Compared with the strong forces in 03, they have made a big effort to engage in arms competition, and the summer of 05 is extraordinarily calm. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info is probably the dominance of the Rockets that shook the whole league, and many quasi-first-line powerhouses gave up their determination to bring in reinforcements to challenge for the championship, and instead decided to hibernate. Only a few teams are determined to compete with the Rockets, and there are a few teams that have been rotten for several years and are determined to regain their strength in this year.

And the biggest attraction this summer is not the free agent market, but the new collective bargaining. The last 1998 negotiation nearly fell apart, resulting in a lengthy offseason and a shortened season. In the end, the Spurs became the champions, opening a new chapter in the post-Jordan era.

Perhaps learning the lessons of last time, the negotiations went exceptionally smoothly, with both employers and management making modest concessions and making changes to the rules in response to some of the problematic events of the past few years.

One of the most famous changes is the "Arenas Clause". In previous years, due to salary regulations, the parent team could only use the early Bird exception for the renewal contract of players who only had 1-2 years of team experience, so there would be a bug that other teams gave high invitation contracts, and the parent team was limited by the rules and could not match the money. The Arenas clause limits such invitations to a salary of no more than the middle of the current year in the first year and an increase of 8% in the second year, making it easy for the parent club to renew the contract of such players.

(But this rule creates a new problem, the "poison" contract.) That is, contracts where wages are low in the first and second years, but wages skyrocket in the third year. Typical examples are the contracts that Rockets Morey offered to Jeremy Lin and Asik. The Rockets used Jeremy Lin and Asik cheaply for two years, selling them to the Lakers and Pelicans in the third year when wages skyrocketed. Morey's shrewdness is evident from this)

In addition, the collective bargaining agreement has made a number of adjustments, such as the reduction of the upper limit of the Byrd clause from 7 years to 6 years. A seven-year-old contract like Maddie's would be extinct in the league.

On July 1, the Bucks took the lead. They signed new No. 1 player Andrew on a standard 2+2 (post-2 team option) contract. Bogut. Not to be outdone, the other teams are not to be outdone. Robinson, David. Lee and other rookie players have also signed contracts in a matter of days.

On July 5, the number one big name in this year's free agent, Ray Murray. Allen signed a five-year, $80 million contract with his parent team, SuperSonics. On the same day, the Bobcats' Eye Show Chris. Paul and the Lakers' tanhua show Delon. Williams, No. 10 pick Andrew. Bynum successfully signed a contract, and the contract is also 2+2.

On the same day, Rocket's old friend Mark . Bryant signed with the Magic as an assistant coach.

On July 9th, Bobby, who was just selected as the Most Improved Player last season. Simmons got a fat contract, and he switched to the Bucks for 5 years and 47 million. Another free agent, Larry. Hughes also signed a five-year, $65 million contract with the Cavaliers. Previously, Hughes performed very well with the Wizards and reached the peak of his career. It's a pity that at this time LeBron. James is not like he will be able to give enough influence to the team after many years, and LeBron, who has a good head, can't sway Danny with a hole in his head at all. Ferry, which led him to sign Hughes, an inefficient player with poor offensive options and difficult to match LeBron. Immediately afterwards, Ferry renewed the contract of the veteran Ilgoskas with a high salary of 55 million for 5 years.

On July 25, the Pacers made an unexpected move and signed Lithuanian king Sarunas on a three-year, $12 million contract. Jasco Visius. This powerhouse is also well-known in the United States, and once scored 28 points in the 04 Athens Olympics to sink the Dream Six team. The Pacers also followed the successful cases of the Pistons introducing Bodiloga and the Spurs introducing Ginobili, and came to Europe to Taobao for such an older rookie. And Jasco Vicetius himself went to high school and college in the United States, and his ability to adapt in the NBA is by no means a problem compared to Bodi Loga. The Pacers are hoping that the experienced Jia Tianwang can be the backbone of the team and assist the young Tinsley and others to achieve success.

On July 28, Larry. Brown has officially signed a five-year contract with the Knicks. Ironically, on the same day, Milicic, who he disliked the most, was given a team option by the Pistons and will continue to play for the Pistons for at least two years.

On August 2nd, Shaq. O'Neal successfully renewed his contract with a huge contract of 100 million for 5 years, and his teammate Haslem also renewed his contract for 5 years and 30 million. The Heat are also determined to defeat the Pistons and break through from the East. At the same time, the 76ers' Korver, the Spurs' Hawley and other players were renewed. Among them, Yuanfei is more concerned that the Lakers also successfully renewed Kwamei's contract for 3 years and 22 million. Brown. This contract renewal price is slightly lower than the memory in his previous life, but Los Angeles is a metropolis after all, with high media exposure, and additional income such as advertising will be a little more, so many players are happy to have less income and go to the giant Lakers.

This day also saw the first big trade of the offseason, which is not uncommon in the history of the league, involving five teams: the Heat, Celtics, Grizzlies, Hornets and Jazz. Among them, Angie, who is good at hoarding draft picks, made a decisive move, he first signed the veteran Walker and sent him to the Heat, in exchange for 2 draft picks, a signing right and 2 players. And the Heat is even more generous, at the price of 2 players, 2 draft picks and one signing right, in exchange for four players and one signing right. Among them Antoine from the Green Army. Walker, James from the Grizzlies. Posey and Jason. Williams are all famous generals who have been in the league for many years and have considerable combat effectiveness. Before this deal, the Heat were the favorites for the Eastern Conference championship, and the Pistons' strength was in between. After the transaction, it has increased its strength and can be called the first powerhouse in the east.

The Trail Blazers likewise put Sharif. Abdul Raheem signed and then traded to the Nets (and then to the Trail Blazers) in exchange for a first-round pick and a trade exception. Raheem was also a generation of famous players, and he was the 96 golden generation of Tanhua Xiu, and he once broke the inside line of the rockets. But he was suffering from a knee injury at this time, and he was no longer as brave as he used to be. Last season, he was still a star with a high salary of 14.63 million, but now he has to accept an ordinary salary with a starting salary of 5 million.

The Suns, who were struggling to find a 3D player, also made a move, and they signed Raja for 5 years and 24 million. Bel.

The Bucks, who want to improve their performance, are not to be outdone, and they signed a 37-year-old player and one of the founders of the Bulls dynasty Kukoc with a one-year veteran base salary. (To be continued.) )