The Clippers' first pick in the free market, giving veteran Steve Nash a base salary.

Last season, the Clippers had Paul and Curry, and Nash felt that he had no playing time when he came, so he chose the Nets. Now that Paul is gone, he immediately asked his agent to contact Clippers management.

Nash will be 40 years old in February next year, with only experience left, but he doesn't need money to be a substitute, and Yang Rui is willing to fulfill his desire to hug his thighs. At the end of his career, helping veterans realize their dreams will be passed down as a good story.

Nash is so miserable, he has at least two regular season MVPs in his previous life, and he has only started an All-Star once in this life, plus a few assist titles.

Yang Rui's number one target is Rockets backup point guard Patrick Beverley, only to find out that Beverley signed with the Rockets after his contract with the Russian club was terminated. His contract expires in 2015, and the Rockets paid him a $600,000 buyout fee, which is impossible to let go of at will.

The Clippers signed a second sign, giving Wesley Johnson a one-year veteran base salary contract.

He is the guy that the Clippers used to trade Curry with the Bucks back then, and he was a rookie with 4 picks in 10 years. Last season, he averaged eight points and 2.5 rebounds in 19.1 minutes per game while shooting 40.7 percent from the field and 32.3 percent from three-point range.

Although there was a small accident in the Bucks' trade, Wesley's stats were actually okay overall, but Bucks owner Herb Kerr had the disease of wanting to do a handstand when he saw Wesley, so the team had to give up the last year of his contract.

When the tears can't help but flow out, if you can stand upside down, then the tears that were supposed to flow out will not flow.

This is a great value signing, Wesley is 201cm tall, weighs 93kg, has an arm span of 216cm, combines body and athleticism, but lacks consistency in shooting.

He is only 26 years old, and he has excellent physical hardware in all aspects, meeting the indicators of the concept of "classic sports small forward". Offense is almost okay, he's an excellent off-ball defender and helper, who can quickly run from the weak side to the side with the ball, using his long arms and explosive bounce ability to deliver blocks.

Wesley couldn't play because he never found his place on the court. He couldn't find a place in the offense, and he didn't become the elite defender one might think he was. He just stayed there, sometimes as if he had evaporated from the field.

As those expectations of him faded, it was difficult for Wesley to taste the spotlight. There's no longer much to expect from the 26-year-old winger, and it's a blessing that he's progressing to become a role player with some value.

Monta Ellis, who squeezed out Curry back then, is also a free agent this year, joining the Mavericks for 25 million in 3 years, and his position in the new season is probably the team's sixth man.

Bucks owner Herb is stimulated to sell the team, and it is too normal not to want to play, the Bucks are now known as the most failed team in the NBA, the laughing stock of basketball fans all over the world, and in the past three years, Ellis and Wesley have not been able to get half of Curry back combined.

Curry has just signed a five-year contract extension with the Clippers for a total of $94.8 million, expiring in 18 years.

Donald Sterling screamed bitterly for this, but Yang Rui felt that it didn't matter, and there were still two years before the salary increase. In his previous life, Curry signed a 17-year contract extension with the Warriors, 5 years and 201 million, without any options, and it was a fully guaranteed contract, the first 200 million contract in history.

Now Curry has signed for the past five years, it's not a big deal, the Clippers are not short of this money, and Curry's popularity has brought the team far more than that.

Yang Rui also designated two candidates, one inside and one outside, both of whom are basic salaries.

On the inside is veteran Elton Brand. The 34-year-old played in 72 games, including 18 starts, and averaged 7.2 points, 6 rebounds, 1.2 blocks and 1 assist in 21.2 minutes per game.

THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, BRAND, WHO IS 203CM TALL AND HAS AN ARM SPAN OF 223CM, HAS AVERAGED 17.4 POINTS, 9.1 REBOUNDS, 2.2 ASSISTS AND 1.8 BLOCKS IN 35.2 MINUTES PER GAME.

With Brand's current physical condition, there will be no problem playing for a few more years, and he will be able to play with experience and brains instead of relying on his body. The Clippers would be a good fit for him, and he would play the role of a veteran.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Brand was famous for being on the Clippers and was known as "Captain". In this life, he spent his peak years with the Bulls, and formed an internal and external duo with Maddie.

Brand's back-to-back singles ability and breakthrough ability have basically deteriorated, but his mid-range shooting is still ridiculously accurate, and his catch-and-shoot after blocking and pick-and-roll and basket probe jumper can help the team. Moreover, Brand has a tough defense, playing center in the Mavericks last season with high defensive efficiency, can resist people, and does not lose position, but height is a disadvantage.

Brand still hasn't had a championship ring, and his desire to win is very strong.

On the outside is Sean Livingston, a 201CM tall point guard who started his career with the Clippers and was ruined here, and now he's back in Los Angeles and gets up where he falls.

When he participated in the draft that year, Livingston had good scores, rebounds, and assists, and had the potential to hit a "triple-double", and was known as "the next magician" and "penny second". HE IS VERY FAST, AND HIS HEIGHT OF 201CM GIVES HIM A GOOD VISION AND A CALM INSIGHT INTO THE SITUATION ON THE FIELD.

It's a pity that Livingston entered the league too early and failed to reach the heights that people expected.

When he graduated from high school, Duke invited him to join, and Coach K wrote a letter to persuade him to join the club. But due to the attraction of fame and fortune, and the desire to pursue the NBA, he repeatedly rejected an NCAA powerhouse like Duke, and was reborn in the coveted NBA, becoming the first high school point guard player in NBA history.

As a result, in 2007, Livingston unfortunately broke his leg during a layup that had broken in two, and the scene was unbearable to look at, and that injury was called one of the most horrific injuries in NBA history.

Since then, he has embarked on a seven-year wandering journey that has taken him to seven teams in quick succession.

Everyone thought he couldn't do it anymore, but Yang Rui knew that during these seven years, the hardships brought by fate to Livingston did not defeat him, but made him more and more invincible, and made him a role model in the hearts of many people.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Livingston never had a serious injury after 13 years, and he survived. Although he doesn't have a three-point range, he can turn and shoot jumpers in the low post, and he has both reach and speed on the defensive end, and he has no problem defending the No. 1 and No. 2 positions.

Yang Rui is not very relieved about the 40-year-old Nash next season, in case the veteran is injured and absent, only Curry is left at the No. 1 position, and it is obviously not good to bring in Livingston as a substitute, if he is in good shape, Yang Rui will consider giving him more playing time and letting Nash be a marginal man.

After all, Nash's defense is too poor, and if the opponent's point guard is good at breaking through, the No. 1 position will be weak. In his previous life, Livingston joined the Warriors as Curry's backup, and he played very well.

Livingston joined the Nets in the 13-14 season and played in 12 playoff games, averaging 27.2 minutes per game, scoring 9.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists while shooting 51.2% from the field.

The Clippers' 15-man roster for the new season is confirmed, and the roster is full.

Centres: Tyson Chandler, Elton Brand, Robert Thackeray.

Power forwards: Blake Griffin, Draymond Green, Kenneth Farid.

Small forwards: Chandler Parsons, Wesley Johnson, Rudy Gay.

Shooting guards: Danny Green, Aaron Crabbe, Chris Middleton.

Point guards: Stephen Curry, Steve Nash, Sean Livingston.