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The whole city of Cleveland is excited about the big spending of the team's uniform team. The depression of last season's Eastern Conference Finals is now watching the competitors reinforce one by one.

Cavaliers fans can't help but worry that the team will not be able to enter the Eastern Conference finals next season. However, at this time, the original rumors turned out to be true. Chauncey Billups' five-year 5 million Cavaliers fans are already very satisfied.

After all, Mike Bibby is about two years younger than Billups. Some media in Cleveland even compared Mike Bibby with Billups, directly praised the decision of the Cavaliers management, and also veiledly satirized the Orlando Magic for giving a 31. A 5-year big contract for a [-]-year-old man is irrational.

As for the reinforcement of the team, LeBron James is in a good mood: "Mike is a great player. I watched him play when I was not in the league. I think his arrival will make us stronger. I am very proud of him. I can’t wait for the start of the new season, I think next season will be very interesting, and of course it will be even better for the fans.”

When the reporter asked about the Boston Celtics and the Orlando Magic that beat him last season, James was also full of confidence: "Yes, we still had a gap with them last season, so we lost the game, but now I think the whole of Cleveland is With full confidence, we will prove ourselves in the new season, I respect every opponent but I will defeat them with my teammates."

James' full confidence is also a true portrayal of the Cleveland people. Everyone knows that if there is no accident, the Eastern Conference next season will be the Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Boston Celtics. reinforcement can be completed.

Compared with the big moves of these three teams in the East, it seems that only the Houston Rockets in the West are working hard for the championship. The big deal in the offseason is undoubtedly the signing of Rashad Lewis. Got Tony Barty and a very valuable top-five protected pick.

But as Mike Bibby also went to Sacramento to go to Cleveland to be confirmed, Darrell Morey's mood can be imagined.

Without Artest and without Mike Bibby, this Kings team will be completely rebuilt.The best way to rebuild is to hoard draft picks and try to select potential rookies at high picks. Although the 07 draft has just passed, the quality of the 08 draft is still widely optimistic.

There is almost no doubt that the Kings will perform poorly, so as long as there is no accident, the Kings are likely to have a final record in the bottom five in the league, which is likely to invalidate the protected draft pick that the Rockets got.

"No way, this is something we didn't expect, but we can only accept it. In addition to Tony Batty, we have to strengthen the inside. Although Luis Scola is good, it is limited to his offense " Morey said to his assistant.

"Mickey Moore and Eddie Griffin are our new targets, and we offer 3 million yuan for three years."

"Are the two the same?" the assistant asked cautiously.

"Of course, is there more? We are about to exceed the luxury tax. Although we can continue to strengthen, it is best to save as much as possible. Don't you understand this? Go! It is estimated that many teams are staring at The two of them." Morey said, waving his hands.

The assistant nodded and immediately left Morey's office to send offers to the agents of Mickey Moore and Eddie Griffin.

"Just sign another one, and then Steve Francis returns. Everything is perfect. Next season belongs to the Rockets, and it belongs to me, Darrell Morey!" Morey clenched his fist.

However, as Morey said, there are many people targeting Mickey Moore and Eddie Griffin, especially Mickey Moore.

Mickey Moore, who played for the New Jersey Nets last season, performed very well. He averaged nearly 26 points and 10 rebounds in 5 minutes per game. More importantly, Mickey Moore's shooting percentage was as high as 60%.

With such a performance, Mickey Moore can get an offer for a mid-level contract if there are basically no accidents.It is conceivable that the Rockets' offer is impossible to impress Mickey Moore.

Mickey Moore's agent was in Boston when the Rockets made an offer for him, and he was about to meet Celtics general manager Danny Ainge.

Although the team got two superstars, Garnett and Ray Allen, for these two superstars, the Celtics almost sent out all the players in the team who could play, and at the same time, the draft picks in their hands were even greater. It was sent three years later.

What's more deadly is that the annual salary of the three superstars directly makes it difficult for the team to strengthen. Although the team signed James Posey with 5 million in five years, the starting annual salary of the first year of this contract is only 3000 million, this arrangement is to allow the team to use as much salary space as possible to make minor repairs.

At this moment, he is meeting with Mickey Moore's agent in order to get Mickey Moore, a not-so-high but capable center forward.

Although Mickey Moore's worth is there, after all, the team can't do without a center.Although there is a Kendrick Perkins on the team.

However, Danny Ainge’s offer also failed to impress Mickey Moore. In the end, the two parties failed to negotiate successfully, but Danny Ainge’s appointment was caught by reporters. Soon the Celtics wanted Mickey Moore. The news spread.

The Big Three have already scared many teams, let alone the team's continued reinforcement. Mickey Moore's agent failed to negotiate with the Celtics in the morning and received an offer from his old club, the New Jersey Nets, in the afternoon.

