Chapter 569 Giant Panda Engagement
The Clippers take action quickly and stop faster.
As soon as the transfer market opened in July, the Clippers quickly took action, first dealing with Grant Hill and McDyce, and then got inside blue-collar Joel Anthony, and then there was no movement.
The defending champion is just a patchwork season. The roster has reached 14 people. Each position has qualified starters and competent substitutes. There are no longer any trades required. The Clippers' current lineup is very reasonable and the strength list continues to lead the entire league.
The Lakers' movements were much smaller. Kubczek used a middle class to leave Lamar Odom, and then there was no movement. The Lakers' main framework remained unchanged in the new season. Like the Clippers, they will only make some repairs on the substitute lineup.
The Dallas Mavericks, one of the top three Texas, have made great moves this year. They first renewed the controversial Jason Kidd, and then signed and then exchanged for hackers Sean Marion. The weakness on the front line completely disappeared. Then Cuban thought the movement was not big enough, so he used a five-year, 35 million contract to snatch the Polish hammer Gotat from the Magic, and the entire lineup was completely renewed.
Cuban's big mouth couldn't help it after the trade and publicly announced that the Dallas Mavericks would destroy the Los Angeles Clippers' dream of winning three consecutive championships.
The San Antonio Spurs also made moves. **Vic used a middle-class contract to sign the Roaring Heavenly Master Rashid Wallace. This was to strengthen the inside rotation ability. Duncan and Jamison were not physically strong, so **Vic planned to use wheel battles to deal with the Animal Brothers.
**Vic may think that Rashid Wallace is not enough, so he signed the former "blocking king" Theo Ratreve again a few days later. According to reports, the Spurs signed a one-year veteran's basic salary contract, which is about $1 million.
The attitude of New York suddenly became weird. Last season, James Dolan wanted to renew Iverson with an annual salary of tens of millions. But after the finals, he changed his mind and only offered a one-year 8 million contract for the 33-year-old answer, which was not sincere enough.
McGrady chose to fulfill his last year's contract and did not break out of the contract. His last year's salary was US$23 million and he became a free agent in 2010.
Iverson was very dissatisfied with this contract, but what made him embarrassed was that although many teams expressed their interest in him, no team made an official offer, and Iverson became an unscrupulous free agent for a while.
James Dolan is very strange. He obviously doesn't plan to sign Iverson, but for the sake of face, he still submitted an 8 million contract. This is because he said last season that he wanted to give Iverson a contract of tens of millions, but when Iverson refused for the first time, New York immediately stopped quoting, and no one wants Iverson now.
Iverson still has a certain strength, and the reason why he fell into this situation is related to the current general environment.
The economic crisis in the United States and the particularity of the summer of 2010 have determined that many teams will not make big moves this year. At the same time, it also determines that there will not be too many teams willing to take risks with Iverson. In previous years, veterans like Iverson who have combat effectiveness will not be difficult to find a middle-class or even above contract, but this summer, none of this will be achieved.
Marbury finally only received a three-year and 30 million contract with the Rockets, but it made the former cancer smile. David Lee was not so lucky. No team was willing to pay him a high price. The Rockets' five-year, 33 million US dollars contract was rejected by David Lee, but this contract was considered the best. In the end, David Lee only renewed his contract with the Rockets for one year, with a contract of 7 million US dollars.
The overall environment this year is really bad. The Clippers signed Joel Anthony with 10 million yuan, which was considered a very unfavorable deal by the media. The Heat refused to match without thinking. It was not that they didn't want to match this contract, but it was really wrong. Once the Heat matched this contract, it will affect their operation in 2010. The Clippers' offer was to see the Heat's pulse.
Ben Gordon of the Bulls has verbally agreed to join the Pistons, but in order to compete for the championship, the Cavaliers still want to chase Ben Gordon. According to regulations, as long as the free agent does not officially sign a contract with the team, the verbal agreement he reached with any team does not count. In order to equip James with a capable helper, the Cavaliers general manager and coach recently ran to Chicago to talk to Ben Gordon, hoping that he would change his mind and join the Cavaliers. Through Ben Gordon, the Cavaliers got a very gratifying news. James recently took the initiative to help the team contact the free agents the club is interested in. In the conversation, Ben Gordon asked James if he would stay with the Cavaliers after the end of next season. The Little Emperor replied: "Of course, I will stay there (it's weird)."
