After the Los Angeles party, the Raptors returned to Toronto for two days of rest before throwing a grand championship parade. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Toronto is a large place with a small population, which makes it easy to parade. Held on Yonge Street in downtown Toronto, it starts at 2pm and runs into the evening. The city center was closed to the road, and Toronto citizens gathered along the street to watch, as if it was a festival.

The police department, the fire department, and the military system all dispatched personnel to assist, and the activities were orderly. The presence of the Governor of Ontario and the Mayor of Toronto not only made the Raptors' championship parade attract the attention of tens of thousands of people, but also made the NBA's basketball culture more widely spread and recognized in Canada.

Yesterday Yang Rui just went to the University of Toronto to attend Stana Kartick's graduation ceremony, she is on vacation, and today she and Yang Rui took a float to participate in the parade.

In the end, the players and coaches went to the temporary stage in the square to talk about their feelings about winning the championship, and the team held a party that night and carnivaled all night.

At the party, Yang Rui chatted with Maddie for a while, supporting his decision to go to the big city to develop, but telling him to pay attention to his health, don't force himself too much, and control his playing time.

Maddie was very moved, he was afraid that Yang Rui would be angry, after all, before Yang Rui coached the Raptors, he was just a blue-collar worker.

Two days later, Yang Rui and Stana flew together to Los Angeles to start their vacation.

Jennifer Aniston's wedding planning Yang Rui can't help, at most follow the fun, be an errand boy, and help carry bags when shopping.

Jennifer is willing to promote Stana in the circle, and the two are very familiar. "Your legs make me jealous, if only I were that tall, you'd be famous."

Stana was happy, but also a little worried: "I only have college acting experience, so it won't cause you problems, right?" ”

"Acting skills have to be practiced slowly, with your image, you can get a lot of roles without acting skills." Rachel laughs, "Our company will add you to the film when it makes it." ”

"Thank you."

"You're welcome, I'm your sister." Jennifer's eyes are always crooked when she laughs, and she is very relatable, and Stana especially likes her, and she is like a gossip heel when she arrives in Los Angeles.

While shopping, Stana was enthusiastic about making suggestions and paying special attention to the wedding.

While they were in Los Angeles, the NBA2000 draft was over, and the Raptors drafted Michael Reed with the No. 29 pick.

In the second round, the two interior players were unfortunately selected by other teams, and after Glenn texted Yang Rui, he traded the second-round pick to the Mavericks.

The draft situation has not changed much from what Yang Rui knew in his previous life, and the bad teams are still those ones, and Morris Peterson, who was originally selected by the Raptors, went to the 76ers.

Larry Brown knows the importance of long-range shooting and picks out Peterson, a forward who can shoot, a good swingman, just good, and can't compare to Reed.

On July 1, the free agency market opened, and the teams that did not reach the salary cap and had salary space were almost all eyeing the Raptors.

A number of teams have offered Maddy a salary cap, and the most ambitious team is the Magic, who have freed up salary space and launched the Big Three program, targeting Grant Hill and Tim Duncan in addition to Maddy.

It's a pity that the butterfly effect has appeared, Maddie no longer looks down on magic, and is even more reluctant to help people, and the place he wants to go is the Chicago Bulls.

The Bulls began to rebuild after 98 years, and the team has Elton Brand, the best rookie who has just played at his level, averaging 20+10 per game. Maddie can not only get the top salary, but also have an excellent partner, and he is the core of the outside line.

On July 3, the Bulls signed Maddie with a seven-year, $92.8 million cap salary.

Yang Rui was interviewed in Los Angeles. The reporter asked: "Do you think Maddy's joining the Bulls will have a significant impact on the team's title defense next season?" ”

"There is definitely an impact, after all we have one less star, but I support his choice and wish him well. Next season, I'm going to do my best to develop new stars for the Raptors. ”

On July 5, the Rockets offered Kevin Cato a six-year, $42 million premium contract. Cato's stats are slightly inferior to Yang Rui's previous life, but there is a championship bonus, and the Rockets management decided to bet on his talent when no one is available on the inside except for Olajuwon.

Yang Rui felt that the rocket manager Dawson was a psychopath, and Cato was definitely not worth so much money, so the madman would match, so he had to let it go.

On July 7, the Kings offered Doug Christie a premium contract for four years and 24 million.

The Raptors' management suddenly fell into passivity, which is the same price they paid to sign Jermaine O'Neal, and only capable interior players can sign this kind of contract. Christie averaged less than 10 points per game last season and was only a blue-collar outsider.

Also negotiating is Billups, and the Clippers have offered him 24 million for four years. The Clippers are the lowest-paid team in the league, signing Billups with a salary of less than 35 million, and he will be the highest-paid person on the team.

Billups is a little moved, because the Clippers don't have stars, he must have the ball when he goes, and he plays with a group of potential newcomers, even if the team in Los Angeles is "born by stepmother", it is better than Canada.

After discussing with Yang, Glenn matched Billups' contract and waived Christie.

Yang Rui is very helpless, now the salary cap is too low, if the Raptors both stay, it will be difficult to recruit other positions. Detreve retired, Cato was poached, and even if Jerome James was renewed, there were only four people on the inside, and the veteran Willis was getting worse and worse. The Raptors also have to sign two more swingmen to strengthen the roster, otherwise the new season will not be good.

Glenn's first target is veteran interior lineman Antonio Davis, who joined the Raptors and was named an All-Star in the Raptors' previous life. But the condition for him to join is to get a high salary, not a salary cut to hit the championship.

After deliberation, Davis chose to join the Magic and got a full mid-range, although the Magic failed to poach Maddy, the roster was not attractive enough, and Duncan ended up staying with the Spurs.

After thinking about it, Yang Rui called Glenn: "Renew Jerome James and Ryan Bowen first." ”

As a last resort, the marginal people from last season have to be renewed, and if these two are poached again, the Raptors will be even more passive.

Players who are good at defense in the free market, whether inside or outside, are not cheap. Especially the ridiculously high price of the meat shield center, Cato has signed that kind of big contract, and it is very difficult to find someone with the right value.

Because Jerome is overweight, his skills are rough, and the price is very low, if he is signed and trained, there will be at least one strong man in the team who can resist.

Bowen is a pure blue-collar worker, who has little effect on the offensive end, and has the advantage of being willing to work hard defensively and can also help the team. Kirilenko still can't make it to the NBA this year, and the Raptors need a forward who can defend.

Jummaine Jones, who signed a four-year rookie contract, can also play a cameo role in the No. 4 position, with poor frame protection, can defend the pick-and-roll and open up space to shoot three-pointers, and the Raptors frontcourt is not unavailable, but the ability to defend the restricted area has decreased significantly.

There is a shortage of people on the outside, and Michael Reed can replace retired veteran Jeff Hornacek, who is physically better, but lacks experience and needs to be honed for a while. Aside from him, there's only veteran Dell Curry left, which doesn't work.

The strength of the team has declined, and Yang Rui is also content, the depth of the lineup last season was not seen in the NBA in his previous life, and it is impossible to maintain it.