With three points at the start, Nash begged for a maximum salary to renew his contract

After it was confirmed that Wang Chao would continue to play in the NBA, which team Wang Chao would join next became the question that everyone paid the most attention to.

Because no matter which team wins the Wangchao, it will become the favorite to win the championship.

At this time, no one cares about Wang Chao's upcoming 38-year-old age. Even at 38 years old, Wang Chao is still No. 1 in the league and no one can shake him.

Even the Timberwolves, who are at the bottom of the league, will become a championship team as long as they can get Wang Chao, and even become the team with the highest probability of winning.

Wang Chao is also struggling with his next home.

The remaining six teams that have not won the championship, the Hornets and Raptors are all strong teams in the Eastern Conference, with luxurious lineups and strong strength, but at the same time they do not have enough salary space to sign themselves.

Of the remaining four teams, the Pelicans have Zion Williams, the No. 21 pick who is known as the strongest player in history, but Zion here is the same as in the original time and space. His excessive weight causes serious ankle burdens. I also like it very much. Various leaps and dunks led to injuries during the season and he was reimbursed for the season. He did not play a game in the 22-22 season. Even in the 23-29 season, he only played [-] games.

Wang Chao has no interest in going to the Pelicans to work as a medical care provider, and even if he is with the Jazz, no matter what, he will have Westbrook at the end of his peak beside him. It is not that he does not even have a helper.

As for the three teams of the Grizzlies Pacers and Timberwolves, the Grizzlies currently have Luka Doncic and have successfully returned to the playoffs this season. Their strength is not bad.

After just one season with Westbrook, Wang Chao has no interest in joining a team with a big ball-carrying core. After he joins the Grizzlies, will he give up the ball or Doncic will give up the ball? right?
As for the only two teams left, it is not that difficult to choose.
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On July 2021, 7, the NBA draft will be held as scheduled.

It's just that 21 is a typical draft year, and there aren't many players worth mentioning. If I insist on talking about it, the more valuable one is Austin Reeve, the undrafted pick of the 22st draft who later showed his worth in the 23-21 season. That's it.

This player is something Wang Chao will never miss. After all, if you can get a high-quality player for free, don’t get it for free.

Free agency begins the day after the draft.

Almost as soon as the free market opened, the Indiana Pacers officially announced that they would sign free agent Wang Chao to a two-year, 9000 million contract, with the second year being a player option.

The news that Wang Chao joined the Pacers made the entire league excited!

Although they knew that the teams Wang Chao could choose were limited, and after all, the conditions were limited, Wang Chao still made the most uncomfortable choice for them.

The Pacers are stronger than the Grizzlies, Timberwolves, Pelicans and other teams, and are second only to the Raptors and Hornets among championship-less teams.

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Judging from the lineup alone, the Pacers are far better than the Jazz where Wang Chao was last season. As long as Wang Chao can maintain his competitive state as always, next year's championship may belong to him again.

It's just that the Pacers' current salary space is not enough to directly sign Wang Chao.

Brogdon is worth 2000 million, Sabonis is worth 1856 million, Myles Turner is worth 1800 million, plus T.J. Warren worth 1200 million and Jeremy Lamb worth 1000 million. Although the Pacers still have a certain amount of salary space, But Wang Chao's annual salary of 4400 million in the first year is definitely not enough.

Therefore, in order to free up enough salary space, the Pacers had to package away T.J. Warren and Lamb, and in order to send them away, they even took a first-rounder and two second-rounders to free up enough salary. Space signed Wang Chao.But even so, after signing the Super League, the Pacers' salary space was directly filled up, and there was no way to introduce other stars in the summer to continue to strengthen the team.

This is the only thing that makes the rest of the league breathe a sigh of relief.

At this time, the Pacers signed 2021 undrafted Austin Reeves with a two-year minimum salary, which did not attract anyone's attention.

What value can a guy who can go undrafted in a young draft have?It's nothing more than scraps used by the Pacers to fill out the team's lineup.

In their opinion, the Pacers' lineup for next season should be Wang Chao + Brogdon + Sabonis + Myles Turner.

The strength of this lineup...

All teams across the league that have set their goal to win the championship feel a lot of pressure.

In order to defeat Wang Chao and win the championship, they can only continue to trade for reinforcements.

The first to make big moves were the Lakers.

After all, it is the biggest and most powerful team in the NBA. Even if it turns into a salted fish, it can still turn over in two flops.

Drummond's $2875 million contract officially expired this summer. The Lakers, who had enough salary space, immediately struck hard and signed point guard Jrue Holiday for $4 million over four years. Later, the contract expired. Tatum signed a five-year, $1.4 million max-salary contract extension.

Tatum has been with the Lakers for four years and complies with Bird's cap extension rules, which gives the Lakers the capital to compete with Jrue Holiday.

After failing to try a twin-tower combination in the past few seasons, the Lakers have obviously begun to make a new attempt, which is to strengthen their outside strength.

With James, Tatum and Jrue Holiday on the outside, plus Towns, who can be pulled inside to shoot three-pointers from the outside, the Lakers have also begun to abandon the big man lineup inside and switch to a small-ball lineup to seek breakthroughs.

Considering Tatum's future growth, James will not decline too much in competitive form. In one more 21-22 season, he can steadily average 18 points and 6.8 assists per game, shoot 41% from three-point range, and be selected as the best defender. With Jrue Holiday in the lineup, the Lakers' strength has improved significantly compared to previous seasons.

But even so, no one thinks that the Lakers can become a threat to Wang Chao. Compared with the confrontation with Wang Chao's Pacers, the Lakers' primary goal is to defeat the Warriors and stand out from the Western Conference.

After all, from the perspective of the lineup, the Warriors with Curry, Thompson, Green and Ingram are no worse than the Lakers. Moreover, the lineup takes a long time to adjust, and the tacit understanding and chemical reaction are better than the Lakers. Who is better when the two teams meet? It's hard to say who is weak.

Compared with the teams in the West, the ones who feel the greatest threat are the teams in the East, such as the Nets, Bucks, Raptors, Hornets and other teams. Because of the arrival of Wang Chao, they all feel huge pressure. feel.

But the problem is that they are different from the Lakers. They have a complete lineup and outstanding strength. Their salary space has long been filled by the players' big contracts. Apart from making big trades, there is no way to make large-scale reinforcements.

The only one who made a big move was the Milwaukee Bucks. They sent away small forward Andrew Wiggins, the No. 14 pick in 22, plus the Bucks' first-round picks in 24 and [-], and traded Joel En from the Cavaliers. Bede. (End of chapter)