Will Kobe Bryant come to the Clippers?

This news has been hyped by the media recently, but everything happens for a reason, and who knows how this wind blew in the first place?

But soon, the league's No. 1 superstar came forward to clear up the rumors, saying that he had no intention of leaving the Lakers at all, and said in an interview: "When the season starts next season, we will start again." We're ready as a team, there's no doubt about that. ”

On June 25, the 2009 draft was held at Madison Square as usual, and the Clippers' picks this year were 30 picks in the first round, 30 picks in the second round, and the last in both rounds.

The two brothers had already started their own vacation trips at this time, but in today's draft, the two still watched the live broadcast in their respective hotels.

Originally, the Clippers were supposed to be the team that drew the top pick, and they selected the Beast interior Blake. Griffin.

Now, of course, it's not possible, and the Memphis Grizzlies, who were originally in second place, drew the first pick.

Whichever team is drawn the top pick, Griffin will be the top pick this year, and that's a well-established fact.

Memphis was discouraged and got the first-round pick, so he naturally chose Blake without hesitation. Griffin. As a result, the inside line of the beast, which should have been the champion of the Clippers, became the partner of the Spanish White Bears, and the Grizzlies' interior strength began to be favored by experts from all walks of life. A few seasons later, the Grizzlies, the two beast-type interior players, can compete with their twin brothers once they grow up.

The Oklahoma City Thunder were the second pick, picking the No. 2 pick from Arizona State University. Harden.

The Sacramento Kings came in third in line. A two-way guard from the University of Memphis was selected. Tyrek. Evans.

The Minnesota Timberwolves were the fourth pick. Chose the golden boy Ricky from Spain. Rubio.

The Minnesota Timberwolves remained at the fifth pick, selecting Hashem from the University of Connecticut. Thabit.

The Golden State Warriors were the sixth pick, selecting Stephen Brown from Davidson College. Curry.

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The Clippers were the last team to select a rookie in the first round, and the good seedlings have long been selected by other teams, and Sterling's wife continues to represent the Clippers in the draft this year, but this time the Clippers chose which player to consider the opinion of the fox brother. This guy is nosy and said before his vacation that he admired Jodi. Meeks and Patrick. Beverley, if it's the Clippers' turn in the draft. These two have not been taken away, so you can choose these two.

The league superstar is qualified to express his opinion on his team's draft, not to mention a mere No. 30 pick in the first round, Sterling certainly won't lose Ji Guosha's face, and the Clippers chose Patrick, who just returned to the United States from Europe with the 30th pick in the first round. Beverley.

The elder Dunleavy has no objection to this, and it just so happens that the Clippers only have Billups and Dragic on the point guard, and in case of injury, there will be no one available.

In the second round, the Clippers selected interior player Robert Brown in the last round. Dozier. The '09 draft is over, and the Grizzlies, who drafted the top pick, and the Timberwolves, who drafted the golden boy, became the two teams that attracted the most attention.

However, none of this has much to do with the Clippers. The experts showed no interest in the two players they had drafted, and at most they lamented that these two guys were lucky enough to win the championship as soon as they entered the NBA. However, the premise is that after the summer league and preseason games, the two low-pick rookies can still stay with the Clippers.

Clippers fans are not interested in these two rookies either, and now there are too many old guys who want to hug their thighs, and the position is simply not enough, so it is difficult for low-pick rookies to occupy a place in the Clippers roster, but not everyone has the strength of two brothers.

Over the years, the example of a low-pick player who ended up being an All-Star is General Arenas and twin brothers.

On July 1, the summer market officially opened, and all kinds of open and secret battles between NBA teams also officially began, and the league also handed out last season's playoff bonuses on this day.

Each team in the NBA playoffs has a considerable amount of prize money, and the Clippers and Celtics, two teams that have reached the finals, have a considerable amount of prize money.

Although this year's NBA playoff ratings are not as high as last year's, their playoff prize money is still a record $13 million, thanks to a 12 billion broadcast contract.

The Clippers claimed the championship and their playoff prize money amounted to a staggering $3.5 million.

NBA playoff bonuses are jumping up and down the ground and are from David. Stern began in 1984 when he became the fourth president of the NBA.

David. When Stern took over the NBA in 1984, the league had earned just $192 million. Today, the NBA alone generates nearly $3 billion in licensed product revenue, and the NBA's total revenue is $6 billion.

With enough dollars in his hands, the president decided to dramatically increase the amount of playoff prize money, and by 2008, last year, the total playoff prize money had reached a staggering $12 million, and this year it reached another $13 million, 240 times the amount in 1951.

Playoff bonuses, which may not be withheld by any team, must be distributed to players.

So here comes the question, many fans are concerned about a question, that is, how to distribute the prize money received by the team? Could it be that the twin fraternities and Deng Tai. Do players like Jones get the same prize money?

