The Pelicans' reinforcements have become the most eye-catching this summer, their frontcourt really deserves the title of golden frontcourt, on the day of the signing of Corey Brewer and the Timberwolves, the Pelicans signed two more people, and what surprised people was that the Pelicans signed the interior again, you know, Millsap and Jefferson only need two suitable benches, and the John Henson who was traded is a very powerful newcomer.

If it weren't for the Bucks' desire to get Afrado, they wouldn't want to send this guy away, and on April 11, 2013, the Bucks played against the Magic, and John Henson came off the bench to contribute 17 points, 25 rebounds, and 7 blocks.

Contributing 11+5+1.7 blocks in 26 minutes of play last season, Henson's future is very bright, Li Feng can also make a cameo appearance on the inside from time to time, and the Pelicans even only need an inside combat power and a water cooler daredevil.

But at this time, the Pelicans signed former All-Star Elton Brand and Pistons' former powerhouse Mark Hill.

Needless to say, Brand came to hug his thighs and signed a veteran base salary.

Brand's agent, David Falck, said:

'We think it's a great opportunity for him. With his current physical condition, there is no problem to play for another 4-5 years. Now Brand is relatively more reliant on his mind than on his body. New Orleans suited him well, and he would play the role of a veteran there. ”

During his time with the Mavericks last season, he averaged 7.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 21 minutes per game.

In the 2005 NBA draft, Jason Mark Hill was selected by the Detroit Pistons at No. 26 in the first round.

Since joining the Pistons, Mark Hill has quickly made the way through the team's rotation, with a steady upward trend in appearances and starts this season. At the beginning of his career, Mark Hill relied on his excellent rebounding ability and blocking ability to become another iron-blooded defensive warrior on the Pistons' interior, and also well continued the "bad boy army" style that Everbright fans talked about. Afterwards. On the basis of solid defense, Mark Hill has also developed a certain offensive ability, and his step-back jumper in the face of the basket and off-ball air cutting are all offensive means that he is good at.

Mark Hill is somewhat similar to Millsap, but Mark Hill is better at defending, and of course unlike Henson, Mark Hill has a lot of strength, and now at 122 kg, he can help the team fight hard against heavy interior at any time, and is a functional role player.

Brand and Mark Hill joined, and the Pelicans' interior line for the new season will become Al Jefferson, Millsap, Henson, Brand, and Mark Hill, and the latter three are benches. The Pelicans' interior line can be described as very strong.

At this time, ESPN's Bill Simmons also played his "poisonous tongue" sarcastically:

"Looking at the Pelicans' current roster, I just want to say, coach, I want to go to the Pelicans and play outside the Pelicans too!"

Simmons is also more "tactful".

Andy Kaladze, another expert at ESPN, put it bluntly:

"How strong the Pelican's inside line is, how bad the outside line is, except for Li Feng, there is nothing!"

In fact. The criticism from the outside world is still justified, not groundless.

There are a lot of free agents this summer, but there are too few that the Pelicans can afford. Just when the Pelicans were about to let Li Feng attack Kirilenko, the Russian owner of the Nets used rubles to summon AK47 to join the Rotten Nets.

The contract offered by the Pelicans is not low, it is the full amount of the middle class, and it is two years. The second year player option is very good.

Kirilenko is a very rare all-round player, despite not looking good with the Knicks last season. With only an average of 7.1 points and 3.2 points per game, but 1.2 steals and 1.3 blocks, such a "weapon" with superior performance immediately became the target of the teams after choosing to jump out of the contract and enter the transfer market this summer.

The outcome of the scramble was very surprising, and Kirilenko actually accepted a special contract for the Nets for only $3.1 million.

It is reported that several teams have applied to the league to ask the league to investigate the Nets' acquisition of "AK47". According to Kirilenko's current value, it is generally believed that his annual salary should be at least more than $8 million, so many teams believe that Prokhorov will pay more to "AK47" in private in addition to the superficial contract salary of $3.1 million, so that Kirilenko will agree to join the Nets.

The Nets may have evaded at least $20 million in luxury tax and are not subject to the salary cap.

"Now it's not a question of stopping such transactions, it's about penalizing them." An NBA team owner believes that the AK47 deal is a blatant provocation of the new collective bargaining agreement, and if the league fails to crack down on such a deal, other teams will learn to move the deal off the stage, and the luxury tax, salary cap, and other factors that ensure fair and fair competition in the NBA will be undermined one by one.

"Shameless and blatant!"

This is how a general manager of a Western Conference team described the Nets' move to bring in "AK47" Andrei Kirilenko.

