Chapter 196: A Short Board That Needs to Be Strengthened
This summer has been particularly hot for NBA teams, with managers overwhelmed by the big fish available in the market, and Dwyane Wade jumped out of contract the day after the draft
According to local media reports in Miami, Heat star Dwyane Wade clarified the rumors in person, saying that he had no plans to fly to New York and had no plans to meet with anyone
Previously, it was revealed by the media that Dwyane Wade, the star of the Heat who is on vacation, will fly to New York around July 1 local time to meet with the Knicks' top management
According to NBA rules, teams can meet with free agents on Thursday, but they can't sign them
Wade has a player option on his contract for next season, and he can extend his contract with the Heat without jumping out of his contract
Wade revealed that the Heat made an offer to extend his contract, but he turned it down, and he would choose to jump out of the contract
It is reported that Wade will travel to Chicago on Wednesday local time to meet with his agent, Henry Thomas, when he will officially exit his contract and become a free agent for the first time in his NBA career
I love Miami, everybody knows Wade and said we're all trying to stay here, but as a free agent, you have to think about any possibility and see what happens
I don't have the same thing, Wade said in an interview with the Miami Herald, but it's funny when you hear about it, especially when it has to do with yourself
These rumors only happened to me after LeBron said he wouldn't be going anywhere else to meet with any team
Wade continued
But I don't know what will happen next, LeBron doesn't know what happened, I don't know what happened, Chris doesn't know what happened, and now no one knows what will happen next
The 28-year-old Wade is expected to be robbed by the New York Knicks, New Jersey Nets, Los Angeles Clippers and Chicago Bulls, all of whom have salary cap cap and the Heat can offer Wade the largest contract under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement, which is about a six-year contract worth $125 million, starting at $16.6 million for the 2010-2011 season and then increasing each year
The Heat now have around $30 million in salary cap space to swallow two top libero caps at the same time, and they only have two players on guaranteed contracts next season: Michael Beasley and Mario Chalmers
Heat president Pat Riley said the team's first plan is to keep Wade and bring in stars to assist Wade in the free agent market this summer, with Bosh Jr., Boozer, Johnson and even James among their targets
Although Wade clarified the rumors, the day before the rumors were cleared, he had a secret meeting with Donnie Washh of the New York Knicks, of course, not only Walsh, but also the uniform groups of the Nets, Clippers and other teams
The stars of various teams in various places are saying that they have no intentions, but they are all reaching out to each team behind their backs
Of course, on June 29, the Associated Press reported that Toronto Raptors general manager Brian Colangino confirmed that the Dragons Chris Bosh jumped out of the contract and returned to free agency
Bosh made it clear that he wanted to leave Toronto, and Korangino said in a radio interview that the Raptors wanted to keep Bosh, but there were growing signs that Bosh would leave the Raptors
Korangino said that if Bosh wants to leave, he will try to use a sign-and-trade method to send Bosh to his team, which can make the Raptors and Bosh a win-win situation
Bosh has a player option on his contract for next season, with the option to jump out of his contract and become a free agent, Corangino confirmed that Bosh is giving up his contract for next season and entering the free agent market
Next, Paul Pierce and Allen, who won the championship, jumped out of his contract one after another, and Dirk Nowitzki, who was struggling with the Mavericks, also announced his contract
Nowitzki, who is still on vacation in his native Germany, sent an official notice to the Mavericks two days before the deadline before the deadline to make a final decision to avoid further surprises before the deadline...
