On July 1, when most fans were still discussing Li Ze's choice to leave the NBA, the free market also quietly opened.

The league announced the salary cap for the new season for the first time:

The 2018-19 season has a salary cap of $101.8 million and a luxury tax threshold of $123 million.

The salary cap will rise again, and it will also show that the market value of each team will rise in the future.

The wave of tens of millions of annual salaries brought by huge broadcast contracts has gradually subsided, but premium contracts still exist, and agents are running for a big contract for their players.

On the Clippers' side, Steve Ballmer didn't care how much luxury tax the team would pay next season, so he immediately announced a major contract extension on the first day of free agency.

With a four-year, $137 million max contract, Paul George chose to stay with the Clippers.

After Li Ze's departure, general manager Gary Sachs assured fans that the team would maintain the championship lineup and that their goal for the new season was still to win the championship!

At the same time as signing Paul George, the official Clippers INS also bid farewell to head coach De Nagro.

"Pooh de Nagro, forever champion coach! (Crown .jpg) #快船国度#冠军教练"

Li Ze chose to announce the news of his departure after the NBA celebration, which was a grand press conference prepared for him by the league.

The departure of Coach Denardero was particularly low-key, with just a brief goodbye to the players, and the champion coach retired satisfied.

After a period of rest at home, Coach De Nagro will join the coaching staff at the University of North Carolina and take over when the veteran coach steps down.

The management of the Clippers has long been looking for a head coach.

In the NBA, when choosing a head coach, you often have to refer to the opinions of star players, and the advice of Paul George, who has just renewed his contract, has been taken very seriously.

After a brief interview, Frank Vogel, who had just been fired by the Magic, finally became the new head coach of the Clippers!

When he was with the Pacers, he coached Paul George, and after two years, he finally returned to his old acquaintance.

On July 2, the Clippers made a direct official announcement, and by the way, they also held a press conference for Frank Vogel.

After two years of slumping, Vogel was thrilled to get his chance to prove himself again:

"It's great to be coaching the Clippers, it's both pressure and motivation for me, the Clippers are a mature team and our goal is still to win a championship this season."

Soon, a reporter from Los Angeles asked about the impact of Li Ze's departure from the team, and Vogel also replied frankly:

"No one can play like Kayce, and the Clippers are naturally down."

'The departure of the absolute core means that we have to play more together in the new season, everyone needs to step up and take responsibility and I will do my best to help the team.'

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The Clippers cut through the mess quickly and quickly finalized the head coach's problem, but of course there were some troubles within the team, with Harris not accepting the Clippers' offer and opting to exercise his player option next season.

Failed to renew his contract early, but considering that Harris's salary for the new season is only $14 million, Gary Sachs feels that he can wait a little longer.

For the Clippers, their offseason job is very simple, re-signing existing players and maintaining a championship-winning roster.

Jalen Brunson, who was drafted at the end of the first round, reported to the team early on, and was naturally very happy that he was selected by the Clippers.

Coupled with the fact that there are not many No. 1 players in the team for the new season, he is confident that he will enter the rotation.

Brogdon and others, the Clippers will not be stingy and offer contracts that meet the market, and the players are happy to agree.

After all, this is Los Angeles, and it can still compete for the championship next season, so when the American knife is about the same, it is natural to choose to stay on the team.

Compared to the Clippers, the Warriors are in a bit of a bad situation, with a low-key announcement of Steve Kerr's departure shortly after the Western Conference Finals.

Ameika's sports media was not surprised by the news.

In the league, head coaches ultimately rely on results to speak, and the Warriors' luxury roster has failed for two consecutive years and is destined to find someone to blame.

For the selection of the head coach for the new season, the management also feels that it is a bit big, and the new coach does not need to think about it at all, and he will definitely not be able to suppress the star players when he comes to the team.

And there are not many coaches who are suitable for the Warriors, after all, the team has been playing the passing and cutting system all these years, and it is really impossible to change people.

There are two opinions within the team, one is to get assistant coach Mike Brown on the regular, and the other is to find a star coach with qualifications to completely change the team's style of play.

After Li Ze announced his departure from the league, Warriors general manager Myers felt that the opportunity had come, so he was more cautious about choosing a head coach.

When it comes to the future of the team, General Manager Myers has been actively communicating with the team's star players since the end of June.

