Chapter 668: Summer Drama (3)
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Let's turn our eyes back to New York, the Clippers have made a big move, the Nets are not to be outdone, and the two brothers are starting to compete at this time.
Clippers sign Ray. After Allen, the Nets also made a big trade, and the two sides seemed to be going toe-to-toe.
On July 9, the Nets sent their main point guard Devin Brown. Harris + Tibor. Peles + Contney. Lee got Wesley from the Utah Jazz. Matthews and Kyle. Korver.
The two players the Nets traded from the Jazz were both on a sign-and-trade basis, with Matthews on a five-year, $33 million full mid-range offer with a fifth-year team option. Korver's contract is worth $25 million for five years, with a fifth-year team option.
Matthews is a swing man who is good at shooting, although the height of 196cm is slightly insufficient, but the strength and speed are enough to defend all the No. 2 players, and the hard work when defending is unquestionable, and Matthews' fearless performance in the regular season against Kobe, Wade, and Roy is impressive, and the three top No. 2 positions in the league are below the average when facing Matthews.
Needless to say, Korver, a famous marksman in the NBA, was originally Korver's weakness on the defensive end, but in the past two years, he has developed a muscle in the Jazz, and his projection ability is still the top in the league, but his defensive awareness has improved a lot. Although limited by movement speed, the defensive ability has been improved to the average level of the No. 3 position, and the classic catch-and-shoot shooter is exactly what the Nets with Panda Brother needs.
In terms of the media's trade ratings, the Nets' trade is even better. Nash is coming to the Nets. Harris is no use. Trading a useless star for two useful players is really a good deal, and major sports websites have given the Nets an A+ rating for this deal.
There's also the question of why the Jazz would trade to Germany. Harris? They don't have Delong. Williams?
The problem is with the little fat man, Delon. Williams has been very restless these days, and there are a lot of dirty things between Knicks and DeLong, which should have been the focus of the media's coverage, but there are so many news that the media can cover this summer. The stories of the Big Three, Kobe, Panda Brother and others are too busy, and Delong's story is not exciting enough compared to the previous ones, so it can only be found in the corner of the newspaper.
The free agent official signing launch day has just started, and the Heat team has formed a big three, and the Clippers have robbed Ray. Allen's success, the Nets also traded Harris for two utility players, and the three big deals instantly dazzled the attention of the media and fans, but they didn't know that the show was just beginning.
Also in the early morning of July 9, the last rare animal of the alliance that lost contact was also found. Bryant. Bryant openly appeared in Chicago.
The Lakers were shocked, and Kobe Bryant followed the example of James and Ji Guoqiu in the past few days. The Lakers rummaged through Los Angeles and didn't find where their little black snake went, and they never thought that Kobe Bryant would run to Chicago, which is the rhythm of going to the Bulls!
The media is on a high tide again, and now they're struggling with whether to go to New York, Miami, or Chicago.
The Lakers fans had just finished laughing at the poor Cleveland fans, and in a blink of an eye, tragedy befell them, seeing Kobe Bryant appear in Chicago, Lakers fans could only comfort themselves at the moment: "The boss is going to rob Boozer, it must be like this." β
But this reason is completely untenable, even they can't deceive themselves, the Lakers already have a better Gasol on the inside, what else do they want Boozer to do? In fact, Lakers fans are trying to say: Boss, boss, what are you going to do?
From the day of Kobe's disappearance, the Lakers knew that something was wrong, and they thought that the chances of a Kobe who had not proven himself leaving Los Angeles were almost zero. But once Kobe Bryant jumped out of his contract, the Lakers found themselves with no other way but to give him a maximum salary.
Little Bass originally wanted to send people away with a pension contract of 100 million in 5 years or 80 million in 4 years, but Kobe Bryant disappeared after laughing. Now he has found out that even if he gives Kobe Bryant 30 million, he may not turn around and return to Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Times reported on July 9 that the Lakers have offered Kobe Bryant a three-year, $90 million real maximum salary contract, but they only got the news that Chandler would switch to the Thunder for four years and $50 million.
