Due to the stability of the core lineup, the Supersonics are not in a hurry to sign up.

The incident of Ma Long's team change continued to spark discussion, and he played for 16 years... This is still a big difference between playing for 6 or 7 years, when the team just trained him to his peak, and he was clamoring to change teams.

The direction of discussion among people is whether the Bulls can defeat the 76ers with Malone.

There are also questions about whether Malone can still perform in the past without Stockton?

Malone publicly stated that he would make adjustments to his playing style based on Plan B combination and said that there was still oil in his fuel tank.

McGrady was very direct, led by Kobe to Salt Lake City, asking Stockton to take him to train this summer...

According to media reports, Stockton agreed to Kobe's request and took McGrady to train together.

However, the popularity of this matter was stolen by another thing in late July!

Anfini Hardaway could have jumped out of the contract next summer, and Anfini Hardaway will turn 31 next summer, and averaged 24.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game last season. At that time, he will definitely get a 5-6-year long contract.

After the Suns opened the free market, they gave a four-year renewal offer of $76 million in advance. Anthony Hardaway immediately chose to accept it and the contract was extended to the 2006-07 season.

According to people around Anfini Hardaway, Anfini Hardaway likes the current situation very much and will not choose to change if it is not necessary.

Originally, people thought the Suns would continue to build a team around Kidd and Anthony Hardaway.

But, there is no...

On July 22, the Suns, Knicks and Nets reached a three-party deal!

The Suns sent Kidd and Gugliota and got Grant Hill from the Knicks!

The Nets sent out Marbury and got Kidd and Larry Johnson.

The Knicks sent out Larry Johnson and Grant Hill, and got the 'Sons of New York' Marbury and Gugliota.

The deal is completed, and the Suns' total salary will be reduced to $50.26 million, and there is no need to pay luxury taxes.

Although the Suns said that after obtaining contact permission from the Knicks, their team doctors after detailed diagnosis and analysis, they felt that the injury risk had dropped to a very low one and a half years after Grant Hill's injury, and Grant Hill's playing style has also been adjusted, and the competitive state he showed was also very good...

But the deal is still questioned.

No matter how well Grant Hill recovers, he hasn't played for a year and a half, his condition will definitely be difficult to guarantee.

It is clear that this transaction is to reduce salary pressure.

The most profitable deal is everyone thinks it is the Nets.

So hard to clear the salary space and so hard to accumulate role players, the Nets finally come to work! Use Marbury as a bargaining chip, use the salary space freed up by hard work to eat Gugliotta's contract, and get Kidd!

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On July 28, the Supersonics finally made two more signings.

Steve Smith was signed for 6 million US dollars in one year, and the Bulls offered him a 2-year offer of 14 million US dollars. After hesitating for a long time, he finally chose to join the Supersonics.

Anthony Mason Jr., signed Heat free agent for 4.5 million US dollars in one year.

Malone changed teams, Kidd was sent away by the Suns to save money... These two things are destined to be the biggest things this offseason, and the Supersonics' two signings did not cause much response.

The list of signings was drafted by Zhang Hao and the coaching staff and the management after many discussions.

First of all, you have to be suitable. It’s not just that you have strong strength. Even Cassel is a veteran who is about to turn 32 years old, and there is also 38-year-old Jordan. The Supersonics cannot make the veteran change their playing style for a role player or a rookie.

Unless this rookie is so strong that he has the same performance as Kobe, Duncan and Zhang Hao in the rookie year.

Otherwise, even Gasol and Yao Ming came. It would be a pity to let Zhang Hao, Jordan, and Cassel change for people who are obviously inferior to them and give up the previous successful system.

These two signings are actually quite outstanding signings. Both players are powerful, but because the signing and transactions of other teams are too amazing, they are ignored...

However, there are still people who are hyping up their signing of the Trail Blazers' final good guy to leave the team, and all the bad guys in Portland are!

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Wait patiently, finally, the basic list is completed!

On the evening of the 28th, the shooting time of the day ended, and Zhang Hao returned to the little Loli's villa in Los Angeles.

Looking at the latest teammate list, I was still very satisfied.

Ewing's joining was a bit surprising. He originally wanted to win Olajuwon, but it was really impossible to give him a two-year middle-class salary, but Ewing is still so cheap. Olajuwon insisted on the middle class, and the Supersonics chose to give up.

Olajuwon is not short of champions, and he has a breakup with the Rockets because he cannot reach an extension of the contract.

Although Olajuwon averaged 2.6 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.8 blocks per game last season, his offense and defensive performance was better than Ewing, but it was not used as the core. It was a little cheaper.

Olajuwon is willing to accept the invitation of the Supersonics to try out, largely because he wants to try out the feeling of being a teammate with Jordan.

But you can't give up money for what you want.

In the end, Olajuwon joined the Bulls for 15.5 million US dollars in three years, and Jordan couldn't partner, so he could still partner with Jordan in the Plan B version.

This summer is even more crazy than Zhang Hao expected.

Fortunately, why did the Suns trade Kidd? Not to mention this time and space, even the original time and space are difficult for Zhang Hao to understand.

