Harden's ability has shown his strength at the beginning last season, but because he played the sixth man's data was not impressive enough, there were actually not many teams willing to provide him with a maximum salary at this time.

This is a huge opportunity for the Wizards.

Jordan hesitated a little, but soon nodded with a smile.

Among many teams that are unwilling to provide Harden with a maximum salary, the Wizards are also one of them.

Jordan doesn't really like the defender who loves big butt off-court news.

But he believed Sun Hao.

Jordan's moves were very fast, and just two days later, the media exposed the movements of the Wizards.

They are negotiating with the Knicks about dealing with Harden.

This is something to be expected.

Unexpectedly, the Wizards' deal involved the Lakers.

The specific process is probably like this.

The Wizards found the Knicks and said they were interested in signing first and then getting the maximum salary Harden.

The Knicks glanced at the Wizards' list and said they didn't want it.

Then the Wizards asked what you want.

After looking around this year's free market, the Knicks said they wanted Hibert of the Lakers.

But they had talked with the Lakers before, and the Lakers didn't want Harden, and ended up in a bad mood.

As a result, a proposal for a three-party transaction was quickly exposed by the media.

The general content is this:

The Knicks and Harden will receive a maximum salary of 5 years in advance and then send him to the Wizards, getting Roy Hibert and a future second round from the Lakers, and getting the Wizards' first-round draft pick next year from the Wizards;

The Wizards signed a maximum salary of Yao Ming for five years, and then sent him to the Lakers, and at the same time sent him to the Knicks in the first round next year, getting Harden from the Knicks and Jamal Crawford from the Lakers.

The Lakers signed a four-year, 44 million contract with Hibert, and at the same time packaged Crawford and a future second round, getting Yao Ming.

There are some special factors in the occurrence of this transaction.

Because theoretically, the Lakers and the Knicks are potential opponents, this kind of operation to strengthen the opponent is impossible for both sides.

But the special thing is that this transaction is not only to strengthen the opponent, but also to upgrade its own lineup.

Moreover, Yao Ming also played a role in promoting this transaction.

He hopes that his departure will bring some assets to the Wizards.

So although it has not been officially announced yet, the transaction is basically inconsistent.

There has been news before Yao Ming joined the Lakers, so Lakers fans were not so surprised by this at this time.

However, the fans of the Wizards and the Knicks were surprised and happy.

Washington fans were surprised by what the team did, and they didn't think a big butt-loving guard deserved a five-year maximum salary contract, even though he performed well last season.

The Knicks fans were surprised.

Because in the past two years, the Knicks' biggest problem is the inside, and now they sign with Hibert!

Although he cannot be compared with a center of Yao Ming's level, Hibert has excellent physical conditions and is also a quasi-All-star player.

As mentioned earlier, although it is a bit regrettable to lose Harden, there are George and Miller on the outside!

So it’s more exciting to get Hibert than losing Harden!

Wade, George, Anthony, James, Hibert!

In this lineup, whether it is the Warriors or the Lakers, they all have enough confidence!

Or to put it in another sentence, after a brief battle for Ni Yong, another new three-legged tripod has arrived.

This chaos is obviously more exciting!

After Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian and Delong, other big brands also achieved results one after another. When it was in the second half of the free market, it was the stage for veterans.

The first thing that broke the news was the Knicks, who used the middle class special case to sign a three-year, 9 million contract with Kidd.

A 3 million-year contract, but because the Knicks traded, Hibert already had to pay super luxury tax, they had to pay nearly $8 million for Kidd's contract a year.

This is truly inhumane.

However, this is really strengthening!

Because after Harden left the team, the Knicks' back line was indeed one less player who could hold the ball!

Kidd is old, but the older he gets, the more evil he becomes.

In addition, James said in his early years that the defender he wanted to cooperate with was Kidd, and some of them got what he wanted in this wave.

In the media's eyes, after completing this signing, the Knicks have surpassed the Warriors, Lakers and Clippers, and become the biggest favorite team to win the championship next season!

The Clippers are not willing to fall behind. They used a contract signed first and then exchanged to send Lou Wei to the Suns in exchange for Nash and the next round in the future!

Because Nash's contract expired, the transaction adopted a sign-in and then exchange model. Nash's new contract is 27 million for 3 years.

Lu Wei performed well last season, but the problem of defense is not small.

And the most important thing is that Kobe can't afford to wait.

So compared to Nash, who is more experienced and has stronger combat power, the Clippers' choice is understandable.

In this way, the Clippers will form the F4 lineup of Nash, Kobe, Gasol and Howard next season!

Nash will make his last try for the championship in the Clippers!

Well, the "Lakers' new F4" in history still appeared in Los Angeles, but it was just in the Clippers next door.

And the biggest difference from the Lakers in history is that Kobe is still healthy.

This will give people different expectations for this same F4 lineup.

Then, the Lakers also took the opportunity to win the last of the three veteran point guards in the free market, and Billups signed a veteran low-paying contract!

And almost at the same time, the Bulls there quietly signed Ray Allen with a three-year, 9 million contract!
Chapter completed!