The Heat failed to keep James, and when James announced his return to the Cavaliers, they immediately began to remedy it, re-signing power forward Chris Bosh with a five-year 118 million contract extension, and finally retained an All-Star player for the team.

Wade definitely wants to stay on the team, so the Heat, who left Bosh, can also use the maximum salary originally left for James to chase a big-name player in the free market and rebuild the Big Three, even if the new version of the Big Three is not as competitive as when James was there, it can still allow the Heat to continue to maintain the position of the Eastern powerhouse.

At the same time, with James returning to the Cavaliers, the waters of free agency have become even more muddy and chaotic.

Some teams with a strong purpose don't care about these at all and choose to poach people directly, and the goal of the vast majority of them is, of course, the Houston Rockets, the strongest in the league.

The Boston Celtics took the lead and shot at Rockets guard Isaiah. Thomas offers $36 million over four years, with an average annual salary of $9 million.

Thomas Jr. has been with the Rockets for three years, almost all of the team's backup point guard positions, the actual playing time and opportunities are not much, but in the short playing time can always play eye-catching things, 1.75 meters height did not affect his attack on the court, on the contrary, the agility and agility brought by his short stature is the main reliance on his survival on the court.

This season, Thomas Jr. played an average of about 21 minutes per game off the bench, averaging 9.6 points and 3.7 assists per game, shooting 44% from the field and 37.3% from three-point range.

As a point guard, Thomas Jr.'s only drawback is that his height makes him a completely black hole on the defensive end, and as long as he is on the court, opponents opposite him can easily score offensively.

The Celtics will make an offer to Thomas Jr., of course, considering the physical condition of the team's core player Rondo who has been injured for the past two years.

12-13, 13-14 two seasons, Rondo can only play more than 30 games per season on average, the youngest, most potential and talented defender around the Big Three is now 28 years old, and there are not a few years left in the peak, the Celtics move is also just in case, if Rondo can return to peak form in the following season, then Thomas Jr. is not impossible to serve as Rondo's substitute or appear on the field at the same time as Rondo, once Rondo can no longer be qualified for the team's starting position, The Celtics with Thomas Jr. won't be too passive.

It is also the butterfly effect, Thomas Jr. joined the Celtics half a season early, and the strongest 175 on the surface is likely to rise again in the Green Shirts.

Thomas Jr. in the Rockets, compared to when he was selected by the Kings, his data performance must be much worse, after all, he was also the main starter when he was with the Kings, and he should have averaged 20 points and 6 assists per game in the 13-14 season.

Suppressed by a group of high-quality talents in the Rockets, Thomas Jr. averaged only about 10 points per game on the Rockets, but his exposure and recognition by the league were far better than that of Thomas Jr. when he was on the Kings.

Because with the Rockets, Thomas Jr. has repeatedly performed well in the playoffs, proving his role on the court as a 1.75-meter-tall player, and no one can erase his contributions.

The Celtics' willingness to offer a four-year, $36 million contract is the best proof of that.

Don't look at the current league's tens of millions of level contracts flying all over the sky, it seems crazy, but after all, it is not the era when the salary cap skyrockets in 16 years when the new broadcast contract takes effect, and the contract with an average annual salary of 9 million in 4 years is not small, even if it is a long-term salary, it is only 12 million.

Seeing that the Celtics actually gave a 4-year offer of 36 million, the rest of the league immediately shrank back and watched the Rockets' reaction gloatingly.

Thomas Jr. is a restricted free agent, and as long as the Rockets choose to match the contract, they can forcibly keep Thomas Jr. on the team, but the question is 36 million for 4 years, leaving a backup point guard who plays about 20 minutes per game, is it a good deal?

It was definitely not cost-effective, so the Rockets simply chose to forgo the match, without even procrastinating, and told Thomas Jr. and his agent very bluntly that they would not choose to match the offer.

The Rockets' neat behavior made the Celtics a little confused, which didn't fit the routine.

If they dig into the wall like this, won't Team Rocket be angry at all?

Thomas Jr., as a small point guard with a height of 1.75 meters, although he was poached by a high salary, he was only an upset after all, and in contrast, another bench player was a real coaxing.

