Chapter 646 [Super Trade, Single-Core Lakers]
On July 8, the formation of the Knights Triumvirate was completed, and the whole world was shocked.
All the media reported the big news, and online fans had mixed reviews, with some saying that it should be the strongest trio in history, while others denounced the trio's peak huddle behavior.
Cavaliers fans are very happy, and take the 2007 Celtics Big Three as an example, thinking that the Cavaliers star huddle is "hugging and hugging", which is understandable.
Wade and Bosh are willing to take a pay cut to join, which is a symbol of James' personality charm. Choosing to join the Cavaliers, they are clearly not in it for the money, but for the championship.
Although James didn't leave the Cavaliers, there was no live TV broadcast of "Decision 1," and people were much less disgusted with the Cavaliers' Big Three, it still caused the displeasure of president David Stern.
First of all, the commercial value of Cleveland is too low, and secondly, if the team wins the championship, even if it wins the championship, the gold content will be questioned.
If the gold content of winning the championship is not high, why not go to the Clippers, New York, and Chicago if James wants to form a group?
You know, New York's pursuit of James is almost to the point of shamelessness, the Knicks tried out James's hair and played the favor card, New York Mayor Bloomberg came forward to welcome him to New York, MSG invested more than one billion to renovate, New York's most famous Deli can buy the MVP sandwich named by LeBron, the three-Michelin chef said that LeBron can serve him free dinner every day, and even the strip club said that it can be free.
Chicago is a little more reserved than New York, but they have decided to forgo renewing Artest and Maddie, and there is a website called "Send LeBron to Chicago" Jordan and Obama have come out to say that he will go to Chicago.
In the end, these people were disappointed. Yang Rui was unexpected, probably related to the fact that there was no "friend mother's door", and James could still stay in Cleveland.
Only two days later, the Lakers didn't want the Cavaliers to steal all the limelight, and they also broke a big deal.
The Lakers traded the Nets' Kevin Love, Tyrek Evans, Travis Outlaw, and a future first-round pick plus 3 million in cash.
The deal was called a win-win situation by the media, Yao Ming signed a six-year salary cap, and he could be the boss on the Nets, and the owner was willing to spend money to find him a helper in the free market. In the draft, the Nets just drafted Derrick Favors, a power forward who is good at blocking and pick-and-roll, who is more suitable to partner with Yao Ming than Love.
Yao Ming brings commercial benefits, and the Nets will become the home team in the hearts of Chinese fans, competing with the Knicks.
The Lakers have traded for two promising young stars, a great instant role player.
Outlaw's annual salary is 7 million, he is a swingman at the No. 3 and No. 4 positions, with outstanding physical fitness on the offensive end, can break through, and can shoot from medium and long distances; Defensively, he relied on his unusually long arms, and his fast movement could also help the team, but he was only 206CM, with a weight of 95 kilograms, and he couldn't carry people in the penalty area by playing the No. 4 position.
Last season, Love played 20.2 points, 15.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists, winning the league's rebounding title, shooting 45.3% from the field and 38% from three-point range.
Evans had 20.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.5 steals, shooting 45.8% from the field and winning the Rookie of the Year award.
Looking at the data, the two young players are not inferior to Yao Ming, but they will not lead the team to win, and the fame gap is even greater, and many people questioned them last season that they are data brushes and the defense is too bad.
Chinese fans in Los Angeles are depressed about Yao Ming's departure, and some people think that the Lakers have made money in the trade, and as long as they cultivate young players, the Lakers will be strong for many years.
Just one day later, the Lakers sent Iguodala and Louis Williams to the 76ers in a trade for 76ers small forward Rohr Deng and point guard Jordi Meeks.
Iguodala and Lowe have been exposed by the media several times if they want to leave, and it is difficult for the Lakers to trade them for All-Stars, and it is the limit to be able to trade Rohr Deng, a second-rate star who has not been selected for the All-Star Game.
Last season, Rohr Deng averaged 18.2 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2 assists per game, which is not inferior to Iguodala, and Meeks is the head, a second-round rookie last season, who can shoot three-pointers, averaging 4.7 points and 1.7 rebounds per game.
The 76ers decided that Rohrdden was not a good core candidate and wanted to bet on Iguodala's talent. The Lakers management is optimistic about Rohr Deng as the second leader of the team, believing that he has a balanced offense and defense and a low-key personality.
After the trade, Bryant was questioned a lot, and all the players who had previously expressed his dissatisfaction with him left the team.
Some media analysts said that the "drug combination" broke up because of Kobe, who dominated the ball, making Yao Ming unable to play his strength and unwilling to be teammates with him again.
Although Yao Ming said in an interview that his departure had nothing to do with Kobe, most people didn't believe it, and there have been two star centers who have chosen to leave the Lakers, and the biggest thing they have in common is that their partners are Kobe.
In any case, the Commies are back at the top, and they firmly believe that next season Kobe Bryant will prove himself and win the championship without Yao Ming and a single core.
The Lakers' rotation lineup next season is really scary, Evans, Kobe, Rohr Deng, Love, Odom, and the bench also has Brooks, Outlaw, Landry and so on......
Before the Lakers' important rotation players, only point guard Daniel Gibson left, he was a restricted free agent, and he joined the Bucks for 10 million in 3 years to make up for the vacancy of the No. 1 position left by Curry.
The Cavaliers, on the other hand, showed no weakness and signed a full mid-range contract with famous pitcher Mike Miller, adding a stable three-point point.
Then, veterans such as Eddie House, Jamal Magloyle, and Juwan Howard came to hug their thighs and join with a base salary.
The Cavaliers also kept veteran Ilgoskas on the base salary, and soon completed the reinforcement.
Experts predict that the Cavaliers' starting lineup next season will be the Big Three Gavalejo and Anthony Parker, and Wade will switch to point guard, otherwise there will be some overlap with James.
The Cavaliers bench is equally luxurious, with Tony Douglas and Mike Miller leading the offense, as well as excellent shooters like James Jones and experienced interior blue-collar players.
In mid-July, both the Cavaliers and Lakers were recognized favorites to win the championship next season.
The pressure on the Spurs is doubled, and their first goal is to renew the contract of champion Luis Scola and Richard Jefferson is also a free agent, and only one of the two can be left, and almost no one is optimistic about the Spurs successfully defending their title next season.
Other big names in the free market have been settled.
"Little Overlord" Amare Stoudamire renews his contract with the Knicks with a maximum salary, although the Knicks have no hope of winning the championship, but he has received a lot of advertising endorsement opportunities in New York, and his commercial value has skyrocketed.
The Hawks renewed Joe Johnson's contract with a 6-year 124 million maximum salary, which was predicted by many to be a bad contract, and without Bosh, people are not optimistic about the Hawks winning the championship.
Pierce and Ray Allen stayed with the Celtics, and Nowitzki successfully renewed the Mavericks......
Clippers fans are starting to feel bad, and the biggest remaining star in the free agency market is Carlos Boozer, but Yang Rui has said that he doesn't want to work with players he has brought before, which means Boozer will not join.
On the Internet, "Yang Hei", who had disappeared for many years, revived, and posted a post mocking Yang Rui.
Jerry Young is talking too wildly, he is going to be slapped in the face this time, he is holding a shelf, and he does not take the initiative to invite big-name stars, thinking that he is still in the Lakers? It's no good, who wants to join a bad team like the Clippers? No star, let's see if he can make the playoffs next season. ”
"Hahaha, Yang Rui moved a stone and smashed himself in the foot this time, isn't Niu B going to compete for the championship? He will take Kaman, the glass man champion, and the two defensive black hole guards to compete for the championship! ”