Chapter 920: The Current State of the Supersonic and the Treacherous 2009 Draft

"Jose played really hard last season."

Looking at the back of Barria leaving, Nelson Sr., as the head coach of the team, said with a sigh.

As the manager of the team, he is very, very fond of players like Barria.

has hard work, can take responsibility, does not make trouble, and more importantly, the strength is indeed very trustworthy.

Whether it's the 2007 Western Conference Finals with the Suns, the 2008 championship or this year's championship, JJ Barria has always stepped up when the team needs it, and this is a key man who has proven himself.

Arguably one of the best bench players in the entire league.

Such a player is very rare in the entire league.

So, after Barria played really well in this year's finals, a lot of teams wanted him.

Barria was very uncomfortable playing with the SuperSonics last season, and even the blind can see it.

As far as James Harden's style of play is concerned, there is no ball in his hands, and he has to take the blame for James Harden's sticky ball and whistle-pressing passes, which is uncomfortable for everyone to play.

If this person is not Barria, but replaced by other excellent sixth man in the league, the team has made it clear that it is to focus on cultivating other substitute players, although it has not taken the position of its sixth man, but the future sixth man, the team obviously belongs to James Harden, in this case, it is necessary to give James Harden the blame, this is not a direct explosion, let alone a season, I can't bear it for a month.

But out of trust in the team's Yes, Barria did not explode, and he was conscientiously pitted by James Harden in the bench for a season, and in the Finals, when the SuperSonics needed to score the most, he still stood up.

Although this year's finals were swept 4-0, this year's finals were very hard, this is for sure, if it weren't for the excellent performances of Rondo and Barria in the middle, if the third game was lost, then everything would be unknown.

So, for Barria, whether it's Nelson Sr. or Yes or other supersonic management and even fans, it's very, very grateful.

Even Ye Si was a little guilty.

In order to develop James Harden, Barria's sacrifice is indeed very, very large.

So about Barria's future, although Ye Si and old Nelson didn't say anything, they also had a hunch that sooner or later there would be such a day......

Barria is the veteran of this Seattle superSonic.

He was one of the team's key players who came to the SuperSonics with Yees in 2006.

Tucker, Millsap, Rondo, Barria, Milicic, these five supersonic veterans have a rather special place in hypersound.

Barria was even the leader of the five.

No one wants Barria to leave, but everyone has a hunch that Barria will probably leave at the end of the season.

Barria, Millsap, Tucker, the three players who came to the team in 2006 and signed a three-year, $2 million contract with the team, have all expired this year.

There are no issues with Millsap and Tucker's contract extensions.

Millsap is now the team's starting power forward, and the position is very stable.

And Tucker, because the offense is still being honed, and all other abilities are still being honed, so Tucker's current position is not so stable, but neither he nor the team has any intention of separating, Tucker enjoys the life of the Seattle SuperSonics, and the Seattle SuperSonics also need to have such a player in the team who can rush up and 'fight' with others at any time.

Therefore, whether it is Millsap or Tucker, they reached an agreement with the SuperSonics to renew their contracts early before the end of the Finals.

Millsap agreed a five-year, $55 million contract with the team.

Tucker, on the other hand, is a five-year, $15 million contract.

In an environment where the NBA's salary cap is likely to exceed 80 million this year, Millsap and Tucker's contracts are actually not high.

It's hard to say for Tucker, but Millsap, if he's willing to go around the free agency, he could have a slightly bigger contract.

But because Milicic's contract is 60 million for 5 years, when Milicic signed, the league's salary cap had not risen sharply, although it was the maximum salary at that time, but now, it is indeed not the maximum salary.

Although Milicic himself didn't care much, in order not to make Milicic feel uncomfortable.

Millsap took the initiative to demand that his contract extension not be greater than that of Milicic.

Based on Millsap's performance in recent seasons, whether he stays with the SuperSonics or leaves the SuperSonics, it is actually very simple for him to get a contract higher than Milicic.