Chandler. Parsons, who is 2.08m tall, has outstanding athleticism and a solid projection, is definitely a formidable player in the forward position and has a bright future.

The reason why he plays on the bench for most of the time with the Rockets is simply because the Rockets have so many strong forwards.

Leonard and Butler are both top players in the forward position.

This season, when the Rockets fielded a super five forward starting lineup, Parsons played most of the time as a starter, with only a few games, and depending on the configuration of the opponent's interior players, the Rockets would send Middleton as a shooting guard, so that Leonard could be at the power forward position.

Playing in 74 games all season, Parsons, who started 49 games, averaged 29.1 minutes per game, averaging 10.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, shooting 48% from the field and 39% from three-point range.

Such high-quality strikers are naturally sought-after in the current era of striker players.

As soon as the free agency market opened, it immediately caused a rush from many teams, among which the two most fierce teams were the Miami Heat and the Dallas Mavericks.

On the one hand, there is the Eastern powerhouse that has lost James and continues to replenish the strength of the forward position, and the other is the old Western powerhouse that has Harden and wants to strengthen the forward strength and further improve the strength of the team.

Mavericks Chandler. Parsons offered a three-year, $45 million contract with an average annual salary of $15 million, exactly the same price that Cuban offered when he cut off Palms.

But unlike the original history, this time the Mavericks can open this contract is already the limit, because the team has Harden, Tyson. Chandler has two big contracts at the level of 10 million, and even if Nowitzki chooses to take a salary cut, the current annual salary is $8 million, and the Mavericks' salary space is only enough to open a 15 million contract.

It's a different story with the Heat.

At the moment when Wade has not renewed his contract, the Rockets have only renewed Bosh, and the salary space is very abundant.

Originally, their biggest target was Anthony, whose contract expired with the New York Knicks, but apparently Anthony had no interest in Miami, and the lights of the Big Apple were a little more fragrant, and soon after the contract expired, he re-signed a five-year $129 million maximum salary with the Knicks.

So the Heat put their mind on their old rival, the Rockets.

Chandler. Parsons' potential is not weaker than Leonard and Butler in the eyes of many people in the outside world, and the reason why his playing time and ball possession are suppressed by the two is mainly because his ability on the defensive end is not as good as the other two, and in terms of offense, he is really not much weaker than those two.

So Pat. With a wave of his hand, Riley offered a 4-year 65 million contract, with an average annual salary of 16 million, full of absolute sincerity.

In front of this contract, Chandler. Parsons didn't hesitate and decisively chose to sign with the Heat.

In a short period of time, the Rockets lost two big players, plus Garnett, who was traded away, and the strength was greatly damaged.

But the Rockets really can only watch.

Wang Chao and Da Yao's combined salaries are close to $45 million, plus the contracts of several other players on the team, even if Garnett is traded away, the Rockets' salary will still exceed 60 million.

If Chandler renews with 16 million. Parsons's words are not much close to the bottom line of the luxury tax, and the Rockets will definitely have to sign a few players to supplement the roster, and signing a mid-level contract may have to pay millions of luxury taxes, which is obviously unrealistic.

Alexander, the owner of the Rockets, can ignore the management of the team or something, but it is absolutely impossible to make him pay the luxury tax and pay more money.

Alexander has only paid the luxury tax twice in his 20 years with the Rockets, and even Wang Chao doesn't want him to make an exception, and Wang Chao himself doesn't want to keep Chandler. Parsons.

He knows very well that this rich and handsome man has money in the real sense, and he is afraid of anything.

Parsons, who gets a big contract, will definitely be bad, and this has nothing to do with injuries, it is completely a matter of professional attitude and professionalism of the players.

From the very beginning, when Wang Chao chose Parsons, he came for his 3 years of cheap labor, and the other party was poached by the Heat's high salary, so he was naturally not distressed at all.

When the league coaxed the Rockets to win the championship and potential players, Wang Chao was eagerly waiting.

A few moments later, several men in medical uniforms opened the closed door.

Wang Chao's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly greeted him.

"Congratulations, it's a girl, 7 pounds, mother and daughter are safe......"

Hearing the words of the medical staff, Wang Chao breathed a long sigh of relief.

has been a man for two lives, and this is the first time he has been a father, and his mood is naturally indescribable.

