Chapter 942 [All Crazy!] The New Big Four! 】
Zhou Xuan was very disappointed with the development of Chinese basketball, otherwise he would not have said these words. If it weren't for the good play of his predecessors, he wouldn't have liked basketball at all and embarked on this path. Nowadays, the national team, as long as young people watch the game, they may lose interest in basketball directly, but fortunately, there is such a totem as Zhou Xuan to support them.
Some people who love basketball want to be as strong as Zhou Xuan, so they will work hard. Instead of seeing the performance of the national team and thinking, I am Chinese, no matter how hard I work, I will play the same as these people, there is no future, I should do something else. Find a stable job, get five insurances and one housing fund or something.
Is this a big span? It's not big at all, most Chinese recognize five insurances and one housing fund, which makes people feel more secure.
Guangzhou was followed by Shanghai, Beijing, and then Zhou Xuan left China. The fans were so enthusiastic, he didn't have personal space at all, and he was watched everywhere he went. There were fans outside the hotel, waiting for a day, expecting to see him and ask for an autograph. If you can talk a few words, it seems that you will die without regrets.
Zhou Xuan has repeatedly said that he should not be regarded as a god, he can be regarded as a goal, develop in his direction, and doing what he likes is more important than chasing stars.
But for the star chasers, their goal in life is to chase stars, and they are all close to the left ear and the right ear when they say anything else. Zhou Xuan's fans have already calculated, and chasing Korean stars is really speechless. Korean dramas are too detached from reality, who has ever seen the protagonist work in Korean dramas? Every day is a love triangle, eating,......
In this way, some young people are full of Oba's long legs. Before there were Korean dramas, when it came to lotus root, maybe everyone would only think of Nezha, because his body was made of lotus root. (Is this a thing?!) )
In July, the free market opened.
The Lakers and Kobe Bryant completed their contract extensions. Some fans analyzed that Kobe Bryant would choose to retire after being abused by Zhou Xuan, and in the end, Kobe Bryant did not retire, he chose to fight for another two years, with a contract of 46 million, and Bass Jr. showed what "father's love is like a mountain". After playing soy sauce for two years, the team did not enter the playoffs, and Kobe Bryant was a little embarrassed to ask for a high salary, so he reduced 2.5 million from his previous contract.
Duncan and Ginobili announced their retirement.
Duncan is 39 years old, although the stats are still 14. 7 points 9. 8 rebounds 2. 7 assists 2. 1 block, but he felt that there was no hope of a championship, and it didn't make much sense to stay and play for the playoffs. He already has enough money and wants to spend more time with his family. His wife cheated at the beginning because he had too little time and didn't have enough time to take care of his family.
Ginobili is in serious decline, and he considered retiring two years ago.
Popovich also immediately announced his retirement, fulfilling his promise that "I will not stay if he leaves".
Tony Parker announced that he was out of contract to test the waters of free agency, and he wanted to go to a strong team. Many Chinese pseudo-fans are puzzled by this, "Isn't the GDP portfolio advancing and retreating together?" Why didn't Parker retire together? "Because Parker is only 33 years old, how can he retire?
The Spurs went from being a championship contender to a rebuilding team in an instant, with many teams expressing interest in Parker.
Millsap left the Hawks and joined the Grizzlies on a two-year contract. The Grizzlies are no longer planning to renew the contract of the aging Zach Randolph with a high salary, and the fat man is willing to stay and have to take a pay cut.
Two years after two years, Millsap made a smart choice, and in 2017 he became a free agent to pursue a bigger contract.
Gasol Jr. renews his contract with the Grizzlies, but Randolph did not agree to the Grizzlies' offer for a low salary and waited and watched. As a strong interior player who is good at scoring, many teams are interested in him.
In the end, Randolph joined the Pelicans for 19 million in two years. Asik's offense is poor, and Randolph can resist, grab rebounds, and help Anthony Davis pull the ball. For the sake of the team's defense, he may be a substitute in the new season, and he is likely to compete for the league's best sixth man.
Dragic signed with the Rockets for 4 years and 58 million. As it turned out, the Rockets were quite nostalgic for the old team. After the return of Dorsey and Ariza, Dragic also returned. The expiration of Beverley's contract freed up salary space, and they needed a star guard to complement the "modern" combination.
Dragic was a good choice, although he was not selected as an All-Star, but was 19 last season. 2 points 6. The stats of 1 assist are beautiful. He opted to jump out of his contract a year early in order to join a team that could win the championship. He belongs to the players who don't love money and love championships, and the 2016 free man will be more beneficial to him.
Rajon Rondo re-signed the Mavericks for two years and 18 million, and together with Nowitzki, he continues to work hard for the championship.
The Mavericks also brought in center Tyson Chandler, and Cuban finally found a big man who could defend to escort Nowitzki. The Heat will be completely weakened after losing Chandler, and there will be no protection on the inside.
Chandler wants to join a team with a lot of scorers and a desperate need of defenders, where he can shine his brightest. As long as he's not injured, Chandler is a star center he can trust, even if he doesn't have a lot of scoring ability.
The Mavericks offered Chandler Parsons a high salary, 48 million for three years, which is not outrageously high. However, the Knicks still chose to renew Leonard's contract and let Parsons go. Mullin's offer to Parsons was less than 10 million a year, also for three years.
