Chapter 594 [Lineup Change, 14 New People]
In the Long Beach Summer League in July, Brooks performed amazingly, making many elusive passes and all-game fast breaks, averaging 21.4 points and 5.4 assists per game, and was named the best rookie in the summer league.
Landry was much worse and completely out of shape, averaging only 12 points and 6 rebounds per game while shooting just 45 percent from the field.
Yang Rui has confidence in Landry, but Scott Brooks, the assistant coach who led the team to play in the preseason this time, likes fast offense too much, how fast he can run on the outside, rarely blocks and dismantles, and interior players are not good at playing.
The free market opened, and several big trades immediately appeared.
The Trail Blazers sent power forward Zach Randolph and got Steve Francis and Kurt Thomas from the Warriors, and the Warriors obviously made a lot of money. The Trail Blazers' goal is to send away locker room instability, and as long as Randolph stays on the team, Roy can't be the boss.
Roy and Aldridge are honest, and the management is worried that Randolph has spoiled them.
In addition, the Warriors also traded Troy Murphy and guard Keith McRiod in exchange for the Nets' Stephen Jackson.
The Nets are now two glass men on the inside, with Kostic playing 26 games and being reimbursed for the season, and Martin even more simply and playing three games for the season, and the team has officially entered a rebuilding period.
The Pistons signed a five-year, $38 million contract with the Bulls' restricted free agent, and the poaching was successful. The Bulls' salary space is locked up, and they can't keep people with high salaries, and their strength will decline next season and they will drop out of the championship ranks.
The Suns poached Boris Dior with a full mid-level contract, which was much cheaper than Yang Rui's previous contract extension.
Grant Hill's contract expired, and the Suns took a significant pay cut to re-sign the Suns for two years, and the Suns also traded newly drafted guards Fernandez and James Jones to the Trail Blazers for some cash to free up salary space.
The Suns have improved slightly, but they have overdrawn the future, Fernandez has good offensive power, can shoot suddenly, and although he is not as strong as Raga Bell, he can also be a good role player, and Jones is an excellent three-point shooter.
The Magic and SuperSonics signed and traded, trading Richard Jefferson for Supersonic forward Rashard Lewis.
The SuperSonics have been at the bottom of the West for many years, and Lewis has not signed a super-high-paying long-term contract. Magic management chose to trade because Jefferson and Turkglou had some overlap in their positions, and it was too wasteful for Turkoglu to play as a bench.
After the trade, the Magic successfully completed a contract extension with Dwight Howard, signing a five-year salary cap early.
Jefferson's three-pointers weren't outstanding, and coach Hollins thought the Magic would be stronger with Lewis joining, and that was the case.
The Mavericks signed veteran Stackhouse for three years and $15 million, not for a modest price. While with the Wizards, Stackhouse was completely reduced to a bench, averaging less than 10 points per game last season, and his value plummeted to the Mavericks.
The Clippers signed Luke Wharton to a two-year contract, and Wharton didn't really want to leave Los Angeles.
Damon Jones joined the Cavaliers on a three-year contract on a free transfer, and it was a smart choice to come to James' side.
Rashid Wallace jumped out of his contract and joined the Pistons on a 4-year, 33 million contract, which doesn't seem too big, but Rashid is 33 years old and doesn't have much ambition left, so the Pistons are not a good deal.
The Raptors signed three-point king Capono for six million in two years, and the Raptors used to have the most pitchers, but now they are short of pitchers.
Coupled with the retirement of veteran Payton, the Lakers left 6 people at once, and only 11 people signed two first-round rookies, at least three more spots had to be added.
There are many veterans who want to hug their thighs and compete for the championship, among which Derrick Fisher is not willing to play as a bench in the Jazz and wants to return to Los Angeles.
But Yang Rui refused, Fisher had no potential to tap, and what was commendable in his previous life was his "big heart". The Lakers' three point guards can shoot three-pointers, and two are also good at breaking through and running and shooting, so is it the last shot and the fourth point guard?
The rejected Fisher magically stayed with the Jazz.
In Yang Rui's previous life, in the summer of 2007, Fisher said that because his 11-month-old daughter had cancer and needed surgery, he hoped that the Jazz could terminate his contract with him, so that he could focus on taking care of his daughter and temporarily bid farewell to the NBA. In order to leave the Jazz, Fisher once said that "life is more important to me than basketball", but after leaving Salt Lake City, the veteran quickly signed a three-year contract with the Lakers.
Now that he hasn't talked to the Lakers, he simply won't leave, and he wants to send his daughter to Los Angeles for treatment, so why not join the Clippers? The Clippers certainly welcomed him, but Fisher clearly didn't like the Clippers. As for the daughter, he probably hasn't been attracted to Barnes' wife yet......
Also wanting to hug his leg is Desmond Mason, the former dunk king of the Hornets, who is willing to take a pay cut to join. Yang Rui directly said that he should get out, not only because he had overturned Yao Ming, but also because he had a tendon in his brain, he only knew how to play physically, and his shooting had never improved, and the Lakers did not need people with this style.
The conflict between Mason and Yao Ming showed that his ball quotient was low, and he was blocked twice, and the third time he still firmly held the basketball and rushed to the basket, looking at death as if he were home. In Yang Rui's previous life, he shot a total of 66 three-pointers in his 10-year career, shooting 26% from the field.
Anfernee Hardaway and Chris Webber wanted to come to the Lakers, but they were also rejected by Yang Rui, both of them couldn't move, and they were mascots.
The Lakers' first signing, 2 years 10 million poached James Posey, the second year player option. Last season with the Heat, he averaged 7.7 points, 5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
This is Yang Rui's request, Posey didn't win the championship in the Heat, but the data is still alive, the price is not too high, he is an excellent 3D player, and his strength as a substitute in the No. 2 and No. 3 positions is stronger than Wharton.
Yang Rui brought in Posey just in case, and in his previous life, Posey performed very well in the 2008 Finals, helping the Celtics win the championship. Now Yang Rui lured him to the Lakers with the championship, weakening the rival lineup.
With Rasheed Wallace out of his contract, the Lakers were able to make $10 million in salary space, and there were only three high-paid players on the team who were able to successfully complete the signing.
The deal was timely, as the Green Army had already talked to Posey's agent, but Garnett didn't join the Green Army, and the Lakers looked closer to a championship, so Posey didn't consider Boston.
Then, the Lakers signed veteran Eddie Jones with a base salary, and his form also declined badly, and he was close to retirement, averaging 7.7 points, 3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game last season.
The Lakers that Jones played for when he returned to his peak was like a leaf returning to his roots. The team doesn't need him to do much, just teach some experience to the young players, just shoot threes.
The Lakers finally signed Austin Crohill with a base salary, ten years of NBA experience, three-point shooting, and a powerful interior lineman. He played for the Mavericks last season, averaging 3.7 points and 3 rebounds per game in the regular season and slightly better in the playoffs, with 5 points and 2 rebounds, shooting 75 percent from three-point range, and hitting one shot per game.
Crohill to the Lakers is to be a marginal person, just playing in garbage time, and he doesn't need to have much ability.
At this point, the Lakers' 14-man roster for next season has been determined.
Centre-forwards: Chuck Hayes, Yao Ming, Crohill.
Power forwards: Lamar Odom, Paul Millsap, Karl Landry.
Small forwards: Andre Iguodala, James Posey, Eddie Jones.
Shooting guards: Kobe Bryant, Monta Ellis.
Point guards: Daniel Gibson, Louis Williams, Aaron Brooks.