I’m Really Playing Basketball

After completing the defending championship tour, the defending NBA champion Warriors had to come down from the peak and consider facing the practical problems.

And now, the most realistic issue is the issue of Bill and Lopez leaving.

Since the Warriors have completed their two-peat defending championship, then for the Warriors, the three-peat dynasty must be the only goal.

But as two important players of the Warriors, such a departure will definitely have a huge impact on the team.

Although the two of them and Chen Xiao promised in private that they were willing to make the final contribution to the team in exchange for the Warriors' third consecutive championship chip, but seriously, it is not so easy to exchange these two for chips.

Bill with the greatest transaction value. He is a restricted free agent. Many teams are willing to provide him with a maximum salary of $130 million for five years. After these teams provide Bill with such a maximum salary, it is difficult for them to pay. More chips to trade Bill.

After all, everyone knows that this season, the Warriors' biggest task in the offseason is to renew Nongmei and Chen Xiao. Needless to say, Chen Xiao must be a five-year maximum salary of 260 million US dollars, while Nongmei is a rookie who has four years and four years. Second All-Star selection, two starts, triggering the Durant clause, and the contract renewal with Durant clause, 5 years and 160 million, plus last year's maximum salary renewal of Klay, only Chen Xiao, Klay, The three of Nongmei's annual salary exceeded 110 million US dollars.

Let’s just put it this way, if you really want to renew Beal’s contract with a maximum salary for five years, the Warriors will be blown up by the super luxury tax in the future.

In this case, other teams will politely leave some chips for the Warriors. If they really want to leave too good chips, they really want to be blinded.

And if the chips aren't good enough, it doesn't really make sense for the Warriors.

The good news for the Warriors, though, is that Beal said it's important that he cooperates with the Warriors to get chips.

Many teams want Bill, and Bill's wishes are very important. For Bill, it doesn't matter where he says he goes. Anyway, it's the boss status and the maximum salary. Whoever gives the most offers, he will go wherever.

It can only be said that Bill is indeed an open-minded person who is very grateful, but in fact he has no such obligation.

And this also allows the Warriors to get the initiative in the passive.

Of course, Big Lopez is also very open.

The two players who are about to leave the Warriors are very loyal, which is not to be said, but the useful bargaining chips are not made out of thin air by their loyalty.

Hope to get their team, can't have the chips the Warriors want, there's really no way, and the time is very tight, the free market will open on July 1st.

And just when Jerry West was busy, a piece of news that shocked Jerry West came.

"Chicago Bulls want to trade Wade!"

Yes, after Jerry West released the news that he wanted to trade Lopez and Bill, the Chicago Bulls actually sent an offer to the Warriors, and the player who made the offer was Wade!

And not long after the Bulls made an offer to the Warriors, Chen Xiao received a call from Wade, who told him that he was going to be traded by the Chicago Bulls.

"why?!"

Chen Xiao was really shocked, because after the Heat and Pat Riley didn't want Wade, the Bulls gave Wade respect, and this hometown team gave Wade the maximum salary of 250 million over five years. Wade said he's ready to die with the Chicago Bulls after this big contract ends.

But, it's only been two seasons, how can the Chicago Bulls trade Wade?

Is Wade doing something with the Chicago Bulls?

Although Wade is a peerless good brother, but, to be honest, his character is also very thorny, and if he really wants to do something, it is not impossible.

So Chen Xiao was very curious about what happened between him and the Bulls.

"There aren't that many reasons, it's just that the Chicago Bulls want to rebuild, and my age and contract are too old for the rebuilding of the Chicago Bulls. The result of being out is very unsatisfactory.”

"And it's not just me, veterans such as Ben Gordon in the Chicago Bulls will also be traded or sent away by the Bulls."

If so, it is understandable.

Wade is now 34 years old, and he has three years left on his five-year, $250 million max contract, which is really, really long.

Although Wade is a contender for the top ten stars in history, if you are like Chen Xiao every year, at least you are guaranteed the bottom of the division finals, that's okay, but you are getting worse and worse with this bull in the playoffs. After the second round of the year, the first round will go directly to the second year. After that, do you want the lottery every year?

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When Wade was introduced and given Wade the highest salary, the Chicago Bulls cost a lot.

In the end, two years later, the Chicago Bulls have not completed the revival they wanted, which is definitely a disappointment to the Chicago Bulls management.

Of course, there are many reasons why the Bulls have not revived in the past two years. The biggest reason is definitely not Wade. The Bulls used to be one of the best young guards in the NBA, but now, those young people with high fighting spirit and vitality , are a bunch of **** contracts in their thirties who have been worn away by the terrifying competitive atmosphere of the East.