In the end, Mickey Moore chose a three-year 3 million contract to stay with his old club after weighing it up, which made Danny Ainge very depressed.

And there are not many inside players who are not bad in the free market.Although Eddie Griffin performed well last season, that is, when Garnett was absent, Eddie Griffin has become the target of everyone among the few remaining inside players, even if Eddie Griffin Riffin's negative news is scary, and it also makes those teams who are trying to strengthen the team's interior willing to try it.

All of a sudden Eddie Griffin became a favorite.But Eddie Griffin's agent Bragg, who should have been happy, was not happy at all.

"Eddie, are you really going to Orlando? You must know that Orlando can give you much less." Eddie Griffin's agent Bragg kindly persuaded him. In his opinion, Griffin's choice was too great. Failed.

You must know that Eddie Griffin is not very old.This year, he is only under 26 years old. Generally, players of this age choose a team either for position or money.

However, now the Orlando Magic has neither many positions nor more money than other teams. As an agent, Bragg really doesn't want Griffin to go to the Orlando Magic.

"No, where I want to go, there is my brother there, where I can predict that I will be happy, and I don't want to go anywhere else." Eddie Griffin shook his head and rejected the agent.

He also knows that many teams are interested in him.Including his old club, the Houston Rockets, in addition to the Boston Celtics with the Big Three and the San Antonio Spurs in the West.

Without exception, these three teams have the potential to hit the championship, and the same thing is that the annual salary of these three teams is not high, and the annual salary offered by the Orlando Magic is the one that is only higher than the Spurs among all the offers.

But the Orlando Magic's offer is only 3 million for three years, but the only advantage is that they have player options in the last year.

Bragg also wanted to try to persuade Griffin to give up the Orlando Magic, but Eddie Griffin was determined to choose the Magic.For Eddie Griffin, the amount of money is not important, the important thing is that the Magic has Lin Sen.

After he came to this league with the name of a talented player for so many years, he gradually became a cancer in the eyes of countless teams. The former genius name is gone forever. Only he himself knows the reason. That's because of character.

Griffin, who is on the inside, seems completely inconsistent with everything he does, but it is precisely because of his character that he has no friends and let him paralyze himself through drugs and marijuana.And Lin Sen is the only friend he can count as a heart-to-heart friend over the years, so he wants to go to Magic.

Bragg reluctantly gave up persuading Griffin. He had already made up his mind to give up Griffin after the contract with Griffin expired. The headaches brought him a lot of money.

Shaking his head, Bragg left Griffin's house and called Otis Smith.

"Yes, Eddie agreed to Orlando's offer, and I hope he can show his strength in Orlando." Bragg said in a stiff tone.

Otis Smith on the other end of the phone didn't care how bad his tone was. What he cared about was that the team could sign Eddie Griffin. Before that, he was ready to raise the price.Of course, all this was done to reassure Lin Sen. I have to say that this shows the importance that Magic attaches to Lin Sen.

That night, the Orlando Magic officially announced on their official website that they had reached a three-year contract extension with Eddie Griffin, a free agent who played for the Timberwolves last season, but the Magic did not announce the details of Eddie Griffin's contract.

The release of this news once again made the tyrants in the east and west depressed, especially Danny Angie. He just put his target on Eddie Griffin from Mickey Moore, and he saw Eddie in half a day. . Griffin became the magic man.

Although Eddie Griffin has a lot of negative news, Eddie Griffin averaged 7.6 points per game for the Timberwolves last season while also grabbing 5.5 rebounds and sending 1.7 blocks per game.

Dwight Howard, Darko Milicic, Chris Webber, Marcin Gortat, and Eddie Griffin will undoubtedly occupy the main playing time of the Magic in the new season.This deal is also regarded by most people as the last piece of the Orlando Magic inside championship puzzle.

At the small forward position, Ron Artest, Sean Battier, and Grant Hill can all play. At the same time, Artest can also serve as a shooting guard and even swing to the power forward position. Battier can also swing from small forward to power forward.

The Magic's starters for the new season on the guard line are undoubtedly Chauncey Billups and Lin Sen, plus Eddie Jones, Devin Brown and Carlos Arroyo on the bench.The team's entire lineup is basically complete, and the only regret is that there is no authentic shooting guard.

The 13-man season roster is also basically determined, and everyone from the fans to other uniforms basically believes that the reinforcement of the Orlando Magic is almost over.

"Nell, my old friend, do you know who I am?"

Nell Orshu, who picked up the phone, was confused, how could he know who was on the other end of the phone.

"I knew you didn't know who I am. I'm Otis."

