on picking up misses and dunks under the basket.

It is enough to sign him as a substitute for the inside edge. When Yao Ming rests and needs to stabilize the inside defense, he can be sent on the court.

Then, the Lakers signed small forward James Jones to a two-year contract.

Jones has good athletic ability, he is at his peak at the age of 27, and he is very accurate in three-pointers. His shortcoming is that he is only good at shooting three-pointers, has poor ball-handling ability, and has a single role. He was injured in the Trail Blazers last season and only played 40 games, averaging 4.2 points per game and shooting 39.8% from three-point range.

Yang Rui is also optimistic about Jones. He was extremely lucky in his previous life.

He is 203cm tall and serves as a small forward. He entered the NBA in 2003. In 2010, he joined the Miami Heat and immediately became a championship favorite. He and the team reached the finals for 4 consecutive years and won 2 championships. In 2014, he decided to join the Cleveland Cavaliers, which allowed the team, which had been at the bottom in recent years, to make the playoffs again after 4 years, and even made the team reach the finals again after 8 years. Since then, he has reached the finals for 7 consecutive years, and helped the Cavaliers win the championship in 2016... Yes, he is James Jones.

Finally, the Lakers signed last season's minimum-salary player Dengtay Jones, a swingman with super physical fitness. He is 27 years old and a member of the 2003 golden generation. He has not been able to play well because of his poor shooting ability.

Yang Rui signed Deng Tai as a replacement for Ellis. He can also launch fast breaks and his defense is much better than Ellis.

At the beginning of August, the Lakers had determined their 14-man lineup for the new season. It didn’t matter whether they wanted to sign someone for the 15th spot. Yang Rui felt that it was enough to win the championship. There were stars, blue-collar workers, pitchers, speed guards, and two DJs... As long as the core is not injured, this lineup is very strong.

Center: Yao Ming, DJ Mbenga, DJ White.

Power forward: Odom, Millsap, Landry.

Small forward: Iguodala, Posey, James Jones.

Shooting Guard: Kobe Bryant, Dengtay Jones.

Point guard: Brooks, Daniel Gibson, Lou Williams.