NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 513 It's time to shout that sentence
After the free agent market opened, the Los Angeles Lakers gave up the offer contract to guard Kent Batesmore and guard Jodi Meeks, and both became unrestricted free agents.

On July 7, Kendall Batesmore and the Atlanta Hawks reached a signing agreement. According to relevant media speculation, the contract is worth 12 million yuan for about two years.

Kent Batesmore is just an insignificant member of the Lakers' bench. The reason why he caused a few splashes in the outside world is entirely because he is a member of the Lakers.

Jodimix, by contrast, is different.

Last season, Jodi Meeks, who debuted for the sixth year, played the strongest season of his career with the Los Angeles Lakers. He played 6 games for the Lakers and started 77 games. He averaged 65 points, 12 assists, 1.8 rebounds, and 2.5 steals per game.

During the time when Steve Nash was injured and retired, he became the fourth scoring point of the Lakers after Kobe, Pau Gasol and Nick Young.

Like Kent Batesmore, Jordi Meeks, who became a free agent, quickly found his next home and reached a signing agreement with the Detroit Trainers in early July. The contract is expected to last for three years and is worth 7 million yuan.

Therefore, with Jodi Meeks and Kent Batesmore leaving Los Angeles successively, Nash is one year older, and news of his retirement has been reported. The outside world has been speculating about who the Lakers will choose during the offseason to be the main player next season.

After all, although the Black Mamba is one year older, judging from his performance last season, this guy is still at the peak of his career, and his offensive firepower is still at the top of the league.

Don't think too much, as long as Kobe's strength does not completely degenerate, the Lakers will not stop for a moment. Their goal is always only one, and that is to attack the championship!
as predicted.

On July 7, the Lakers first used an unprotected first-round pick and two second-round picks in 15 to make a base, and then used the striker Wesley Johnson as the core bargaining chip, plus Jordan Farmar, from the Celtics. Get the Celtics champion point guard Rajon Rondo.

At first glance, this transaction, the Celtics obviously lost money, and the Lakers completed another naked robbery.

However, this is actually what Rondo is worth now.

As early as February, during the All-Star period, the famous ESPN reporter Mark Stein confirmed that Rajon Rondo had been put on the shelf by the Green Army management, and the Mosaic team was indeed actively chasing the All-Star point guard.

In private, the two sides have already negotiated to discuss the offer of Rondo.In other words, the distance between the two teams to reach a deal is not too long.

According to sources, Mo G, who is good at digital analysis, served as the vice president of the Celtics before entering the Mosaic management, which means that he has worked with the current general manager of the Green Army Danny Angie, and the two have a close relationship, which also makes the communication between the two very smooth.

In order to get Rondo, the offer given by the Mosaic team is:
Agreed to send two future first-round picks, plus one of Donatas Motiejunas, Terrence Jones and Beverly, who just won the championship in the Trail Blazers.

At the time, it seemed that this was a sincere offer, but unexpectedly, Danny Angie's appetite was greater than Mo G's imagination. The former insisted on wanting Parsons.

Ultimately, the negotiations fell through.

Everyone knows what happened next.

In the past 2013~2014 season, because of the damn injury, Rondo only played 30 games. Both the efficiency and the performance on the field were the worst year in the past 5 years, which caused Rondo's trading market to plummet.

Coupled with the value that Rondo signed in the 09~10 season, there is only the last year of the 5500 million yuan five-year contract extension. No one can say that Rondo will still be able to maintain his peak success after returning from injury next season.

As a result, the management of the Green Army came up with the idea of ​​reconstruction.

Never doubt Danny Angie's cold-bloodedness and decisiveness. I am afraid that what this guy is most upset about now is that the Green Army did not trade Rondo in advance and failed to maximize the latter's transaction value.

From the current point of view, the Green Army is very satisfied with the performance of rookie Marcus Smart, and may hand over the power of the No. 1 position to this rookie in the "post-Rondo era".

The Lakers, on the other hand, just had the opposite idea of ​​their old enemies.

The Lakers management wants to take advantage of Kobe's last peak and seize the last chance to hit the championship!
Now, Nash's retirement is imminent, Kobe's offensive deterrence still exists, and his defense has lived up to the past. In order to let Pau Gasol see the team's hope of multiple championships, as soon as the free market door opened this year, the Lakers quickly locked in the goal of reinforcement, which is point guard.

And because of Kobe's presence, they don't expect the reinforced No. 1 position to have such a strong offensive ability, they only want him to have a reliable defensive and organizational ability.

After considering these factors, Rajon Rondo, the 15th captain in the history of the Green Army, who has just been reimbursed for the season and led to a decline in the trading market, has become their first target.

and so……

The Celtics management is worried about Rondo's poor state next season, so as to avoid letting Rondo's contract of more than 1200 million in the last year rot in his hands, he decisively chose to give up the final champion hero and embrace a broader future.

The Lakers management didn't want to waste Kobe's last peak, and decided to give it a go, turning a bicycle into a motorcycle.

In the end, the joining of Rondo and the persuasion of his best friend Kobe made Pau Gasol, who had already decided to go, grit his teeth and signed a two-year contract worth 2300 million yuan with the Lakers.

Kobe Bryant + Pau Gasol + Rajon Rondo!

No one expected that not long after the start of the free market, the Lakers quickly formed a Big Three combination.

The biggest question now is how much success Rondo can maintain at his peak after returning from injury next season.

Of course, the Lakers management does not expect Rondo to return to the best first-defense state of the peak All-Star period, just maintain the best second-defense level.

As for the organizational ability will not get worse?
Don't make trouble, the point guard is the brain of a team, unless they suffer a devastating career injury at their peak, otherwise, their passing skills and field control ability really don't necessarily decline much.

Not to mention a top organizer like Rondo.

Speaking of it, it seems that the older and more demonic players at the point guard position appear the most.

Since the new century, the two MVP-level field control masters have neither offense nor defense, and they are the most typical representatives.

Therefore, Lakers fans have never worried about Rondo's organizational skills.

On the 15th, when the management of the Lakers announced the signing contracts of Rondo and Pau Gasol, the entire Angel City entered a boil.

Following the Bulls fans, there are now countless Lakers fans who feel that it is time for them to shout that sentence:

Lakers championship!
　Asiba, the original plan for today was 4 chapters of 8k, but half of it was completed.

　　However, there is no way, tomorrow is March 4rd of our Miao family, one of the most solemn festivals of the year.So in the afternoon, I went back to the city to pick up my mother and sister back to their hometown, and they were gone within [-] hours.

　　Sorry ヽ()!!!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)