Chapter Twenty-Eight: The First Release

Rob. Hennegan's call actually brought two pieces of good news, one of which was Ryan. Anderson got it. Rob. Hennegan stepped in and did the ideological work of Ryan Anderson, who turned down the Pelicans' offer and signed a five-year, $43 million contract with the team.

This is a contract based on Anderson's bird rights, because the Magic's salary has exceeded the salary cap, and after Anderson has become a restricted free agent, he can only sign on the hat if the bird rights are activated.

[Bird rights: This is also known as the Berderari clause, which refers to an exception clause for signing a contract after exceeding the maximum amount of the salary cap.] A team may renew the contract of a free agent of the team without the salary cap, however, the renewing free agent must have played for the team for at least three years. Such a libero could increase his salary by 10.5 percent per season, while signing with another team would only increase by 8 percent. 】

The starting salary of this contract is only 7 million US dollars, but according to the rules of bird rights, the annual salary increase will reach 10.5%, and when the last year of the contract comes, Anderson's salary will reach around 10.5 million, but that is all later, Chen An can't think about it so long-term, for him, Anderson signed such a contract, then the team's total salary space this season will leave a considerable amount of room for operation from the luxury tax trigger line, and he has some bottom in his heart.

And Anderson's successful contract renewal represents another piece of Chen An's expected starting lineup, Anderson is the best choice for the starting power forward, plus in the previous trade, he got JJ Hickson, the center is also set, this guy is the starting center, Vucevic and the white bear Aldridge substitutes.

As a result, Chen An's starting lineup has not yet been determined, and the first-year Crowder is definitely not qualified for the starting position, if Zhu Ba signs a contract, Crowder will share the rotation time with Zhu Ba and Turner, who occasionally plays the small forward position.

As for the starting small forward, it is Rob. The second piece of good news that Hennegan brings.

In the same vein as history, the Bucks were indeed interesting to JJ Redick and showed a strong intent to trade from the start, for which they were even willing to send second-year rookie Tobias Harris, but Benno Udri had to be added to the trade.

These conditions are the same as the previous trade, Chen An is not surprised, the Bucks' purpose is very clear, their guard line is too crowded and unbalanced, Monta Alice and Brandon Jennings are both point guards, the old point guard Yudri is no longer useful, they want to find a scoring guard with both strength and potential and does not occupy the ball much to balance the guard line, and then let one of Alice and Jennings be the bench leader, in their eyes JJ Redick is a very suitable target.

The reason why the Bucks have such an idea is mainly because Alice and Jennings' baskets are too bad, Alice shot 26% from three-point range last season, Jennings was better, but it was only 33%, with such a shooting rate, can the team win?

To be honest, Chen Anzhen doesn't want Youdri, a 30-year-old old point guard, whose data is much worse than Nelson, but the salary is as high as $7.37 million.

Fortunately, this guy is new, not the original boss of the Magic team, and he has no status in the locker room, and more importantly, the contract is only one year, and he will use it obediently when he trades it, and he will press on the bench if he is disobedient.

In the end, the deal was struck, and the Magic sent JJ Redick and Chris Duhon to the Bucks' Tobias Harris, Benno Udri, and Doron Lamb.

JJ Redick will have a salary of 6.2 million next season, Duhon will be 3.5 million, the Bucks will have Yudri 7.37 million, Tobias Harris will have 1.52 million, and Doron Lamb will be purely to match the salary.

The Bucks refused to lose a little bit in salary space, and the deal was considered to be a take-the-take, with the Bucks getting the starting point guard, and the Magic getting the qualified starting small forward Tobias Harris in Anxin Chen.

Harris's proper potential stock, but after being selected by the Bucks, he was not reused, he only played an average of 10 minutes per game last season, and his physical health was not ideal, and he stopped and stopped, in the original history, this guy was traded by the Bucks in the middle of the season, and before he came, the data was only 5 points per game, 2 rebounds, and assists could not be made up, but after the Magic, this guy broke out all of a sudden, and in nearly 30 games played, He averaged 17.3 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.9 steals, and 1.4 blocks per game.

Of course, there are factors for the Magic to become the bottom of the bad team for him to brush, but according to the subsequent performance, this guy's talent and ability are definitely not bad, enough to be the starting forward of most teams, and it is not difficult to get 15+7 data.

Chen An can see the potential of this guy, and the more important thing is that it is only Harris's second season, and the style of play and playing habits have not yet been fully formed, so take it well. Under the coach, he is definitely a good 3D player, and his speed, strength, and physique are all above the level, and his impact on the basket is not comparable to Crowder, and he will definitely make a difference on the offensive end.

In addition, Harris is 2.06 tall, taller than Green, although he plays as a small forward, with his physique and strength alone, he is good enough to play the position of power forward in the small ball lineup.

And with the completion of this deal, Chen An's starting lineup and rotation are basically confirmed.

On the guard line, Harden and Lillard are the main force of the iron fight, especially Harden, this guy is hard-standing, his health and physical function are above 90, and he doesn't even have to think about injuries. After all, Harden and Lillard both played around 36 minutes, and these two veterans are destined to have little chance to play, don't forget that there is Turner.

For the use of Turner, Chen An has a clear idea, that is, the sixth man, positioning it on the swingman of the guard, using it flexibly, and ensuring 30 minutes of playing time per game, provided that this guy has to practice three points.

On the front line, Harris serves as the starting small forward, occasionally playing the position of big forward, Anderson serves as the starting power forward, Green, Crowder, Zhu Fangyu (to be determined), and Turner are all forward rotations.

In the center position, it has been said before that JJ Hickson will be the starter, but in view of the injury risk of this guy, Chen Ande has to use it carefully, and will only give this guy about 28 minutes per game, and the rest of the time will be filled by Vucevic and Aldridge the White Bear.

Such a lineup is already ideal for Chen An, although it seems that the inside line is still a little weak, but don't forget that he still has Glen Davis in his hands, and in the current situation, Chen An will naturally not rush to trade Glen Davis, he tends to use Glen Davis to obtain future draft picks, so there is no bargaining chip, this guy will play tricks in the existing lineup in the new season.