Chapter 646 [Super Deal, Single-Core Lakers]

On July 8, the formation of the Cavaliers' Big Three was completed, and the whole world was shocked.

All media reported this big news, and online fans had mixed reactions. Some said this should be the strongest trio in history, while others denounced the trio's peak team-up behavior.

Cavaliers fans were very happy and took the 2007 Celtics Big Three as an example. They believed that the Cavaliers stars' grouping together was "using hugs to control hugs", which is understandable.

Wade and Bosh's willingness to cut their salary to join is a symbol of James's charisma. They chose to join the Cavaliers, obviously not for money, but for the championship.

Although James did not leave the Cavaliers and there was no live TV broadcast of "Decision 1", and people were much less disgusted with the Cavaliers' Big Three, it still caused dissatisfaction with president David Stern.

First of all, Cleveland's commercial value is too low. Secondly, if you form a team to win a championship, even if you win the championship, people will question its gold content.

If the gold content of winning the championship is not high, why doesn't James go to the Clippers, New York, or Chicago if he wants to form a team?

You know, New York's pursuit of James is almost shameless. The Knicks tried to train James to play the favor card. New York Mayor Bloomberg came forward to welcome him to New York. MSG invested more than one billion to renovate. New York's most famous hotel You can buy MVP sandwiches named after LeBron at Deli. The Michelin-starred chef said that LeBron would give him free dinner every day when he comes. Even the strip club said it would be free.

Chicago is a little more reserved than New York, but they have decided not to renew the contracts of Artest and Tracy McGrady. There is a website called "Send LeBron to Chicago." Both Jordan and Obama came forward to express their opinions that he would go to Chicago. ?

In the end, these people were disappointed. Yang Rui didn't expect this situation, which may be related to the fact that the "Friend Mom Gate" did not occur, and James can still stay in Cleveland.

Only two days later, the Lakers did not want the Cavaliers to steal all the limelight and also broke a big deal.

The Lakers traded Yao to the Nets for Kevin Love, Tyreke Evans, Travis Outlaw, a future first-round draft pick and 3 million in cash.

This deal was called a win-win by the media. Yao signed a maximum salary for six years and could be the boss of the Nets. The boss was willing to spend money to find help for him in the free market. In the draft, the Nets just selected power forward Derrick Favors, who is good at guarding pick-and-rolls. He is more suitable to partner with Yao Ming than Love.

Yao Ming has brought commercial benefits, and the Nets will become the home team in the hearts of Chinese fans and compete with the Knicks.

The Lakers exchanged two young stars with potential and an excellent immediate role player.

Outlaw has an annual salary of 7 million. He is a swingman at positions 3 and 4. On the offensive end, he has outstanding physical fitness, can break through, and can shoot from long distances. On the defensive end, he relies on his extremely long arms and quick movement to help the team. It's just that at 206cm and 95kg in weight, he has poor confrontation. He can't handle people in the penalty area when playing at the 4th position.

Last season, Love scored 20.2 points, 15.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists. He won the league's rebounding title, shooting 45.3% from the field and 38% from the three-point range.

Evans scored 20.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.5 steals, shooting 45.8% from the field, and won the Rookie of the Year award.

Looking at the data, both young players are not inferior to Yao Ming, but they cannot lead the team to win, and the gap in reputation is even greater. Last season, many people questioned that they were data brushes and their defense was too bad.

Chinese fans in Los Angeles are depressed about Yao Ming's departure. Some people believe that the Lakers made a profit in the transaction. As long as they train young players well, the Lakers will be strong for many years.

Just one day later, the Lakers sent Iguodala and Lou Williams to the 76ers in a package, trading for 76ers small forward Luol Deng and shooting guard Jordie Meeks.

The fact that Iguodala and Lou Williams want to leave has been exposed by the media several times. It is difficult for the Lakers to trade them for All-Stars. The limit is to exchange them for Luol Deng, a second-rate star who has not been selected for the All-Star Game.