On the afternoon of July 2, there was even another internal symposium.

Durant, who was wearing a pink hat and was dressed in white, still looked bad at this time.

Since losing the Western Conference Finals, Durant has been completely autistic, and for more than a month, in addition to playing ball, he has been drunk and dreaming of death, trying to forget this bad experience.

Curry was dragged by Ayesha to look at the house, and this offseason, they are going to buy a big house, life is bigger than basketball, and they have to continue to live after losing.

Draymond Green took to social media to speak out, commenting on the ball on Twitter.

As for Klay, the phone can't get through at this time, and when it comes to the offseason, don't even think about asking him about the team.

"Why don't you let Mike turn regular? He's been with the team for many years and is completely familiar with our tactical system, so next season we have a great chance of winning the title! ”

Curry gave his opinion as soon as he sat down, and he liked the team's current system of passing and cutting, or more accurately, he was fully adapted to the style of play.

Curry also wants someone he knows better to lead the team than other coaches to coach the team.

Miles on the side nodded, but still did not speak, but looked at Durant.

As a superstar on the team, the absolute core, Durant's opinion is the most important thing.

'To be successful, we may have to change the tactical system, but it's the coach's job, it's the same for whoever is in charge of the team, so I follow the coaching staff's instructions.

Durant didn't give a specific opinion, but the implication was clear, and he wanted the team to change the tactical system.

Disagreeing, General Manager Miles looked at Green again at this time.

'I don't think we should have let Steve go, we have a good chance of winning the title next season and it's not the manager's problem to lose, it's that we can't limit Kayce.'

"We've tried everything, but it's a different season, the biggest obstacle on the way to winning the championship is gone, and honestly, I still prefer Steve."

The big-mouthed Green took a trick at this time, he chose not to offend anyone, both of them are thighs, but he prefers Mike Brown in his heart.

Saying that he misses Steve Cole is actually Mike Brown, who supports the existing system in disguise

General manager Miles finally subconsciously rubbed his eyebrows, if he made the wrong choice, there is a high probability that he will also be fired.

People's patience is limited, and if he still can't win the championship in the new season, then the boss will definitely not give him more chances.

After understanding the minds of the core players, general manager Myers also has an idea.

After the symposium, on the morning of July 3, the Warriors also followed the official announcement:

"Next season, Doug Rivers will be the new head coach of the Warriors! The champion coach will activate the talent of the team! ”

Under the official INS, the people who eat melons followed the message, some Warriors fans applauded, and some people felt that Rivers was not a very good candidate.

However, with the current roster of the Warriors, as long as the head coach's brain is not short-circuited, it will definitely be a piece of cake to make the playoffs.

The high-spirited head coach Rivers almost grinned at the back of his head at the press conference, and anyone could see the joy of the championship coach.

For Rivers, there are two great places to go this offseason, one is the Clippers and the other is the Warriors.

The former is not bad for money, he has just completed 6 consecutive championships, even if Li Ze is missing, the team's strength is still at the championship level.

The latter is a star player, no matter how the outside world belittles Curry, on the guard line, the guards in the league who are stronger than Curry can be counted on one hand!

Add to that the fact that the team has a super scorer like Kevin Durant and the crunch time is very simple, and Superstar Basketball can solve most of the problems.

In this case, these two teams are simply the manager's dream team!

After many years of struggling with the Nets, Rivers was evaluated by the outside world as affectionate, righteous and responsible!

When he received the invitation from the Warriors, he impressed the management with a 60-page PPT

The effort paid off, Rivers finally got the full class again, and at this moment he only felt that the championship was already beckoning to him!

As a strong contender for the championship in the new season, it is only natural that the sports media are particularly concerned about the Warriors.

Every head coach has a different coaching style, and the most curious thing is whether the Warriors will change their tactical style of play in the new season.

"Doc, will you change the way the team plays in the new season? We all know that the current tactical system of the team seems to be completely different from your coaching style. ”

TNT's reporter was unceremonious and immediately asked the questions that everyone in the audience cared about.

Rivers naturally won't show his timidity at this time, no matter how he says it, he is also a black champion coach, the buffs are all stacked, and the players must support him!

"You know, the Celtics were able to succeed back then, and it was on defense!"

