Under the sensational event of James switching to the Lakers and forming a supercarrier again, Lopez joined the Clippers on a full mid-range contract of 7.7 million a year, which hardly caused even a stir in the free market.

No one cares what happens to this player, who averaged only 12+5 per game last season, because his coffee position is too small.

On the contrary, Jordan Jr., the center of the Clippers, joined the Dallas Mavericks with a one-year, 22.9 million contract, which has attracted a little attention.

Although Jordan Jr. was given up by the Clippers for nothing, as the league's top interior defender, he still averaged 12 points and 15 rebounds per game last season, ranking second on the league's rebounding list.

Originally, the Mavericks had 35 million Harden and 23 million Harrison. In Barnes's case, the salary space is relatively full, but just after the end of this season, the contracts of many players in the team expired, freeing up more salary space. Nowitzki's current salary has been reduced to 5 million a year.

The Mavericks who signed Jordan Jr. also have a Big Three configuration, although the configuration is a little worse, but considering the super offensive firepower shown by Harden last season and the strengthening of the team's defense with Jordan Jr., the strength of the Mavericks in the new season should not be underestimated.

As for the Clippers, after losing Jordan Jr., it seems to the outside world that they are basically in the stage of completely tearing down and rebuilding, even if there are still Harris, Gallinari, and Luis in the team. Williams and other good players, but without even an All-Star, what kind of fighting power can such a team have?

Even the players on the Clippers team don't have any hope for it.

As a result, many of the team's players have fled.

Aveley. Bradley moved to the Memphis Grizzlies for 1 year and 12 million. Powell was also poached by the Rockets on a four-year, $58 million contract.

58 million in 4 years, with an average annual salary of 14.5 million, in this era of 100 million yuan contracts, it is not big, but referring to Powell's current performance of less than 10 points per game, this is definitely a premium contract.

Even in Wang Chao's view, it is no exception.

Powell's rise was after the 19-20 season.

But even when he was at his peak and strongest, he was only one of the main players of the team, and his strength was not enough to serve as the tactical core, and his shortcomings were obvious.

Not only that, but Powell's attendance after that was also very mediocre, averaging only about 40 games per season.

Wang Chao chose him when he was in the Nets because during the child labor contract, Powell was considered cheap.

At first, his plan was for the Clippers to limit the amount of Powell's contract extension to more than 10 million, which was barely acceptable.

10 million is still a good job, 15 million is a bit too expensive.

As a result, the Clippers selected Shay. Gilgeos. Alexander is not useless, let Alexander fill the void of Powell's departure, even if the first-year Alexander is much less experienced than Powell, but can still make a difference on the bench.

When the Rockets made an offer to Powell, the Clippers management contacted Wang Chao as soon as possible.

As early as the end of June, Wang Chao had arranged for his agent to communicate with the Clippers, who had long known that Wang Chao would choose them, and the transaction operation would naturally focus on Wang Chao's opinion.

The current general manager of the Clippers is Lawrence. Frank, a manager with a big picture view, was the one who single-handedly planned the future Clippers double-gun Leonard and Paul joining, and the Clippers only took two years to rebuild and set sail again as an aircraft carrier, and even in these two years, the Clippers have reached the playoffs once, strictly speaking, it is not a complete rebuild.

It's a pity that people are not as good as heaven, who would have thought that Leonard, who was as fierce as a tiger in the Raptors, opened up after coming to the Clippers, and in the four seasons of the Clippers, he only played less than 40 games per game in the regular season, and the situation in the playoffs was not much better, even Paul was infected, and the two were injured and stopped, and they never even teamed up to play a full season.

Of course, that's all for later.

If the Clippers win the championship under the leadership of Wang Chao and then leave the team, leaving a championship-winning team, the team may attract superstars of this level to join in the 19-20 season.

And now, the Clippers are signing Brooke. López, and then successively let go of Jordan Jr., Avery . After Bradley and Powell, he finally left another bench titan Montrez for 3 years and 28 million. Harrell.

Harrell, like Powell, came out of the Nets, and the players handpicked by Wang Chao played remarkably on the bench during the Nets period, but it wasn't until this season with the Clippers that Harrell finally averaged a double-double per game, playing 11 points and 4 rebounds.

Originally, according to this kind of play, Harrell signed a 2-year 12 million contract at most, just like in the original history, but due to the superposition of Wang Chao's buff, all players selected by Wang Chao will have different degrees of premium, and Powell, who was previously poached by 58 million in 4 years, is the best example.

