Chapter 551: The Last Two Teammates
"Wood, what do you think? Say it and let's talk about it. "Otis. Smith looked directly at Lin Sen.
Seeing everyone's eyes fall on him, Lin Sen shook his head helplessly: "The pressure is completely on my side." ”
"Well, actually, I think the current squad is OK.
Next season's interior line-up Dwight, Gortat, Mark plus Darko, Eddie, Chris and Deacon Be will be enough to handle all opponents.
Then the outside line Ron, Sean, Grant, me, Chauncey should be able to handle most of them.
As a result, we have a squad of 12 players, three places left in the 15-man squad.
Sam heard him say he wanted to leave, although I really wanted him to stay and fight, and with the expiration of his German contract, then our outside line looked a little weak.
I think in addition to Chauncey and me, we need to make reinforcements, the season is too long.
Just like Chauncey was injured in the playoffs, no one can guarantee to be healthy all the time.
If I ...... with Chauncey"
"Wood, if someone else hears something like this, they're going to go crazy, and this is a situation that is absolutely not allowed." Craig interrupted with a smile, "Especially your fans, if we don't protect you, then I guess we'll be sent bullets." ”
"Craig is right, so Wood, I know you're busy this summer, but it's still important to pay attention to the fitness allocation." Stan. Although Van Gundy did not explain it, the meaning of his words was self-evident.
He just hopes that Lin Sen can think more about it, he not only represents the Hong Kong team, but also the expectations of tens of millions of Orlando Magic fans.
Despite the lack of Anzu this season by the Los Angeles Lakers. Bynum. But there is no Magic fan who doesn't expect Linson to lead the team to defend the title.
And Lin Sen is undoubtedly the most important weight for the Magic to defend the title. Everyone can see how important Lin Sen is now.
"I'm an adult. Still a father of two. Lin Sen shrugged, "I will make the best choice." ”
"Don't put pressure on Wood, Wood you have the best options for yourself, I trust you, but you don't have any options for the back line.
Now we have a total salary of almost 71 million, and if Ron jumps out of the final year of his contract, then our total salary is 66 million.
And I don't think anyone will have any objections to renewing Ron's contract, plus Deacon Bay and Mark need to be signed.
By last year's standards. This year's salary cap is probably between 58 million and 59 million, so this year's luxury tax trigger line is probably less than 70 million.
We're bound to pay more than the salary cap, and we're going to have to pay luxury tax, and now we have a middle-class contract clause this year.
I think if I can, maybe I can use it to split it up and strengthen it, of course, it depends on whether there is a suitable candidate.
If not, I don't think our boss would be stingy in paying the luxury tax of twenty or thirty million.
What do you think about the players, I have marked every free agent in the free market, maybe a lot. "Otis. Smith said patiently.
As he said, this year's Magic championship has made the whole of Orlando crazy, and it has also boosted Amway's sales growth.
Team owner Charlie DeVos even wants Linson to endorse Amway. If you can continue to win the championship, you will definitely not mind paying some more luxury tax.
The impact of winning the championship, Otis. Smith estimates that he will surpass the players of the previous two years by a large margin. And the direct impact brought by Lin Sen occupies a large part of this.
There is no good team for Otis. Smith didn't believe the competitive Linson would stay in Orlando for much longer.
"By the way, Ron, Mark and Deacbeth's contract, Mark and Deacbeth's contract basically have no problems, the only thing that needs to be resolved is whether Deacbe is willing to continue playing.
Stan: Do you think Deacon Bay has the ability? Or join the coaching staff? "Otis. Smith looked at Stan. Van Gundy.
Stan. Van Gundy nodded: "I think Deacbe can play for another ten years, but next season Mark is coming, and we can also see Gortat's strength, then Deacembe's playing time will be further reduced."
But I think you can play for at least another year, his importance and experience come first, he's the leader of the dressing room.
As for Stan, I think Henin has a lot more say in me, and he and Sean form a super defensive pairing. ”
"Last season, Ron played in 77 games for the team, averaging 30.7 minutes per game and scoring 13.5 points, making him our No. 4 scorer.
He grabbed 3.7 rebounds and handed out 3.3 assists, as well as 1.9 steals and 0.4 blocks, shooting 46.1 percent from the field and 38.3 percent from three-point range, a career-high for him.
But his ability to attack on the court on his own is second only to Wood and Chauncey, and even higher than Dwight.
But the offense isn't particularly important to us, it's the defense that matters.
Last season, his player averaged 10.4 points per game, which is slightly 1.5 points higher than his peak Indiana 8.9, but I don't think his defense has dropped.
After all, the scoring ability of the players he needs to defend has improved a lot, and the most important thing is that the average shooting percentage of his players against him is only 34.5%, which is quite a staggering number, and the same number as he averaged points per game against his opponents, these two figures belonged to the NBA last year.
In addition to these, his efficiency value is as high as 19.5, second only to the year he fought, and the defense line he and Sean formed caused countless headaches.
Despite facing Kobe Bryant in the finals. Bryant wasn't great, but it wasn't his defensive fault.
Ron has not talked about whether to jump out of the contract, and if he jumps out of the contract, I think the team must pay seven or eight million to sign him in his state. ”
Henin's words silenced the conference room, Artest was important to magic, but no one expected the number to be so important.
Compared with Battier, Artest not only has a strong defense but also an offense, especially the ability to attack independently.
"I've heard that both Houston and Los Angeles want to make an offer for Ron, and it's definitely not the last two.
Everybody wants to tear us down, and Ron's quality is worth the risk, especially this season. "Patrick. Ewing said seriously.
"I know that, I'll talk to Ron and his agent as soon as possible. I think he had a great time in Orlando and wouldn't leave lightly.
And we can also give the price, unless he doesn't want to stay, I can't think of any reason why he doesn't stay.
So is there anything good about Mark being nine million for three years, the base salary of the Deacon Beybe veteran, and the remaining two places are divided into a middle-class contract?
Let's take a look first, maybe there is a good recommendation. "Otis. Smith said with a smile. (To be continued......)