This Forward is Not Serious

The door to the free market is about to open, and various rumors are constantly flying out.

For example, the 76ers have lost patience with Bynum, and there is a high probability that they will not renew his contract. The latter will join the free agent market.

Iguodala failed to reach an early contract extension with the 76ers last season, and leaving the team is a high probability event.

So you can understand that the 76ers are going to tear down and rebuild, and directly open a supermarket.

At the same time, Josh Smith was also having trouble with his parent team.

This new generation of Eagle kings after Joe Johnson seems to be leaving Atlanta.

This year’s free market looks like it’s going to be lively.

…

On July 1, the NBA free market officially opened.

Miami.

JR Smith and Anthony were enjoying the wind on the beach, watching the girls walking back and forth in the distance.

There is no shortage of women for the two of them, but domestic flowers are not as fragrant as wild flowers, and they are looking at them with admiration at the moment.

For some women, being a scenery is more interesting than having one.

As he watched, Smith's cell phone rang.

Smith has previously announced that he is opting out of his contract and is preparing to renew a lucrative contract with the Heat.

So now he keeps his phone on and the volume is turned up loud, just waiting for his agent to call him.

His heart skipped a beat when he heard the noise.

I picked it up and saw that it was indeed the agent calling.

His agent and Anthony are both the same person, the famous Leon Rose.

"Leon?"

Because of the loud volume, Anthony even looked away.

Smith nodded happily and picked up.

He picked it up with a smile, but soon frowned.

The reason is simple. Negotiations between Rose and the Heat did not go smoothly.

In fact, Rose had been working hard before and thought things would go smoothly.

After all, Smith performed well last season, averaging a career-high 17 points per game.

With this data and his age, an annual salary of tens of millions is not a dream.

But judging from the current negotiations, the Heat only want to give him a three-year contract extension of about 17 million.

The average annual salary is less than 6 million, which is somewhat insulting.

However, it is obvious that it is difficult for a player like Smith with "thorny" attributes and not very good defense to earn an annual salary of tens of millions.

Just look at the contracts of Jamal Crawford and Lou Williams.

"Not smooth?"

Looking at Smith's sad face as he hung up the phone, Anthony asked.

Smith nodded.

"Don't worry, I'll go talk to Michael (McCullough) and the problem will be solved soon."

Anthony said calmly.

Smith is his little brother.

Smith immediately became happy when he heard this.

With boss Anthony taking action, the problem will be solved soon.

…

On the first day of the free market, the rumors that had been made before came true one after another.

Josh Smith, Iguodala, and Bynum have all entered the free agent market.

This time, the Cavaliers were the happiest.

Because they need to strengthen their interior and forward lines.

As long as one of these people is willing to go, the Cavaliers will be very strong next season.

However, because the entrance hall needs to be replaced, the results will naturally not come out so quickly.

On the contrary, news came out continuously from the Lakers.

The first is that they renewed a five-year contract with Paul with a maximum salary of 107 million, of which the fourth year is a player option.

Because there is basically no suspense about this, there were very few rumors before.

In addition, they also officially finalized Phil Jackson's successor.

It's not Brian Shaw as previously rumored, but Mike D'Antoni.

Phil Jackson's retirement itself actually has a lot to say. As Jenny Buss' boyfriend, he is not simply tired and wants to rest.

D'Antoni is a head coach candidate that Jim Buss strongly supports.

This change shows that within the Bass Group, Jim has the upper hand at this time.

This is also understandable. The Lakers formed a super team but were unable to win the championship. It was expected that Jeanie Buss would lose ground.

The first day of free agency was the Lakers, and on the second day, it was the Knicks.

They reached a two-year, 6 million mid-level contract with Mo Williams, with the second year as a player option.

This is a very good addition for the Knicks.

In addition, they also signed veterans Stephen Jackson and Jason Collins with minimum salaries to replace the departed McGrady and Fisher.

The Knicks' main lineup will not change much next season, but the bench lineup will become stronger again.

After Riley became the head coach, the Knicks' operation speed accelerated.

