First up is the Spurs, and after the season, one of the team's two cores, the interior pillar, the triple crown champion Dwight. With Howard's contract expiring, the Spurs clearly have no idea of a contract extension with the star who has played for the team for the past few years.

But this is also normal, Howard's weakening is already visible to the naked eye, the offensive end has never been up or down, and the defensive end has also plummeted with the decline in physical fitness and explosiveness.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Howard's strength is no longer worthy of the maximum salary renewal, and even the annual salary of tens of millions is enough, after all, Howard, who was born in 85, is already 35 years old after this season, and the inside center usually ages more rapidly than the outside player, and the era of Howard has obviously passed.

Howard's contract expires, freeing up more salary space for the Spurs.

The Spurs then went straight to the Magic's already expired center Nikola. Vucevic threw an olive branch and offered a four-year, $100 million contract with a maximum salary.

Although the Magic team has been at the bottom of the league in recent years, it has not seen the glory of creating a three-consecutive championship dynasty in the past.

But there are still a few good players in the team, including center Nikola. Vucevic dominated.

Last season, Vucevic averaged 20.8 points, 12 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game for the Magic, making him a rare quality interior player in the league.

Compared to Howard, Vucevic is not only young, but also has the Spurs' coveted interior offensive ability.

Although the Magic have the bird rights of Vucevic and are willing to pay a five-year, higher-value max contract extension to keep the other side.

But the Spurs, who are good at drawing cakes, successfully fooled Vucevic over.

After successfully getting the 20+10 fierce Vucevich, the Spurs did not stop, and signed free agent JJ Redick for 2 years and 26.5 million US dollars to supplement the strength of the starting lineup.

Although neither signing is a particularly explosive big signing, the Spurs have always been good at playing steady, and as long as Popovich leads the coach, the Spurs will at least be among the playoff powerhouses.

Especially when Jimmy. After Butler jumped out of his contract and re-signed a four-year, $142 million max contract with the Spurs, the Spurs will be far better than this season next season.

The Rockets are also making big trades, unlike the Spurs, who poach people directly in the form of signings, the Rockets trade directly.

On July 11, the Rockets issued a statement that they sent center Whiteside plus two second-round picks to trade All-Star guard Chris Brown from the Nets. Paul.

Paul finally left the Nets, Durant ruptured his Achilles tendon, and it has been determined that he will be reimbursed for next season, Paul's dream of winning the championship has also been shattered, and the meaning of him continuing to stay with the Nets no longer exists, and even if Durant is healthy, they are still invincible, and leaving is naturally the best choice.

Chris. Paul and Whiteside swapped owners, which could be considered a win-win.

Leonard finally got a decent teammate, a top-tier point guard who could control the overall situation and drive the team's overall strength.

Although Whiteside is useless with the Nets, he only has one year left on his contract, and the Nets can choose to cut him directly to save the already exploding salary space and prepare for Durant's return from injury in the future.

But next season, the Nets are largely gone.

Without Durant and Paul, with only Jokic and Booker leading the team, how much combat power can the Nets have?

Many people even think that the Nets are going straight to the lottery next season.

Only Wang Chao knows that the Nets will not be bad, and even this will become an opportunity for Jokic.

Previously, under the pressure of Durant and Paul, Jokic has never come out.

But now, the two core players of the team are gone, and he finally has the opportunity to play his true strength.

Besides, Booker is not an idle person, Wang Chao estimates that even if only Jokic and Booker lead the team next season, the Nets' record is at least in the first half of the East, and only a few teams that can threaten them in the East are the rising Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics.

Speak of the devil.

The news of Paul's joining the Rockets has only spread for less than a day, and the Toronto Raptors are not to be outdone and also make a big bet.

Four first-round picks plus center Mark. Gasol as a bargaining chip, and the Raptors traded from the Thunder to get All-Star small forward Paul. George.

As soon as the deal was announced, it immediately caused a strong shock across the league.

