626: Last two laps
The signing of P.J. Tucker by the Indiana Pacers has caused no further attention other than to make Morey very irritable.
Although Tucker has gained a firm foothold in the league today, his position is insignificant when looking at the whole league.
Moreover, there are too many other more exciting transfer news than this these days, and the fans are dumbfounded.
First of all, on the Warriors' side, in order to get revenge next season, they kept Stephen Curry in Oakland with a five-year, 201 million NBA highest-priced contract.
After winning a championship for the team a few years ago with a contract that paid the price of a child cabbage, the Warriors owner's actions this year are not at all disadvantageous to Curry.
He handed Curry a five-year, $201 million contract in the eyes of the crowd, which not only made Curry feel respected, but also kept the team's future lifeline.
However, after the Warriors signed Curry for 5 years and 200 million, Durant wanted to reduce the burden on the team. In the case of being able to sign a contract with a starting salary of 35 million, in order to let the owner pay less luxury tax, he actively chose to sign a 1+1 contract with the team, of which the salary in the first year was only 25 million US dollars.
For a championship team to be built, someone has to make concessions. And Durant became the one to make concessions this summer. Now for him, the championship is the biggest obsession. ran to huddle and couldn't even win the championship, and Durant would not be reconciled.
So even if he takes a little less money, Durant wants to keep the Warriors' roster complete.
On top of that, both Iguodala and Livingston have signed contract extensions with the Warriors. While retaining the core members of last season's Finals, the Warriors also won "Israel Jordan" Cosby and Nick, who became popular because of his failure to memes and pretends. Poplar. There's no doubt that the Warriors will continue to grow next season.
In addition, the Spurs did as Henson heard, taking Rudy. Guy. The Nuggets took Millsap with a three-year, 90 million contract, and one less All-Star player in the East.
It can be seen that the teams in the West are actively preparing for the Warriors. The same thing is happening in the East, except that the teams in the East have to play against the Pacers.
The Celtics finally held back their big move, and they were picking Jason. Tatum then announced on July 5 that he had signed Jazz star Gordon Hayward for four years and $128 million.
While people were still fantasizing about what sparks Hayward and the "175 Strongest on Earth" Thomas could make, Danny Brown. Angie then announced that Kelly. Owen and Isaiah. Thomas will swap owners!
As soon as this news came out, it immediately aroused heated discussions. After all, Isaiah. Thomas has done his best for the Celtics and has become the face and spiritual leader of the Celtics. And there is no such thing as trading a star between two direct competitors.
But now there's a chance that Danny. Angie couldn't wait to sell Thomas. In other words, even Isaiah. Thomas finished third on the MVP list last season, but Danny. Angie never believed in little Thomas's talent.
His height of 1.75 meters makes Danny. Angie was hard to accept. Now that the knight has such an intention, Angie once again made a cold-blooded decision.
In this way, the Celtics formed a luxurious lineup of Horford + Hayward + Irving. Add to that their brilliant young manager Stevens, and next season's Celtics will undoubtedly cause Henson huge problems.
On the other side, the Cleveland Cavaliers' movements are not small. Since last season's heavy defeat to the Pacers, James knows he needs more help.
In the team won Isaiah. After Thomas, Wade announced that he was joining the Cavaliers on a one-year, $2.3 million contract......
No one thought that Wade, who was the first to win a championship ring in the "Wind and Dust Four", would now end up in this step. What is the concept of 2.3 million a year? This salary level and Channing. Frye is the same.
But James and Wade's reunion in Cleveland has undoubtedly excited fans. How much of a storm can the "Jenway Connection" cause in Cleveland? Everyone is looking forward to it.
Well, except for Henson, though.
Because even during the Heat era, the "Janeway Connection" never caused problems for the Pacers. What's more, what about Wade now?
After Wade, he resurrected the failed Derrick in New York. Rose announced that he is joining the Cavaliers on a one-year, $2.1 million contract. Well, a lower price tag than Wade.
Seeing the two contracts of Wade and Rose, people can't help but sigh that life is impermanent.
Once upon a time, Wade and Rose were so beautiful. But one was abandoned by the parent team because of his age, and the other was abandoned by the parent team because of injury.
And now, these two once the most popular guards in the league can only live on the veteran's base salary. Of course, they can sign bigger contracts, but they have to compromise for the sake of the championship.
But then again, the lineup of Thomas Jr. + Wade + Rose + James still gave Cleveland people infinite reverie.
But Henson wasn't bluffed, and if this lineup had appeared five or six years ago, the Cavaliers would have won the championship. But now that it's 2017, are Wade and Rose really giants?
This lineup is probably a typical representative of fame greater than strength.
And just like that, the chaos of the summer of 2017 came to an end for the time being. Henson didn't expect the Cavaliers and Celtics to swap stars, and he didn't expect James' appeal to be so strong.
Compared to these transfer news, the signing of P.J. Tucker by the Pacers really doesn't have much to talk about.
But the Pacers are the league champions, and they're still the best team in the league, if not making major changes.
What Henson fears most now is that major changes will come to them on their own initiative...... Hopefully, next summer, no one will come to Chris. Paul's troubles.
At this time, Bird's biggest concern is not the contract extension of Paul and George next summer, but the fact that Henson has the idea of retiring.
"Is there really no room for negotiation?" In early August, as Henson and his wife and daughter were preparing to travel to Europe, Bird again discussed Henson's work plan.
"I'm up to it, Bird. But don't worry, I'll give it my all for the next two seasons! ”
Hearing Henson's answer, Bird didn't ask anything more. In the future, he will not ask anything again. He's the Pacers' basketball operations chairman, but he can't force his team to do anything.
And looking at the calendar, it's already 2017! Before you know it, the 21st century is about to usher in its third decade.
Looking at the current alliance, Bird is extremely unfamiliar. Once Henson is gone, what is he left in this league?
That Chinese coach is his last pride.
"Well, I respect your choice. And I want to ......" Bird looked at his hands, he had never thought of such a thing before, but today he thought about it extremely seriously.
"I think if you really want to retire, then I should retire too. I can't believe I'm in my 60s...... Life is as fast as a racing car at the India 500 event. ”
"Hahahaha, you're right. But in the Indy 500, we're always going to be the car in the lead. Henson smiled, he understood Bird's choice. Both are in their 60s, and Bird has basically been playing basketball all his life. It's also time for a different way of life.
"That's right, we're going to be Pacers forever!"
The two men looked at each other and smiled, although they were about to leave, they still wanted to continue to lead in the last "two laps" of the race!