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Chapter 580 [Big-name contracts, prophecies and curses]

In September, all the big names in the free market signed contracts.

Lei Allen has a high salary of 80 million yuan for five years and has renewed the Supersonics. This is a difficult decision. He is very clear that there is no hope of winning the championship at Supersonics, but the strong teams have no salary space and cannot provide him with a satisfactory contract. He can only continue to stay in the weak team as the boss, not the maximum salary.

Supersonics is the team with the least conflict between Ray Allen and his teammates and management, but this year there is still something that has made fans question the character of "Gentleman Thunder".

He was nervous about renewing his contract with the Supersonics and waited until September. He asked the team for a 5-year and 100 million contract, which was ridiculed by the media. No one treated him as a superstar at all.

He also fired the agent and used a lawyer to sign the contract. The media believed that he was trying to save the agent's 4% commission.

After Guo Xu won the championship in his previous life, Allen Ray expressed his regret for renewing his contract with the Supersonics in 2005. "When I won the championship with the Celtics and the Heat, I realized that we were playing house at the Supersonics. I loved that team, that city, but the team was not serious about winning the championship at that time. They did not do a good job and put us in a position where we could win the championship."

This sounds like Ray Allen is a superstar who has the ability to lead the team to compete for the championship. Supersonics are very sorry for him. In fact, during his four and a half years of playing for the team, he only led the team to the playoffs once, and in the last year he was even more angry at the second place.

His greatest contribution was to helping the team choose Kevin Durant.

"Old Cat" Cartino Mobri failed to return to the Rockets, and finally signed the Clippers with a 5-year, 42 million contract.

This is the most expensive contract issued in the history of the Clippers when signing a contract with non-their free agents. It makes people confused. Clippers owner Donald Sterling suddenly seems to have become generous.

However, this was a signing at a loss. In 2008, Mobley was forced to retire due to heart problems. His scoring efficiency was not high and his defense was not very good.

The Lakers signed short power forward Marcus Fitzer with a basic salary. Because Fitzer performed well last season, as a substitute, as the Heat reached the Eastern Conference Finals, it is generally believed that this is a great signing.

Because of the selection of the top pick Bogut, the media exposure is surprisingly high. Many experts believe that the Lakers may become the fastest-progress team next season. As long as they run-in well, there are four outstanding players in the team now.

The Lakers also pardoned the inside player Brian Grant and still had to pay him a contract of about $30 million in the next two years, which led to the dissatisfaction of some Lakers fans. It was crazy to exchange O'Neal for such a garbage contract.

In fact, the Lakers are much stronger than their previous life lineup. They did not send Caron Butler away to exchange for Kwame Brown. This is an all-around small forward with 20+5+5 abilities at the peak. They can be the second ball-holding offensive point, with a qualified defense and a tough style.

Kupchek cannot exchange for another parallel No. 1 pick to influence the training of the new No. 1 pick. As long as Bogut can play the eight success he boasts about, the Lakers will be the Western Conference next season.

The Lakers also signed free agent Jeff McGinnis, a heavy-duty point guard who has rich experience and has increased the depth of the No. 1 lineup. However, No. 1 is still the Lakers' fatal weakness.

The Lakers' center position is not weak, but the disadvantage is that the players are young and lack experience. In addition to Bogut, there are second-round rookie Turiav as a substitute and Hesheng Town as a marginalist. They gave up Medvedenko, who had poor defense.

Some people also expressed pessimism about the Lakers' prospects. Some reporters revealed that Kobe and Bogut had never met, including Bogut's press conference where Bogut joined, and Kobe did not show up to express his welcome. He later refused to comment on his new teammates, and it was obvious that he did not like Bogut.

Some media believe that Kobe will definitely take action next season, regardless of the team. This is not to compete with anyone, but his contract with Adidas is about to expire. Previously, Adidas signed a lifelong contract with McGrady. Kobe, who has a strong self-esteem, definitely doesn't want to be worse than McGrady's contract, and he needs to prove himself.

Kobe couldn't pretend to choose other companies and set a price. Everyone knew that it was impossible for him to switch to Nike with this personality. With Guo Xu and James, he went to Nike and was the third-ranked star at most.

At the end of September, the Suns training camp was opened.

During the Media Day, the Sun was invincible, and everyone was confident and ready to defend their title. However, only two days later, bad luck came.

Stardameier, who has been upgraded to the second in command of the team, was diagnosed with cartilage damage on his left knee and had to undergo minimally invasive surgery to repair it.

The surgery that can be avoided must be avoided. This is the philosophy of Suns doctor Carter, but this time he said that surgery must be done.

Guo Xu felt helpless after receiving the news. He couldn't remember how Xiao Si was injured in his previous life, so he remembered to have minimally invasive surgery for the season. Now, Carter's explanation is that he has become a disease due to overwork and cannot be avoided.

To put it bluntly, this is caused by Xiao Si's style of playing. He likes dunks so much. Last season, he practiced hard for a while in the dunk competition and entered the league for three seasons. The deepest impression he left is the pick-and-roll cut and dunks, free-to-play, and dunks that appear one after another.

It was too late for Guo Xu to persuade him to change his playing style after the end of last season. Xia Tian Xiaosi did not have high-intensity training, but there was a problem with his knee. When he felt discomfort, he had to have surgery.

The Suns officially announced the news and immediately made headlines. In the eyes of major media, minimally invasive surgery can basically announce the "death penalty" of Sir. All the players who have had this kind of surgery have declined physically and can no longer find any feeling.

Chris Webber, Anthony Hardaway, Alan Houston, Kidd and other stars are all examples of mostly losing their athletic ability after knee surgery.

Now the teams that want to compete for the championship are all happy. Many people are waiting to watch the excitement of the Suns and Guo Xu.

San Antonio media gloated: "The Suns management is too arrogant in the summer. If you don't introduce stars, you won't even sign middle-class players. This season is the second lowest-salary team in the league. I thought you could defend your title. Now it's too late for them to sign ups, and big-name players already have their next home."

The New York Times said: "Amare is the most underrated inside star. Many people say that he became a star because of Jason Guo, but it is not actually the case. People will definitely see how difficult it is to lose Amare's Suns offense in the new season. He is a superstar who is capable of scoring 30 points per game. Nene's offensive end cannot replace him."

The "black pot" are happier than the New Year. There are a large number of "prophecy" posts on the Internet, saying that Guo Xu will not be able to lose Xiao Si. Some of the remarks are more like "curses" than prophecies.

Everything will turn back when extremes. Guo Xu was too successful in the first two seasons. After winning the championship, he was not low-key enough for interviews. The three consecutive MVPs made fans of other stars unable to bear it.

When he was in the Lakers, Guo Xu was selected for the All-Star Game for the first time. Some people said that he was overrated. Now he has three consecutive MVPs, and more people say that he is overrated.

"The Suns' ability to win the best regular season record in a row is directly related to the depth of the lineup. Marion, Stadameier, and Joe Johnson all have star strength, but the final award was won by Jason Guo. His personal ability is definitely overestimated. With two stars missing in the new season, it will be very difficult for him to try to get assists."
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