There were a lot of free agents this summer, but stars such as Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, and Stephen Corey chose to stay with the team, Al Jefferson and Millsap joined forces to join the Pelicans, Josh Smith went to the Pistons, and the rest is gradually becoming clear.

On July 25, ESPN reporter Mark Stein said that the Mavericks reached a contract agreement with Monta Ellis, and Ellis will receive a three-year, $28 million contract.

Monta Ellis received a three-year, $36 million contract extension offer from the Bucks after last season, but he still decided to test the free agent market, but the situation was not optimistic and he never got the ideal offer.

And the Bucks also got the good but simple Afrado in the trade, and Ellis has no place in the Bucks.

Ellis started 82 games last season, averaging 19.2 points, 6 assists and 3.9 rebounds in 37.5 minutes per game, but shot only 28.7% from three-point range, the second-lowest in his career, and shot 41.6% from the field, only slightly higher than his rookie season.

Although he has a super scoring ability, his shooting selection and team coordination have been criticized, and he needs to occupy a lot of possession.

The Mavericks are in a failed pursuit of Li Feng Howard, strengthen the guard line, and are negotiating with veteran Devin Harris.

In addition to Ellis, washing, blowing and shears also have a home.

After a year of pitting the 76ers, he started pitting the Cavaliers.

On July 19, Beijing time, the Cavaliers held a press conference to officially welcome Andrew Bynum to the team.

It is reported that Bynum will get a two-year contract of about $24.5 million, and only 6 million of the 12 million in the first year are guaranteed. The following year, the Cavaliers have a team option.

Bynum missed the entire 2012-13 season due to a knee injury.

The Cavaliers are thrilled with Bynum's arrival, with general manager Grant saying that Bynum is hungry for the game, and Bynum himself wants to get into training camp as much as possible.

"I'm ready to come to Cleveland, I know what to do and I'm looking forward to coming to training camp. I'll play the whole season. ”

The same comedy is Ellis's former club, the Bucks, who will do everything they can to keep Jennings after Ellis tests the free agent market, with general manager Hammond saying in an interview that the team will hold talks with Jennings, while also claiming that the Bucks point guard will be kept at any cost, matching any offers made by other teams for Jennings.

However, after Ellis and the Mavericks signed. There was news that the Bucks' backcourt would be all changed last season, and the news was first broken by EPSN columnist Mark Stein, who said on Twitter:

"Jennings will join the Pistons on a sign-and-trade basis and get a three-year, $24 million contract."

As the details of the deal progressed, the details of the deal became clearer, with the Pistons sending potential point guard Brandon Knight, forward Chris Middleton and center Vyacheslav Kravtsov to the Bucks for Jennings, with details of his new contract yet to be announced, according to sources close to the trade center. But according to ESPN sources, it should be more than $25 million over three years.

The Pistons, who have kept a low profile for the past few years, are not a bystander in this summer's free agent market, signing Josh Smith for four years and 56 million. The Pistons are still looking to improve the team's No. 1 position, and amid all the disturbing rumors, the Pistons once expressed interest in the Celtics' core point guard Rajon Rondo, but it fell through because the two sides did not agree on trade chips. Later, Milwaukee local reporter Grivoy Fell revealed on Twitter that the Pistons wanted to sign and then trade for Jennings, but this news was strenuously denied by Pistons president Dumas at the time.

Now, the Pistons have taken that step. While Brandon Knight has the potential to become one of the league's leading point guards in a few years, the Pistons can't wait to get back into the championship contenders after acquiring Josh Smith, who averaged 17.5 points and 6.5 assists per game this past season while shooting 39.9 percent and 37.5 percent from the field, both of which are career-high assists and three-point ranges.

During his four years in Milwaukee, from his star-studded rookie season to the decline of the past two years, Jennings was not happy, and it was an open secret that he had problems with the team's management, and now joining the Detroit Pistons has given Jennings a new start in his career.

The Pistons were also very active this summer, signing Josh Smith and trading Jennings, and then they targeted the Knicks' two interior players, Cousins and Monroe.

The Pistons' idea was to trade Cousins and Monroe with Drummond plus young players and draft picks, but the move was rejected by Blackdolan.

