I’m Really Playing Basketball

After the 2019 NBA Finals, Chen Xiao took over the fmvp trophy from Jordan as a guest and presented the trophy to Durant.

Durant also became the first recipient of the NBA Finals MVP trophy after the Russell Award was renamed the Chen Xiao Award.

As the apprentice of Jordan and Chen Xiao, Durant was naturally laughing hard to win the first Chen Xiao Award.

As Durant's masters, Jordan and Chen Xiao were sincerely happy for Durant to win the championship and complete the Grand Slam after 12 years of perseverance.

Of course, Curry, who has been facing the broadcast camera, is also sincerely applauding Durant.

At this moment, the Bucks, as the championship, don't know how many eyes are on this team, and how many people want to dig into the inside story of this team.

On the second day of the finals, Chen Xiao, Wade and Luo Ge did not leave in a hurry, but participated in the parade in Milwaukee to celebrate the NBA championship.

At the same time, he also participated in the renaming ceremony of Bradley Arena's name change to "Golden Eagle Arena", as well as the unveiling ceremony of the bronze statues of Durant and Curry.

Before the Finals, the Bucks and Milwaukee prepared their statues for Durant and Curry, of course, with the exception of the two, Ray Allen's statue was already there when he retired three years ago. .

After all, Ray Allen has been with the Bucks forever, and is by far the highest-scoring player in the history of the Bucks.

He is also the only player in the history of the Bucks with a total score of 300 million.

Durant is almost 3,000 more points away from reaching the 30,000-point mark.

If there is no injury or illness, it will take about 2 seasons.

That's when the greatest player in Bucks history will be rewritten.

Although Durant (1 championship, 2mvp, 1fmvp) has surpassed Ray Allen in NBA history after winning the championship and fmvp, but in the status of the Bucks, Ray Allen is currently the most powerful, even if Ray Allen has only taken the Bucks to one Finals and only one MVP.

For the Bucks, Ray Allen is epic and godfather.

Neither Durant nor Curry would be so honorable for wanting to go beyond.

Just like Reggie Miller of the Pacers, even if you have more honor than Miller, it is not so easy to surpass Miller, it is too symbolic.

After attending the renaming ceremony of the Bradley Arena and the unveiling of the bronze statue of Durant Curry, Chen Xiao and Wade Roger returned to California.

Although the Warriors did not achieve the championship goal this year, there are still a lot of things in the offseason.

First of all, the most important thing for the team this season is Devin Booker's contract extension.

Devin Booker performed very well in the playoffs last season. After the finals last season, many people said that Devin Booker must be renewing with a maximum salary.

But Devin Booker's performance this season has been quite disappointing.

Then things get complicated.

On the Warriors side, it is definitely impossible to give Devin Booker the full five-year maximum salary.

And other teams are also hesitating, it's really hard to say what the final result will be.

Although he is reluctant to sign Devin Booker for a five-year max salary, is he going to match the four-year max salary signed by Devin Booker and other teams?

This is actually something that Chen Xiao needs to decide.

And Chen Xiao's decision naturally hoped that Devin Booker could stay.

Devin Booker was beaten badly against Lowry in the playoffs this time, not entirely because of his strength. Let’s just put it this way, Devin Booker’s state has not been very good since the end of the World Cup, and it has been a step for the whole season Slowly and slowly, unable to adjust.

In this case, Ye Xiao still believed in Devin Booker very much.

And in order to keep Devin Booker, Roger also took the initiative to reject the tens of millions of contract renewals offered by the Warriors, and was only willing to accept a basic salary.

To be fair, as far as Roger's performance in the playoffs is concerned, as long as he is willing, let alone a tens of millions of contracts, even if it is a higher contract, other teams are willing to ask for it.

Out of respect for the top ten players in history, the Warriors gave Rogge and Wade the same tens of millions of contract renewals, but Rogge was unwilling to accept it anyway.

In the end, the Warriors could only compromise and sign a pre-signed contract with Rogo.

And Luo Ge's large reduction from 20 million to the basic salary has indeed released the pressure of the Warriors' super luxury tax.

Less than 10 million salary, it is possible to pay 100 million less super luxury tax.

At the same time, the team's locker room leader, Chen Xiao, has been with Chen Xiao since the Cavaliers. He is one of the greatest role players in the history of the league and one of the role players with the most championships. He has won nine championships in his career. Matt Barnes announced his retirement.