The Lakers are completely dumbfounded, seeing that Kobe Bryant is about to die, the witty Chandler ran away first, is this a house leak that happened to rain overnight? How will the Lakers play next season?
Kobe Bryant did not hesitate at all, now that Chandler is gone, the Lakers' interior line in the new season can only rely on Gasol and Odom to support, and they have no strength to compete for the championship at all. Moreover, the Lakers no longer have a Zen master at the helm, and the current Purple and Gold Army has completely lost its competitiveness, but his wish for a fourth championship has not been realized, and there is no reason to die with the Lakers.
Delon and Kobe Bryant became the center of rumors on this day, and the Clippers only announced in a low-key manner on this day that they would bring in free agent Shaq with full mid-range. O'Neill, the contract is only one year.
The news of the Clippers would have been widely reported by the Los Angeles media in normal times, but when Kobe Bryant appeared in Chicago, the elderly O'Neal was also buried in the ground by countless news, which made the big shark very dissatisfied, and the dead fat man said in a weird way on his Twitter: "I'm coming, he's leaving." β
It's a pity that no one pays attention to O'Neal, the Lakers are terrified at the moment, Kupchak secretly tried everything he could to make Kobe Bryant change his mind, but he knew that the Lakers' chances were really running out, Kobe Bryant did not respond to the big contract offered by the Lakers at all, and it was imperative to sign the Bulls.
At this time, the Los Angeles Times was still on the side of the Lakers, and they resorted to the last resort - the discord strategy, in an attempt to turn the tide and take back Peter Pan from Chicago.
-- Rose had a strained relationship with the Bulls because he resisted James and didn't join the Bulls.
There was no mention of Kobe Bryant in this report, and it seemed that Rose resisted James coming to the Bulls for his core position, so the emperor chose the Heat team with higher sincerity. But in fact, the whole article is referring to Sang scolding Huai. Intended to sow discord between Rose and Kobe.
The Los Angeles Times wrote: If the star of the house and the team can't have a good relationship. The result will obviously be very bad. This is true both individually and as a team. The Bulls failed to recruit James a few days ago because something bad was going on at the time.
According to sources inside the Bulls, tensions between the two sides are growing because Rose refuses to recruit James for the Bulls.
When the Bulls "pilgrimaged", the lineup can be described as luxurious, from the owner to the manager, to the coach, but the core Derrick is missing. Ross. The latter clearly had no intention of playing alongside James, who ultimately chose Miami. In contrast to this, in the solicitation of Carlos. In the case of Boozer, Ross was very active, not only asking for Boozer's phone number, but also actively selling him the bull.
Why did the Bulls choose Boozer over James?
"There are some people I know we can play with," Rose said when recruiting Boozer, "and think about it, what he can accomplish in the East now." He's able to get the ball to the basket, which is very exciting. It's a fresh start, it really is. β
But in the recruitment of James, Rose seemed very uncooperative, the team asked him to call James, Rose accepted the call, but did not really call James, and he did not join the Bulls' "pilgrimage" team, and James at that time was just waiting for Rose's call, waiting for the other party to come to the door.
"Rose didn't want to be involved at all," according to Bulls internal sources, "and they even had to beg him to talk to James on the phone and say something nice in front of the media." β
It is true that Kobe Bryant is not mentioned in this report, but everyone knows what the LA Times is really trying to say, which is that Rose does not want to play with other backcourt superstars, and he welcomes those All-Star interior players to the Bulls because they will not steal the ball of their own. But he wouldn't welcome a superstar like James, who needs a lot of balls.
Many people laughed after reading the report, the Los Angeles Times said that it was really naked, Kobe Bryant is just such a superstar, and Peter Pan's style of play is more inclined to score than James, or more solitary, so where will Rose be at that time?
