On July 14, Channing Fry officially signed with the Suns.

The details of the contract have not been released, but a Yahoo Sports reporter broke the news that the contract between the two parties is a short-term three-year contract with a total value of about $13 million.

The appearance of this message disappointed many Timberwolves fans. Channingfrye has been impressive in this year's Finals, always delivering excellent three-pointers in second-tier games, and his intimidating power on the court is to force opponents to open up space. In Minnesota, Channingfrye still has a certain fan base, and his departure is the first bad news fans have heard since this summer.

Zheng Ke regretted the departure of Channing Fry, but there is no way, this is the NBA, not everyone hopes that they can win the championship forever, for more people, once they win the championship, their own business development and future are obviously more important. The starting position promised by the Suns to Channingfrye is something that the Timberwolves cannot guarantee, and Channingfrye's departure is reasonable.

Simply so, on the fourth day after Channingfrye finalized his contract with the Suns, the Timberwolves successfully extended the contract of "Birdman" Anderson.

Chris Anderson, born in 1978, is 31 years old and averaged 7.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game in 29.4 minutes per game during the regular season as the main team for the Timberwolves to win a championship last season. In the playoffs, he often contributes to the inspiring hat when the game is hot. Mobilizing the morale of the whole Timberwolves team is really a rare warrior.

This time, McHale didn't treat Birdman badly either. With a big contract of 4 years and 21 million, he was completely tied to the Timberwolves' chariot.

During the contract negotiations, McHale made it clear to Anderson that given Anderson's rising age, it is clear that the playing time will be further reduced, and that everything is at the discretion of head coach Whitman when it comes to starting, and he will be on a case-by-case basis. Bring out the best in Anderson's energy.

In other words, if the team finds a qualified and good starting center, Anderson may come on as a backup center.

If these words are exposed. Reporters must have thought McHale was crazy, and they probably thought Anderson was crazy. After all, it's crazy to sign a backup center for $5.25 million, and it's crazy to turn a championship center into a backup center in the year of integrity.

But Zheng Ke knows that this is not crazy. In the middle of last season's competition. Anderson, for example, is often plagued by fouls. Physical problems and so on, unable to play the results expected before the game. He's coming off the bench and being able to play better with his dynamism, which is a good thing for him and for the team.

At the same time, the much-anticipated battle for the beast finally came to an end in Artest's final decision.

The Lakers emerged as the winners.

There are different opinions on this matter. Some people say that it was the Rockets' signing of Lakers free agent Ariza that hurt Artest's heart; It was said. Phil Jackson personally went to Houston to persuade Artest to defect to Angel City; It is also said. As a rapper, Artest has actually longed for star-studded Hollywood for a long time.

Artest rejected the 9 million annual salary offered by the Rockets and chose to sign a five-year contract of 33.95 million with the Lakers, which is difficult for many people to understand.

As players, what Zheng Ke didn't understand was why Artest turned down a big contract that was obviously much cheaper. As a manager, many people ridiculed Kupchak's brainlessness, the 30-year-old Artest signed a five-year contract, the last year was a player option, and now it may be earned, but in the future, this will definitely become the Lakers' toughest problem.

The reason why the Lakers, Spurs, and Rockets are looking for quality small forwards all over the world is obvious.

As the 21-year-old Finals MVP, Zheng Ke's growth rate is terrifying, he has already shown super strength, and no one knows how far he will grow in the future. In order to deal with him, hoarding quality small forwards on the team is a must-do, and everyone understands that.

Therefore, the reporters wanted to ask Zheng Ke's opinion, and at this time, they suddenly found that Zheng Ke had disappeared!

Zheng Ke secretly traveled to Europe in a low-key manner, and the reporters did not notice it for a while, losing the traces of Zheng Ke's movements, and when they reacted now, they didn't know where Zheng Ke had gone, and they began to contact their peers all over the world, hoping to find Zheng Ke. However, in a golden tourist season like July, there are handsome guys and beauties wearing sunglasses everywhere, and the difficulty of finding Zheng Ke is not ordinary.

