On the 22nd, the Grizzlies announced that they would not trade Paul George, and while gaining Paul George's trust, they also confirmed their plans for next season.

It was a little late, but the plan was finalized, and it didn't prevent the Grizzlies from making contact with other teams and free agents.

With the Lakers moving from championship favorites to super favorites, the decision that free agents are primarily free agents who want to challenge for a championship has become hesitant.

Among them are even two superstars, Anthony and Howard, who have not yet decided on their next home and are still meeting with the teams.

Originally, after the finals, people thought that Paul, who was the first to say that he wanted to test the free market, would be the protagonist of the soap opera, but who knew that Paul's side would decide the fastest.

On the morning of July 28, the Grizzlies made their first trade since the start of the offseason!

The Grizzlies sent Jimmy Butler to the Jazz for $1 million in compensation from the Jazz for veteran Richard Jefferson, who was recently traded to the Jazz by the Warriors, Rookie Rudy Gobert, the 27th pick in the first round this year, and the Jazz's return.

As the defending champions, the Grizzlies' free-agency moves have been in the spotlight.

After the Lakers formed the Kojan combination, the media and fans were very concerned about the Grizzlies' free market moves.

On the Lakers' side, Nick Young, Carman, 10-year No. 4 pick Wesley Johnson, Lakers veteran Jordan Farmar and others will vote for the base salary; JR Smith renewed his contract with a salary of 2.81 million US dollars last season, 10 million for 3 years, a conscience price, and the Spurs gave him 15 million for 3 years; Ci Shiping's contract expired and he signed a 1+1 veteran base salary......

The appeal of the Kojan combination is overwhelming!

This is based on James' decision to execute the remaining two years of his contract early in his first public appearance after being traded, and Kobe Bryant and the Lakers agreed to a two-year, $40 million contract extension.

With Kobe Bryant's off-ball state guarantee and James's strength guarantee, the Lakers had one of the best duos in the league before 2016, and the attraction was stronger than that of Kobe Bryant + Paul last year.

On the Grizzlies' side, it took a long time to determine that Paul George would not leave.

Therefore, Jimmy Butler's departure has become a matter of concern, in people's eyes, Jimmy Butler is like Paul George before last season, in the Grizzlies patiently polishing skills, it is almost time to show ability, it should have been Paul George was traded away, but now that Paul George is staying, the already tense ball is bound to become more nervous.

Unsurprisingly, in the end, Jimmy Butler was traded back for a veteran and third center to make up for the vacancy on the bench and Lopets Jr.

also got a $1 million compensation, which can buy a draft pick in the early part of the second round, and pay Gobert's salary is still left.

Jimmy Butler averaged 6.2 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.1 steals in 17 minutes per game in his sophomore year, and he can see his talent, but it is still a lottery scratch situation, unlike Paul George, who has already claimed the prize, and the Jazz are willing to give such a chip, in the eyes of people, the Grizzlies have a very good deal.

Although Richard Jefferson was pardoned in the middle of the 2011-2012 season, he has played well with the Warriors for more than a year, especially last season with Harden, averaging 11 points per game, and the veteran's base salary is too worthwhile, but the Warriors have eyebrows with free agent Andre Iguodala, and there is Harris Barnes, a seemingly talented sophomore, who has no place for Richard Jefferson, and was traded to the Jazz by the Warriors.

Because the Grizzlies have a strong strength base - the core combination of Sun Ce + Randolph + Gasol Jr., this trio is strong, and at the same time, in terms of the salary of this trio, after the Heat triumvirate is dismantled, only Kobe + James + Nene have a higher salary than them.

Therefore, the Grizzlies can only offer a base salary or middle class like the Lakers, but Memphis is not as attractive as Los Angeles, not only that, but the Grizzlies have just won two consecutive championships, and the base salary is even less attractive.

Therefore, if the Grizzlies target the free market, most of the signings can only be repaired and repaired, and the only thing to look forward to is the full mid-range that the Grizzlies have but the Lakers do not have.

However, I didn't expect the Grizzlies to bring Richard Jefferson back, resolve some of the team's ball conflicts, and get back a rookie center at the end of the first round.

And it also leaves a full middle class available.

In fact, there are many bases for public opinion to say that the Grizzlies will be difficult next season with big changes, ball possession, slackness after two consecutive championships, Randolph's aging + weight control...... and so on.

However, the Grizzlies themselves are still very much expected, and the reason why the Grizzlies are highly anticipated is very simple - Sun Ce!

The Grizzlies have now cleared up salary space through the draft, trades, and minor fixes to make a full midrange, and now, the focus on the Grizzlies free agency is all about this critical mid-range contract.

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Sun Ce received a call and was not surprised to hear the team's general manager, Chris Wallace, say that he was going to trade Jimmy Butler.

Jimmy Butler has always shown his ambitions, but Sun Ce didn't expect the team to bring Gobert back!

A newly drafted rookie center, the Jazz traded before the lottery was scratched, and Sun Ce felt that he still underestimated the appeal of the forward players he had cultivated by his team to other teams.

Originally, Sun Ce didn't plan to pick Gobert in the draft, because there was Gasol Jr. and Larry Sanders, Larry Sanders has played hard since he didn't use basketball as a money-making tool, and because he has been winning, he has no idea of retiring.

In this way, the third center will not have much playing time, and the situation of Lopets Jr. is different, Lopets Jr. has long been clear that he is a blue-collar worker, and his technical characteristics have long been mature.

Rookie centers are different and require playing time to develop, unlike Jimmy Butler's outside linemen, who play in the development league and practice in their rookie years, and can become a regular rotation in the sophomore year.

Therefore, choosing a center to train, it is not necessarily easy to sell, you can't show any talent, you can't sell it, and the team has a position for the big forward.

But now that the trade is back, let's keep it and see if Gobert can take advantage of the rest time for Gasol Jr. and Larry Sanders to perform.

If you can't adapt, there's no way to do it, and it's impossible to get Gasol Jr. and Larry Sanders to reduce their playing time to accommodate a rookie in the three-game winning streak.

Sun Ce took a look, if Hardaway Jr. is more suitable to play point guard, then there are still two positions left in point guard and power forward!

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