king of defenders

Chapter 1141 Depressed Pat Riley
Both George and Butler have already signed with the new team, and there is no need for Meng Yun to come forward to recruit them.

As for the team's next reinforcement work, Meng Yun does not intend to interfere. Signing is definitely needed, but it is almost impossible to sign all-star players.Because the Heat's lineup itself is very strong, what is needed is to strengthen its shortcomings, that is, the small forward position, and there are really not many people to choose from.

Moreover, the Heat are in a very good state of the current lineup composition and the running-in between the players. The main lineup includes Whiteside, Monroe, Korver, and Green, and the bench lineup includes Joseph Young, Johnson, and Lu Wei. , Sulinger and others are very good, Pat Riley is reluctant to trade out.

The only ones that can be traded are Nene, Brende, and Thomas Jr., but unfortunately, other teams have no interest in these three people.

Of course, the Heat still have future draft picks in their hands, but they can trade a fairly good striker just by relying on this alone. , why waste draft picks?

But this matter has become complicated. The team needs to negotiate with these players one by one, so there is no need for Meng Yun to participate.

And except for players like LeBron, KD, and George who have their own next home from the beginning, or there are certain teams competing for it, and there will be results soon, other players often do not make decisions quickly. Need to be more cautious, carefully compare and weigh.

So Meng Yun decided to return home.

City S.

Meng Yun and Guo Shuyao received a call from Wade as soon as they got off the plane. Wade told Meng Yun on the phone that Durant had made a decision and would join the Celtics.

This is not good news for the Heat. The Celtics are already very strong. Now that Durant joins them, they will become the Heat's strongest opponent in the East.

Durant left the Warriors because he wanted to get rid of his wealth and go another way, and he and Irving have a good personal relationship. This is a well-known fact, and Irving's life in the Celtics is not satisfactory. Especially, thinking of having a good brother coming, he is not alone and helpless.

The Celtics themselves are strong enough. The team has Irving, Al Horford, Gordon Hayward, and potential players such as Batum and Brown. popular.

However, while signing Durant, the Celtics also had to make a trade-off. They did not match Smart's contract, making Smart a completely free agent.

After all, the team already has three big salary earners, Irving, Horford, and Gordon, plus Durant, the team's salary cap has already exceeded.

In fact, the Celtics most want to get rid of Hayward, because Hayward has been plagued by injuries in the past two years, his salary is high, and the price/performance ratio is too low. Unfortunately, other teams are also concerned about Hayward's injuries. , No one is willing to take this game, so the Celtics can only digest it.

In any case, Durant joining the Celtics is somewhat unexpected, but for the Heat, the situation in the East has become more severe.

Before Butler joined the 76ers, he teamed up with Embiid and Simmons. The team also has Redick as a marksman. I have Simmons at the 1st position, Redick at the 2nd position, Butler at the 3rd position. The No. 4 position is Saric, and the No. 5 position has Embiid. From No. 1 to No. 5 positions, they have almost no shortcomings.

This has greatly increased the strength of the 76ers, and is known as one of the most anticipated teams next season.

Now that Durant joins the Celtics, it means that the Heat have one more competitor in the Eastern Conference. The previous 76ers, Bucks, Raptors, and now with the Celtics, the Eastern Conference playoffs next season will definitely It won't be bland.

Moreover, Wade also told Meng Yun a news, there are rumors that Kawhi Leonard has reached an agreement with the Spurs, he will be traded, and the next home is likely to be the Lakers, Raptors, Thunder, One of the Knicks and the Clippers is very likely to join the Raptors.

Among these teams, the Lakers have the strongest strength and attractiveness, but the probability is the least. The first is the salary space of the Lakers. After signing James and George, their salary space is running out. It is difficult to eat Whiteside. .There is also a question of how the three All-Star small forwards can play together.

For the Lakers, perhaps inside players are what they need.

The Thunder, Knicks, and Clippers can come up with some bargaining chips, but their own strength is limited. Leonard may not be willing to go to a team that does not have the strength to compete for the championship.

So the Raptors are the most likely, because the Raptors have made consecutive playoffs in the past few seasons, but they have made no achievements in the playoffs. DeRozan has been criticized even more for being soft when he meets James. But he is indeed an All-Star player, and the Raptors may trade him for Leonard.

In short, the nba is in a state of turmoil and transactions are flying all over the sky. Meng Yun is also dumbfounded, and the entire league structure has changed.

For Meng Yun, this is also a kind of pressure. It used to be said that the west is strong and the east is weak, but now the situation has changed. Many stars flock to the east, and the east is no less inferior to the west.

As the Eastern Conference team, the Heat bear the brunt and will encounter more powerful opponents, and will face more challenges after the playoffs.

Another point is the Heat itself. They missed Paul George, Carmelo Anthony, and Jimmy Butler, and failed to sign an All-Star striker to make up for the team's weakness. After the playoffs, who Can stand up to help Meng Yun share the pressure?
"It seems that it is not easy to defend the title." Meng Yun shook his head and simply put all these aside, he can no longer control the affairs of the United States.

At this time a car came and Zhao Hao came to pick him up in person.

Meanwhile, the United States.

Miami, Heat team president Pat Riley is furious, pointing at trusted team general manager Brandon Hope and yelling: "Is this job for you to drink coffee every day? The team needs to make up for it now." Strong, need an excellent striker, you give it to me?"

"What about people?"

Brandon Hope lowered his head, speechless, and said in his heart that I have only been in office for half a month. What can I do in such a short time?

Besides, what you want is not to sign a striker casually. What you want is a striker who can defend, score, have excellent strength and is in a stable state. The requirements are too high.

Pat Riley is annoyed and anxious. Seeing the eastern teams become stronger and stronger, surrounded by powerful enemies, but his side has nothing to gain, how will he win the championship next season?

(End of this chapter)