Chapter 213: A New Era
The Celtics' final 15-man squad for the 2017-18 season was finally decided on the night of the final game of the preseason, when Perry Jones and Ronny Starki, who had been awarded training camp contracts, were eliminated, and Blanton Rush was able to stay with the team due to his excellent performances in the summer league and preseason, as well as his style of play that matched the current Celtics. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Rush's stay is also seen as a good addition to the loss of Isiah Thomas and Avery Bradley, and Rush's 3-point rating is a weapon that head coach Stevens is very important.
For the remaining players with guaranteed contracts, Jordan Mickey became a victim, and after having Yahai, Jack Crowder, and Gerard Green and Brandon Rush, the swingman of the guard, Jordan Mickey's stay on the team was redundant.
The team also announced contract extensions with Amir Johnson, Jonas Jerebko and Kelly Olynyk, as well as the signing of free agent Brandon Rush.
Amir Johnson, who is already 30 years old, gets a contract with an annual salary of 12 million, about 3 years and 36 million, and the annual salary is the same as before. The main substitute striker, Jonas Jerebko, who is also 30 years old, signed a contract with an annual salary of 5 million yuan and 15 million for three years. And Kelly Olynyk, who has been performing better and better in recent years, signed a contract with the team with an annual salary of 8 million, 32 million for 4 years. Free agent Brandon Rush, 32, has been offered a two-year, $7 million contract.
In this way, after the three people were cut, the final 15-man roster is as follows:
(Boston Celtics 2017-18 lineup)
Position|Name|Height|Jersey Number|Age|Annual Salary
Center/power forward: Al Horford, 2.08m, No. 15, 31, 27.73 million;
Center: Taylor Zeller, 2.13m, No. 44, 27 years old, 8 million;
Center/Power Forward: Kelly Olynyk, 2.13m, No. 41, 26 years old, 8 million;
Power forward: Amir Johnson, 2.06m, No. 90, 30, 12 million;
Power forward: Jonas Jerebko, 2.08m, No. 8, 30 years old, 5 million;
Power forward: Ben Bentil, 2.06m, No. 50, 22, 540,000;
Small forward: Ye Hai, 2.01 meters, No. 7, 18 years old, 6 million;
Small forward: Jack Crowder, 1.98m, No. 99, 27 years old, 6.8 million;
Small forward/shooting guard: Gerald Green, 2.03m, No. 5, 31, 1.45 million;
Small Forward/Shooting Guard: Blanton Rush, 1.98m, No. 4, 32, 3.5 million;
Shooting guard: James Young, 1.98m, No. 13, 22, 2.8 million;
Shooting guard: RJ Hunter, 1.98m, No. 28, 24, 1.25 million;
Organizational defenders: Chris Paul, 1.83m, No. 30, 32 years old, 24.27 million;
Shooting Guard/Playmaker: Marcus Smart, 1.93m, No. 36, 23, 4.54 million;
Organizational defender: Terry Rozier, 1.85m, No. 12, 23 years old, 1.99 million.
In the 2017-18 season, the NBA's official data was 114 million salary cap and 132 million luxury tax line, while this season the Celtics' total team salary was $113.87 million.
After clarifying the team's squad, those players who may have been cut but eventually stayed in the team have finally breathed a sigh of relief and can devote all their energy to the new season. The Celtics' biggest move in the offseason is to get All-Star superstar point guard Chris Paul and select Ye Hai, the top star from China, the signing of Brandon Rush is also a very good addition to the team's three-point shot, and the Green Shirts will compete in the regular season under the leadership of Stevens!
In addition to the Celtics, this summer's league is also destined to be extraordinary, "UFO" Vince Carter also officially announced his retirement after Paul Pearce, and he also chose his retirement location in the Toronto Raptors, who first entered the league. And Carter's classic dunk clips will be revisited in the minds of fans over and over again. After Carter retired, Zach LaVine, who has won the dunk king twice, can fill the vacancy left by Carter and replace Carter as the new dunk representative of the league, fans have said that Zach is good, but Vince is irreplaceable.
At the same time, the Spurs, who have reached the age of 40, Manuginobili also officially announced his retirement this summer, and he admitted that he was very reluctant to leave the basketball game he loved, but after he told his partners that he had chosen to retire, Tim Duncan immediately sent a text message, which read: Man, I'm waiting for you by the river. Speaking of this, Ginobili changed his state, showed a knowing smile, and said: "After retiring, I can't wait to compete with Tim in fishing skills, he has always said that his fishing skills are great, I think it's time to prove that he is talking big." ”
After Vince Carter and Manuginobili announced their retirement, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban also announced with Dirk Nowitzki at a pre-game press conference for the new season, that Nowitzki will officially retire after the season. At the press conference, Cuban was moved to praise the German power forward, who has been playing for the Mavericks, and praised him for bringing championship glory to Dallas. At the press conference, Cuban said: "I begged Dirk so much, I said, as long as you want to go on, I can fill in the numbers in my checkbook, but Dirk turned me down, and he said, Mark, I think it's time to rest." Cuban spread his hands and said helplessly: "What else can I do, I can only bless him and hope that he will get the respect he deserves this season." ”
Duncan, Garnett, who represent the league's benchmark for big forwards in the past 20 years, have retired, and Nowitzki is about to retire from the NBA stage, plus Nash, Iverson, Maddy, Kobe Bryant and others who have retired in the past three years, Ray Allen, who announced his retirement last year, and Pierce and Carter, who announced their retirement this summer, these stars who represent the youthful memory of a generation will come out of people's eyes one after another, but it is undeniable that these great players will always remain in the hearts of fans.
There are talented people from generation to generation, each leading the way for hundreds of years, the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and the new people in the world catch up with the old people.
The 03 generation led by LeBron James is still standing at the top of the league waiting for challenges, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green formed a team trying to build another Warriors dynasty, Kyrie Irving, John Wall, Zach LaVine and other new generations have also begun to challenge the kingship of peak players, and the era of strife has opened again!
In this new era, or perhaps the best era of post-Jordan and post-Kobe, no one would have imagined that this generation of 17 led by Ye Hai, Josh Jackson and others will become the protagonists of the future of this era! (To be continued.) )