Chapter 1840: When the cards are shuffled, the emperor's new clothes (kneeling and begging for subscriptions, monthly passes)
James "Yuyu", who was not shortlisted for the 24-man training squad of the United States men's basketball team.
Fortunately, Celtics general manager Danny Ainge quickly used a trade that greatly boosted James' confidence in "one championship over Jordan" in Boston.
On the 12th, the Jazz agreed to a trade proposal to send Deron Williams to Boston if the Celtics were willing to send Vince Carter Darren Collison.
Although Carter Sr. is no longer at his peak, his professionalism is trustworthy.
In addition, Collison, who averaged 13.5 points and 5.8 assists per game for the Celtics last season, is also a point guard worth developing in the eyes of Jazz management.
To tell the truth, in Wang Shuo's eyes, this deal is even more profitable than he remembers.
Because if Wang Shuo remembers correctly, historically, the Jazz who sent Deron to New Jersey were only exchanged for Derrick Favors and Devin Harris, as well as a net pick that would be used by the Jazz in the future to select Enes Kanter, who was like an early morning road in the NBA.
As it turned out, with Sloan's retirement......
The Jazz's vision for the future when it comes to selecting rookies has obviously dropped a lot.
In addition, on the 12th, after reaching a deal with the Jazz for DeLong, Angie immediately extended his claws to Carlos Boozer.
Last summer, Boozer, who could have jumped out of his contract and became a free agent, ended up exercising his final year with the Jazz after being retained by veteran coach Sloan.
In the case of Pierce's voluntary salary cut, the Celtics can now offer Boozer a contract with an annual salary of about 10 million.
While this contract is slightly lower than Boozer expected, it ......
The current squad of Celtic is indeed very competitive in Boozer's eyes.
And with the Celtics, he can still partner with his old teammate Delon, and there is no problem to run-in.
Compared with the Jazz's teammates who are already dissatisfied with Delung, Boozer is not dissatisfied with Delon as a chef who has been cooking for him on the court all year round.
After all, Boozer and Delon do not have any direct conflict of interest.
Instead, Boozer's pick-and-roll wants to be as powerful as possible on the court, and he has to count on DeLong to cooperate with him on the court.
However, Angie may not believe it when he says it......
Before he sent Boozer an invitation, Boozer originally thought that as long as the Lakers could provide him with a mid-level exception, then he would immediately defect to Wang Shuo this summer.
After Rasheed Wallace announced his retirement, Boozer was well aware that there would be a natural vacancy for the Lakers' No. 4 spot next season.
However......
Boozer and his agent couldn't figure it out......
Garnett will actually take the lead and take advantage of the Lakers' mid-level exception in the new season before he defects to Wang Shuo!
When he learned that Garnett signed with the Lakers, Boozer hated Garnett's behavior of joining if he couldn't beat it!
Of course......
The main reason why Boozer hates Garnett is because he can't even compare to Garnett when it comes to joining if he can't beat him!
So......
Who are the fans who until now can't understand why Garnett threw himself into Wang Shuo's arms so decisively......
But Van Garnett hesitated earlier.
Then he could probably only imagine in his mind the picture of him playing under Wang Shuo.
After thinking about the Lakers' home in Utah for two days, Boozer finally accepted Angie's offer.
As a result, after Angie's commotion, Celtics fans who thought it would be cool to lose Garnett found ......
Next season, the Celtics' squad will not only not be weakened, but will be stronger!
Could it be that this is the legendary mountain and water with no way out, and another village with dark willows and flowers?
Horford, Boozer, Pierce, James, Deron ......
Online, looking at the Celtics' starting lineup of five star players, for a while, even Knicks fans felt a little worried about the team's prospects next season.
James, who was still depressed that Wang Shuo had not been selected into the US men's basketball training list, was also pleasantly surprised to find out......
He has so many powerful teammates at once!
James was undoubtedly lucky in this life.
Because compared with Wang Shuo's memory, the Knight management who could only coax him to play......
No matter how many slots Anji has, you can't be embarrassed by his ability to cover the sky with one hand in Boston.
Coupled with James' position at this moment, it is not enough to interfere with the decision-making of the Celtics management.
As a result, Angie was able to build the Celtics into a new galactic battleship in just one summer.
And next, the Celtics also have a middle-class exception that can be used to continue to strengthen the team's roster.
