In July, in addition to inspecting rookies, NBA teams also recruited soldiers in the free market.

After Jordan retired, the situation in which the league was strong in the west and weak in the east became more and more intense.

This summer, the already strong Western Conference team actually started a star group. Everything started with the Los Angeles Lakers, who formed the "Four Heavenly Kings"!

O'Neal has always wanted to get a high salary renewal from the Lakers, and both sides made certain promises. The Lakers management told O'Neal that if he could convince Carl Malone and Gary Payton to come to the team with a salary cut, they would give him some care in the renewal.

So, O'Neal's free market just opened and called on the two future Hall of Fame stars to join.

This is not a simple job. Malone wrote the legend in Utah, and Payton was the same in Seattle. O'Neal not only wanted them to leave, but also made them willing to get low wages.

O'Neal succeeded, his legs were very thick and it seemed very comfortable to pick it up.

Kal Malone and Gary Payton are willing to give up their high salaries to join the Lakers, obviously in order to get a championship ring near the end of their careers.

Many fans said excitedly that the Lakers will break the Bulls' record of 72 wins in the regular season next season.

Indeed, with O'Neal and Kobe in the "ok combination", the Lakers already have 4 superstars, which is the first time in history.

Payton's annual salary last season was $13 million, but now he has an annual salary of only $4.9 million for the Lakers. Last season, he averaged 20.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 8.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and his shooting percentage was 45.4%.

Malone has been playing for the Jazz, with an annual salary of $19 million last season, and in the new season, the Lakers only had a pitiful $1.5 million. He averaged 20.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game, made 81 appearances, and shot 46.2%.

Although Payton will be 35 years old and Malone will be 40 years old at the start of the 2003-04 season, their skills and physical fitness will be no problem. They will play point guards and power forwards with the Lakers, which is the weak position that the Lakers lost to the Spurs last season.

The Lakers' lineup is so strong that other teams in the West who intend to compete for the championship can no longer sit still. The most powerful arms race in history kicked off.

The Dallas Mavericks first introduced Antoine Jamison. This powerful man once scored no disadvantage with Kobe, and scored 50+ in two consecutive games.

The Mavericks also exchanged the Celtics for "Fat Head" Anthony Walker, who loves to shoot three-pointers. Walker averaged 20+ games in many seasons, and was able to grab rebounds and support passes.

In order to fill the vacancy of Chris Webber's injury, the Sacramento Kings recruited Brad Miller and waited for Webber to come back, and the inside lineup was luxurious.

The Timberwolves, which has always been known for their stinginess, also took action unexpectedly.

The defending champion Spurs knew that it would be impossible not to strengthen their lineup, so they were planning a four-team big deal to get Spreeville of the Knicks. However, the Timberwolves made a slam in a strait, destroying the Spurs' signings.

In the draft, the Timberwolves took the rookie Eddie, whom the Spurs were interested in, for the first time. This time they played the role of poachers again.

The four parties involved in the exchange are the Timberwolves, Knicks, 76ers and Eagles.

The Timberwolves got the favorite Spreeville, the Knicks won Van Horn, and the 76ers welcomed the No. 2 scorer "Big Dog" Robinson who can assist Iverson. The Eagles lost the most. They got a guard Brandon who became famous for his youth but cannot play at all.

Then, the Timberwolves introduced the famous parachuting No. 1 pick, center Olovo Kandi.

In addition, the Timberwolves also exchanged Joe Smith and Pierre for the Bucks point guards Tim Cassel and Elvin Johnson.

Kassel, who is extremely ugly and known as "et", is one of the famous "Three Musketeers" in the Bucks. He scored about 20 points in many consecutive seasons, and has averaged 9 assists per game in a single season. He has never been selected for the All-Star Game, but has the strength of a star.

In just one week, the Timberwolves, the marginal team on the playoffs, was reborn.

With "Wolf King" Garnett, drawer Troy Hudson, star pitcher Szebiak, defensive forward Trenton Hassel, Mark Madson, the team is full of talents.

Espn expert team said that perhaps the Timberwolves are the only team that still has the strength to challenge the Lakers next season, and they also have four star players.

After seeing these news, Wang Jun was stunned.

It seems that I have been thinking too much. Compared with these All-Star teams, how can the Nets win the championship?

Even if you break out in the East, the Nets will have to defeat the perverted Lakers and the Timberwolves with the lineup.

Last season's champion Spurs' "GDP combination", Mavericks' "Trident" and Kings' "Princeton" are not vegetarians.

Agent Ryan Hughes brings Wang Jun a good news that the Nets will hold a signing ceremony and hold a new player meeting to show off his new jersey.

Wang Jun received a two-year contract with a full amount of US$1.3 million, and the second year is the team's option.

Both are second-round rookies, Boozer signed with the Cavaliers for three years last season, and Capono and Wang Jun, who were ahead of him, had two-year contracts. The outside line of the league is really not as easy as the inside line.

If he can't play well in the first year, the Nets can't execute the second year contract, and the next salary of about 700,000 yuan will not have to be paid. At that time, he will become a complete free agent.

It is not difficult to see from the contract that the Nets does not believe that Wang Jun can play out in one go. Once Stells recovers to health, his value will be reduced. The Nets still like the "Mosquito" who is experienced and ranked eighth in 1996.

If the fight is not good, Wang Jun will have to work hard for his next job by this time next year.

Ryan Hughes explained clearly that he had no choice but to sign a contract, which was the best interest he could fight for.

Wang Jun did not doubt the strength of this old agent at all.

David called, caring about Wang Jun's situation, and instructed: "Don't worry, you are still very young, and you can definitely get stable rotation time with your shooting ability in the Nets. As long as you seize the opportunity to perform, they will use you. I can't wait to watch the Nets' game in the new season."

"Analyst Lei said I could become the starter." Wang Jun smiled.

"Of course, Kittels is more suitable to play as a substitute than you, so that the Nets' second team's offense is guaranteed. Kittels has hidden dangers of injury, and playing as a substitute can also relieve his pressure." David's view was exactly the same as Hughes. The Nets' willingness to trade was also due to this consideration.

"I feel much more relieved after hearing what you said."

David is very optimistic about Wang Jun. "Believe in yourself, don't be afraid. You play well in the summer league. As long as you have the right teammates, you can perform well. The Nets' system is most suitable for you. Kidd is one of the best point guards. None of the three starting teammates can relax the defense. If you say your opponent doubles them, who will you give up? Maybe your score is easier than NCAA."
Chapter completed!