Chapter 269: Melo wants to go home? O'Neal joins the Celtics!!

Actually, while Jiang Chao was focusing on the national team and the Knicks' internal training, a lot of small news happened in the outside world.

It's just that they didn't reach the level of alarming Jiang Chao.

And because many of the early news were about Mo Gou's bad news, even if Jiang Chao read it, he would just take it lightly.

"Zhu Yanshuo: Rockets can give up Scola for Melo, don't hesitate if you get the chance"

"The Rockets want to send Ariza away and play the money-saving mode"

"The Wizards also came to join in the fun of Anthony's battle, Melo's hometown team has more chips"

"It was revealed that the Rockets will sign a new point guard on a two-year contract, and Duncan is expected to join Houston"

"The Rockets are eagerly anticipating the signing of Melo, but Anthony's wife actually shows up in Houston!"

"The Wizards contacted the Nuggets to inquire about Anthony. Capital teams other than Wall are just for sale!"

"Do the Lakers still need to trade Melo? Experts say the defending champion should stay the same despite changes"

"Revealed that the Lakers are pursuing the Cavaliers sharpshooter and the Grizzlies King, Tracy McGrady? The Lakers don't want the old guy"

"The Heat's potential signing points to Yumeba Shenshe, please pay attention to him besides ai Tracy McGrady"

"Magic intends to lure Anthony to team up with Howard"

"The Bulls and Hornets are expected to become Anthony's new owner"

"Losing the Melons and the Nuggets will make the same mistake as the Cavaliers"

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Among them, the most popular one is "Melon's Thoughts"

As the top three super scorer in the current league in terms of scoring ability, Anthony is now a popular player, and he is also the first player to express his 100% refusal to renew his contract with the Nuggets and to test the waters of the free market.

And he didn't go to the Dream Team training camp.

It seems that none of the superstars whose contracts have expired this season are going. James, Wade, Howard and other superstars have not gone. This time, Durant, Rose, Westbrook and others are leading the team.

The children of the "03 Golden Generation" seem to have collectively realized this year that they have passed the age of unrestrained imagination and must win, and things like rings have become more utilitarian!

Even at any cost!!

Just like the "post-80s generation" who represented the cutting-edge and fearless people in the past, how many people are now looking back sadly amid all the entanglements of work, mortgage, and marriage?!

The same is true for Melo. After he rejected the invitation from the Dream Team, he traveled around. This time, he returned directly to his home in New York and asked to meet Jiang Chao by name.

"Not available, no see."

Jiang Chao smiled at Mark Jackson and said that he was indeed not free.

And Mark Jackson is also a veteran. In fact, the Melo team is a bit stupid. Boss Jiang has recruited three small forward rookies this year and has already given contracts to them. So there will basically be no more forward stars.

Didn't you see that when every team is chasing LeBron James, only the Knicks are silent?

He just came to Jiang Chao to ask for a positive answer, and then conveyed it to Anthony.

After all, Anthony is considered a figure in New York, and Mark Jackson, as a local assistant coach in New York, still has to help with this.

"What? You don't see me?"

"Maybe he is busy with the World Cup recently."

"Okay, you wait!"

Melon was very angry and the consequences were serious.

After Jiang Chao rejected Anthony's request to meet, he turned around and drove to Brooklyn. After so many years away from home, he really wanted to go home.

In fact, his team all knew that even though the Knicks had Turk Drew and Kuha, Anthony didn't have much possession of the ball after joining, which overlapped with his big-C style of play.

Moreover, Boss Jiang is a very strong boss, but Anthony and the team want to have Anthony as the core, so they probably can't get along, even though Anthony is one of the top scorers.

However, the charm of New York is too great. Fortunately, the Nets moved to Brooklyn, and Anthony still has the idea to become the king of Brooklyn.

The Nets management is even more outrageous...

According to Downey Jr.'s report, the Nets even negotiated conditions when Anthony wanted to join, asking Anthony to bring another superstar with him, otherwise there would be no need to negotiate.

Melo Melo comes to the Nets to give you face. He is in the fourth position in the Western Conference. Why do you, the last in the league, say such a thing???

Before Melo returned to his hometown, 12 teams contacted him and wanted to pursue him!

Therefore, the whereabouts of the melon suddenly became a cloud again.

However, there are still some small movements. For example, O'Neal, who almost fooled the Cavaliers last year, signed directly after finding a job in the free market.

And Ainge really knows how to talk. The former No. 1 center in the league was signed with the Cavaliers for the minimum salary this year even though he was still receiving the maximum salary last year.

