Chapter 572 [Rise in advance, and enter a new pit]
There are several big trades in the NBA free market, and teams that want to compete for a championship must recruit or not be able to compete with the Suns, and even if Joe Johnson is gone, experts and fans are generally optimistic about the Suns building a dynasty.
They are only the fourth leader of the team, how much impact can they have?
The Kings signed former All-Star power forward Sherif Raheem, traded Bobby Jackson for Bunch Wells from the Grizzlies, plus star center Brad Miller, star forward Peja Stojakovic, and the league's top 10 point guard "White Devil" Mike Bibby, with a strong starting lineup.
In addition, the Kings have Kevin Martin, Francisco Garcia, Kenny Thomas, Collis Williams and other excellent benches.
Some fans think that the king can compete with the Suns, and more people are not optimistic about the King, on the grounds that the No. 1 position still lacks a defensive strongman, as long as Guo Xu can't be prevented, don't want to beat the Suns.
How important is defense? Just look at the Nets last season, they brought in Vince Carter, formed a trident with Jason Kidd and Richard Jefferson, and Kostic, a power forward with a range and can stretch out, but they didn't even make the playoffs.
The Cavaliers avoided the giant pit of their previous life, did not dig guard Larry Hughes with a high salary, and renewed Carlos Boozer for about 70 million for 5 years, and "Big Z" Ilgoskas for 55 million for 5 years.
The Cavaliers also signed forward Don Yell Marshall, and guards Damon Jones and Eddie House, all three of whom were built around the "Little Emperor" James. His play, which organizes forwards, is very efficient in heads-up, attracting the ball and allowing teammates around him who can shoot to play.
Boozer and "Big Z" are tasked with pulling out to cover the guards, helping them run to catch the ball and shoot, and the two interior linemen can catch and shoot after the screen, or they can cut to the basket in the air, one has a well-rounded skill set and the other has a height advantage.
The Cavaliers also have veteran point guard Eric Snow, a swing man who can shoot three-point Pavlovich, big center Bidrins, etc., whose strength is much stronger than Guo Xu's previous life, and he must be rising in advance.
The Cavaliers' roster is among the best in the East and has every chance of reaching the Finals next season.
Larry Hughes failed to get the Cavaliers' premium big contract, and he signed a five-year, 55 million contract extension with the Wizards, and he and Arenas worked well together, and the Wizards were willing to keep him, but would not give him a big contract.
The Heat were the most up-and-coming team in the free agency, and with Pat Riley, the NBA made the largest trade in history, involving 13 players from five teams.
The Heat got power forward Antoine Walker from the Celtics and point guard Jason "White Chocolate" Williams and swingman James Posey from the Grizzlies.
The Heat's loss to the Pacers last season was largely due to the lack of strength at the No. 4 position, they did not re-sign Marcus Fetzer in the summer, and Baxter was only a blue-collar after losing weight, and the offense was not good.
Although Walker's defensive ability is lacking, his ability to pull out and shoot can help Wade create space to break through, and it does not overlap with O'Neal's position.
The Heat's flaws are also obvious, the two fat men partner on the inside, and the anti-blocking and pick-and-roll will definitely be worse, but the Heat have no better choice. The league's stars are scarce, and all teams regard big men who can shoot as treasures, and Wang Zhizhi signed a big contract because of this, and it would be good to be traded to Walker.
As for digging up "white chocolate", the Heat was purely helpless, and Damon Jones was unwilling to renew his contract and accepted the Cavaliers' 4-year, 15 million small middle class contract. Coupled with the fact that backup point guard Kenyon Durin was poached by the Magic, the Heat didn't even have a point guard who could start.
Originally, the Heat would have signed veteran point guard Gary Payton in the summer, but now Payton is in the Suns. O'Neal blamed himself a little, why did he introduce Payton to the Suns in the first place?
As long as anyone who watched the Eastern Conference Finals the previous year knows that Damon is a guard who has no ability other than an empty 3-pointer, he can't organize, he can't break through, unlike a point guard, but the Cavaliers just dare to sign him to disrupt the market.
The Grizzlies got Eddie Jones, a veteran of the Heat, and last season's four swingmen became three, Posey and Wells, two who shot slightly worse, were sent away, Eddie is an excellent defender, and Mike Miller and Mike Dunleavy are good at shooting three-pointers.
The Grizzlies kept their core roster, and the deal at least didn't cost money, leaving room for Eddie's salary when his contract expired, and Pau Gasol was on the verge of a high salary in 2006-07.
The Hornets and Jazz were also involved in the trade, swapping marginalized and unimportant players like the Green Army in order to clean up junk contracts or rebuild.
After signing a huge five-year, $100 million contract with O'Neal, the Heat have added a number of talented players, and their goal is to win the championship next season.
It is worth mentioning that the Celtics adopted a sign-and-trade approach to Walker, he first signed a six-year, $53 million contract with the Celtics, and the agent said that the Green Army is very interesting, but it is a bit tragic for the Heat.
Manager Riley is one such person who will not hesitate to overdraft his future and quickly exchange immediate benefits, whether it is training players or making trades, he is the way to go.
The Rockets made a trade with the Raptors, and the Rockets sent Mike James to the Raptors in exchange for streetball champion Ralph Alston.
Alston was traded by the Raptors for the simple reason that he had a very bad relationship with the team's coach Mitchell and had a fight in the locker room with veteran Jalen Rose, although he averaged 14.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game last season, but the Raptors didn't want this kind of stinging player, so they traded him to the Rockets.
At this time, many Chinese fans feel that the Rockets have a chance next season, at least to pass the first round, and the No. 1 position finally does not look so bad. Experts also believe that Alston is now a qualified starting point guard, and he learned a lot from Guo Xu when he was in the Suns.
The Raptors also signed Spanish point guard Jose Calderon, who entered the NBA without drafting, for three years, plus Bosh, Rose, Marvin Williams, Peterson and others, Raptors fans also vaguely see hope.
Raptors fans are simply thinking too much, and with the Raptors' poor defense, they will definitely continue to compete for the top pick next season. The Raptors lack an interior line, and Villanueva had height and weight in his previous life, and the frame is even worse after being replaced by Marvin, and he overlaps with Rose.
Rose, the Raptors, can't be traded, and is recognized as having a high salary and low ability, and even the Rockets are unwilling to trade Juwan Howard for him. Coincidentally, both of them were members of the "Michigan Five" that year.
After Nelson Sr. became the head coach of the Rockets, he drove away Ryan Bowen, who had no stats, although this man had defended Nowitzki, but no offensive power was waste in Nelson's eyes.
The Rockets will not give high jumper Swift a mid-range offering, avoiding the emergence of a super bad contract, and the old Nelson can't look down on that brainless goods.
The Rockets signed the Nets libero Brian Scala Bryan for 5 years and 15 million, and this big forward who can shoot meets the appetite of the old Nelson, and it also makes the Rockets enter a new pit.
In his previous life, this person was nicknamed "White Mamba", he was a magical person in the NBA, the famous "human flesh victory cigar", he had almost no data, and his only specialty was to pull out and shoot, but he mixed in the NBA for 11 seasons before retiring, lying down to win a championship ring, and four finals.
Guo Xu has been paying close attention to the trade situation and does not think that any team can pose a threat to the Suns.
At the end of the month, he received a notice from Nike that he would embark on a three-day trip to China......