August 22nd, the Olympic finals of the Chinese team and the United States team also started as scheduled, Ye Xuan actually wants to win this game, after all, if you can use the opponent's mentality to gain a certain advantage, then the next thing to do is to tighten the defense and control the rhythm of the game, but unfortunately Ye Xuan still underestimated the importance of the American team to this kind of international competition, you have to say that you may still succeed in stealing chickens in the group stage, but in the finals, Obviously no one is going to give you that kind of opportunity.

In the end, although the Chinese team tried their best, they still lost the finals and could only be ranked second, but even if it is the runner-up, it is the highest achievement in the history of the men's basketball team, and the most important thing is that the young players of the Chinese team have been well trained, which is not a worry about the development of basketball for the Chinese team in the next ten years.

The Olympics ended like this, although the process of the Rio Olympics made people complain, but in general it was barely a successful Olympic Games, the Chinese team finally ranked third in the medal table, and this time their biggest gain is that the men's basketball team has achieved a zero breakthrough in the medal table, and at the same time, they also see that the future development path of the men's basketball team will be a smooth road.

Although the Olympics are over for the time being, but the turmoil in the NBA league has just begun, first of all, let's talk about the two teams that met in the finals this year, the Cavaliers finally won the championship, so the team's configuration has not been adjusted, except for the team's substitute Mozgov left, their biggest loss is to have to trade Dellavedova, because Dellavedova's contract expires and wants to get a reasonable contract with his excellent defensive performance, The Cavaliers obviously can't offer such a contract, so the Cavaliers can only reach a sign-and-trade deal with the Milwaukee Bucks, a team in the same district. The Cavaliers sent backup point guard Dellavedova for a $4.8 million trade exception, some cash and the signing rights to Albert Milares from the Bucks.

In fact, this is very good news for Ye Xuan, next season Ye Xuan wants to lead the Lakers to compete for the championship, so it is indispensable to play against the Cavaliers in the end, and the only thing that the Cavaliers can make themselves uncomfortable is Dellavedova's defense, and now after Dellavedova leaves, it is much more difficult for the Cavaliers to rely on a player to limit their firepower.

After talking about the Cavaliers, I have to talk about the Warriors, Ye Xuan actually knew as early as the Olympic Games that the Warriors were likely to hook up with Durant, but after the official announcement of this matter, he was still very shocked. The Warriors' current roster is terrifying enough, but what people didn't expect was that they were able to recruit a regular season MVP-caliber star. Shortly after the Olympics, Kevin Durant announced that he would join the Golden State Warriors, and after a few days of negotiation and deliberation, he said goodbye to the Thunder after nine years and joined the opponent who eliminated him in the Western Conference Finals last season. Durant announced his decision on the Players Forum website, and then ESPN revealed the details of the contract, and Durant will sign a two-year, $54.3 million contract with a player option for the second year.

The Warriors' interest in Durant did not happen overnight, and they went all out to chase Adu, and they also made long-term preparations (even Jerry West personally called for recruitment). The giants who have reached the Finals for two consecutive years have now formed the Big Four of "Durant-Curry-Thompson-Green", and they are immediately the favorites for next season's championship.

Last season, Durant averaged 28.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and 5.0 assists on 19.2 shots per game for the Thunder, shooting 50.5% from the field. The four-time scoring champion and 2014 regular season MVP will be teammates with the Splash Brothers, who averaged 52.2 points per game last season, and the Warriors' firepower on the offensive end will undoubtedly be stronger than ever.

The Warriors have been on a ferocious upward trajectory in the last two seasons, quickly dominating the league, and after winning the 2015 championship, they went on to set a new record with a 73-9 record. Although they fell short in the Finals, they have retained Thompson and Green on long-term contracts, and they will inevitably keep Curry at all costs in the future, and it will not be difficult to continue to dominate for the next three years. Therefore, their advantage in the "Battle for Durant" is so strong that it overwhelms Adu's loyalty and reluctance to the Thunder.

Adu chose the Warriors because of the Bay Area and California markets, as well as the thriving team culture built by general manager Meyers and head coach Kerr. He has only played in the Finals once with the Thunder, and now with the Warriors, he can be described as "infinitely close" to the championship. Of course, it's not easy for superstars to get along at any given time, and a supership with four top stars is not without its precedent. Adu, Curry and Thompson can all shoot well, and the distribution of the ball will also be an issue for the Warriors in the future. But with the ships already in place, it's a fact that the Warriors are changing the league again, and they will be the most watched and easy team to target next season. If you want to win the championship, you need to manage the coaching staff and whether you can find a balance between the stars and maintain the good chemistry that has been built before.

And after recruiting Durant, some veterans who are still strong have also come to join them, the first is Ye Xuan's former teammate David West, after the Pacers stumbled for most of the season, he joined the Spurs with a base salary, and rejuvenated his second spring, and now he chose to join the Warriors with a base salary, in order to chase the second championship of his career. In addition, the scum of the Mavericks, Pachulia, also joined the Warriors with a base salary, which can be regarded as strengthening the Warriors' interior line.

Of course, there are gains and losses, and while recruiting these players, they also had to tearfully trade their meritorious interior Andrew Bogut to the Mavericks for half sell and half giveaway, and at the same time, Harris Barnes, who they cultivated, could not renew his contract because he had no salary space, and was finally snatched away by the Mavericks with a four-year, $94 million contract. Also departing are Brazilian Lightning Barbossa, 3-and-D player Festus Izelli and brutalist inside lineman Maris Speight.

