I’m Really Playing Basketball

  Chapter 295 Disturbing Summer

  The goal of the Cavaliers this offseason is to get an offensive inside to liberate Chen Xiao and a point guard to liberate James.

  From this perspective, the Cavaliers’ operations this offseason are still considered successful.

Although the two draft rookies Al Jefferson and Spanoulis are still not sure whether they can gain a foothold in the NBA, the two newly acquired players Raheem and Penny, are all players that meet the requirements of the Cavaliers. .

  Raheem plays the offensive power forward position when the Cavaliers need it. With his current ability, it is definitely more than enough.

  After the Cavaliers and the Blazers completed the deal, Chen Xiao tested the 28-year-old power forward. His ability is A- and his ability is very strong.

  Although he does not know his specific attributes and abilities, everyone knows that Raheem's defense is average and his ability depends entirely on offense. Therefore, Raheem's offense can definitely be expected.

  Although the Blazers have Zach Randolph, Raheem is not needed.

  But the Cavaliers definitely need this star power forward who is still at the top.

  The key is that he is quite suitable for Chen Xiao and James.

Last season, his mid-range shooting percentage was 43% and long-range two-point shooting percentage was 42%. This is still lower when the Blazers are on the bench. With the Hawks, his mid-range shooting percentage is 45%, and the long-range two-pointer hit rate is 43%.

  Last season, Raheem’s overall shooting percentage, even if it lowered his efficiency in the Trail Blazers, was 47.5%.

  For the Cavaliers, Raheem is a three-point weakened version, a weakened height version, a weakened shooting version, and a weakened defensive version of Nowitzki.

  Well, no kidding, Raheem is Nowitzki who is almost nothing.

  It can be said that being able to trade Darius Miles for Rahim plus a first round is definitely not only the Cavaliers giving the Blazers an internal price, the Blazers also giving the Cavaliers an internal price.

  Yes, the Blazers don’t need Raheem, but the Cavaliers do.

  The Trail Blazers can completely avoid the lottery-protected first-round pick and Cavaliers grinding.

  Finally, it is possible to get a second-round pick + Raheem.

  But, this is a bit hurt.

  After all, not every NBA general manager is called Danny Angie and Pat Riley.

  And what about Penny Hardaway?

  The 33-year-old Penny, of course, has no courage to peak.

  The penny now basically has no athletic ability anymore.

  Physical fitness is not very good.

  It can be said that the current penny, playing on the court, is completely dependent on his skills and experience.

   But even so, he was very qualified to substitute Marbury for the Suns and the Knicks last season.

  Average of 9+2.5 per game, this data is still okay.

  In the Cavaliers, Penny does not need to play that long, he can consume less, maybe play a game more than ten minutes, a little liberated James, put James in the position of small forward.

  Or, simply play at the critical moment.

  Of course, the Cavaliers and the Knicks are not traded for pennies. Although he is the idol of James, the Cavaliers are not so proud to trade for Crawford in order to get the idol of James.

  The Cavaliers trade with the Knicks is simply the two first-round picks for the Knicks.

  Although the Knicks are confident of their strength next season, the Cavaliers feel that the Knicks will remain the same.

   These two first-round picks are likely to be lotteries.

  So, the Cavaliers and Knicks trade for the future.

   However, while getting the future, I also got a certain present.

  After the Cavaliers got Penny Hardaway and Raheem, it can be said that the team's construction for the new season is basically complete.

  Now the Cavaliers lineup.

   Center position: Chandler, Diop.

  Power forward position: Raheem, Al Jefferson, Dior

  Small forward position: Korver, Barnes

  Shooting guard: Chen Xiao

  Point guard: James, Hardaway, Mo, Spanoulis

  Now the Cavaliers have only 12 players in the lineup, which seems to be a bit less, but the 12 players on the Cavaliers have many versatile players.

  For example, power forward Al Jefferson can play center, Dior can play small forward, and even if he doesn't care about his defense, his point guard can also play.

  For example, Korver and Barnes at the small forward position, they can also score points.