Luol Deng averaged 18.2 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2 assists per game last season.

The statistics are not inferior to those of Iguodala; Meeks is a plus, a second-round pick last season who can shoot three-pointers and averages 4.7 points and 1.7 rebounds per game.

The 76ers decided that Luol Deng was not a good core candidate and wanted to bet on Iguodala's talent. The Lakers management is optimistic about Luol Deng as the team's second leader, believing that he has a balanced offense and defense and a low-key personality.

After the trade, Kobe received numerous questions, and all players who had previously expressed dissatisfaction with him left the team.

Some media analysts said that the breakup of the "drug-taking group" was also due to Kobe. Kobe's dominance of the ball made it impossible for Yao Ming to display his strength and no longer wanted to be teammates with him.

Although Yao Ming said in an interview that his departure had nothing to do with Kobe, most people didn't believe it. Two star centers have already chosen to leave the Lakers. The biggest thing in common is that their partners are both Kobe.

In any case, the Komies have returned to the top. They firmly believe that Kobe will prove himself next season and win the championship without Yao Ming and the single-core leader.

The Lakers' rotation next season is really scary. Evans, Kobe, Luol Deng, Love, Odom, and the substitutes include Brooks, Outlaw, Landry, etc...

Of the Lakers' previous important rotation players, only point guard Daniel Gibson has left. He is a restricted free agent and joined the Bucks for $10 million in three years to fill the vacancy at the No. 1 position left by Curry.

The Cavaliers showed no signs of weakness and signed a full mid-level contract with famous pitcher Mike Miller, adding a stable three-pointer.

Then, veterans such as Eddie House, Jamal Magloire, Juwan Howard, etc. came to join them with a minimum salary.

The Cavaliers also retained veteran Ilgauskas on a minimum salary and quickly completed reinforcements.

Experts predict that the Cavaliers' starting lineup next season will be the Big Three Garvarejao and Anthony Parker. Wade will switch to point guard, otherwise there will be some overlap with James' position.

The Cavaliers' bench is equally luxurious, with Tony Douglas and Mike Miller leading the offense, as well as outstanding pitchers like James Jones, and experienced blue-collar insiders.

In mid-July, both the Cavaliers and Lakers became recognized favorites to win the championship next season.

The pressure on the Spurs has doubled. Their primary goal is to renew the contract of champion Luis Scola. Richard Jefferson is also a free agent. Only one of the two can be left. Almost no one is optimistic about the Spurs successfully defending their title next season.

Other big-name players in the free market have been landed one after another.

"Little Bully" Amare Stoudemire renewed his contract with the Knicks with a maximum salary. Although the Knicks had no hope of winning the championship, he received a large number of advertising endorsement opportunities in New York, and his commercial value increased sharply.

The Hawks renewed Joe Johnson's contract with a six-year maximum salary of 124 million, which was predicted by many to be a bad contract. Without Bosh, people are not optimistic about the Hawks winning the championship.

Pierce and Ray Allen stayed with the Celtics, and Nowitzki successfully renewed his contract with the Mavericks...

Clippers fans are beginning to feel bad. The most famous star left in the free market is Carlos Boozer, but Yang Rui has expressed that he does not want to cooperate with players he has led before, which means Boozer does not want to work with him. Will join.

On the Internet, "Yang Hei", who had disappeared for many years, reappeared and posted posts mocking Yang Rui.

"Jerry Young talks too wildly. He will be slapped in the face this time. He is putting on airs and does not take the initiative to invite big-name stars. He thinks he is still in the Lakers? Who would want to join a bad team like the Clippers if there is no benefit? There are no stars, look. Can he make the playoffs next season?"

"Hahaha, Yang Rui shot himself in the foot this time. Doesn't Bull B want to compete for the championship? He brings Kaman, the glass man No. 1 pick, and two defensive black hole guards to compete for the championship!"