king of defenders

Chapter 1340 Xiang Long Joins the National Team
A few days later, Xiang Long came to S City.

First, I met with Yao Ming, Meng Yun also chatted with Xiang Long, and talked about the current situation of the Heat.

Meng Yun's departure caused the Heat a huge loss, but life is still going on, and fortunately Xiang Long stayed and chose to renew his contract in advance.

This surprised the Heat's management. Everyone knew about the relationship between Xiang Long and Meng Yun, and Xiang Long also said before that Meng Yun would renew his contract with the team first.

Later, Meng Yun chose to leave. They all thought that Xiang Long would refuse to renew his contract in advance, and they had already begun to discuss whether to trade Xiang Long now, maybe take another bargaining chip in exchange for an All-Star player, such as just becoming a free agent. , and Jimmy Butler, who didn't seem to want to renew his contract with the 76ers, then rebuilt the team around Jimmy Butler.

Or Leonard.
Unexpectedly, Xiang Long was willing to renew his contract in advance.

Since Xiang Long is willing to renew his contract in advance, it is naturally the best. However, Xiang Long is already very good now, and he is still young, and he still has room to grow. In an era that lacks outstanding inside players, he can become an All-Star The insider should be around the corner and worth the bet.

Therefore, the Heat also expressed their sincerity and directly gave Xiang Long a five-year 5 million maximum salary contract.

It is worth mentioning that because Xiang Long was traded from the Celtics and only played in the Heat for two years, he did not meet the conditions of the "Bird Clause", but this is not a problem. This clause can be used under the premise of reaching a multi-year contract renewal.

So Xiang Long got a five-year $5 maximum salary contract, the same as Jamal Murray of the Nuggets and Ben Simmons of the 1.7ers.

This is actually thanks to Meng Yun. If Meng Yun hadn't left and had chosen to renew his contract, the Heat might not be willing to give Xiang Long such a big contract, let alone be able to afford it, because they had to give Meng Yun a five-year contract. With a super maximum salary contract worth more than 5 million yuan, the remaining salary space is not enough to provide Xiang Long with such a maximum salary contract.

After Meng Yun left, Xiang Long's status suddenly became important, becoming the cornerstone of the team, and the team has enough salary space, which is why it is so generous.

"Originally, the team wanted to sign an All-Star player so that the team could retain enough strength to fight for the championship." Xiang Long said: "But now it seems that it will be very difficult. First of all, the salary space is not allowed. In addition to me, Whiteside, Monroe, Gay's annual salary is more than [-] million, and some other players, it is difficult for the team to offer another maximum salary contract, unless the other party is willing to cut their salary."

"En." Meng Yun nodded.

Judging from this year's free market situation, there are only a few options available. Irving, Butler, Walker, Leonard, Klay, Horford, Horford and Xianglong overlap, which can be ruled out. The specials renewed their contracts, and Clay and the Warriors renewed their contracts because Butler would not stay with the 76ers.

Therefore, in fact, some possible ones are Butler, Leonard, and Walker.

But neither Leonard nor Butler would be happy. If Meng Yun was still in the Heat, Butler would be willing, but now Meng Yun is not in the Heat.Leonard, on the other hand, wants to return to his hometown to play. It is said that the Clippers are actively contacting him, but Walker is somewhat possible.

But Walker's contract is not a small amount.

In fact, there is another question, that is, if an All-Star player is signed, will Xiang Long assist him, or will he assist Xiang Long?

These are things for the Heat, and Xiang Long has now established a firm foothold in the Heat. He has just signed a maximum salary contract, and the Heat will not let this contract go to waste. Xiang Long is still so young, he is the future, The Heat should be very clear about this, so Meng Yun is not worried about Xiang Long.

But Xiang Long suddenly mentioned one thing, not about the Heat, but about the Nets.

"Oh, let alone, I haven't paid much attention to the news of the Nets during this time." Meng Yun was a little embarrassed.

Xiang Longdao: "I heard that the Nets have been active during this period, but it seems that the results are not great and there is no big move. It seems that they are targeting Jimmy Butler and want to sign him. Off Jimmy Butler, so the others are in the back of the line."

"Oh?" Meng Yun raised his brows, "Butler is indeed a good player. He works hard on the court and can both attack and defend."

Butler and Meng Yun are also friends. Butler wanted to come to the Heat to form a team with Meng Yun before, but by mistake, he failed.

Now that Meng Yun has come to the Nets and Butler has left the 76ers, the two have a chance to join forces, and the Nets really lack people at the small forward position.

This is a matter for the team, and the team didn't contact Meng Yun to ask Meng Yun to help recruit, so Meng Yun didn't care too much.

What Meng Yun didn't know was that the Nets' goal was not only Butler, but also Leonard, and they were attacking these two at the same time.

The Nets management is also hesitating, should they choose Butler or Leonard?
Of course, it's not that the Nets choose randomly. In fact, the talks between the Nets and Butler and Leonard were not smooth.

Leonard is not very interested in playing with Meng Yun, to be precise, assisting Meng Yun. He wants to be a leader, and Butler also has this meaning. The reason why he failed in the Timberwolves and 76ers The length of stay actually has this factor, but he and Meng Yun have a good personal relationship, this obsession is not deep, but the contract negotiation is not smooth.

The Nets are also a bit ambitious. In addition to targeting Butler and Leonard, they also want to sign an insider, preferably an All-Star, and try to form the "Big Three". If it succeeds , then it is not a leap to become a strong team, but a leap to become a championship team.

It’s just that in this era, inside players are very expensive, and all-star insiders are even more expensive. The salary space for the Nets to form the Big Three is a bit tight, so they hope Butler can cut his salary to join
Meng Yun is not clear about these things. It's not that he doesn't care about the team, but he is busy now with a lot of things, and he has not paid much attention to outside news.

The nba free market was turbulent, and Meng Yun returned to Province H after waiting for Xiang Long to complete the formalities and officially become a member of the Chinese men's basketball team.

Grandpa's spirit is not good. Although there is a professional medical team and professionals to take care of him, but after all, he is sick, or this kind of illness, and his body will inevitably weaken day by day.

The old man also felt the changes in his body. When he saw Meng Yun came back, he chatted with Meng Yun for a while and said directly: "Meng Yun, pick a good day. You and Shuyao can hold the wedding."

(End of this chapter)