  For example, Chen Xiao on the shooting guard, Chen Xiao can play from 1 to 4, and now the Cavaliers are the most swinging man.

For the four point guards, in addition to Xiao Mo, James can play the 1st and 3rd positions, Hardaway can play the 1st and 2nd positions, and Spanoulis can also play the 1st and 2nd positions. Number position.

  A team has so many players who can play two or more positions, the team's lineup integrity is definitely strong.

  But how strong the team is. To be honest, Cavaliers general manager Paxson and coach Carlisle don’t have much in their hearts.

  Even the Cavaliers are not sure whether their overall strength has improved compared with last season.

   But anyway, facing the messengers of O'Neal and the Suns, the Cavaliers didn't let the team disband. Under one operation, while getting the present, it seems that they have got the future.

  After the Cavaliers got Raheem and Penny, it is no longer possible to hang a big fish in this free market.

  But, the Cavaliers still have a full middle class contract to use.

  The Cavaliers can still do something in the free market.

  Of course, because of the lessons of Kevin Ollie and others, the Cavaliers will not give out the middle-class contract casually.

  However, what makes the Cavaliers a little embarrassing is that the middle class contract is not very competitive in this year's free market.

  This year's free market is not only the big fish like Nash, Kobe, Gasol, Kirilenko, in addition to these big fish, there are also some very powerful players.

  For example, Quentin Richardson of the Clippers.

  When the Cavaliers came to offer Quentin Richardson a full middle class, they were moved and rejected by Quentin Richardson.

  Quentin Richardson stayed well in Los Angeles. Even if the Clippers didn’t want him, he didn’t plan to go to the countryside, especially places like Cleveland. It’s not a question of money.

  After rejecting the Cavaliers and Raptors contract, Quentin Richardson accepted the six-year 46 million contract with the Suns.

  The Suns seem to be on the bar with the Cavaliers.

  This is not the case. Although there are many high-quality players in the free market this year, there are actually not so many.

  Especially the quality players who are not so expensive, of course everyone wants to grab them.

  The Cavaliers are eyeing Quentin Richardson, as are the Raptors and Suns.

  After failing to pursue Quentin Richardson, the Cavaliers focused on the Pistons' backup center Okur, the player brought out by the Cavaliers coach Carlisle.

  Oku is willing to come to the Cavaliers, but also willing to continue to come to Carlisle's efficiency.

  The Cavaliers have a 6-year 30 million contract, and Okur is also satisfied.

but…

Just as Okur was preparing to fly from Detroit to the Cavaliers locker room for medical examination, the Jazz offered Okur a 6-year 50 million contract.

  Good guys, provide a 6-year 50 million contract for players who averaged 3+2 in the playoffs last season!

  The Jazz is really not an ordinary ho!

  In this regard, Okur originally walked on the road in Cleveland, then turned around and went to the Jazz for a medical examination.

  Of course, Okur did not forget to apologize to his mentor Carlisle when he signed with the Jazz: "I'm sorry Rick, the Jazz gave too much..."

  Understandably, 50 million yuan in 6 years. With this contract, he can retire and provide financial freedom no matter what, who can afford it?

   Pursuing these hot and capable players, after the Cavaliers hit the wall one after another, in the end, the Cavaliers lowered their gaze a little and turned their gaze to the Nets' free agent Fisher.

  Fisher is one of the most well-known dribbling guards in the league. If the Cavaliers can't find a good point guard now, a good dribble guard is also possible.

  Fisher is definitely a very good choice for the Cavaliers.

  But, facing the invitation of the Cavaliers, Fisher was very excited, 30 million in 6 years, really okay.

  But in the end, when Fisher received a 4-year offer of 22.5 million from the Suns, Fisher eventually rejected the Cavaliers contract.

With the passage of the free market day by day, the Cavaliers’ offers were constantly rejected. Some were because of too little money, and some were because of bad places. In short, this time I fully experienced the Cavaliers’ free market. After signing the contract, Chen Xiao understood why Paxson said that it is too difficult for the Cavaliers to make a difference in the free market.

  Seriously, good free agents really have no shortage of buyers. Why should they come to Cleveland at the same price?

