Both Chinese players were drafted in the second round, and the Chinese fans were like a holiday today.

Zhou Qi's pick was much lower than expected, and he was not selected by the Rockets until the overall 43rd pick. Zhou Qi, who was training in Italy, interacted with the CCTV5 studio online, but the "big devil" did not feel depressed, could not hide his excitement, and covered his mouth and snickered.

Zhou Qi's draft ranking is lower than expected, which is not because the current Chinese market environment has deteriorated, but because of strength. He didn't dominate in the CBA, and there was an age fraud scandal before the draft, which was his payment for the fraud of Chinese basketball in the past.

The Rockets' selection of Zhou Qi looked more like an impromptu idea than an elaborate plan, so even Zhou's draft team was surprised. The Rockets have commercial considerations, that's certain, but this expectation is not as big as Chinese fans think, and Zhou Qi will not land in the NBA next season.

Previously, news broke that the Xinjiang team agreed to accept the NBA team's buyout of Zhou Qi's contract for $650,000 and complete the transfer. But what many people don't know is that this clause only took effect after Zhou Qi was selected in the first round. If he is selected in the second round, the buyout fee will have to be renegotiated and the price will be higher.

The buyout of the second-round rookie is higher than the first-round, and the logic of the Xinjiang team management is so nonsense.

Wang Zhelin was only drafted by the Grizzlies at No. 57, and rookies in this position are generally difficult to sign, and fans have nothing to be happy about.

Many people hope that China can have a successor to Yao Ming and become an NBA All-Star, but Yao Ming's kind of center is rare, and China may not be able to have a second one in 50 years. There is a big gap between the strength of these young players in China and Yi Jianlian, and fans are destined to be disappointed.

On July 1, the NBA's summer free agency market officially opened, and all the teams went crazy.

The momentum of the owners of each team throwing money is amazing, and the contracts offered when renewing and signing players are huge, creating a record for the amount of signing in NBA history.

As long as there is a free agent in the league, he can get an annual salary of about 20 million. Ordinary role players have also ushered in a good time to raise their salaries, and if the role players do not sign a contract with an annual salary of 10 million, they are embarrassed to say that they have played in the NBA.

Bosses will never do a loss-making business. The reason why there are so many big contracts is inseparable from the increase in the NBA's salary cap, and the more money you make, the more points are given to the players according to the collective bargaining agreement.

As early as 10 years ago, the NBA salary cap was only $53.13 million. However, as the pace of internationalization of the NBA accelerated, more and more foreign funds began to flow into the league, and broadcast contracts increased significantly.

This summer, $24 billion worth of televised contracts went into effect, further boosting the overall NBA's revenues. The average value of NBA teams is now tentatively estimated to be $1 billion. And in the future, the big cake of the NBA may get bigger and bigger, as long as he is not killed by Adam Xiaohua for match-fixing.

Matt Smith is grateful to Guo Xu, who has only bought the Warriors for a few years and has tripled in value.

Guo Xu frequently makes headlines, and many people think that the NBA has become more profitable than football NFL, which is directly related to him.

Even economists in the United States are studying Guo Xu's commercial value, believing that he has directly or indirectly generated hundreds of billions of dollars in value. The business he controls has formed a terrifying industrial chain, involving film and television entertainment, catering, sports, electronic products, tourism and other aspects.

In short, in a short period of time, the situation of "more wolves and less meat" in the NBA market will not fundamentally change. As long as a player can play in the NBA and he becomes a free agent at the right time, it won't be difficult for him to get a contract that he wants.

According to projections, the league's salary cap will continue to soar over the next four years, and may even reach $112 million by the 2020-21 season. In the next few years, as long as the labor and management do not break up, there will inevitably be bigger contracts in the market, and the annual salary of top stars is 50 million.

In previous years, when teams recruited big-name players, they could also fight for the opportunity through price wars. Now that salary is no longer the primary concern for stars, it is easier for stars to get together.

This year's NBA free market is completely in a posture of "people are stupid, there is a lot of money, and they come quickly", and on the first day of opening, 1.735 billion yuan was smashed, and 5 Mr. 100 million yuan was born. Of the 28 players who got contracts, 21 were in the tens of millions, which can be called the craziest free agent market in NBA history.

The Grizzlies renewed the contract of point guard Mike Conley for 5 years and 153 million to become the largest contract in history, and fans feel that this is too nonsense. Not only is he not dominant, he is not ranked in the top five in point guards, and his individual ability is at most equal to that of Billups back then.

The Wizards signed Bradley Beal to a five-year, $128 million contract, and he averaged just 17.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3 assists per game last season.

The Lakers renewed Al Horford's contract for 5 years and 140 million, and the annual salary is also close to 30 million. His stats aren't pretty, he has never averaged more than 20 points per game in a single season in his career, and the Lakers have offered a contract that is very sincere.

Nicolas Batum signed a five-year, $120 million extension to the Hornets, Chandler Parsons signed a four-year, $94.8 million contract with the Grizzlies, and Ryan Anderson joined the Rockets for four years and $80 million, all of which are premium contracts.

Nets center Dwight Howard jumped out of contract and signed with the Hawks for 3 years and 70.5 million. In addition, the Hawks also signed Bazemore to a four-year, 70 million extension.

Even Solomon Hill can sign a 4-year 52 million contract with the Pelicans, which is incredible.

The Lakers poached Dwayne Wade for the second time, with a contract of 16 million for two years.

Although Wade didn't get the base salary, he actually took a salary cut, because he came to hold his legs, and he had already been demoted with the Nets last season, and it was impossible to get too much from the Lakers. With his average performance of 18+4+4 per game last season, according to the overall market of the NBA today, there must be teams willing to give him an annual salary of 15 million to 20 million if he goes to a weak team.

The Lakers' third sign gave Durant a two-year, $54.3 million contract, with a player option for the second year. It's been billed as the biggest free agency signing of the summer, and it's super bargaining, with Durant taking a big pay cut.

There was an uproar among online fans, and many people said that Durant had thrown himself into the enemy and was shameless. James proudly said that James also did not win a championship and entered the league earlier than Durant, but he didn't think about hugging Guo Xu's thigh.

As everyone knows, James wants to join forces with Guo Xu more, but it is not good to leave the Nets. The Nets left Howard to vacate salary space, and he also wanted to recruit Durant, but the Lakers got Adu first.

James didn't sleep for a depressed night after seeing the news. In the hot summer, the heart is like a cold winter night.

Durant held a press conference to show off his new jersey, and incidentally showed off his low emotional intelligence and poor language skills.

"In the last few weeks, I've faced the toughest choices of my career," he said. I knew I was at a crossroads and I had to make a choice, both as a player and as a man. In the end, the premise of this decision was the future prospects and potential, and I wanted to make sure that I was on the right track. In the new stage of my life, I want to seize the opportunity, not to be conservative, but to challenge myself in a new city and new environment to make myself better. With that in mind, I decided to join the Lakers. ”

In the end, Durant concluded: "There are no shortcuts, this is the hardest road. ”

When Durant said this, the whole world laughed at him, and some fans mocked: "It's really hard to lie down and win." ”

Then, a deal came as a surprise to Lakers fans......