The Knicks were signing people continuously, and at the same time in Brooklyn on the other side of the river, Karl was also undergoing trial training.

Karl also specially called Lin Ying.

In order to make the trial training more targeted, Karl even brought people from the team's summer league to the trial training first, not only for 1-on-1 and half-time, but also for the whole game.

The 1V1 and 3V3 trials ended, and both Barbosa and Livingston were in excellent trial conditions.

Both of them have made sufficient preparations for today's trial training.

Finally, there is the audience.

It was at this time that Lin Ying saw a particularly familiar figure on the team's summer league team.

Robert Covington!

"Why is he here with us?"

Lin Ying turned to Walken Dean and asked.

"who?"

Walken Dean didn't react for a moment.

Lin Ying said Covington's name, but Dean Walken still shook his head.

The answer wasn't known until McMillan was called over, who would take the team to summer league.

"He is an undrafted player. He has good physical condition, but his offense and defense are relatively poor."

McMillan explained that this was also the draft report he got.

Lin Ying nodded.

He doesn't even remember when Covington entered the NBA, let alone whether he was undrafted.

But this made him see that it was a bit lucky.

Covington is nicknamed General Co, the pinnacle of 3D!

The scarcity of 3D players in this league is very high. Contracts may not be worth tens of millions, but they will be snapped up as soon as they enter the free market.

This is also the benefit of Tianyan. There are too many players in this league who are in good shape, but most of them cannot develop.

Take the Thunder's McGee as an example. His defense is very good, but his offense remains the same after a season.

"Watching him shoot is more uncomfortable than me being constipated."

During training, Durant often complained to him about McGeegin's twisted shots.

After McMillan left, Lin Ying turned around and communicated with Walken Dean for a while.

He didn't want to interfere with the management, but if someone like this came to him, he wouldn't be able to do it without using his own eyes.

It's like when you go out and see 100 yuan dropped on the ground, would you just walk over and ignore it?

What's more, Covington costs more than 100 yuan.

And the Nets may not be able to keep Butler next season. If Covington can be trained, he will be a very good substitute.

After the whole trial, Barbosa and Livingston still performed very well.

This time it was really difficult for Karl.

After finally communicating with Walken Dean for a while, he gave a message:

I want them all!

No one thinks they have too much money!

As for whether they can all be signed, that is a matter for Dean Warken.

Walken Dean is also a bit difficult.

He still has to contact JR Smith!

Speaking of JR, the Heat's offer is too low, so the Nets have no chance at all.

…

The third day of free agency.

The protagonist of the first day is the Lakers, and the protagonist of the second day is the Knicks.

On the third day, the Warriors and Cavaliers began to appear together.

And both sides are very lively.

After sending Ellis away last season, the Warriors corrected the backcourt combination of Curry and Thompson, but the forward and interior strength are not enough.

But they now have space, so they quickly signed Iguodala with a four-year, $48 million contract.

This price was unexpected by the outside world, but Iguodala's personal wishes played a big role in it.

Lin Ying is not surprised by this signing, because playing is just Iguodala's side job!

And in addition, the Warriors also signed Zaza Pachulia with a three-year, 15 million full mid-level contract.

At the same time, they also used the Bird clause to renew Jarrett Jack with a five-year, 30 million contract (the last year is partially guaranteed).

The Warriors are ready to do something big next season.

The Cavaliers also made a lot of noise.

In the past few days, they have been fiercely chasing Iguodala, and even offered a four-year, 70 million contract.

But Iguodala's choice vividly illustrates the reality of "no birds come to this poor place in Cleveland."

So they turned their guns and set their sights on Josh Smith.

In the end, they won Smith with a four-year, 60 million contract.

This contract is larger than the contract Smith received in history. In history, Smith went to the Pistons for 54 million in 4 years.

Detroit is not a good place either, the kind of industrial city that will go bankrupt in the future.

So it can be seen from this that everyone pursues different things. What Smith values ​​more is salary.

And after signing Smith, the Cavaliers also made a very delicate operation.

