The biggest news in the free market is Carter's joining the Magic, and after the deal was completed, the heat of the free market slowly cooled.

Fans are slowly shifting their attention from the free market side to the summer league that is in full swing.

This year's Toronto Raptors Summer League is still held in Atlanta, and this year, the only rookie player for the Raptors is Richmond, and for this reason, assistant coach James specially recruited some players without NBA contracts to represent the Raptors in the summer league.

Of course, in the Raptors, except for the starters and main rotation players who did not participate, the other fringe players were taken to Atlanta by James.

At the same time as the Raptors set off, the New Jersey Nets also recruited a group of young people to rush to Atlanta, and among them was this year's No. 28 rookie Wu Yu.

As Wu Yu, who traded chips with Carter, he is a player with very strong self-esteem, so before the start of the summer league, Wu Yu called Wu Di, and he angrily told Wu Di that he would definitely show himself well in the game.

Regarding Wu Yu's angry Magic team trading him, Wu Di did not say much. He knew this was the reaction of young people, because Wu Yu had no idea how deep the water was in the NBA.

Speaking of which, Wu Di is not very optimistic that his younger brother can gain a foothold in the NBA, but Wu Di will always encourage Wu Yu.

Therefore, when Wu Yu called him angrily, although Wu Di wanted to educate Wu Yu, he still held back.

Wu Di feels that young people have the way they grow up. And now. He should obviously give Wu Di the space to grow independently.

"Since it's not cool. Then go and work hard to play well, so that everyone who gives up on you can see. ”

Wu Di's hanging gave Wu Yu a lot of motivation and confidence, after all, in Wu Yu's opinion, his brother is a very good example.

However, Wu Yu didn't know that not everyone could become Wu Di, others couldn't, and neither could he.

But. Even so, this year's Nets team is still full of confidence in Wu Yu.

In this year's East, the Atlanta Summer League has organized several more teams, and the New Jersey Nets have been added to it, and in addition, the Toronto Raptors, who participated last season, are also among them.

The Toronto Raptors don't have players to watch, and Wu Di is only concerned about what Oakley's son Charles Jr. will grow up to after a year.

In the opening game against the Chicago Bulls, Charles Jr. played very well on the inside, and he showed his outstanding strength, which is the positioning and protection of the rebound.

Facing the Chicago Bulls' interior line. Charles Jr. got 34 minutes of playing time, and in those hours. Charles Jr. contributed 14 points, 14 rebounds, 1 block and 1 steal, which can be said to be quite qualified.

After all, Charles Jr. is only a second-round pick, and if he can play such a game in the first game of the Summer League, then he is completely worthy of recognition.

Gary Payton is now the defensive coach of the Raptors, and in this year's Summer League, the Raptors' coaching staff is made up of two people, Gary Payton and James.

Now Gary Payton has announced his retirement after the Finals, and when he ended his career with the Raptors, Payton felt that he was quite perfect and had no regrets, because he got the championship ring he most coveted at the end of his career.

Although this ring was obtained by Peyton holding Wu Di's thigh, it has to be said that this is a very good ending.

In fact, Payton's retirement is already very inevitable, in his last season with the Raptors, Payton was only able to contribute 4.3 points and 2.2 assists, and in the playoffs, his playing time was completely stolen by Nate Robinson and Shaun Livingston.

Regardless, Payton got a championship ring, which made him retire.

Payton did not choose to stay at home after retiring, but decided to join the Raptors' coaching staff, and he was placed in the position of defensive coach by Collins.

The results are very good in the eyes of the fans.

In the summer league, Collins could not coach the players himself, so assistant coaches James and Payton became candidates to coach the Raptors to play in the summer league.

After the opening game, Payton praised Charles Jr., but he also pointed out his shortcomings.

Payton feels that the defensive ability of a group of people who played summer league for the Raptors this year can only be said to be average, and although Charles Jr. is tough on the inside, Payton still feels that it is necessary to cultivate Charles Jr.'s defense in the next time.

In this regard, Charles Jr. accepted Gary Payton's guidance very sincerely, because after being exposed to Oakley since childhood, Charles Jr. certainly understands the importance of defense in the NBA.

Charles Jr. felt that if he relied solely on his rebounding, then his career in the NBA might only have the possibility of wandering.