Already having Anthony Davis and Noyce Noll, Blackdolan was not interested in pretending to be a god, but Blackdolan was in charge, and there was no suspense that Cousins Monroe would be out, and finally the Pistons used a first-round pick next year and rookie Pope plus a trade exception to sign and trade Greg Monroe from the Knicks.

The Detroit Pistons' frontcourt in the new season is "Drummond + Monroe + Josh Smith", and Joe Dumas called this combination comparable to the Pelicans' "Al Jefferson + Paul Millsap + Li Feng", but no one responded to this.

After Monroe went to the Pistons, Cousins also left New York, and similar to the Pistons, the Kings acquired Cousins with next year's first-round pick and rookie Ben McLemore plus a trade exception.

Unlike Li Feng, Cousins and Monroe were almost swept away by Black, and such a deal did not match the value of the two at all.

"Li Feng, Derek, Grieg are all gone, and I am gone, I never thought that one day I would leave New York, leave the Knicks, leave the team that won three consecutive championships, leave the place where I have been fighting, they will regret it!"

After trading to the Kings, DeMarcus Cousins made no secret of his resentment.

"No matter where we go, we are all brothers, and I will never forget my three years at the Knicks!"

Monroe also responded in an interview.

"In Blackdolan's words, we're going to get more room to play without the Knicks, and whether that's true or not, I wish DeMarcus and Greg the best of luck and hopefully they can be leaders on their respective teams!"

Li Feng also sent blessings to the two brothers.

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Over time, in addition to signing free markets. A lot of teams have started to make trades, with players like Lagalondo, Eric Bledsoe and others being caught up in trade rumors.

According to ESPN, the Raptors have started preliminary discussions with the Clippers, and Toronto is also hoping to get Paul stand-in Eric Bledsoe.

The Magic have been in discussions with the Clippers about trading Bledsoe, and now that the Raptors have joined in, it has been revealed that talks between Toronto and the Clippers are in the early stages of exploration, but the Raptors' interest in Bledsoe is extremely strong.

The Raptors have begun to openly peddle Banjani, and the big man could be involved in a trade for Bledsoe. However, it has also been revealed that the Raptors are more likely to use shooting guard DeRozan to test the situation.

Some team executives also believe that the Raptors want to get rid of DeRozan's contract, who signed a four-year, $40 million contract with Toronto last year, and in 2012-13, DeRozan played in 82 games, averaging 18.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.

Now that the trade for Bledsoe has been going on for some time, there are a number of teams besides the Magic and the Raptors who have expressed interest in him. It was previously revealed that it was previously claimed that the trade between Bledsoe and Magic Nelson was expected to be completed within this week, but the addition of the Raptors could change that situation again.

And this summer was not able to bring in Li Feng, and the Mavericks were not at ease after signing Ellis. According to DallasBasketball, the Mavericks are in discussions with the Celtics that they want to trade for Green Army point guard Rajon Rondo.

The Celts entered a period of reconstruction, although they did not take the two old ministers Garnett and Pierce as they did in their previous lives. But the Green Shirts are old.

It was also revealed that Rondo is also interested in leaving Boston, although President Danny Angie has always denied rumors of trading Rondo. But now it seems likely that such a scenario will happen.

According to sources, the Celtics are currently in talks with the Mavericks, including Rondo, and at the same time, Dallas has made a lot of preparations, they have not given up on the fight for Calderon, and they are also interested in making offers for Tyrek Evans and Jennings, Dallas has been looking for an All-Star level point guard to partner Nowitzki, and Rondo is undoubtedly a suitable target.

Rondo has not been lucky this season, he suffered a torn cruciate ligament in his right knee in January this year, and the season is reimbursed early, playing only 38 games this season, before the injury, Rondo was able to contribute 13.7 points, 11 assists and 5.6 rebounds per game, after which the Green point guard underwent knee ligament repair surgery, according to the normal plan, his recovery period is about 9 months to 1 year, and it is expected to be in time for the opening game of next season.