"The Warriors have a lot of talent on the offensive end, and all I have to do is activate the team's defensive system."

"I know what it takes to win a championship, and you're going to see a completely different Warriors this season!"

After answering the question in a low, hoarse voice, Rivers looked very proud.

He's not Steve Kerr's rookie, and as a championship coach, what he says is naturally very convincing.

Defend to win the championship!

The sports media in the audience also felt that Rivers' words made sense, and the Warriors' poor defense was the defense.

Next, without questions from reporters in the audience, Rivers became serious and confidently stated his championship philosophy:

"For the new season, I'm going to reinvent the culture of the team, everybody has to sacrifice for the team, and defensively, everybody has to give their all."

"Kayce has always been on the Clippers with the Clippers to keep the ball on the ball, which was a common thing in the past, and that's what a leader should do!"

"Compared to the Clippers, the Warriors lack that kind of temperament, and my words may dislike some Warriors fans, but believe me, the team will make changes in the new season."

"Star players can't be above the team's defensive system, and that's the only way for the team to win championships."

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Rivers said a lot, and the sports media in the audience listened to it for a while, and finally reacted, this is talking about Stephen Curry!

As the weakest link of the Warriors' defense, Steve Kerr chose to hide Curry, while Rivers said that he wanted Curry to take on the defensive duty.

The stark difference in attitude towards star players also shows Rivers' coaching philosophy.

Gaining attention again, Rivers was secretly refreshed, of course, he did not fool the media in the audience, in his opinion, the Warriors and the Celtics also have some similarities.

Stephen Curry is considered to be weakened defensively, Rajon Rondo is strengthened offensively, and Klay Thompson is Ray Allen who is weakened with the ball;

Durant is an all-around enhanced version of Paul Pearce, and Draymond Green can barely be regarded as a scaled-down version of Garnett.

It's also the Big Four, the Celtics can succeed, and there is no reason why the Warriors will fail!

Seeing that the sports media in the audience were still actively asking questions, Rivers thought proudly:

"Maybe I have a chance to lead the team to three consecutive championships!"

Rivers becoming the head coach of the Warriors has suddenly become a hot topic among fans in the past few days, and after Li Ze left the league, the suspense of the championship returned.

Although the team changed the head coach, Klay didn't care, and when it came to the offseason, the Warriors didn't want to contact him.

Clay is riding the waves with his new girlfriends Laura Harrell and Li Ze at this time, and the two of them go to sea for half a month every offseason.

Whenever they come to this kind of party, Li Ze and Clay usually bring party girls, but this year is a special situation, and Laura Harrell is not a casual person

In 2017, she starred in the heroine of "Spider-Man: Homecoming", and is considered the most beautiful black girl in Hollywood after Harry Berry and Union.

Although Li Ze can't get the face of the most beautiful black girl, Clay likes his new girlfriend very much.

"How long are you going to be in a relationship with this big star? 2 years? This one doesn't seem to be very easy to talk about certain things. ”

While fishing, Li Ze asked in a low voice about Clay's plans.

Noticing that no one was noticing this, Clay whispered:

"Let's talk about dating for a year first, Laura has a good personality and a good figure!"

Li Ze pursed his lips, then shook his pectoralis major muscle, signaling that the other party was a pair of A.

Clay looked at Li Ze, who had bulging muscles all over his body, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, in terms of bust size, his new girlfriend was indeed not as big as Li Ze's breasts.

Vera Holland, who is also against A, has seen her bust rise a little bit in recent years thanks to Li Ze's efforts.

Vera, who has grown half-long hair, has not changed her appearance in recent years, except that she has turned a little whiter.

"Kayce, stop fishing, you can't catch it anyway, come and help me put on some sunscreen!"

Laura looked at Vera who was wrapped in a few pieces of cloth and felt a little uncomfortable, she and Li Ze were not very familiar with each other, and the swimsuits she chose these days were very conservative.

Seeing the two of them applying sunscreen, Laura felt that the air suddenly became agitated, and hurriedly changed the topic, shouting at Clay:

"Honey, your phone keeps ringing, do you really not answer it?"

Putting his arm around Laura, Clay didn't feel that the atmosphere was wrong, and said indifferently:

"It's just a change of coach, it's the offseason, no one can disturb my life, they have to pay if they want me to practice!"

