1046.Free Market Frenzy (Part 2)
It's actually the Cavaliers? Someone will take advantage of this rule! ”
Sun Ce thought about inviting Jeremy Lin over and asking Teacher Na to teach well, so that he could take over from Teacher Na in the future.
In terms of offensive efficiency, Jeremy Lin is indeed a very good point guard.
But there is no way to invite him, Jeremy Lin has to at least have a middle-class contract to win, and they can't afford it from the Grizzlies, only the mini-middle class.
Although the Knicks do not have Jeremy Lin's bird rights, Jeremy Lin's contract for the past year or so is considered a rookie contract, and the Knicks have the right to match the contract, and although the Knicks' salary exceeds the salary cap, it has not reached the luxury tax threshold, and there is a full middle class that can be matched.
But the Cavaliers have a comical operation and gave Jeremy Lin a contract of 25 million for 3 years and 15 million for the third year, and the salary space occupied is calculated according to 8.33 million per year, which the Knicks can't match if they want to!
On July 10, the league announced next season's salary cap based on last season's total income, which was 61.53 million US dollars, nearly 2 million US dollars lower than last season's salary cap, no way, the shutdown led to a sharp drop in income, although the league has made a lot of efforts to stimulate income, and it has also played a good effect, but after 16 fewer games, the total income is still close to 150 million US dollars less than the 10-11 season, so the luxury tax threshold for next season is 71.99 million US dollars.
After the Knicks signed Felton, they filled the salary cap, and then signed several base salaries, Kurt Thomas, Ronnie Brewer, Chris Copeland, Rasheed Wallace, after these four players signed, the Knicks' total salary reached more than 66 million, only the middle class exception, and the salary space of 8.33 million US dollars was not given.
As a result, Jeremy Lin was poached by the Cavaliers, and no one would have trouble with money, Jeremy Lin was already short of money, and his family situation was not bad, but it was average.
It is impossible for the vast majority of players to refuse a salary of 15 million a year.
At the same time, the Bulls also suffered a robbery, Asik also expired on a two-year rookie contract, Rose's maximum salary contract has come into effect, and he has been selected for the best team twice, triggering the incentive clause called "Overlord Clause" in China and the "Lordship Agreement" in the United States, the maximum salary of 94 million for 5 years signed has come into effect, the salary in the first year is close to 17 million, the salary is a full 10 million higher than last season, and the total salary of the Bulls has reached 74 million, which has exceeded the cap!
The Cavaliers poached Asik with 3 years and 25 million, and the Bulls could only stare dryly.
Sun Ce took a look at the current lineup of the Cavaliers, the guard line has Jeremy Lin and Bradley Beal two outside lines, Mayo has a 1-year 8 million contract extension, and Mayo's performance has picked up slightly last season, probably because of the contract year, next season is another contract year, and it may play well, with Asik, Vallejo, Alonzo Key in the frontcourt, and also signed Speight, Livingston, CJ Myers, Omi Casby, and selected Tyler Zeller of North Carolina......
Sun Ce guessed in his heart: "Are they going to build a team around Bill to attack the playoffs?" It's really willing to spend money! ”
I didn't pay attention to it for more than half a month, and Sun Ce found that the Cavaliers already had a good roster of role players, and he really regarded Bradley Beal as his real destiny and wanted to build a team around Bradley Beal.
And it's bold...... The main thing is that he is willing to spend money, Sun Ce remembers that when James was in the Cavaliers, the Cavaliers management was also willing to spend money, but it was not spent in the right place.
What Sun Ce didn't expect the most was that the Cavaliers actually played this sassy operation, and the two poison contracts were smashed hard......
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The next morning, Sun Ce congratulated Jeremy Lin on his big contract on Twitter, expecting him to perform well at his new club.
James also gave his blessing.
But the treatment of the two is much worse, the former has increased a lot of attention, and the latter has been scolded bloody.
As the Cavaliers also filled the salary cap, the free agents began to act, and Sun Ce received the news that Carter's one-year, $3.36 million mini-middle class joined the Mavericks.
Originally, their Grizzlies pursued Carter and Prince at the same time, and Prince was in place, so naturally Carter was not needed.
Boss Joe of the Hornets offered former Lakers player Ramon Sessions a two-year, $14 million contract to recruit him, and Sun Ce saw that his team had one less target......
Sun Ce finally understood why the Lakers could never really strengthen their point guard until they got Paul, and Sessions had to trade Luke Wharton back.
Even in big cities, for most role players, the attraction is not as good as money, let alone their Meng Village.
The Mavericks forward also left two players, Corey Brewer and DeSean Stevenson are gone, the former joined the Nuggets, also because of salary issues, and got a two-year contract of 9 million, according to the revelations, the Mavericks offered a 1-year short contract of 3 million.