Therefore, Charles Jr., under Payton's guidance, also understands the urgency of exercising his defensive ability.

In addition, Payton also made it clear that what this year's Raptors need to focus on is defense, which needs to start with everyone.

However, because it was during the summer league season, the question of season focus was obviously not enough to be discussed at this time.

In the second game of the summer league, the 37-year-old "madman" Sprewell made the headlines of the NBA today.

Against the Milwaukee Bucks, the aging madman scored 47 points on 15-of-20 shooting, including 10-of-13 three-pointers and 7-of-8 free throws.

Such a table would be understandable if it appeared in the regular season, after all, there is no shortage of players who can score 47 points among the 30 teams in the league.

But when such a table happens in Summer League, or when it happens to a veteran, it's commendable.

Sprewell joined Toronto last season because of Wu Di, and his performance throughout the season can be said to be remarkable, with 5.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists, which is the answer that Sprewell and Matt Barnes handed in when they were co-rotation players in the No. 3 position.

Moreover, in the playoffs, Sprewell also has a table of 20 points per game.

It can be said that the madman still has the energy to compete in the NBA.

However, in championship teams, the competition is often very fierce, so Sprewell, who is reluctant to retire so early, must play his ability to find his place in the Raptors, who are aiming for a three-time championship and become a dynasty.

And Sprewell didn't feel embarrassed by playing in Summer League, on the contrary, he enjoyed it.

After Sprewell's 47-point report for the second time now, he has entered the hearts and minds of the coaching staff.

"Ratrill is fully capable of continuing to play in the NBA, and his body can allow him to continue his career for 2~3 years. And he's still on fire, and he's got what it takes to help the team achieve a dynasty. ”

After the game, both Gary Payton and James had pretty high rates of Sprewell.

It is worth mentioning that the day after this game, the Raptors reached a new contract with Sprewell.

2 million for 1 year, this is the price that Wu Di is willing to let the Raptors offer to Sprewell. And Sprewell was more than happy to accept it.

Mr. Sprewell said in an interview that after he got a taste of winning the championship, money was no longer number one. Now, he is looking forward to using his ability to help the Raptors defend their title and add another championship ring to his hall of honor.

And, according to Sprewell, if he is not able to contribute to the team when he is not on the field, then he will choose to retire.

Obviously, this is also a way for Sprewell to indirectly express his demand, which is that he needs to continue to have a decent amount of playing time in the new season.

In this regard, Wu Di also took it into account. In the new season, the Raptors have completely needed manpower for the outside rotation because of the departure of Shaun Livingston, and Sprewell is a veteran, so he is obviously a very suitable candidate.

Therefore, Wu Di can actually guarantee that Sprewell will get the playing time he wants in the new season.

After Sprewell's 47-point headline, Summer League continues to progress.

The Toronto Raptors and New Jersey Nets became the most competitive teams in the Atlanta Summer League, and the final was also played by the Raptors and the New Jersey Nets.

In this final, the Raptors' Sprewell and Charles Jr. are quite good, but the most powerful are Xue Yuyang and Nate, and the internal and external firepower of the two has become the main reason why the Raptors dominate this final.

On the Nets side, Wu Yu is the only trustworthy player in this Nets team, and Wu Yu's state in this game can be said to be very hot.

In the third quarter of the game, Wu Yu once threw in 4 three-pointers and led the Nets to a wave of 22:3 offensive.

However, to their regret, the Raptors still withstood the pressure and finally relied on a strong play in the fourth quarter to win the game.

In the finals of the Atlanta Summer League, Wu Yu contributed 30 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, he proved himself, but he failed to help the team win.

As for the Toronto Raptors, Xue Yuyang, who has been in the NBA for more than three years, contributed 15 points and 7 boards, while Charles Jr. contributed 8 points and 13 boards, Sprewell had 20 points and 5 boards, and Nate Robinson had 17 points and 7 assists.

Obviously, the play of the four people defeated Wu Yu alone, which can also show the excellence of the Raptors.

After winning the Summer League, Nate and Sprewell shared the final MVP.

As for this year's Atlanta Summer League, the best player in the table is considered Wu Yu.

Wu averaged 17.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game in the Atlanta Summer League, including 43.2% three-point shooting. (To be continued......)