Chapter 791 [Sledgehammer! The world is unpredictable]
Kobe's news has attracted a lot of attention, while the Suns' summer recruitment work has been completely ignored by the media and fans.
Guo Xu did not make any suggestions for signings this time and was busy making movies. After watching the list of free people, he found that there were no major leaks in the free market and he ignored them.
The fans' comments are very interesting. Some people said: "Is the Suns' lineup very important? Just find a few players that other teams don't want to come over, and they will be the championship again next season."
"Now the league should introduce a new rule. Jason Guo can only partner with rookies and no-one signed basic salary players, forcing the Suns to trade all the stars and can only exchange them for draft picks. Only by doing this can other teams have a chance to win the championship."
"Just just play the game casually. Jason doesn't waste time. Make more movies and release a few new songs."
Everyone knows that the core of the Sun is a person who is lingering in the entertainment industry. He never practices football during the holidays and is always playing. Veterans who want to join the Sun still have to line up. Veterans like Jaylen Ross and Anthony Hardaway don’t want the Sun, but the boss refuses it directly.
After sending Marion away, the total salary of the Suns next season was reduced again. There were only two maximum-paid players in the team, plus one full-time Haslem, and the others had low-paying contracts.
Currently, the Suns ranked second from the bottom in the league, just higher than the New Army Bobcats. They can sign a star, but Brian Colangelo did not do this and only signed a basic salary.
Brian knew the truth that too much was not enough. The league did not want the Suns to sign another star. If they could find a tens of millions of dollars in annual salary, they would be able to fight. The president would probably go crazy and would have to find a way to sanction the Suns in other aspects.
The Suns signed Grant Hill for the first time with a two-year contract, which was a long time ago. He is a relatively powerful veteran in the free market.
The Suns' second draw was selected as 34-year-old veteran Collis Williams, a 201cm tall and 110kg striker.
Collis was a little unlucky. Due to the butterfly effect caused by Guo Xu, he neither won the Best Sixth Man Award in 2002 nor won the championship with the Pistons in 2004, and had nothing.
Last season, he was seriously injured and reimbursed after only 37 games with the Kings. Now he only wants to win a championship ring at the end of his career. He averaged 9.8 minutes per game, scored 3.4 points and 1.8 rebounds, and shot 41.7% from the field.
The Suns' third draw is the famous swingman veteran Eddie Jones. He obviously can't play anymore. He will have to retire after one more season. The Suns' management does not expect him to play much role, just teach him some experience in the team.
The Suns chose a rookie in the inside with a good performance in the summer league. Polish center Massin Gotat, who was undrafted in 2005.
Gotat was born in 1984 and is 23 years old this year. He is 211cm tall and weighs 110 kilograms. No one thinks he can play a role. When he comes, he is a marginal person. Gasol cannot log in to the NBA for the time being, so let him make a supplement.
Few media reported this, only a few words were mentioned online. When Guo Xu knew about it, Gotat had signed a contract with Sun's basic salary for a week.
He was very surprised to see the news because he had forgotten this person. After Gott was out of the election, his name was not on the free agent list. Unexpectedly, Brian could still find him.
In Guo Xu's previous life, Brian was very optimistic about Gotat. In 2005, he was selected by 57th place in the second round. If Brian hadn't chosen him, he might have said goodbye to NBA forever.
At that time, Gotat was unable to play NBA for two years with a contract, and the Suns changed their manager. Gotat's signing rights were almost given to the Magic for free. In 2007, he signed with the Magic for a basic salary. He played for the Anaheim Arsenals in the Development League for most of the season. He was occasionally recalled and played only 6 regular season games and 8 playoff games.
It was not until after leaving the Magic that Gotat's data began to explode. He averaged 15+10 per game in the peak season. He is a player who needs to be trained for a period of time. His advantage is his strong physical fitness and nicknamed "Polish Hammer"!
At the end of July, the Suns' 14-man lineup has been confirmed in the new season.
Center: Amare Stadameer, Anderson Valejo, Massin Gotat.
Power forwards: Udunis Haslem, Paul Millsap, Tim Thomas.
Small forwards: Grant Hill, Eddie Jones, Collis Williams.
Scoring guards: Anthony Parker, Laga Bell, Brandon Roy.
Point guard: Guo Xu, Kyle Lowry.
Without Marion, the All-Star, the Suns' lineup is still considered strong, but the small forward position has weakened a little, and the total salary has been reduced by more than 10 million.
Even if you trade to become famous stars, you don’t have the right to play, and there are too many people who can play.
Parker can serve as a small forward. If the Suns lack Marion, there will be no fatal weakness. Hill is also capable. The Suns have four main rotations at the 2nd and 3rd positions, and they won't play for a long time.
There are still several important signings this month, with the Mavericks leaving behind the sixth man Jerry Starkhouse for 15 million in three years.
The Mavericks' record in recent years is not good, and Starkhouse's net worth has shrunk significantly. His data has been declining, his shooting percentage has not been higher, and he is good at wave shooting. If he hadn't been more active on the defensive end, the Mavericks would not have renewed his contract with him.
The Bulls poached 76ers power forward Joe Smith with a two-year, 5 million contract. They also signed Yi Jianlian and second-round rookie center Aaron Gray, which further strengthened their inside strength.
The Hornets, with sufficient salary space, signed Rashad Lewis, the "big fish" in the free market for 85 million in five years.
After the Magic obtained Marion through the trade, no team could sign and then exchange with the Supersonics.
The Supersonics chose to let Lewis go in vain. There was no place for him in the team. If he stayed, it would be difficult to train Durant, and the contract would be very large. The Supersonics sent him and Ray Allen away to completely rebuild. The new season is centered on Durant and Horford, waiting for other garbage contracts in the team to expire and then play badly, and strive to choose a high-level rookie next year.
Lewis, who lost Bird's right, had a less terrifying salary increase, but it would still be a bad contract in five years and 85 million.
In order to achieve results, the Hornets could only bet on Lewis' performance, but he and Peja Stoyakovic obviously overlapped their positions. Both of them were good at shooting and were not suitable for playing No. 4. Applying together was similar to the Magic's partner Tekglu.
Before this, the Hornets suffered a huge blow, and the No. 1 pick Greg Oden was selected and disappointed the management.
He participated in the Summer League, which was far less amazing than the media's vocals. His highlights were fierce blocks and good low-post footsteps when attacking. His weaknesses were obvious, lacking range on the offensive end, and he liked jumping and unable to control fouls on the defensive end. He was sent off with 10 fouls in his debut in the Summer League, setting a magical record.
After playing in the summer league, Oden had a knee discomfort. He found it was very serious and had to undergo minimally invasive knee surgery. He announced that his rookie season reimbursement was issued. The template O'Neal's "Emperor", many people were waiting to see him dominate the penalty area per game in the new season. As a result, he had no dominance in the summer league and his body was still crisp.
After a series of butterfly effects, the most unlucky player was Guo Xu's teammate Morris Peterson in college. He had a falling out with the Raptors' management. After becoming a libero, he wanted to join the Hornets in the middle class, but the Hornets offered a high salary and had no room after they poached Lewis.
Matt Carroll can sign a 6-year, high-paying contract of 26.9 million yuan for Bobcats, but Peterson is not interested in it for a month. The Suns are the most in need of swingers, and Guo Xu can't save him.
Chapter completed!