The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 209 [Greatly different, Los Angeles duo]

The Clippers have reached 16 players.

There are four point guards, Curry is the No. 7 rookie and will definitely get some playing time, Kidd will play at least 30 minutes, and Barea, who performed well last season, cannot always sit on the bench.With such a score, it is almost impossible for Chalmers to get playing time, and guarding the drinking fountains is his life...

The uniform team met again to discuss the deal.Chalmers has no place in the Clippers, it is better to trade him out as soon as possible, otherwise the team will have to cut him after the end of next season.At any rate, someone who has played in the playoffs, and has a starting game, the current transaction value is relatively high.

Another way is to trade Thornton for future draft picks, so that a spot can be vacated when Chalmers is waived next year.The easiest way is for Mutombo to choose to retire and become an assistant coach in the team instead.In this way, 15 people can register, but Chalmers still has no chance to play.

While other teams worry about too few players, the Clippers worry about too many.

Thibodeau wants Chalmers to leave the team, but it is a loss for cash or draft picks.High draft picks cannot be exchanged, and if the second-round pick is changed, the Clippers will have three draft picks next season, but they have no place to sign new players. This is too contradictory.Mutombo will definitely retire next season, but there can only be one vacant spot.

Ye Feng's future memory played a role again.He proposed to use the first and second round picks of the Clippers next season plus Chalmers to change to a higher pick.In this way, Chalmers can get stable playing time in other teams, and he will not stay in the team and be abolished.If he does not play for one season and is cut by the team next season, it is the worst situation for Chalmers. It is almost impossible for him to get another high-point contract.

It's okay to send two draft picks, anyway, the Clippers' draft picks next season will not be very high.Ye Feng also remembered very clearly that next season there will be no good rookies at all, and both No. [-] pick Wall and No. [-] Turner will be questioned.Too many draft picks is a waste, it is better to have a high pick and try to win the gold in the sand.

There are many teams that need point guards. Although there are many center guards in this class, good point guards are still scarce.After deliberation, everyone agreed that Ye Feng's method was feasible.

Two days later, the Clippers and the Pistons connected.What the Pistons need most now is a point guard, and what they value is Barea.However, the Clippers are willing to send Chalmers, and proposed a good deal.

During this period of time, the Pistons are undoubtedly the team with the most changes in the league. The team's starting lineup is out of five, and the remaining Hamilton and Prince are also in the whirlpool of rumors.This summer, the Pistons signed five players and three newcomers, and more than half of the 14-man roster has new faces.

The signing of Gordon and Villanueva seems to be the right idea. With the salary cap next year being unanimously underestimated, it is not a brain-dead behavior to keep salary space. The buyout of Ben Wallace also strengthened the inside line.The three rookies Daye, Summers, and Jerry Booker also look great, and the Pistons hope to make a difference next season.The departure of Amir Johnson, Aaron Afflalo, Rasheed Wallace and others also indicates that the Pistons have completely given up defense.

The Pistons only lack the point guard. Gordon plays more smoothly at the shooting guard and must find a substitute for Stuckey.The Pistons agreed to the trade plan proposed by the Clippers.Just send a top-three protected draft pick, and you can exchange the Clippers for two draft picks plus Chalmers. Anyone who changes will feel that they have made a profit. This will also be of great help to their reconstruction plan.

At this time, no one believed that the Pistons could not make the playoffs.Dumars believes that the Clippers will get a pick with a slightly higher pick at most, and Chalmers is tantamount to giving it away for nothing.

Ye Feng didn't think the Clippers would suffer a loss, he explained his opinion to Thibodeau and others, prompting the transaction to be completed.

Gordon, Villanueva, Hamilton, and Stuckey are all offensive players, with basically no defense. Next season, the Pistons will rely on Ben Wallace and Prince to defend.Big Ben is no longer the best defensive player of the year. Stuckey's poor organizational skills, he knows how to break through, and he is a cancer.Ye Feng is sure that this configuration can't make it to the playoffs, the Clippers can't say they made a profit, at least they didn't lose.If you get a top 10 or so pick next year, it is still possible to choose someone who is useful.

After the transaction was completed, the Clippers were reduced to 15 people, and the lineup has been determined.

Center: Kevin Love, Dikembe Mutombo, Marcin Gortat.

Power Forward: JaVale McGee, Josh Smith, Chuck Hayes.

Small forwards: Matt Barnes, Ye Feng, Dorell Wright.

Shooting guard: Tony Allen, Anthony Morrow, Marcus Thornton.

Point guards: Stephen Curry, Jose Barea, Jason Kidd.

Among them, Mutombo will not play, and he will work as an assistant coach. The remaining 14 people can play a role.As for whether to adjust the lineup in the future, it depends on the record after the start of the season.

