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Chapter 659 New Alliance Pattern
All of this has a lot to do with Sun Hao's return to Los Angeles.

Originally, the Magic traded for Louis Williams, which temporarily appeased Howard.

But this time Sun Hao returned to the Lakers, or as soon as he left the Warriors, his thoughts immediately changed again.

Some people may say, is there a connection between the two?

Of course!
As I said before, if Sun Hao continues to stay in the Warriors, the Warriors dynasty is almost certain.

So after the management of the Magic team responded to their protest and made the best effort, Howard also recognized it.

After all, no matter how hard it is, it is impossible for the Magic to beat the Warriors, and it is enough to get the respect they want.

But now that Sun Hao has left, the situation is of course different!

It is true that the Warriors are still very strong, but it is nonsense to say that they are as strong as when Sun Hao was there.

Or in other words, the current Warriors have become not invincible!
His already bohemian heart naturally became restless again.

He asked the management to do more, and even directly asked the management to replace Lewis with a more worthy player.

But Lewis is now a typical premium contract, and it can't be said that he can change it if he wants to.

Let's talk about Lewis itself.

Orlando's small locality can't attract big names, so signing Lewis is already very good.

Howard was very happy when he signed Lewis, and told the management that he had found the best partner for him.

As a result, in just two years, Britney became Mrs. Niu, and Howard was eager to kick her away.

And this is not the first time Howard has done this kind of thing, he has been doing similar things for the past two years.

Coupled with the fact that Howard was particularly violent this time, the Magic management finally decided to put him on the shelf.

This is undoubtedly another blockbuster since Sun Hao returned to Los Angeles.

In the past two days, the Magic have listened to offers from multiple teams.

Howard's trading expectations were also exposed at this time.

The Magic hope to get an inside player with enough potential in Howard's deal, some immediate combat power and enough and valuable first-rounders.

This appetite is huge.

But also very reasonable.

The Magic have historically gotten that from the Howard trade.

Now, this time node will come a year earlier.

The younger Howard, the transaction value will naturally only be greater!
The vast majority of teams in the league are tempted.

Although Howard has rough skills, these shortcomings have been suppressed by Yao Ming all the year round.

But apart from these few points, his other aspects are the best among active centers.

In the words of a soul torture: If your home team has a chance to get Howard, would you refuse?

I am afraid that except for the Wizards, no other team will.

In fact, even the Warriors have approached the Magic to discuss the feasibility of a trade.

Of course, the Lakers also tried.

Sun Hao returns, if Howard is traded again, then the Lakers will form a new dual-core team in one summer, and the window to win the championship will open again!
It's just that the Magic's asking price was very high, and the chips given by the Lakers were quickly passed by them.

The potential trading targets of the Magic were finally locked in the following: Grizzlies, Cavaliers, Thunder, Pacers, and Trail Blazers.

What these teams have in common is that there are many young players, and there are also good players in their prime.

As for the issue of draft picks, a third party can solve it.

The Lakers' hope of getting Howard in a trade was shattered, so they turned their attention to the free market for reinforcement.

Kupchak quickly locked on the first key player: Shane Battier.

Jimmy Butler is known for his defense, but if the Lakers want to achieve results, it is obviously not enough to rely on rookies.

This is the main reason they chose Battier.

He can bring the defensive experience the team needs most to the Lakers, and by the way, he can also become Butler's defensive mentor.

Of course, there is another point, the Lakers also hope that Battier's gentle and refined quality can reshape the image of the Lakers.

In the past few years, the Lakers have been really chaotic, and the impact has not been good.

The two parties signed a three-year, $3 million contract.

It is worth mentioning that the Lakers did not use their middle class exception, but signed directly with the salary space.

This means that the middle class of the Lakers is aiming at another target in the free market.

This goal also surfaced soon after.

Just two days after Battier signed, the Lakers announced that they had reached a 2-year, 1000 million mid-level contract with Jamal Crawford, which included player options in the second year.

Crawford is 30 years old this year and is at his peak. Speaking of which, his annual salary should be more than that.

However, due to problems with his style of play and luck, as a Super Six, his career has been displaced.

