Chapter 95: New Season Deals

After playing the World Championships, Liu Su said goodbye to his teammates, they were going to return to China, and Liu Su wanted to accompany Zhao Yiyi to play in Japan for a few days. The pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info took the female translator, and the three of them went to several places of interest in Japan, and also climbed Mount Fuji.

After playing in Japan for a few days, Liu Sucai took Zhao Yiyi back to China, and after sending Zhao Yiyi home, Liu Sucai went to Beijing to record the show.

Yang Wu has already booked an interview, and the rest of the men's basketball team has already finished interviewing, only Liu Su, the MVP, has not yet been interviewed. So Liu Su is going to do the show now, and the time is still in a hurry.

After finishing the show, Liu Su hurried back to the provincial capital of Green Pine. After reuniting with his family for a few days and shopping with Zhao Yiyi a few times, Liu Su had to take a plane to the United States.

In mid-September, the team started training camp for the new season.

At the same time, the team opened a trade, and Dunleavy Sr. contacted the Grizzlies for the first time, and wanted to get Gasol, he could send Brande and Mamagetti.

But the Grizzlies didn't agree, they just traded this year's rookie Rudy Guy from the Rockets, there is no shortage of people at the No. 3 position, and they are counting on Gasol and Rudy Guy to form an inside and outside duo!

Hayes got a big contract for the Rockets, nearly $5 million a year, and the Clippers couldn't give so much and could only let Hayes go. Radmanovic also got a big contract with the Lakers, and the elder Dunleavy didn't want to match at all, his pace was too slow.

The elder Dunleavy renewed Karman's contract and signed a five-year, 55 million contract, which is equivalent to about 11 million a year.

Then Dunleavy Sr. offered the Timberwolves a trade for Brande and Margetty in exchange for Garnett. But the Timberwolves didn't agree, but took advantage of the fire to get Margety and seek help for Garnett.

The elder Dunleavy agreed, but asked for the Timberwolves' first-round picks in 07 and 08 according to Liu Su's request. The Timberwolves sent Ricky Davis, and the Clippers filled in Singleton for salary balance.

Dunleavy Sr. then contacted the 76ers and traded Brand for Webb. Webb is old, and his strength is definitely not as good as Brand, but the elder Dunleavy is interested in Weber's ability to respond. The Clippers have David Lee, and they don't need Webber to play hard for a long time, they just need to teach the newcomers on the team.

The 76ers are still very interested in Brand, after all, he is one of the championship members. After negotiations, Brandega was a first-round pick from the '07 Clippers and some cash in exchange for Webb.

This year's rookie, Dunleavy Sr. gave Rajon Rondo a three-year, $9 million contract, Kress Smith a three-year, $5 million contract, and Gillermo Diaz a short-term 10-day contract that went into effect during the regular season.

In this way, the Clippers' lineup is temporarily centered on Carman, Brera Xia, and Ndon, power forwards Webber, David Lee, and Kress Smith, small forwards Ryan Gomez and Ricky Davis, scoring guards Mobley and Rose, and point guards Liu Su, Cassel, Easley, Rajon Rondo, and Giller Modiaz.

Then Dunleavy Sr. negotiated with Easley, and Easley announced a peace agreement with the Clippers and became a free man. Then cut Ndong and the team will only have 13 people left.

Originally, the elder Dunleavy was looking for some good defensive players, such as Artest. But many teams are reluctant to trade, and Artest is very willing to come to the Clippers, but the king and lion opened his mouth to ask Liu Su, and the old Dunleavy did not agree, and the transaction could not be completed.

In addition to Artest, Dunleavy Sr. also found some defensive players, but they were unsuccessful, and the price paid was too great to affect the operation of the Clippers' roster. Now the Clippers' lineup is very good, starting, Carman, Webb, Ryan Gomez, Mobley, Liu Su, Cassel, David Lee with the bench, Ricky Davis can still score, Rose has defense. Rookies Rajon Rondo and Kress Smith both have decent physical condition and technique.

Liu Su and the guest in the No. 2 position on the guard line, just five people share playing time, and they are not afraid of injuries to others. There are also five people running inside, and Webb is old, so he will play one as a starter, and it will be good to play for more than ten minutes at a time. David Lee's status has also been promoted, much better than when Brand was there. It is very likely that Webber will be squeezed into the bench this season and become a starter like Liu Su.

At present, the Clippers' salary is very well controlled, and the highest contracts are Carman and Kassel, and the rest of the contracts are not more than $10 million. Liu Su, Ryan Gomez, David Lee, Rajon Rondo, and Cress-Smith are all on rookie contracts. Webber's salary is very high, 20 million, but Webber will definitely not be able to get a high-salary renewal next season, and a lot of salary space will be vacated to lay a good foundation for Liu Su's early contract renewal.

The Clippers' salary this year is only a little over 60 million, which is far from reaching the salary cap, which can be the first two veterans. However, the capable veterans are not very easy to sign, and the Clippers have made a bit of a big deal this year, with Brand and Margeti being traded, and it is too difficult to successfully defend the title.

Championship members Radmanovic, Hayes, and Singleton are either seeking big contracts or being traded, and the team is basically rebuilding. Such a Clippers are much less attractive to veterans, and they are completely inconsistent with the practice of ordinary championship teams.

In the past, the champion team would maintain the squad and not make large-scale adjustments in order to stabilize the squad and try to defend the title. Those dynastic teams did that, the Celtics were, the Bulls did, the Lakers did too, until something went wrong.

But the Clippers sending away five important players at once, as well as a core, is simply unwise. It's very criticized by fans and veterans, if it is strengthened through these transactions, it is okay, but look at who are the people who come from the trade? Ricky Davis, this is a fool, when the Cavaliers traded him, he actually said that he thought the team chose James to be his younger brother.

Weber's state is not as good as it was back then, with a salary of up to 20 million, but he can't do a job of 20 million, which is simply a super bad contract.

Although it is criticized, the Clippers still rely on this lineup to start playing preseason. The Clippers need to play eight games in the preseason, the first of which is Moscow's challenge to BC Kimi, which is a friendly game against Russia.

Liu Su didn't play for long, and went off the game early to rest with Webb. Cassel also only played 20 minutes, and the rest of the time was given to Rajon Rondo, and the elder Dunleavy wanted to see how much strength the rookie had. Similarly, David Lee didn't play much time, and Dunleavy Sr. also wanted to test Kress Smith's pounds.

With five wins and three losses in eight games, the Clippers' offensive power is still very sharp, and their defense is worse. Kress Smith has just entered the league and needs to be fine-tuned.

However, Rajon Rondo performed very well, passing the ball very well, and he was much better than Livingston. On the offensive side, there are also some skills, and the breakthrough is good, but the three points are not good, and you need to cooperate with the outside line with three points.

Webber's form has slipped a bit, but his ability to adapt is still there, and the Clippers don't need him to play mainly, so the problem is not very big. Ricky Davis's form has also dropped a lot, and his scoring ability is not as strong as last season, but it is still enough to play as a substitute, as long as he is not brain-dead.