Basketball UFO

Chapter 63 The 063 season is about to start

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During the offseason, the players were wandering around, and the team manager was very busy.

After the team won two consecutive championships, Bulls general manager Klaus was very dissatisfied that Phil Jackson and Michael Jordan wanted to intervene in the management, and wanted to solve the problem of the aging team. Scottie Pippen trades Tracy McGrady.

Then it was denied by Jordan, he wanted to keep the status quo of the team.Jordan did not hesitate to make a big fuss with the management for this. If Pippen and Phil Jackson leave, he will retire immediately.

Only by threatening retirement can the management be restrained.

The biggest problem for the Bulls is aging. If Jordan is there, the team will remain competitive, but the players are one year older, and injuries are frequent, which is difficult to deal with.What will happen next season, no one knows.

Jordan has semi-publicly announced that he will retire for the second time after next season.

The 1997-98 season will be the voice of Jordan's last season. It has long been clamoring, and all fans are willing to watch Jordan's retirement season.

The Bulls kept the lineup stable, and other teams kept making adjustments.

The team that has changed the most has even changed its name. Next season, the Washington Bullets will be renamed the Washington Wizards.

The Philadelphia 76ers are preparing to trade Jerry Stackhouse to truly make the team Iverson's team. The No. 1996 pick in [-] has already played his worth. Even if he failed to win the best rookie, his strength is unquestionable .

Stackhouse may go to the Pistons to partner with "Jordan's successor" Grant Hill, but the transaction negotiations are quite obscure and have not yet happened so soon.

The Timberwolves are even more outrageous. They started negotiations before Kevin Garnett's rookie contract ended.Then inexplicably sent a 6-year contract with a sky-high price of 1.26 million.

Countless players who have produced statistics are confused. How the hell can this be done like this?Garnett had only played for a few years, and he immediately received a sky-high salary, which made people jealous.Marbury, who was on the same team, was completely confused. He also knew that he could not get better treatment in the Timberwolves, and the thoughts of leaving began to grow.

Garnett got a super contract under the operation of the agent Frascher, which is also considered to be one of the fuses of the 1998 closure incident.The bosses felt violated by the players, and the salary of the players accounted for more than 51% of the team, so they had to restart labor negotiations.

At the same time, Garnett's annual salary of up to 2100 million has squeezed out too much salary space for the Timberwolves.At present, the total salary of NBA teams is almost 3000 million U.S. dollars, and Garnett alone accounts for two-thirds. How much salary space is left for reinforcement?
If you choose a high annual salary and squeeze enough salary space for the team, don't complain about the team's performance, and don't complain about the team's lack of reinforcement.

Of course, Jordan's annual salary of $3000 million... is equivalent to the entire salary of the team. He is a special player, the biggest signature player in the NBA.The annual salary of the second child, Pippen, is a pitiful 278 million US dollars. When he won the championship with Jordan for the first time, he did not listen to Jordan's advice, signed a 7-year contract of 1800 million US dollars, and bound himself.

Dan Fagan sees that Frasher of the same company is making a lot of money, and his mind moves quickly. Carter's contract has not yet expired, so it is difficult to deal with it. Next season, Joe Smith's contract will be a contract year, but it can be operated.

"Take your time with player contracts, I have to suppress my thoughts." Fagan reminded himself, "The most important thing is to help Vince find a suitable car endorsement."

In Seattle, which is also in the northwest of the United States in the Western Conference, the Sonics also had internal strife.

Camp "Rain Man" is unhappy...very unhappy.

The team even gave Jim McElweney, who averaged 2.1 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per game, a five-year, $5 million contract for only two years.The Sonics are not without money, but appear to be too rich.

1886年续约的主力阵容，薪金都不低，加里-佩顿是7年8750万美元的大合同，平均年薪1250万；给萨姆-帕金斯2年600万美元合同；给赫西-霍金斯5年1800万美元的合同，平均一年360万。

What contract was given to Kemp?It was 9 million in 4420 years before, 8 million per season in the first 370 years, and 1460 million in the last year.As everyone knows, when the Supersonics reached the finals in 1996, Kemp averaged 23.3 points, 10 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 1.3 steals per game, and played six fierce games against the Bulls, which was quite exciting.

After renewing the front man, the Sonics simply have no cap space to renew Kemp.