The hottest news in the past few days is the Sharks' next stop.

The Boston Celtics announced that they have officially signed free agent Shaquille O'Neal.

The Celtics will provide the former league's No. 1 center with a veteran's minimum salary contract of 11%, with a first-year salary of approximately US$1.4 million, while O'Neal has a player option for the second year of the contract.

"It's not every day that a team can sign a star player like O'Neal, so we cherish this cooperation very much." Celtics general manager Danny Ainge said.

"His experience will help our team to a certain extent. We feel that O'Neal will be a perfect fit for the Celtics' lineup."

As soon as this deal came out, the free market was shocked.

It's the same with the Knicks. Many senior executives are lamenting that if it's so cheap, the Knicks can definitely win it.

But what Jiang Chao meant was that if he really went to the Knicks, the asking price would not be this price.

Jiang Chao's understanding is that the Green Army wants to win the championship again and avenge the Lakers. Why did O'Neal join with such a low salary?

In his opinion, it was not all because he was too fat and his combat effectiveness declined too quickly.

It's because Kobe won the championship again this year. In this case, O'Neal's status will be in jeopardy. The conflict between him and Kobe is well known to the world. He doesn't want his championship number to be lower than Kobe's, so he has a sense of teamwork at the end of his career.

It means winning a championship with your thighs.

So it is impossible for him to join other teams.

From the current market point of view, Hukai will basically have the greatest chance of winning next year, and it is impossible for the OK combination to reunite again, so it is a good choice for O'Neal to choose the Green Army for another year at the end of his career.

After O'Neal joined the Celtics, the current staffing of this powerful Eastern team is also unprecedentedly strong, which also makes Western stars who want to travel east have to weigh their options.

Although this offseason, the Celtics' toughest player Tony Allen transferred to the Memphis Grizzlies, and veteran inside player Rasheed Wallace also chose to retire.

However, team general manager Angie still helped the Celtics complete a good transformation. Under his operation, the Celtics not only successfully retained head coach Doc Rivers, All-Star players Ray Allen and

Paul Pierce.

He also signed (poached) former Heat star Jermaine O'Neal.

This can be regarded as a textbook for off-season trading for each team: while strengthening one's own strength, one also weakens the opponent's strength.

"Angie is still strong."

Jiang Chao couldn't help but praise him after seeing him poaching O'Neal Jr., but now no one would have thought that James' subsequent decision would really shock the entire league.

Looking at the entire Celtics lineup now, O'Neal, Garnett, Pierce, Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo's starting lineup is in no way inferior to the Heat's new Big Three.

Also sitting on the bench are powerful players such as Perkins, Glen Davis, O'Neal Jr. and Van Wever.

And this kind of bench depth is slightly stronger than the many veterans signed by the Heat.

It is no exaggeration to say that the current Celtics have the winning temperament.

The Lakers are all nervous, okay? The Celtics are too resolute.

Basically all members of the Lakers are immobile. After all, they have a championship-winning lineup. They can do it if they can. They are just playing one year older. It seems that the Lakers have to have countermeasures.

However, even after the Celtics formed such a strong lineup, some experts were not optimistic about O'Neal joining the Green Army.

"Sports Illustrated" reporter Chris Manik said in a talk show column:

"This decision is not easy for both parties. It is obvious that O'Neal's salary cut is exaggerated, considering that he received a maximum salary of US$20 million last year.

And he gave up too much money to accept a backup role for a team."

At the same time, Manik also believes that the Celtics' signing of O'Neal may not have been unanimously approved by the team's top management, and this approach may be just the personal operation of general manager Danny Ainge.

"What I know is that this is not the decision of the team as a whole, it is just Angie's personal approach. He has also taken such risks, such as Gary Payton and Stephon Marbury. Because in his view, these

Players can help the team succeed, and there is no doubt that in Ainge's view, O'Neal is exactly what this team wants."

In fact, the voice-over was that didn’t you bring Marbury over the year before last?

The result? No, it’s still not suitable.

However, "Shark" doesn't care about the experts' doubts. In his opinion, being able to stay in the NBA and continue his career is the most perfect result.

"I'm honored to join the Celtics team," O'Neal said in an interview.

"I'm so excited to be able to play with Pierce, Ray Allen, Garnett, Rondo and Jermaine O'Neal. They are all great teammates and I can't wait to compete with Boston.

The new championship!"

"What if I meet Kobe?"
To be continued...