Therefore, in order to keep Harrell, the Clippers can only offer a contract that exceeds the normal market price, which is also within Wang Chao's acceptable range.

In his opinion, Harrell's fighting power in the next two to three years will definitely be stronger than Powell's.

As a brutalist striker, Harrell is an impactful player who is well suited to coming on to steal points from the bench.

In the original history, the 18-19 season was a season of Harrell's rise, with the Clippers playing in 82 games, starting only 5 games, averaging 16.6 points and 6.5 rebounds in 26 minutes per game, and entering the playoffs to 18 points and 5.5 rebounds.

The Clippers were able to break into the playoffs with a mediocre roster, and Luis Brown, who averaged 20 points and 5 assists per game off the bench. Williams and Harrell, who had 16.6 points and 6.5 rebounds, contributed a lot.

Of course, Harrell has a limited ceiling.

At 2.01 meters tall, his style of play is completely a big forward style, and he relies heavily on speed and explosiveness.

This makes it difficult for him to compete with the main inside line of the league, after all, the height of 2.01 meters is too low on the inside, and the defensive end can only defend the outside, and the offense he is good at is mostly fast attack counterattack, off-ball air cutting basket and secondary offensive frame, these technical characteristics are also destined to Harrell can only be active in bench time, and it is difficult to make a difference against the main starters of those strong teams in the league.

In any case, keeping Harrell ensures the strength of the Clippers' bench lineup.

Louis. The combination of Williams + Harrell is definitely one of the strongest substitutes in the league at the moment.

And on top of that, the quality of the Clippers' starting lineup is not bad.

Danilo is currently the biggest contract holder on the Clippers team. Gallinari, 2.08 meters tall, is good at shooting, and in the next two years, he will be a high-quality scorer who can steadily contribute 19+ points and maintain a three-point shooting rate of more than 40%.

Especially in the next 18-19 season, Gallinari averaged 19.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, shooting 46% from the field and 43.3% from three-point range, which is definitely worthy of his 21 million annual salary.

Under Gallinari, there is Tobias, who has an annual salary of 14.8 million. Harris.

This is also a forward player who can contribute 20+ points per game steadily, and his shooting rate from beyond the three-point line can be maintained at around 40% in the 18-19 season.

In the original history, after Harris made it clear that he was unwilling to renew his contract with the Clippers, he was traded by the Clippers to the Philadelphia 76ers in the middle of the 18-19 season, and then became the main reason why the 76ers gave up renewing Butler, because in the eyes of the 76ers, Harris, who is also a forward player, is younger and has a brighter future.

This also makes Butler still indignantly muttering indignantly after Butler led the Heat to eliminate the 76ers in 2023, "What? Choose Harris or not me? ”

In fact, Harris is definitely not bad, from the beginning of the 18-19 season to the 20-21 season, Harris can steadily contribute 20+7+3 data, and the shooting percentage and three-point shooting rate are also maintained at around 48% and 37%.

However, in the future, he will hold a super big contract of 180 million for 5 years, which means a bit of a poison contract.

Without considering the contract with the highest salary, Harris, who has an annual salary of 14.8 million in the 18-19 season and can contribute 20.9 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists, is definitely one of the representatives of super cost-effective players.

Of course, when it comes to value for money, no one in the league can compare to Luis. Williams.

Louis. Williams signed a three-year, $24 million contract with the Clippers, with an average annual salary of $8 million.

But Williams, who has a salary of 8 million, is doing 20 million work.

17-18 season Louis. Williams is averaging 22.6 points and 5.3 assists per game.

In the 18-19 season, he could still contribute 20 points and 5.4 assists.

In the 19-20 season, Leonard and George joined the Clippers successively, and when the ball and shot possession shrank, he was still able to contribute 18.7 points and 5.7 assists, becoming the most effective and powerful player around Leonard and George.

The above three, plus one Brooke, who just joined the Clippers. Lopez has formed the basic plate of the Clippers at this stage.

The main starters include Wang Chao, Gallinari, Harris and Lopez, and as for the remaining starting position, it can allow Broger to reach the top.

In the 18-19 season, Brogdon also began to show his strength, playing for the Bucks in his original history, and also averaged 15.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.

And the two main players on the bench are Luis. Williams and Harrell are two.

The Clippers under this lineup belong to a standard team with strong offensive ability, and their strength will definitely not be worse than the previous Nuggets.

