Chapter 1016 [Hitting the Championship, the Worst Star]
In addition to making a big trade and re-signing "Warcraft" Howard, the Nets also signed Kirilenko to a two-year contract with a mini-mid-range contract, with a first-year contract of $3.18 million and a player option for the second.
Last season, Kirilenko signed with the Timberwolves for 2 years and 20 million, averaging 12.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.5 steals and 1 block per game. He unexpectedly jumped out of his contract in the summer and took a significant salary cut to join the Nets, which was suspected by many people of being in the dark.
Nets owner Prokhorov and Kirilenko's partnership began a long time ago, when Kirilenko joined CSKA when he was only 17 years old, and it was Prokhorov who owned that team. Three years later, he left the team to join the NBA and went to the Jazz.
Prokhorov, of course, does not admit to insider trading: "What can I say? That is the symbol of Russia in the world. If we weren't Russians, no one would doubt this. It's like a veteran giving up a big salary to join a team that has a chance to win a championship, it's not something special, it happens every summer and everyone will be happy. ”
"If anyone wants to check our account, welcome to do so. There's nothing to hide in Brooklyn, we're all in the legal process. The doubts around me didn't worry me, and I knew that everything was done right. I just want Andrei to be the first Russian to win an NBA championship, which is the best propaganda of our country in the United States. ”
However, no fan sees the Nets as the favourites to win the championship, and it feels like something is going to go wrong next season.
The owner's words are obviously illogical, why does Kirilenko believe that the Nets, who won 41 games last season, have a chance to win the championship?
There are also players who don't believe that the Nets can win the championship, and the backup inside Andre Blatch chose to leave, joining the Warriors with a low salary of 2.9 million in 2 years.
Greg Monroe has one year left on his rookie contract, and the Warriors have a strong interior roster for next season. The Warriors signed Scola to a three-year, $13 million contract when they bid him, and they also selected center Rudy Gobert in the draft.
The Warriors have also had their departures, with Karl "The Bird" Landry jumping out of contract to test the waters of free agency. In an interview, "The Divine Bird" was confident in his future, believing he could get a better contract.
Landry is 29 years old and has one year left on his current contract with a salary of $4 million next season. Given his age, he was eager to get a contract for a longer period.
Soon, Landry got a satisfactory offer, signing with the Kings for 26 million in 4 years. The Kings' Elton Brand contract expires, leaving more than $20 million in salary space and urgently needs to strengthen the No. 4 spot.
Rolden opted to jump out of his contract and test the free market, and he is 28 years old and can still sign a long-term contract with a high salary. He was named to the All-Defensive Team last season and reached the Western Conference Finals with the team, increasing in value.
The two sides did not negotiate a contract extension, and Luo Er Deng joined the Bulls for 4 years and 54 million. The Bulls are willing to pay a high salary because they have poor wing strength and need Rohr Deng to strengthen the roster.
The Warriors used 4 years and 48 million to poach Nuggets swingman Andre Iguodala and quickly found a replacement. Iguodala was also named to the All-Defensive Team and was physically stronger than Rohr Deng, but he didn't have a good record last season.
The Warriors signed two-way guard Sean Livingston with a one-year salary, who has serious injury concerns and is very good. As long as he can stay healthy and play, the Warriors will make a lot of money.
They also signed CJ Watson, a 188CM point guard who is good at catch-and-shoot shooting, for two years with a low salary, Watson used to play for the Warriors, he chose to leave after the team drafted Curry, and now he is back here to compete for a championship.
After years of wandering, Watson lost his ambition and he realized that he had to play as a substitute.
Fisher also took the initiative to contact the Warriors to join with a base salary, but the Warriors manager refused, this person is too slow and his character is too poor.
The Warriors signed swingman Nick Young for 1 year and 1.23 million in 1 year, and Demar Carroll, a defensive titan for 5 million in 2 years, completely made up for the vacancy of Rohr Deng's departure.
Because of Guo Xu's evaluation, many free agents chose the Warriors, and they didn't waste much effort to put together a lineup that can play a combination of inside and outside, and they will hit the championship next season.
Management also dropped Jordan Farmar, DeSean Stevenson, Johan Petro and others, and let go of all the people who were traded back with the Nets, freeing up salary space. Now there are only three people in the Warriors who have an annual salary of more than 10 million.
The Knicks lineup has not changed much, and it is difficult to compete with the Warriors with the original lineup, and they also took Nate Robinson, who joined the Nuggets for 4.03 million in 2 years.
Robinson's stats were not bad last season, and he was more reliable than Darren Collison in key moments, but the lack of height led to no team willing to offer him a high salary, and the Nuggets were the most sincere.
The Lakers' roster in the West has also weakened, with Monta Ellis joining the Mavericks on a three-year, $25 million poison contract. Joe Johnson's form has declined significantly, Bogut has become a glass man, and the Lakers will finish 80% next season.
The worst star is LeBron James.
The big contract between Mo Williams and Vallejo has arrived, the Cavaliers have vacated salary space, and James is recruiting helpers everywhere but no one wants to come, even Chris Paul, who has the most iron relationship with him.
What international joke is it about giving up the big Los Angeles market to join the team in Cleveland? Paul happily chose to stay with the team.
David West chose to stay with the Pacers, and Al Jefferson joined the Bobcats for 3 years and 41 million, and even a player of Landry's level can't look down on the Cavaliers.
Seeing that the only big names in the free market are Josh Smith and Brandon Jennings, James has a big head and his hair is about to fall out. The two knights don't look down on them, Josh and James overlap, and Jennings is a blacksmith.
The Cavaliers also wanted to poach the Jazz's restricted free agent, point guard Jeff Teague, and after the big contract was offered, the Jazz chose to match and were unwilling to let go of the starting point guard.
Fortunately, it didn't dig up, and Teague was nicknamed "Mamba" by Chinese fans because of his frequent stagnation dribbling, how could a player with this style partner with James? James only needs one outside partner, that is, running to shoot three-point mainly, and it is certainly better to be the second offensive point with the ball, and the ball must be fast.
The Cavaliers' interior line is even more troublesome, Al Jefferson doesn't come, and if Vallejo doesn't renew his contract, he won't even have a reliable center. Vallejo may be a big hole and will not be able to play at any time due to injury.
Vallejo didn't want to renew his contract with the Cavaliers, he felt that his frequent injuries were due to the bad feng shui here, anyway, he won the championship when he was in the Suns, and he would go wherever the team gave him more money.
As a result, Vallejo was poached by the Celtics, and it was also a team with money and nowhere to spend, and after Jeff Green was reimbursed for a heart attack, the Green Army was seriously short of insiders, and big-name free agents were reluctant to join, because manager Angie had ruined his character.
The Cavaliers dug a 208CM interior line of Malis Spatz for 11 million in 3 years, and his defense was poor and he had mid-to-long range shooting. 3 years and 15 million signed Zaza Pachuria, a slow-moving meat shield center.
The outside Cavaliers signed Dellavedova for 1.3 million in 2 years and a non-draft pick in the NBA.
Then no player was considering joining the Cavaliers in July, and Carlos Boozer had two years left on his contract and didn't trade out. James wants to play brother basketball, but he doesn't know which team has the right brother for him.
James was already very dissatisfied with the Cavaliers management, and he sadly found that even if Guo Xu retired early, he would not be able to rule the league.