Super Lord of the Rings

The Kings renewed Whiteside's contract for 98 million in four years, and "Whiteside" used his actions to win back a high salary for himself. In the future, when Gobert's rookie contract expires, he will most likely be given up.

Shocking news broke on the same day, the Mavericks signed Harrison Barnes to a four-year maximum salary worth 94 million. Cuban will definitely cry in the future. This is absolutely high salary and low ability. Barnes is just a role player.

With Lowry and Thompson attracting defense, Barnes could only score 11.7 points, 5 rebounds and 1.8 assists in the regular season. In order to poach him, the Mavericks did not renew Jeremy Lin's contract. They only looked at the offensive ability. Barnes may not be better than Jeremy Lin.

In the playoffs, Barnes' data dropped to 9 points and 4.7 rebounds, playing 31 minutes and shooting 38% from the field. This is simply terrible. Ten years ago, he would only have received two million.

The Mavericks will definitely not be competitive next season. Nowitzki's scoring efficiency is still there, and there are also loopholes on the defensive end.

The Pelicans renewed James Harden's contract for 4 years with 118 million, but their offense and defense are weak.

Wade signed with the Bulls for 2 years and 47.5 million. The Bulls' outside lineup next season will be Rondo and Wade, both of whom can't shoot three-pointers. I'm drunk just thinking about it.

The Trail Blazers renewed McCrum's contract in advance for 106 million in four years. In the past, Joe Johnson was called the worst contract, but now no matter what the cat or dog is, he is Mr. 20 million.

McCrum can only score. On the defensive end, his height of 191cm at the 2nd position is a tragedy. He is easily beaten by strong defenders.

James renewed his contract with the Cavaliers for 100 million in three years. The previous two-year contract allowed him to maximize his interests, but he was also labeled as high-paid and incompetent.

Compared with Wang Jun and Curry, anyone who has signed a big contract is overpaid and incompetent.

The most cost-effective signing of the Cavaliers was the signing of J.R. Smith for 5 million a year. The "Smart Knife" also came to win the championship. He signed a high-paying long-term contract with the Knicks and performed poorly. After being traded to the Nuggets, he also failed to perform.

His advantage is his stroke. Last season, he had a 40% three-point shooting rate and averaged 2.6 field goals in 6.6 attempts per game.

JR Smith is very unlucky. He was called high-paid and incompetent in New York, and he was said to be a cancer in the Nuggets. Now that the league's average salary is high, he is getting a basic salary at the age of 31.

Smith thought about joining the Kings, but the Kings were not interested in a player like him. They preferred people who were willing to defend and run tactics according to the coach's arrangements.

The Kings' Covington was poached and signed with the Bucks for 52 million in four years. Skiles was optimistic about his three-point shooting ability.

Covington didn't play much in the playoffs, so he paid a premium.

With the same annual salary, he is at least better than the Pelicans signing Hill. The Bucks' geographical location is not good, so if they want to recruit people, they can only offer high salaries.

Two veterans, Stoudemire and West, announced their retirement, leaving the Kings with several vacancies.

Their first signing was Richard Jefferson. He averaged 5.5 points and 1.7 rebounds per game in the Cavaliers' regular season, shot 45.8% from the field, and 38.2% from three-point range. His performance was relatively stable, he could serve as a power forward, and he even started in the playoffs. Many games.

The second pick was still a swingman, giving Matt Barnes a minimum salary.

Barnes is also 36 years old and was teammates with Wang Jun in the Bulls. He wants to taste the championship again at the end of his career.

Last season with the Grizzlies, he averaged 10 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. His scoring methods were mainly peripheral catching and shooting, without occupying the ball, and his rebounding efficiency was very high.

Barnes has changed several teams and has never faded out of the media's sight. He is a well-known problem player.

At the beginning of last year's season, Barnes' feud with Knicks coach Fisher made headlines.

Fisher showed up at the Los Angeles home of Barnes' wife, Gloria. It is reported that Fisher and Gloria have been dating for several months. In March last year, Lao Yu officially divorced his wife of ten years. After settling in New York, this "good man" no longer wanted his wife and daughter.

When Matt Barnes learned that Fisher was at Gloria's home, he immediately drove 95 miles to Los Angeles to prepare for a PK with Fisher. In the end, the fight did not start, but the police were still called.

Fisher's reputation was completely ruined. He didn't do a good job in the Knicks. He and "Zen Master" Jackson went to New York to form a group to cheat money.

Ishmael Smith renewed his contract with the Kings for 18 million in three years. After Brooks left, Curry must have a substitute. This contract is not big.

On July 16, Durant finally announced his decision.

After the Thunder were eliminated last season, many people speculated that Durant was leaving and where he would go.

The Celtics, Lakers, Wizards, Rockets, Warriors or staying with the Thunder. Experts believe these six possibilities are the most likely. In the end, Durant actually announced that he had joined the Kings.

Durant put on the uniform of the Western Conference rival Kings, which Thunder fans couldn't accept. He signed a two-year contract with the Kings worth a total of $54.3 million, with the second year as a player option.

Whether Durant was maximizing his profits next year for the 10-year veteran clause, or whether he was going to save the country after winning the championship, everyone was shocked.

Wang Jun, Durant, and Curry form the Super Big Three. If you add Whiteside, who was selected as an All-Star, they are the Big Four.

The Lakers have been trying to persuade Durant to join the Purple and Gold Army, but the recruitment has failed. Durant's decision will affect the Lakers' reconstruction work to a certain extent.

ESPN senior writer Harpostello believes that Durant joining the Kings is a correct decision. There is no need to pay attention to those rumors. Look at James' previous departure from the Cavaliers and go to the Kings. Wasn't it also to win a championship? This is Durant's decision now, in order to win the championship.

Barkley didn't appreciate Durant's move to join the Kings.

"I'm disappointed, just like I was disappointed to see LeBron go to the Kings." Barkley said: "Kevin is a good player, a good kid; from a competitive perspective, I'm disappointed because he weakened a team The strength of the team means that they will join an outstanding team. From a mentality point of view, they cannot become Wang Jun's younger brother just because they cannot beat him!"

There are some great players in NBA history who have never won a championship, and Barkley is one of them. He believes that not having a championship ring will not affect the player's historical status!

"There are always people saying, 'Hey, man, you didn't win a championship, you're a loser.'" Barkley laughed: "I don't think I'm a loser. I'm sure Patrick Ewing, Karl Malone, With John Stockton, we all think we are great. We can actually win a championship by joining forces, but only the new generation of players will have the pressure to win because everyone wants to win."

Durant's decision attracted countless criticisms. Time waits for no one. He was not motivated by money, so he had to make this decision.

Wang Jun welcomes Durant to join. The Kings' lineup is obviously stronger than last season. After a series of transactions are completed, the Kings' total salary next season is 97.45 million.

After passing the salary cap and not having to pay the luxury tax, the 14-man lineup is as follows.

Center: Whiteside, Gobert, Sabonis.

Power forward: Patterson, Aminu, Jefferson.

Small forward: Carroll, Durant, Carter.

Shooting guards: Wang Jun, Barnes, Wilcox.

Point guard: Curry, Ishmael Smith.

During the preseason, the Kings can also inspect players and sign someone to reinforce the No. 1 or No. 4 positions. Even if they don't sign, nothing can stop the Kings from winning three consecutive championships.

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