They did not pursue Bynum as they did in history, but used two second-round picks to pack role players and traded Spencer Hawes from the "76ers Supermarket".

Hawes signed with the 76ers last year on a two-year, $13.1 million contract, which expires next summer.

It is reported that this deal was facilitated by Kidd.

As both defenders, although Kidd has just arrived in Cleveland, he actually knows what Irving and Harden need.

space.

Hawes is 2.16 meters tall. Although his defense is relatively poor, he is excellent in passing and controlling. The most important thing is that he has a stable outside three-pointer.

This kind of player is a space insider born for the Cavaliers' dual guns.

Moreover, the Cavaliers already have Tristan Thompson and Josh Smith on defense. This offensive and defensive combination can completely complement each other.

The Cavaliers are rebuilding quickly.

Lin Ying continued to scan the news throughout the day.

After watching the Cavaliers' operation, he knew that there would be a strong rival in the Eastern Conference next season.

Historically, Josh Smith went to the Pistons and was waived after one year because he was not very good at three-pointers. In addition, the Pistons had Drummond and Monroe. At that time, the head coach of the Pistons was Stan Van Gundy, so there was no space at all. Can't fight at all.

But the Cavaliers traded for Hawes, and Irving and Harden both have shooting range on the outside, so the space is completely different.

This can be seen by referring to the history of Smith's successful partnership with the Rockets and Harden.

But, if this happens, James' way "home" will be blocked!

He was suddenly curious, if the Knicks fail again this year, what will happen when the contracts of the three brothers expire next season?

The fourth day of free agency.

The Nets finally started to take action.

Warken Dean successively reached a minimum salary contract with Livingston and Barbosa.

Walken Dean has his own ideas here.

Because JR has been negotiating with the Heat, he was not in a hurry to contact him.

So Livingston and Barbosa saw a lot of opportunities for themselves.

Walken Dean has a guarantee.

As for how to allocate playing time if JR is taken down later, and whether the players will be emotional, it is not something he will consider.

Karl wanted them all, so he brought them all.

Does this count as cheating Barbosa and Livingston?

Business is just business, and Walken Dean can't possibly think that much about role players.

And he is not worried about problems within the team. With Lin Ying here, these people can control them.

Just after signing the two, Walkendian quickly contacted JR's agent Rose.

He gave Rose two options. One was to join the Nets directly with a three-year, 9 million full mini-middle-level contract.

This is also the largest contract the Nets can offer if they exceed the cap.

Another option is to convince the Heat and Nets to sign first and then trade.

JR can continue to sign the three-year, 1,700 contract, and the Nets can sign and exchange.

…

In Miami, JR and Rose sat across from each other in the living room.

Ross turned off the speakerphone and looked at his target, JR.

JR is struggling right now.

Anthony said that he would help him talk to the management, but nothing happened.

It's not that Anthony didn't do it, Anthony and James are both very loyal people.

But the Heat management did not agree to Anthony.

The Heat are a pursuing team, and Anthony has not played well in the Heat in the past two years.

If Howard's departure hadn't disrupted their plans, they might have put Anthony on the shelf.

So they refused to let go of the price when it came to JR's contract renewal.

In fact, the main reason why the Heat management did this was that JR could not get a bigger contract in the market.

With this stalemate until the end, J.R. Smith could only resign as he did during the offseason.

So it can be said that Walken Dean's call came at the right time.

This gave JR another option.

But he didn't want to leave Anthony. He wanted to continue playing with his brother Anthony more than Karl.

"From a career perspective, I would suggest you go to Brooklyn, where there is greater exposure and opportunity."

Although Rose is also Anthony's agent, as a big-name agent, he is still very professional.

Same contract, different stage, this is actually a good choice.

…

Las Vegas, summer league.

The Nets are about to face the Magic.

The head coach of the Nets is McMillan, but Karl is also here today.

Before the roster was finalized, Carr's son Coby Carr also joined the team.

Karl came to watch his son play and observe the new players on the team.

Before the game even started, he received a call from Walken Dean.

"George, I have brought you all the people you want."