The Raptors spent a lot of money and paid a huge price for four first-round picks, but they got an All-Star small forward who averaged 28 points per game last season.

The addition of George allowed the Raptors to gather the Big Three combination of Lowry + DeRozan + George, plus high-quality players such as Siakam and Ibaka in the team, and became the strongest team in the East.

However, most fans are already a little aesthetically tired of the formation and birth of this super team.

In the past few years, in order to fight against Wang Chao, super teams have been born almost every year.

Nets, Warriors, Lakers...... But what's the use of that? In the end, the championship was not won by Wang Chao's team?

So compared to which teams make up the supercarrier lineup, everyone is surprised, and there is no special feeling.

On the contrary, where Wang Chao will go is the question that everyone is more concerned about.

There are not a few teams left in the league that have not yet won the championship, and after the Raptors traded Paul to get it, there is no longer enough salary space to attract Wang Chao, and the same is true for the Hornets with Charlotte's three Jays, and the remaining teams are basically the bottom weak teams in the league.

Media reporters and league fans waited for news from Wang Chao every day, and it took a full month to wait.

During this period, many people saw Wang Chao and Candace going in and out of their mansion every day, taking Candace to do pregnancy tests and other activities.

Some dared people took the initiative to ask where Wang Chao would go next season, but without exception, there was no response.

It wasn't until mid-August that the Clippers, who had been silent and inactive, finally issued a statement, announcing that player Wang Chao chose to exercise the player option and would continue to play for the Clippers for the rest of the year.

One stone stirs up a thousand waves!

Wang Chao actually chose to stay with the Clippers? Is his targeted poverty alleviation plan gone?

Hearing this news, fans in Los Angeles can be described as experiencing two days of ice and fire.

Clippers fans are dying.

One championship is not enough, Wang Chao actually stays for another year, and they will get the second championship!

On the other hand, Lakers fans are wailing.

Oh my God, why didn't this damn guy get out of here, he stayed with the Clippers, wouldn't we still have to be pressed and beaten?

No! Not necessarily!

Some sane Lakers fans immediately began to analyze.

Although the Clippers kept Wang Chao, Tobias. The departure of Harris and Brogdon is an indisputable fact.

With the loss of two starting main generals, the strength of the Clippers will inevitably decline.

On the other hand, on the Lakers' side, not only did they successfully renew Rondo's contract, but also James + Towns + Cousins' basic game, rookie Tatum's performance is getting better and better, the improvement of the strength of the newcomers, and the increase in the team's run-in tacit understanding will also make the Lakers' strength in the new season to a higher level!

Looking at it this way, maybe Wang Chao's stay with the Clippers is his mistake, and the Lakers will have a chance to avenge last season.

Of course, there are only a few people who have such thoughts.

Wang Chao has dominated the entire league for the past ten years, and the dominance of winning the championship trophy ten times is invincible, which is a height that even the eleven-crowned Lord of the Rings Russell cannot reach.

After all, Russell also revolved around the super strong team that led the entire league at the time of the Celtics, and only achieved eleven championships.

Wang Chao is different, after several teams, especially the nomadic dynasty that started later, the Nuggets and Clippers cannot be regarded as strong teams, it is Wang Chao who has brought qualitative changes to the team.

Since there have been two successes in the previous two, and now that the Clippers lineup has become weaker, who can guarantee that Wang Chao can't continue to let the Clippers win?

A little later, Wang Chao finally responded positively to this matter on his personal social platform.

"I'm staying with the Clippers for the simple reason that I don't want to be separated from my soon-to-be-born child, so I'm going to stay in Los Angeles and wait until the baby is born, and as for bringing championships to other non-championship teams, I'll just wait until next year."

Wang Chao's words were so crazy that he couldn't help it.

It is very clear to everyone that I stayed with the Clippers, not because the Clippers are strong, I want to stay here and continue to win a championship, but simply because I want to stay here and wait for the birth of my child.

