Chapter 507 [Significant Salary Reduction True Wolf King, Low Salary and High Energy Jason Guo]

When Guo Xu was having a good time in the cameo movie, the NBA free market trade signings continued, and there were many big deals.

The Rockets and Magic reached an agreement to trade players for up to seven players, with the Rockets getting Tracy McGrady, Juan Howard, Tyrone Lue and Les Gainness, and the Magic getting Steve Francis, Catino Mobley and Kevin Cato.

At this time, Yao Ming was returning to China to prepare for the Athens Olympics, and he was surprised and delighted when he saw the news.

He was shocked that "Boss Fu" was suddenly replaced, although this boss's ability is average, he is more righteous; The good news is that the team has exchanged for Maddie, who has won the scoring title, and his strength is obviously one notch higher than that of Boss Fergus, and Cato is finally out, he has long had enough of the Rockets' two-tower tactics.

This deal is inevitable, last season Van Gundy and Francis had a conflict, not to give in to each other, in order to establish Van Gundy's authority, this year Francis became a victim of the Rockets' extradition of Maddy.

Mobley and Boss Fergus are almost friends of life and death, often living together in nightclubs to practice ball control. Van Gundy had a bad relationship with Francis, which naturally provoked Mobley, so he was also sent away.

Before leaving, Mobley also sprayed Van Gundy with a few words, saying that the most unbearable thing was that Van Gundy often reprimanded the players, and he wanted to make the players' movements accurate to the millimeter according to his requirements, which was too unpleasant.

The two repeatedly summoned players who Van Gundy didn't like to force the Rockets management to fire Van Gundy, but unfortunately it didn't work.

In addition, the Rockets also completed a three-man trade with the Hornets, with the Rockets acquiring guard David Wesley, veterans Jim Jackson and Slovenian player Nakhba.

Nakhba was also one of the players who hated Van Gundy and was purged from the team, and management was convinced that the stubborn Van Gundy was the best choice to lead the Rockets.

When Van Gundy arrived with the Rockets, he gave Naheba some playing time and turned him into a set-up pitcher and defensive blue-collar player.

After Nakhba left, he also expressed his dissatisfaction with Van Gundy: "I'm a small forward who can break through with the ball and play alone, I don't just shoot, but he doesn't see me that way, he only allows me to do two things on the court, which is defense and standing in the open position to catch and shoot, and I even dribble and he will be replaced by him on the bench." ”

Francis was also interviewed, mentioning Van Gundy with a disdainful look and a few vague words, which can basically be understood as "This thing can be a coach too?" ”

Regardless, it's a win-win deal, and the Rockets finally have a big forward who can open up space and play inside and outside. Last season, Yao Ming had to pull out to cover, and the embarrassment was that Cato did not have the ability to force the penalty area. Next season, Howard can pull out the mid-range shot, and Yao Ming can both play blocking and pick-and-roll, and can also catch the ball in the low post and play alone.

As soon as Maddie came, the Rockets also had a super scorer on the outside, and the management only needed to dig another strong point guard, and the new season would be very promising. If the Rockets' starting point guard is Tyrone Lue, then there is no then......

It's a pity that Alexander Rockets boss is notoriously picky. In Guo Xu's previous life, if the Rockets had spent money to sign good defensive point guards and power forwards earlier, the Rockets would have been able to compete for the championship. Now Howard has a mid-range shot, and the defense is not very good.

On the Lakers' side, Kobe Bryant jumped out of his contract and entered free agency. He is on a six-year, $70.9 million contract, with the final year next season, and he has a player option.

Kobe Bryant's actions seemed to everyone to force the management to make the Lakers choose between him and O'Neal, and if he didn't jump out, the two could work together for at least another year, as O'Fat's contract didn't expire until 2006.

The failure of the first two seasons has made the Lakers management lose confidence in the OK combination, and they did not hesitate to send away O'Neal, who was about to decline in his career, and chose Kobe, who is in his prime, young and more talented.

The Mavericks are the most aggressive team chasing O'Neal and have a lot of chips in their hands, but the Lakers didn't want O'Neal to stay in the West and sent him to the Heat.

The Lakers tested whether the Heat were willing to send Wade, but Riley immediately declined, and later made an offer — Caron Butler, Lamar Odom, Bryan Grant and a first-round pick, which the Lakers chose to accept.

It's a win-win deal, as the Heat send two prime players, an experienced interior veteran plus draft picks to help the Lakers rebuild right away, and the overall strength next season is not weak. After getting O'Neal, the Heat can play a combination of inside and outside around him and Wade to impact the championship.

Compared with Guo Xu's previous life, the difference in the lineup is that there is less Haslem, more power forward Baxter and swingman Matt Barnes, and the strength is not bad.

As soon as the O'Neal deal was completed, the Lakers announced a contract extension with Kobe Bryant, with a contract of up to 7 years and 136 million, which shocked the whole league!

This contract is nothing in the future, but in 2004 it was the first total salary in history, and the six-year 126 million that Garnett signed with the Timberwolves that year became the second. Garnett, the average annual salary, was higher, and there was no concept of a maximum salary at that time. You know, the league salary cap for the 2004-05 season was only $43.87 million.

At the signing ceremony, the elder Bass said affectionately: "Son, I'm sorry we can only give you so much according to the regulations, but I hope you understand that I really want to give you more." ”

Old Buss likes Kobe Bryant so much, and after Kobe won the scoring championship in his previous life, he said: "For the Lakers, Kobe Bryant is worth at least 70 million a year." Kobe Bryant believes in the words of his boss very much, and he was very confident when he forced the palace in 2007......

The largest contract in history of 7 years and 136 million was not broken by Lillard's 5-year 140 million until 2015, and Lillard was still stained with the benefits of the "Ross Clause" to surpass this record.

Although Kobe Bryant's current popularity and commercial value are completely incomparable with Guo Xu, the Lakers have no other choice. O'Neal and "Zen Master" Jackson are gone, and if Kobe Bryant leaves, the Lakers won't even be able to guarantee attendance next season.

On the side of the Timberwolves, the new five-year $100 million contract of "Wolf King" Garnett will also be executed, with an average annual salary of 20 million.

Garnett did not jump out of the contract, last season he had an annual salary of 28 million and the first in the league, in order for the Timberwolves to sign other players, he chose to renew his contract early in 2003, otherwise there will be no place for him in the NBA in the future.

To put it bluntly, Garnett is a passive salary cut, with his salary last season if he does not renew his contract early, according to the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement, his theoretical next salary is 179 million for 5 years, and no team can eat such a high salary player in 2004. Garnett can't consistently account for more than 60 percent of the team's salary cap, it's just a matter of how much to drop.

KG Mi was moved, although Garnett "cut his salary" for the team, the average annual salary is higher than Kobe, who signed the first total salary in history, and higher than the annual salary of the other two monsters of the team combined. With such an uneven distribution, it's inevitable that the Timberwolves will become Huskies next season.

When Guo Xu signed the Sun in 2002, the contract was 6 years and 75 million, which was also the highest salary, and the gap was too big.

Countless fans immediately discussed on the Internet, believing that Guo Xu is still the representative of the league's "low salary and high energy", according to Kobe Bryant and Garnett's contract, Guo Xu's popularity and record must be at least 200 million for 7 years, and 30 million per year is reasonable.

Of course, this is impossible, no matter how well Guo Xu plays, he has to sign the contract according to the labor agreement...... (https:)

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