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Win, hold the trophy, and enjoy the glory.

After winning the finals, the Bulls and their team successfully brought the championship trophy, which symbolizes supreme glory, back to Chicago!
Not long after the plane landed, the Bulls players began to enjoy this hard-won honor as they were greeted by fans who came to pick them up.

Setting foot on the familiar land of Chicago again, you can see ardent Bulls fans everywhere.

The atmosphere that Duane didn't feel at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City before was finally felt now.

With the joint efforts of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of Bulls fans at the scene, Dunn and other champions who won the championship once again received a warm welcome like the return of a hero.

It wasn't until the bus carrying Du En and others slowly drove into the United Center that the noise in their ears disappeared.

Time flies, and it comes to a week later.

The championship parade belonging to the Bulls' four-year triple crown dynasty finally took place in Chicago.

However, on the parade float, none of the Bulls players seemed so excited.

This was supposed to be a good day to officially celebrate the Bulls dynasty that belonged to all of them, but there were few sincere smiles on everyone's faces.

Although the streets were crowded with enthusiastic cheering Bulls fans, most of the players' faces were just professional fake smiles. Some players even didn't even pretend to be fake, but just put on a cool face.

Perhaps everyone in the car knew very well that this team, which has created countless brilliance in recent years, is about to face the fate of disintegration.

Maybe everyone is already ready to go their separate ways.

Therefore, there is nothing to be happy about or celebrate about today's grand championship parade.

After this stop, see you at the next intersection.

It's just that they met again, no longer as teammates, but as opponents.

Of course, if we have discussed in private that we want to change teams to play brother basketball, then let’s talk about it separately.

In short, players who choose to stay may be kept by the Bulls management because they have been excited time and time again in the past, so there is no need to be so happy today.

Players who have already made a decision and want to leave, or who know that they will be traded away by the Bulls, have also begun to become emotionless and think about where to go next.

Of course, everyone has feelings. As the float continued to move forward, some players seemed to have forgotten their worries, put aside their prejudices, and participated in the lively atmosphere of the championship parade in a timely manner.

Especially a rookie like Gobert.

As a fledgling rookie, he had never tasted a championship in his previous NBA career.

Gobert was still on the bench last year, but this year he has the opportunity to personally participate in the playoffs and the finals.

Even though he earned a championship ring by hugging Du En's thigh, it still felt different having been on the stage of the finals in person.

The moment he holds the championship trophy with his own hands, that sweet harvest is sweeter than any other food for Gobert.

It has to be said that the moment when he lifted the trophy a few days ago was the most important moment in the life of a rookie like Gobert.

Today, as a hero of the championship, he personally participated in the championship parade. Gobert and others also felt that today's trip was of extraordinary significance.

Therefore, throughout the parade, rookies such as Gobert were able to increasingly feel the beauty of winning the championship.

On the float, they kept waving to the fans around them and enjoying the love and praise from the fans.

Perhaps there are also rookies who are looking forward to the departure of a group of starting players from the Bulls, which will make room for them.

Then as long as they work hard and learn with Duen for a few years, they can become the hottest new stars in the league in the future!

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Not long after the Bulls won the championship, the outside media reported that the Bulls intended to dismantle the championship lineup.

Although the free market has not yet opened, the general managers of major teams are interested in chatting with Bulls general manager John Paxson to learn from it.

The Bulls' record in the past two years is obvious to all, and the quality of the Bulls' stars is indeed good.

We can reach the Eastern Conference Finals without Duan. A star of this level can be acquired with a few first-round picks, so what else do we need?

What's more, if the Bulls send away their star players who have signed maximum-salary contracts, they will inevitably have to match the salary and accept some junk contracts.

For the championship teams in the East and West, poaching the Bulls' main players will not only weaken the Bulls' strength, but also quickly enhance their competitiveness to win the championship.

It would be great if the salary space could be cleared.

As for the Bulls management, the offseason goal is just to reduce taxes.

It would be great to be able to accumulate more first-round picks.

If some cash can still be obtained from the transaction, even if the new season is ruined and rebuilt, the hole in the drop in ticket prices can be partially filled to meet the team's business expectations.