Vera heard Clay's words and hugged Li Ze with a low chuckle, and then leaned into her ear and whispered:

"Our big star keeps peeking at you."

As soon as he was halfway through the words, he was slapped by Li Ze, and Vera didn't care, but her eyes rolled around and raised her eyebrows defiantly.

Li Ze glanced at Kelai's mobile phone and found that most of the calls were from Miles, the general manager of the Warriors, and noticed that there were also unfamiliar numbers behind him, and he also reminded him loudly:

"The champion coach is going to talk to you, remember to call back later!"

seemed to think of the situation of the new season, Clay didn't insist, and muttered helplessly:

"It's better to continue to coach Steve, change coaches, and there will definitely be a bunch of troubles in the future."

The media in Los Angeles soon took photos of Li Ze and Clay taking the girl to the sea, and with the internal gossip of the Warriors, the news came out of nowhere:

"Klay Thomson refuses to attend the team meeting, suspected to be an expression of dissatisfaction with the new head coach!"

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The Clippers are in harmony, with Paul George enjoying continuing to work with Vogel, and Jokic returning to Serbia to look after the new foals after attending the ESPY awards show with the rest of the group

The Lakers next door stepped up to grab the headlines at this time, and LeBron James' agent KlutchSportsGroup announced on Twitter:

"The Lakers have reached a verbal agreement with LeBron James, 4 years and 154 million US dollars, and James will be airborne in Los Angeles next season!"

As soon as this news was announced, Cavaliers fans broke their defense!

On the morning of the 9th, LeBron James came to Los Angeles by private jet, and the Lakers officially announced that James will wear the No. 23 jersey in the new season.

Compared to the previous two decisions, James' team chose a more modest approach this time, leaving a touching open letter to Cavaliers fans on social media.

The letter is long, but it can be summed up as follows:

"I've done my best for the Cavaliers, and at the end of my career, I'm going to think more about my family!"

Seeing LeBron James holding up the Lakers' No. 23 jersey with a smile at the press conference, the Cavaliers fans who broke the big defense came to another wave of jersey burning

On Reddit, the melon-eating crowd also came to the Cavaliers section to denounce James' decision:

"Cowardly behavior, Kayce has left the league, even if the team is currently lacking in talent, but as long as we have two seasons of precipitation, we still have a chance to win the championship!"

"I naively thought that James would end up with the team, but what I didn't expect was that he chose to leave again."

"Every time the team goes into a slump, James makes the right choice, and from a career perspective, it's understandable, but I don't like it."

"In 2016, Kayce led the Clippers to a championship with a lack of talent, so why couldn't LeBron last a year?"

"Because the Warriors are going to win the championship next season, James is a smart guy and he knows the Cavaliers don't have any chances!"

"Shet! What does the Lakers have? Talent? Forget it, man, I'm betting these young players will all end up being traded, just like we did when we traded Wiggins. ”

"Doug Rivers won't make it, trust me, the Clippers will continue to defend their title, no one can stop this team!"

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As a Lakers celebrity, Kobe Bryant also tweeted afterwards:

"I love this decision! The Lakers will rise again! ”

The Comies saw that the boss spoke, and they also supported James's decision, regardless of the record of the new season, at least at this moment, James has become the focus of the league again.

On July 12, the media in New York found Li Zehe and Taylor in Manhattan.

The 432 Park Ave mansion that was bought that year has been placed for more than a year after being renovated and is ready to move in.

This expensive property is located on the southeast side of Central Park and reaches a height of 426 meters.

After the new World Trade Center, it is the second tallest building in New York, the third tallest building in Amlika, and the tallest residential building in the world.

The 800-square-meter flat has been carefully renovated to make it very welcoming, and the 95-storey height can easily overlook the whole of New York.

For Taylor, the new home took her a huge amount of energy, although it was just money, but it was much more careful than Li Ze, who didn't care.

Being able to overlook New York early in the morning, Taylor, who is rarely lazy in bed, only feels in a good mood, and such a height and the structure of one floor and one household also greatly strengthens the privacy, and there is no problem at all with the opening of the silver party

"I love this life, this is definitely my favorite house!"

Taylor, who was only wearing a wide T-shirt, didn't care that he was gone, and sat in Li Ze's arms and screamed happily.