Choosing to join the Lakers is the first time in his career that he has the opportunity to truly compete for the championship.

So such a contract is not surprising.

As for the Lakers, there are not many players on the team who can be on the table, especially the bench.

With the addition of Battier and another Crawford, the lineup will be seven or eight.

Finally, add a more reliable inside substitute, and the core lineup is basically there.

It was at this time that there was some new news about Howard's deal.

The Thunder offered Jordan a four-year, 4 million contract, but the Grizzlies did not choose to match.

This also means that Jordan will join the Thunder.

Counting the previously renewed Jeff Green, the Thunder's lineup next season will be Westbrook, Green, Griffin, and Jordan.

This roster is a contender in the West.

After the signing is reached, it means that the Thunder has withdrawn from the competition for Howard.

Immediately after the Thunder, the Grizzlies also announced that Gasol Jr. was not for sale, and then withdrew.

There are teams launching one after another, but it does not affect Howard's trading market, because if there are withdrawals, there will naturally be joining.

Among the newly joined teams, the most concerned is the Clippers.

The Clippers have not produced results for two consecutive years, and Kobe's age has also come up.

Coupled with the pressure brought by Sun Hao's return to the Lakers, the Los Angeles boss they managed to become will be gone in a blink of an eye.

Individuals will not be reconciled.

Under this premise, their joining is naturally logical.

However, because the Clippers do not have the young players that the Magic need, if the two sides really want to trade, there is a high probability that they will attract a third party.

This also means that the transaction becomes complicated, and once it becomes complicated, it is not so easy to achieve.

Although the deal has not yet been reached, this wave has suffocated the fans' appetite.

As previously analyzed, there are not many free agents this year, and a batch was lost due to the lockout.

It turned out to be a good thing. Sun Hao fried fish, and Howard jumped into the fish pond by himself. This free market is very lively.

It can only be said that the butterfly effect brought about by Sun Hao's return to Los Angeles is really too great.

And the effect continues.

Originally, many teams that had the same idea as Howard and were planning to lie dead or half dead next season, all started to move around at this time.

The most representative of them is the Lone Ranger team.

The Mavericks were definitely the most surprising team last season.

Regardless of their unexpected run to the West, one thing is enough to make them memorable: They were the only team to win the playoffs at the hands of the Warriors last season.

Or you can understand that if it weren't for the Warriors, they would even have a chance to beat the Knicks to win the final championship!
However, the Lone Ranger team also faces many problems.

The core members of the team are all too old, and the contracts of many core players have expired, including Chandler, who built the team's defensive system.

Chandler is at his peak at the age of 29, and he is bound to suffer a lot of blood if he wants to renew his contract.

This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that even if they renew Chandler and can't renew the contract of others, their strength will still decline compared to last season, and naturally they still can't beat the Warriors.

But now that Sun Hao has left, Cuban's mind suddenly changed.

Simple math question: The Mavericks had a 1-4 win against the Warriors with Sun Hao in the playoffs last season. How much winning percentage do they have against the Warriors without Sun Hao?

The answer must be more than [-]%!

Sun Hao is No.1 in the serious league!
Before Howard was put on the shelves, they also paid attention to it immediately, but it was a pity that they didn't have the right chips.

Now they have a daily plan B.

They reached a five-year, $5 million contract extension with Chandler.

This contract has some incentive clauses, such as the number of games attended, and Chandler can only get the full 7000 million if he reaches it.

But this is already considered a super contract.

You must know that according to the salary cap, this is already a near-maximum salary contract, and a defensive blue-collar getting this kind of contract is enough to show his ability.

After signing Chandler, the Mavericks are still very active in the free market. They are actively contacting Kirilenko and want to persuade this all-around forward to join by signing first and then changing.

As the time went by, the reinforcements of several other powerful teams also began one after another.

The Knicks didn't make a big deal in the end, but they used the mini-middle class to sign center Dalembert from Haiti.

This wave is also expected.

Although they were swept last season, the Warriors have weakened, and they have been running in for a season, and their chances of winning the championship in the new season are very high.

After the Knicks, the Warriors in focus also made their choice.

