I'm not really a brutalist striker

Chapter 223 223. The free market with sudden changes!Reinforcement for the Eagles!Leave and join!
At the beginning of July, the summer league officially started. The summer league is a competition jointly established by various teams to discover new players and train rookies.

Although Suter is only a second-year rookie in name, as the youngest finals MVP in NBA history, Suter naturally does not need to participate in such low-intensity games, but the two rookies just selected by the Eagles in the draft this year Josh - Smith and Anderson - Varejao two will participate.

Suter, who has a lot of free time, often goes to the sidelines to watch the two people's games, which makes Josh Smith and Varejao feel very excited. They are like a wild beast in heat and can't stop at all. Play a wonderful personal performance in front of your idol.

夏季联赛前两场，老鹰的对手分别是雄鹿和凯尔特人，整体实力不算很强，约什-史密斯也展现出了极强的身体素质，在这两场比赛里分别砍下17分8篮板2助攻2抢断3封盖，和21分9篮板1助攻2抢断5封盖。

Varejao's words are probably due to the unacceptable reasons. The performance in the first two games was quite satisfactory, averaging 7 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists per game, and his performance was not too dazzling.

But on the defensive end, Varejao showed excellent defensive awareness, and often used actor-level flops to cause opponents to commit offensive offenses, all of which were seen by Suter.

Although the performance of the summer league does not explain everything, many rookies cut melons and vegetables in the summer league, but their performance was sluggish in the regular season, but the talent and explosiveness displayed by Josh Smith still made the Eagles management excited. It seems to see the second Suter is rising in Atlanta.

As the head star of the Eagles, Suter didn't mean to put on airs in front of the rookies. He didn't bully the rookies at all. Instead, he gave Josh Smith and Varejao a lot of opinions. Smith and Varejao began to respect Souter more and more, and they had already put themselves in the position of bag-carrying younger brother, following Souter's lead and leading, and they didn't think it was a shameful thing at all.

That is to say, Jacqui Vaughan, Suter’s former number one bag carrier, will leave the team after receiving a big contract this summer. Otherwise, Vaughn will definitely feel nervous when he sees this situation, for fear that his position as the "number one brain fan" will be lost by these two guys. snatch away.

There is no way, all walks of life are too complicated now, and even the industry of the younger brother is advancing one after another. Josh Smith and Varejao praised Souter too well, and let Souter sit on the sidelines and watch the game happily all the time. , In a sense, being able to coax the team boss so happy is also an ability.

After watching several games between the two in a row, Suter probably has a general judgment on the strength of Smith and Varejao in their rookie season. , Smith's explosive power far surpassing the rookies of the same class, and Varejao's consciousness far surpassing the rookies of the same class will all become the help for the Eagles to defend their title in the new season.

I am very satisfied with the management's selection of these two players in the draft. The next step is to see how the team operates in the free market. As long as the reinforcements are in place, the Eagles will definitely be the league's biggest favorite in the new season. Once the halberd falls into the sand in the free market, the new season of the Eagles will be in danger.

It is very difficult for Souter and Stephen Jackson alone to lead the team to compete for the championship. Souter needs helpers, and the Eagles also need to find helpers for Souter. This is a problem that any team will encounter if it wants to defend the championship. .

Although Souter has often appeared in the summer league to watch his younger brother’s games these days, he has kept in touch with other teammates and kept abreast of the changes in the team’s lineup. The team wants to defend the championship next season. It will not work without good teammates .

Steve Nash was poached by the Phoenix Suns, and he will be partnered with another Brutalist striker "Small Bully" Stoudemire in the new season.

The goal of the Suns is also to compete for the championship. They offered Nash a five-year long-term contract with a high salary of 8500 million US dollars. Facing this contract, the Eagles have no strength to match, and Nash has no reason to refuse.

In the parallel world, Nash also joined the Suns this summer, but the team paid Nash a salary of 6500 million for five years. Now, Nash has just followed the Eagles to win the NBA championship, and his worth has naturally risen accordingly.

Even though Nash's performance in the finals was not eye-catching and did not provide much help to Souter, his value was still increased by a full 2000 million compared with himself in the same period. This is the benefit of star players winning the championship with the team.