In fact, rumors have been rife this season about the Celtics trading Rondo, and the Celtics put the Green Army point guard on the shelf before the mid-season transfer trade deadline, but then Angie stepped forward to clear up the rumors, and the matter was put to rest. Now that the Green Army is officially in a period of transition, the team has lost its fighting ability, and for the arrogant Rondo, he is clearly not willing to give his peak career to a rebuilding team.

But the question is, what kind of leverage can the Mavericks give the Celtics? Dallas can't trade future draft picks, and sources have revealed that the Celtics are interested in the Mavericks' first-round pick point guard Sean Lark, but Larkin can't be a core bargaining chip, and the Celtics may add some garbage contracts, such as Brandon Bus, Contenny Lee, etc., to further free up salary space.

Once Rondo leaves, it will also mean that the Celtics are fully entering the grassroots era, but given that they have multiple future draft picks in their hands, and with ample salary space, the team will also be able to rebuild at a significantly faster pace, and in the long run, it may be wise for the Green to trade the pain for the acceleration of the revival plan.

And at this time, another All-Star caliber player also has a new owner, and this player is Andre Iguodala.

The Pelicans have also thought about bringing in Iguodala, but even if they succeed, they will lose the possibility of bringing in other players, so maybe most of the players next season will be base-salary players to fill the number.

In the trade rumors of Rondo, Iguodala and the Mavericks signed a big contract of 5 years and 60 million, and the small AI joined the Mavericks, and it was also announced that the Mavericks gave up signing free agent Calderon to pursue Lagalondo.

The 29-year-old Iguodala made that choice long ago. Even though his salary for the 2013-14 season would be $16.1 million, the AI Jr. made the decision to become a restricted free agent after jumping out of the final year of his contract, meaning the Nuggets could still keep him if the price was right.

The Bulls made it to the Eastern Conference Finals last season, and Iguodala was instrumental in that, and he was considered the team's defensive powerhouse. Little AI averaged 13.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game last season, and many of his contributions on the court can not be shown with numbers.

In a previous interview. Iguodala also revealed the reason for jumping out of the contract, "I need to weigh the pros and cons and give myself more options, in my opinion. It's a safe plan, especially on the basis of our team's excellent performance this year, and I can make such a choice, and I believe those teams should know my strength. They understand what I can bring to the table, and of course, that includes the Nuggets. ”

In Iguodala's opinion. It's obviously better to get a long-term contract than to stay for the last year.

"There are a lot of people in the league who give up their last year of salary to get a long-term contract worth $50 million to $80 million, because it gives them more security."

A number of teams, including the Cavaliers, Mavericks, Hawks, Rockets, Pistons and Pelicans, have expressed strong interest in Iguodala, and teams with salary space are also expected to throw an olive branch to him, and Rockets owner Alexander has previously said that Houston will go all out to chase one or two All-Star players this summer.

In the end, after a month of wait-and-see, Iguodala still went from the Bulls to the Mavericks, and the Mavericks' new season has become exciting, especially if they can get Rondo, the West will also look better and better, especially in the Southwest Division, the Spurs, Mavericks, Grizzlies, Rockets, Pelicans, these five teams have the strength to enter the playoffs.

In addition to Ellis and Iguodala, the Mavericks also signed Carman of the Lakers and the strengthening of the Haitians also caused a chain reaction, the Grizzlies retained Tony Allen while recovering the veteran McMiller, according to ESPN, former Heat sharpshooter McMiller reached an agreement with the Grizzlies, and he has told the team that he will join Memphis.

Mike Miller was pardoned by the Heat last week. As the hero of the team, Miller has played quite well in the Finals in the past two years, especially his three-point shot, which has helped the team tide over difficulties several times. But with two seasons to come, Miller has two years and $12.8 million left on his contract. In order to save on the luxury tax, the Heat had no choice but to use the pardon clause against him.

Miller expressed understanding of the team's decision, saying it was entirely out of business considerations and thanking the Heat for the opportunity and trust he had given him over the past few seasons. At that time, Bosh, one of the Heat's Big Three, also stood up for Miller, dissatisfied with the management's operation, saying that amnesty for Miller was a big loss for the Heat, and the team's next championship will be more difficult.

