The transaction was boycotted, and the King's signing in the free market was even more difficult, and it was impossible to move forward. Once James left, none of the veterans wanted to come.

Pierce and Wade are the most typical examples. If the "double king combination" is still there, the king may be their first choice. Now, they will not even give them a high salary.

What's even more disgusting is that there are also teams who specifically make things difficult for the Kings and offer premium contracts to poach the Kings.

The Raptors threw 18 million to Patrick Patterson in three years. This guy was a substitute last season, and his data was average.

Petri immediately matched the contract and left Patterson in the team. He will definitely be in the No. 4 position next season. If he is poached, the Kings will not be able to play. If you find a good power forward in the free market, you may have to pay a higher price and may not be able to succeed.

Carol played shorter, and he averaged more than 8 minutes per game and someone dug him. The Hawks offered him 16 million in four years, which was a serious premium, just like the Pistons dug Jerebko.

Petri immediately offered the same conditions and left Carol behind. This is a player that the Kings focus on training, with significant improvement in shooting and defense, and they cannot be let go at will.

Fortunately, the Kings are only high-paying players, Wang Jun and Curry, and they can afford any contract. Thomas doesn't need to let go if it's for money, but what he wants is the right to the ball.

The league also deliberately spoke through the media, saying that the King would be completely dismantled soon and was beyond rescue. There were also news that Wang Jun had proposed a deal and planned to join the Los Angeles Lakers and join forces with Kobe.

Behind it is Adam Xiao Hua who is manipulating him. He loves money more than Stern and is more commercial. He is determined to pick up Paul and James. One is in the New York team and the other is the strongest local star.

The result of media nonsense is that there are no big names in the free market who are willing to join the Kings. Petri asked several player agents, but they were all rejected.

At the end of July, when the media talked about the Kings lineup, compared them with the Timberwolves and the Pistons, they believed that besides Wang Jun, the Kings were at the same level as these bad teams.

Raptors power forward Ed Davis joined the Lakers for two years at the bottom of his salary. In the second year, he would rather believe that the Lakers who get Love can rise than consider the Kings. He once said that he was Wang Jun's fan, and Petri called this guy to solicit him and refused.

Some people can only be fans and cannot become teammates. The same is true for Anthony Morrow. When he sees that he cannot win the championship, he will immediately escape. He can share wealth and honor, but not suffering.

Caron Butler joined the Pistons and would rather go to a bad team. The city of Detroit went bankrupt, and the crime rate was very high.

Even the already aborted guys like Villanueva and Tekoglu are unwilling to join the Kings. The former has a basic salary of joining the Mavericks, while the latter has a basic salary of going to the Clippers to hug their thighs.

Boozer was injured many times and had poor defense, and was beaten by the Trail Blazers. They wanted to support Valanciunas to take over.

Unfortunately, the Lakers won the Boozer bid with an annual salary of $3.2 million, and the others were paid by the Trail Blazers.

The king offered 3 million and lost. Petri didn't expect that such a defensive person would have someone to compete for at a high price.

The Lakers knew that the Kings were determined to win after participating in the bidding, and it was purely to disgusting the Kings. There were Jordan Hill, Love, and the newcomer Randall in the team. Boozer would not get too much playing time.

Boozer said in an interview that if no team wins the bid, his first choice is to sign the Rockets. The Kings are not under his consideration.

After asking around, Petri had no choice but to adopt Albert Swan's suggestion and dig up the "Rocket abandoned players" that no one wants.

Petri felt his future was dim. "Boy, I'm going to be ruined by you this season, and the boss will definitely not be satisfied."

"How could it be? We must believe Morey. He is the lighthouse in the vast ocean, a beacon in the darkness. The players he has selected must have specialties, but they may not be suitable for the Rockets. Finding a suitable one for our system."

Petri covered his face with one hand.

You Morey, me!

Although he was extremely reluctant, no player was willing to come, so Petri had to do so. He called Robert Covington, a marginalist who had entered the NBA in the non-draft, and the Rockets had cut it.

The Kings gave Covington a two-year minimum salary contract, and the second year was the team option.

Covington received a call and thanked him very much, and the basic salary made him very happy because no one wanted it. He was about to contact the worst 76ers to play the summer league for them.

Covington was doing too badly and didn't even have an agent. In 2013, the Rockets signed him on a three-year contract, and only the first year was guaranteed. They played 7 games for the Rockets in total, scoring 2.3 points and 0.7 rebounds and no assists.

Covington was noticed by Swan because in February this year, he scored 33 points in the NBDL All-Star Game, setting a record for scoring in the NBDL All-Star Game, was elected to MVP, and made 9 three-pointers.

Last season, Covington played 42 games for the NBDL Vipers, and averaged 39.6% of his scores were 39.6% of his three-point shooting percentage.

Covington is tall, weighs 98 kilograms, has average confrontational ability, and has an advantage in shooting. These are all suitable for the Kings. Wang Jun is responsible for the main attack, attracting double teams to be separated, and he is responsible for receiving the ball and shooting. If the opponent is not strong, he can also play the No. 4 position and open up space.

Then, the Kings and no one wants striker Al Farouk Amino signed a two-year minimum salary contract, the second-year team option.

Amino was selected by the Jazz in the first round of 2010, and was sent to the Bobcats after two seasons. With the second-place McKeegee, he could only play as a substitute and overlapped positions.

Amino has outstanding physical fitness and hard-working defense. He mainly scores through breakthroughs. He does not have the big ball rights that the team wants to give him to break through.

The Bobcat, who changed its name to Wasp, had no intention of renewing her contract with Amino, which shows that her level was low and no one was interested in the free market.

Some people think he is another Terrence Williams, who is physically alone and is not suitable for the NBA. In fact, Amino is much better, and he is mainly strong in his performance on the defensive end.

His figure is very similar to Covington, he is tall, weighs 98 kg, has an arm span, and has outstanding athletic ability. In the past two seasons, he has been the small forward with the highest rebounding efficiency in the league. He has excellent defense, but he is not qualified for the inside.

Excellent wing defenders are exactly what the king needs.

On August 3, the Kings found another team that wanted to trade, using two second-round draft picks in 2015 and 2016 to get forward Luke Richard Bamot from the Timberwolves trade.

This was proposed by Wang Jun, and he was very impressed by Bamot.

On the offensive end, Bamot can do nothing, and can defend from No. 1 to No. 4 on the defensive end, especially at preventing pick-and-roll.

He is a substitute for the Timberwolves, averaging only 14.7 minutes per game, scoring 3.3 points and 2.2 rebounds. Judging from the data, he can never find anyone worse than him.

After this signing, the Kings have confirmed 14 players in the new season, and the remaining spot will be decided by the pre-season and post-season game.

Seeing the latest lineup list, Vivik was so angry that he called Petri to the office and scolded him.

"Are you kidding? This is our new season's lineup? Why can't I call any of these newcomers famous?"
Chapter completed!