Chapter 787 [Five Places Vacated, Superstar Battle]

The NBA free agency market is open, and teams are recruiting.

Kevin Garnett was sent back to the Timberwolves by the Celtics for two expiring role players, as well as Gerard Wallace, who was getting worse and worse.

There are many stars in the history of the Green Army, Garnett only formed a team to help the team win a championship in 2008, and he is not qualified to let the team support him. The Timberwolves want to trade back Garnett to stimulate the ball market and make up for the minimum wage.

As for winning, the Timberwolves are not counting on it, and the players with potential are gone. If you don't look for the former wolf king, you have to eat other bad contracts, so it's better to cheapen Garnett, and the fans will definitely buy it, and they will all be happy.

The Pelicans traded No. 4 rookie interior pick Norse and a total 42nd second-round pick for 76ers All-Star guard Jrue Holiday and a protected first-round pick from the 2014 Pelicans.

This is a mutual injury deal, the injured for the injured, otherwise the 76ers would not be stupid enough to trade the All-Star for a rookie with injury concerns, or on the premise that there are Boozer and Love on the team.

The Nets have signed Brache to a one-year, $1.4 million salary extension, and he will continue to provide bench firepower to the Big Three this season.

Blatche had a good season with the Nets, playing in 82 games and was the favorite to be the Sixth Man of the Year, averaging 10.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 0.7 blocks per game while shooting 51.2% from the field. In 36 minutes, his stats are 19.5 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1.3 blocks.

Then, Kirilenko gave up his final year with the Timberwolves to join the Nets with a two-year mini-middle class exception of $3.1 million, which immediately aroused doubts across the league.

Many suspected that the Nets and AK47 were operating in the dark, which angered some competitors, who called the league's front office to demand that such black-box violations be investigated.

Prokhorov and Kirilenko are fellow countrymen, and the two maintain a good personal relationship, so the Nets are likely to be secretly compensating for the difference in order to avoid paying too much luxury tax.

However, the accusations are easy, and it is difficult to prove what the Russian billionaire and his brokerage team have done. Because the compensation Kirilenko received was not necessarily money, but more likely some convenience in Russia, even if an FBI agent was dispatched, it may not be found.

The Nets also signed point guard CJ Watson with a base salary, and Nash jumped out of his contract and was unwilling to stay with the Nets, and the team needed to find a point guard to enrich the game. WATSON, WHO IS 188CM TALL, ENTERED THE NBA WITHOUT A DRAFT, IS GOOD AT BREAKING AND SHOOTING, AND HAS POOR ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS.

The overall strength of the Nets team has improved slightly, and they are ready to compete for the championship again.

Last season's Thunder sixth man, Kevin Martin, has reached a deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves for four years, $28 million. This means that the Thunder's bench strength has dropped again.

The Clippers have players leaving, leaving five spots free.

Veteran Battier announced his retirement, he had a poor playoff performance, and he thought he couldn't help the team anymore, and he didn't want to mix for another year, which affected the development of new talents.

Three-point sharpshooter Kyle Korver, who signed with the Hawks for four years and $24 million, is a complete free agent, and the Hawks have a big contract and there is no reason to turn it down. The Hawks believe he can strengthen the team's weak wing offense.

Tony Allen joined the Grizzlies for 4 years and 20 million. The Grizzlies have Jordan Jr. on the inside, an excellent blue-collar center, and the outside defense lacks defensive experts. Until McRum grows up, Tony Allen can start alongside Lillard.

Barbosa's move to Celtic on a two-year contract is a smart choice, as the Green are now rebuilding and management could trade Rondo out at any time, and he will be given a chance to perform.

Paul is a complete free agent and has started scouting teams to see which team has the most sincerity and salary space can approach him. The Clippers didn't put together a team to negotiate with Paul, and he was settled.

It is reported that there were five main suitors of Paul. Lakers, Bobcats, Magic, Mavericks, Knicks.

The Lakers lack a good point guard, and if they don't renew Howard's contract, there is room for salary. Sessions was a completely substandard performer last season and is a CBA teammate.

Paul refused because he didn't want to stay in Los Angeles, but he was still young and didn't plan to transition to a three-point shooter right now.

The Knicks are in the best position in the city, but Amare Stoudamire is in poor form and is no longer a giant, and Paul and Anthony have a good personal relationship, and on that alone, it is difficult to get him to join.

Mavericks Jason Kidd is retired, management is not planning to renew the contract with Darren Collisson, the No. 1 position is the emptiest, and a point guard must be brought in. At the moment they are the most sincere, leading in the "battle for Paul".

Even more notable than Paul is Howard "The Monster", with six teams chasing him now. There have been reports throughout the season that the Rockets, Mavericks and Hawks are all interested in Howard, and the Rockets and Hawks have even been fined by the league for his violations.

The Spurs and Cavaliers wanted a star center, and after Paul's rejection, Lakers management also struggled to convince Howard to stay in Los Angeles.

The Spurs need to find a replacement for Tim Duncan, and they have enough salary space to sign Howard, and they are no slouch for the Rockets in that regard.

Since the Cavaliers can't afford to make enough room for compensation, if they want to get Howard, they will have to complete a more complex sign-and-trade deal that involves finding a third-party or fourth-party trade partner, with the chips certainly being one of Wade, Bosh, or both leaving.

In order to get this super center, all six teams have sent a strong recruitment team, among which the Rockets are the hardest, they not only occupy the first opportunity to meet with Howard, but also recruit the elite of the team: owner Alexander, general manager Morey, head coach McHale, these three are the core of the entire team management, and the players have the team's boss Harden, plus the two famous "big dreams" Olajuwon and "Glider" Drexler, do a good job.

Teams such as the Mavericks and Hawks are also doing their best, basically the owner, manager, coach and the core of the team are all out of the game to compete with the Rockets. As long as Howard goes, the Mavericks are willing to send Gasol Jr. away.

For Howard, recruiting teams can only show the sincerity of these teams, and he needs to consider not only feelings, but also personal income and team strength.

The Lakers were the first to go out, and unlike Yao Ming's departure, this time they didn't even have the opportunity to sign first and then exchange.

Bryant met with Howard as a member of the Lakers delegation. In the lobbying process, Bryant did not appease or praise Howard, but chose a tough way to hope that he could stay with the Lakers.

A person at the scene revealed the content of Bryant's lobbying for Howard. "You have to learn how to win a championship first, and I can teach you here," Bryant said. ”

Howard said, "Huh. ”

Then, there is no then.

Howard privately said that he would not stay unless Kobe Bryant was sent away, and Lakers owner Jim Buss was an idiot who wanted to call Kobe Bryant to say a few good words to make him reconcile with Howard and continue to work together. It was already obvious last season that the combination of Kobe Bryant and Warcraft did not call at all.

On July 6, Howard officially signed with the Rockets and got a four-year contract with a maximum salary of about 88 million, forming a "modern combination". The Rockets became the favorites to win the championship.

And the Lakers only have two stars left, Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol, and they are forced to start rebuilding.