Matt Barnes will be the team's assistant coach after retirement.

At the same time, the team's best sixth man, Chen Xiao's apprentice, Curry, also discussed with the team and wanted to leave the team and return to the Bobcats.

After the Bobcats lost Ross, DeRozan and other players last season, and after the injury of Cousins, the boss who had been righted, the Bobcats did not even make the playoffs last year.

The old Curry as the team's head coach is under a lot of pressure right now.

Now several star players of the team, Luo Yin is about to retire, Cousins' state after being seriously injured is unknown, Kemba Walker, Horford, and Pau Gasol all have plans to leave, the entire Bobcats are now a little chicken The meaning of flying dog.

As the team's head coach, Curry desperately needs the support of Curry Jr.

And being able to return to his hometown team, or being the leader in the hands of Dad, is also a temptation for Curry.

Now that the Bobcats are ready to straighten the team's young player Tatum, Curry is willing to go back and help Tatum's growth.

So, after the season, the Bobcats were in discussions with the Warriors about a Curry Jr. trade.

Little Curry has contributed a lot to the Warriors, and the Bobcats will naturally not set any obstacles for little Curry to leave.

However, given Curry's salary, the Bobcats still need a player balance trade.

So in the end, the Bobcats intend to trade Yoin Seia Thomas Jr. to the Warriors for Curry Jr.

Of course, the salary of Little Yin Seia Thomas was not enough. The Bobcats chose to eat hard in space and gave the Warriors a trade exception.

After the contracts of star players such as Horford expired, the Bobcats' total salary was already under the salary cap, and they could eat hard.

In short, the Bobcats, the once-nba overlord, has now been completely rebuilt.

At the same time, Norman Powell, who came to the team with Devin Booker back then, must be free to leave.

In the years since he came to the Warriors, Powell's performance is obvious to all. Although he didn't play that much time, he also played some performances.

But obviously, his potential is much worse than that of Alexander, Jaylen Brown, and even Michael Porter, who has recovered from injury and is ready to return next season.

In this case, with Alexander, Jaylen Brown and Michael Porter growing up, Powell basically has little chance.

If you really want to use tens of millions of years of salary to stay and let him watch the water dispenser, it is not appropriate.

There is also VanVleet who has the same troubles as Powell. VanVleet has also played some standards. There are many suitors in the NBA, but VanVleet's departure and retention are not as absolute as Powell's.

If the Warriors end up keeping Devin Booker, VanVleet won't re-sign.

And what Chen Xiao has finalized is that the renewal of Devin Booker, although not the five-year maximum salary, the four-year maximum salary should be matched.

In this case, VanVleet can only leave freely.

And those are the important moves for the Warriors this summer.

Now the Warriors' salary space is still locked, and there is no gap in salary and personnel. Except for the draft, there is basically no possibility of operation.

It has to be said that although the Warriors will not have any operations this summer, the team has changed a lot.

If all these operations are completed, then the Warriors will be left with the following people in the new season.

Chen Xiao, Bushmei, Kelai, Luo Ge, Wade, Devin Booker, Jaylen Brown, Alexander, John Collins, Jarrett Allen, Michael Porter Jr., Mitchell Robinson Jr., Yoon Seaa Thomas Jr.

A total of 13 people, the total salary is still more than 100 million 6.

Can only say horror.

If it wasn't for Roger's willingness to take a pay cut, Barnes retiring, and Curry Jr. for Isaiah Thomas Jr., the Warriors' total salary this year would go to 200 million after the draft.

In the entire league, this is really only the Warriors who can play like this.

The average team will definitely not leave Devin Booker this year.

Of course, Chen Xiao hopes to keep Devin Booker this year, but he doesn't know if Devin Booker is willing to stay.

After the Warriors told Devin Booker internally that they were unwilling to renew Devin Booker's five-year max salary contract and were willing to match any offer made by him, Devin Booker has not contacted the team again.

After that, Jerry West found Chen Xiao, and finally it was Chen Xiaocai who contacted Devin Booker.

Facing Chen Xiao, Devin Booker opened his heart.

"God, I don't want to lie to you, I want to leave the team."