On the 18th, the official announcement of the trade between the Clippers and the Grizzlies was announced.

In this deal, Randolph and Richardson swapped owners. The Clippers traded Randolph to make way for the top pick Griffin, and also hoped to clean up the team's redundant interior line. In the Clippers' view, the young and talented Griffin will become one of the league's top power forwards in the future, and the 28-year-old Randolph, although still in his playing years, is really unsure of how long his career will be because of his drug-related experience. This was the right move, but it allowed the black and white bears to return to their places, creating the hardest bone in the West in the future.

The wheels of history are rolling forward, and the shackles of fate seem to have been predestined.

Zheng Ke sighed at the great inertia of this history, and wondered if he was a butterfly or a hurricane? Some people's fates are intertwined with him and have changed, while others are still like that, following a certain trajectory.

In July, the NBA's summer league also officially kicked off, the Timberwolves signed up for the summer league in Las Vegas, and a number of rookie players on the team, including Tylawson, participated in the league, and Love, Brewer and others plus some players from the development league also went along.

Zheng Ke is a third-year player, and he is actually eligible to participate, but now that a level of competition like the Summer League provides too little experience, he may not be interested, so he might as well train himself.

At the end of July, a number of free agents, including Nash and Odom, finalized their contracts.

Nash stayed at Sun City on a two-year, $22 million contract.

Odom stayed with the Lakers with a 4-year contract of 32.8 million, which is a low-priced contract, lower than the media's average annual price of Odom's at least 9 million, and the most deplorable thing is that the last year is still a team option.

The injury-plagued Chandler eventually left the Hornets, and the Bobcats traded Mason Okafor for the giant, while the Hornets who got Okafor revealed to the league that they are ready to fight in the competitive West for another year next year, and the Hornets in the draft to pick out top wing defender Gerald Henderson also seemed to reveal something.

In August, Zheng and Taylor returned to the United States.

The Trail Blazers' high-profile announcement of signing a five-year, $82 million contract with star Brandon Roy is a welcome thing. For a long time, as the representative of the two strongest young guards in the West, Roy's evaluation is almost the same as Zheng Ke, and his signing means that the Trail Blazers retain their most core players and ensure that the Trail Blazers will remain a strong team in the West next season.

After Zheng Ke learned the news, he immediately sent a blessing message to Roy, although the two competed on the court, but the relationship off the court was good.

With two months to go until the start of the new season, Zheng Ke hopes he can stay in shape or practice some tricks that are difficult to defend.

He wakes up early in the morning every morning and trains his ball sense on the open-air basketball court in the back garden of his home, but he has never had any good inspiration.

"Hey, dear, I don't think you're doing this well."

On a sunny afternoon, Taylor, who was lying on the lawn doing yoga, finally couldn't help but say her opinion, "It seems that the other day, you have been going around and around there." ”

Zheng Ke stopped dribbling under his crotch, he clamped the basketball around his waist, looked at Taylor, and smiled: "Then how do you think I should train?" Do you do yoga like you do? ”

"Why not?" Taylor was soft as a snake spirit, writhing all kinds of things on the lawn.

Zheng Ke looked at it for a while and was silent.

Half-ringing, he smiled: "Have you seen Duncan do yoga, Kobe Bryant do yoga, Maddie do yoga, but have you ever seen O'Neal do yoga and James do yoga?" ”

"What do you mean?" Taylor was a little confused.

"It's very simple," Zheng Ke threw the ball: "In the field of small forward, my strength is already invincible, and I don't need to practice these things at all, I still buy a set of strength training equipment and come back, and practice more strength and muscles between the waist and abdomen." ”

After speaking, Zheng Ke smiled, picked up the towel on the table, and walked into the house. (To be continued......)