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Chapter 387 Teams trade, all heroes rise together

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The Lakers successfully retained the two main players who won the championship, which can be regarded as a very successful operation throughout the summer.

But in fact, it's not just Wang Feng and Ingram whose contracts expire for the Lakers.

Jordan Clarkson, an important backup rotation at the back line, is also out of contract.

Clarkson signed a four-year 4 million contract with the Lakers at the beginning. Originally, according to another historical process in time and space, Clarkson would be traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers early by the Lakers as a bargaining chip.

But in this time and space, due to Wang Feng, the butterfly effect occurred, resulting in Clarkson not being traded, and has been serving as a backup guard in the Lakers.

Clarkson has the strength. As a substitute player, he can stably contribute more than double-digit scoring output on the bench. Not only that, Clarkson, who was traded to the Jazz in another time and space, played the best performance of his career. Excellent performance, he can average 18.4 points, 4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game as a substitute, and won the best sixth man award in the 20-21 season.

For such a player, the contract renewal price is not expensive, and only needs an average annual salary of 1200 million.

Wang Feng wants the Lakers to keep Clarkson, and the Lakers also have the idea of ​​keeping the champion.

However, the Lakers, who have won two consecutive championships, have long been targeted by other teams. Any player in the team who becomes a free agent will become the target of other teams.

In order to keep Ingram, the Lakers gave a maximum salary, which has allowed the team to have three players with an average salary of 3000 million. To renew Clarkson, the biggest bargaining chip the Lakers can give is 4 million in four years.

The Utah Jazz offered Clarkson a four-year, $4 million contract, $6000 million more than the Lakers' offer.

In this case, Clarkson did not hesitate too much and directly chose the Jazz with a higher bid.

It wasn't just Clarkson who left.

Seth Curry also left, and the New Orleans Pelicans offered $4 million for 3200 years and successfully signed Stephen Curry's younger brother Seth Curry.

These two players are on premium contracts, and the bidding team knows that they are not worth the price, but in order to make the overall strength of the Lakers weaker in the new season, it doesn't matter even if it costs a few million more every year.

This is also the reason why the league has never had a three-peat championship dynasty since the OK combination.

Once a certain team wins two consecutive championships, it will inevitably become the object of research and targeting by teams in the league, not only in terms of tactics, but also outside the field.

On the way to the championship, the fatigue and injury accumulation of playing a lot of high-intensity games, the reduction of the players' desire to win the championship and the desire to win, and the departure of teammates who cooperated tacitly. It is much more difficult than the first and second championships.

The Lakers at Kobe's peak, the Heat's strongest Big Three, and even Cosmic Brave, who can be regarded as unique in history, failed to win three consecutive championships.

It can be said that it is quite difficult for Wang Feng and the Lakers to continue to win the championship next season and complete the achievement of three consecutive championships.

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Of course, the Lakers are not doing nothing in the free market.

While their own players are poached, the Lakers are also trying their best to sign some remarkable players to reinforce.

First of all, the team completed Howard's contract extension with a one-year veteran's basic salary.

The team's main starting center, Brook Lopez, still has the last year of his contract. With the addition of Howard and the rookie center Paul Ball selected last year, three centers are enough.

Up to now, general manager Magic Johnson must praise Wang Feng for his vision. It was really wise to renew Lopez's contract with 4 million for four years. Helping the team stretch space, although the athletic ability and frame protection ability is a bit poor, but the offense alone is worth tens of millions of annual salary.

Al Horford, who has a similar function to Lopez, but is a little stronger on the defensive end, has a four-year 4 million contract.

上赛季霍福德在76人场均12分6.9篮板4.1助攻，而洛佩斯则是11分4.5篮板1.6助攻1.7封盖，从数据上看不出太大的区别，可是年薪一个2800万，一个仅仅400万，性价比差的不是01:30点。

It's just a pity that Lopez's contract will expire next year, and it may be very difficult to keep this inside player without an annual salary of tens of millions.

After renewing Howard's contract, the Lakers signed Eagles point guard Jeff Teague with another 1-year veteran's minimum salary.

Teague, who once had a glorious period, did not have a good time with the Hawks last season. He could only serve as a substitute for Trey Young, averaging only 7.7 points and 4 assists per game.

The purpose of the Lakers signing Teague is to serve as a substitute for Wang Feng, so he won't play too much time, probably about 15 minutes.

Then the Lakers signed Kostas Antetokounmpo, brother of Antetokounmpo Antetokounmpo, with a low salary.

Costas Antetokounmpo is 2 meters tall and weighs 08 kilograms, which is exactly the same as Antetokounmpo when he first joined the league.

Wang Feng knew why the Lakers signed him, it was nothing more than a lottery.

Since Antetokounmpo can play from the 15th pick that is not valued by people to the current level, why can't his younger brother?

Taking a step back, even if it's really impossible, the Lakers won't have much loss if it's just a basic salary of more than 100 million.

……

The Lakers made successive moves to sign several players, but they were all small things, and not many people would care.

With the current salary space of the Lakers and the bargaining chips in their hands, it is basically impossible to make any big money.

But the Lakers can't, other teams can.

The big move is coming soon!

It was the Los Angeles Clippers who took the first step.

Losing the Lakers in the Western Conference finals tiebreaker made the Clippers realize that they were only one step away from defeating the Lakers.

Since the dual-core lineup is not good, then the entire Big Three!
On July 7th, the Los Angeles Clippers saw the opportunity and made a decisive attack. They sent the best sixth man Louis Williams, Montrezl Harrell and DeAndre Jordan to the Rockets. Dumb Westbrook.

