NBA: Top 3D talents to start

Chapter 272 The Opening of the Free Market

No one expected that George would be so decisive to renew his contract with the Thunder within a few hours of the opening of the free market.

After all, according to the league's predictions, George, whose contract has expired, has a high probability of choosing to leave the Thunder.

Last season, the performance of the Thunder team composed of Westbrook, George and Anthony's Big Three was disappointing. Not to mention the mediocre record in the regular season, they even couldn't match the Lakers led by Wang Feng in the playoffs.

Therefore, after the Thunder were eliminated, many people predicted that George might leave the Thunder. Among them, Brook Lopez's 2000 million contract expired, with sufficient salary space and great potential. Unlimited Los Angeles Lakers.

Unexpectedly, George actually chose to renew his contract with the Thunder, and it is rumored that the reason why George renews his contract is because of Westbrook. The pursuit of Los Angeles, New York and other big city teams did not even give these teams a chance to sit down and negotiate conditions.

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George's early contract extension directly disrupted the Lakers' plans.

"George chose to sign with the Thunder, what should we do?"

Even the seasoned and steady Magic Johnson was a little panicked.

George is their most important signing target this summer, and it is also a strategic direction that the whole team, including the team owner, agrees with.

But the negotiation ended before it even started!How to continue?

"Don't worry, we still have secondary targets. The top priority is to sign the players I mentioned earlier. Even if there are no top stars to join, at least the minimum minimum for the Lakers must be guaranteed."

George's contract extension with the Thunder was within Wang Feng's expectation. During the playoff matchup, he saw that George had no intention of coming to the Lakers to team up with him.

The reason why Wang Fengfeng included George in his list of signings is to appease the team's management. After all, although he is the absolute core of the Lakers, he is far from being able to influence the team's management. degree of thought.

Including Johnson, it was only to show respect for Wang Feng that he was allowed to participate in the team meeting and express his opinions.

In this process, Wang Feng's request was not excessive, reasonable, and even unexpectedly excellent, so it was adopted by the Lakers management.

This is not surprising. Among the list proposed by Wang Feng, the only top star is George. Butler exists as George's backup tire and is not considered by the Lakers at all.

And the other players on his list, including Rose, are only basic salary players, which is not a big problem for the Lakers at all. The only more expensive one is Rondo, who performed well in the Pelicans last season. The value of the free market has risen, and I am afraid that it will take about 800-1000 million to win it.

But even without Wang Feng, the Lakers in another time and space chose to sign Rondo for 900 million a year, so Johnson even felt like a hero.

This is the main reason why the Lakers will adopt Wang Feng's opinion.

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Under Wang Feng's reminder, the Lakers, who missed George, did not waste time and quickly implemented a few signings.

First of all, Brook Lopez, whose $2200 million contract expired, was renewed by the Lakers with a four-year contract of $4 million, with an average annual salary of $2400 million. The renewal price is definitely not expensive.

In another time and space, Lopez signed a one-year contract with the Bucks for $1 million after the expiry of his contract, and quickly made his worth in the Bucks, and reached a four-year $338 million renewal agreement with the Bucks in the second year, The net worth has returned to the tens of millions level.

Don't look at Lopez's lack of ability to protect the frame, and averaged only about 12 points and 5 rebounds per game in the Bucks for several seasons, but he has developed the ability to shoot three-pointers, and he is the most popular player in the league who can shoot from long distances. A tall inside player, his superb low-post offensive skills allow him to be both inside and outside, with rich tactical applications, which is one of the important puzzles for the Bucks to win the championship in the future.

After renewing Lopez's contract, the Lakers signed four players in a row without stopping. They were 900 million for 1 year to sign point guard Rajon Rondo, 300 million for 1 year to sign point guard Derrick Rose, and 239 year for 1 Wan signed center JaVale McGee and signed Curry's younger brother Seth Curry for $275 million for one year.

Except for Rondo, these four signings did not cause any waves in the league, because these players are really not heavyweight players.

Although Derrick Rose was once the MVP of the regular season and the hottest star player in the league, he has long since lost his former glory after a serious injury that could ruin his career.

He was also injured in the Cavaliers last season. He was traded to the Timberwolves after playing 16 games. Then he only played 9 games in the Timberwolves, averaging only 5.8 points and 1.2 assists per game.

The league almost forgot about the league's youngest regular-season MVP, and most people believed that Timberwolves coach Tom Thibodeau would remember the relationship between mentor and apprentice and use a basic salary contract to keep Rose in the team.

Unexpectedly, the Lakers broke out halfway and signed Rose first.

The one-year contract of 300 million is a little more than the basic salary. The reason why Rose chose to sign with the Lakers is mainly because of the promise made by the Lakers, or Wang Feng himself in the phone call.

"In the Lakers next season, you will get at least 24 minutes of playing time. You are an important role player in the Lakers rotation. We have great confidence in you and believe that you can play at the peak level of the year. I hope you can consider playing with him. We sign."

There is no hope for Rose in the Timberwolves at all, and Thibodeau just thought of his old feelings and gave him a basic salary contract, and never made any promises in terms of tactical status in the team.

Therefore, Rose only hesitated a little before deciding to sign with the Lakers.

Rose doesn't get much attention, especially McGee and Seth Curry.

One is a blue-collar player, and the other is an undrafted player in 13. He has moved to many teams in recent years, and he was reimbursed last season.

These are standard bench players. In the eyes of others, the signing is just to fill the team's lineup.

But no one knows that Rose will really return to the top for a short time next season, averaging 27 points and 18 rebounds in 4.3 minutes per game!

After McGee came to the Lakers in another time and space, he also became the pillar player of the Lakers' inside frame protection, averaging 12 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.

As for Seth Curry, after signing with the Trail Blazers in the 18-19 season, as a substitute player, he averaged 18.9 points in 7.9 minutes per game, and his three-point shooting percentage could reach 45%. The existence of a role player with a fixed-point turret is definitely not a loss.

That's right, the players who signed these contracts are all the players mentioned in Wang Feng's list.

(End of this chapter)