To Yang Rui's surprise, the Raptors actually signed a big name in the free market. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Without Cambiga's role player for Oakley, the Raptors' total salary this season falls short of the league's minimum standard of 80% of the salary cap. So they signed Supersonic star forward Detreve Schramf with a premium contract of 3 years and 18 million.

DETREF, who is 206CM tall and weighs 97 kg, is a German, 36 years old this year, with average defense, strong mobility, swinging in the No. 3 and No. 4 positions, has a super shooting touch, can organize passes, and averaged 19.1 points, 9.5 rebounds and 6 assists per game in his peak season.

Last season, Detreve played in 78 games for the SuperSonics, finishing with 15.8 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists in 35.2 minutes while shooting 48.7 percent from the field, 41.5 percent from three-point range and a consistent 84.4 percent from the free-throw line.

He was a three-time All-Star and a two-time Sixth Man of the Year winner, and was a template for Dirk Nowitzki.

Last season, Detrev's annual salary was only 3.33 million, and even so, the SuperSonics wanted him to take a pay cut to renew his contract in order to renew Gary Payton and Wenbeck with a high salary.

After the management meeting, Yang Rui voted yes, and the butterfly effect was not a surprise, Schramf was in a period of decline, and his salary was too high.

His strengths are that he is fast enough to play the No. 4 position, has a highly skilled ball quotient, can teach Miller to play, and makes guest appearances as assistant coaches in the team. The disadvantage is age, if you play for a long time, it will affect the development of new people.

THE RAPTORS ALSO SIGNED FREE MARKET VETERAN KEVIN WILLIS, A 213CM TALL AND 100-KILOGRAM DEFENSIVE CENTER.

Willis is also famous, one of the representatives of the golden generation in 1984, a famous iron man in the league, with a peak of 18.3 points, 15.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 92, and was selected as an All-Star.

Even last season, Willis was able to score 16.1 points and 8.4 rebounds with the Rockets, and the Raptors poached him on a long-term contract, 7.6 million over three years, and other teams did not give him a bigger contract.

Everyone underestimated Willis, thinking he was old. Only Yang Rui knows that the Raptors have made a lot of money in this deal, because Willis is a god man.

In Yang Rui's previous life, when most people at the age of 44 were out of breath in a midlife crisis, Willis was able to play for the Mavericks. He is a very good maintenance guy and has only suffered two injuries in his entire career. Willis during the Raptors period was excellent, with average stats and high efficiency.

Glenn Gruward finally believed in the inexperienced undrafted rookie Brad Miller, so he brought in two veterans. It was the right decision, for the team to be strong, veterans and new players are a must, and they can also be leaders in the dressing room.

There was no time to scout the new players, and the management also gave second-round rookie Ryan Bowen a base salary. The Raptors are not weak on the inside in the new season.

On January 28, the Raptors' 14-man roster for the new season was confirmed.

Centres: Brad Miller, Kevin Willis, Detreve Schramf.

Power forwards: John Thomas, Jermaine O'Neal, Ryan Bowen.

Small forwards: Vince Carter, Rejay Leicester, John Wallace.

Shooting guards: Doug Christie, Tracy McGrady.

Point guards: Di Brom, Chauncey Billups, Alvin Williams.

Glenn wanted to get a 15-man roster, but the players who were a little famous in the free agency market were poached by the teams, and there were some unpopular players left.

When the Raptors management held a meeting, everyone was sad, and the idea was: "The players are either newcomers or veterans, and this tattered lineup has to be at the bottom again." ”

Even if he knew that these potential rookies needed to be cultivated, Yang Rui couldn't hide the excitement in his heart, smiling, and thinking: "This lineup is too exaggerated, right?" If the players are at their peak, there's no pressure to win the title. ”

This year there were no pre-seasons, no open training, just a media day where the players and coaches were interviewed by the media.

When taking the core makeup photos, Glenn Gruward was not lightly beaten by Yang Ruilei and rushed to stop him. "Jerry, this is the core photo, what's the situation with you? Four rookies? ”

"That's right, the four of them are the most important people in the Raptors' new season, and they're going to get a lot of playing time. If you want to make the playoffs this season, you have to rely on them. Yang Rui didn't deliberately lower his voice, so that the five of them could hear it clearly.

Glenn shook his head helplessly. "Forget it, you can do it, we'll wait to see the results."

"I promise you'll be surprised, the Raptors are strong." Yang Rui smiled.

At this moment, O'Neal Jr., Carter, Maddie, and Billups were ignited in their hearts. When the manager says this, he represents trust and chance, and only by increasing the possession and playing time can he prove himself.

They're either newcomers or wretched creatures who weren't reused last season. Not to mention that Yang Rui took them to play basketball, but Yang Rui is now singing and dancing, and they also dance together.

If it weren't for Detreve's fame, Yang Rui would have added Christie to the core, and he hadn't forgotten to take care of the veteran's face.

Some people are happy, and naturally some people are unhappy.

Kevin Willis feels that he is not treated with the respect he deserves, and as a former All-Star center who has scored double-doubles in multiple seasons in his career, he believes that he should be the core of a bad team like the Raptors.

He's not old, and if it weren't for the money, he wouldn't want to come.

Even more frustrating is forward John Wallace, who averaged 14 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.2 blocks last season playing 28.8 minutes per game.

He had been wondering last night if the coach would have made him one of the cores at today's media day? Will he be given more chances to play?

Wallace was wrong, Yang Rui didn't look down on him at all, because this manball quotient is too low, as a striker, he doesn't like to pass the ball, his ability to respond is poor, he likes to hold the ball and rampage on the field, and the only advantage is good physical fitness.

Last season, Wallace made two three-pointers in the regular season, hitting one. The Raptors can't beat anyone, and it has a lot to do with the lack of corner threes, and Wallace is primarily responsible, which is the task of the small forward.

Young doesn't believe the coaching staff hasn't allowed Wallace to practice three-pointers unless Darnell Walker and Butch Carter are hopelessly stupid.

In addition, Wallace's mid-range shooting is also unstable, he is only good at random battles, he is 203CM tall, weighs 102 kilograms, he has outstanding quality, and it is difficult for opponents to stop when he rushes.

Yang Rui will give Wallace a chance to perform, there is no time to run in the new season, and if Wallace is allowed to play a cameo role as a power forward, the No. 4 position will have a clear speed advantage and can play fast attack. But he will never admit that such a person is the core, and the makeup photos naturally have nothing to do with him.

With Carter joining, the positional battle with the ball will definitely not be handed over to Wallace, with O'Neal Jr., Wallace will be a pseudo-starter at most, regardless of his ability to withdraw or his defensive ability, he is worse than O'Neal Jr.

Yang Rui quietly observed Schramf, he seemed to be very happy, chatting with Di Bron, and his smiling eyes were crooked.

Regardless of whether his form declines or not, the veteran's experience and skills will definitely help the team, and Yang Rui intends to find time to talk to him alone and arrange suitable tactics.