Walk into the room, Miranda. Kerr was lying on the bed, slightly pale, holding a baby carved in pink.

"You've worked hard."

Wang Chao stepped forward and squatted down, held Miranda's hand and said.

Miranda smiled slightly, looked down at the child in her arms, and her eyes were full of maternal love.

"This is our child, what do you say her name is?"

Wang Chao thought for a moment and said, "How about calling Wang Ke'er, the same name as your surname." ”

Although Wang Keer's English letter is similar to Miranda. Keer is different, but the pronunciation is the same, and the literal translation of Chinese is the same.

This daughter will surely look as beautiful and lovely as her mother, like a little angel who has fallen into the mortal world.

The little guy has just been born, and he has already finished crying and falling asleep, and his sweet appearance can simply melt people's hearts.

Miranda's entire production process was carried out in the villa, and Wang Chao hired the best medical team in Quanmi to deliver her baby at a high price, including follow-up postpartum care and confidentiality measures.

It is said that this medical team has delivered babies to the families of many well-known wealthy dignitaries, and the price is naturally quite expensive, but for Wang Chao now, money is just a number, and there is no need to worry about it at all.

Accompanying Miranda and Little Kerr is the most important thing for Wang Chao in the next period, and the importance is even higher than the game.

In 2014, it was time for the men's basketball World Cup to begin.

The United States Dream Team has assembled all members, including James, Durant, Howard and other top stars in the league, and formed a team that can be regarded as the strongest in the history of the World Cup, which is bound to avenge the two defeats to the Chinese men's basketball team in the previous Olympic Games.

However, what the enthusiastic Dream Team of the United States got was the news that Wang Chao was absent from the Men's Basketball World Cup.

Not only Wang Chao, but Da Yao also missed the men's basketball World Cup on the grounds that his body needed a long-term recuperation after the intense playoffs and could not withstand the high-intensity confrontation in international competitions.

The two cores of the Chinese men's basketball team all withdrew, making the leader of the Chinese men's basketball team the United Arab Emirates.

The level of the United Arab Emirates is not bad, but such a Chinese men's basketball team is definitely not an international powerhouse.

For Wang Chao and Da Yao to withdraw from the competition one after another, there are quite a few complaints in China, how can this kind of thing to win glory for the country be refused?

But there are also rational fans who express their understanding, after all, after winning the Rio Olympics, Wang Chao said that the number of games played by the national team will be reduced next, on the one hand, the NBA's high-intensity games are too expensive, Wang Chao, as a player who has to play in the finals every year, has to play more than 20 high-intensity games more than most players on average every season.

On the other hand, relying too much on the individual abilities of Wang Chao and Da Yao, the Huaguo men's basketball team will face a shortage of talents, and they should have continued to cultivate the emerging strength of the Huaguo men's basketball team to make more outstanding players in the team.

Besides, take 10,000 steps back and say, Wang Chao and Da Yao, as cross-era figures in the history of Chinese basketball, have brought two Olympic gold medals and a World Cup championship to the Chinese men's basketball team.

At this moment, Huaguo fans are not aware of the seriousness of the matter at all, and they are not aware of what the result of the Huaguo men's basketball team will be without Wang Chao and Da Yao.

There are even many confident fans who believe that even if Wang Chao and Da Yao do not participate in this men's basketball World Cup, the Chinese men's basketball team can at least qualify for the finals in the group, after all, they are two-time Olympic champions and the world's No. 1 "international powerhouse"!

Even the voting results on some sports portals show that more than 57% of people think that the Huaguo men's basketball team can reach the quarterfinals without Wang Chao and Da Yao, 7% think that the Huaguo men's basketball team can reach the top four, and 3% think that the Huaguo men's basketball team can meet the dream team in the finals.

Wang Chao was stupid when he saw similar statistics.

Who gave them confidence? Oh, it seems to be himself.

In the past few years, the Huaguo men's basketball team has played too dazzling and smooth sailing with the joint efforts of Wang Chao and Da Yao, and these fans who have not experienced the darkest moment of the Huaguo men's basketball team may never be able to imagine what the real situation of the Huaguo men's basketball team without Wang Chao and Da Yao is like.

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