Chapter 152 [People in the rivers and lakes, involuntarily by themselves]

Hayes returned to Los Angeles to continue coordinating with Johnson.

Teams across the league have started recruiting to prepare for next season. After the success of the rockets, the Big Three became popular in the league.

The first team to make a move was the Celtics, who traded Al Jefferson, Duronte West, Theo Ratliff for the SuperSonics Ray Allen and Glenn Davis, and then made a three-way trade with the Trail Blazers and Wizards.

For the Trail Blazers to put Brandon Roy of the Year on the rookie of the year, Durant's style of play also needs to take up a certain amount of shots, so they have to send away the team's former boss, Zach Randolph. Randolph was very surprised to learn that he was going to be traded, he didn't want to go, but it didn't work, the Trail Blazers had enough of his lazy defensive attitude and decided to rebuild with young players.

Antoine Jamison, who averages 20 points and 8 rebounds per game, enters a contract year next season, and he becomes an effective bargaining chip for the Wizards trade.

Randolph averaged 23.6 points and 10.1 rebounds per game last season, although he has a bad record off the court, but he has a solid interior offensive skills that are extremely rare in the league today, and at the same time has a beautiful outside shooting ability, for the Wizards who are in dire need of an inside scorer, Randolph is indeed a good choice, even if Randolph's remaining three years of $58 million contract is quite terrifying, and Randolph's contract expires in the 2009-10 season, which is LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and other 03 years when the golden generation entered the free agent market.

The Wizards are taking some risks in chasing Randolph, but Rashid Wallace and Dennis Rodman have proven that bad boys can be key members of championship teams as well, and Randolph is better than Brandon Haywood and Etan Thomas, who are busy fighting all day, right? The Wizards think all Randolph might need is a change of scenery.

The Celtics drafted Mike Conley with the fourth pick, so they sent the team's third-point guard Rajon Rondo and former All-Star Szczebiak.

As a result, Jamison went to the Celtics, the Wizards got Zach Randolph, and the Trail Blazers got Szzerbiak, who was on a bad contract, and Rondo, who was treated as a "drag bottle" by the media. The media unanimously believes that the Trail Blazers have made a loss-making business, although they want to trade the team's cancer Randolph away, although they need a point guard, but they should not accept Szczebiak, who is getting worse and worse, let alone a guard who can't score.

Rondo does look like a by-product, having been the 21st draft by the Suns in 2006 and then traded to the Celtics with just 6.4 points and 3.8 assists in his first season.

But when he saw the news, Hayes's first thought was to crush the Celtic manager! He knows exactly what the future of Rondo will look like!

He doesn't know if Jamison, Pierce, and Ray Allen are the Big Three; He doesn't know what the big three of Wizards Arenas, Butler, and Randolph can do; But the Trail Blazers' current starting lineup is too exaggerated.

Center Pulchbilla, power forward Aldridge, small forward Durant, scoring guard Roy, point guard Rondo. Szzebiak and Outlo are also good players.

Even if the Trail Blazers don't add to it this season, this lineup puts Hayes under pressure. Of course, Durant and Rondo are not good now, but once these two play at a level, the Trail Blazers are bound to be a terrifying team in two years.

Another change is that Vince Carter, who was supposed to stay in New Jersey, signed a five-year, 82 million contract with the Magic.

In order to sign Hayes, the Nets' delay in signing caused Carter's dissatisfaction, and as a result, the Nets lost his wife and lost his army...... The Magic uniform team can't be delayed, and the delay in renewing the contract of Warcraft Dwight Howard seems to require a little expression from the team, so the Magic must sign a star player to keep Howard. They originally liked Hayes, but Hayes refused. There weren't many "big fish" in the free man market, and it was an open secret that Billups was going to stay with the Pistons. In the end, only Lewis and Vince Carter remained. Carter is significantly higher than Lewis in terms of fame and ability.

Soon, the Magic broke the news of Howard's five-year, 85 million sky-high contract extension. This contract is far more than Yao Ming's 5-year 76 million. The strength of magic has also become very terrifying. Hayes is starting to regret going to the east a bit.

There are also brain-dead deals, the Toronto Raptors signed Cappano for 4 years and 24 million to shoot only three points, and the Lakers left Walton for 30 million in 6 years.

There are also some teams that tighten their belts and carry out reinforcement activities. The Rockets have officially signed free agent Mike Harris to a non-guaranteed contract. Then he gave up Mutombo, who rarely played last season, and Mutombo then joined the Timberwolves on a veteran base salary contract.

The Pistons traded Argentine guard Delfino for the Raptors' two second-round picks from 2009 and 2010. The Raptors don't seem to like the draft.

On the Bobcat side, there is also a big deal.

The Suns sent Kurt Thomas, a key backup to the team's interior, as well as two first-round picks from the Bobcats in 2008 and 2010 in exchange for Ryan Hollins from the Bobcats, an $8 million transfer exception, and a 2009 second-round pick from the Bobcats.

With an experienced veteran like Kurt Thomas, the Bobcats' interior strength has been strengthened.

And the object of Bobcat's second transaction is Yi Jianlian!

Hayes planned to see if he could sign with Yi Jianlian in two weeks, but after only one week, the matter was decided.

Although Yi Jianlian himself said that "if you come, you will be safe", after the draft, Yi Jianlian's American agent Fagan did not contact the Bobcats official at the end of the draft, which means that Yi Jianlian did not report to the Bobcats.