He has already said that he will not return to the Sonics at the beginning of the new season.

"They used my money to renew someone else's contract, and I still have so many children to support", Kemp was unhappy and lacked money.According to media estimates, Kemp may have more than 10 illegitimate children, and a lot of money will be spent a month to settle them.

Then he sold his Seattle villa and pretended to leave the Sonics.On the one hand, the Sonics declared that they would keep Kemp the Rainman, on the other hand, they were quietly looking for a trading partner.

They need an insider of the same level, but this is difficult. Kemp's physical fitness and explosive style of play are not comparable to ordinary people.

The Nets were very excited and started to establish a relationship with the Sonics, but unfortunately they couldn't come up with any decent chips.Even if they want a three-way trade, the Nets can't come up with decent chips.When people start talking about Vince Carter, John Nash directly scolds him.

Rasheed Wallace is also worth trading, but the Sonics don't like it. They hope to switch to an All-Star player. This is the bottom line that the Sonics can accept.Finding a cheap and easy-to-use player is their goal.

Things are not that simple. Kemp's transfer will become a soap opera. It will be delayed until the start of the season, and it is still tormenting several teams. The lineup has not been able to be structured.In parallel time and space, Kemp went to the Cleveland Cavaliers next season and led the Cavaliers to the playoffs. He performed well, averaging 18 points and 9.3 rebounds per game.

Carter is still training, and he is opposed to the team trading Rasheed for Shawn Kemp. Compared to Kemp, Rasheed is more suitable for the current Nets.Rasheed can open up space for Carter, and he also has a beautiful mid-range shot. Kemp has a strong style of play and cannot shoot from mid-to-long distances. Carter and Kemp partnered and thought they could not achieve a better record.

After Rasheed Wallace went on vacation, he was also practicing shooting, especially straight-arm shooting and shooting after the pick-and-roll. He practiced more than 500 shots every day. His body muscles became stronger and stronger. He wanted to carry Mourning and Muto. Mbo fought.

"Vince, I will become stronger next season. Hehe, I am more confident in shooting mid-range and long-range shots now." Rashid called Carter, mainly to show off his progress and can't wait for the start of the new season. "What about this guy Ben Wallace? Can you let me rest a few more minutes next season?"

"Don't worry, you'll like this guy." Carter was confident.

He has confidence in Rashid, roaring Tianzun just likes roaring, he is usually a kind person, and he even goes to concerts!Carter also has confidence in Big Ben. Even though he is not strong enough now, his attitude is definitely a few K's.

In parallel time and space, the two Wallaces are as tacit as the two sides of a coin. This time and space is also the same. After the two meet, they will attract each other, discharge each other, and explode with each other.

Kendall Gill was the first to join Carter in Las Vegas, "I can't wait. Vince, I plan to polish my defensive skills. This month, I will prevent you from crying."

Whether you are going out for fun or resting at home, it is better to go to Las Vegas to combine work and rest. After training, you can try your luck at Caesars Palace and you will be more energetic.

"Just don't cry." Carter responded with a smile. He has been training for more than half a month, honed his personal skills, and then polished his skills on the defensive and offensive ends, "I won't make it easy for you. "

After Kendall came over, Ben Wallace also arrived, and Rashid also took the initiative to come over for training.

A group of people got together, and Carter began to crush them one by one, making them feel hopeless.

Rashid was lying on the ground, panting heavily, never been so tired, his whole body was falling apart, and he didn't want to move, "I didn't know until today that Vince's strength is justified. I'm going to die..."

"Boss, playing like this every day, will it cause physical damage?"

Carter rolled his eyes and tried to persuade, "You may not know that the higher the training intensity, the stronger the secretion of hormones and dopamine, girls especially like it."

"It seems that training is a good thing, but it is too tiring."

During the training period, Duncan also came to visit the class, and the new champion couldn't help showing off to Carter.

"In the team's first team training, David Robinson wanted to give me some color that day. I was still preparing for the summer league, so I played with him for a while. I didn't expect to beat David Robinson easily. "

Carter is very calm, this is just another occurrence, Duncan's strength is not comparable to that of ordinary players.

Big Ben and Rasheed next to him couldn't calm down after hearing this. They had seen David Robinson's strength with their own eyes. There were almost no dead ends. The top center did not expect to be blown away by Duncan in training.

