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Chapter 642 The Imminent Decision One
The championship parade of the Warriors is over, and the 2009~2010 season has officially come to an end.

A few days later, the 2010 NBA draft was held at Madison Square Garden in New York.

This also indicates that the new 2010~2011 season has begun.

This year's draft conference is a serious draft year.

And compared with the 2011 draft, which was also called a small year but produced many superstars, this draft has relatively few worthwhile players in history.

A few will be well-known to fans in the future, Paul George, Gordon Hayward, Cousins, Wall, no more, just a few.

And before the draft, among these few people, only Cousins ​​and Wall were favored.

The Warriors also sent out the first round of this year in the previous McGrady deal, so they only have a second-round pick with the 59th pick in their hands.

It's about the same as not having it.

But this is completely normal. The championship team basically does not rely on the draft to strengthen, and most of the reinforcement is in the free market.

Because the championship is a golden sign, especially the kind that the Warriors can still see going up, which is very attractive to free agents, especially those veteran players.

So this year's draft, the Warriors didn't put much energy into it, and Sun Hao didn't pay much attention.

He didn't pay attention until after the draft was over.

But it was just this one glance that almost didn't make him stunned.

Because the choice of two teams really surprised him.

One is the Knicks. Although the Knicks traded Anthony last season, they failed to make the playoffs in the end.

And in the later stage, the team didn't let Anthony and Harden play much, and it was obvious that they were rushing to get a better draft pick.

But in the end they failed to get the top three picks and only got the tenth pick.

Then, they used that pick to draft Paul George...

Harden, George, Anthony...

Sun Hao thinks that the Knicks' fate has been changed by Mr. Feng Shui!

This doesn't match what he knew in history that "mud can't support a wall"!

And the more frightening point is that the Knicks have huge salary space this summer.

With a little processing, they can even eat two maximum salary contracts.

This is terrible.

Don't say four stars, this may really be a five-star Knicks.

Of course, Sun Hao just thought about it casually, because the Knicks team's reputation in recent years has been too bad, and ordinary super giants would not want to go.

Then another team is the Warriors themselves.

Warriors, with the 59th overall pick... Jeremy Lin...

This is, very surprising!

He knew that Jeremy Lin was undrafted, but he didn't remember it was this year.

However, upon closer analysis, this choice itself is not surprising.

There are already many Chinese in the Bay Area, and with Sun Hao's influence, it is reasonable to choose a Chinese player.

And this pick, in fact, does not mean that the Warriors will definitely sign Jeremy Lin.

Because if you want to win the championship, there are obviously better replacements in the free agent market.

It is still very difficult for Jeremy Lin to stay in the Warriors.

After sweeping this somewhat surprising draft, Sun Hao then held another personal training camp.

Although the existence of version 3.0 of the system can make his training benefits in the system far exceed reality.

But after going through the past year and a year, he found that it is more beneficial to open a training camp.

Still the same sentence, basketball is not about fighting and killing, it is about the world.

For example, this year, in addition to Curry and Ibaka who still have contracts with the Warriors, Yi Jianlian who has just successfully proposed to his girlfriend, and James, Wade, and Raja Bell who are now free agents are also training with him. , Maddie et al.

The training camp was quite lively.

That is, after the start of the training camp, Sun Hao had a chat with James.

James' current situation in the Nuggets is actually very similar to that in the Cavaliers.

Denver is a lot bigger than Cleveland, but it's still not attractive enough for free agents.

It can be seen from the operation that the team only signed Marion and exchanged for Daben last year.

Of course, looking on the bright side, Daben will release a lot of salary space when his contract expires this season. In addition, James’ contract expires and the Nuggets have the right to renew the contract. There is a lot of room for reinforcement.

But it was during this chat that Sun Hao discovered James' true inner thoughts.

And that kind of thinking made him understand James' mood when he made the decision.

Just like the "chosen.1" nickname Sun Hao gave him, James' ability and his expectations for himself are also towards that.

Originally, Sun Hao thought that James had already won the championship, and he would become the totem of Denver.