Yes, this is true in the NBA, where the distribution of playoff prize money is decided by the players themselves, and it is usually divided equally among the players. But that's not all the case, some water cooler players, their bonus distribution is distributed when the contract is signed, and there will be no embarrassment of the water cooler guardian who hasn't played for a minute and the core player sharing the bonus equally.

Raheem Sterling has always advocated distribution according to work, so their prize money is not divided equally, but rewarded for merit.

The Clippers' prize money this season is divided between two brothers + Billups, and the three account for 40% of the team's total prize money, that is, each of them gets almost more than $500,000. But the two brothers are not short of money, and last year they divided their 1 million prize money equally among other players, which means that the Clippers can each get an extra $100,000. The purpose is to win people's hearts. They didn't do that this year. The two brothers donated the prize money to their "Hemophilia Charity Foundation". Because they feel like these people need help more than their teammates.

On July 2, the Clippers' trade door opened. Jones turned down a two-year, $4 million contract from the Clippers and switched to the Houston Rockets on a three-year, $7 million contract.

On July 4, the Clippers waived the signing of Robert Murphy. Dozier, but gave Beverley a three-year, $3 million rookie contract, $800,000 in the first year. 1 million in the second year and 1.3 million in the third year.

On July 8, the Suns signed veteran Grant Grant to a two-year, $6 million contract. Hill, the second year Hill has a player option. But that's not the point, the point is that the Suns just signed Hill, and then the Lightning and the Clippers made a deal in exchange for power forward Almi who was not willing to play only eight or nine minutes a game. Johnson.

The deal between the Clippers and the Suns was not unexpected by experts, and Hill has long expressed his desire to go to a team that can win championships, and the Clippers are the most suitable target.

Grant. Hill is 37 years old. He played in the NBA for 14 years and was a seven-time All-Star. He joined the Suns two years ago. He averaged 12.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 30.7 minutes per game. What's even more striking is that the veteran, who has suffered frequent injuries throughout his career, has been attending 92.7 percent in the last two years and has played in 152 of the 164 regular season games. He played 82 games last season, the first time in his career.

The dead tree is spring, and the elder Hill has achieved rare reverse growth in the past two years, and in the eyes of the media, the Clippers are definitely making money.

Grant for the past two years. Hill, not only due to injuries, but his efficiency and defense on the field are above the standard, and even excellent. Popovich said last season, "If I had to pick a guy who should be on the All-Defensive Team, I'd pick him." And I would say, Hill has done a great job and I don't think he's getting the credit he deserves. ”

After Hill came to the Suns, he did play beyond everyone's expectations, and in the 07-08 season, he was even able to defend against a beast like Artest in one-on-one, and he often defended the No. 1 to No. 4 positions last season, which no one expected.

However, this deal still has some hidden dangers for the Clippers, after all, Hill is 37 years old, and it is still a big question whether he can maintain the level of the previous two seasons when he comes to the Clippers. But given his salary, even if Hill doesn't meet the Clippers' expectations, it won't affect their salary space, which now has more than $20 million in space.

On July 10, the Clippers made another deal with Pistons veteran Anthony Brown. McDyce accepted a two-year, $10 million contract from the Clippers and announced that he would join the Clippers. But in this contract, half of the salary for the second year is a non-guaranteed contract. There is no doubt that everyone knows that this is another veteran who has come to hug his thighs.

Last season, McDace's playoff schedule was in excellent form, and the Clippers were willing to give McDeyes this contract, naturally because they took a fancy to his playoff schedule.

The Clippers won back-to-back Glen. Tester and McDyes, several major media outlets have expressed optimism about the Clippers' trade, and the Clippers are even stronger after the trade, and they now have the most experience in the league in addition to their talent, as well as several locker room leaders. The three cores of the Clippers have experienced two consecutive championships, and now they have two veterans who have been in a hundred battles, which is undoubtedly the icing on the cake, and for a time the Clippers have once again become the top championship seeds in the new season, and the power rankings continue to lead.

On July 12, the Clippers offered Joel. Anthony Sterling offered the two brothers' national team teammates a three-year, $10 million contract, and the Heat considered it for three days and didn't match, and the Clippers signed this outstanding blue-collar interior lineman.

On July 15, the Clippers cut Beal. Walker, after signing Hill Sr., the Clippers are overcrowded again at the No. 2 position, and Hill must be the starting No. 3 spot in the new season, so Garcia and Barnes will have to compete for the only remaining bench position, and the competition has become very cruel.

The Clippers' roster for the new season is out-

PG: Chaunsien. Billups, Golan. Dragic, Patrick. Beverley

SG: Aaron. Afraro, Jamal. Crawford.

SF: Grant. Hill, Francisco. Garcia, Matt. Barnes.

PF: Ji Guoyi, Anthony. McDyce, Jared. Jeffries.

C: Ji Guoqiu, Joel. Anthony, DeAndrew. Jordan. (To be continued......) R1292