Chapter 1076 [The tragic generation, winning the championship]
There are many major signings in NBA in July.
The 76ers actively recruit soldiers and start rebuilding, otherwise they will not even reach the "poor line" next season.
They poached the Bulls star power forward Paul Millsap for 3 years and $58 million, of which the third year was the player option.
Because of Millsap's height and age, the Bulls are unwilling to renew his contract with him at a high salary, and the Bulls are also preparing to rebuild this summer.
Not only Millsap, Wade also jumped out of the contract and was about to leave. He knew that the Bulls had no future and could not compete for the championship. His and Ross overlapped positions and were not suitable for being on the court. Both of them were good at shooting three-pointers and relying on breakthroughs to play.
After the Bulls signed Rollden, with Ross and Asik, the total salary of the two was very high, and they were unwilling to give Millsap and Wade a contract. They paid a lot of luxury taxes last season, but failed to win the championship and couldn't even make it into the division final. It was time to break up.
Then, the 76ers signed Kings point guard Kemba Walker in 48 million in four years.
Walker, who is partnering with Harden, has averaged 34 minutes per game last season, with only 15.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.4 steals, shooting percentage of 38.5% and three-point shooting percentage of 30.4%.
Walker is a guard who likes to play pick-and-roll. He is very strong when rushing up. He can use step back and various fake moves to shake off the defense players and create shooting space for himself.
He and Harden overlap with their positions, and they are full of creativity when they break through with the ball. If they don't hold the ball, they will be finished and they can't find the offensive rhythm.
In 2013, the Maruf brothers sold the Kings, and the team almost left Sacramento and moved to Seattle. However, with the active mediation of Sacramento mayor and former NBA star defender Kevin Johnson, the Kings eventually stayed in Saskatchewan. The team was Indian IT tycoon Vivik Ranadave, whose takeover price was $535 million.
Vivik doesn't like Walker very much, and thinks he doesn't look like a point guard at all, and is even less suitable to partner with Harden, so he lets go without a match.
The 76ers also gave second-round rookie Nicola Jokic a contract to find a substitute for Jordan Jr.
Add to the shooting guard Kobe, the 76ers have good players in four positions. The only weakness is the small forward position. Jason Richardson is a complete free agent and will not renew his contract. The remaining one is blue-collar Luke Bamot, who was exchanged for Telitovic from the Nets last season.
The management used the center Pekovic, who traded from the Timberwolves last season and the Jazz deal with the bottom-salary Jazz deals in exchange for a 7 million trade exception and a Jazz Fringeman small forward Joe Ingles who was not drafted to the NBA.
The Jazz's lineup is in chaos and there is no transaction. The only one who has a high salary next season is Derek Favors, and small forward Gordon Hayward is now the Magic. The Jazz are now trying to play badly and choose high picks. They dig Pekovic to reach the "poor line".
The NBA's salary cap soared to $70 million next season, continuing to set a record high, up nearly 11% from $63.06 million in the previous season. At the same time, the luxury tax line in the new season was $84.7 million, an increase of 10.3% from $76.82 million in the previous season.
According to regulations, the total minimum salary of NBA teams is 90% of the salary cap, which means that the minimum salary of the team in the 2015-16 season was US$63 million. As of now, the total salary of many teams is lower than the minimum salary threshold. Even if the Jazz trades, Pekovic is still missing 3 million.
The Timberwolves signed a contract with the Champions League MVP Belica for 3 years and renewed Garnett for 16 million in 2 years.
The two contracts were signed to reach the "poor line". Garnett could not fight at all and had an annual salary of 8 million. The Timberwolves management was willing to give Garnett a high salary to be a mascot, and he chose the former between money and chasing the championship ring.
Because Garnett is not sure whether he can win the championship with his legs. If he wants to join a strong team, the opponent doesn't have to ask him to play 20 minutes per game, 6.6+6.6+1.6, he can only call 666 at first sight.
Garnett really doesn't need Garnett, for example, the Warriors already have Nowitzki. Go to the Lakers to hug Guo Xu's thighs? Garnett's self-esteem does not allow it. He can only get a basic salary when he goes, and he still can't stand Guo Xu's arrogance.
In the 2004 playoffs, the Timberwolves led the Suns 2-0, and was then eliminated by Guo Xu in super data. Since then, Garnett has begun to hate Guo Xu. He believes that without Guo Xu, he would win the regular season MVP that year and lead the Timberwolves to win the championship.
He would rather retire than be a brother to his enemy. He is so tough!
Moreover, he doesn't think that the Lakers' ragged lineup can win the championship, even if they sign Guo Xu, it would be nice to be able to enter the playoffs.
Not long ago, the media had already revealed that Bosh would not come back to play next season and he was likely to choose to retire because his blood clots would be in danger of his life in participating in intense sports.
The Timberwolves also signed Lakers swinger Nick Young for 40 million in four years. This is obviously a premium contract, and the Lakers will certainly not choose to match.
Wade joined the Nets with a low salary of $2.3 million, which surprised everyone. He was able to play beautiful data last season and could play a role at first glance, at least a second-rate star.
A reporter asked Wade why he chose the Nets instead of joining other teams with high salaries. Wade said: "I joined the Nets for the championship. I feel that the Nets will be very close to the championship next season, and it is also a team that suits me. I want to work hard with LeBron."
The 2003 rookies were once called the golden generation, but now the media changed their words to call them the "tragic generation". None of the big-name stars of this year have won the championship, and they were suppressed by Guo Xu alone.
After seeing this kind of news, the 2003 players did not want to join forces with Guo Xu. Except Bosh, he wanted to return as a team doctor and did not allow him. Now he is taking medicine at home every day.
The Nets vacancies the salary space because Joe Johnson's contract expired, but they did not give Wade a high salary, but instead poached Rockets substitute point guard Patrick Beverly in four years and 25 million.
The Rockets signed Kyle Lowry last season, and Beverly's fate changed. He had few opportunities to play and his data were very ordinary.
Beverly performed well in the 2013-14 season, averaging 10.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game, shooting percentage of 41.4% and three-point shooting percentage of 36.1%.
Nets management believes that Beverly is suitable for partnering with James, and the tasks of holding the ball and attacking and organizing the ball can be completed by James and Wade. Beverly only needs to defend and catch the ball and shoot three-pointers.
The Spurs also made big moves, first sending out Diyago Split, getting the signing rights of Giogos Priintzis from the Hawks and a second-round draft pick in 2017, leaving the salary space free. Then the Spurs signed Trail Blazers core Lamarcus Aldridge for 80 million in four years.
Aldridge had completely had enough of Cousins, a psychopath, and he didn't stay with the Trail Blazers any more.
Cousins has a strong body, can shoot mid-range shots, and has the ability to support offensively. No matter how you look at it, he is a superstar seedling. However, he can never control his emotions and likes to break through as a defender.
Aldridge couldn't help but talk about him several times in the locker room. "Do you look at your height and body shape, like someone who is suitable for crossover?"
Cousins frowned and swore: "I, Cousins, just won't score! I won't grab rebounds! I won't shoot once! I won't break through like a guard on the court again!"
After playing, Cousins got the ball from the outside... It was so delicious.
After Aldridge signed, Paul Gasol also chose to sign the Spurs, with a contract of $30 million for two years. Of course, he deserves this annual salary and was selected as an All-Star starter last season.
Chapter completed!