It's just that Millsap simply thinks that his strength and contribution are not as good as Milicic, if it is Durant and Rondo, it will be forgotten, his contract is higher than Milicic, which is indeed to destroy the unity of the team and the friendship between him and Milicic.

The Seattle SuperSonics are willing to keep players who always put the team's unity and friendship first, and even the players who leave also choose to sacrifice their own interests when their own interests conflict with the interests of the team.

Such a team atmosphere.

This makes the old Nelson, who has been in the NBA for thirty or forty years, feel a little incredible.

It's pretty clear to say that he's never seen a team like the Seattle SuperSonics in the NBA.

Because it always feels like it's just over, many people are moved by the fairy tale of the Seattle SuperSonics, and Durant and Yes can even make each other MVP in the Finals.

Such a touch and shock, as a witness of this team, is even more felt.

Barria's contract was signed in 2006 for a three-year, $2 million contract.

Although the contract expires, the Seattle SuperSonics still have a renewal priority for Barria, who is a restricted free agent.

So for the Seattle SuperSonics, this contract from Barria is valuable.

As long as the SuperSonics are willing, they can reap good benefits from Barria's contract.

But neither Presti nor Yees nor Nelson Sr. are in favor of trading Barria's contract.

A player who sacrifices so much for the team, other supersonic players are watching, such a player is worthy of supersonic sacrifice.

Barria has the right to choose a team that he likes, and he has the right to choose a team that deserves him.

Barria is now on the free market and wants to get his team a lot, and the Seattle SuperSonics won't put any obstacles in the way of his departure if Barria wants to.

So, now Barria can go and enjoy the treatment of the whole NBA tour.

As a key player for a two-time championship team, he also has such qualifications.

The NBA free agency market in 2009 was not very successful this year compared to last year.

Although Kobe Bryant has the biggest fish in the free market this year, fools know that Kobe Bryant ended his contract early this year and jumped into the free market, not to threaten the Lakers to leave, nor to really want to leave, simply because the salary cap has risen sharply now, and he wants to jump out and get a bigger contract.

In addition to Kobe, Carlos Boozer and Oku of the Jazz, Turkoglou of the Lakers, and Odom of the Magic are already big fish in the free market this year.

In fact, in addition to Kobe, there is also a super big fish in the NBA's free market, Maddy, the star of the Rockets.

Rumor has it that Maddie has turned down a contract extension with the Rockets and is ready to jump out of his contract.

But Maddie's attitude is ambiguous.

Jumping out of the contract is jumping out of the contract, but there is no explicit rejection of the rejection.

A lot of teams approached Maddie, but those teams didn't have a championship contender.

Many people have doubts about how much strength Maddie still has in a season.

Maddie's age is indeed not that old, only 30 years old.

But there are a lot of injuries.

It's hard for a competitive team to put a salary cap on Maddie.

What's more, Maddie's current strength is still in doubt.

And those fish belly teams, Maddie can't look down on them.

Judging by many experts, Maddie and the Rockets are in the game stage.

The Rockets hope that Maddie will not jump out of the contract, play for another year, and renew the contract with a maximum salary next season as long as there are no problems with physical condition.

Maddie obviously doesn't want to do this, either renew his contract this season or lose me.

In the end, will Maddie fall to a certain fish belly team or renew his contract with the Rockets with a maximum salary?

This depends on the outcome of the game between Maddie and the Rockets.

Before the Finals, many people thought that the Rockets would not dare to bet on the future of the team on Maddie.

According to the current salary cap, Maddie's playing age, he is in the Rockets, he can get 35% of the salary cap, 80 million salary cap, 35% is the starting salary of 28 million, Maddie and the Rockets renew the contract, of course, requires a five-year contract, five years, that is 160 million US dollars!

$160 million over five years, which would be the largest contract in NBA history.

Now many people are looking to see if the Rockets will satisfy Maddie's big appetite.

There are also many people who are looking at who will become the player with the biggest contract in NBA history between Maddie and Kobe.

