NBA: I am the god of basketball

Chapter 150 Magic General Manager: Wang Chao did it all
After the Magic signed three new players in early July, they did not take any action for the time being. After the grand championship parade, the team officially disbanded and entered the summer offseason vacation.

Regarding the three-stroke operation of the Magic, the evaluation given by the media is relatively high. Jamal Crawford himself is a player with outstanding strength and is widely favored.

Although Channing Frye and Trevor Ariza don't show off their talents, they fit well with the Magic's tactical system. The three of them can fill Turkoglu's vacancy very well, and on a certain basis, they have also strengthened The Magic's bench depth is relatively thin.

Only a few days later, a trade between the New Jersey Nets and the Cleveland Cavaliers triggered a series of follow-up events.

On July 7, the Nets finally found a home for Carter.

The Cleveland Cavaliers sent Big Z Jedrunas Ilgauskas, Daniel Gibson, and traded from the Nets for All-Star guard Vince Carter.

Once the news of the transaction was announced, it immediately caused shock in the alliance.

The Cavaliers are really willing to spend a lot of money, and finally spent huge sums of money to form the Big Three configuration of James + O'Neal + Carter. Although O'Neal and Carter are already at the end of their careers, they are still there. James, the Cavaliers instantly became the favorites to win the new season!
This is not over yet, the Nets who traded for Big Z announced a buyout agreement with Big Z a few days later.

The Nets originally wanted to overthrow and rebuild, and the team itself has a center Brook Lopez who wants to be cultivated and has great potential. Naturally, he will not be interested in Big Z with a salary of more than 1000 million.

The show operation came. After reaching a buyout agreement with the Nets, Big Z immediately turned around and rejoined the Cavaliers, and the contract amount was only 300 million US dollars. Considering the strength of Big Z, this contract is enviably cheap.

Although limited by the league's regulations, it will take a month for Big Z to re-sign the contract extension with the Cavaliers, but this is not important. As long as the two parties reach an agreement, then the matter can be concluded.

In other words, the Cavaliers are equivalent to paying only one Daniel Gibson and getting an All-Star guard from the Nets for nothing.

Shady!This is a naked shady scene!

The fans of all the teams in the league are angry, and they don't play like this?Gibson for Carter alone?

No matter how ordinary Carter's performance in the past two years is, he is still a star with a stable contribution of 20+5+5 per game. If he just gave it to the Cavaliers for nothing, how can other teams play?
While the Cavaliers were being questioned, the Nets management's behavior that could be described as brain-dead was also being sprayed.

The Nets management, who didn't want to take the blame, immediately said that we just want to free up salary space. Carter's contract has three years left, and the price of buying out is much higher than Big Z's one-year contract.

Besides, regarding Carter's trade, the Cavaliers are not the only team we are talking about. Just half a month ago, we almost reached an agreement with the Magic to exchange Carter for Pietrus and Tony Batty of the Magic.

As soon as this remark came out, it was the turn of the Magic team management to scold their mothers.

Damn, why did you bring me?
Now, everyone understands that the Magic's bargaining chip for Jamal Crawford can be traded for Carter?
Although the performances of Crawford and Carter were similar last season, their social status is very different. One is a top superstar who has a huge fan base and has been elected to the All-Star vote three times. The performance is based on the data generated by the Knicks, Warriors and other bottom teams, and the real strength is doubtful.

Why did the Magic choose Crawford over the seemingly stronger and more recognizable Carter?Is it just because Crawford is cheaper than Carter?

Soon a reporter found an opportunity to interview Magic general manager Smith, and the other party's answer was imaginative.

"We were very interested in Vince Carter from the beginning. The team naturally didn't want to miss the opportunity to gather the Big Three lineup. If we get Carter, our chances of defending the title next season will undoubtedly become greater."

"However, in order to respect the current core players of the team, we still asked Wang and Dwight for their opinions before the transaction. Wang was skeptical about whether the arrival of Vince Carter could produce a good chemical reaction, and we also felt that There was a slight conflict between the two playing styles, and it happened that Wang came up with a very constructive idea, which made us change our minds."

The words of the general manager of the Magic reveal two pieces of information.

First, the management of the Magic team wanted to reach this deal at the beginning, but the deal failed because of Wang Chao.

Second, the Crawford deal between the Magic and the Warriors was proposed by Wang Chao.

Has the Magic's management attached so much importance to him?
Naturally, General Manager Smith revealed this intentionally. He couldn’t turn the tables like Wang Chao and directly tell reporters that everything was done by Wang Chao. I don’t want to listen to him.

If that is true, the conflict between the two will be directly on the table, and the final evolution result is that only one of them can stay in the Magic, and this person will most likely be Wang Chao.

Smith does not think that the team owner will give up Wang Chao, a promising future, because of him as a tool man who can be replaced by others at any time. This is also the main reason why he will choose to compromise because of Wang Chao's threat.