Seriously, Wade took the Bulls to the second round last season, which was the best record for the Bulls since Jordan left.

In any case, the Chicago Bulls have communicated with Wade about the matter of trading Wade, and it is not a treachery. Wade said that he was willing to come to the Warriors, and the Chicago Bulls applied to the Warriors for a trade.

Wade wants to come to the Warriors, will Chen Xiao refuse?

Of course it is impossible to refuse!

Chen Xiao not only did not refuse, but also raised his hands to welcome!

After all, after leaving the university, Chen Xiao has been thinking about whether the three brothers from the university still have a chance to play together in the NBA.

And now, finally, there is such a chance.

Of course, Chen Xiao can definitely decide if Wade wants to come to the Warriors.

However, Chen Xiao also needs to respect Jerry West's opinion and that of Pug Wang.

Because Wade's big contract is indeed very big.

If he really eats Wade, in the next three years, his contract with Wade and Clegane, a four-person contract, will be worth $160 million a year! Not counting the others, the four of them are worth $160 million a year.

The salary cap and luxury tax line of the NBA next season are 122 million US dollars and 149 million US dollars respectively. The contracts of the four of them will exceed the luxury tax line by more than 10 million.

This is really terrifying.

Although the Warriors are now one of the most profitable teams in the NBA, the Warriors who are visible to the naked eye will definitely lose money in the next three years.

As the owner of the Warriors, Brother Wang and Bage naturally care about their opinions.

What surprised Chen Xiao, but not unexpectedly, was that Brother Ba and Brother Wang quickly gave Chen Xiao the answer.

"The Warriors are not only our team, but also your team, everything about the team, you have the final say, don't think about our difficulties, we have posted all the money you have made since you came to the Warriors in the past few seasons. No, we'll pay the luxury tax with debt!"

It can only be said that Brother Ba and Brother Wang are also very open.

However, for Brother Ba and Brother Wang, it is Chen Xiao who is open. To be honest, they can go from the fringe players of the NBA to this step and become the championship of the NBA. The bosses and legends are all brought by Chen Xiao. of.

Besides, isn't it a loss of money?

The Warriors are now worth more than $4 billion. As long as this team is around, can they still lose money?

If that's the case, then of course there is no problem.

As for Jerry West, Jerry West is also very supportive.

For the Warriors, although Wade is indeed old, Wade is still very strong now, and he is a contender for the NBA's scoring title in these two seasons.

Big Lopez aside, big Lopez + Bill for Wade is definitely a strengthening of the Warriors' starting lineup.

The Warriors' lineup has always lacked a reliable second singles point, and Wade, isn't it the perfect second singles point?

Especially after Chen Xiao decided to focus on the inside from the start of next season, the Warriors need a core outside player like Wade to control the game.

Therefore, for Wade's arrival, as long as Chen Xiao and the team's two owners do not object, West must be in favor with both hands.

After the Warriors decided to agree to the Bulls' trade request, everything became very simple.

The Warriors and the Bulls negotiated that the two teams traded Bill and Lopez in exchange for Wade.

Of course, Bill and Lopez must have been signed and traded.

Beal will sign a five-year, $130 million contract with the Warriors, while Lopez will sign a six-year, $150 million contract with the Warriors.

Bill is a limited maximum salary. Let’s not talk about it. The Bulls agreed to sign Lopez to sign this 6-year contract. It can only be said that the Bulls are very optimistic about Lopez.

The Bulls are also really ready to rebuild the team with Bill and Lopez as the core.

The trade between the Bulls and the Warriors on Wade has not been announced yet, so there is no word on the league yet.

It can only be said that Jerry West is still very good at keeping secrets.

After dealing with the expiring contracts of Bill and Lopez, Chen Xiao flew to New York from Oakland to prepare for this year's draft.

Chen Xiao has not been to the draft for many years.

The reason why I came to the draft conference this year is mainly for the 2016 Little Green House players, the Chinese domestic line, Chen Xiao's disciple at Chen Xiao Basketball School, and Zhou Qi, a disciple of the national team.

Zhou Qi, who turned 20 this year, finally decided to participate in the NBA draft.

As the current Chinese team's starting insider for the past two years, Zhou Qi's performance in the World Championships, Asian Championships and CBA these years is obvious to all.

Considered one of the most talented players in China.

So the NBA has been very concerned about it a long time ago.

In fact, because of the rise of Chinese basketball, Chinese players have always participated in the NBA draft these years, but the NBA scouts really don't eat dry rice, although the NBA draft has parallel imports every year, and there are a lot of parallel imports.

But you want to impress NBA scouts, and you can't do it without a little bit of talent and ability.