The Los Angeles Times report completely singled out Rose's mentality, intending to influence Kobe's enthusiasm to join the Bulls, provoke a feud between the two, and make the Bulls take the initiative to give up Kobe.
But Los Angeles fans should know best that James and Kobe Bryant's personalities are completely opposite, James is the kind of guy who "if you don't come to me, I won't go", he is a spoiled kid who is actually immature; And Kobe Bryant is an extremely rebellious, egoistic, and paranoid type, what is the boss best at? Of course, he knew that he couldn't do it, the core position was not a matter at all, Kobe Bryant would grab it himself, and he didn't care what Rose had at all, he was confident that he would be able to suppress Rose within three years when he arrived in Chicago.
High school players will have various character flaws, such as Iverson, Kobe, James, these three have their own character flaws, this flaw can also be said to be a trait, such characteristics make them unique, is one of the reasons for their success, but at the same time can become a shackle that limits them.
All three of them are proud of Jordan as their goal, but none of them can challenge Jordan's height until they overcome their shortcomings.
Why are Animal Brothers so successful? It's because they make up for each other's shortcomings, and when they lead the team alone, the two brothers will face the same troubles as the above three.
Kobe Bryant is about to sign with the Bulls, if fans who have watched the game for a long time will definitely have the impression that Kobe seems to have a soft spot for the Bulls, he plans to leave the Lakers more than once, and every public opinion evaluates Kobe Bryant more negatively than positively, including the fans' opinions.
Although Kobe Bryant teamed up with O'Neal to win three consecutive championships that year, and later scored 81 points in an incredible performance, the main impression of the media and fans is more focused on "independence", "arrogance", "selfishness" and so on......
Kobe Bryant's personality is too strong, he doesn't care about the opinions of the media and fans, these will not affect him, but the bigger the turmoil, the more public opinion will criticize him, and after the summer, Kobe Bryant will be stronger, because he will use all his anger in the training gym, and he will use his performance on the court to silence all doubts about him.
When Kobe Bryant was younger, he wasn't much better than James, except for lashing out at his teammates. Outside of coaching. Even their own teams and owners dare to spray. He's gone crazy to a certain level.
On July 9th, when Steve. After Nash announced his joining the Nets in a low-key manner, Kobe Bryant also made his first public appearance.
The media flocked to him, but to everyone's surprise, Kobe Bryant did not announce his joining the Bulls this time, but began to attack the Lakers, and he and a Los Angeles reporter openly discussed his stay in public, and finally managed to make headlines.
The conversation between the two is like this-
LOS ANGELES: Please let us know. You will stay.
Kobe: What?
LOS ANGELES: Please tell us you're going to stay with the Lakers.
Kobe: Dude, go buy a Bulls jersey.
Los Angeles Reporter: Are you serious?
Bryant: Absolutely.
Los Angeles Reporter: Is it really serious?
Bryant: yes.
LA Reporter: It's not worth it, you should stay.
Kobe: Bass Jr. is an idiot!
LOS ANGELES: That's true, good luck.
Kobe: Thanks, buddy.
Such conversations show that Kobe Bryant doesn't care about staying with the Lakers at the moment, he just wants to go to a team that can bring him victory.
Bass Jr. wanted to pull out his gun and kill Kobe Bryant at this moment, but the Lakers couldn't complain about Kobe Bryant's disloyalty, just like they swept O'Neal out of the house back then, the NBA is a big business. If Kobe Bryant can't bring championships and ticket income to the Lakers, the old Buss will not choose to give up O'Neal. Leave Bryant.
Kobe is now 32 years old, and his value as a player or business benchmark is declining, if one day, Kobe is old and frail, Bass Jr. will definitely drive him out of the City of Angels mercilessly, just like the old Bass drove the "big shark" O'Neal in the first place.