Maddie and Kobe Bryant, two supergiants, are not easily chased by ordinary teams, so there are only a few big fish left in the free market this year.

And for these approximations, the Seattle supersonic, after a turn, did not have a suitable one.

Not even the player who could fill the void left by Barria could be found.

The task of defending the title next season is already difficult for the Seattle SuperSonics, and it is already very difficult to find a player who can strengthen the team.

Now with Barria gone, the task has become even more difficult.

It's hard to find players in the free market who can make up for the loss of supersonic and build up their supersonic strength.

As for the trade, the Seattle SuperSonics don't want to lose their existing players.

If the SuperSonics are willing to lose Harden, Serge Ibaka and Gasol Jr., they can get Ginobili and Parker from the Spurs.

It's just clear that the Seattle SuperSonics can't do such a thing.

In the end, after a round and round turn, Ye and the Seattle SuperSonics found that they still couldn't make a big show in the free agency this year, and they could only stare at the draft market.

This year's NBA Draft market is still known as the draft year.

Griffin, Curry, Rubio, Chen Jianghua, Evans, Jordan Hill, this year's NBA draft market is widely considered to be not as good as 2006, 2007 and 2008, but it can still be considered to be a draft year.

It's just clear that the Seattle SuperSonics only have the No. 21 pick in the first round this year, which is not a draft pick that can take the initiative.

What's more, because the Western Conference playoffs are too intense this year, the Seattle SuperSonics simply don't have time to organize a rookie training camp to inspect the rookie's quality.

For example, the University of Washington's starting five tigers, as well as those Chinese players, although they know supersonic very well, but these players supersonic either do not need, and what they need is impossible to select.

For example, Curry, who is now very disliked in draft predictions, is very much favored by the Seattle SuperSonics.

But no matter how underestimated Curry's pick is, it hasn't fallen out of the top 10.

Another example is that Klay Thompson's supersonic speed is also very good, but Klay Thompson's pick has always been in the lottery area.

It can be said that this year's draft Seattle SuperSonics can only rely on feeling to see if there is a chance to pick up the leak.

This year's draft, in the eyes of many, is a stage for Jerry West and the Warriors.

The Warriors sent the entire team away last season, emptied the team, and got the No. 1 pick under Beasley.

In this year's draft, the Warriors held their own champion, the tenth pick of the Nets, and the 28th pick of the Mavericks, which can be said to be the biggest predator in this year's draft.

What's more, these three picks are not in the hands of the idiot general manager, but by Jerry West!

And more importantly, the Thunder is the list of eye signs, and the Thunder is interested in Griffin of Goose City University, and Griffin is the first favorite for the champion.

What does this mean?

The whole world knows that this means a chance to rob!

Chance to be robbed like last year's Bulls and the SuperSonics of 2006!

In the tragic situation of the Bulls last year, many people even ridiculed that Goose City was going to usher in Griffin to lose Chris Paul.

Of course, Jerry West is not a crocodile like Pat Riley and Danny Angie.

But in the face of absolute interests, some established things will be changed.

The Seattle SuperSonics have set their sights on the draft.

And the draft is now buzzing.

The Warriors and Jerry West are ambiguous, holding on to the Thunder's soft underbelly.

The Thunder are now holding Chris Paul and watching Griffin shiver.

The third-overall Charlotte Hornets, Jordan and Larry Brown have been at odds over the draft picks more than once.

The fourth-place Pacers and fifth-place Jazz are shopping around for players.

And the sixth-place New York Knicks are happily watching Curry's draft ranking continue to decline.

Of course, Curry himself is happily watching his draft pick continue to decline.

The more he drops, the better his chances of going to the New York Knicks.

This year's rookie doesn't have Yes's massive water injection, but this year's draft still looks quite treacherous.

On June 25, 2009, Ye Si came to New York as a member of the family and friend group of rookies such as Curry, Klay and Chen Jianghua.

And the 2009 draft also kicked off......