Chapter 746 [Crazy Free Market]
The Clippers extended Blake Griffin's contract ahead of schedule with a five-year, 95 million maximum salary, leaving him with the Finals MVP.
In July, three rookies went to play in the summer league and the others had a holiday. Yang Rui only told the players one thing: "It doesn't matter how crazy you play, and I don't have a problem with getting a full set of sexually transmitted diseases, but... you are not allowed to fall in love with the Kardashians!"
The Clippers' lineup has taken shape, and other teams that want to win the championship are doing their best to strengthen their lineups. The free market is crazy.
The Spurs gave Gary Neal a two-year minimum salary contract to bring him into the team. The second year is a team option. They need reinforcements at the 1st and 2nd positions.
In addition, the Spurs also signed Australian point guard Patty Mills.
The Mavericks signed center Chris Kaman for $8 million in one year. They want to compete in the playoffs next season, but Kaman is definitely not worth the price.
After the Bulls waived Brand, the Mavericks won the bidding and got the former All-Star big man with an annual salary of 2.1 million.
The Magic officially announced that they had completed a deal with the Hornets, sending away Ryan Anderson in a sign-and-trade in exchange for Hornets forward Gustavo Ayon.
The Suns successfully acquired Luis Scola, who was waived by the Spurs, through bidding. The final year of Scola's contract with the Spurs was $10 million non-guaranteed, so the Suns had to bear Scola's salary of at least $3.3 million. , paying US$10 million over the next three years.
The Celtics officially extended a three-year contract with power forward Kevin Garnett for $34 million. At the same time, the team also signed Wilcox and Brandon Bass.
The Big Three of the Cavaliers have become a "tasteless" existence, not strong enough to win the championship. If they break up in the summer, the management will not be willing to do so. After all, they reached the finals last season.
The Cavaliers received good news in the free market. Ray Allen's three-year, 9.5 million mini-middle-level offer was far lower than the Celtics' two-year, 12 million offer plus the right to veto the trade. Ray Allen's move is to ensure playing time. He will be reused in the Cavaliers and will have a chance to hit the championship.
The Lakers' lineup has changed the most.
Gerald Wallace signed with the Warriors. The new contract is 4 years and 40 million US dollars. The Warriors lack good wing defenders, but Gerrard's condition has declined significantly and he is not good at shooting. This is like indiscriminate medical treatment for a sudden illness.
Nash is a completely free agent and has joined the Nets with a two-year, 10 million contract. In the new season, he will serve as a substitute for Deron Williams, which will further improve the Nets' strength.
Restricted free agent Jeremy Lin joined the Rockets. Morey offered a poisonous contract, worth 25 million in three years and an annual salary of 15 million in the third year. The Lakers did not match it.
The Lakers signed Jazz veteran Kirk Hinrich at a low salary of $6 million over two years. Hinrich had several glorious seasons, but his condition became worse and worse due to injuries. Next season, the Lakers' perimeter strength will decline a lot.
The Lakers have reinforcements inside. The 36-year-old Jamison played for the Heat last season and averaged 17.2 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. He chose to take a salary cut to join.
The biggest deal came from the Nets. On July 18, the Hawks and the Nets reached a trade agreement, and "Eagle King" Joe Johnson will go to Brooklyn.
The chips sent by the Nets are guards Anthony Morrow, Jordan Farmar, DeShawn Stevenson and forwards Jordan Williams, Johan Petro and a first-round draft pick.
This kind of transaction is more like cleaning up a bad contract. The Nets have assembled a super lineup of Deron Williams, Joe Johnson, Nash, Jimmy Butler, Yao Ming, and Favors.
The Nets also signed forward Rashard Lewis with a veteran minimum salary, who was waived just after being traded to the Hornets.
Andre Blatche also chose to sign with the Nets. The contract signed by both parties was a one-year, non-guaranteed contract worth $1.1 million. This deal is suspected by many to be a shady affair, because Blatche averaged 16.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in the 10-11 season. Although his condition declined due to injury last season, he is only 26 years old.
It’s normal to get back to the top.
The Nets' series of transactions showed people their determination to win the championship. Coupled with the Pacers retaining their core lineup, the Cavaliers may not be able to reach the finals next season.
Not to be outdone, the Lakers took action again and signed point guard Ramon Sessions for $10 million in two years in the free market.
Sessions was selected with the 56th overall pick in the second round of 2007. He has played in the NBA for five seasons. Previously, Sessions played for the Bucks, Timberwolves, Cavaliers and Heat. During his career, Sessions has played for the Bucks, Timberwolves, Cavaliers and Heat. Shens averaged 11.1 points, 5 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game, and his shooting percentage reached 45%.
Last season, he averaged 12.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game, shooting 45.9% from the field and 44.3% from three-point range. However, he did not take many three-pointers, averaging only 0.6 per game. He usually did not take any shots unless he was open.
Next season, Sessions will be the Lakers' starting point guard, and he is not weak at the No. 1 position.
On August 2, the largest four-team trade of the offseason occurred.
The Lakers acquired "Warcraft" Dwight Howard, Earl Clark, and Chris Duhon.
The Nuggets acquire Andre Iguodala.
The 76ers get Kevin Love and Jason Richardson.
The Magic received Aaron Afflalo, Al Harrington, Vucevic from the Nuggets, and the 76ers' first-round picks Mo Harkless and McRoberts.
The Magic will also receive a protected future first-round pick from each of the Lakers, 76ers and Nuggets (Nuggets' 2014 pick, 76ers' 2015 pick, Lakers' 2017 pick ), getting another second-round pick from the Nuggets.
The Lakers, who signed Mike Brown as head coach next season and claimed to focus on Princeton, retained Pau Gasol, who was good at supporting the ball, which also made Kobe ecstatic.
Kobe Bryant sent his blessings to his former teammate Love on his Facebook and welcomed Howard's arrival. "Well, Superman seems to have found his home. I would like to send my most sincere blessings to Kevin Love. I hope he can continue his good form last season and become even better in the new season."
Kobe said excitedly: "I know that the whole of Los Angeles is crazy about this deal. The Lakers have got excellent players who can continue to lead this team forward after I leave. I have already talked with Howard, and our The goal is to lead the Lakers to a championship. What did Jim Buss and Mitch Kupchak do this summer?"
However, even if the "Warcraft" was exchanged, even if many capable players joined, forward Luol Deng still insisted on leaving.
Luol Deng is not optimistic about the Lakers' prospects at all. If there is no strategy and it is just a one-on-one duel between stars, it will be useless for anyone to come.
Kupchak had no choice but to trade with the Bulls in exchange for Ron Artest, who was in declining form, a second-round pick and cash compensation.
The Bulls are still optimistic about Luol Deng's future, and this is the best offer the Lakers have received so far.
Unlike Yang Rui's previous life, Artest was not controversial because there was no Auburn Mountain battle. He did not change his name to "Metta World Peace". He also did not give Harden a charity world peace elbow in the playoffs last season. He has certain trading value.
Howard finally chose the Lakers, which surprised people. In fact, it was very simple. Howard felt that Kobe was old, and the Lakers had sent away two of the best centers, O'Neal and Yao Ming. When he joins, no matter what his record is next season, if the Lakers want to renew his contract during the contract year, they must show sincerity.
The sincerity Howard wanted was for the Lakers to send Kobe away and let him be the boss of the Lakers.
He thought too simply. Kobe has the right to veto trades. It doesn't mean that the Lakers management can trade him if they want to trade him. Moreover, Kobe is Buss' biological father...