Many sports media experts believe that the Clippers' lineup is almost flawless, the advantage of the forward swingman is still there, and the back line has Kidd, which solves the problem of unfavorable organization.To talk about the shortcomings, the only thing is that Love, who is the starting center, is too short.He is short, but has a strong rebounding ability, and he can be regarded as a qualified starter.The Clippers are more inclined to play small ball tactics, otherwise a superman with height and speed like McGee would not become a marginal man.

In today's NBA, teams are playing small ball, and formations are evolving as Pat Riley predicted.There are fewer and fewer insiders with a height of 210cm and above, and they are not popular.Not only can many people with a height advantage not be able to grab more rebounds, but they will also become weaknesses in pick-and-roll defense.

American "FOX Sports" Mike wrote "NBA Big Centers Are on the Brink of Extinction", which specifically analyzed who can support the sky of the league's No. 5 position in the post-O'Neal era.In addition to the recognized two major centers Yao Ming and Howard, Mike believes that there are currently three types of players in the league, and 18 people are expected to become defenders of the league's No. 5 position.

One is the elite type. Although they are not very good, they have their own characteristics and can play a role on the court.Like Emeka Okafor, Al Jefferson, Nene Hilario, Mehmet Okur, Chris Kaman, Tyson Chandler, Amare Stad meyer.

The second category is makeshift type.Including Marcus Camby, Anderson Varejao, Andre Bargnani, Joakim Noah, Andris Biedrins.

The third category is the type who wants their talents not to be wasted.Represented by Brook Lopez, Kevin Love, Roy Hibbert, Andrew Bogut, Andrew Bynum, and Al Horford, they are young and talented, but what can they achieve in the future? level, no one knows.

Adding Yao Ming and Howard, in this 20-person list, only three are over 215cm tall.Obviously, the era of giants has passed, and only Yao Ming and Lopez are left as pure, traditional big centers with solid basic skills and stable shooting.

In such a comparison, the Clippers have Love and Hayes in the power-type insiders, Gortat 211cm in big men, and McGee 213cm in size. The configuration is already good.

In the first analysis of the strength of the new season, the Clippers surpassed the Spurs, Mavericks, Rockets and other strong teams, ranking fourth in the league.The top three are the Celtics, Lakers, and Cavaliers.

Introduced O'Neal, cleaned up the bad contract of Ben Wallace, and the Cavaliers still maintained their competitiveness.The Celtics also brought in Rasheed Wallace.The Lakers would have been title contenders last season if Pau Gasol hadn't been injured.

Artest, who was loyal to the Rockets before and even cut his hair into the Rockets logo, has been slow to renew his contract.He wants a big contract, Alexander doesn't want to give it, and Artest is not in a hurry. He played well in the finals and played his worth. Now he is asking for a lot of money and paying back the money. , The strength of the Rockets will definitely decline, and it will be difficult to defend the champion.

Many teams have shown interest in Artest, and experts have also given Artest a high evaluation. Without him, the Rockets who lost Tracy McGrady would not have been able to reach the finals, let alone win the championship with an upset .Such a comment does not matter, Artest really regards himself as a superstar.He already has a championship ring, and now he wants a big contract more than defending the championship with the Rockets.

Entering July, the Lakers did not make a big deal for a long time. Kobe was angry and forced the palace to ask to be traded again.

On June 6, Kobe threatened to jump out of the contract. Kobe's current contract has 29 years left with a total value of 2 million US dollars. This year he can choose to jump out to maximize his own interests.First of all, Kobe will be 4700 years old, and he needs a long-term contract as a guarantee.Although Kobe still maintained the league's top competitive state last season, as he grows older, no one can guarantee that Kobe will stay at the current level after 31 years.If Kobe continues to fulfill his contract and wait until two years before renewing his contract with the Lakers, it is unknown whether he can get the longest contract within the scope of the collective bargaining agreement.

Once Bryant jumps out of the contract, the Lakers are likely to have to give a five-year $5 million contract to keep him.But in this way, the Lakers have to pay more luxury taxes, and the bench lineup cannot be strengthened.Kupchak promised to introduce big-name players in the summer, which stabilized Kobe's mood.

But in the free market, it's hard to find someone who can guard against Ye Feng.The Lakers have not made reinforcements for a long time, nor have they renewed Ariza.The reason is simple. Ariza is also asking for a lot of money, like asking for a big contract. The Lakers have the precedent of three rubbish contracts of Radmanovic, Walton, and Vujacic, and they are afraid of signing bad contracts.Ariza can still play a role in defending against others, but against Ye Feng, he will definitely be blown away.

The most suitable person to defend Ye Feng is Artest, but if he wants a high salary, he must at least have a contract of tens of millions.The Lakers signed him, and they have to find a way to renew Odom, and will pay more luxury taxes.Even the rich and powerful Lakers can't bear it.

The situation of the two heroes in Los Angeles is very different. The new season has not yet started, and the Lakers are already facing difficulties.

(End of this chapter)