Chapter 606 [Super Giant, Value Veteran]
Paxson's second contract extension was a two-year contract that left Louis Ammondson. He let Hayes go last season, but he did not let the blue-collar worker go, with a total value of $4.7 million.
The price is not high, and it is very sincere to blue-collar players who cannot attack.
Ammondson has a passionate attitude towards the game and conscientious professional ethics. He always has unexpectedly excellent performances when replaced and is deeply loved by the team. He will definitely become a surprise on the bench.
Dalius Sangela and Marik Allen are also free agents, and the Bulls do not intend to renew their contract.
Neither of these two people had any effect last season, and the inside was crowded, so there was really no need to stay.
Sangela didn't want to stay, he didn't have a chance to play with the Bulls, and it was worth it to get two rings.
Marik couldn't stay, and Wang Jun was a little disgusted with him. The coaching staff knew this well, and the two had almost no communication.
This season when the Bulls played against the Rockets, Marik deliberately stepped on Yao Ming's foot, which was where Yao Ming had surgery, but fortunately he was not injured.
This guy has a bad character, and Wang Jun is too lazy to pay attention to him. He forced him to apologize to Yao Ming after the game, and there was a gap.
Other teams have also made trade reinforcements.
The Rockets traded a future second-round pick with a cash to trade rookie forward Callandrie from the Seattle Supersonics.
They also traded with the Spurs, giving Spanoris out in exchange for the signing rights of Argentine power forward Scola.
The Knicks got Zach Randolph from the Trail Blazers and sent Francis and Fry.
Francis was immediately bought out of the contract and became a liberate. The Trail Blazers made this move completely to rebuild, asking Randolph to give way to Roy, Thomas and Horford. The Knicks took a rare bargain.
The Bobcats traded Noah to the Golden State Warriors for dunk king Jason Richardson, plus the Warriors' No. 36 rookie Jamario Davis. In order to achieve the trading salary equality, the Bobcats also sent their $0 million trading exception to the Warriors.
The Warriors not only saved money, but also strengthened the weakest center position. Now there are two big men with more mobility than Derlings and Noah, which is pretty good.
The transactions happened one after another. The Lakers still didn't move.
It's no secret that Kobe wants to leave, and the Lakers contacted the Pistons who are preparing to rebuild. The Pistons are willing to send out two first-round picks and one second-round picks.
The transaction between the two sides is almost completed, and some media have posted news that Kobe is going to the Pistons.
But Kobe had the right to veto the deal and chose to stop it at the last moment. He made it clear that he was unwilling to go to the Pistons.
Kobe is not stupid. After the Pistons traded Prince, there was no qualified small forward. Could he play as a starting small forward? How could this team have a future?
The Mavericks also made a quote. In addition to Nowitzki, the Lakers chose the other players. The main trading chips were Josh Howard and Jason Terry.
Josh Howard was selected as the All-Star, averaging 9 points per game in the 200607 season, and Terry averaged 6.7 points per game in his year of playing. With the draft pick, the Mavericks' trading quote was attractive. The Lakers were a little moved, but the final deal was still unsuccessful.
Kobe wants to go to a team that has the chance to win the championship, but which team can exchange the core of the team for Kobe and maintain its level of winning the championship after it replaced Kobe.
If the trading chips are too large, there will be no one in the team there, and Kobe will not want to go. If the trading chips are too low, the Lakers will not want to be suckers.
So, Kobe couldn't trade at all, so who would let him still have the right to trade veto?
There is also Komiyy Kobe joining the Bulls and swapping with Wang Jun. As long as Kobe has these teammates, he can win the championship.
He can get the ball inside and outside, and he won the P again. Wang Jun, who is 24 years old, has the highest ball-holding rate in the league.
Even if Paxson is taken over by Kobe's biological father, he would not do this because Kobe and his father have been having a long time quarrel over the marriage.
The farce between Kobe and the Lakers also scared Garnett away. The teams he is very interested in include the Lakers.
The situation between Kobe and Phil Jackson made Garnett feel very worried about the Lakers. Their situation is very bad, and the whole team is very bad. That situation is something he doesn't want to involve.
At this time, another team found the Timberwolves, which was the Celtics in the East.
Only Pierce and Ray Allen have two All-Stars, plus Jefferson cannot defeat the Bulls, the Celtics must make up for this flaw, and they have a crush on Garnett.
The Timberwolves would not let go easily, and both sides began to bargain.
Afterwards, the Pistons, who had failed to pursue Kobe, renewed their contract with Billups. The pace of reconstruction was temporarily suspended.
The Grizzlies signed Milicic, the second-tier player, to strengthen the inside.
The Hornets poached the Raptors' swinger Morris Peterson for 23 million in four years.
The Rockets sent veteran Juwan Howard to Minnesota for Timberwolves defender Mike James and forward Justin Reed.
The Pistons exchanged Argentine defender Del Fenault for the Raptors' two second-round draft picks in 2009 and 200. The Raptors were forced to trade. Once Peterson left, only Anthony Parker was left in the team.
After the deal came to Carter, the Magic successfully renewed the contract with Howard in advance, with a maximum salary of 5 million yuan in five years. The Magic began to be optimistic, and experts believe that they will at least enter the second round next season.
Nosioni, who had been in the Supersonics for a year, failed to score luxurious data, and made little progress in 4.6 points and 6.2 rebounds. He was poached by the Pistons with a full middle class, which would definitely strengthen his frontcourt strength.
Starkhouse signed with the Wizards for 3 years and 100,000, and there was another attacking player on the team.
The Bulls have also taken action. Paxson's plan is to find veteran free agents who are willing to cut salaries in the free market to strengthen the team's second team.
The first signing was the best. Grant Hill joined the Bulls for a two-year $300,000 contract. The second year is the player option, and the absolute minimum salary is high.
Last season, Hill was still the absolute main player in Magic. He was here to win the championship and could choose to break out of the contract in the second year.
The second signing was Hornets veteran PJ Brown, who is a completely free agent and plans to pursue the championship at the end of his career. Joining the Bulls is the best choice.
The Bulls currently have only four pure insiders with contracts. Paxson believes it is necessary to find an inside veteran and gives Brown a basic salary.
PJ Brown is a typical defensive blue-collar worker who averaged nearly double-double at his peak and was selected into the second team of the NBA defense three times. Last season, he averaged nearly 20 minutes per game with the Hornets, with 6 points and 4.7 rebounds, and was a substitute for the Hornets in two inside positions.
Signing Brown is equivalent to finding an inside assistant coach for Oden.
There is no suitable candidate for the point guard for the time being, and there is no outstanding veteran in the free market. Brevin Knight and Boykins want to join, but the defense of these two is too bad and Paxson looks down on it.
Francis may have some effect, but he chose to return to the Rockets and rejected the Bulls.
Francis' mentality is similar to the Fox's Death Head Hill. He did not take the initiative to leave the Rockets back then, and he also hoped that his partner with Yao Ming could regain his past state.
There is no good point guard in the free market, so it is definitely not possible to rely on Du Hong alone. Paxson decided to use Lor Deng as a bargaining deal to replace a capable defender.
ps to be continued.
Chapter completed!