Chapter 079: Rocket Lineup
Morey didn't make any trades before the draft, but he still kept selling players according to Liu Shuo's intentions, hoping to get some good players from the forced team.
At the time of the draft, the Timberwolves selected Curry with the No. 6 pick, and then a trade with the Rockets broke out, and Maddy was sent to the Timberwolves to get the Timberwolves' Al Jefferson, Cory Brewer and rookie Stephen Curry.
Maddie still has a lot of prestige in Houston, he was traded away, which almost caused a riot among the fans, and the fans scolded Liu Shuo for messing around, but Liu Shuo was unmoved, Maddie is no longer the omnipotent Maddie, his back injury made him not too athletic, prompting his "laziness".
If a player becomes lazy, then it is not far off. That's the case with Maddie, who, while he can still do incredible offenses now, is only getting back to light.
Liu Shuo was not moved by the reaction of the fans at all, anyway, he was not in Houston, and they could make trouble as much as they wanted.
Before the fans could slow down, they found out that the Rockets had made another trade.
On July 2, the Rockets and Clippers reached an agreement to trade Artest, Brian Cook, and Carl Landry for the Clippers' Zach Randolph and DeAndre Jordan, as well as next year's first-round pick.
This deal is not about who takes advantage of it, Zach Randolph has the strength, but he is a cancer. However, the Rockets have traded a power forward even though they already have Al Jefferson, which is bound to cause a conflict between the two.
In fact, Liu Shuo's real intention is in Jordan Jr., he remembers that Jordan Jr. became the top interior in the NBA in the future, and now Jordan Jr.'s contract is only $550,000, which is cheap to death.
As for Zachrandorf, the Grizzlies made it clear that they want to.
So Liu Shuo reached an agreement with the Grizzly Bear again and sent Randolph to the Grizzly Bear, but he wanted the Grizzly Bear's Mark Gasol. The Grizzlies obviously value Randolph more than a rookie, considering that Mark traded Pau Gasol in the first place and has not played a game in the NBA.
To make up for the salary gap, the Grizzlies offered a bad contract, Marko Jaric, next year's first-round pick, and an amnesty.
After the trade came back, Liu Shuo pardoned Marco Yarichi as soon as possible, this guy has a salary of more than 7 million US dollars, and he can score two points per game on average, which is even more rubbish than Sun Dasheng.
The deal was essentially the equivalent of trading Randolph for Mark and a draft pick. It's another loss-making business, but the fans of the Rockets are no longer surprised, they are a little numb and disappointed, and many people think that the Rockets will not be able to win another championship in their lifetime.
Sure enough, four days later, the Rockets made another bizarre trade, and Wolves king Al Jefferson was traded to the New York Knicks in exchange for the Knicks' restricted player David Lee and the Knicks' first-round pick the following year.
This deal is actually not a loss, the Wolf King's state has declined, and he is not much better than David Lee, and David Lee is younger, except for the defensive handicap, everything else is still good. For David Lee's contract, the Knicks signed a five-year, $45 million contract.
On July 9, the Rockets and the New Jersey Nets reached a deal, exchanging Landry, Brooks and the Rockets' first-round picks for next year's first-round picks for Yi Jianlian and the Nets' first-round picks next year.
In this way, the lineup of the rocket is decided. center Yao Ming, Marc Gasol, Jordan Jr., Uncle Mu; power forwards David Lee, Scola, Yi Jianlian, Jazzie Butler; small forwards Cory Brewer and Hayes; shooting guards Sean Battier, Rutherhead, Brent Barry; Point guards Curry, Kyle Lowry.
There are exactly 15 people, and it is already certain that Yao Ming will stay on the injury list all year round. The remaining two injury lists are expected to go to Jazzie Butler and Brent Barry. This lineup is very strong on the inside, but it is slightly weak on the outside, and it can only be strengthened next year and the year after.
And the Rockets now have several draft picks, first-round picks from the Clippers and Grizzlies next year, and first-round picks from the Rockets themselves and the Knicks and Nets the year after. At least five very good players can be selected to make a big change in the Rockets' backcourt lineup.
The total salary of the Rocket's lineup is only more than 68 million, excluding Yao Ming's 15 million, it is only 53 million, and it has not even reached the luxury tax, where can I get a sum of money from the league this year.
Rocket fans couldn't understand this lineup at all, because at that time, Mark, Jordan Jr., and Uncle Mu were all meat shield-type centers, and the Rockets had three savings at once, and the reuse coincided. Could it be that all three of them used Yao Ming as a substitute?
The big forwards are similar, David Lee, Scola and Yi Jianlian are all projection centers, only Scola passes the basket, and the other two have a single role.
Such a single inside line is obviously a loss, but the fans of the Rockets have long been desperate, they are too lazy to protest, you can do whatever you like, it's a big deal if we don't go to see it.
When Liu Shuo flew to Japan, the season tickets for the new season were only sold for less than a tenth of the same period last year. can make Morey very bad, but Liu Shuo doesn't care at all, as long as he plays the results, he is not afraid that the fans will not come to watch. And as long as there are Chinese, the rocket will not be able to lose at all.
In recent years, although the NBA market has been sluggish, the owners of various teams have changed a lot, except for the Rockets, the Nets will be sold to Russian tycoons in two years, the Hornets will be hosted by the league, and many people are in a hurry to cash out and stay away from the NBA. But Liu Shuo knows that in a few years, the NBA will usher in a big explosion, and the market value of teams with stars will skyrocket.
And Liu Shuo is confident that the rocket will be operational, and it would be good if he didn't want anything else, just dig more future stars.
After ten days of playing in Japan and South Korea, Liu Shuo returned to China with He Dan. Domestic comic fans are already looking forward to it, but they still have to wait for a while, because He Dan's belly is already very big, and Liu Shuo has to spend more time with her.
But fans don't know! Every day, he urged Liu Shuo on Weibo to make up for it quickly, but Liu Shuo was completely unmoved. He draws a few words when he has time, and owes it for the time being if he doesn't have time. And Liu Shuo also went to see Yao Ming on purpose, and told him not to hurry to come back, when the injury is completely healed, when to come back.
Liu Shuo just came back, Cheng Hui came to him with the expansion plan of Manfeng Cinema Line again, and in the past six months, the animation industrial park has accumulated 300 million dividends, and Cheng Hui is ready to build another 20 theaters. Liu Shuo agreed, anyway, the money can't be put into his pocket, so it's good to invest directly.