On the 16th, Angie used this middle-class special case of the Celtics on Kirk Hinrich, who is also a member of the 03 Golden Generation with James.
This is a very targeted signing.
In Wang Shuo's previous life, in addition to his steady style of play, as a white defender, Hinrich was also known for being good at defending the ball-holding offense of opposing defenders.
Historically, in the nine times he has faced him in his career, Curry has not delivered a satisfactory report card.
In a game where the two have played a similar amount of time, Curry will shoot more than 30% from three-point range in front of Hinrich and only about 42% overall from the field.
Yes.
The reason why Angie left this middle-class exception to Hinrich.
It is precisely because in his eyes that he wants to comfort Auerbach's soul in the sky with a championship......
The Celtics will have to keep more personnel on the back line.
Counting Tony Allen, who is still in the Celtic roster......
I have to say, under various coincidences......
Garnett's departure did give the Celts a chance to be reborn.
But for this......
Wang Shuo, who is busy coaching the American men's basketball team in Las Vegas, has no waves in his heart.
Because the Celtics want to get the opportunity to play the "yellow-green battle" with the Lakers in the Finals......
In Wang Shuo's opinion......
It mainly depends on whether the Knicks agree.
The duo of Horford and Boozer could indeed cause some problems for the "meme" combo.
But this summer, Wang Shuo believes that Mike Brown will certainly bolster the problems exposed by the Knicks in last season's Finals.
On the 17th, after the Heat signed Chris Bosh from the free agent market, the Knicks and the Heat quickly reached a deal for Ron Artest.
In this deal, the Knicks will send Marcin Gortat and Tony Douglas and get Artest from the Heat.
In this deal, since Artey chose to take a pay cut when he signed a contract extension with the Heat last year, the salaries of the two sides can be equalized.
Compared with Atay, who won the "DPOY" during the Wizards, although Atay is no longer as brave as he used to be, his iron elbow can still be intimidating to most of the NBA's outside ball-holding cores in his limited playing time.
Moreover, under the influence of Wang Shuo, Atai has maintained a fairly high three-point shooting rate in his life.
So far, his career three-point shooting percentage is as high as 38.4%.
In addition, after acquiring Artay in a trade, the Knicks also used their mid-range exception to sign Jermaine O'Neale from the free agent market the following day.
Last season, after a rather unsuccessful season with the Suns, O'Neal Jr. turned down the three-year, $30 million contract extension offered to him by the Suns this summer.
For O'Neal Jr., whose career is also in the twilight of his career, he also wants to chase his championship dream while he still has gas in the tank.
Originally, like Boozer, O'Neal Jr. wanted to go to the Lakers more this summer.
But who would have thought that his dream-chasing plan would be preempted by that hateful old wolf!
However, after learning that the Knicks were willing to offer him a middle-class exception, O'Neal Jr. suddenly turned his anger into joy!
So, why do people always say that when God closes a door for you, he often opens a window for you?
Not being able to join the Lakers to play for Wang Shuo is certainly a pity in the eyes of O'Neal Jr.
Can......
As one of the most competitive teams in the league today......
The Knicks' invitation also gave O'Neal Jr. hope that he would get at least one championship ring before retiring.
No doubt.
Compared to the Celtics, who liked to mention the All-Star starting lineup this summer......
The Knicks' reinforcement is the real trouble in Wang Shuo's eyes.
Because of the characteristics and role of Gortat in this round of matchups with the Lakers, it is difficult for him to get more playing time like he does with other teams......
Plus Douglas wasn't reused by Brown in the first place.
Therefore, after exchanging these two guys for Atai, the strength of the Knicks' forward line in the new season gave Wang Shuo a headache.
At the same time, in this life, O'Neal Jr., who has cured many old injuries in Phoenix, is more suitable for this Knicks in terms of style and characteristics.
If you don't understand, just ask, the inside line composed of Yao Ming, Duncan, West, and O'Neal Jr......
Is this real?
After the Knicks signed O'Neal Jr., Lakers fans who previously thought the Lakers could sit back and relax after recruiting Garnett were not happy at once.
Many Lakers fans even ran to O'Neal's social platform to leave a message:
Shaq, or ......
Let's fight for another year?
Of course, O'Neal, who has already made the decision to retire, will definitely not be able to help the Lakers next season.
In Wang Shuo's view, whether the Lakers can defend the title in the new season mainly depends on how far the young players in the team can evolve.