The latter is because of his age, and the defensive effect of Sun Ce in the playoffs last year was far less than that of the 10-11 season, and he was completely blown up and signed by the Hawks with a one-year contract of 2.6 million US dollars.
Ray Allen was still hooked up with James, and a total of 6.79 million mini middle-class players joined the Heat in two years.
Reject the Mavericks, Spurs, Grizzlies and join the Heat...... The South Coast is still quite attractive, with no shortage of champions and no shortage of money.
The Lakers earned the 76ers' quality pitcher Judy Meeks at a two-year final salary.
Watching the Lakers not trade the beast, but still bite from the 76ers......
And his own team has not moved for the time being, and has entered the peak period of signing, Sun Ce can only patiently wait for the management of his own team to operate in the free market and continue to devote himself to training.
On July 23rd, a big deal that may affect the pattern of the East and West was born!
WOJ broke the news at 3 p.m. US time, that is, in the evening on the British side, that the Clippers, Hornets, and Celtics made a three-way trade.
The Clippers sent Eric Bledsoe, Eric Gordon, Reggie Evans in exchange for the Celtics' Rajon Rondo and Xavier Henry.
The Hornets traded a top-eight protected first-round pick in 2013, Xavier Henry, and a future second-round pick from the Wizards in exchange for Eric Gordon.
The Celtics sent Rajon Rondo back in exchange for the Clippers' talented would-be third-year point guards Eric Bledsoe, Reggie Evans, and draft picks from the Hornets and Wizards.
Clippers get Rondo ...... Sun Ce didn't know what kind of chemistry would happen, but he did know that the Celtics had begun to rebuild, and it seemed earlier than he remembered, that Rondo was traded after Pierce and Garnett......
Now in order to get the talented point guard Bledsoe, he sent Rondo away early.
At the same time, the Clippers signed Chauncey Billups, who was reimbursed for last season's Achilles tendon rupture, for a two-year, 10 million contract, forming a strong guard line.
That same night, another trade happened, the Hawks sent Joe Johnson to the Nets, who had just moved to New York, and Lopets announced that he would return from injury next season, and the Nets quickly formed a core combination of Deron and Joe Johnson, Lopez and Gerard Wallace after the move......
Seeing that other teams are signing and trading in a hurry, and it is difficult for him to find a backup point guard, Sun Ce has a relation...... But it can't be helped, most teams are only aiming for the playoffs, and the changes they want to make are simple, and it doesn't matter if they fail.
But the Grizzlies have to be cautious, they're the defending champions, they can not make reinforcements, but they can't have a player come back and weaken themselves and become a burden in terms of salary space.
For the defending champions, the goal is definitely to be stable and rising, but stability is the most important thing.
Sun Ce simply didn't care about this, when he didn't read the news of those transactions and signing for more than two weeks ago, Sun Ce felt so happy, and now he has to be anxious when he sees the news every day.
Soon, the time came on July 25th, and the time to return to the Olympic team was up......
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"Brother Yao, how many people have we sent!"
At 9 o'clock in the morning of the 25th, Sun Ce followed the men's national basketball team to an Olympic village in Westminster, London.
On the way here, Sun Ce saw a lot of Olympic villages, some of which had door signs of seven or eight countries and up to a dozen countries.
And the Olympic Village, where they are in China, has a door number that says China......
"There are 349 players, plus coaches, staff, officials of various associations, and Olympic committees, a total of 713 people." Yao Ming is old and skilled at carrying this thing.
"Are we going to go through every project? Want to get good grades? ”
"Of course!" Yao Ming is very proud of this.
It really means to be bigger and stronger in every aspect, and Sun Ce further understands why his country is so targeted by other countries.
It's not just a matter of skin color, but also the ambition that is not explicitly stated, but is revealed all the time throughout the country!
It is said that sports are peaceful wars, and if sports have such ambitions, it is natural for other industries to do so.
Although he was targeted by other countries, Sun Ce felt a strong sense of pride because of it.
The country is on the rise, and although he is only a small athlete for the country, he is also involved in it!
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After settling into his accommodation, at two o'clock in the afternoon, Sun Ce and all the members of the men's basketball team attended the general meeting held by the National Olympic Committee, and today was the last meeting before the Olympic Games.
In the conference, Yao Ming once again became the representative of the Chinese Olympic team, that is, the flag bearer, and the men's basketball team also took advantage of Yao Ming's light to beat the national soldiers to rank at the forefront of the Olympic team.
The whole conference is to encourage, encourage, encourage, refuel, refuel...... Talk about the goal, how many medals you want to win, and how many gold medals you want to get in some events......
Anyway, it's nothing to do with their men's basketball team.
After the meeting, Sun Ce was going to get together with Harden and Gasol Jr., and had made an appointment to have dinner together tonight.
But before getting ready to go, a call from team manager Chris Wallace came.
After the general manager on the other end of the phone answered: "Lord, there is good news, we signed Lopez with a year's salary......"