basketball talent system

Chapter 494 An Uneasy Alliance
On August 22, the Olympic finals between the Chinese team and the US team also started as scheduled. Ye Xuan actually wanted to win this match. What you have to do is to tighten your defense and control the rhythm of the game. Unfortunately, Ye Xuan still underestimated the importance that the American team attaches to this kind of international competition. You can say that you might succeed in stealing chickens in the group stage, but in the finals Obviously, no one will give you this kind of opportunity in the competition.

In the end, although the Chinese team tried their best, they still lost the finals and could only be runner-up, but even if they were runner-up, it was the highest achievement in the history of the men's basketball team. The young players have been trained very well. For the Chinese team in the next ten years, there is no need to worry about the development of basketball.

The Olympic Games ended like this. Although the process of the Rio Olympic Games caused people to complain a lot, it was still a successful Olympic Games in general. The Chinese team finally ranked third in the medal table, and this time their biggest The harvest is that the men's basketball team has achieved a zero breakthrough in the medal table, and at the same time, it has also seen that the development path of the men's basketball team will be smooth in the future.

Although the Olympic Games have come to an end for the time being, the ups and downs in the NBA have just begun. First of all, let’s talk about the two teams that met in the finals this year. The Cavaliers finally won the championship, so the team configuration is not No adjustments have been made, except that the team's substitute insider Mozgov has left the team, their biggest loss is that they have to trade Dellavedova, because after the expiration of Dellavedova's contract The outstanding performance of the Cavaliers wants to fight for a reasonable contract, and the Cavaliers obviously can't offer such a contract. Therefore, the Cavaliers can only reach a sign-and-trade deal with the Milwaukee Bucks in the same district.The Cavaliers sent backup point guard Dellavedova, and they could get a $480 million trade exception from the Bucks, some cash and the rights to sign Albert Mirales.

In fact, this is very good news for Ye Xuan. If Ye Xuan wants to lead the Lakers to compete for the championship next season, it will be necessary for him to finally play against the Cavaliers, and the Cavaliers can make him feel uncomfortable. There is only Dellavedova's defense. Now that Dellavedova has left, it is much more difficult for the Cavaliers to rely on one player to limit their firepower.

After talking about the Cavaliers, I have to talk about the Warriors. In fact, Ye Xuan knew that the Warriors were likely to hook up with Durant as early as the Olympic Games, but after the official announcement of this matter, he still felt very happy. the shock.The current lineup of the Warriors is terrifying enough, but what people did not expect is that they were able to recruit a regular season MVP-level star.Shortly after the Olympics ended, Kevin Durant announced that he would join the Golden State Warriors. After a few days of discussion and thinking, he bid farewell to the Thunder, which he had played for for 9 years, and joined the team that eliminated his opponent in the Western Conference Finals last season.Durant announced his decision on the "Player Tribune" website, and then ESPN exposed the specific details of the contract. Durant will sign a two-year 5430 million contract with the Warriors with player options in the second year .

The Warriors' interest in Durant did not happen overnight. They pursued Adu with all their strength, and they also made long-term preparations (even Jerry West personally called to recruit).This powerful team that has entered the finals for two consecutive years has now become the Big Four of "Durant-Curry-Thompson-Green", and will immediately become the biggest favorite for the championship next season.

Last season, Durant averaged 19.2 shots per game in the Thunder, scored 28.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and 5.0 assists, and shot 50.5% from the field.The four-time scoring champion and 2014 regular season MVP will become teammates with the Splash Brothers, who averaged 52.2 points per game last season. The Warriors will undoubtedly have unprecedented firepower on the offensive end.

The Warriors have risen fiercely in the past two seasons and quickly dominated the league. After winning the 2015 championship, they set a new record with a record of 73 wins and 9 losses.Although they fell short in the finals, they have already retained Thompson and Green with long-term contracts, and they will inevitably retain Curry at all costs in the future. It will not be difficult to maintain their dominance in the next three years.Therefore, their advantage in the "Battle for Durant" is so strong that it overwhelms Adu's loyalty and reluctance to the Thunder.

Adu chose the Warriors because he was naturally interested in the Bay Area and California markets, and he also liked the thriving team culture established by general manager Meyers and head coach Kerr.He has only played in the finals once in the Thunder, but now in the Warriors, he is "infinitely close" to the championship.Of course, it is not easy for superstars to get along at any time, and there is no precedent for a super battleship with four top stars without failure.Adu, Curry, and Thompson can all shoot well, and the distribution of the Warriors' ball rights will also become a problem in the future.But the battleship has been formed, and it is an indisputable fact that the Warriors have changed the league again. Next season, they will be the team that attracts the most attention and is also the easiest to target.If you want to win the championship successfully, you need the next scheduling of the coaching staff, and whether you can find a balance among the stars and maintain the good chemical reaction created before.

Moreover, after recruiting Durant, some still capable veterans also came to join them. The first to bear the brunt was Ye Xuan's former teammate David West. After the Pacers wasted most of the season, his basic salary Joined the Spurs and rejuvenated his second spring. Now he has chosen to join the Warriors with a basic salary in order to chase the second championship of his career.In addition, Pachulia, the slag of the Mavericks, also joined the Warriors with a basic salary, which can be regarded as strengthening the Warriors' inside line.

Of course, there are gains and losses. While recruiting these players, they also had to shed tears to trade their meritorious insider Andrew Bogut when they won the championship to the Mavericks at a half-sell and half-free price. Harris Barnes was also unable to renew his contract because he had no salary space, and was eventually snatched away by the Mavericks with a four-year, $9400 million contract.Also leaving the team are Brazilian Lightning Barbosa, 3D player Festus Ezeli and brutal insider Marlis Speights.

