In July, the NBA free agency market opened.

There are many veteran liberos who are in an awkward dilemma and don't know which team to join.

The first veteran to sign with a new club was Paul Pierce, who didn't want to stay with the Nets anymore, and he could feel the decline in his teammates' strength and mood, and it will be more difficult to win a championship next season.

Pierce wants to join the Warriors the most, but the Warriors' swingman position is too strong, although the biggest name is only Iguodala, but the depth of the roster ranks in the top five in the league, and Pierce is not needed.

After Mao's self-nomination was rejected by the Warriors, Pierce decided to defect to Coach Rivers and joined the Clippers for 11 million in 2 years, teaming up with Chris Paul and Blake Griffin to compete for the championship next season.

The Clippers' contract was originally intended for Kobe, and management contacted Kobe for negotiation. Then Kobe Bryant's economic team made a request, and with the strength that Kobe Bryant showed last season, the lowest offer he could accept was 45 million for 3 years.

The management of the Clippers said heheda, no longer mention the matter of digging Kobe to strengthen the lineup, Kobe Bryant is so strong, go wherever you like.

After the Clippers signed Pierce, the roster became very attractive, and they offered a four-year, $23 million contract to poach free agent center Spencer Hawes from the Cavaliers.

Hawes is a complete free man, he wants to compete for a championship and has no interest in continuing to play in Cleveland. At just 26 years old, Hawes is the time for many players to pursue their first big contract, but he's more focused on winning.

Hawes chose the Clippers mainly because he felt that he would definitely be able to play as a starter after joining, and it would be easier for Los Angeles to increase its commercial value. And he doesn't move fast enough, Paul is a positional offense-oriented point guard.

The Cavaliers didn't keep Hawes, and LeBron James jumped out of contract to become a restricted free agent, and everyone guessed they were going to start a rebuild.

Cavaliers owner Dan Gilberto has lost patience, he doesn't want to continue to try to compete for a championship through trades, he doesn't know what teammates to bring to James to make the team win the championship, they have always won one game in the finals, and they haven't made it to the finals in a few years.

The boss decided to let James go so that they could get together and disperse. The Cavaliers also don't consider signing first and then changing, which will not affect James to join a strong team and directly rush to the championship.

Management is not going to lay off Boozer, and the total salary can remain in the poor line next season. They are ready to give Isaiah Thomas unlimited shots and let him play like Iverson, focusing on the "disabled and strong" inspirational card to attract fans.

As soon as James jumped out of his contract, he was the biggest free agent of the summer, and rebuilding teams such as the Lakers and Mavericks with salary space immediately sent out invitations.

With James is halfway through the rebuild, and you can build a team around him.

However, James can't look down on these two teams, they are both Western teams to fight against the Warriors who won the championship last season, the Spurs who cooperate tacitly, and it is very difficult to rebuild, let alone win the championship, and enter the finals.

James doesn't have to maximize commercial value in Los Angeles now because he hasn't won a championship. And Bosh also chose to jump out of the contract, and he may not get a contract extension, he is afraid of being cheated by the Lakers.

After thinking about it, the only team James can choose is the Nets. If the Nets want to sign him, they must rebuild, in addition to Pierce, who has left, they must also give up Nowitzki and Ariza, whose contracts have expired, to free up salary space.

At that point, the Nets will become a "Big Three" team, and Deron Williams is in an inconsistent state and doesn't know what he can do next season. Once this is done, the players have to re-grind.

What makes the management of the Nets unhappy is that James, the "superstar" who has been abused in the Finals, is still on the shelf, and he just wants to sign a short-term contract for 2 years and 42 million. He wants to win a championship with the Nets first, and then sign a bigger contract on the grounds of the championship.

After a meeting of the Nets' management, Prokhorov, the deep-pocketed owner, made a decision.

"Sign James first and then care about others, if they are willing to take a pay cut and renew their contract, they will stay, and if they want a high salary, they will let go, a veteran, a defensive blue-collar, who can guarantee that they can still play well next season?"

Prokhorov is often suspected of not knowing basketball, and he just digs big names, thinking that all he needs to do is put together famous players. When the Nets poached Kobe, they failed once because of an unreasonable lineup, and the boss didn't have a long memory at all.

James knows the importance of a three-point shooter, he has his own offensive system, plays as a playmaker, and needs teammates who can shoot three-point shots to open up space.

Without Nowitzki, then Deron Williams can play healthy basketball as a spot pitcher again. Ariza is also an important 3-and-D player, defending and shooting three-pointers from the bottom corner.

As soon as he signed with the Nets, James immediately held a press conference to apologize to Cavaliers fans and announced his decision, he is 30 years old, and he will be old if he doesn't win a championship.

Most Cavaliers fans can understand the pressure James is under and of course choose to forgive him. Some fans also expressed that they were very depressed, you are the famous "Zhan Zhongzhong", why did you leave suddenly?

At the press conference, James also showed favor to Nowitzki and Ariza, saying that he hoped that they could stay on the Nets and hit the championship together next season, and he was confident that he would help the Nets win the championship.

James didn't mention the salary cut, needless to say, those two can't stay without a salary cut, plus James, the Nets have three stars with an annual salary of 20 million.

It's a pity that neither of those two is willing to take a big pay cut to stay with the Nets. The Rockets poached Trevor Ariza on a four-year, $40 million contract. Ariza had one year left on his contract, and he opted to jump out to maximize his benefits.

Ariza had a championship ring with the Suns, and he didn't have to prove himself with the Nets to win a championship, he just wanted a big contract.

He thought he had earned, but in fact he had lost a lot, and next year the NBA will negotiate a new broadcast agreement, and the players will usher in a collective salary increase. The free agent who signed a long-term contract with a high salary in 2014 was the worst, and the future is all about cabbage contracts.

After 2016, any role player who does not average a double-double per game can get an annual salary of 10 million, and some people can even get a high salary of 20 million, such as Brother Biyombo.

Nowitzki once again turned down high-salary offers from other teams and joined the Warriors on a three-year, $25 million contract, which was much cheaper than the price the Warriors originally wanted to renew Monroe.

Although Monroe is young, who should be signed between him and Nowitzki? Nowitzki was still the Nets' leading scorer last season, and the Warriors are aiming to defend their title next season.

At this point, Monroe is definitely leaving, and even if he wants to stay, the Warriors have no salary space. He wants to join a team that can offer a maximum salary, but there is no such stupid manager. The Warriors' championship last season didn't seem to have much to do with Monroe, and his tactical role was mediocre.

The media reported the news, and many fans discussed it online, thinking that next season's championship will definitely be a competition between the Nets and the Warriors, and their lineup is significantly stronger than other teams.

The scariest thing is undoubtedly the Warriors, their roster depth is too strong, and if Draymond Green continues to play the starting No. 4 next season, then Nowitzki will have to play off the bench.

Nowitzki said at the press conference that he could accept a replacement, that he had fought hard to win the championship, and that he did not want to regret it when he retired in the future.

This is what the new president Xiao Hua does not want to see, and there is no suspense in the NBA game next season, how can other teams compete?

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