But in fact, he overlooked one point. James is a dragon slaying warrior, but he retired in the season he won the championship. In fact, he... didn't slay the dragon.

Not to mention that his champion is the same as the woman in the previous metaphor.

When you were single or a bachelor, you had a burning desire for a woman's body.

And then you finally get a chance to experience it, taste the forbidden fruit, and you're satisfied and never want to?

The answer is obviously no.

Because you'll want even more times.

The reason why James left Cleveland in history is because he has never been able to win the championship in his seven-year career.

And now, he is also confused about his prospects in Denver, and he feels that he may never be able to taste the taste of the championship again.

So if the Nuggets can't achieve a big reinforcement in this year's free market, Sun Hao thinks he will leave.

But one thing that James didn't tell Sun Hao is that Garnett had a chat with him before this, and said something to him that impressed him.

"Don't let loyalty kill you."

When Garnett said this, the first thing he thought of was Sun Hao, one of his idols.

Everyone can see Sun Hao's contribution to Dallas, but in the end he was inevitably sent to Los Angeles.

The reason why James didn't say it is also very simple. There is a lot of grievances between Sun Hao and Garnett, so there is no need to talk about this kind of thing.

And there is another point.

Sun Hao said that on the night of this year's championship, hoping that the challengers will become stronger.

He doesn't know what other people think, his idea is that he has to play with someone who is strong enough.

Because he has been in the Nuggets for seven years, he already understands that he is not a strong scorer like Jordan, Kobe, or Sun Hao.

He can't succeed on his own, so he has to find strong enough teammates.

This is not something to be ashamed of. There has never been a single person in history who can win the championship.

Even Sun Hao last season had a super scorer like Durant by his side.

On the second day after chatting with James, the door to the NBA free market officially opened.

If there is nothing to be concerned about in this year's draft, then the free market is completely another extreme.

James, Wade, Bosh, Stoudemire, Gasol, Ray Allen, Pierce, Nowitzki, Gay, McGrady, Tony Allen...

You can see how crazy this year's free agency is just by looking at this list.

It is precisely because of the madness that there have been many rumors before the official opening of the free market.

For example, after failing to hit the championship consecutively, Ray Allen may choose to leave the Celtics.

And there are rumors that the Knicks are very interested in Ray Allen and are willing to offer the veteran a two-year, 2 million contract, which is much larger than the renewal contract offered by the Celtics.

Another example is that Wade's departure from Miami is a foregone conclusion, and he is likely to join a new team with Bosh in the same class. James' Nuggets will be the place where the three have the greatest probability of gathering.

In another example, the Knicks have great interest in Stoudemire and Gasol at the same time, and they are trying to convince one of the two big men to join New York.

There is also news that the 76ers are very interested in Gay. Now their head star is Iguodala, but Iguodala has proved that he cannot become a qualified head, so they hope to make some changes.

All in all, rumors are flying, and no one knows what will happen until it is finalized.

Therefore, unlike previous years, after the opening of the free market this year, the signing news is obviously much less.

The biggest signing was from Nowitzki.

He renewed his contract with the Mavericks for 4 million in 8000 years, which is also the most suspenseful signing.

Then, there are changes in some role players.

The Grizzlies let go of the team's sixth man, Mike Miller, and then signed Tony Allen to a three-year, $3 million contract.

Because James Posey did not go to the Celtics as in history, Allen got more opportunities to perform in the Celtics and was worth more.

But he didn't shoot this point and was very targeted in the playoffs. Coupled with the team's salary pressure, the Celtics did not choose to keep him this year.

But the Grizzlies are different. The Grizzlies are now on the road of "pseudo small ball" with one big and four small ones. What they need is players with good defense.

As long as he can play a defensive counterattack as much as possible, then Rose's ability can be displayed to the greatest extent.

After this signing is completed, the previous rumors about Gay will be self-defeating.

Because this kind of reinforcement means that the Grizzlies don't want to break the current lineup.

Rose, Tony Allen, Gay, Deng, Gasol Jr., Brewer on the bench, this lineup is very competitive next season.

After the Grizzlies, the Warriors also started to attack.