Kidd's salary is only $8.45 million next season, and there are two years left in the child labor contract... This is also the reason why the Nets can take Gugliotta. Marbury's salary next season is $11.25 million, which is higher than Gugliotta. The Nets only need to free up space to take Kidd's contract.

No matter how confused they are, it is not about their Supersonics. Zhang Hao is interested in what only Grant Hill, who is missing for one and a half seasons, can perform.

The Suns began to gradually clear the space. Zhang Hao and Larry Harris analyzed that if the Suns operate properly, they are expected to clean up the space in 2003. This is an ideal result, and it is also an ideal result for Larry Harris, the carefully calculated general manager.

Putting aside distracting thoughts, Zhang Hao looked at the lineup list, and the playing characteristics of each new teammate appeared in his mind.

Accumulated 8 teammates have left, and currently, 6 new players have been introduced.

Point Guard: Kassel, Parker.

Scoring guards: Jordan, Steve Smith, Dell Curry.

Small forward: Artest, Kirilenko.

Power forward: Anthony Mason Jr., Jason Williams.

Center: Ben Wallace, Tyson Chandler, Ewing.

'It would be great if I could get Glen Rice. I left 10 million US dollars in order to trade Glen Rice with the Spurs, but they didn't agree... Fortunately, Steve Smith signed, which is not bad.'

‘I didn’t expect that Anthony Mason, who was rumored, wanted to join us. This player has been handed over and our inside players are really alive. If there is no need to continue to strengthen the small forward position, it is best to add the back line... They must be veterans, let the management and coaching staff consider this...’

Anthony Mason, who is about to turn 35, averaged 16 points, 9 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1 steal per game with the Heat last season, and he became stronger... It was very difficult to average 5.3 points and 3 rebounds per game in the playoffs, and he was abused by Odom so hard that he couldn't take care of himself.

Because of Anthony Mason's performance in the playoffs and the Heat's own situation, Pat Riley did not provide Anthony Mason with a contract extension after the end of the season.

The Cavaliers gave a three-year offer of $11 million but were rejected. The Supersonics successfully won Anthony Mason Jr. with a one-year contract of $4 million.

Anthony Mason Jr. is so old that he may suddenly collapse, but the Supersonics don't need him to do so much, just be able to withstand the regular season.

To be able to sign this veteran, Zhang Hao got the news from Larry Harris that Anthony Mason Jr. wanted to win the championship. Anthony Mason Jr. has been playing for 11 years, and the year closest to the championship was when he was still in the Knicks in 1994.

Another thing is that Anthony Mason Jr. wants to prove himself in a hope of getting a better contract next year.

At first, Zhang Hao saw Anthony Mason Jr. had the idea of ​​joining them in the news, or saw it from the Cleveland Honesty People. It is said that the Cavaliers quoted Anthony Mason Jr. but was rejected.

Cleveland Honest People Newspaper, Zhang Hao felt that the name of this newspaper was not like an honest newspaper and felt that it was unreliable.

But you have to try it...

Larry Harris went to offer a price, and he came to try out, maybe because he had been resting for several months. Compared with the state he showed in the first round of last season, the short-term offer was not very reliable, but he was successfully signed.

'We have met the 13-man roster guaranteed list stipulated by the league. We can't hurry up and just take it slowly. It's okay to start the regular season directly with this lineup. Although there are many veterans who want to join, they must be appropriate and their strength is also online. Otherwise, it's better not to sign than to sign, occupying space and space. There may be Bryant Stich in the middle of the season, who would rather buy out less money...

The core lineup and main role players have already been settled, and there are only two veterans who are a backup... New season! Come on!’

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The long long grass period has just passed one month, and there are two months left.

If Malone, Kidd, and Grant Hill were not allowed to switch teams, the Supersonics signed Anthony Mason Jr. for 4 million US dollars a year, which would have been a big event.

Some people praised it, and some were also because of Anthony Mason's miserable performance in the playoffs last season.

But now, the Supersonics' rough signings have been completed, but not many people are discussing them.

The hottest topic about their signings was about the Trail Blazers. Someone who is a rogue read a picture of Steve Smith escaping, and Steve Nash's claws enveloped the Trail Blazers.

The Trail Blazers are really worried this summer and have all kinds of off-court troubles.

Reuben Patterson, who has joined the Trail Blazers, has liberated his nature without the suppression of a group of bigwigs in the team. On August 11, media reported that Reuben Patterson and Bunch Wells went to theft together...

He was arrested and invested a watch worth $20,000, but he spent $250,000 to settle out of court...

Although this has nothing to do with Nash, Nash and Rashid Wallace arrived in Los Angeles at the end of July, and the annual sparring journey began.

But the media mentioned the various evil deeds of the Trail Blazers players on the field, which were always related to Nash.

The statement of "all-member evil people" is increasingly in line with the Trail Blazers.

Nash has become used to this, he has thrown his jar and he has to do whatever he wants.

But he can't resist training with a black-hearted finisher...

There is not much news in the summer, which is pretty good for the Supersonics.
To be continued...