basketball talent system

Chapter 434 When the transaction is in progress

Now the Pacers' salary space is basically full. This year's salary cap is 7000 million U.S. dollars, but the luxury tax threshold has reached 8470 million U.S. dollars. The Pacers' current salary is just stuck at this point. First of all, the highest is Pickled Pepper’s $1700 million, followed by Hibbert’s $1600 million. Ye Xuan’s annual salary is relatively low today, only $1400 million. The combined total of these three people has reached $4700 million. up.However, the contracts of several people since then have been much smaller. Rondo’s contract is 950 million US dollars. After that, the highest price is Shumpert’s 700 million US dollars, JR-Smith’s 550 million US dollars, and Jordan Hill’s 500 million. $, Mahinmi's $400 million and Solomon Hill's rookie contract.However, there is still a Chase Budinger's $500 million contract in the middle. It is estimated that the Pacers will still have a deal to deal with this contract.

A rough calculation of the salaries of these people shows that they are basically on par with the salary cap. This is because Ye Xuan's salary this year is still relatively low, which means that the Pacers' follow-up reinforcements are basically waiting for other players. Those veterans who wanted the championship took the initiative to take the basic salary contract and defected, which is very similar to the Celtics back then.

But just when everyone thought that the general lineup of the Pacers is what it is now, the uniforms of the Pacers once again let people see what a business is a business.They traded Hibbert, their championship hero and insider gatekeeper. Although they had planned to trade Hibbert in the middle of last season, Hibbert's subsequent performance has proved himself, but even if it is In the latter part of the regular season, he proved his ability again, but he still failed to save himself from being traded.

At the end of July, the Pacers reached a deal with the Suns and the Jazz. The Suns sent the 7th pick Myles Turner and their main center Tyson Chandler, and the Jazz sent the 11th pick. Booker, while the Pacers sent No. 12 pick Trey Lyles, their main center Hibbert and the Rockets who had just been traded over Chase Budinger.

The Pacers will get Tyson Chandler, who plays almost the same role as Hibbert, and a relatively more promising power forward rookie, Myles Turner, from this deal. Of course, the most important thing is that they succeed Cleared up their own salary space, allowing the team to gain more operating space. Although it is indeed a bit ruthless to directly trade Hibbert, but from the results, it seems that the Pacers did not lose too much. fighting power.

After the Suns sent boxing champion Tyson Chandler and Miles Turner, who they thought were pretty good rookies, what they got was Hibbert, a big contract that was about to expire and what they wanted even more. Devin Booker, after Myles Turner was selected with the 11th pick, the Suns regretted it a bit, because they now want a role that can lead the offense rather than an inside defensive player, so they are walking After the Orthodox team made an inquiry, they immediately agreed to the deal.

On the Jazz side, after giving Devin Booker this exciting bargaining chip, they got a defensive blue-collar rookie Trey Lyles and a player who can complement the depth of the team's bench. Chase Budinger.

Another seemingly win-win deal, the Pacers managed to get rid of Hibbert's premium contract without losing too much combat power, and at the same time freed up a certain amount of salary space to continue Sign a contract to strengthen the depth of your lineup.The Suns got a contract that is about to expire and they wanted Devin Booker more, while the Jazz made a wise choice to use Devin Booker when the guard line was already crowded and there was no chance to train new players. -Booker traded for a qualified blue-collar power forward who played in college for 4 years and a Chase Budinger who can continue to fire for the Jazz after Hayward is gone.

The Pacers team, which burst out signings and trades continuously, was in high spirits for a while. After all, the succession of contract extensions left most of the main players, and then succeeded in reducing their salaries without too much loss. A part of the space was vacated, and most importantly, they also got a rookie they were more optimistic about, Myles Turner.

But in the following free agent competition, the Pacers fell into a disadvantage. First of all, it was the competition of several veterans. The teams that are preparing to compete for the championship are the targets of the looting. Although the Pacers now have Ye Xuan and Rondo two All-Star-level vacancies, Ye Xuan and Mo Williams are both capable of playing shooting guards. Xuan can even play a dozen small forward positions, so as long as he can grab Mo Williams, it will be a big supplement for the Pacers.

It's a pity that Mo didn't choose the Pacers in the end. The Cavaliers signed Mo Williams with a two-year $400 million contract. The reason was to return to his old club and renew his relationship with James.The same thing happened to Paul Pierce. Paul Pierce did not accept the two-year $2 million contract offered by the Pacers, but directly signed a three-year $780 million contract with the Clippers. The reason for the US dollar contract is also because of favors. He chose to go to his mentor, Doug Reeves.

The same thing happened to Perkins. As a player who sat on the bench and watched the Eastern Conference Finals between the Cavaliers and the Pacers, Perkins decisively rejected the Pacers' invitation because he didn't want to Surrender to the enemy', and for him, the Celtics championship in 08 was enough, so the Pacers' championship rhetoric did not play any role, so Perkins joined with a veteran's basic salary and now The Pelicans, which are beginning to take shape for the championship, are assisted by Melon Anthony and thick-browed brother Davis.

Fortunately, with the veteran at the end, the Pacers did not miss again. Although the old prince Prince has already had a championship, he doesn't mind getting another championship ring, so a veteran with $150 million a year With a basic salary, the old prince joined the Pacers, which increased the depth of the Pacers' bench.

Now the Pacers lineup has become center Tyson Chandler, Ian Mahinmi, power forward Jordan Hill, Myles Turner, small forward Pickle, Solomon Hill, scoring Guard JR-Smith, Iman Shumpert and old Prince Prince, point guard Ye Xuan and Rajon Rondo and their second-round pick Joseph Young.This constitutes the team's 12-man roster. Of course, the team still has two players in the development league below who can be called back at any time for emergency, but it seems that this lineup should be the main lineup of the Pacers this year.