Indeed, with Miller's 41.7 percent three-point shooting last season and 40.6 percent of his career, he won't be short of pursuits, especially for teams that need three-point firepower. Sure enough, after becoming a free agent, Miller was chased by many teams, including the Thunder, Grizzlies and Rockets, which are the top teams in the West. And in the past few days, Miller has met twice with representatives from Oklahoma, twice with representatives from Memphis, and once with the Rockets.

According to insiders, Miller will have a choice between those three teams, but it will be a difficult choice.

In the end, according to the latest news, Miller turned down offers from the Thunder and Rockets and instead reached an agreement with the Grizzlies, and he has sued the Memphis team that he will sign with them.

For Miller, it's a homecoming. From 2002-03 to 2007-08, Miller played for the Grizzlies and was one of the team's key players. And this time, Miller rejoined Memphis with two championship rings, which is also a good home.

What's more, the Grizzlies need Miller's help now more than they did in the past.

Last season, the Grizzlies played Randolph and Gasol Jr. on the inside, and the team's outside firepower was obviously insufficient, although they reached the Western Conference Finals, they were kicked out by the Spurs. With Miller's addition, his three-point shot will greatly help the Grizzlies and also open up space for the interior duo, so the Grizzlies will be a great addition next season.

Not to be outdone, Ginobili posted a picture of the signing on his personal Weibo on Thursday local time, and said that he had signed his fourth contract with the Spurs in the NBA, and last season, the Argentine Demon Knife helped the Spurs all the way to the Finals.

In addition, the Spurs also signed Belinelli, who played for the Knicks last season, on a two-year, $6 million contract. Belinelli, who averaged 11.6 points, 2.0 assists and 1.9 rebounds per game last season, stood out on the Knicks' wing.

Teams in the Southwest have all started an arms race, and the Pelicans haven't made much of a move since they brought in Arenas.

And there is news that the Pelicans are pursuing Arenas' former teammate Kalon Butler, and people are ridiculing the Pelicans for becoming the second Spurs, and they are not thinking of making progress after getting Li Feng, Rose, Jefferson, and Millsap in a row.

On July 26, ESPN's Mark Stein continued to break the news that the Pelicans were considering pursuing the Clippers' Eric Bledsoe, and that afternoon, the Pelicans' official website announced that "Kevin Martin has joined the team."

Kevin Martin has reached an agreement with the Pelicans to sign a one-year contract worth $6 million.

Kevin Martin is 30 years old and has previously played for the Kings, Rockets and Thunder.

During his time with the Rockets, Martin was well known to the majority of Chinese fans, and he was once the star of the Rockets after Yao Ming's retirement. In the 2010-11 season, Martin averaged 23.5 minutes per game for the Rockets, scoring 23.5 points, making him one of the league's most feared scorers, especially his three-pointers and fouls.

However, before the start of last season, Martin was traded by the Rockets to the Thunder, where Martin assumed the role of the sixth man, playing in 77 regular season games, averaging 14 points in 27.7 minutes per game, helping the team to the best regular season record in the West. But in the playoffs, the Thunder lost Westbrook, and Martin couldn't help the team go far, stopping in the Western Conference semifinals.

After the end of last season, Martin became a full free agent, and his first choice was to stay with the Thunder, but considering the team's salary structure and Martin's annual salary, the Thunder did not show too much willingness.

Martin, meanwhile, was chased by the Thunder Timberwolves, who offered to offer him a four-year contract.

For the 30-year-old, this is likely to be the last big contract of his career, but the championship is also attractive to Martin, and in the end he accepted the Pelicans' low price, of course, similar to AK47, the Pelicans will compensate Martin in other ways.

After the agreement was reached, Martin was personally pleased to be on the Pelicans team.

"If I wanted to leave the Thunder, the Pelicans were my first choice, so I accepted their contract."

Martin said,

"Especially since I can still work with Li Feng, and the Timberwolves roster is in need of a shooting guard. So I think it's a perfect decision. ”

Being able to get Kevin Martin at such a cabbage price, the Pelicans' operation was praised by the media all of a sudden, because getting Martin, whether Martin is playing starting guard or sixth man, the Pelicans' outside line suddenly began to thicken. (To be continued......)