Chapter 669 Summer Drama (4)
On July 12, the Zen master took action again. The Nets were not very disturbed this time. They just signed Jeremy Lin, a undrafted candidate who graduated from Haval University. This is a Chinese American. Although his school is famous enough, it is not very famous in NCAA. Jeremy Lin can be regarded as the most outstanding basketball player in Haval University's history.
Jeremy Lin is not favored by various teams. In addition to his lack of strength in his school, he is also because he is a senior player.
NCAA fourth-year rookies rarely have high rankings. At the 2010 NBA draft, no team chose Jeremy Lin.
The American media believe that the Nets signed Jeremy Lin to fill the team's third point guard and is insignificant.
Is Jeremy Lin’s contract a year-end basic salary or an unsecured contract? If he cannot show his ability to get the Zen master recognized in the preseason, he may face the possibility of being cut at any time. The American media believes that this deal is not worth paying attention to.
Chinese media are very concerned about the Nets' signing because they found that the Nets already have three Chinese. Should the giant pandas take Sun Dasheng to guard the water dispenser next?
On July 13, Carmelo Anthony, Amare Stoudemire, and Deron Williams, whom no one expected, announced his joining the New York Knicks, instantly snatching the limelight of the Miami Big Three and Chicago F4, and the media once again flocked to New York.
The first choice of the New York Knicks was James, but after the failure of the "pilgrimage", they immediately launched a second emergency plan and chose another Big Three combination.
Xiao Si, Little Melon, Little Fatty, no one has ever thought of these three guys together, nor has anyone ever thought that they would be in the same team, but now the Knicks really put these three together, and for a moment, all the media didn't know how to evaluate the deal.
Does the Knicks have three giants now?
There is no doubt that these three are all top stars in their respective positions, but the Knicks are nothing to do with the word "champion". No matter how outstanding the players they trade, the media and fans subconsciously feel that any transaction completed by the Knicks is definitely shit and will definitely fail!
So now the Knicks' Big Three, media and fans also feel that they will not succeed.
As for why? Because they are the Knicks!
New York's space this season is actually higher than that of the Heat and the Bulls. After they traded for Williams, they still had 36 million in salary space, which is why they have the confidence to form the Big Three. If we include the middle class regulations in their hands, the Knicks have great potential this year.
In order to trade Deron Williams, the Knicks packed Wilson Chandler, Nate Robinson, Danilo Gallinari to the Jazz, in exchange for the first three point guards of the New York media. The other two superstars all joined as liberos.
Deron Williams, signed team: New York Knicks, original contract amount: 4 years, $62.6 million, expires in the summer of 2013.
Amare Stoudemire, signing team: New York Knicks, contract amount: US$111 million in 6 years, option to terminate the contract early in the fifth year, and have the right to veto the transaction.
Carmelo Anthony, signed by the team: New York Knicks. The contract amount is $120 million in 6 years, the option of termination of the contract early in the fifth year, and the transaction veto power is available.
The Knicks' Big Three were composed, and the Jazz didn't suffer much loss. They got enough outstanding players, and Hayward, who had just been selected, could start the reconstruction immediately.
But the Lakers on the other side are really tragic. The Thunder snatched Tyson Chandler, the Bulls snatched Kobe Bryant, and the Nets snatched Zen Master. The Lakers were stabbed three times this summer, and the Purple and Gold Legion will definitely be the most injured team this year.
In the next few days, it was basically news about the renewal of each team. Dirk Nowitzki of the Mavericks jumped out of the 22 million contract for the last year. Then he renewed the contract for four years, with the contract amount being only 74 million US dollars. Although the German jumped out of the contract, it was obviously for the sake of the Mavericks. He even gave up his high salary in the last year and just chose to cut his salary. As compensation, the Mavericks prepared the league overlord clause for him: non-trading.
Nowitzki's salary cut is entirely to clear up enough space for the team to sign a star center. At this moment, all the managers of the league are envious of Cuban. It is really luck to have such a player.
On July 14, the Rockets and the Mavericks staged a big deal. Yao Ming's personality certainly could not make the defection between James and Kobe, so the Mavericks had to sign first and then exchange, and traded Yao Ming with only one year left in Caron Butler.
Yao Ming, signed team: Dallas Mavericks, contract amount: 4 years $50 million, fourth year player option.
