Chapter nine hundred and ninety-six [high salary and low energy, no way to go]
The new NBA season is about to begin, and the last few big names in the free market have also been settled.
Rashad Lewis, who became a libero, joined the Clippers with a minimum salary and became teammates with Chris Paul. He still has good ability to catch and shoot.
The most important signing of the Clippers was to sign shooting guard Jamal Crawford for 21.7 million in four years, enhancing its offensive power from the outside. "Ko Liu" has average defensive ability and is only suitable for playing as a substitute and cannot sign a big contract.
The Knicks signed non-draft forward Chris Coplain and three-point forward Steve Novak with a minimum salary to strengthen their three-point firepower.
The Knicks signed two defenders, Chauncey Billups and Nate Robinson with a minimum salary. With Darren Collison, the No. 1 position is not weak.
The Lakers and Hawks completed a sign-and-change transaction. They used a 7 million deal exception, a 2013 first-round draft pick and a 2013 second-round draft pick and part of cash to exchange for All-Star point guard Steve Nash. Nash's new contract is 3 years and $20 million. He has never won the MVP. This is also a premium contract.
Nash cannot choose No. 13 in the Lakers because this number has retired with Chamberlain. Nash decisively chose No. 10. As we all know, he loves football very much. The purpose of choosing No. 10 is to "salute to Argentine football superstar Messi."
It is not immune to the vulgarity. Nash also wants to compare "C Ronaldo, who is the world's number one football star?" Regarding this question, Nash answered positively: "C Ronaldo does 6,000 sit-ups every day? On the green field, it is not comparable to whose waist and abdomen have stronger strength, but the overall quality. No matter how many sit-ups the Portuguese does, he will never surpass Messi."
Unfortunately, Nash may be slapped in the face in the future. Ronaldo has one more national team champion than Messi.
In addition, the Lakers also signed Ray Allen for $9 million in three years.
Ray Allen's condition is very good. He chose to reduce his salary to join the Lakers in order to compete for the championship. He believes that the Lakers' poor play last season was due to injuries. If the two inside stars are healthy, they will have a promising future and their substitutes are not weak.
Judging from the card lineup, the Lakers are really strong. The main rotations are Nash, Ellis, Ray Allen, Joe Johnson, Bathir, Bosh, Bogut, Jason Smith, and Jordan Hill.
The Lakers also signed point guard Mike James as a substitute, and Dalius Morris, with various styles of No. 1 position.
The Thunder and the Bobcats reached a six-man deal, and the Thunder packaged Demar DeRozan, Lazar Hayward and Daquian Cook to the Bobcats for Kevin Martin, rookie Cole Aldridge, and a first-round and second-round draft pick.
Recently, DeRozan rejected the Thunder's four-year, $50 million contract offer, hoping to get a four-year maximum salary renewal, which made the Thunder management gradually lose patience.
Their main purpose is to save money. The team already has Westbrook, Durant and Al Horford tridents. Martin has one year left to expire in the contract, and he can give up renewal in another year and have a free salary space.
The Thunder manager looked down on DeRozan and did not think he had the potential to become a superstar. The management has discussed where DeRozan's ceiling is, believing that he would become a sixth man like Jamal Crawford.
Joining the Bobcats may be the best destination for DeRozan, because his style is very similar to Michael Jordan, and he relies on breakthroughs and mid-range shots as the main scoring methods. As long as he is given enough ball rights, he can also play beautiful data to attract fans. As for winning, he is definitely not a good team-building core. The Bobcats may not care, they have not even entered the playoffs.
Childris joined the Nets with a minimum salary of one year, further strengthening the Nets' wing strength. More and more people are optimistic about the Nets' championship.
Childris is a weirdo. At his peak, he refused the NBA's middle-class contract and joined the European team. He played a mess and could only get a basic salary when he came back. Most players were at the peak at the age of 29, but he had already fallen to the point where he could hardly keep up with the NBA's game pace, which made people curious about what he experienced in Europe.
The Suns signed the 15th man, and gave Jason Kidd a minimum salary for a year. At the end of his career, Kidd wanted to get a championship ring. He played No. 2 as a marginal player in the Suns and taught newcomers experience.
This signing is a win-win situation, and the management thinks it is cost-effective, while Kidd wants to learn something from the Suns to lay the foundation for future coaching.
There are also stars who have been worried about the team's transactions, and the three heroes of Fengchen have encountered this kind of embarrassment.
Cameron Anthony is very dissatisfied with the Magic's lineup, but the team will not give him face to dig the stars, and he can't dig even if he wants to.
Dwyne Wade's condition has declined significantly, and the second leader Granger is still in a trend of becoming a glass man. The Heat put Wade on the shelves in the summer, but he stayed because he couldn't replace the strong man.
The most depressing thing is LeBron James. The Cavaliers failed to find him a good partner in the summer, and there was no one. He wanted to win the championship better than anyone else, but it was almost impossible for him to reach the finals next season, and he had no chance to compete for the runner-up.
Boozer renewed his contract with the Cavaliers for five years in 2010, and the big contract will not expire until 2015. Who would like to have such a high-paying and low-powered player? Even if he exchanged a garbage contract, he would have to wait another year to take action.
Even at his peak, Boozer had gorgeous data and was not good at defending as a short and strong inside line. Many James said that Boozer was the main reason why the young emperor could not ascend the throne, although Boozer's shooting percentage was much higher than James in several finals.
There are more than one big pit in the Cavaliers, and Anderson Valaijo has also become a representative of high salary and low energy. He has excellent defense, but in the past two years, he has a trend of Glass Man. He was seriously injured and reimbursed after only 25 games last season.
A player who has a salary of tens of millions but cannot score a ball will not want other teams, and the Cavaliers cannot trade him out.
The only person with transaction value is Mo Williams, who signed a 6-year, 51.5 million contract with the Bucks in 2007 only has the last year left. He can play some roles on the court and is attractive, but he cannot replace the star.
James wanted to leave but had no place to go. The Nets were an option before, but now he couldn't go.
Since his debut, James has been brothers with singer Jay-z, and they have participated in many activities together. Because of their close relationship, James once considered joining the Nets in the summer of 2010. Jay-z was the Nets' boss at the time and kept persuading James to join the Nets.
However, James felt that the Nets had no future in 2010 and finally gave up. He did not expect that the Nets would be able to dig strong men like Dwight Howard and Deron Williams in two years.
The most terrifying thing is that as a "superstar", James has not yet been able to play badly and strive to choose a high-coup rookie with potential. If this continues, the Cavaliers still have no future next season. He feels that he is not as good as going to the Lakers in 2010, at least he has super high commercial value in Los Angeles.
It's too late to say anything now. James can only waste his time in the new season. After the contract between Valaijo and Mo Williams expires next year, the team will poach big-name stars in the free market.
The management comforted James and said that Guo Xu would continue playing next season anyway, and that when he retired next year, he would be the best chance to compete for the championship. The words were right, but James sounded awkward.
On the side of the Sun, he has already started promoting Guo Xu's last season during the Olympics and is preparing to arrange a retirement tour for him. Guo Xu has shown his talent in many fields, and everyone believes that he will retire next year.
Chapter completed!