Generally speaking, the Bulls management does not have much work pressure.

With the touting and solicitation of the team management of each team, the Bulls management quickly obtained two first-round picks in the next draft.

Now that Duen is back, resuming the tradition of previous years, John Paxson is not prepared to listen to the scouts' reports, but chooses to follow Duen's guidance and select the rookies that Duen likes.

It's just that the Bulls don't have any good chips on hand.

The trade resulted in the 19th and 24th picks in the first round respectively, and the Bulls' own first-round pick happened to be the 30th pick in the first round.

To put it bluntly, the Bulls are pretty much the same as in previous years. They still have to dig for gold from shit and rely on luck.

It's just that Du En has always had a good vision, or Du En will be responsible for the rookies he selected.

No matter what, we need to teach the rookies game experience step by step during training, and feed the rookies bit by bit during the regular season. At least the data will not be so ugly.

It can be said that Du En is basically doing the work of drafting and training rookies.

John Paxson's annual salary of several million dollars should be divided into hundreds of thousands to treat Duan to dinner.

After the draft, John Paxson was indeed self-aware and spent tens of thousands of dollars to treat Du En to a meal.

But it wasn't because Du En helped him with this year's draft, but to discuss Du En's contract extension.

The five-year, 5 million maximum salary contract that Duane signed with the Bulls has been fulfilled. When the free market opens in July, Duen will be a completely free agent.

It is worth mentioning that as early as April this year, the NBA had signed a new television broadcast contract.

With the new television broadcast agreement taking effect in 2016, the league's salary cap will also increase significantly.

By then, the league will have more and more players with a maximum salary of 30 million.

Prior to this, only Jordan in the 96-97 season, 97-98 season, and Kobe Bryant in the 13-14 season had entered the field of 3000 million annual salary.

However, the sharp increase in the league's salary cap has little to do with Duan's contract extension. Dunn does not need to sign a 1+1 short-term contract like James and others, wait for the salary cap to increase significantly, and then renew with the team at 35% of the salary cap to get a larger contract.

Because Duan's previous contract was big enough, he could directly sign a long-term contract with the Bulls.

After all, last season, the 14-15 season, Duan's salary reached 2850 million a year.

In the next contract, Duen renewed the contract with a 10.5% increase in Bird Rights, and the starting salary was 3150 million. He officially became the third Mr. million player in the league after Kobe.

If Durn signs a four-year contract with the Bulls, in the last year of the contract, Durn will become the first player in the NBA to enter the 40 million club.

It is worth mentioning that the Bulls don't mind Du En getting 40 million a year, but they just want to renew Du En's contract for two more years.

今年杜恩31岁，如果这个夏天签订3+1的合同，等到34岁、35岁巅峰尾巴，完全还有机会追求一份4年左右的长约。

But if the Bulls sign a 6-year long-term contract with Duan this summer, then the initiative will be in the Bulls' hands.

Once Duane is no longer competitive in his later years, he will not be able to produce All-Star level data.

Duan will either be arranged by the Bulls to organize a retirement tour, or else he will be a mascot and cut his salary to sell tickets to the Bulls for two years.

Although Du En is very confident in himself, he does not want his fate to be in the hands of others.

So I insist on only signing for four years, otherwise I will add one plus one, and then I will bring my talent to other teams and get the maximum salary.

Anyway, there is still a chance to join a 40 million club in four or five years, and the contract amount will not be much less.

There is no way, Duen has won 12 championships in 8 seasons, including 7 championships. He is too strong.

No matter how bold the Bulls are, they dare to dismantle the team and sell all the All-Stars, but they dare not let Du En leave for nothing.

In the end, Bulls general manager John Paxson signed a four-year, 4 million maximum salary contract with Duane after getting approval from team owner Jerry Reinsdorf.

When the new season starts, Duan will officially enter the 30 million club and become the highest paid player in the league.

And this is exactly the salary and compensation that the league's number one player should receive.

In other words, with the signing of Duan's new contract, the Bulls' overall salary space has further expanded.