   Therefore, if the Cavaliers want to get free agents, they can only dig at a premium.

  For example, the Pistons' backup guard Mike James.

  The Cavaliers provided him with the same mini middle class as the Bucks, but Mike James wanted a full middle class of 30 million in 6 years.

   Mike James is not worth such a contract now.

  But the market price is that there is no way to dig him.

  Finally, Mike James announced that 12 million had joined the Bucks in 4 years.

  Well, Milwaukee is more attractive than Cleveland.

   Cavaliers general manager Paxson now does not want to be slaughtered, so he insisted on the bottom line. The result of insisting on the bottom line is that Cleveland is really unattractive.

   Originally, Paxson thought the Cavaliers were better than the Bucks. If Mike James wanted to pursue it, he should have bought the Cavaliers at a similar price. In the end, it proved that he still wanted more.

  After failing to pursue Mike James, Raf Alston, who was pursued by Paxson, eventually rejected the same contract from the Cavaliers, and finally joined the Toronto Raptors with 25 million in 6 years.

  Good guy, Paxson has always felt that Cleveland’s appeal to the U.S. team is at the bottom. It turns out that Cleveland’s appeal among NBA players may not be as attractive as Toronto!

  This is a bit shocking.

  Walking around from top to bottom, this middle-class contract was not sent out. This really made Paxson desperate.

  The Cavaliers gained nothing on the free market.

  And the Cavaliers' competitors are not like that in the free market.

  The Nets, after sending O'Neal away in exchange for Marion and Joe Johnson, announced a contract extension with Martin and also announced that Carter would remain.

  Although O'Neill, Payton, Malone, Mourning, Fisher have lost blood.

  But the Nets with Martin, Marion, Richard Jefferson, Carter and Joe Johnson are still very strong. At least, they have stabilized the situation from the black eight.

   And the Magic, although they have lost blood of important players like Mike Miller, they have also been supplemented by powerful players like Turk Glu.

  The Pacers finally got Stephen Jackson, who they took part in training at the Atlanta Hawks this summer.

  The Heat signed two former Nets players, Mourning and Payton, in the free market.

  The Raptors have also signed a strong player like Alstom in the free market after successfully renewing Nash's maximum salary.

  The Bucks signed Mike James.

  It can be said that among the top nine teams in the Eastern Conference last season, the Cavaliers, 76ers and Pistons were the quietest in the free market.

  The 76ers really can't sign people. The space is full and the salary is about to explode. The Pistons are now very confused and don't know where the team's direction is.

   By the way, in this summer, the most active team is not the East team, but the West team.

  The Timberwolves can’t sign any big names in the free market due to well-known reasons, and Garnett’s contract is too big.

  And the Lakers, the Lakers’ important job this summer is to renew Kobe Bryant and at the same time renew the contract with the team’s expiring All-Star starter Bago to sign a three-year 24 million contract.

  As for the Kings, it’s good if the team doesn’t break up. How can I have the energy to sign.

  The team that really drove the entire Western Conference signing frenzy is the Suns who have never had a sense of existence. UU reading www.uukanshu.com

After the Suns failed to sign Crawford and Miles, they signed Quentin Richardson and Fisher one after another. At the same time, they signed the entire NBA with a five-year 50 million contract. The player Rashid Wallace.

  For a time, O'Neal and Rashid Wallace teamed up, and the nation exclaimed that the "NBA's Avengers" was born!

  In short, in this disturbed free market, the Cavaliers, 76ers and Pistons in the East seem to be a little different from the other strong teams in the East.

  Of course, the better thing about the Cavaliers is that neither Iverson nor Mutombo can improve anymore.

  The two heads of the Cavaliers, Xiao Zhan, have been practising madly this summer, and his strength is almost visible to the naked eye.

   And Chen Xiao, Chen Xiao still has opportunities for continuous improvement!

   While Paxson was still working hard to send out the middle-class contract for the Cavaliers, Chen Xiao had already flown out of the United States.

  Because the 2004 Olympic Games are coming!

  (End of this chapter)