"Are all those who come out of Wake Forest University monsters?" Kendall Gill and Mark Collins looked at each other, unable to understand.

Carter is so perverted, and there is another Duncan. Will the future alliance be controlled by them?

"If they were on the same team, they might easily crush the Bulls. They are too powerful." Jamie has edited many videos of Carter, so he naturally knows what Duncan was in college. adapt.

Duncan stayed here for two days, challenged Carter several times, and had fun with others.After he left, Ben and Rasheed Wallace worked harder, "I was insulted by Duncan... He was a monster."

Rasheed played for several years, but he didn't expect to be inferior to a rookie. The blow to his confidence was too great.

"I want to improve, I want to prevent them to death." Ben Wallace secretly gritted his teeth, stole Duncan's position on the defensive end, and thought to himself that he could do better.

Before you know it, time flies by.

Carter's special training has also come to an end. After the training, he will enjoy the vacation and then hold a new product launch conference with the sponsors.

Compared with the nervousness and desperate efforts of other teammates, Sam Cassell is calmer. He is very introverted, rarely communicates with others, and is particularly focused during the game.The team communicates with Carter the most, and has little communication with other people.

This summer he didn't train with Carter, but instead trained at home, feeling more comfortable.

Several injured players of Jason Williams were very excited to get together for training, Tony Masenberg left the team, and McDaniels and Robert Parker studied together early on how to not hurt themselves , and won't even be called for a foul.

"Man, your eyes should be more innocent. Don't stare at your opponent. I'm a little scared when you look at me." Daniels acted as the director. "We have to arouse the pity of the referee."

"Hey, it makes sense." Robert Parker was muscular and simple-minded, as if he understood something.

John Nash is still trying to find a deal. He even took out both the first-round pick and the second-round pick for next season, and is ready to trade to a better player.

"If the All-Star insider can be traded, the team will have the foundation to compete for the championship." John Nash reported to the management that he wanted to continue to strengthen the team.

It's a pity that there are too few players to recruit.

The current inside players in the team, Rasheed Wallace and Jason Williams are regular starters, both are only 208 in height, and it is difficult to replace them.The team recruited Ben Wallace and Eric Mobley, both of whom have few years of experience, let alone enough scoring ability, are marginal players.

Weak scoring ability inside is a very obvious problem for the Nets.

Rookie Stephen Jackson also took a defensive style, and he didn't have enough eye-catching performances at all.The summer league performance is also mediocre, and it takes time to develop.

"To be honest, if it weren't for Carter's famous players, the team would not want to sign with Stephen Jackson." Joe Taub communicated with Calipari, "Remember to tell Stephen Jackson what I said, let him take it seriously. progress."

"I understand your painstaking efforts." Calipari said perfunctorily to the management, "The team's shooting ability is still insufficient and needs to be strengthened. Especially on the bench, there are not enough scoring points."

At present, the only player who can score from the bench is Robert Parker. He is more likely to carry the ball and rush in, lacking stability.

If you want a better record, you need to have at least one more three-point shooter.The Bulls need Steve Kerr, not to mention other teams.

"I've already made arrangements, and John Nash is negotiating." Joe Taub was very proud, with Zhizhu in his hands, "There will be news soon."

As the NBA is about to start, the major media ranks the strength of the teams.

Ranked first, or the Chicago Bulls, the defending champion.After Jordan came back, he won the championship for two consecutive years, won 7 championships in 5 years, and created a dynasty team. No.2 is the Utah Jazz in the West. They reached the finals, so it is natural to look high.

Then came the more powerful Lakers. O'Neal became more and more mature, and Eddie Jones and Kobe Bryant were two outside scorers. They were really strong together, and they were a championship team.Immediately afterwards, the Miami Heat and New York Knicks followed closely, and the Western Conference Rockets and Spurs ranked top.

The Spurs get Tim Duncan, plus David Robinson, the twin towers are formed, and they are already a championship-level team.

As for the Nets, they only rank fifth in the Eastern Conference, lower than the Detroit Pistons.The media predicted that after Carter's rookie season, his characteristics have become familiar, and he may hit the rookie wall in the second season.

Pat Riley called John Nash again, lowering his voice, eager for the Nets' answer, "I can offer any chips."

"Except for Vince, anyone you want can be." John Nash can accept Mourning, but he definitely does not intend to trade Carter.

(End of this chapter)