Chapter 511 [Self-confidence bursts, the biggest winner]
Guo Xu's news is basically entertainment news, while other stars are sports news.
In August, the Mavericks completed a major lineup change, and the five-star lineup was disbanded after a year.
The Mavericks traded with the Wizards for rookie point guards Devin Harris, Stackhouse and Leitner, while the Wizards got the Mavericks' NBA Sixth Man of the Year last season, Antoine Jamison, and some cash.
This is more than trading the Wizards, the main comeback is just a rookie, and by the way, he cleaned up the bad contracts of Stackhouse and Leitner, and got back someone with All-Star strength.
Stackhouse shot less than 40% from the field last season, finishing with 14 points, 3.6 rebounds and 4 assists. His only advantage is that he is cheaper than Jamison, with an annual salary of $7.44 million next season, while he has three years left on his contract and is worth $22.5 million.
The Mavericks' plan is to sign Stackhouse to play the sixth man and lead the bench offense, but unfortunately the efficiency is definitely not high.
Leitner couldn't play anymore, and the Mavericks cut him after the trade, and then Leitner joined the Heat with a base salary.
In addition, the Mavericks traded a future first-round pick from the Jazz for the No. 21 rookie Russian giant Podkorkin. This is a tragedy compared to the transaction, but the old Nelson and the manager Nelson Jr. are very happy and express their satisfaction with the transaction.
Yao Ming performed very well in the Rockets, and Nelson and his son got a 226CM big center, plus the "big bamboo pole" Bradley, and there were two giants in the Mavericks.
The media is baffled by the operation of the Mavericks' management, and now that many teams are starting to learn from the Suns to run and bomb and strengthen the speed of offensive and defensive conversion, what do the Mavericks want to do with the high school forwards with poor athletic ability?
Even funnier Podkorkin, known as the "Russian Yao Ming", although he is only 18 years old this year, he was full of self-confidence at the press conference of joining the Mavericks, saying that he would surpass Yao Ming, and said that he was better than Yao Ming at the same age.
However, after Guo Xu watched the news, he didn't think that there was such a person in his previous life, and his reputation was not as good as "Korean Yao Ming", who at least left people with the impression of "both Shengyu and Hasheng Town".
The Mavericks also sent power forward Antoine Walker and point guard Decker to the Hawks in exchange for guard Jason Terry and forward Alan Henderson, as well as a future first-round pick for the Hawks.
After that, the Mavericks took the money that should have been given to Nash and signed blue-collar center Eric Dampier to a seven-year, $73 million contract.
Guo Xu's previous life, this was an extremely stupid operation in NBA history, and it was not until 6 years later that the calf, who had been covered in pits, finally had a chance to get rid of this burden.
Just because Dampier swiped 12+12 data in the contract year of the weak Warriors, the Mavericks management is particularly optimistic about him. Under the terms of the contract, Dampier also has a stealth agreement of up to $13 million, provided that Dampier must meet two conditions to be eligible for this salary.
What are the two conditions? The first is that Dampier was named an All-Star at least three times in the six seasons from 2004-2010, and the second is that Dampier will play in 70 regular season games or play more than 2,100 minutes next season.
Mavericks management thinks that with monetary stimulus, it is possible to unleash Dampier's potential and make him an All-Star?
How could he possibly get this money? The difficulty of this matter is greater than that of an actor making 30 million in 9-second scenes.
However, the self-confident Dampier boasted in an interview with the media that he is the second center in the West, and he is clearly confident of becoming an All-Star.
At that press conference, Mavericks management and coaches also clamored to compete with the Suns for the championship. Last season, Nelson Sr. also said that he wanted Walker to get a triple-double every game, and everyone thought that it was okay to listen to it and not take it seriously.
After the Mavericks signed Dampier, the Hawks signed point guard Steve Nash for 5 years and 60 million, and the contract was a little lower than Guo Xu's previous life. The Mavericks have been abused too badly in the playoffs in recent years, and Nash's defense has been criticized and the price has dropped.
Mavericks owner Cuban doesn't think Nash can help the Mavericks go further, and coach Nelson Sr. is angry about this, he is very optimistic about Nash. According to Nelson Sr., it was the boss who refused to match the Eagles' bid, and he didn't have a say in the matter.
The Hawks also traded with the Pacers, trading swingman Stephen Jackson for power forward Al Harrington, which was a necessity, with the Pacers strengthening their weak No. 2 spot and preparing to challenge for a championship, while the Hawks strengthened their interior strength.
The Suns are already a championship team, and they won't sign Nash if they have salary space, which makes the Hawks unexpectedly pick up a big leak.
Guo Xu watched the news and felt that this was a very good destination for Nash, a win-win situation. The biggest winners in free agency this summer are the Hawks, who could be the big dark horses in the East next season.
As long as the Hawks play quick counter-attacks, they are strong, and Nash is one of the best guards at launching fast breaks.
"Fat Man" Walker is slower, but he can shoot three-pointers, and he can also play a cameo role as a center in small-ball tactics, and his style seems to be good with Nash.
This year's rookies Josh Smith and Childeers both shoot accurately, but they have super athleticism and can play fast breaks; Harrington and Dior are also strikers about two meters tall and can run.
The Eagles' biggest concern is that their head coach is Mike Woodson, who studied under Larry Brown, a defensive coach who likes to play positional battles and swing buckets. If the Hawks have a super-mobile roster next season, Nash may have to cry.
The Hawks also have a super bad contract that will affect their renewal of young players in the future, and that is the "penny" Hardaway who is rotten in his hands.
Other big-name players in the free agency market have also been replaced.
The Nuggets acquired Nets power forward Kenyon Martin through a sign-and-trade deal, and the Nets received three future first-round picks from the Nuggets.
Big forward McDyce, who has injury concerns, joined the Pistons for 23 million in 4 years to replace Oku, who left; The Pistons also signed Rasheed Wallace to a five-year, $57 million extension.
Wang Zhizhi renewed his contract with the Celtics for 30 million in 6 years, and last season he brushed up on beautiful statistics and reached the peak of his life. The Green Army don't have a lot of options, they don't have a lot of interior players, they don't have a number of No. 4 and 5 spots, and they also don't have a lot of interior players in the free market. Wang Zhizhi is a relatively cheap inside line in the free market this year, because he is strong in attack and weak in defense.
The Warriors renewed the contract of blue-collar interior Adonar Foyer for 6 years and 42 million. The 76ers signed blue-collar interior Brian Skinner for 5 years and 25 million. The Nets extended blue-collar center Jason Collins to a five-year, 25 million contract.
In order to limit free agents, the Bucks offered blue-collar interior Etang Thomas a six-year, 37 million premium contract, and the Wizards even matched it.
Even high jumper Swift signed a five-year, $30 million mid-level contract with the Magic......
Compared to the fact that big men can easily find jobs, the market for outside players is not so good. Even if Guo Xu led the team to win the championship and won a bunch of personal honors, which made people see the power of short guards, there are still a group of small guards who can't find a job after becoming a free man, and they can only sign a basic salary.
The reality is so cruel, the NBA selects people based on height and physical fitness, there are only a handful of small people who can sign high-paid people, and only Guo Xu can win the MVP, which makes him even more valuable.
There was also a big news at the end of August, when other teams were trying to find ways to sign interior players at a premium, but the Lakers were rushing out of the high-quality interior line, which was a big surprise.
Kobe Bryant is out of the moth again......