Chen Xiao didn't ask why, because it wasn't necessary, it's not so easy for an adult to go back on his decision.

"If it were me, I would also choose to leave."

Wade said to Chen Xiao.

Yes, Devin Booker has had a difficult season, and while the team has been supporting him, when faced with the all-important extension, the team has not backed him without reservation.

This disappointed Devin Booker.

However, there is really no way to do this.

Because next season, the team will face the renewal of Klai Thompson again. In this case, keeping Devin Booker is already the Warriors clenching their teeth.

If Devin Booker is really renewed with a maximum salary, what will happen to Jaylen Brown in the next year?

Do the Warriors want a max salary for everyone?

That's not crazy!

If a team wants long-term stability, it is actually best to stratify players.

That is to say, the team still has Chen Xiao to support the revenue, and the Warriors are the most profitable team in the league. Otherwise, the contract renewal of Kelai next season will not be possible.

Of course, after the Warriors released the news that they would trade Devin Booker, there were still a lot of teams inquiring.

To be fair, Devin Booker is young and powerful. Although he didn't perform well last season, there is no risk of gambling. He is a real 23-year-old All-Star.

If he goes to free agency, most teams have no chance of getting him.

But if he enters the trading market, anyone can have the opportunity to own him for the next five years, as long as your bid is high enough.

Although Devin Booker chose to leave the team, he did not have any requirements for his next family. This is also a reward for Chen Xiao and the Warriors who have cultivated him over the years.

The higher bidder gets it.

Among so many suitors, it is clear that the most active one is the Phoenix Suns who signed the second overall pick this year.

Because of Bosh's heart problems and Aldridge's age, the Suns are also rebuilding. If they can get Devin Booker, for the Suns, the core of the reconstruction will be found.

In this year's draft, except for the fat tiger scheduled for the No. 1 pick, no one else can match Devin Booker.

This year's five rookies, Fat Tiger is the only one.

The other four were one stop above the rest.

Among the four talents in the second tranche, Morant ranked second, and the template is Kevin Johnson. Kevin Johnson is not as good as Devin Booker.

And Devin Booker is less than 3 years older than Morant. The two are actually people of the same era. Devin Booker has proven his strength, and Morant is still potential.

In this case, it's actually a good choice.

In fact, with the exception of the Suns, all the lottery teams with top draft picks this year are asking about the possibility of swapping the pick for Devin Booker.

The Suns felt Morant was inferior to Devin Booker.

The template is DeRozan's Barrett, the template is Kyrie Irving's Garland, and the template is Rolle Deng's Hunter is naturally not as good as Devin Booker.

For the Warriors, these four rookies of 2-5 this year are actually good. Relatively speaking, Morant is definitely the most suitable. He can defend, open up, and break through. Although he plays a little unique, he is still very good. Perfect for the Warriors.

And Devin Booker also has a good impression of the Suns, so there is no need to overdo it and make a rake, and Jerry West is not the kind of rake.

Ultimately, Devin Booker swapped teams with Morant on draft day.

In this year's draft, the Warriors selected Morant with the second overall pick and another point guard, Jordan Poole, with the 29th overall pick.

If Devin Booker leaves without getting Morant, the Warriors will renew VanVleet, but with Morant coming, there is no need to keep VanVleet with a high salary.

VanVleet wants to stay with a minimum salary of 10 million, and Poole, who was selected with the 29th pick, is actually good for Kevin Porter Jr., who was selected by the Bucks with the 30th pick.

However, the Warriors have a similar style of Morant, so they need a third point guard with another style.

Meanwhile, this year's second-round pick, the Warriors, was sold to the Lakers.

At this point, the Warriors' new season's personnel can be considered neat.

Centers: Chen Xiao, Mitchell Robinson

Power forwards: Thick eyebrows, Allen, John Collins

Small Forwards: Jaylen Brown, Michael Porter Jr., Wade

Shooting guards: Claire, Alexander, Ron Howard

Point guards: Morant, Isaiah Thomas Jr., Jordan Poole

This is a lineup with many veterans and many young people. Therefore, everyone in the NBA believes that the Warriors have given up winning the championship in the future. While playing with Chen Xiao and the others for the last few years, they are also rebuilding.

In the future, the NBA will be dominated by the Bucks, the Lakers or the Cavaliers and the Heat for three years or even five years.