The Pacers' reinforcements are over, and the entire team has changed. Only one of the team's four insiders is Ian Mahinmi.The role players have also left a lot, CJ-Watson left, the patron saint of the bench Stuckey also chose to leave, including Jermaine O'Neal also chose to retire, the team needs to start running again in the new season.

The reinforcement of the Pacers is basically over, and the reinforcement of other teams is also in progress. First of all, the Eagles. As the number one in the Eastern Conference last season, the Eagles also lost a lot of main players this offseason. The first is that their starting small forward Carroll has left the team. The Raptors have reached an agreement with Carroll. The two parties will sign a 4-year contract with a total value of 6000 million.The Eagles failed to match the offer, so they could only watch Carroll leave the team.

Those who left with Carroll, as well as their backup insiders, the former captain Elton Brandon finally couldn't stand it anymore after being eliminated by the Pacers consecutively, and chose to retire, while Perot Ann Tich chose to go directly back to the Fenerbahce basketball club in Europe to play because he was not satisfied with the basic salary offered by the Eagles.Therefore, the strength of the Eagles next season is destined to decline. Although they succeeded in keeping Paul Millsap, they also lost a lot of combat power, and judging from the newly joined players, basically There is nothing particularly powerful, so the shortcomings of Carol's departure are destined to be irreplaceable.

The second thing to talk about is the Pacers' biggest opponent in the East, the Cavaliers.The Cavaliers did not make any heavyweight signings this summer, because most of the failures in the playoffs last season were due to injuries, so all they have to do is to maintain the integrity of the team, so this summer They made massive contract extensions.The first is LeBron James. He and the Cavaliers have completed the contract extension. His new contract is a 1+1 model. There are player options in the second year, with a total value of 4690 million US dollars, of which the first year’s annual salary is 2297 million US dollars The annual salary of the second year is 2400 million US dollars, which is a maximum salary contract.

After Irving and Love were both injured, Matthew Dellavedova, who successfully caused Ye Xuan a lot of trouble in the starting lineup, accepted the Cavaliers' one-year offer of $1 million. The contract stays with the Cavaliers. The defensive madman will continue to assist LeBron in the new season, but he will face fierce competition. He will compete with Mo Williams for playing time.In addition, the Cavaliers have successfully kept the veteran James Jones in the team with a one-year contract of 120 million US dollars. The outside gunner has been teammates with LeBron James for 145 years, and next season will usher in the sixth year. .What's interesting is that the contract signed by Jones automatically generates a "trade veto", which only applies to players who sign for one year and then renew for one year, such as Jones and LeBron.

In addition to the above two near-basic salary renewals, the Cavaliers certainly have some high-value renewals. According to ESPN reports, Love has confirmed that he will renew his contract with the Cavaliers. The salary cap has risen in two seasons, and the price of this contract will also change slightly. You must know that Love is probably one of the biggest stars in the free market this season. Basically, besides Love, there is only Aldridge. Qi and Jordan have the same level of salary as him.After successfully renewing the contract of Kevin Love, the Cavaliers took a sigh of relief, which means that they will still play with the Big Three next season, and they are still a strong contender for the championship.

After successfully re-signing Love, the Cavaliers shifted their focus to Tristan Thompson. The Cavaliers reached an agreement, and the two sides will sign a five-year contract worth $5 million.

This is the result of mutual concessions between the two sides. The Cavaliers slightly increased their offer, while Thompson significantly lowered his own offer. In the end, the two parties reached an agreement on the compromised figure of $8200 million. One of the biggest crises facing the Cavaliers finally came to an end. lifted.After accepting this contract, Thompson became the sixth-highest salary power forward in the league, second only to Kevin Love, LaMarcus Aldridge, Blake Griffin and Paul Millsap , David Lee.

This summer, Thompson’s contract renewal was a hot topic. At first, Thompson asked for a five-year maximum salary contract worth 5 million US dollars, but you must know that although Thompson played a big role in the playoffs last season, he was just a substitute after all. Inside, he averaged only 9400 points and 8.5 rebounds per game last season. In the playoffs, because of Love's injury, he topped the starting lineup and averaged only 8 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. This is still in the case of skyrocketing playing time. According to the minute data, his performance in the playoffs is no different from the regular season, but he shouted out the maximum salary.

The Cavaliers insisted on a five-year $5 million contract, and the two sides failed to reach an agreement. Later, Thompson lowered his requirements and asked for a three-year $8000 million contract, but the Cavaliers still refused to accept it.Then the negotiations between the two sides reached a deadlock, and there were only three roads left before Thompson. The most extreme one was that he would not have the ball to play for a whole season, either he could only accept a long-term contract, or he could only wait for the 3ers or the Blazers Or the two teams with salary space will offer an offer contract for them, and then see if the Cavaliers are willing to match.

In fact, Thompson and LeBron James share an agent, Rich Paul. Although LeBron has repeatedly hoped that the two sides will renew their contracts quickly, there has been no progress.Many experts have predicted that this matter may not be resolved until after the start of the regular season, just like Varejao reached an agreement with the Cavaliers to return to the team after missing 2007 games in 21. Fortunately, the two sides finally gave in.Thompson and the Cavaliers reached a contract extension agreement. Thompson lowered his requirements, and the Cavaliers also made a slight concession. After signing the contract, Thompson can return to the team to participate in training soon.

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