The contract of the Little Giants is not big. The Rockets completely lost their Chinese giant. At this moment, Alexander and Guy are still leaving when they see Yao Ming for an annual salary of millions. The Rockets are also worried that other teams will offer more terrifying contracts for Guy and decide to take action first.
Rudy Guy, signed by the team: Rockets, contract amount: 82 million in 5 years.
The Celtics' Paul Pierce also chose to break out of the contract and stayed at the team just for a salary cut. The only debate between Pierce and the Celtics was whether full guarantee was required in the fourth year. From this we can see that the Celtics really did not have the humanity of the Mavericks, and they only knew how to let the players sacrifice.
On July 18, the Clippers signed another player, who instantly touched the hearts of countless Chinese fans, because the Clippers signed Tracy McGrady, who was unwilling to be.
McGrady, who was injured again in New York last season, is now in the same dilemma as Iverson. No team will give them high salaries this year, and McGrady will not accept low-paying long contracts. A short-term contract for McGrady is the most suitable for McGrady. This former superstar with picturesque shooting wants to prove himself again and fight for his pension contract next year.
The Clippers offered McGrady a minimum salary of 1.5 million US dollars, and he was positioned as Ray Allen's substitute. If he could show 60% or 70% of the peak, the Clippers would make a lot of money.
As soon as the Nets saw that the Clippers had a deal, there was a moment of movement. They signed pure shooter Steve Novak with their basic salary, which was another mobile turret prepared for Brother Pandas; then they signed Jason Collins with their basic salary, finding a good center substitute for the team.
However, the Nets still have too few insiders. At this time, only Lopez and Collins are still there. The Nets' No. 5 personnel reserves are seriously insufficient.
On July 20, they signed Ben Wallace with a biennial special case and prepared an emergency personnel for the inside.
Big Ben is about to turn 36, and he has always relied on explosive power to make up for his height deficiency. His condition has declined severely, but he can still provide quite good auxiliary defense and closures. If it is a reserve force for the inside line, it is still a good choice.
Zen masters attach more importance to the rich experience of the finals, which is very important for the Nets who have just reorganized. They need veterans with experience in the competition.
At this time, the Nets had been rebuilt in all positions, except for the second position, only Matthews was temporarily. So, two days later, the Zen master poached the defensive champion Tony Allen who became a free agent from the Celtics. The contract for him was 3 years and 10 million US dollars.
At the end of July, the old Dunleavy in the west and the Zen master in the east were repairing the sewing. The Clippers and Nets were basically reorganized, and the reorganization of the entire league was coming to an end.
Clippers: Head coach Dunleavy Sr.
pg: Billups, Golan Dragic, Patrick Beverly.g: Ray Allen, Tracy McGrady, Grevis Vasquez.f: Andre Iguodala, Grant Hill.
pf: Ji Guomeng, Joel Anthony, Jared Jeffries.
c: Shaq O'Neal, DeAndrew Jordan.
Nets: Head coach Zen Master.
pg: Nash, Eric Bledsoe, Jeremy Lin.g: Wesley Matthews, Tony Allen.f: Kyle Korver, Paul George, Steve Novak.
pf: Ji Guoqiu, Chris Humphries, Yi Jianlian.
c: Brooke Lopez, Jason Collins, Ben Wallace.
Other strong teams in the league have basically been completely renewed in August. If you haven't been following the news about the NBA for a month, then when you look at it, you may not be able to recognize many teams.
Heat LeBron James, Dwight Wade, Chris Bosh.
Bulls Kobe Bryant, Derek Ross, Roll Dun, Carlos Boozer, Jockin Noah.
Deron Williams, Amare Stoudemire, Cameron Anthony, New York.
Thunder Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Tyson Chandler, Serge Ibaka, James Harden.
Mavericks Dirk Nowitzki, Yao Ming, Marsin Gott, Jason Kidd, Sean Marion, Jason Terry.
Spurs Tim Duncan, Antoine Jamison, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, Ronnie Brewer.
Celtics Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Rajan Rondo, Jermaine O'Neal, Rashid Wallace.
Rockets Rudy Guy, Stephen Marbury, David Lee, Louis Scola, Caron Butler.
Grizzlies Blake Griffin, Gasol Jr., Mike Conley, Sean Bathir, Trevor Ariza, Al Harrington.
Kerry SPaul, David West, Andrew Bynum.
Lakers Paul Gasol, Byron Davis, Lamar Odom, Brandon Haywood.
Chapter completed!