After all, compared to the Knicks, who have relatively little room for evolution.
The current age structure of this Lakers team dictates that their future will be more promising.
And, as the "Jamie Leader", Wang Shuo can also expect James to be ashamed and brave after missing the US men's basketball team this summer.
Yes.
If he could, Wang Shuo really hoped that the Celtics could break through the Knicks' blockade in the East.
Come on, Ajan!
As long as you can lead the Celtics to the Finals!
What crown is super Jordan?
In Wang Shuo's opinion, as long as James can lead the Celtics through the East, then he is completely willing to call James "GOAT"!
Moreover, the team that won the championship may also be questioned for its lack of gold content.
But when has the overall runner-up team been questioned for their lack of silver?
Therefore, as long as James can lead the Celtics to the Finals, Wang Shuo doesn't mind sending him an overall runner-up in the new season to increase his historical "brother" position!
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In July, Darko Milicic, another big fish in the free agent market this year, finally opted to sign a contract extension with the Grizzlies.
With most international players coming with their own traffic, and Milicic grateful to the Grizzlies for nurturing him, Milicic has not been seduced by the outside world this summer.
Milicic's stay on the team undoubtedly made Grizzlies management breathe a sigh of relief.
Because for Memphis......
Milicic, who is handsome and dashing, is their box office guarantee.
After James left for Boston, Big Z, who had worked hard to assist James for seven years, chose to return to Cleveland this summer.
Unlike most American players who look down on Kecun.
As an international player, Da Z doesn't mind the poverty of Kecun.
When I returned to Cleveland this time, I knew that I didn't have much oil, and I thought more about returning to my roots.
And with the loss of Big Z and James in succession, Baylor, who knew that the Clippers urgently needed a new captain, also set his sights on the north.
On the 25th, the Raptors and the Clippers officially reached a deal for Chris Paul.
Under the terms of the deal, the Clippers will send Devin Harris, Antoine Jamison, a future first-round pick and a second-round pick to the team, and Chris Paul from Toronto.
As a "hardcore gunner", when he learned about the Raptors' deal with the Clippers, Wang Shuo felt that my cannon in this life was really down.
Because even though Harris had a pretty strong performance with the Clippers last season, the Clippers are willing to subsidize the difference in price of the deal with two draft picks in this deal.
But as another addition to the deal......
In Wang Shuo's view, if it is a trade with an ordinary team, even if the Clippers are willing to post upside down......
Other teams may not be willing to take on Jamison either.
Therefore, this deal with the Raptors, you can completely understand that the Clippers traded Harris for our gun.
After the Clippers traded Paul back, Wang Shuo is optimistic that the Clippers will be able to make the playoffs in the next few seasons.
Because no matter how embarrassing you are, I'm a good point guard who can keep the team's floor down.
Of course, if the Clippers want to go further......
It depends on whether Paul will drop the chain at a critical moment.
In Wang Shuo's eyes, those who are embarrassed all day long, Paul always drops the chain at critical moments, and he doesn't know anything about Paul at all.
Because in this world, which gunsmith doesn't know that Chris Paul has never dropped a chain in the matter of dropping a chain?
In July, with the completion of a new round of reshuffle in the NBA, the league landscape of the new season is also quietly undergoing earth-shaking changes.
In early August, after a month of intensive training, Wang Shuo also officially announced the 12-man list of the US men's basketball team for Istanbul this year:
Center: Horford, Chandler.
Power forwards: Griffin, Odom.
Small forwards: Durant, Iguodala, Granger.
Shooting guards: Gordon, Harden.
Point guards: Curry, Rose, Irving.
As is customary, Wang Shuo also selected a college player to enter the 12-man squad of the U.S. men's basketball team this year.
Although as the 11th No. 11 No. 1 pick in Wang Shuo's memory, Kyrie Irving is a player who is difficult to describe in words.
But Wang Shuo still took a fancy to his handsome style of play and his excellent skills that would put to shame those who would think that the fundamentals of young American players were declining.
As the god of coaching in the world of basketball, Wang Shuo hopes that Irving can set a good example for young players in the future.
I was able to focus my game on honing my skills, rather than thinking about marketing and playing physically all day long.
Because history will prove again and again in the future when those players who are wrapped up in various marketing copywriting lose the so-called marketing packaging......
They are as ridiculous as the emperor in Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale who parades naked on the street in "The Emperor's New Clothes......