basketball pope

Chapter 845 [Big deal, big blood change]

In order to send Griffin away, the Clippers management took great pains, not only to communicate with other teams, but also to Griffin’s own willingness, otherwise it will affect the image of the Clippers and appear inhumane.

After the discussion, Griffin offered to leave.He has signed a max salary, and he will not make more money if he stays, at best, it will be easy to get the ring.Most importantly, Griffin is second in the Clippers, which makes him very uncomfortable.

Griffin said he wanted to go to the team - Miami Heat!

He is a person who especially likes to go shirtless on the beach and bask in the sun. He takes beach vacations every year, and his favorite is Hawaii and Miami.Moreover, the biggest weakness of the Heat now is that they have no star, and several transactions have not been successful. Griffin is the boss, and no one can compete with him.

The only thing he doesn't like is Heat president Pat Riley.The good news is that although Riley is very irritable, he has only managed and will not interfere in team training, otherwise Griffin would not be willing to go.

Just trade with the Heat alone, if you can't get back the person Yang Rui wants, you can't get back Tristan Thompson, right?In addition to making it easier for TT to fall in love with Khloe Kardashian, it will not help the team.

Therefore, manager Olshey contacted the Wizards according to Yang Rui's request, hoping that they could join in and make a three-way trade.

It just so happened that the Wizards were not satisfied with the team's striker, and they took a fancy to the Clippers' "rich and handsome" Chandler Parsons.

The Wizards often played point forward tactics last season. "Brother Antetokounmpo" Antetokounmpo performed poorly. He can break through, pass the ball, and can't shoot well, resulting in the inability to open space and the opponent can shrink in the penalty area.The addition of Parsons will address that shortcoming, shooting [-]-pointers with Thompson and giving Wall more room to drive the ball.

The Wizards are willing to send Antetokounmpo and the inside core Nene Hilario. The only obstacle to the transaction is that the Wizards are worried that Parsons will not renew his contract next season, because he will not jump out of the contract this season, and he will be a completely free agent next season.

The Clippers management approached Parsons again. Parsons weighed the pros and cons and found that the Wizards lineup was not bad. Joining could get more playing time and produce better data, so he was willing to go to the Wizards and renew his contract next year.

The three parties are very satisfied, and the big deal was officially announced on July 7.

The Clippers got forward Antetokounmpo, inside the inside, the Heat's first-round pick next season; the Heat got Griffin; the Wizards got Parsons and Heat center Spencer Hawes, the Heat's A second-round pick, and cash compensation.

For the Clippers, Nene is just a deal-breaker.He averaged 29.5 minutes per game last season, scored 14.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.9 blocks, and shot 50.3% from the field.

Next season, Nene's annual salary will reach 1300 million. Fortunately, due to his hidden injury, the last year of the 15-16 season contract is a team option, and the Clippers can choose to cut it.Yang Rui is interested in his expiring contract, which is convenient to free up salary space to renew others.

The Clippers' real goal was Antetokounmpo, who had a mess of data last season, and it got his wish.

All the media are talking about the Clippers. It is not common for superstars to change teams, but the Clippers have sent away stars for two consecutive years. Both Paul and Griffin have won the regular season MVP and FMVP Grand Slam, which is unbelievable.

Some Clippers fans immediately expressed their dissatisfaction, thinking that the Clippers’ move was just to save money, and the strength of the two people in exchange was far from being on a par with Griffin.Basketball experts are also surprised that Yang Rui is not short of money, is he very optimistic about the young Antetokounmpo?

The managers of many teams expressed regret by beating their chests and feet. Knowing that Griffin was so easy to change, they had consulted with the Clippers in advance.Griffin's popularity is very high. Even if he can't lead the team to win the championship, he can sell tickets when he is introduced into the team, attracting fans, and has high commercial value, which is worthy of a maximum salary.

Of course, they certainly can't change Griffin.

Griffin was very happy in the interview, saying that this was the result of negotiation between the two sides, the management respected his ideas, he would not be angry because of the transaction, and there was no conflict with his teammates.He just played in a different environment to see if he could do better with the team.

Yang Rui also sent a message to Griffin on his personal Facebook page, and welcomed the two new aids.

The Clippers' new recruits responded immediately, and they were happier because people said that hanging out with Yang Rui meant winning the championship.

On the 2nd, the Clippers sent short power forward Kenneth Faried to the Celtics in exchange for a protected first-round pick and a second-round pick.

Although Faried is not an All-Star, he is very efficient and can play when he plays. He is especially strong in fighting for offensive rebounds. He has averaged more than 3 offensive rebounds per game for three consecutive seasons.In the last playoffs, Faried averaged 24 points and 8.2 rebounds, including 8.4 offensive rebounds, in 3.1 minutes per game.

Fareed, known as the "Orc", was in the top 10 for two years before getting a first-round draft pick. Many fans said they couldn't understand it, and it was a big loss.

In fact, it is normal. The Celtics are now rebuilding the team and are reluctant to send high-level draft picks. Faried has reached the contract year. Next season, he will be fighting for [-]% of the data. He wants to find a team that is willing to renew Faried with a high salary. Nor is it easy.

The Green Army is definitely willing to renew Faried, because Gerald Wallace is currently a high-paid player in the team. If he does not sign a few people with a high salary in the coming year, he may not even be able to meet the minimum wage standard.

The situation for the Clippers is even more embarrassing. It is impossible not to send Faried away, even if it suffers a loss, it must be sent, as long as the players are not replaced.Because there is no shortage of people for the Clippers in the interior, there will be no chance for players to perform. Faried was forced by Draymond Green and Antetokounmpo. Nene can also play the 4th position, and the offense is better. , he was probably left as a marginal person.

Sending a team that lacks the inside line, Faried has the potential to put up good numbers is a win-win.

On the 4th, Robert Thackeray and Wesley Johnson joined the Lakers with a minimum salary. No other team is willing to offer a larger contract. They do not have to leave Los Angeles at least to go to the Lakers.

The reason why the Lakers signed them is that they are cheap and functional. The team lacks a meat shield and swingers with good physical fitness.

The Lakers poached the Clippers just for a little trouble, and the Lakers players before the Clippers signed the news headlines.They signed Pau Gasol to a three-year, $3 million contract with a player option for the third year.

After the end of last season, Gasol has repeatedly emphasized when talking about the decision of the free market that joining a team with the strength to compete for the championship is his first choice.

Gasol has been unlucky in this life. Up to now, he is still empty-handed, he has never won a championship ring, and he has not held any personal honors.It is worth mentioning that the old club Lakers very much hope to keep Gasol, but the two contract options they offered, 2 years, 2300 million US dollars and 3 years, 2900 million US dollars were rejected.

Gasol doesn't care about making more money, he just wants the championship. As soon as the Clippers sent an invitation, he agreed to the conditions without much thought.

上赛季他为湖人出战60场，32.5分钟能砍下17.4分9.7篮板3.8助攻0.5抢断1.5盖帽。投篮命中率45.3%，三分命中率34.8%，罚球命中率77.6%。

Gasol and Yang Rui's previous life are still a bit different. Because of Yao Ming's success in the Lakers, many big men in the league are responsible for pulling out three-pointers from the outside, and passing the ball in the middle.Gasol began to practice three-pointers during the Grizzlies period. Last season, he averaged 1.2 three-pointers per game, which made his overall shooting rate a little lower, but the tactical effect was great.

Next season, the Clippers' offensive lineup will definitely be more open.

(End of this chapter)