In fact, it is not that the Eagles have no salary space to match Nash's contract, but if they do so, the team's total salary will be ridiculously high, there will be no extra room to sign other players, and they will even pay a lot of luxury next season Tax, only the basic salary of veterans can be used to supplement the vacancies in other positions.

After unanimous discussion by the management and the opinions obtained from Souter, the general manager of the Eagles, Rick Sander, believes that Nash is not irreplaceable in the team's tactical system. Instead of spending all the money on him alone, It is better to seek reinforcement in the free market.

With Suter's style of play becoming more and more comprehensive, the Eagles are now less dependent on the pick-and-roll connection between the point guard and Suter. Suter has proved in the finals that he has the ability to become a The attacker with the ball, or even the first support point.

According to Suter's meaning, the Eagles should sign a player with excellent defensive ability at the position of point guard in the new season, so that the Eagles will not have too obvious defensive loopholes in each position, even if the player's personal strength Not as strong as Nash, the Hawks' chemical reaction in the new season will not be too bad.

Even when the team's overall defensive efficiency improves, the Hawks' overall strength is likely to be stronger than keeping Steve Nash.

Under the repeated questioning of general manager Rick Sander, Suter also provided his own opinions to the management, hoping that the team can sign a free agent Tyronn Lue during the offseason, and he will be the team's leader in the new season. The starting number one.

Tyronn Lue's personal strength is naturally not comparable to Steve Nash, but Tyronn Lue is definitely one of the best defensive point guards in the active league.

The most important thing is that Tyronn Lue's worth is cheap enough. Signing him will not affect the Eagles' subsequent reinforcement operations. Compared with Steve Nash's contract, Tyronn Lue's contract is like scraps.

And once the Eagles decide to throw an olive branch to Tyronn Lue, Director Lu has no reason to refuse the contract offered by the defending champion. Anyway, the value of which team he joins is almost the same. Joining the Eagles is likely to make his value skyrocket. Even if Tyronn Lue takes the initiative to cut his salary, he will definitely choose the Eagles first.

Last season, Tyronn Lue served as the starting point guard for the Orlando Magic. He averaged 10.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1 steal per game, shooting 44.5% from the field and 39.1% from the three-point range. A reliable and inexpensive helper.

Parallel world Tyronn Lue joined the Houston Rockets during this offseason with an annual salary of $150 million. In fact, based on his data last season, he should get a more lucrative contract than this, but the Magic is the last in the league. The data of the players coming out of here is too watery, which has also become the main reason why Tyronn Lue can't get a big contract.

Suter still likes the player Tyronn Lue very much. His offensive ability with the ball on the court is average, but his three-point shooting is very reliable.And he has a mad dog-like spirit on the defensive end, and his invisible biting and entanglement can be called the "poor version" of Smart.

Suter's offensive methods have become more and more comprehensive now. He no longer needs a point guard and himself to play pick-and-roll and cut to the basket like when he first entered the league. A player like Ginnis who can only pass the ball or a player like Cole who can only shoot three-pointers is better off looking for a 3D player like Tyronn Lue who is in the first position.

In this way, the Eagles can still put their salary space mainly on signing other stars. The signing with Tyronn Lue will not affect the Eagles' follow-up operations, which can be called a perfect leak.

Regarding Suter’s opinion, Rick Sander agreed very much, and has sent someone to negotiate with Tyronn Lue. If there is no accident, Tyronn Lue will become a member of the defending champion Eagles in the new season .

As for another star player, Rasheed Wallace, he was poached by his old rival, the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons offered Wallace a five-year contract of 5 million, which was comparable to Steve Nash and also cheaper than the same time. During this period, his worth has skyrocketed a lot.

For these two contracts, the Eagles do not have enough ability to match, because the side effects after matching are particularly obvious. After careful consideration, the Eagles decided to let Nash and Wallace go, and intend to seek reinforcements in the free market and strive to use the lowest payment. In exchange for the highest return.

Moreover, Rasheed Wallace is 30 years old, and he exposed the hidden danger of declining strength in last year's playoffs. For the Eagles management that did not even match Steve Nash's contract, Rasheed De Wallace's contract is even more unlikely to match, otherwise it is very likely to become a poison contract.

After all, no one can guarantee what kind of competitive state Wallace will be able to maintain two years later. The risk is too high and the return is too low. The Eagles, who are determined to defend their title, will naturally not take such a risk.

Moreover, the confrontation with the Los Angeles Lakers in the finals also fully exposed the shortcomings of the Eagles' lack of interior configuration. Although the interior twin towers composed of Rasheed Wallace and Suter are the best in the league in offensive ability, they are not good at defending tank centers. But he was powerless and unable to achieve a reasonable defensive allocation.

Last year, if it wasn't for Rebrascia who stepped forward at a critical moment, Wallace and Suter would have been dug out by the "big shark" O'Neill with a high probability.

So in the new season, when the Eagles choose a starting center, they will definitely consider a powerful insider, rather than an agile player like Souter and Josh Smith. The Eagles have enough agile players, and what they need now is strength. .

In addition, "Big Bamboo" Bradley, Jacqui Vaughan and Josh Davis have also left. Except for Bradley who is on the verge of retiring, Vaughn and Davis Both received a lucrative contract.

The former signed a two-year $400 million contract with the New Jersey Nets, and the latter signed a two-year $76 million contract with the Philadelphia 700ers.In this regard, the Eagles management and players also sent blessings to the two. The two goods can be regarded as hard work, and finally tasted the taste of millions of dollars.

Originally, the veteran Wesley Person planned to retire after getting the championship ring, but under the constant persuasion of the management and Suter, Person decided to stay and play for another year. As for the contract, the basic salary of the veteran is naturally, Basically, it will not take up the salary space of the Eagles.

Although the old Person's speed has long been unable to keep up with the current young people, his three-pointers can become the firefighters of the Eagles at critical moments.The most important thing is that Person has a wealth of experience in the playoffs. After entering the playoffs, the young Eagles need such a veteran player to sit in the post. Just like last year, he and Suter share the important task of uniting the locker room.

Chris Crawford chose to cut his salary and renew his contract. Crawford felt that he was very comfortable playing in the Eagles and was unwilling to play in another environment.

He almost became an undercover agent in last year's finals, and his worth has not risen significantly. The offers offered by other teams are not much different from the Hawks, with an annual salary of about 500 million US dollars, so Crawford decided to stay with the Hawks. The team attacked and defended the title together.

The sign of the defending champion has also attracted veteran players to take the initiative to cut their salaries to join. Darryl Armstrong, who played for the Hornets last season, is in contact with the Eagles management, hoping to join the team with a veteran's basic salary. Impact champion.

In this regard, the Eagles management did not refuse, and was very interested in the olive branch offered by Armstrong. Even though the veteran Armstrong will be 36 years old in the new season, he averaged 11 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1.6 points per game last season. He provided a lot of offensive firepower on the bench, which can be called a sixth-man level performance.

In the new season, Armstrong is one year older, and his competitive state may decline, but signing him with a veteran's basic salary is definitely a guaranteed deal.

The Eagles are originally a team that is good at playing fast breaks, and Armstrong is also a master of chaos. The combination of the two sides is great news.

In addition, Brent Barry, a perimeter veteran who played for the Seattle SuperSonics last season, also took the initiative to express his willingness to cut his salary to join the Eagles.

The 33-year-old Brent Barry has been the starter for the Seattle SuperSonics last season, averaging 11 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game. It is as high as 50.4%, which is one of the players with the highest three-point shooting percentage in the league.

Brent Barry is 1 meters tall and weighs 98 kilograms. He is mainly a shooting guard on the court. His joining is definitely a surprise for the Eagles. Like this kind of signings with almost no cost, the Eagles general manager Rick Sander is simply The joy is blooming, and I can't wait to have such a strong veteran player voluntarily cut his salary to join the team every day, so that the team's strength has been improved, and it can save a lot of money to chase other stars to join.

The biggest good news is that the Eagles are currently chasing Al Harrington, who played for the Indiana Pacers last season and ranked second on the best sixth man list, and Harrington is also very happy about joining the Eagles. Interested, the two parties are currently discussing the specific contract amount, and there is a high chance that the signing can be made.

Al Harrington, who played for the Pacers last season, averaged 14 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1.2 steals per game. He shot 47.3% from the field. He performed very comprehensively on both ends of the offense and defense, and did not have too obvious weaknesses. .

His best skills are breakthroughs and mid-range shots. He can swing between the 3rd and 4th positions. He can defend both the speed striker and the strength striker. It is a bit similar to Thaddeus Young and Jeff- Green two.

Parallel world Harrington only signed a two-year contract worth 1500 million US dollars during this offseason, with an average annual salary of around 750 million US dollars, while the Eagles are labeled as the defending champions, and it is very likely that they will only spend around 650 million. The annual salary can win Al Harrington.

This signing is definitely the biggest surprise for the Hawks this offseason. Harrington is worth 2.5 times cheaper than Wallace when his overall strength is not inferior to Rasheed Wallace. Good things are hard to find with a lantern, so it's no wonder the Eagles management is excited about it.

And Suter also knows some inside stories that others don't know. The young Al Harrington still has a lot of potential that has not been tapped. It is from the next season that Harrington gradually enters the peak of his career. visible improvement.

So the Eagles are definitely making money by signing this contract. Let alone a mere $700 million, even giving Harrington an annual salary of tens of millions is not considered a rubbish contract.It's just that the Eagles management will not be so stupid as to take the initiative to raise the salary if they can spend less money. Therefore, regarding Harrington's signing, the Eagles and Suter, who are aiming to defend their title, are destined to be winners.

As for the center position, the two players that the Eagles have the most contact with are Mehmet Okur and free agent Drogbiak from Montenegro.

The Eagles have extremely high requirements for center players. This player must not only have the strength to defend against "Shark" O'Neal, but also must have the ability to shoot three-pointers on the offensive end.

This kind of center is not easy to find in this era, and the Eagles finally locked Mehmet Okur and Pedrag Drobiak after a large-scale mobilization.

However, compared to the latter, Okur's current social status is too high. In this free agent battle, he has been fired by the Utah Jazz with an annual salary of tens of millions. This contract is absolutely worthless in Rick Sander's view. After all Okur averaged less than 10 points per game last season. It is not wise to give him a contract with an annual salary of tens of millions and cause the team to pay a lot of luxury tax.

So after the Utah Jazz stepped in, the Eagles have basically given up on chasing Mehmet Okur, and turned their attention to the "throwback" who came from Bijelo Polje, Montenegro like "Uncle Mu". Tough guy" Drobiak.

德罗比亚克身高2米11，体重125公斤，上个赛季效力于西部的洛杉矶快船，在场均仅登场15分钟的情况下就能交出6分4篮板和0.5次封盖。

As for why he was called a "returning tough guy", because Drobiac's body was covered with hair, and the dense black hair looked like a savage. Those who didn't know thought that this guy was going to return to his ancestors.

As a center with an annual salary of only 400 million yuan, Drogbiak not only possesses extremely powerful strength, but also has a good three-point shooting ability. In his peak season, Drogbiak averaged 10 points and 4 rebounds per game And 1 assist, including 35.6% of the three-pointers.

As a center, Drogbiak's biggest shortcoming is that his ability to protect rebounds is poor, and his ability to protect the frame is also lower than the average level of the league at the same position. Simply put, he has a simple mind and well-developed limbs. No slot awareness.

In this day and age, a center player who can't rebound and block shots is an absolute disaster. This also makes Drogbiak uninterested in the free market. No team is willing to sign such a center because he looks How much is somewhat nondescript meaning.

But the Eagles are a team that mainly focuses on outside offense and bombarding fast breaks. The ability of center players to protect rebounds and block shots is not as strict as other teams require. In the team's trial training, it proved that his three-point shooting did not decline significantly, and he was healthy and had no potential injuries. The Eagles were willing to give him a chance.

Give him a chance to serve as the starting center in the defending champion in the new season, and give him a chance to follow the team to the championship in the new season.

(End of this chapter)