Next, let's talk about the Pacers, first of all, the Pacers' season is undoubtedly a failure, after trading Ye Xuan, these chips obtained did not make the Pacers reach the Finals for the third consecutive year, and although Rondo has a superior IQ, his EQ has also become a hard injury, he had a stiff fall out with Brad Stevens with the Celtics, a stiff with Rick Carlisle with the Mavericks, and now a stiff with Frank Vogel, This kind of player can only be said to make the coaches love and hate.

In the end, due to their mid-season decision-making mistakes, the Pacers were only able to make another large-scale personnel change in the summer, and they sent Oladipo and Ilyasova to the Thunder, and traded Sergi Ibaka of the Thunder team, so that after the trade is over, at least the team's interior line will have some offensive ability again, and will not let everything be left to the outside players to do.

At the same time, they also decided to trade Rondo, and they sent Rondo and next year's second-round pick plus a trade exception to the Bulls, from whom they traded Derrick Rose, the Windy City Rose who once made the world crazy for him, and now his next stop will be Indiana.

And the Pacers trade is not over, they also sent Shambaught plus Giogis Niang's signing rights to the Jazz, and the Jazz sent their 12th pick in the first round this season to the Hawks, and the Hawks sent Jeff Teague to the Pacers, so the Pacers need to think carefully about the coexistence of Teague and Rose, and the Windy City Roses will definitely not be willing to lower their arrogant heads and play a bench. And Jeff Teague is obviously not a player to trade to play on the bench, which is a big headache for the Pacers, and their goal next season is still to hit the championship, but now the team's roster has become a problem they need to think about.

In addition to the Pacers, there is another team whose actions this season are also likely to shake the league to a certain extent, but not to say how much his strength has improved, but the team's approach has made all players in the league a little unhappy for the players, that is, the grudge between the Heat and their team soul Dwyane Wade.

Wade only signed a one-year, $20 million contract with the Heat last summer, and he is hoping to get a big contract as a free agent this summer. He's 34 years old and really not in his prime, but as the soul of a team that has played for the Heat for 13 years and won three championships, he hopes to be cherished and compensated by the team before the end of his career - Wade has never been the Heat's highest-paid player in the year.

But the Heat apparently don't think so. They gave Whiteside a four-year salary cap of 98 million immediately after the start of free agency, and then chased Durant, and the contract extension negotiations with Wade were quite unsmooth. It is said that the Heat only offered Wade an annual salary of 10 million at the beginning, which made Wade very angry. Although the price was later raised to 40 million for 2 years, the Nuggets have already offered more than 50 million for 2 years. Wade wants to be taken seriously by the Heat, but the Heat have always been tough in negotiations, even if the veteran is a totemic symbol of the Heat, even if he has become a representative of Miami. Wade averaged 23.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game during his 13 years with the Heat, spilled all the sweat on the court, and brought the team three championship trophies without a trace of regrets.

And the Heat's approach has also made many experts and people who watch the excitement stand up and accuse them, treating their team soul in this way, and the Heat's approach is really a bit excessive. In fact, at the beginning, Ye Xuan didn't know that Wade would become a free agent, but after contacting a circle of players who he thought might be able to come to the Lakers and partner with him, Ye Xuan did not contact Wade, because in his opinion, Wade should be the same as Kobe, and only play for the Heat team for the rest of his life, but he didn't expect the Heat team to be so ruthless, or Riley would be so ruthless.

So Ye Xuan immediately dialed Wade's phone, hoping that Wade could come to the Lakers and partner with him to become a backcourt combination. However, he did not get a positive answer from Wade, after all, this kind of thing still needs to be carefully considered. Because he has indeed received a lot of invitations now, in addition to the invitation of Ye Xuan of the Lakers, there is also an invitation from his hometown team, the Bulls, where Jimmy Butler and Rondo who have just been traded, plus the Nuggets offered him a two-year 50 million contract, so he still has a lot of options.

The Lakers naturally couldn't put down the reinforcement work in order to wait for Wade's reply, the first to be signed by the Lakers was Ye Xuan's loyal brother - Solomon Hill, the Pacers refused to offer Solomon Hill a contract of more than 10 million a year, so in the end, Solomon Hill left the Pacers and turned around and fell into the arms of the Lakers, and the Lakers also gave him a 4-year $50 million contract directly.

In fact, in fact, the Lakers' recruitment has basically ended, and there is only one room left for the maximum salary to sign a big-name free agent, in fact, after careful calculation, the salary structure of the Lakers is still very healthy, first of all, Ye Xuan's $22 million salary cap contract, followed by Gasol's $15 million friendship contract, and then there are Solomon Hill and Jordan Clarkson's $12.5 million contract, these four people add up to $62 million, Then Nick Young's $5.5 million, Randle's $3.2 million rookie contract, and Larry Nance Jr. and Zubac's $1 million second-round pick contracts add up to a total of $72 million, which is still a little short of the salary cap, let alone the luxury tax threshold.

At the same time, in order to show that their attitude towards meritorious men is completely different from that of the Heat, they also signed a contract with Artest, who basically couldn't play last season, that is, Meta Waldpais, who is now Meta Waldpais, of course, the composition of the team is definitely not just the current 9 people, they still need to find some role players to join, and the first to contact is naturally Speight, who was abandoned by the Warriors.