After finishing the championship speech, Tang Tian then went back to the coach's office.

For him, who is also the general manager, the moment the season ends, the new season has already begun.

Although the contract extension has not yet been signed, if it is confirmed that the team stays, the work of the new season can be carried out in advance.

This is just like after the Pacers were eliminated by the Cavaliers in the previous life 18 years, Oladipo sent his trainer "When will we start training" after the game, Tang Tian's success, in addition to talent, his professional attitude is also a big aspect.

Among the 15 players on the Cavaliers' roster last season, Jeremy Lin, Carter, Artest, Vallejo, and Robin Lopez all had expired contracts, which means that the Cavaliers now have only 10 players on the team.

Point guards: Paul, Isaiah Thomas

Shooting guard: Green

Small forwards: Butler, Battier, Parsons

Power forward: Markieff Morris

Center: Yao Ming, Whiteside

Of these 10 people, Paul and Green have only one year left on their contracts.

It's definitely been a challenging summer as a general manager.

Who goes and who stays, and whether to renew the contract in advance, are all worth considering.

Tang Tian picked up the pen and calculated the player's current salary.

Paul (16.36 million) + Yao Ming (18.96 million) + Battier (3 million) + Morris (2.06 million) + Green (1.33 million) + Parsons (1.43 million) + Whiteside (1.51 million) + Butler (1.13 million) = 45.78 million.

Last year, the coalition introduced a new collective bargaining agreement, in which the wage cap for the next 10 years is estimated, although the actual wage cap will be somewhat different from the estimate, but it has great reference significance.

In that agreement, the salary cap for the 2012~2013 season was the same as last season, which was 58.04 million.

That is to say, because the previous roster has exceeded the luxury tax a lot, Carter's big contract expires, which actually does not free up much salary space for the Cavaliers, on the contrary, the contract they can provide in the market has a starting salary of 5804-4587 = 12.17 million.

At this price, it's unrealistic to sign an All-Star on the free agent market, and this summer will definitely be challenging for the Cavaliers' managerial staff.

Considering that the luxury tax threshold is 70.3 million, that is, if the Cavaliers don't want to exceed the luxury tax in the new season, they only have 7030-5804 = $12.26 million to renew the five people whose contracts expire.

Tang Tian began to plan in advance on the straw paper.

Of the five free agents, Jeremy Lin played Lin Crazy in the second half of last season and is expected to be difficult to stay; Artest is aging slowly, but last season's finals proved that he is still indispensable to the Cavaliers, considering his 33-year-old age, a 3-year, 10 million, third-year non-guaranteed contract is more appropriate; As for Vallejo and Robin Lopez, they didn't play much of a role in the playoffs last season and can be chosen to go or stay depending on the situation.

Finally, the most important thing is Carter, in the case of playing such a good half season and the playoffs, and getting the FMVP, I don't know what the offer from other teams will be, after all, he is also 35 years old, and the Cavaliers, a 3-year 24 million, or 2 years 18 million, can be considered.

There is a special situation here is Green, although it is a four-year contract, but because it is a second-round pick, if the contract is not renewed in advance, he will become a complete free agent next summer, so this must also be considered, but Green's words, for the time being, I don't know what the specific value is, and I have to negotiate between the two sides to know.

In terms of draft, the Cavaliers have two first-rounders, one is the Suns' No. 25 pick, one is the Pacers' No. 26 pick, and one is a 59th pick in the second round, which is not worth much.

2 first rounds, which was definitely a big show for Tang Tian in previous years, but there were too few people who could be used at the end of the first round of the 12-year rookie.

However, in the second round, Jay Crowder, who was selected with the 34th pick, Draymond Green, who was selected with the 35th pick, Chris Middleton with the 39th pick, Will Barton with the 40th pick, Darius Miller with the 46th pick, and Kyle O'Quinn who was selected with the 49th pick, these players are more valuable.

In a situation where basketball is getting faster and faster and more towards small ball, it is absolutely not wrong to hoard the front line, then it can basically be settled.

25th Pick: Draymond Green;

26th picks: Jay Crowder/Will Barton/Chris Middleton;

Green is a future All-Star, the Warriors' five-year-old center, has good low-post defense and playmaking, and also has a three-point shot, but these take time to grow, and it will take at least 2 years to be selected.

Crowder has a strong style of play, is good at confrontation and fierce teammates, and can also swing in the third or fourth position, that is, he is stronger than Green, and Barton's words are swing forwards, and it also takes time to grow, Middleton

After thinking about it for a long time, Tang Tian still removed Claude and Barton.

It is an inevitable trend for the Cavaliers to recruit a strong power forward in the summer, and if Crowder is selected again, the front line will be really overcrowded, and as for Barton and Middleton, the latter is obviously more immediate, which is also what the Cavaliers need.

Considering the Cavaliers' status as a public enemy in the league, the pick in the first half of the second round is not easy to trade, but in the second half of the second round, it should be okay.

When the time comes, use the No. 59 pick to add some cash, trade to around the 45th pick, and ensure that O'Quinn is selected to supplement the inside line.

Standing at 2.08 meters tall and weighing 113 kilograms, O'Quinn is a standard power forward/center swingman who is the perfect addition to the Cavaliers.

After such a rough analysis, the prototype of the new season of the Cavaliers is actually already there.

Point guards: Paul, Isaiah Thomas, (third point guard with a veteran's base salary)

Shooting guards: Green, Carter

Small forwards: Jimmy Butler, Chandler Parsons, Sean Battier, Chris Middleton, Draymond Green

Power forwards: (a strong power forward), Markieff Morris, Artest

Centres: Yao Ming, Whiteside, Kyle O'Quinque

Yes, there are 16 people on this list, and the front line could consider trading Morris or Parsons.

A point guard is the best to find, and the most important thing in this league is a veteran point guard.

The real key is the big forward, with a starting salary of 12.27 million, considering the future salary structure, and the number of years cannot be stretched too long, this is really not so easy to find.

After thinking about it, Tang Tian called Jones and asked him to bring in the list of free agents on the market.

Jones knocked on the door and came in, he didn't look very good, and he didn't know what was wrong.

Tang Tian didn't care, after all, he was the general manager, not a nanny.

Leaving the list behind, he motioned for Jones to sit down first.

"This is my initial plan for the new season, you can take a look first."

While Tang Tian picked up the free agent list, he also wrote most of his plan to Jones.

Going down the list, Tang Tian's thoughts gradually became clearer, and there were a few names that were particularly attractive.

Ilyasova: Rookie contract expires, 13 points and 8 boards last season, excellent talent, but because in a small team like the Bucks, the value will not be too high, he recalled that the Ilyasova in his previous life signed an annual salary of about 8 million after the rookie season, and the Cavaliers can take it, but whether the experience and defense can adapt to the playoffs is a question.

Dio: Compared to Ilyasova, Dio has to win in all aspects in terms of ability, experience, and defense, and the age of 30 is suitable to play as a starter, and the contract value is not too big, which is more suitable than Ilyasova.

And after these two, a name appeals to him even more.

Kevin Garnett.

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