They re-signed Oden with a four-year, $4 million contract.

The salary of this contract is lower than many people expected.

Because many people expect Oden to get a maximum salary contract.

And the most surprising thing is that no other team offered a bigger contract.

But there must be a reason for everything.

Although Oden's physical talent is very good, his four years in the Warriors have been less interesting in terms of statistics and performance on the field.

Then there is the most worrying injury issue.

Oden missed a lot of games last season, especially in the finals, and his short and long legs were also exposed.

The Warriors have handled it so carefully that they cannot be completely avoided, and other teams will naturally be worried.

So the Warriors have picked up a wave.

But after renewing Oden's contract, it will be difficult for Landry and the others to keep him.

The Kings signed the "God Bird" with a 4-year 4000 million contract.

After spending 4 years as the "sixth man" in the Warriors, Landry will finally usher in his career starting opportunity.

And the plot that happened last year happened again. The Warriors waived Thomas Jr. in order to sign veteran Mike Bibby.

This allowed the Lakers to take advantage of it, and they used a three-year non-guaranteed contract to win Thomas Jr.

It's not that Sun Hao gave advice, or that the Lakers management opened their eyes.

It's because of Jeremy Lin's successful case last season, and the Lakers are still short of guards this season, so they signed up to try it out.

So when Sun Hao saw the news, he was stunned for a while.

He couldn't even help being smug, he felt that he had brought luck to the Lakers.

At this point in the timeline, most of the teams' reinforcements have almost been completed.

Others that attract more attention are that the Hornets signed Kirilenko, who the Mavericks are interested in, and formed a trident lineup of Deron, Kirilenko, and West, which temporarily appease the already existing players. Divorced Deron Williams.

Then, at the end of the free market, the matter of Howard over there was finally settled.

In the end, what the Magic reached was not a three-way deal, but a wave of four-way deals!
Except for the expected Clippers and Magic, the remaining two are the 76ers and the Mavericks!
The specific transaction plan is:

Clippers: Send Andrew Bynum, Odom, 2014 second round and 2016 first round, get: Howard and Lou Williams.

魔术队：送出霍华德、路易斯·威廉姆斯，得到：布博瓦、马里昂、哈克莱斯、武切维奇、2012年首轮签（独行侠队）、2014年首轮签（独行侠队）、2014年次轮签（快船）、2015年首轮签（76人）、2016年首轮互换权力（独行侠）、2016年首轮签（快船）。

The 76ers sent: Iguodala, Harkless, Vucevic and the 2015 first-round pick to get: Bynum.

The Mavericks sent Beau Bois, Marion, Diop, the 2012 first-round pick, the 2014 first-round pick, and the 2016 first-round pick to exchange rights, and got: Iguodala and Odom.

The last deal reached in this wave was somewhat unexpected, and the Magic did not directly ask for Bynum, which also shows that they have announced that they have entered the reconstruction.

This is also understandable, with Lewis' big contract and Arenas also starting to suffer from injuries, even if Howard stays, they have little chance of beating the Knicks and the Bulls.

It is definitely not possible to replace Howard with Bynum now.

So they simply started the reconstruction mode, in exchange for a bunch of young players and draft picks, and then slowly dealt with the contracts of Arenas and Lewis.

Both the Clippers and the 76ers got what they needed in this wave of deals.

To say that it is the Lone Ranger who really picked up the big leak.

At a small price, they directly traded for Odom, the best sixth man in the past, and Iguodala, who was playing in his prime!

This is not "just Iguodala" in Yu's eyes!
In history, Iguodala left the 2012ers for the Nuggets in the summer of 76. As a result, he directly led the Nuggets to the best record in team history.

Has offense, defense, and good organizational skills.

The best second master is not in vain.

And you have to know that what the Mavericks lack now, or what Nowitzki lacks is this kind of helper!
Kidd, Terry, Iguodala, Nowitzki, Chandler.

The strength of the Lone Ranger team in the new season is only stronger than last year!
Warriors, Grizzlies, Lakers, Spurs, Hornets, Mavericks...

This time, next season's "fish pond" is completely alive, full of highlights!

(End of this chapter)