According to the previous arrangement, Yi Jianlian's plan for the next few weeks is to meet with the Chinese men's national basketball team, and then follow the Chinese men's basketball team to participate in the summer leagues in Dallas and Las Vegas. The Bobcat proposed to meet with Yi Jianlian during this period, but because of the "disappearance" of the UAE's agent, such a normal form of work now seems so far away.

Over the weekend, Fagan finally contacted Bobcats manager Rod Higgins, stating that Yi refused to play for the Bobcats because there were too few Chinese in Charlotte, and offered to trade Yi to the Warriors.

Rod Higgins is furious! Where do you want to go, it's too faceless, right? After he informed Jordan, Jordan was even more angry and said that he wanted Yi Jianlian to sit on the bench for a season. Fortunately, Hayes became a peacemaker and suppressed Jordan's anger in time.

Hayes said: "Michael, I don't think there's any need to be angry, the twisted melon is not sweet, the trade is good for both sides, and I have already taken a fancy to the Warriors, and I'm about to propose a trade for you, so we can not only trade, but also get the favor of the Warriors, laying the foundation for another trade in the future." ”

Jordan still couldn't swallow this breath and wanted to communicate face-to-face with Yi Jianlian. Hayes called for half an hour to persuade Jordan to finally calm down and agree to a trade.

In his previous life, Yi Jianlian was forcibly left in the bucks and abandoned. This time, let him go where he wants to go the most and see what the results will be. However, Hayes also had an aversion to Yi Jianlian in his heart, he just entered the NBA and dragged him like this, who did he think he was?

In fact, Yi Jianlian is a very honest child, and he doesn't mean to play a big name, he is completely carrying the "black pot" for some big people on the issue of trading! It's just that Hayes, like most fans, doesn't know the real reason.

There is an old Chinese saying that "people are in the rivers and lakes, but they can't help themselves." "There are some things that Yi Jianlian's own will can decide at all.

Yi Jianlian, an international rookie, how could he dare to play a big name in front of Americans when he first arrived in the NBA? Isn't this pushing yourself into the fire pit? He actually wants to stay with the Bobcat, but he doesn't have a say.

This can be seen from some of the performances on draft day. When Yi Jianlian was unexpectedly selected by the "bad team" Bobcat, he did feel a little uncomfortable at first, and his expression was ugly. But when he analyzed the current situation of the bobcat, he quickly thought about it. When asked by the media, he replied: "I'm not familiar with the Bobcats or the city of Charlotte, but I'm happy to play for the Bobcats, it's a young team with some very talented players who are weak at the power forward position, and I think I can make up for that and contribute to the team!" I'm excited to play in the NBA! ”

When he said these words, Yi Jianlian already had a smile on his face. He is a person who understands the ball, and after looking at the Bobcats' staffing, the first thing he thought of was that he could quickly gain a foothold in this team, and if the Bobcats did not have a strong scorer, he could also get certain opportunities to shoot, and even the Bobcats would arrange tactics for him to a certain extent. Going to a weak team has the advantage of being a weak team, and he can get more playing time and adapt to the NBA as soon as possible. Therefore, Yi Jianlian completely accepted the lynx in his heart.

As for how many Chinese people are in Charlotte, this is not his concern at all. So what does that have to do with him? He won't have much time in Charlotte, and for half a season they've had to play away games and fly everywhere. In the summer he will be back to train and play with the national team. Moreover, if there are few Chinese in Charlotte, his socialization will also be reduced, and he will concentrate on playing. The more Chinese, the more things to do, Yi Jianlian's surname is a bit introverted and not good at communicating with people, so he doesn't like to socialize at all. His idea is actually very simple, it doesn't matter where he plays. Anyway, no matter where he plays, domestic fans will want to watch it, and his fan base will still be huge.

So why did he propose a deal?

This is the crux of the matter, and the answer is Yi Jianlian's agent Fagan and his former team, Guangdong Hongyuan.

First of all, Yi Jianlian's agent was not selected by himself, but the Guangdong Hongyuan team selected Fagan. In fact, just as Shanghai Shark selected a broker for Yao Ming, Guangdong Hongyuan also selected a broker for Yi Jianlian. But Yao Ming refused, but Yi Jianlian did not, he was not Yao Ming, nor did he have Yao Ming's courage, so he could only be at the mercy of others, he had not even seen Fagan before.

When Guangdong Hongyuan interviewed agents, the most concerned question was "How much benefit can you bring us?" "Guangdong Hongyuan is basically a privately owned club, and they know that Yi Jianlian has huge financial interests. And Fagan is indeed a very cunning agent. Fagan thought he could fool the entire alliance, and promised to bring Yi Jianlian to a city with a large Chinese population, which would bring huge economic benefits, and Guangdong Hongyuan would surely get a share.

In Fagan and Hongyuan's view, Bobcat's behavior is a spoiler. Fagan had no choice but to state that Yi Jianlian refused to play for Bobcats, and then proposed a deal, because he would not be able to account to Guangdong Hongyuan if he did not trade.

In fact, as long as the Bobcats don't let go, Yi Jianlian will not join other NBA teams. But the Bobcats are not bucks, they won't force Yi Jianlian to stay, but, what kind of deal will they make?

(To be continued)