Three years ago, Kobe Bryant also publicly asked for a transfer to the Bulls, reminiscent of his unscrupulous swagger in the Bulls jersey, obviously in Kobe's eyes, there is no concept of the team, the so-called loyalty, everything is based on the premise of the team's victory.
In 2007, in order to retain the star of the house, the Lakers management at that time still endured humiliation and did not lose their minds to trade Kobe, but "robbed" Paul from the Grizzlies. Gasol, this completely blocked Kobe's mouth.
It's a pity that the Lakers didn't achieve a revival again, so three years later, this time Kobe Bryant really went to the Bulls.
This crazy summer, all the players seem to have gone crazy, they all know that if they don't huddle, they will never win the championship again, and the Lakers have no chips at the moment to make Kobe Bryant change his mind.
Just after this conversation, that evening, the Bulls announced on their official website that Kobe. Bryant, Carlos. Boozer joined the Chicago Bulls as a free agent, and another giant team was born.
From Kobe Bryant's appearance in Chicago, everyone knows that this Peter Pan is no longer just talking, and the Lakers are probably really going to lose their faΓ§ade. When the Bulls announced the signing of Kobe, the media was most interested in what his contract would be.
Miami's Big Three are all around $16 million, and these three have lowered their salaries for the championship, so will Kobe Bryant do the same?
The answer is not so, Chicago has a little advantage over Miami, that is, Rose still has a rookie contract, and the Chicago Bulls have close to 35 million space for reinforcements, so they don't need Kobe to sacrifice too much for this, which is why Kobe Bryant chose the Bulls.
Chicagoans have both space and great players to produce results right away.
Bryant. Bryant, signed with Chicago Bulls, contract amount: $60 million over three years, player option for the third year, veto power on trades.
Carlos. Boozer, signed with Chicago Bulls, contract amount: $75 million over five years, player option for the fifth year, veto power on trades.
As of July 9th, the league has changed dramatically, but these are still only the initial stages of restructuring, and during this frantic time, the news of each big deal may not last more than three days before being replaced by another big news.
On July 10, the Nets made an offer for Ji Guoqiu, but the Clippers did not choose to match, so Ji Guoqiu officially joined the New Jersey Nets at a cabbage price of 60 million for 5 years.
The major media have given this transaction an S-level evaluation, which is a unique treatment, everyone knows that if Ji Guoqiu doesn't want to force his face, he can completely do this kind of thing to give himself a basic salary, but the league will not let him do this, otherwise it will be too unfair to other teams.
At this time, the main framework of the Nets is basically neat, and all that remains is to mend the seams, find role players with the right ability and price, and rotate players, and there will be no more big moves.
Nets: Head Coach - Zen Master.
PG: Steve. Nash, Eric. Bledsoe.
SG: Wesley. Matthews.
SF: Kyle. Korver, Paul. George.
PF: Ji Guoqiu, Chris. Humphries, Yi Jianlian.
C: Brooke. Lopez.
On July 11th, the Clippers finally ushered in a big move, and they first met Matt. Barnes signed a one-point contract extension and then bundled Crawford and his 11-year first-round pick to snatch Andre from the Philadelphia 76ers. Iguodala.
Iguodala's contract was signed in '08 for a total of six years, $80 million, with a player option for the sixth year. Such a contract means that the top swingman Bryant has always wanted to team up with will play with the Clippers until the summer of '13.
At this time, looking at the Clippers roster, the defending champions have also laid the main framework for the new season, and all that remains is to find some affordable bench rotation players.
Clippers: Head coach - Dunleavy Sr
PG: Chauncey. Billups, Golan. Dragic, Patrick. Beverley
SG: Ray. Aaron, Grevis. Vasquez.
SF: Andrey. Iguodala, Grant. Hill.
PF: Ji Guoyi, Joel. Anthony, Jared. Jeffries
C: Shaq. O'Neill, DeAndrew. Jordan. (To be continued......)