Mullin believes that Parsons' good play is the benefit of the system, without Zhou Xuan's pass, his statistics may shrink, and his defense is not as good as Leonard, and should not be more expensive than Leonard.
Leonard averaged 10 per game last season. 7 points 4. 4 rebounds 1. 6 assists 1. 2 steals, mainly responsible for defense, the Knicks kept them with a 3-year, 25 million contract.
Statistically, Leonard is just a role player, and giving him this contract is not thin, and he earns a lot more than Bledsoe. Other teams poached Leonard, and nothing could be bigger than this contract.
In fact, Leonard's role is very large, and Mullin thinks that he has a style like Iguodala, who is aggressive defensively, does not have the right to take the shot, and is the man the team needs by the system. Having already gone Matthews, he can't be let go of anything.
The Knicks were short of small forwards, and a bad situation happened. Knowing that they are few, the player's agent will take the opportunity to ask for a high salary.
Beasley and Butler are both hoping for a stable long-term contract. Giving Beasley a long-term contract was not part of Mullin's plan. Beasley is too unstable, scoring 20+ in one game, and possibly making one N shot in the end.
Butler is old, and last season he set career lows in all stats. His style of play is relatively simple, receiving the ball and pulling it out on the perimeter, rarely breaking through. His advantage is that he is experienced and a good tactical executor, and Mullin gives him a maximum of 3 million, and it is not interesting to go any higher.
Butler wasn't satisfied with the money and chose to join the Pistons after considering it. After cutting Josh Smith, the Pistons lacked a forward.
The Lakers poached Beasley from a two-year, $6 million contract, and they also need a small forward, and Nick Young is ready to leave, but Wesley Johnson alone can't do it.
The Lakers originally planned to poach Monroe, but Monroe only wanted a maximum salary and once rejected the Pistons' offer of 60 million for five years. The Lakers were under a lot of pressure after renewing Kobe's contract, so they abandoned the plan.
If Monroe goes to Los Angeles, the development of the two rookie interior players will also be a problem, Kupchak is finally not stupid, and Beasley can be used as a transitional player, and a cameo appearance in the No. 4 position is enough.
The Knicks are in dire need of a forward, Kyle Anderson is not a qualified starter, if Leonard plays a small forward, there is no one at the second position, and it is extremely difficult for the Knicks to find a cost-effective player with a million-dollar annual salary like Parsons.
Just when it was thought the Knicks had little chance of defending their title, Mullin stepped in. 4 years and 58 million signed a full free agent Rudy Gay.
In this way, the five starters are all players with an annual salary of more than 10 million, and there is also Ryan Anderson on the bench with an annual salary of 10 million next season, and the Knicks' salary has exploded all of a sudden.
In order to defend the title, Knicks owner James Dolan will not pick the door. When he saw the fourth crown, he began to want to win the fifth. Don't the Nets and Cavaliers want to have more money than anyone? Let's compare it. In recent years, the Knicks have always made money first in the league, and they can afford to spend it somewhat.
Gay earned $19.3 million a year with the Kings last season, averaging 20 per game. 7 points 6. 2 rebounds 4. 5 assists 1. 2 steals, 0. 6 blocks and 44 shooting percentage. 6%, 38 three-point shooting. 2%, which can be said to have reached the peak of his career.
Even Hayward gets the maximum salary, Guy can completely pursue the maximum salary, and the contract given by the Knicks is not big, and it is the same as what Hibbert signed back then, which is worth it. Guy has only one goal, and that is a championship, and he has signed a "garbage contract" with the Grizzlies and is not short of money. Such a person likes to defect to Zhou Xuan the most.
Now the Knicks have a big four, Guy is strong on the defensive end, he has the body of a top defender, he does a good job of one-on-one defense, and he can also help block on the side and protect rebounds.
The New York fans were all relieved, and the fans believed that under Zhou Xuan's organization, Guy would play well and perfectly replace Parsons' position. Even if Guy's ability to respond is not inferior to Parsons, he is better than before.
The Knicks look like they're getting stronger, which other teams don't want to see, but they can't stop it. Can you stop others from spending money? At that time, the Knicks' pre-tax salary of 100 million and 2 couldn't even make the playoffs, and the boss continued to poach people. Rich, capricious, what's the solution?
The knights also have big moves. They traded Thompson, Waiters, Vallejo and Haywood to get Aldridge for the Trail Blazers. Heywood was the head of the company, immediately announcing his retirement, and he was already playing on the go.
This is a trade that shocked the whole league, Ade has stabilized 20+10 and has stepped into the ranks of superstars, and many people even say that he is the league's No. 1 forward. Ade wants a championship and wants to play on a strong team. Seeing that they couldn't keep him, the Trailblazers had no choice but to trade.
With Martin, Waiters overlapped with his position and shot a lot worse. Thompson's place, Marion, could be replaced, and the Cavaliers boldly made a trade. This is also the management's fear that next year James will feel that the roster is not good and enter the free market again. Lefu is completely free next year, and this kind of thing is very likely to happen.
Ade and Lefu are two super interior partners, small forward James, outside Martin, and Irving. They are most likely to compete with the Knicks, also in a Big Four lineup.