"Otis?" Nell Orshu frowned all of a sudden. Otis Smith has signed consecutive deals in just over a week since the trading market opened this summer.All of a sudden, the team's strength has improved qualitatively compared to last season.

And his team wanted to pursue Steve Francis, who was about to be bought out by the Portland Trail Blazers, and even offered a 5-year 2500 million mid-level contract, but they were all rejected.

The team has done nothing so far throughout the summer, and the core of the team, Elton Brand, has undergone surgery after a serious injury, and even if he returns, it will take until the middle of next season or even longer.

Brand's injury also means that the Clippers' hope of returning to the playoffs next season has become slim again. He is considering whether the team should rebuild or strengthen first and wait for Brand's return, and at the same time use next season's There will be a lot of salary space after that.

"I didn't expect you to call. Your Orlando is very popular recently, why do you want to take care of me?" Neil Orshu didn't think that Otis Smith called him to make friends.

"Of course, I heard that Sean's injury is serious, and you have no point guards except Sam, so I want to ask if you want it?"

"What, are you going to give me Wood or Chauncey?" Neil Orshu joked.

"Nell. You are joking. Although Kenyon and Carlos were our substitutes last season, their abilities are still quite good. They just lack the opportunity to start, and their annual salary is not big. Kenyon wants to jump out. contract, but I persuaded him. Of course, the premise is that you don't need him, of course Carlos or Devon are fine." Otis Smith's tone sounded very generous.

Neil Olshu is a fast analyst. Although he knows that Otis Smith must have no good intentions, after thinking about it, there are no players on his team that are worth thinking about by the Magic. What Otis Smith said The performance of the three as guards last season was indeed remarkable, and the only real point guard for the Clippers next season is the 37-year-old alien Sam Cassell.

Although Sam Cassell was in good form last season, he is already showing signs of aging and has more injuries.It's not realistic to expect Sam Cassell to play a full season and play well.

Recently, the team is also contacting the veteran Brian Knight who was cut by the Charlotte Bobcats, but Knight's height is too short, only 1.78. In addition, the team also took a fancy to Denver Nuggets last season The main point guard Steve Black, but it is impossible for Black to win without a full mid-level contract, which makes Nell Orshu reluctant.

"Why, who do you see?"

"Sam, I know he played well last season. But his age is there, I believe he must not be in your future plans, how? You give me Sam and I can give you Devin and Ken Jan, or Devin and Carlos, or even Carlos and Kenyon. You can make a lot of money by choosing whichever one you choose. You also know that it is not easy to work in our business. We have to face the pressure of the boss at the top and the pressure of the bottom. The pressure from the boss of the team." Otis Smith's tone suddenly became aggrieved.

"You also know that our boss is similar to your boss. This year has been unimaginably generous, but Wood Lynn called Eddie Griffin and Sam Cassell by name. You also saw us Just signed Eddie Griffin, you know what we paid for it?"

Before Neil Olshu, who had resonated in his heart, expressed his guess, Otis Smith continued: "3 million in three years, how can such a troublesome player be worth so much money, but there is no way Ah, Wood asked for it by name. Do you think I can disagree? You can see that our insiders are actually very good, but there is no way to satisfy him. He can only compete with other teams, and finally won with such an offer. , Do you think it’s easy? Now that he still wants Sam, I can only beg you, even if I’m being taken advantage of by you, there’s nothing I can do about it.”

Neil Orsh also understands Otis Smith very well, because the owner of the Clippers is much more stingy than the owner of the Magic, and he is recognized as the most stingy one in the league, although he also knows that Otis Smith is pretending , but after careful analysis, Sam Casal only has one year left on his contract, and it is hard to say how he will be in the next season, but the Magic can provide two good players with immediate combat power.

After thinking about it carefully, Neil Olshu felt that the deal could be done, but he didn't plan to agree to it immediately: "I need to discuss it with the coach, but basically we will agree to send Sam to Orlando."

Otis Smith was relieved to get the answer from Neil Olshu. Although Sam Cassell is big, he still has strength. More importantly, he can teach Lin Sen a lot. This is the most important thing. important.

As for Devin Brown, Kenyon Dooling and even Carlos Arroyo, they were not originally in the team's plan, and one of the three was destined to be enough to be a part of the team's rotation.

"Sign another inside veteran, and we'll get everything done this summer." Otis Smith said with a smile to Stan Van Gundy in front of him.

And Stan Van Gundy stood next to another person, and this person was Jeff Van Gundy, the head coach of the Houston Rockets last season.

Jeff Van Gundy will be an assistant coach to his older brother Stan Van Gundy next season, the third-to-last piece of the Magic's final four-piece puzzle next season.

With a terrifying coaching staff and a terrifying lineup of players, Otis Smith looked at the computer screen with firm eyes, and the computer desktop was the O'Brien Cup!