Chapter 558: The Pelicans' New Lineup (Second Update!) )
Demps was persuaded by Tang Tian.
He found that Tang Tian's eloquence was really not ordinarily good, and ordinary people really couldn't talk about him.
However, he was also willing to believe Tang Tian.
"We need to hurry, lest we have too many dreams at night."
After Tang Tian persuaded Demps, he didn't forget to remind him more.
Historically, Ariza went to the Rockets this season, but the Rockets are now fighting for Anthony and have no time to care about this side.
So if the Pelicans want to take Ariza, they have to move fast.
Although Demps doesn't have much vision and ability, he is very efficient.
After Tang Tian told him, he finalized the verbal agreement with Ariza the next day.
4 years and 40 million, a fully guaranteed contract, such a contract is enough for Ariza to give up renewing the Wizards.
And just after Ariza was finalized, Demps also took advantage of the situation to trade Anderson away.
Next year, Tang Tian's contract will rise to the maximum salary, and Davis will also face the problem of early contract extension.
Anderson doesn't play much in the playoffs due to defensive issues, and the Pelicans are aiming to win a championship, and trading him out with value right now is the best option.
It's a three-way deal, with the other two on the trade being the Nets and the Timberwolves.
The Nets collapsed in the playoffs last season, and Prokhorov's lavish plan went bankrupt, but general manager Billy King was not reconciled and continued to strengthen the team.
The Nets sent Garnett and Mirza Taylortovic to Ryan Anderson and Thaddeus Young.
The Timberwolves sent Thaddeus Young and Alex Scheved to Kevin Garnett.
The Pelicans sent Ryan Anderson to Mirza Teletovic and Alex Shevid.
The Nets are aiming to strengthen themselves, and the Timberwolves have no hope of making the playoffs and welcome back the Wolves to sell tickets.
The main purpose of the Pelicans' trade is to clear salary space and further increase free agency flexibility.
Teletovic is also a space power forward, but he only has a salary of 3 million and only one year left on his contract.
And after Reeves Jr. left, it was not good for Scheved to be added as a backup point guard.
After the deal was reached, Demps also moved quickly and successfully renewed Morrow's contract for 2 years and 6 million.
As a result, after the series of operations of the draft and free agency, the Pelicans' lineup changed again.
If nothing else, the team's core squad for next season has stabilized.
Starters: Holiday + Tang Tian + Ariza + Davis + Whiteside;
Subs: Kerr + Gordon + Morrow + Teletovic + Jokic;
Bench: Taylor Johnson, Shevid, Dinwiddie;
Ci Shiping and Evans' contracts have not yet been finalized, but the lineup has basically been decided.
This lineup, as long as the run-in is good, the performance of the new season will definitely be better than last season.
Of course, the most important thing is that Tang Tianxia's wave of krypton gold value has not yet arrived.
His progress is the most critical to the Pelicans' transformation, and the lineup and the like are just supports.
The Pelicans just finalized their roster, and the Rockets' three-day deadline for matching Parsons and him is just around the corner.
After one last conversation with Anthony's team, Morey opted to match Parsons' contract.
This means that the Rockets are out of the game early in the battle for Anthony.
The rocket went from up and down to down, and the ups and downs were so big that people couldn't stand it.
However, in this way, the probability of Anthony joining the Heat has surged, and fans are also looking forward to the launch of Brother Basketball 2.0.
Morey's quick reaction after the Anthony race was followed by a move that sent Jeremy Lin and a 2015 first-round pick to the Lakers in cash and overseas signings.
Jeremy Lin was squeezed out of the rotation by Beverley with the Rockets, and the Anthony jersey PS incident caused him to break with the Rockets, plus Morey's switch to avoiding the luxury tax after losing the race for Anthony, so the deal was expected.
The purpose of the Lakers is even more obvious, Nash is retiring this season, and Livingston chooses to switch to the Warriors when his contract expires, and they need a point guard who can play as a starter.
Jeremy Lin was impressed by the management when he scored 38 points against Kobe, and he was the right person.
And, more importantly, the Lakers can also get a first-round pick from the deal.
And just after completing this deal, the Lakers announced that they had reached a two-year, 16 million contract with free agent Yi Jianlian.
Kupchak is a veteran, he continues to curry favor with Bryant while implementing Jim Bass's ideas, and on the other hand, he is planning for the future, and even after seeing Tang Tian bring new prosperity to the Chinese market, he has also invested in this area.
Kill three birds with one stone.
And the Lakers start the new season: Jeremy Lin + Kobe + Shampert + Yi Jianlian + Chandler, and they still have the strength to fight in the West.
After this series of actions, the lineups of several teams in the West have already surfaced.
The Spurs, Thunder, Clippers, and the top three in the West last season had a stable lineup, and there was no need to change, and there was not much movement.
The Lakers made a big move, and the Pelicans also completed the upgrade.
The Grizzlies have largely retained the black and white duo and are competitive in the playoffs.
Even though the remaining rockets lost the battle for Anthony, Morey's operation stopped the bleeding in time.
Next season, their Beverley + Harden + Parsons + Bosh + Asik lineup, plus this year's selected rookie Capela, their combat power is obviously improved.
The worse is the Mavericks, who, like in previous years, are full of pride every offseason, and every year the bamboo basket is empty.
Cuban was not reconciled, and after the fight for Anthony was hopeless, he traded to Rondo and signed Ruel Deng, which was considered a gain in the offseason.
Now whether they can make the playoffs this season depends on Embiid's injury recovery.
On the western side, after a big storm, the lineups of each team have basically settled down, and the pattern looks relatively clear.
Just as everyone was turning their attention to Anthony and James, a piece of news broke by OJ that snapped their eyes back to the West.
The Spurs and Pau Gasol agreed to a 2-year, 10 million full mid-range contract!
At this time, although Gasol is old, he is still a second-tier star, and Duncan has not yet retired, which is a luxury interior combination!
Given the Spurs' consistent urine, Split will certainly be traded away in a follow-on trade to avoid luxury tax.
In that case, the Spurs' starting lineup next season is Parker + Green + Leonard + Duncan + Gasol, and the bench has Ginobili, Belinelli, Dior, and Baines.
This lineup is stronger than last season, and it is a good favorite to win the championship!
The Spurs failed to hit the dynasty last season, and they have not moved in the free market before, but they didn't expect to make a big wave directly when the free market was coming to an end!
Popovich is making a fortune in a muffled voice!
ps: Special thanks to the attacker!!