basketball pope

Chapter 848 [Enough to defend the title, very fun]

Every time the Clippers signed a minimum salary player, some people in the management questioned, worried that the team would not be able to defend the title next season, and suggested that Yang Rui sign a big-name star. Yang Ruiquan refused, and he signed the list according to the list he gave.

There are a lot of big fish in the free market this year. Yang Rui looks at those who have not yet achieved their worth and have great tactical effects. He is confident that he will be able to win the championship with this group of people next season.

It's not easy to train newcomers if too much is introduced, not only Antetokounmpo, but also Covington and Crabbe want to train them.

Crabbe was good on catch and shot last season, but the Clippers played too many people and he couldn't play.

在杨瑞前世，克拉布五个赛季生涯三分命中率高达41%, 场均能得10分, 防守也不错，有成为3D球员的潜力，16年和开拓者签下了4年7500万的肥约。

考文顿在17-18赛季，也是能砍下15+6的强人，三分命中率超过四成，获得了76人队4年6200万的续约合同。

Compared to his contributions, the 76ers clearly earned.

Covington doesn't only shoot 16-pointers. In the 17-[-] season, in terms of real plus-minus, Covington was the top wing defender in the league, and he was the No. [-] player in defensive real plus-minus among small forwards. .

Covington played in the 76ers for 3 years, DRPM increased from 0.02 to 3.66, and in the DRPM ranking of small forwards last season, Covington was also second only to Leonard and James, ranking No. 76 among small forwards three.That's enough evidence of Covington's importance to the Sixers' defense.

Yang Rui thinks that the Clippers lineup is great, but fans all over the world are in an uproar. Next season, the Clippers will have three high-paying players, Curry, Nene, and Gasol.

The other players of the Clippers are not very well paid, adding up to a total of 6400 million.

What is this concept?
The NBA's official salary cap for next season is $6306.5 million, and the luxury tax collection line is set at $7682.9 million.As the defending champion, the Clippers' salary has just passed the salary cap, ranking in the middle and lower reaches of the league, which is lower than last season.

The Lakers in the same city left Gasol, with a total salary of $6787 million, and the team's lineup is currently only 13 people.

Of course, the high salary of the Lakers is mainly due to Kobe Bryant, who signed a two-year, $2013 million contract extension with the Lakers on November 11, 25. The salary in the new season is $2 million, compared with $4850 million last season. It’s a lot lower than that. Even so, there are still many people who complain that the Lakers signed a favor contract.

Kobe doesn't think so. In an interview, he said that his value is far more than that. He accepted a pay cut to stay with the Lakers.Last season, as the only star in the league with an efficiency rating above 50, Bryant's salary was a bit outrageous, but the Lakers really didn't have a better choice.

When Yang Rui welcomed the new aid, he was interviewed by the media and answered the salary question directly: "I think this is enough to defend the title. If the Clippers dig another star, other teams will definitely be hanged again. I think more It's a lot of fun to develop young stars, and I don't want to be a close spectator on the sidelines."

Yang Rui's words immediately made headlines in major sports news. Some people thought he was domineering, and some people resented that he was too crazy.

Before the opening of the free market, everyone predicted that the Clippers would make a big move this summer, especially since they sent away Griffin and had ample salary space, many people speculated that they would sign one of James and Anthony to form a giant team. .

As a result, the most famous new aids signed by the Clippers were the controversial Pau Gasol and Nene.

Gasol is okay in the Grizzlies, with obvious advantages, shooting, supporting, and low-post footsteps.After joining the Lakers, he became synonymous with soft eggs and defensive black holes.

As early as the summer of 2006, Nene signed a 6-year, $6000 million long-term contract with the Nuggets. However, this "Mr. Ten Thousand" quickly became a laughing stock, and some fans even compared him with the other three North American players. The "parallel rich" in the major professional sports leagues are put together for comparison, because his contribution to the team is really not proportional to the money earned.

In the free market after the NBA was suspended in 2011, Nene became one of the most sought-after players, and eventually he and the Nuggets reached a five-year contract worth a total of $5 million.

The result was the same as before. Nene was injured immediately, and his attendance was not guaranteed, and he basically slipped out of the group of second-tier stars.

The team's low spending is not enough for Yang Rui to make headlines. With such a lineup, he still has the confidence to defend the title, and it is difficult not to attract attention.

The good news is that there is salary space to recruit troops, and there are not many teams that can hit the championship. For example, the Nets' salary space has been locked, and they can only sign big names after Yao Ming's contract expires next season. Stronger last season.

The Pacers also have no space, and no one wants to trade Roy Hibbert as a bargaining chip.Hibbert's playoff performance is too bad, with two years left on the contract, his annual salary is as high as $1489 million next season, and he will have a player option in the 2015-16 season, with an annual salary of $1551 million.

Only the Bucks are willing to send insider Larry Sanders to trade with the Pacers, and the management is not stupid to this extent.

Big-name players have determined their whereabouts, and Luol Deng joined the Heat with a two-year 2000 million contract.

Heat, Thunder and Knicks reached a three-way deal.

The Heat sent Dion Waiters, Alex Kirk and Louis Amundson, a 2019 second-round pick, and acquired JR Smith and Iman Shumpert from the Knicks, a protected Thunder from the Thunder First-round pick.

The Thunder traded Lance Thomas, a future protected first-round pick, to the Heat's Waiters.

The Knicks sent JR Smith and Shumpert for Thomas, Alex Kirk and Louis Amundson, and the Heat's second-round pick.

The Heat and the Suns and Pelicans also reached a three-way deal.The Heat sent a top-2017 protected first-round pick in 7 and an unprotected first-round pick in 2021 to the Suns, sending Norris Cole, Justin Hamilton and forward Sean Williams to the Pelicans, getting Point guard Goran Dragic and his younger brother Zoran Dragic, the Pelicans also sent John Salmons to the Suns.

The Suns have a combination of Tyreke Evans and Bledsoe, and the three guards are not suitable, so they traded Dragic.

After getting Blake Griffin, Pat Riley is eager to hit the championship and prove that he is still a "golden operator".

Now the Heat have a starting lineup of Dragic, JR Smith, Roel Deng, TT Thompson, and Griffin. The substitutes are Haslem, Shumpert, Pike Udu and others. The strength is not bad, but Lack of a good tank center.

After the two big transactions, Riley was proud of himself, thinking that there was capital, the Nets and the Wizards to challenge.

Dwyane Wade chose to sign with the Bulls freely, and the Bulls will have Jabari Parker next season. If Rose can find his form, the perimeter strength is not bad.

The Rockets also successfully reinforced, offering Bosh a four-year, $4 million contract.If the Heat win the championship, the Rockets will definitely not be able to dig him, and now Bosh has depreciated.

Rockets manager Morey just traded Jeremy Lin's poison contract to the Timberwolves, which freed up enough salary space. Unlike Yang Rui's previous life, the Rockets did not have the burden of the poison contract as Asik, who was still in the Bulls.

The Rockets have assembled the Big Three of Harden, Howard, and Bosh. The lineup is amazing, but I don't know how many years Bosh can last.The owner, Alexander, saw the hope of winning the championship, and the broadcast rights soared, and he did not plan to sell the team.

(End of this chapter)