As for the other non-championship teams, it will be over in the next round next year.

It's as if the championship belongs to his family, and he has the final say.

But in fact, it is true, Wang Chao, who has ten championships, has nothing wrong with saying this.

But next season, Wang Chao will be 37 years old after all, and he will enter the end of his career, and the Clippers team led by him with two fewer generals will really be able to face more and more super teams in the league now?

No one can resist the invasion of time, even if it is as strong as Wang Chao, it will eventually lose its previous dominance due to the increase of age and the aging of the body, which is an eternal truth.

But in any case, as long as Wang Chao stays with the Clippers, then the Clippers in the new season will definitely be one of the biggest favorites to win the championship.

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Wang Chao's exercise of the player option to stay with the Clippers for one year obviously has a great impact on the overall situation in the league.

Teams in the West are feeling the pressure and are racing to make further reinforcements to deal with the Clippers.

After the Clippers confirmed that Wang Chao would execute the player's contract, the management began to show their strength.

In the league, there are some veterans at the end of their careers, hoping to join the Clippers and follow Wang Chao to rub a championship ring before retiring.

Therefore, when he learned that Wang Chao stayed in the Clippers, the general manager of the Clippers received many calls from his agents.

Many of these players are candidates who are quite attractive to West, but he knows very well whether he can keep them, he, the general manager, said that it doesn't matter, and Wang Chao has to nod his head.

When the general manager is in this position, there is no one.

But West doesn't have a temper yet, after all, although he is the general manager of the team and the most powerful person on the surface, he also has a boss Ballmer on his head, and the latter obviously trusts Wang Chao more, both billionaires, and the two have direct contact information.

West didn't want to be bored, so he consciously reported to Wang Chao whenever a player wanted to play with the Clippers.

But what West didn't expect was that among these veterans who wanted to hug their legs, Wang Chao screened them, and in the end, only two people were decided.

At the end of August, the Clippers issued an announcement announcing that they had signed a separate contract with Cameron. Anthony and Dwight. Howard has signed a one-year veteran base salary, and both former league superstars will wear Clippers jerseys for the new season.

This is another big news.

Anthony had a very unsuccessful season last season, becoming a role player with the Lakers, and the blame for the team's losses was all on his head, and he was cut and left at the end of the game.

As a result, in the second half of the season, Anthony didn't play at all, rested for most of the season, and squandered his last bit of value.

After the free market opened, Anthony actively wanted to find a home, but few people asked.

In desperation, Anthony could only accept the value of his base salary and benches, and decided to continue to appear on the court as a role player in the new season.

So since they have all resigned themselves to being role players, joining the team is naturally to join the team with the best chance of winning the championship.

Wang Chao's clippers naturally became his first choice.

Although Howard and Anthony's experiences are different, the situation is similar, once the league's No. 1 center, has now reached the point where no one cares, after leaving the Spurs, Howard also wants to find a team to get a big contract for the last pension, but none of the NBA teams are fools, anyone can see that Howard no longer has the strength of the year, although he still averaged a double-double per game in the Spurs last season, but that is mainly due to the relationship between the Spurs' system.

Despite having three championship rings, Howard still wants more championship rings, and with the Clippers backed by Los Angeles, the City of Angels is still very tempting for Howard, and his short Lakers career has made him very fond of this bustling metropolis.

After all, he is the father of more than a dozen children, and he is still playing relatively high, and it is very likely that he will run to Wanwan and Taiwan in the future.

As for the reason why Wang Chao nodded and let the two join, there is naturally a reason.

First of all, Anthony, in the 19-20 season, Anthony, who clearly recognized his strength at this stage, chose to join the Trail Blazers and played a good performance, averaging 15.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, becoming an important scoring point for the Trail Blazers.

In the following two seasons, Anthony, who was on the Trail Blazers and Lakers, also played the role of a firefighter on the bench many times, and the base salary of a veteran in his early 2 million years was definitely good and cheap. (End of chapter)