Their biggest signing is to use the salary space released by the expiration of McGrady's contract to sign Raja Bell with a three-year contract of 3 million!
Bell is 34 years old this year, and his performance in the playoffs last season was mediocre. The Mavericks no longer want to keep him.

But a veteran has the benefits of a veteran. Bell is an old player of Nelson and a former teammate of Sun Hao.

A few days ago, Bell was still training with Sun Hao.

Then, they renewed McGrady with a 2-year 1000 million contract.

After winning the championship, McGrady's market price is more than that, and many teams are willing to offer him tens of millions of contracts.

But McGrady knew that if he didn't come to the Warriors, he might only be able to sign a basic salary, so with a grateful heart, he chose to cut his salary and stay in the Warriors.

Of course, no one is a saint.

Another very important reason for McGrady's choice is the prospects of the Warriors. If he can really follow the Warriors into a dynasty, it will undoubtedly be the best experience of his career.

Then, the Warriors also offered a non-guaranteed basic salary contract to Jeremy Lin, who played very well in the summer league.

After completing these consecutive signings, the Warriors are now on the roster.

Point guards: Sun Hao, Curry, Watson, Jeremy Lin
Shooting Guard: McGrady, Bell, Danny Green, Azubuike

Small forwards: Durant, Zhu Fangyu
Power forwards: Serge Ibaka, Landry
Center: Oden, Hayes
For this lineup, as long as the inside line is strengthened, or even the old Nelson's style of play in the finals of last season, and the downline is strengthened, it will be alive.

And at this time, the Warriors management is not in a hurry.

The current core and rotation of the lineup are basically enough. If it is reinforced, there is a high probability that it will be biased towards veterans to increase experience, or there are some newcomers that are particularly worth cultivating.

Just as the Warriors completed the signings one after another, other signings were reached in the free market one after another.

First of all, there is no suspense. Gay has a five-year contract with a maximum salary of 5 million.

The Grizzlies gave Gay enough sincerity, and basically confirmed Gay as one of the core players in the future.

However, their operation may also put them under huge salary pressure in the future.

This is also a common problem of many youth teams. The renewal of young players is stable, which tests the operational ability of the management.

Of course, both Rose and Gasol are still on rookie contracts. As long as they can perform well, such a contract must be worth it.

The Clippers were relatively quiet. They just made some minor repairs. They renewed the contracts of Odom, Gasol and Shannon Brown, and then used a basic salary contract to win the contract that did not perform well in the Wizards. Sh Howard, the reinforcement is basically over.

This is also something that can't be helped, the Clippers are now facing too much salary pressure.

It is already Kobe's reason that the team can achieve this level. Otherwise, with Sterling's characteristics, it would be absolutely impossible to achieve this.

The free market is constantly going on, and the signings are also going on, but only James and Wade, who are the most concerned by everyone, have not moved.

And according to people close to James, he is disappointed with what the Nuggets are currently doing in the market.

This also makes the possibility of Wade and Bosh joining the Nuggets together in many rumored versions before is getting lower.

And not long after that, the Bulls announced a big deal.

They sent Chandler to the Mavericks for a 2012 first-round pick, Diop and a $1000 million trade exception.

This transaction is reasonable and unexpected.

It makes sense that Chandler's playing time was limited in the Finals, and it was unexpected because the Bulls got nothing from the deal.

But soon, the media followed up the deal, which was a three-party deal.

The third party is the Toronto Raptors.

The Raptors signed Bosh to a five-year max contract with a sign-and-trade before sending him to the Bulls.

The Raptors got the Mavericks' 2012 first-rounder, Diop and Peja Stojakovic.

This operation means that the Raptors let go of Bosh and entered a new round of reconstruction.

The addition of Bosh has allowed the Bulls to embark on the road of small balls. The core structure of Paul + Yi Jianlian + Bosh is still worth looking forward to.

But in this way, the previous idea of ​​Wade and Bosh teaming up to play with James was completely bankrupt.

In this way, the biggest problem arises.

Where will James and Wade, who are still in the free market, go?

Or will they choose to stay with their home team in the end?

(End of this chapter)