Soon after the draft, the Wizards held a press conference for the rookies they drafted.

In this draft, the Wizards selected a total of three players, namely Rudy, who was selected by the Jazz with the No. 16 pick in the first round. Gobert, the Wizards' own first-round No. 30 pick, Allen Brown. Crabbe, as well as point guard Lorenzo, who was drafted at the end of the second round. Brown.

Although the Wizards used their own second-round pick to select another player, Wang Xiao was not prepared to sign the player, named Brown.

A 13-year second-round pick is worthless, has no trade value, and even as cheap labor, signing some veterans with a veteran's base salary is worth more than a second-round rookie.

Therefore, only Gobert and Crabbe were present at this press conference, and the team also made it clear in front of the media that they would sign these two players.

In this way, basically everyone understands that the Wizards really have no intention of renewing Whiteside, and even said that his spare tire has been chosen.

Whether Gobert can become a replacement for Whiteside will take time to figure out, and the vast majority of melon-eating people are only paying a little attention to it.

The draft is over, the free market is on, and the real highlight is just here!

In the summer of '13, the free market was a year of real big names.

Lakers center Dwight. Howard's contract officially expires, and according to the current relationship between Howard and Kobe Bryant, I am afraid that Howard will not renew his contract with the Lakers.

At the same time, the Heat's Big Three have all reached the first year of the player option, and all three can jump out of the contract and become free agents if they want, and it is widely believed that both James and Bosh have a good chance of choosing to jump out of the contract.

The Heat's Big Three came together for the championship, but the Big Three have lost to the Wizards in the playoffs for three consecutive years since they were formed, so what reason do they have to continue to play together?

Next season, the average salary of the Big Three will reach $19 million, and the three of them will almost completely occupy the Heat's salary space, and there is no possibility of continuing to strengthen the roster, so naturally they cannot be the opponents of the Wizards.

Wade is unlikely to leave the team, but James is also Bosh, two outsiders, and it is very likely that he will choose to jump out of the contract and find another way.

In addition, the Clippers' leading core point guard Chris . Paul, 76ers center Andrew. Bynum, Kings guard James. Harden, Hawk King Josh. Smith, Sir El. All-Star players such as Jefferson will also become free agents.

It's no exaggeration to describe this summer as a feast, with teams across the league gearing up to get a piece of the action.

In early July, after the free agency market opened, James first issued a statement announcing that he would jump out of his contract and become a free agent, and then he would negotiate with several teams, including his old club, the Cavaliers.

Immediately afterwards, Bosh also announced that he would jump out of his contract and made it clear that he wanted to join a team with the ability to win championships.

In this way, it is almost certain that there are 10 All-Star stars who have been identified in the free market. James, Chris. Paul, Dwight. Howard, Chris. Bosh, Andrew. Bynum, James. Harden, Josh. Smith, El. Jefferson, Manu. Ginobili, as well as Andre, who has just announced his exit from his contract. Iguodala.

The only restricted free agent among the few is Harden, and with his explosive performances in the past two seasons, I believe that no matter how high the offer of other teams, the Kings will not hesitate to choose to match.

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Soon, there was a big move in the free market.

First up is Spurs guard Manu. Ginobili, on July 3, officially signed a two-year contract extension with the Spurs for a total of $14.5 million, an average of $7 million per year.

Ginobili's contract renewal was expected by everyone, although the Spurs' troika is old, they still have a strong dominance in the league, and they can reach the Western Conference finals every year in the past two years.

Immediately after, El. Jefferson announced on July 5 that he would sign Charlotte Bobcats to a three-year, $40.5 million contract, leaving the Jazz for the Bobcats to play in the NBA this season.

On July 9th, Josh. Smith has officially signed a four-year contract with the Pistons worth $54 million.

On July 10th, James. Harden accepted a contract with the maximum salary offered by the Kings.

Over time, big-name players in the free market have been signed by other teams.

On July 12, the Heat who lost both James and Bosh announced in a high-profile manner, with Andrew . Bynum signed a two-year, $24.5 million contract, followed by a four-year, $58 million cap on Wizards center Whiteside.

Pat. Riley's operation made Wang Xiao stunned for a moment, and signed two centers at the same time, this guy is going crazy.

But think about it, Pat. Riley's move was also a bit of a desperate idea.

After James and Bosh jumped out of contract, there were only two paths in front of the Heat.

First, trade Wade and completely rot it. Second, take advantage of the salary space freed up by James and Bosh to sign big-name players to reinvigorate their power.

However, the first path is too risky, and when James and Bosh chose to jump out of their contracts, only Wade said that he would stay with the Heat and advance and retreat with the team.

Wade's move immediately elevated his status in the minds of Miami fans to a pretty high level.

In this case, if Riley chooses to trade Wade, he will inevitably suffer the wrath of the fans.

It's a very different situation on another plane.

In another time and space, Riley just gave Wade a humiliating offer and forced Wade to leave on his own, rather than actively trade the other party.

Although there are many big-name players this summer, as long as they are considering winning the championship, none of them will consider the Heat.

Even the Big Three of James and Wadegabosh can't win the championship, who else can do it?

The trade for Wade was not established in advance, and the introduction of superstar players had no leverage. Riley had no choice but to make a decision.

Signing two interior players at the same time, including Bynum, who has great hidden dangers, is certainly not a small risk, but the Heat's two-year contract with Bynum has very harsh conditions.

Bynum's second year of contract is a team option, and the Heat can unilaterally terminate the contract at any time, and only 6 million in the first year is a guaranteed contract, and the rest of the salary must be activated only if Bynum meets certain conditions.

In other words, if Bynum is really a time bomb that can explode at any time, the Heat's contract minimizes its harm.

If Bynum's mud can't support the wall, it really doesn't have the strength of the All-Star starting center back then, and the Heat will only lose $6 million.

And if Bynum can bounce back to the top, it will be a sure win as a trade chip in exchange for other stars.