Next, let’s talk about the Pacers. First of all, the Pacers’ season was undoubtedly a failure. After Ye Xuan was traded, the chips they got were not enough to make the Pacers kill for the third consecutive year. Into the finals, and although Rondo has a superior IQ, his emotional intelligence has also become a flaw. He had a stalemate with Brad Stevens in the Celtics, and a stalemate with Rick Carlisle in the Mavericks. , and now he has a stalemate with Frank Vogel. This kind of player can only be said to make the coaches love and hate.

In the end, due to their decision-making mistakes in the middle of the season, the Pacers could only make large-scale personnel adjustments again in the summer. They packaged Oladipo and Ilyasova to the Thunder, and traded the Thunder's Sebastian. Erji Ibaka, after the transaction, at least the inside of the team will regain some offensive ability, and will not let everything be done by outside players.

At the same time, they also decided to trade Rondo. They directly sent Rondo and next year's second-round pick plus a special transaction to the Bulls, and exchanged Derrick Rose from the Bulls. Crazy for his Windy Roses, now his next stop will be Indiana.

The Pacers deal is not over yet, they also sent the right to sign Shumpert plus Giorgis Niang to the Jazz, and the Jazz sent their No.12 pick in the first round of the season Taurean Prince sent to the Eagles, and the Eagles sent Jeff Teague to the Pacers, so the Pacers need to think about the coexistence of Teague and Rose Now, Rose of the Windy City will definitely not be willing to lower her proud head and play a substitute, and Jeff Teague is obviously not a traded player to play a substitute, which makes the Pacers very headache. The goal of this season is still to hit the championship, but now the team's lineup has become a problem they need to think about.

In addition to the Pacers, there is another team whose actions this season are likely to shake the league to a certain extent, but it is not to say how much his strength has been improved, but that the actions of this team have made the entire All the players in the league are a little bit aggrieved for the players, that is the grievances between the Heat and their team soul Dwyane Wade.

Last summer, Wade only signed a one-year 2000 million short contract with the Heat. He hopes to get a big contract as a free agent this summer.He is 34 years old, and his condition is indeed not at his peak, but as the soul of the team who has played for the Heat for 13 years and won 3 championships, he hopes to be cherished and compensated by the team before his career ends—Wade has never been The player with the highest annual salary over the Heat.

But the Heat obviously don't think so.Immediately after the start of the free market, they gave Whiteside a four-year maximum salary of 4 million, and then chased Durant. The contract renewal negotiations with Wade were not smooth.It is said that the Heat only offered Wade an annual salary of 9800 million at the beginning, which made Wade very angry.Although the price was later raised to 1000 million in 2 years, the Nuggets have already offered more than 4000 million in 2 years.Wade hopes to get the attention of the Heat, but the Heat have always been tough in the negotiations, even if the veteran is the totem symbol of the Heat, even if he has become a representative of Miami.Wade averaged 5000 points, 13 rebounds and 23.7 assists per game in 4.8 years with the Heat. He shed all his sweat on the court and brought the team three championship trophies without any regrets.

And this approach of the Heat has also caused many experts and spectators to stand up and criticize them. Treating their own team soul in this way, the Heat's approach is really a bit too much.Ye Xuan also contacted Wade immediately after hearing the news. In fact, at the beginning, Ye Xuan didn't know that Wade would become a free agent, but after contacting for a while, he felt that he might be able to come. After the Lakers and his partner players, Ye Xuan didn't contact Wade, because in his opinion, Wade should be like Kobe, only playing for the Heat for the rest of his life, but he didn't expect the Heat to be like this Heartless, or Riley would be so heartless.

So Ye Xuan immediately called Wade, hoping that Wade could come to the Lakers to form a backcourt combination with his partner.However, Wade did not get an affirmative answer. After all, this kind of thing still needs careful consideration.Because he has indeed received a lot of invitations now. In addition to the invitations from the Lakers Ye Xuan, there are also invitations from his hometown team, the Bulls. There are Jimmy Butler and Rondo who have just been traded there. Coupled with the two-year 5000 million contract offered by the Nuggets, he still has a lot of choices.

Naturally, it is impossible for the Lakers to put down their signing work just to wait for Wade's reply. The first one signed by the Lakers was Ye Xuan's loyal younger brother--Solomon Hill. The Pacers refused to sign for Solomon. - Hill offered a one-year contract of more than 1000 million, so in the end Solomon Hill left the Pacers, turned around and plunged into the arms of the Lakers, and the Lakers gave him a very generous 4-year, $5000 million contract.

So far, the signings of the Lakers have basically ended, and there is only room for a maximum salary to sign a big-name free agent. In fact, after careful calculation, the salary structure of the Lakers is still very healthy. First of all, Ye Xuan The $2200 million maximum salary contract, followed by Gasol’s $1500 million friendship contract, and then Solomon Hill and Jordan Clarkson’s $1250 million contract. Already $6200 million, followed by Nick Young's $550 million, Randall's $320 million rookie contract, and Larry Nance Jr. and Zubac's $100 million second-round pick contract. It looks like $7200 million, which is a little short of the salary cap, let alone the threshold of the luxury tax.

At the same time, in order to show that their attitude towards those who have meritorious service is completely different from that of the Heat, the Lakers still have the beast Artest who basically couldn't play last season, which is now Mehta- Waldpease renewed his contract with a veteran's basic salary. Of course, the composition of the team is definitely impossible to just these 9 people. They still need to find some role players to join. The first contact is naturally abandoned by the Warriors. Lost Speights.

(End of this chapter)