Li Ze feels that this girl has become a lot more comfortable in the past two years, and even the speed of releasing albums has slowed down, and her daily activities are to buy, buy, shop, pat, pat, pap.

It's just that in a vanity fair like New York, gossip is naturally indispensable, and some media reports are obscure that Taylor and Li Ze are often multi-person sports.

The gossip of chasing after the wind and shadows is the most attractive, this thing is not a problem for people in the industry, celebrities gather and just leaves are the norm here, and it is often the case that the mind is not sober and rolls a sheet.

And for some fans, this is the collapse of the personality!

As an independent woman in the new era, how can such a thing be allowed to happen, since 16 years, some women boxers have been punching social media

The public opinion environment changed suddenly, and Taylor was distressed for a while, and after purifying a circle of fans, he was rotten.

"The new album really can't be delayed any longer, it was clearly planned to be released at the end of last year, but it hasn't been finished yet, and Chapman has complained to me many times."

Li Ze slapped off the salty pig hand that was drawing circles on his chest, and complained angrily about this completely rotten money printing machine.

didn't care about Li Ze's words at all, Taylor was still immersed in the joy of a new house and a new life, twisted twice in his arms, and finally said with a smile:

"We're not short of money, there's no need to rush a new album, and most importantly, I'm really out of inspiration!"

Hearing such a reason, Li Ze was also a little distressed, and he couldn't control the inspiration:

"I have a bold idea."

As soon as Li Ze was halfway through his words, Taylor immediately raised his eyebrows:

"Die! Scumbag! Don't think I'll agree! ”

It seemed that he couldn't get angry, so he immediately buried his head and bit down on his shoulder.

Gasping, Li Ze hurriedly pulled away the biting money printing machine, noticed that it was still early, and felt that he might find inspiration for this superior confrontation:

"Anyway, before October, the work must be completed, who would think that there are too many American knives!"

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On July 15th, the Nets officially changed hands, Big Machine Records bought 51% of the shares, and after grinding for more than half a year, Prokhorov still chose to give up the dominance and jointly run the team.

The news was first reported by the media in New York, and then the league also confirmed the news, just waiting for the owners of each team to agree that the Nets will completely change hands before the start of the new season.

For Li Ze, he is not interested in buying the team outright, and after years in the NBA league and full involvement in the operation of the Clippers, he naturally understands some potential rules.

The price of $1.15 billion is not low, and although a large part of the money comes from banks, it also poses some burden on Big Machine Records.

Li Ze, who has completed the phased goal, seems to be very low-key, he is not interested in drastic reforms, for him, the Barclays Center is the ultimate goal.

The Nets' results are related to the team's market value, and Li Ze is not in a hurry at all, he can wait with peace of mind, and the Nets can continue to mess up.

On the morning of the 17th, Li Ze took Britney to meet with the management of the Nets at the Barclays Center.

The two sides had a good conversation, and there was not much discussion about the team at all.

Under Rivers' coaching, the Nets have been in a mess, coupled with being robbed and traded by the Celtics, making it difficult for the team to recover over the years.

Now all they have to do is to wait patiently for the opportunity, try to eat some garbage contracts, and accumulate strength for subsequent operations.

Since the cheap dad entered the white house, Britney Spears can be regarded as a New York socialite, although she got rid of the silly white sweet state, but the carefree life still did not make this mind change much.

After revisiting the Barclays Center, Britney asked curiously:

"If the team's results are always at the bottom, won't this investment be a big loss?"

Li Ze looked at some old photos of the Nets in the achievement room, and replied in a relaxed tone:

"Anyway, the market value of the team will definitely rise, and in general, it will not be a loss."

"Of course, if you want to change the attendance at home and change the culture of the team, it's not something that can be achieved in a short period of time."

"Don't forget that this is New York, and as long as you have some star players, the team can still be profitable."

Britney occasionally goes to Madison Square Garden with Tyler and Alexandra, but she doesn't buy tickets to the Nets at all.

This situation is very similar to the Clippers in the early years, and the most reliable way to change the team's position in the hearts of fans is to win a championship.

Li Ze put his arm around Britney's waist and continued to walk around the arena, which is not currently his, but in a few years, he is confident that he will turn the Barclays Center Arena into his asset:

"Time is on my side after all! Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared! ”

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