Durant and the Thunder reached a five-year, $94 million contract extension.

What needs to be explained here is that this renewal contract is different from history.

Because the conditions for Rose's terms are stringent, usually the contract must be renewed if the contract is reached. However, in history, Durant negotiated the contract in advance, and the Thunder were unwilling to make up the difference, and they continued to make a fuss for a long time.

But now Duffy has kept both Lin Ying and Durant this summer to negotiate contract extensions, so this part of the matter is naturally gone.

Facts also proved that he was very foresight, which directly helped two of his clients increase their income by nearly 20 million US dollars, and of course he himself also earned more.

"Kevin, it seems you have to rely on me to make money~"

Lin Ying didn't forget to joke about it when he saw the news.

The first person to enjoy the Rose-Linying clause is neither he nor Rose, but Durant.

It's very interesting.

Durant is determined to stay on the team, so the ones that will get the most attention in the free market are Yao Ming, Lin Ying and Anthony.

Anthony has already begun to do the same thing as James did, and began to wander around various teams that may sign him.

Mavericks, Rockets, Nets, Bulls, Heat, and even Lakers.

Obviously, renewing his contract with the Heat is not Anthony's only option.

But judging from Anthony's character when he renewed his contract with the Nuggets, he still values ​​money more, and he is most likely to return to the Heat in the end, as in history.

So the biggest fish in the market are the two Chinese players.

Lin Ying is now a restricted free agent and theoretically has a high chance of being retained.

Although teams including the Nets, Bulls, Bobcats, Warriors and other teams have now offered Lin Ying a maximum salary contract, it is expected that the Suns will choose to match.

Therefore, "Where Are Yao Ming Going" has become the most talked about topic.

Let’s talk about Yao Ming.

Yao Ming is a very loyal player. Even if the team reached the Western Conference Finals last season, he would choose to stay and try again.

But the result was that he fell in the first round.

After 9 years of professional career, he has given everything, and he has nothing to miss or regret.

Right now, the next team he is most likely to go to is the Lakers.

The moment the free market opened, a lot of news broke.

That even includes the content that before Gasol went to the Lakers, Kobe asked Yao Ming by name, and Phil Jackson also said that Yao Ming was very suitable for the triangle offense.

Now, the Lakers even have the opportunity to form a Big Three lineup of Kobe, Gasol, and Yao Ming through signing first and then trading.

The next most likely option is the Mavericks.

The Mavericks failed to win the championship last season, and the Mavericks were unwilling to accept it.

However, in the new season, the Big Three will be more fully integrated, so it is impossible to retain the original lineup.

Signing Anthony or Yao Ming, or trading for Howard are all options.

Among these, the best is naturally Yao Ming.

Then the next possibility is to go to the Heat.

After the promulgation of the new labor agreement, there are new provisions on the "amnesty clause". Any team has the right to amnesty once for players who signed a contract before 2011, which can be used at any time.

In other words, the Heat now have the option to directly amnesty Baron Davis.

Therefore, the Heat have full room to sign Yao Ming.

In addition, Al Jefferson also has trade value, and they may even form a luxurious lineup of Anthony + Yao Ming + the third giant.

Many possibilities are intertwined.

Then at this time, new uncertainties also appeared.

The Hornets put Paul on the shelf!

Because West has decided to opt out of his contract and leave the team, and will most likely go to Indiana, the rebuilding plan is forced to be put on the agenda.

In addition, Paul has decided not to renew his contract with the team, and a trade is now inevitable.

Then, shortly after Paul was put on the shelf, the alliance was once again shaken up.

Multiple trading plans have surfaced, and the Celtics are even more willing to trade with Rondo as the main body.

However, subsequent follow-up reports showed that the Lakers are now the most promising team to acquire Paul.

This is a transaction involving three teams. The transaction plan is roughly as follows:

The Lakers sent Bynum and Odom to get Paul;

The Hornets sent Paul and Jason Smith and acquired Odom, Thaddeus Young, Spencer Hawes, and Marreese Speights, the 2012 first-round pick from the 76ers;

The 76ers sent Thaddeus Young, Spencer Hawes, and Marreese Speights to the 2012 first round for Bynum.

From a transaction perspective, each of the three parties in this deal gets what they need, and the Lakers will form the strongest backcourt in history with Paul and Kobe.

On this basis, they also retained Gasol, which is a super lineup that is enough to compete with New York's Big Three.

The 76ers traded classic change for the rising "Baby Shark."

As for the Hornets, all they got are high-quality young players. The only one who is not a young player is Odom, who just won the Best Sixth Man.

What they got in return was much more than what they got from the three-way deal in history, and it was at least comparable to what they got from the Clippers.

So the question now is, can this deal go through?

Because of the special nature of the Hornets being under trusteeship, this deal must be approved by the team's acting owner, league president Stern.

Stern was at the New York headquarters at this time, chatting with Hornets general manager Del Demps.

"If necessary, I can get one more lottery-protected first-round pick from Philadelphia."

Demps was reporting to Stern.

This is a very strange feeling, and may even be an experience that other managers cannot have at all, reporting the progress of the transaction to the league president!

Stern did not speak. After a while, he confirmed something to Dempsey:

"Don't the Lakers have any plans to trade Gasol?"

Dempsey shook his head.

He didn't know why Stern asked this, because in terms of transaction value, the young Bynum is definitely greater than Gasol.

Stern banged his hand on the table.

In fact, he is not most concerned about how the Hornets trade him. What he is most concerned about is the situation of the Lakers next season.

In general, the Knicks winning the championship in the first year put too much pressure on him, and he needed the Lakers to become stronger to compete with the Knicks.

But, it shouldn’t be too strong.

The league already has a super team and doesn't need a second one.

Otherwise, the last highlight every year is the Knicks VS Lakers.

But now the rumors in the free market and the Lakers' actions make him worried.

Because he can intervene in Paul's transaction, but he can't prevent Yao Ming's signing.

"I have made a decision."

Stern finally stopped his fingers and gave Demps his final instructions.

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Thank you for your support at this time!

In fact, I didn’t want to talk about it, but after thinking about it, I still have to say a few words. I took courage to write about the Knicks winning the championship, but I had to write it because the butterfly effect brought about reaction here. If Lin Ying’s appearance still makes history

It would be very inconsistent to follow the original trajectory.

In addition, judging from this book, the Mavericks winning the championship at this time has no role in the novel, because according to the historical line, it will break up after winning the championship. The only meaning is to satisfy temporary feelings, and it has no promotion or impact on the main plot.

I remember Uncle Nanpai said that when the plot of your book reaches a certain level, the direction it will take has already been decided. I can probably feel that.

As for my own position, it doesn’t matter. I am neither James nor James, and I rather like Nowitzki. This can be seen from my previous book about Nowitzki’s current friend Sun Hao.

As for the regrets, I am not a literate or novice when it comes to writing books, and I will not deliberately abuse readers. Because I cannot spoil the story, I can only say that there are still some things that should be there.

This is also the reason why I didn’t ask the management to control the review yesterday. I know that most people just complained and vented their emotions. After all, those who still support the official version of sports are old readers who have been with me all the way.

At least at this point in time, there are many unknowns about what will happen next season and who will win the championship.

I dare to write about the Knicks winning the championship, and it has laid a lot of groundwork for the championship, so I will probably write about whoever will win the championship later, and it will always be the kind that has a lot of groundwork.

The only thing that broke my guard yesterday was someone saying that I was drifting. I have been writing books for so many years and I thought I was not talented enough. I only relied on hard work. My mother was hospitalized for fracture surgery and I only took half a day off. drifting is like me.
Chapter completed!