Westbrook's last season with the Rockets was an absolute failure.

The Rockets are looking forward to the combination of Westbrook and Harden, but the result is that the Rockets' record is not as good as that of the light bulb combination, and they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs early.

Facts have proved that Harden and Westbrook's styles of play are not compatible, so after the free market opened, the Rockets immediately actively sought a deal and wanted to send Westbrook away.

Then, the deal was made.

The deal immediately caused a shock in the league.

"Inside story! There must be inside story!" This was the first reaction of many people after seeing the news.

Louis Williams + Harrell + Jordan can get Westbrook?Don't even need a first round?
虽说火箭队时期的威斯布鲁克个人数据较雷霆时期大幅度缩水，但瘦死的骆驼比马大，上个赛季常规赛威斯布鲁克场均依然有27+8+7的数据，只是进入季后赛表现跳崖式下滑到18分7篮板4.6助攻而已。

In another time and space, Westbrook was swapped with Wizards All-Star guard John Wall, and the Rockets got an extra 23-year protected first-round pick.

The Clippers managed to get Westbrook, a regular-season MVP-level top player, almost without paying any price. With the addition of James and Leonard, the Clippers instantly became the league's best team with the Big Three. team, leaving the Nets far behind.

At this time, Westbrook is not a pure undercover during the Lakers period in another time and space. At least this season, his performance in the regular season of the Rockets is quite satisfactory, and after going to the Wizards in another time and space next season, he will be under the brush. The soul awakened again, and in the Wizards team, he once again averaged 22 points, 11.5 rebounds and 11.7 assists in a single season.

Therefore, it is generally seen by the outside world that Westbrook is still among the top ten to fifteen players in the league. The Rockets' poor performance last season was only due to the incompatible styles of Harden and Westbrook. If a large number of players with the ball are required to play together on the court, one person must make a sacrifice in terms of statistics.

Of course, some people will be skeptical.

James is also a player who needs to have the ball in his hands to exert his strongest strength. Westbrook cannot be compatible with Harden. Can he be compatible with James?
Although the combination of James + Leonard + Westbrook looks quite shocking, no one knows how much the actual effect will be.

But even so, relying on the newly formed Big Three combination, the Clippers will directly become the next season's favorite to win the championship, and the gaming company's winning odds list is also at the top of the list.

Seeing this situation, many veterans have also come to vote. For example, the former All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony, who was not happy with the Clippers before and switched to the Trail Blazers last season, unexpectedly played some standards.

The 36-year-old Anthony has completely entered the end of his career, and he is very eager to win a championship trophy at the end.

Before joining the Clippers with a low salary, Anthony had contacted the Lakers, hoping to join the Lakers.

The Lakers management welcomes this.

Signing a veteran with a veteran's basic salary who averaged 15 points and 6 rebounds per game last season is definitely a surefire thing.

As a traveler, Wang Feng also knows very well that Anthony will be a strong offensive scoring point on the bench in the next two seasons.

But unfortunately, Anthony's signing ended before it even started. The Clippers James personally called to win Anthony over. Give a little bit, especially the Clippers have also formed a super Big Three configuration, and the possibility of winning the championship is higher than the Lakers.

After weighing it up, Anthony finally chose to switch to the Clippers.

In this regard, the Lakers expressed regret, but Wang Feng was even more happy.

It seems that Westbrook's reputation at this stage has not been completely exhausted. Even though he did not perform well in the Rockets, many people still think that he is a top superstar with MVP-level strength.

Who would have imagined that in just two years, Westbrook would become so badass that everyone would beat him up and become a negative equity that must be attached to the first round even if he is traded?
Not to mention two years later, even now, Westbrook's regular season data can still be seen so-so, and in the playoffs, he is also purely undercover, and can only drag the team back.

The Clippers tried their best to get Westbrook, which was completely shooting themselves in the foot. In order to get him, they also sent two giants, Louis Williams and Harrell. The real strength of the new season may not be Not as good as this season.

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After the Clippers' sensational big deal appeared, other teams in the league quickly couldn't hold back, and they were all ready to move.

On July 7th, the Bucks made a move and traded Eric Bledsoe, George Hill and several other players to the Washington Wizards in exchange for All-Star point guard John Wall, who also formed an Alphabet team. Brother, Middleton and Wall's Big Three standard combination.

But this deal is extremely risky for the Bucks.

Wall's salary is as high as 4000 million, plus Middleton's 3000 million and Antetokounmpo's 2700 million, the Bucks' salary space also exploded instantly, and part of the luxury tax must be paid in the new season.

More importantly, Wall suffered a serious injury last season. He tore his left Achilles tendon and was reimbursed for the entire season without playing a game. Guaranteed whether Wall can maintain the peak state before the injury after the Achilles tendon is torn.

If not, the strength of the Bucks will also be affected by the departure of several important rotation players, and they will also have to pay a high luxury tax.

But even so, the Bucks still bite the bullet and completed the deal, because the disastrous defeat in the finals made them understand that with the team's current lineup depth, even if they can successfully break through in the East, they will face the standard configuration of the Big Three in the West. A strong team, it is difficult for the team to have the last laugh.

On July 7, the Oklahoma City Thunder traded Chris Paul to the New Orleans Pelicans for Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday, Etwain Moore and a future protected first-round pick.

This is another big deal. Paul returned to the Pelicans after a lapse of nine years. When he was playing for the Pelicans, the Pelicans were also called the New Orleans Hornets.

In this way, the Pelicans have also formed a configuration of the Big Three. The combination of Paul + Big Eyebrow + Zion is also very competitive from the outside world.

(End of this chapter)