Chapter 4 The Veteran's Dream Habitat
The Warriors' current starting lineup plus Curry has reached a staggering 56 million, which is also because Lin Fei's contract is only 10 million, and he is far more than that. And next season, Lin Fei will get 100% of the maximum salary contract, and according to Bird terms, Lin Fei's salary can reach 30% of the team's total salary, and Keynes's contract next season will reach 16 million, and the two add up to 34 million, if Jobs and Curry both sign big contracts, according to their approximate value, the two are about 20 million, and Aix's 10 million, Clauderson's full middle class is 8 million, can you imagine that the rest of the Warriors still have salary space? After all, the team is not able to play the world just by testing the main lineup, the Warriors' achievements this season, the bench lineup can also be said to be indispensable, Cook on the bench, and Smith are good rotations, and they are all players with strong immediate combat power, if they are allowed to enter the free market, they will inevitably be sought-after.
However, after all, there are times when there is no shortage of managers who are super capable. For example, Riley, the god operator of the Heat, can only say that this guy is too good, whether he is a head coach or a general manager, his grandmother is not an ordinary person.
Not to mention how many championship rings this guy has won, how brilliant his career as a coach of the Lakers was back then, just saying that he single-handedly planned the gathering of the Heat team's current Big Three, this move is enough, and it directly contributed to the Heat team's championship and James's ascension, and the incredible thing is that Riley actually transformed the championship team and did some tricks that can simply make people scream, they unbelievably introduced the top scorer in the history of the league, Ray Allen, I can only say that this is really crazy, What else to say, in addition to Lin Fei, Ray Allen's superb shooting skills are unattainable for any other player in the league, even if he is old, but according to Ray Allen's style of play, he definitely still has the capital to be proud of the league, and there is also a little Riley is also quite good, they introduced Lewis, although this kind of trick is not as good as introducing Ray Allen, but you absolutely can't not marvel at Riley's cleverness, although Lewis has been widely criticized for his previous big contracts, but you still can't deny that he is one of the big men with the widest range in the league, If he is paired with top breakthrough players like James and Wade, if his power can be fully unleashed, he will definitely be the number one person that no other team in the league dares to underestimate.
However, just like Lin Fei, it is also unattainable for a general manager like Riley.
However, you may be able to get some inspiration about how he works.
For those players with strength, in addition to the temptation of money, it may be the championship. It is undeniable that there is a group of people in the league who are old, but they are still quite powerful, and they don't care about how much salary they can get anymore, all they care about is the championship ring. For example, at this moment, Nash, who originally belonged to the king of Sun City, is also determined to give it a go for the championship, join the Lakers, and build a super combination in the league that is almost comparable to the best Kobe + Nash + Gasol + Bynum in history, of course, whether such a combination is perfect in strength remains to be witnessed, but in terms of book value, it is definitely second to none, even if there is now a Heat team to build a Big Four like James + Wade + Bosh + Ray Allen, I definitely don't dare to underestimate this luxurious lineup of the Lakers. Counting it up, whether it is Nash or Ray Allen, what they lack is not money, but the honor of the championship. And now, compared to giants like the Heat and Lakers, perhaps the Warriors definitely have the strength to be proud of them. Even if they lost to the Heat in the Finals, almost no one denies that the Warriors are weaker than the Heat, which is full of too many unknowns. …,
If any veteran wants to win a championship, perhaps the team they should consider the most is the Warriors. There is no doubt that the Warriors will go all out to keep Jobs and Curry in order to continue their legacy, and ensure that their championship-winning core lineup will not change, but as for the other benches, it may take some thought.
There is no shortage of teasing figures in the league when it comes to trades and signings, and there are plenty of teams like the Warriors who have shown favor. For example, the big diesel engine O'Neill.
"I wonder if the Warriors are going to be short of a water cooler manager, they're incredible, I think I can help them more, I'm retired, but I think I can still play, and there's no doubt that I'm an all-around fighter, whether it's in the box on the court, in the locker room, or in the cheerleading team, I feel like I can help a team the most. Of course, if you have to give me the championship. I thought that if I wanted to, I could have played like Mutombo and played until that old. No one knows if O'Neal is courting the Warriors or teasing, but undoubtedly, from his big mouth, you can imagine how interesting the Warriors are, O'Neal is in his forties, but the current Warriors have given him the idea of playing again. There is no doubt that this guy is still a little dissatisfied with Kobe Bryant getting an extra championship ring than himself, and he has such a hurdle in his heart.
However, the Warriors management obviously knows that O'Neal is retired after all, and he is also in his forties, and although that old guy may be very helpful to the atmosphere of the team, it may not help the strength of the Warriors in the slightest.
Compared to O'Neal, there may be another legend worth considering for the Warriors, and that is Iverson.
Lin Fei's style of play does have a lot of similarities with Iverson, he is very short, fast, and sometimes he is very unreasonable when he plays. If Iverson is offered a veteran base salary contract, he will obviously be willing, you know, the reason why he is reluctant to retire is that he has never been able to step through that knot in his heart - championship. No one believes that Iverson is still the No. 3 who dares to call out in front of Jordan, and no one believes that this is the No. 3 who clamored me to play as a substitute and retired. However, the years can destroy almost anyone, even the answer that once made people feel that they would not bow their heads. If there is Iverson as Lin Fei's substitute, obviously, it can still play a big role, after all, Iverson may not need to practice tactics specifically, because Lin Fei plays like that. However, the Warriors may just be thinking about it. Not to mention how many people the Warriors can attack with the ball, because anyone can attack with the ball, which will greatly weaken the role of point guards, there are enough people who can be qualified as point guards in the Warriors alone, Lin Fei naturally does not need to say, Keynes's ability to act as a playmaker is undoubted, and Curry's control of the Warriors' offense is also extremely good, even Smith, who is almost the last bench, can also be in some? It's time to unleash amazing combat power, Iverson is here, where to put it? There's only one possibility, and that's that the Warriors have a lot of injuries on the defensive line, but the Warriors are still young, and management doesn't seem to be thinking about them.
There is also a veteran, perhaps like Iverson, who is a legend, and that is Maddie. Compared to Iverson's current situation, Maddie may be a little better, at least he still has a team willing to accept, even if he wanders around different teams and has no fixed place, but he still has the ball to play, even if he is ridiculed everywhere as a first-round virgin in the second round of the playoffs, but he is still persistent, and he still seems to believe that he will win the championship one day. But, obviously, Maddie is only thinking about it. One is because of Maddy's injury, even his peak moment is uneasy, let alone now? Second, perhaps because of Keynes's excellent ability, he can almost wander around the point guard, scoring guard, small forward position, and good physical fitness is very reassuring, and Aix naturally does not need to say that the forward swingman is also very good, and the Warriors can penetrate the position that Maddy is more accustomed to, and Jobs, this, if Maddy comes in, there may not be his place.
So, for the Warriors' management, everything was on the table, but everything seemed impossible.
Some people even laughed at the Warriors management, the blind cat met the dead mouse, so that the Warriors management got a legendary coach Nelson, and as a result, Nelson achieved a legendary player Lin Fei, and Lin Fei created a legendary team, and a team achieved legendary results, but one legend after another did not verify how great the Warriors management was, people would only think they were more rubbish.