Therefore, those players with average talent who participated in the draft because of the rise of Chinese basketball basically have no chance to enter the NBA.

Don't say that Chinese players have commercial value.

Let's just put it this way, Cai people, even if you are a Tianlong person, you have no commercial value.

Therefore, even a player like Ding Yanyuhang can only be a second-round pick, you can see the standard of NBA teams and scouts.

Therefore, in recent years, most Chinese players who participated in the NBA draft were actually not selected.

Even if China's basketball status is booming now, it is not easy to make a lottery rookie who can enter the small green house.

Moreover, Zhou Qi's prediction in this year's draft is quite high, second only to Ben Simmons and Ingram. Most draft prediction agencies and media have ranked him in the top five.

Therefore, Zhou Qi must have missed the Warriors.

The Warriors had three first-round picks in this year's draft, but they were all relatively late.

The 17th pick in the first round from the Suns, the Suns traded for Livingston.

The other was the 25th overall pick from the Raptors.

And the Warriors' own first-round 30th overall pick.

That's an embarrassing draft pick for a dynasty-challenging team like the Warriors, so with Jerry West preparing to trade up these days, the top five might be tough.

This year's top five rookies, Simmons and Ingram are in one, Jamal Murray, and Zhou Qi are in another.

The rest, the first point guard this year, Chris Dunn, the first power forward Markis Chriss, the first shooting guard Buddy Hield, the second power forward Bender, the first center Sabonis, the first The three small forwards Jaylen Brown and the second point guard Dejounte Murray are similar.

But it's possible that these three picks could be traded for a first-round 10th or so pick.

Of course, this depends on Jerry West's connections.

Therefore, Zhou Qi and the Warriors missed this year's draft, and the Warriors have no need for Zhou Qi.

In this year's draft, Houston's No. 1 pick finally chose Ben Simmons between Ingram and Ben Simmons. This young all-around forward is known as the second to James and Magic. In addition to not being able to shoot, his character There are some problems, and there is really no problem with the potential.

As for the character issue, the NBA is a melting pot, and it can always be trained, and shooting, it should also be trained, right?

Relatively speaking, Ingram is slightly worse. Although Ingram's shooting is excellent, his dynamic talent and ball intelligence are indeed slightly worse.

This template is the small forward of Durant and Chen Xiao. His body is not as strong as Chen Xiao, but he likes Chen Xiao's tank-style rushing style. Obviously, he can eat by shooting, but he always wants to kill with the ball. .

In the end, this template is that the small forwards of Durant and Chen Xiao went to the Nets with the second pick.

Just like the Celtics like to pick Larry Bird second, now the Nets like to pick Chen Xiao second.

Now the Nets are obsessed with players whose template is Chen Xiao.

After the two favorites this year were selected, Chen Xiao's attention was placed on Zhou Qi, and Zhou Qi ended up with the third overall pick to the New Orleans Hornets.

Although the Hornets are **** in strength and the team location is not good, they are suitable for low-key development. I hope that Zhou Qi can also get the career he wants in New Orleans like the Arab League developed silently in Salt Lake City.

When a player enters the NBA, the future is a dragon or a worm, and it all depends on him.

After Zhou Qi was selected by the Hornets, the Warriors finally used this year's first round of 17th, 25th, and 30th to trade up the eighth overall pick from the Grizzlies and selected small forward Jay. Rembrandt.

Jaylen Brown has excellent athletic ability and physique. If you only look at talent, he can even enter the top five picks, but because of the rise of Chen Xiao and Durant, strikers with poor shooting are no longer popular in the NBA.

However, his athletic ability is very good. If he can practice shooting, he can even play the 4th position in a small lineup in the nba. After the finals against the Bucks, the Warriors lack such a versatile forward. .

Jaylen Brown is the two major gambling players in this year's draft.

The other is Dejounte Murray.

Many say that if Murray had played at Duke or Kentucky, he would have been a top-five pick.

His size, agility and hardness are all very good qualities for a point guard. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com

But he, like Jaylen Brown, doesn't shoot very well and occasionally gets out of control.

However, it is clear that although this draft is very gambling and controversial, the endings of Dejounte Murray and Jaylen Brown are naturally different.

Jaylen Brown was selected early with the eighth overall pick and went to the Golden State Warriors.

Dejounte Murray was not selected by the Spurs until the 28th overall pick.

When the rookies in the small green room were drafted one by one, Dejounte Murray could be described as sitting on pins and needles.

Fortunately, Dejounte Murray was the first round in the end. Although it was a little behind, the first round was still the first round.

This year's draft conference, basically no turmoil.

But the draft was over, the free agency opened, and when the Bulls and Warriors traded for Wade, the entire NBA took a storm.