In mid-July, Knicks general manager Donny Walsh suddenly said that he would not provide any player with more than one year of contract this offseason. It can be seen that New York has devoted all its energy to the free agent market in 2010. Only by saving enough salary can they gain an advantage in the battle for superstars including LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Cameron Anthony, Chris Bosh and other superstars.
Iverson was even more embarrassed now. The Knicks finally gave him a one-year offer of $8 million, but two million were not guaranteed, which was about the same as the Rockets' contract signed by David Lee.
This summer, many teams have signed contracts for one year. Everyone is waiting for catching big fish in 2010 and will not easily issue big contracts.
At the end of July, the two brothers met in Hawaii, and the giant panda rented an island to hold the engagement ceremony between him and Emma Roberts. The entire Clippers team came to participate in the engagement ceremony, including the new Grant Hill and McDyce. Of course, the guests must be indispensable to the big Hollywood stars. In the last count, the engagement ceremony invited 460 VIPs, including many big stars, including Leonardo, Brad Pitt, his wife Angelina Jolie, Jet Li and other Hollywood superstars, making this engagement ceremony a global hotspot during this period.
But the tragic thing is that Christine got in for some reason and brought her girlfriend with her, which made Little Radish so angry that her chest hurt and the giant panda extremely annoyed.
Ji Guomo had an idea and broadcast the engagement ceremony live on the Fox Video website. As a result, for such a big scene, nearly ten million US dollars were charged for advertising fees. The little fox was so excited that he burst into tears. His video website lost money for so long and finally made a profit...
The giant panda is not a good person, and also sold the exclusive publishing rights of the wedding photos to People magazine for $3 million. In addition, the brand-name custom clothing, champagne, styling and engagement cakes that the two wore at the engagement ceremony were all provided by sponsors, and the items combined were close to $2 million. So in this way, Ji Guoqiu's engagement ceremony cost almost no penny and made money.
Of course, the two of them have made the engagement ceremony so big that they don’t plan to do it again when they officially get married, so as to avoid being scolded for robbing money from the couple.
At the engagement ceremony, Ji Guochou gave Emma Roberts a diamond ring worth 2.5 million US dollars and weighing 21 carats. This ring was specially created by a famous jewelry designer he specially hired. The main body is made of 18 carats of emerald and 3 carats of diamonds are inlaid on both sides.
"You dead fox, look at my hands."
After seeing the ring, Taylor Swift's face became unkind and stretched out his hand to wander back and forth in front of Ji Guomo.
“It looks pretty, the nail polish is good.”
Ji Guomo pretended to be confused, and Taylor Swift was so angry that he wanted to slap him in the face.
Christine had no expression on her face, but her presence made the giant panda and shredded radish uncomfortable. However, the live broadcast of the fox video became even more popular. Everyone was waiting to see if there would be a bloody plot like in the movie, robbing the groom in public.
Of course, the result was not so bloody, and Christine did not shout "I object" in public, and the engagement ceremony ended successfully.
On August 5, the two brothers returned to Los Angeles from Hawaii and ended their month-and-a-half vacation + engagement, and they are now going to put their energy back on the basketball court.
During the more than one month holiday, Ji Guoqiu did not completely relax. He still used half an hour of fixed bicycle + one hour of dribbling practice + half an hour of stretching exercise every day. This training volume can be said to be very small, the purpose is to maintain body shape and reduce the production of fat.
Back in Los Angeles, the two will undergo more scientific and meticulous training in the next month and a half with the help of highly paid trainers.
Morning: Get up at 6 am, ride a fixed fitness bike for 30 minutes - 1 hour breakfast time - 90 minutes of physical confrontation training - 15 minutes of cold water bath - 30 minutes of massage - stretching exercise.
Afternoon: Take a 1 hour nap - use fitness equipment to stretch joints - 150 minutes of shooting training.
Night: Half an hour massage.
This is the training chart of the two brothers. At first glance, it is extremely boring, but if you can persist, the benefits to your body will be self-evident. It is true that the two brothers are gifted and have extraordinary physical fitness, but even so, they have never suffered major injuries for many years. The word "talent" alone cannot explain it. Scientific training and strict self-discipline are indispensable.
Many fans have questions about whether injuries are inevitable?
Injuries can certainly be avoided, but many players often ignore this, that is rest and recovery.
Chapter completed!