Originally, the Bulls had already made plans to release salary space and reduce the luxury tax in the new season.

This also means that if Duan gets more, other Bulls players will get less.

As a result, the Bulls management is undoubtedly on the verge of cutting the salary expenses of other players.

With the opening of the free trade market in early July, the Bulls immediately sold the three main players George, Ibaka, and Whiteside, along with the unused rookies drafted in the past two years.

In exchange for the expiring contracts of Hibbert, David Lee, and Hinrich in the last year, as well as 5 first-round picks, 3 second-round picks, and 400 million in cash.

It is worth mentioning that Hibbert and David Lee are both top-paid players, and combined with Hinrich's veteran's basic salary, the three of them together are worth almost 3000 million.

For the Bulls, Duane is worth 3150 million, and Curry and Kawhi are worth 2300 million. The sum of these contracts has already triggered the luxury tax.

Fortunately, the remaining Bulls players are on rookie contracts, including Middleton, Green, Crowder, Gobert, Bojan, and this year's draft picks Bobby Portis, Kevin Rooney, and Josh Richard. Desen, Norman Powell (second round).

The total of these nine people is only 1500 million.

Although the Bulls' overall salary for the new season is still as high as 9800 million, ranking second in the league.

But as long as the Alan Houston clause is used and David Lee is laid off, 1400 million salary space can be released and the luxury tax will be greatly reduced.

When Hibbert's multi-million-dollar max contract is released next summer, the Bulls will be able to release more than 1300 million in salary space.

Just in time for the salary cap to increase significantly, the Bulls will have a salary space of about 20 million, enough to bring in an All-Star level player.

Therefore, the Bulls' rebuilding period will not be too long.

As long as Duen can train the rookies well in the coming season, Duen will only waste a year of his peak period and have a chance to return to the championship competition.

However, next summer, the Bulls will face the issue of contract extensions for the three rookies Middleton, Green, and Crowder.

Just like this summer, the Bulls did not have the salary to renew Vucevic, so they could only let him go for nothing, which is somewhat of a pity.

"In the new season, there is a long way to go! Even though they are all role players, we need to give them time and spend time practicing."

Before returning to China for vacation, Du En also met and chatted with the team's rookies, telling them to play hard in the summer league and strive to be able to play in the rotation in the new season instead of being sent to the Development League.

Regardless of mid-season trades, the Bulls' lineup for the new season has basically been determined.

Starting line-up: Curry, Duane, Kawhi, Green, Gobert.

Substitutes: Hinrich, Middleton, Bojan, Crowder, Hibbert.

Third team: Norman Powell, Josh Richardson, Kevin Looney, Bobby Portis, David Lee.

In the new season, the Bulls will mainly focus on training and will not rely on their main players, so there is not much potential for injury.

Therefore, if first-year rookies in the third lineup want to get the chance to play in the regular season, they must compete for the position.

Du En thought about it for a while, and it was not impossible for the Bulls to win the championship with this lineup.

The problem of inside shooting can be solved by reducing the lineup and playing with five dead players.

There is space for four, which is actually about the same.

In the small ball era, it is not necessary for the center to be pulled to the outside to shoot.

What's more, the Bulls have two of the best three-point shooters in the league, Duane and Curry.

With the shooting control of Duane and Curry, the Bulls' inside players need to master the skills of rim protection and rebounding.

Gobert can protect the frame, Green is dirty enough, and the Bulls have these two big and small centers, which are enough.

It's just that if you want to win the championship more steadily, you really need a big man who can shoot.

"Thick eyebrows, Emperor, Towns... I'm afraid these No. 1 picks won't work. No team is willing to trade, let alone our Bulls.

Since the big man with the high pick is not available, what about the other low picks?

Jokic hasn't entered the league yet, why not let John Paxson try to trade Jokic's signing rights? "

Jokic is not expensive as a second-round pick, and the Bulls now have a lot of chips.

If one or two first-round picks are spent to acquire Jokic, the deal will undoubtedly be very profitable.

It's just that, for other teams, it's a bit of a bully... (End of Chapter)