Nowitzki's decision is a sign that the Mavericks' efforts to retain them have failed in recent times, but the Dallas team is still confident that the German will stay, either by completing the remaining year of his contract and re-signing him as a full free agent
He's going to get more attention than ever, but we all know he's not going anywhere
Maverick owner Mark Cuban has been comforting himself like this lately
After the free agent market officially opens on July 1, all teams in the league can go on the offensive against Nowitzki, including the Mavericks themselves, but before July 8, all teams can only negotiate with the Germans, and the formal signing of the contract will not take place until after the 8th, and the Mavericks said that they will discuss signing a new contract with Nowitzki as soon as possible, but it is not yet certain whether they will fly to Germany to negotiate with him or wait for him to return to the United States
Waivitzki gave up his contract with the Mavericks for next season and gave up his $21.5 million salary for a single season, but after becoming a free agent, he could still sign a new four-year contract with any team under the 36-year-old veteran rule, and it was his former club Mavericks who could offer him the highest contract. The Dallas team is expected to offer the Germans a four-year, $96 million contract with a maximum salary that no other team in the league can match, so if it is only for personal gain, the Mavericks are indeed the best option for Nowitzki
On Tuesday night, local time in the United States, Suns owner Robert Sarver took the team's head coach Alvin Gentry to have the first contract renewal talks with Smalls in Los Angeles, but the two sides did not reach any agreement after more than 3 hours of negotiations, Sarver expressed satisfaction with the process of the first negotiation, claiming that the contract renewal is developing in a very good direction, but on the following Wednesday morning, although Smalls had another negotiation with the Phoenix team, but there was still no result
Subsequently, Suns power forward Stoudamayre said through his agent Happiewottes that he has decided to officially jump out of the last year of his contract and become a full free agent on July 1, with the remaining year of his contract with the Suns worth $17.6 million
Xiao Si has always said that the Suns are his first choice, but it seems that he and the Phoenix team have gone further and further, and Walters, the agent of the Sun Forward, said: Xiao Si is not very much in need of an offer contract now, and our negotiations with the team are going well, but just like Dirk Nowitzki and Paul Pierce, let's go to the free agent market first to see how the market goes
Originally, Xiao Si was the biggest target of the Knicks' interior reinforcement, but after winning Cousins and Monroe in the draft in a row, even if he strengthened the interior line, he would choose a functional role player or a veteran Knicks who hugged his thighs, and he would not waste the maximum salary on Xiao Si
This year's big-name free agents are:
LeBron James Dwyan, Wade, Chris Bosh, Dirk Nowitzki, Joe Johnson, Amalstadmeier, Carlos Boozer, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Richard Jefferson, Shaq O'Neal, Jermaine O'Neal, Tracy McGrady, Rudy Gay
Other free agents: David Lee, Kenyon Martin, Raymond Fieldon, Brandon Haywood, Udonis Haslem, Al Harrington, John Salmons, Joel Prich, Billa, Travis Otero, Tony Allen, Nazar Mohammed, Luke Ridno, Matt Barnes, Josh Howard, Mike Miller, Kwame Brown, Brad Miller, Quentin Richardson, Steve Blake, Rasul Butler, Ronald Murray, Drew Gooden, Hakeem Varik, Chris Duhon, Kyler Korver, Ben Wallace, Jean Ann Ropago, Derek Fisher, Channing Fry, Grant Hill, ......
The New York Knicks have the following players under contract after the draft:...,
Centre-forwards: DeMarcus Cousins, Greg Monroe, Sergi Ibaka
Power forward: Li Feng
Small forward: James Harden
Shooting guard: Marcus Thornton Wesley Matthews
Point Guard: None
There are only seven people in total, and no one is available at the point guard position, the original point guard Chris Dujon became a complete free agent, and the Knicks are not interested in it, and Duhong can be called an advantage if he is a backup point guard, but as a starting point guard, there is basically no shining point, even if there are not many free market point guards this year, the Knicks have no intention of renewing Duhon's contract
Although there are many stars in the free market this year, there are not many point guards, and the biggest names are Raymond Felton and Carrie Lowry of the Houston Rockets, one of the three point guards in 05
The three point guards of 05 that year, even though Fatton was pressed behind by Delon and Paul in the draft, the three were the 3rd, 4th, and 5th picks, Delon was selected by the Trail Blazers and then traded to the Jazz, Paul was selected by the Hornets in fourth, and Fatton was selected by the local Charlotte Bobcats in fifth
In his rookie season, Chris Paul almost led the then Super Belly Hornets to the playoffs, Felton suddenly rose in the last two months and left Deron far behind, but then Paul continued to improve, Delon broke out by leaps and bounds, and the competition for the three point guards became a struggle between Delon and Paul, Felton could not have as much say as the two of them in the Bobcats, the data was just about 14+7, wasting talent every year, but now Fatton still has the potential to be tapped
Another goal is that Lloris, like Felton, is good at pacing and playmaking, and shooting is not very good
The difference between Lowry and Felton is that Lori is a very good defender, both defending the ball and blocking passing lanes, he is top-notch, and his explosiveness and speed can cause a lot of problems for opposing point guards
There is also a relatively more comprehensive Lowry's rebounding ability, which is extremely good in point guards, of course, in terms of organization, Felton is still better than Lowry, and Felton's tactical adaptability is stronger than Lowry's, no matter what tactical organization is handy
In order to strengthen the shortcomings of the point guard, Fat and Lowry are definitely the targets of the Knicks
Among them, Felton is easier to sign because he is a complete free agent, while Lowry is a restricted free agent, as long as the Rockets match the Knicks' contract, Lowry can only stay in the shy squat (to be continued, if you like this work, you are welcome to (.) Vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation)