From today on is the king

Chapter 556. 555. I like playing center most
The day for Liu Mang, Stockton and Karl Malone to train together is here again. This time, it was very early, mainly after the finals, after the time for expiring free agents to contact other managements was opened, several groups of people have come to find them.

This year, Shuangsha went to Stockton's hometown of Spokane, Washington to train in the gymnasium of Spokane Community College.

Spokane Community University is the only university in Spokane. It is the second largest city in Washington State. The entire urban area of ​​Spokane has only 17 people, and the entire Spokane City has only more than 20 people. It is similar to Salt Lake City. The white population accounts for more than 90.00% of the city. The economy is developed and the public security is good.

The two old men change places every other year and take their families to each other’s hometown to train. This is the habit of the two. They have already settled in Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City is probably one of the cities with the highest security in the United States. Because Salt Lake City is mainly composed of white people, the chance of danger is relatively low, but both of them still go back to their hometown for training for two or three months every summer.

Liu Mang came to Spokane on June 6th and trained with Stockton and Ma Long for three days. Ma Long continued to teach Liu Mang some skills to get rid of the defense in the middle distance, and how to use Liu Mang's unusual elbow strength to deal with defensive players.

On the afternoon of July 7rd, the last training session was over. Before the three of them took a shower and were about to leave, Liu Mang suggested to take a stroll around the school. After shopping for a while, the three of them came to the playground of Spokane Community College to rest, and they were about to leave later.

Many universities in the United States only have classes for six or seven months a year, and the Spokane Community College is already on vacation in early June, so there is no congestion, and the popularity of Ma Long and Liu Mang is still good.

"Ace, why didn't you call Boozer from your team? Aren't you two nicknamed Little Shuangsha?" Stockton asked.

Liu Mang responded, "Carlos? He went back to Germany. He saved money this year and moved to the North Rhine in West Germany. After the season, he returned home to help repair the house and take care of his sick daughter."

Liu Mang sometimes thinks that people in Europe and the United States are very magical, and every old man is very strong, from cutting down trees and moving bricks to repairing houses, to sewing clothes, trousers, and embroidery needles.

Boozer is really a caring person. Thanks to being selected in the first round and playing well as Liu Mang's teammate, he has won the favor of some Chinese sponsors. His image is wild enough. He has endorsed some tires and trucks.

"Is that so, what a pity." Stockton finished silent.

Ma Long has been talking very little, and he hasn't spoken for a long time.

Liu Mang struggled for a long time, but he still asked, "John, Karl, will you guys still play next season?"

Hearing Liu Mang's words, Stockton and Malone both laughed.

Stockton smiled and asked, "What's wrong?"

Stockton didn't answer, but asked back, which made Liu Mang not know how to speak.

Both of them are people with strong self-esteem. Liu Mang came to Spokane so excitedly, but when it was time to speak, he was a little confused.

Seeing the half-hearted smiles of the two, Liu Mang gritted his teeth and said straight: "John, Karl, come to our team. We have the best lineup and the best team atmosphere, and the only thing missing is an experienced leader!"

Stockton seemed to have anticipated the purpose of Liu Mang's visit this time. He smiled and said, "I see, Ace, I'll rest for a while. When you come to see me next time, I think I'll think about it. Carl, how about you?"

What is this answer?Yes?Still don't agree?

Liu Mang looked at Malone following Stockton's line of sight, but Malone remained silent.

Stockton watched Malone's silence, closed his mouth and sighed, and said to Liu Mang: "Okay, let's go back, Ace, you are very busy in summer, go back tomorrow, I will rest for two months, try to stay away from basketball for a while, and then consider whether to play next season."

Liu Mang could only respond, and followed the two towards the parking lot...

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During the few days when Liu Mang went to Spokane, the free market opened, and the salary cap for next season was announced. Due to some factors, the salary cap was a little bit higher than the original, reaching more than 4952 million dollars.

Stephen Jackson, who overwhelmed Turkoglu, Malik Rose and others for the Spurs last season, played an unprecedented calm performance. Under Popovich, Stephen Jackson, who was abandoned after being selected in 1997 and wandering around, became humble and hardworking. He averaged 12 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2 assists per game.

Just after the end of this season, Stephen Jackson and 100 million contracts for two years in two years have also expired. Many teams throwing olive branches for Stephen Jackson. In the end, when the free market opened on July 7st, Stephen Jackson chose to join the Detroit piston with the largest amount of money and the shortest contract. The contract of the player option is of course, it is an oral agreement. The official signing of the contract will not be officially reached until the free market freezing period of the 1 -day free market.

Although it is a verbal agreement, the NBA is still a place where there is a high probability of credibility. A verbal agreement is basically equivalent to a signing.

Free market signing is a verbal agreement, but there is no such restriction in the formal trading market.

On the same day, the Spurs and the 76ers reached a deal. The Spurs sent Glenn Robinson's expiring contract in the final year and got the 76ers' Derek Coleman's partially guaranteed contract of only 180 million.

Then the Spurs announced the layoff of Derek Coleman, and Derek Coleman became a free agent.

The 76ers ate Glenn Robinson, basically it is clear that the next season will be bad. Allen Iverson's surgery will take about seven or eight months to heal, and it will be in the middle of the season by then. Therefore, the media's speculation about the 76ers' transaction is that they are learning from the Raptors last season.

The Clippers exploded in the frontcourt and just picked another center. They once again gave up several former high-ranking rookies, let go of sugar man Olowokandi and Lamar Odom's home team renewal clause, and the two became free agents.

After the Spurs vacated space, they reached a deal with the Lakers and exchanged Steve Kerr from the Lakers to Robert Horry. Then the Lakers and Steve Kerr bought out the contract, and Steve Kerr announced his retirement in Los Angeles.

and also……

These were small transactions and signings. On July 7th, Liu Mang had just returned to Atlanta, and the signing that really affected the league came!

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Liu Mang looked at Kwame Brown, Korver, Rasheed Wallace, and Willie Green, who were playing with Jimmy Jr. on the training ground, and these new teammates who had just joined for a medical checkup. He thought that when he got home in the morning, he received a call from Raheem and heard the news. It was time to come.

上赛季场均19分3板8助攻1.4抢断的联盟最好的控卫之一的加里-佩顿宣布以两年1037万的全额中产加盟洛杉矶湖人队。

The combination of Payton, Kobe, and O'Neal is crazy in the league. Payton still had a career-high salary of 1264 million last season. According to the estimates of some team management, such as the Eagles, it is possible to sign Payton with a short-term contract of at least tens of millions or a long-term contract of around 800 million.

Payton chose to cut his salary to join the Lakers to form the Big Three combination, which shattered his glasses all over the place.

Liu Mang came to the Phillips Arena to report hookup with Coach Kruger after he was in Atlanta from Spokane. No, it was the result of inviting Shuangsha to join him. He did not expect to receive this news while driving to the Phillips Arena.

Liu Mang probably understood why Ma Long was silent yesterday.

Probably Peyton has come to find them first!
Liu Mang is a bit regretful, but there is no way to do it, maybe it will be time to compete on the highest stage!
Thinking about it, Liu Mang was a little excited.

It's just that Liu Mang thinks it's impossible for Stockton to go to the Lakers, so let's fight for it when the time comes!

Regrets are regrets, Liu Mang didn't feel much lost, and Ma Long didn't win it, so it doesn't matter, the depth of the Eagles' power forward position is leveraged.

However, Liu Mang still won a team signing position for Stockton. Now the Eagles have Liu Mang, Jason Terry, Prince, Korver, Raheem, Barnes, Willie Green, Rasheed Wallace, Muhammad, Ratliff, Kevin Willis, Kwame Brown, Boozer, a total of 13 people, and two reinforcements.

Mainly the point guard’s backup and the veteran who will hold the line. If Stockton can be obtained, both problems will be solved. Just find a backup point guard on the bench when Stockton needs to rest.

Liu Mang originally planned to go home after the report, pack up his things, and return to China in two days, but by chance, he saw a few new teammates who came to the team to report for the physical examination on July 7th, and stayed to say hello.

Rasheed Wallace is very familiar with him. After seeing Liu Mang, he hooked up and chatted. He expressed his excitement about playing with Liu Mang, and said that he was ready to renew his contract with the Eagles.

Salary cuts are also unavoidable. Next season Rasheed Wallace's salary will be as high as 1670 million. When the Eagles traded to Kwame Brown, they traded out the middle-class clauses before accepting Kwame Brown. Now his salary has reached more than 5460 million, and there is only a two-year special case of 2 million.

And Rasheed Wallace's own market is very bad. The Trail Blazers sold him before and couldn't sell him. This contract extension and salary cut are inevitable.

The two American rookies Jay Chou and Willie Green are standard American college students, and they are very good at doing things. When they saw Rasheed Wallace and Liu Mang, they ran up to help carry the bag.

As for Kwame-Brown, Liu Mang feels very special, without the feeling of being covered by dark clouds when they played against each other in the past two seasons, and everyone smiled when they saw it...

For Kwame Brown, who was always giggling when nothing happened, Liu Mang could probably understand Kwame Brown's mood, but the others looked terrified.

After warming up, the four new teammates completed the physical examination, passed the team doctor's examination and physical examination, and played with little Jimmy who often came to the team's training ground to practice after the holiday.

Rasheed Wallace played for a while and was about to leave. He still has to look for a house. The Eagles promised that he would not trade him again in the first season, which stabilized his anxiety about being traded. Now he is going to find a place to live in Atlanta for the next year. As for the things after this season, he has to slowly consider it during this season, from the degree of his integration in the team, his own performance, etc.

"Ace, I'm leaving, give me a ride, I'll go to the Hilton Hotel." Rasheed Wallace came to rub the car with a hippie smile.

"...Don't you know how to buy a car? I heard that yours has been here for several days!" Liu Mang said angrily.

"Wait a minute, I'll buy it when I renew the contract. Isn't it poor now, and I still have to rent a house." Rasheed Wallace didn't care about Liu Mang's anger at all.

"...You will be the highest paid in our team next season!" Liu Mang reluctantly took a car-rider to the parking lot, but he didn't expect that one day he would also be rubbed by the car.

As for Kwame Brown, Willie Green and Korver, they still have to stay. On the team's plane at night, Mike Woodson will take the three of them to the summer league.

As the No. [-] pick, he has played for two seasons and still needs to play in the summer league. Liu Mang feels that Kwame Brown is really pitiful.

But Kwame Brown himself is very happy, leaving Jordan is a good start for him!

Liu Mang really likes Rasheed Wallace's completely different personalities on and off the court. Although his appearance is a bit rough, this kind of personality is really good. If it weren't for the fact that the Blazers all have big contracts, Rasheed Wallace would not be rejected there.

Everyone else in the family wants a big contract, only Rasheed Wallace can negotiate. When he renewed his contract with the Trail Blazers in 98, because he was a rookie before 98, he had no renewal clause for his home team.

Now when the Blazers and others renew their contracts, they use Rasheed Wallace to lower the price. Rasheed Wallace is excluded in the Blazers locker room.

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Phillips Arena parking lot.

Rasheed Wallace was amazed at Liu Mang's red Lamborghini, but he didn't expect Liu Mang to like red cars.

When getting into the car, Liu Mang thought of something and asked, "By the way, Rashid, aren't you willing to play as a center forward? Sometimes our team may need you to play as a center forward."

Rasheed Wallace didn't expect Liu Mang to ask this question, he was stunned for a moment, and replied with a sly smile: "Who did you hear that from, Ace? I like playing center forward the most!"

"..." Liu Mang seemed to see a fox who single-handedly sent him away from Portland Prison!The main reason is that this smile is as magical as a certain number 21 who can't control his expression.

(End of this chapter)