Since the NBA officially approved Prokhorov to buy the Nets in May 2010, the Russian owner has announced a "five-year championship plan." Judging from this summer's transfer, Prokhorov did not hesitate to spend money in order to win the championship, and the Nets' roster has been extremely luxurious, with All-Star level players at all five positions, namely Brook Lopez, David Lee, Carmelo Anthony, Joe Johnson, Deron Williams, and the Nets formed a grand lineup that made other teams very angry, but they were not criticized, because Prokholov had to pay $101 million in total wages and $82 million in luxury tax. This is all under the constraints of the NBA's new collective bargaining agreement, and the addition of "AK47" seems strange in comparison.

Regardless of the reason for AK and the Nets, another recruitment by the Pelicans failed, and at this time, the Pelicans had to make a risky recruitment.

"The Pelicans are driven crazy, and the General and Rose will become the strongest sick lineup in history"

Yes, the Pelicans, after training and scouting, reached a one-year contract with Gilbert Arenas, who has faded out of the NBA.

Even if he joins with a base salary, Arenas now can't get any voice, and even the Pelicans introduced Arenas, all they got was scolding, you must know that the general went to the CBA in 12 years, and he couldn't even mix in the NBA.

Now the pelicans have a bit of a disease and go to the doctor.

If it was Arenas before, many media headlines would be shocking headlines such as "The General Settles in the Pelicans, the Big Five Will Become a Big Five" and "The General Joins Forces with Rose, Fearing to Be the All-Star Start in the New Season".

And now it is:

"Sick and criminal, Li Feng may be in Houhai"

"Ross and Arenas, one ball is not enough points, where did Li Feng go"

"You're injured, it's okay, I have a gun, take out the opponent with one shot, I'm Agent Zero"

It can be seen that Arenas's current reputation is shouted by everyone.

In fact, the former great general had the character of patience, inhibition and stability, working hard and steadfastly, taking his time step by step, but under the deceptive peaceful and low-key appearance was the strong self-confidence and ambition that was boiling and surging in the depths of his heart all the time.

In this way, he called for wind and rain in the NBA, signed hundreds of millions of contracts, and became an inspirational model, and the representative of the No. 0 jersey is him except Li Feng.

But now, who cares who he is!

The NBA is always like this, although if Li Feng does not trade the Knicks, he will not dare to let Li Feng sit on the bench for a season, but comparing Arenas before and after, it can be known that NBA players also need games and exposure.

Arenas has been forgotten by the world, and the 32-year-old Agent Zero is now ignored.

"Pelicans sign Gilbert Arenas? Oh oh oh, well, I really admire their courage, yes, I admire the courage of the Pelicans, and I also admire the warriors of Arenas, Elton Brand joined the Pelicans to hug his thighs, but Brand can support the team, Arenas, don't shoot Li Feng with one shot, as long as he doesn't do this, the Pelicans can give him a year's final salary, so that he can go to the nightclub to find a bone and skin to shoot after night practice! ”

LeBron James, the little emperor who once had a grudge against Arenas, laughed like this,

Arenas met the Cavaliers in the playoffs for three consecutive years when he was with the Wizards, although the Cavaliers won, but James still doesn't let him go, proving how deep the feud between the two is!

"Another Brandon Roy, Roy is not a player who plays on his body like Rose, but Roy is still scrapped, the injury is as fierce as a tiger, there are many examples like Anfernee Hardaway, although Grant Hill is still alive now, but he also spent prime time in the Magic, the only thing the Pelicans did well was to sign for only one year, otherwise they will regret it!"

Mark Jackson teased the same.

Of course, the fact that this signing is controversial does not mean that there is no support.

"Gilbert will always be a fighter, and maybe the injury won't make him as wild as he used to be, but if he keeps his form, he may be able to surprise the Pelicans, and his shooting touch and experience can also be a good example for Oladipo!"

Eddie Jordan, the former mentor of Arenas, said.

"I like people to be suspicious and look down on me because then I can throw those doubts back on their faces."

Arenas, who appeared with the Pelicans' No. 2 jersey, continued his astonishing rhetoric, and the 32-year-old didn't wash all the lead.

Such a statement naturally upset many people.

"Who does he think he is, this is no longer that era, this is the era of Kevin Durant Paul George, LeBron James is also old, Li Feng is not good anymore, what is he, he once scored 65 points, can he score 6 points now? Maybe he was cut before the regular season started, and whether he would go in again after he was just released from prison, it's very likely that oh, haha! ”

The perverse Lance Stephenson also rejects Arenas, so it can be seen that the two have also had a story.

"I'm looking forward to it, papapa!"

Charles Barkley pun! I don't know who he was banged! (To be continued......)