Unlike the Nuggets, who are strong in defense and weak in offense, Mitchell and Murray have not fully grown up and are not stable enough, and the offensive end relies heavily on Wang Chao's Nuggets, and the Clippers are really good both offensively and defensively.

On the offensive end, Gallinari, Harrison and Luiz are the players. Williams et al., Brooke on the defensive end. Although Lopez is not as strong as Gobert's ability to protect the basket, he is also a good defensive player who can be selected to the All-Defensive Team in the future.

Coupled with the parachuting of a super core player, Wang Chao, the Clippers are not dreaming of competing for the championship in the 18-19 season!

"It's almost time."

Wang Chao thought silently in his heart.

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In the days since James announced his move to the Los Angeles Lakers, Lakers fans have been on a show of power.

No way, the Lakers are really going to take off in the new season!

The dream combination of James + Cousins + Towns is extremely exciting just thinking about it, and in addition to these three, the strength of players in other positions of the Lakers is not bad, such as Jason who was drafted in 17. Tatum, despite his mediocre rookie performance, averaging only 12.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2 assists per game, can see the overflowing talent of the 2.03-meter-tall shooting guard.

There is every reason to believe that given Tatum enough time to grow, he will become the most powerful right-hand man around the Lakers' Big Three.

But that's not the end of it.

After getting James, the Lakers instantly became more attractive to many veterans in the league.

After all, compared with the Nets and Warriors, who can't squeeze out any salary space, the Lakers only have James and Cousins, two top-paid players, and the salary space is still a little free, and there is a lot of room for manipulation.

The Lakers opted to sign former All-Star point guard Rajan for 1 year and 9 million. Rondo.

Since leaving the Celtics, Rondo's career has darkened a lot, with an overly arrogant temper and an attacking style of play that has made it difficult for him to establish himself on a team.

But even so, Rondo averaged 8 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists per game with the Pelicans last season, and as a traditional point guard, he was able to deliver 8 assists in only about 26 minutes of playing time, which shows that his strength is still there.

can get a starting point guard like this with an annual salary of 9 million, and successfully complete the Lakers' lineup.

Not surprisingly, the Lakers can assemble a luxurious starting lineup in the new season, with point guard Rondo, point guard Tatum, small forward James, big forward Towns, and center Cousins.

Just thinking about it, I think this lineup is exaggerated.

Towns and Cousins are not the kind of clumsy interior centers, they both have good mid-to-long-range shooting ability, especially Towns, who shot 42% from three-point range last season, which is comparable to the top three-point shooters on the outside, and can cooperate well with James who breaks through with the ball.

Lakers fans can finally shout the slogan of the Lakers championship again, and by the way, mock the current mess of the roster, not even a single All-Star player, and the Clippers have been completely rotten.

"It's called Feng Shui Rotation!"

"Hehe, I can't figure out where the confidence of Clippers fans used to come from? Paul Griffin led the team to the best score has not broken through the second round of the West, and he dares to show off his power in front of our giant Lakers, even if we have been rotten for a few years? If the wealthy family is down, it will always be a wealthy family, and in the blink of an eye, we will stand up again, look at you again? Laugh to death! ”

"Judging from the current situation of the Clippers, if they want to reach the level of the Paul period again, I am afraid they will have to work for more than ten years, so wait slowly."

Lakers fans gloated and did not hesitate to make all kinds of mockery, leaving Clippers fans speechless.

Indeed, looking at the current situation of the two teams, it is really a difference between the two teams, they can't even do basic counterattacks, after all, according to this, it will be difficult for the Clippers to enter the playoffs next season, and the Lakers will be one of the biggest favorites to win the championship.

"I'm angry, if only we could get Wang Chao."

The indignant Clippers fans couldn't help but think like this.

After a number of superstars in the league have signed deals to confirm their next home, Wang Chao, the biggest star in the free market, still has no action.

According to the conditions that Wang Chao set for himself before, he will only join a team that has not won a championship in the team's history, and the Clippers are fully compliant in this regard, and the team's current salary space is enough to sign Wang Chao with the highest salary.

But will Wang Chao really want to join this Clippers who don't look like they have much future?

Although the Clippers look a lot better than last year's Nuggets, they could also be the Waterloo of Wang Chao's career, especially given that the Lakers, the rivals in the same city next door, have such a luxurious lineup.

The whole league is paying attention to Wang Chao's movements.

A few days later, a local paparazzi reporter in Los Angeles photographed Wang Chao and Candace entering a mansion in Beverly Hills.

(End of chapter)