But as the general manager of a team, Smith cleverly used the art of language to induce things on Wang Chao.

Everyone now knows that the Magic's summer signings were all at the request of Wang Chao, and the Magic were forced to give up Vince Carter for this.

Once the performance of the Magic in the new season is disappointing, and even fails to defend the title, then Wang Chao, who insisted on rejecting Carter during the offseason, will become the biggest blame man!
Wang Chao's agent, Bill Duffy, realized Smith's intention as soon as the incident happened, and immediately called Wang Chao.

"Wang, I said that you shouldn't force the opponent in such a direct way. The situation is not good for you now. Once the Magic loses next season, you will be hated by most Orlando fans."

Listening to Bill Duffy's worried voice on the other side of the phone, Wang Chao smiled indifferently.

"How can you be so sure that the Magic will fail next season?"

Bill Duffy was stunned for a moment. The strong confidence revealed in Wang Chao's words made him not know how to answer for a while.

"Don't worry, maybe next season, the Magic will continue to advance all the way and successfully defend the championship, but the Cavaliers, which spent huge sums of money to build the Big Three, will encounter Waterloo, and the team will fall apart. Even their proud emperor It is also possible to pack up and run away."

Wang Chao said with a smile. "I'm still training, so I won't talk to you any more."

After hanging up the phone and wiping the sweat off his forehead, Wang Chao thought silently: "We need to speed up the training process, and try to hit everyone in the face after the new season starts!"

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The news that the Cavaliers almost prostituted a superstar is still brewing in the league, and at the same time, all teams in the league are also making trade reinforcements to prepare for the new season.

At the end of July, the Lakers reached a contract renewal agreement with the sixth man Lamar Odom, and the two sides signed a four-year annual salary of 7 million US dollars.

For Odom, who is not weaker than Turkoglu, the average annual salary of $825 million is definitely not high. Some teams are willing to pay him a higher salary. After all, Odom was only 09 in 30. Years old, with a few years left in his peak period, he can definitely get a contract worth tens of millions.

But Odom, who is used to the feasting life in Los Angeles, is naturally reluctant to leave the City of Angels, not to mention his favorite wife, Khloe Kardashian.

At this time, Odom has forgotten the unhappiness of the finals.

He loves Kohler, so of course he chooses to forgive her.

Besides, as I said before, Odom is not a good man and a believer, he may play more beautifully than Kohler Kardashian.

Choosing Odom, who has lowered his value, allowed the Lakers to successfully retain the main lineup of last season, which is the limit they can do.

The salary space of the Lakers in the 09-10 season can really be described as an explosion.

Kobe's salary will reach 2303 million US dollars, second only to McGrady's 2324 million US dollars, ranking second in the league.

Gasol's annual salary is also as high as 1645 million US dollars, and the early renewal agreement reached by Andrew Bynum and the Lakers will also take effect this season, with a starting salary of 1253 million US dollars.

Odom's first-year salary of 4 million after the 3300-year 750 million contract extension, Artest's 700 million, plus Fisher, Vujacic, Walton and other middle-class contracts of 500 million, the Lakers' new season is bright. I am afraid that the luxury tax fine will have to pay more than 2000 million.

The same sufferers are the Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets.

Cavaliers O'Neal 2000 million, James 1578 million, Carter 1630 million.

The Rockets McGrady 2324 million, Yao 1638 million, and Lewis 1600 million.

All in all, for the Celtics in the 08-09 season last season, Garnett earned US$2475 million, Pierce and Ray Allen both earned US$1800 million, and the situation was even worse. Nate's contract expires, and the re-signed contract with the Celtics also has an appropriate salary cut, 3 million for 5130 years, and the salary for the 09-10 season will be reduced to 1630 million US dollars, giving the Celtics a big return. A mouthful of blood, otherwise the team wouldn't even be able to carry out the summer signings.

Therefore, the combination of the Big Three is not so easy to form, and it needs to pay a huge price, and if the Big Three is formed and fails to win the championship, it will be even more lost.

The current Celtics are actually facing such a dilemma.

It has been two seasons since the formation of the Big Three, but the Celtics have lost to the Eastern Conference Finals for two consecutive seasons. If the Celtics cannot surpass the Magic and win the championship in the next third season, the team is afraid that will fall apart.

This can be seen from the details of Garnett's contract extension with the Celtics.

Garnett chose a 2+1 contract, and the player option for the third year is obviously already reserved for himself

If the Celtics are still unable to win the championship in the next two years, I am afraid that Garnett will hurry up and join a team capable of winning the championship while he can still catch some tails at the end of his peak. Fight.

For a player like Garnett who has the regular season MVP and desperately needs a championship to elevate his historical status, his desire for a championship far exceeds that of many people.

The above few transactions are the transactions worth mentioning during the offseason, and the rest are just small, insignificant small transactions, so let’s not mention them.

For most players in the league, the holidays have truly arrived.

Howard went to Hawaii for vacation early, accompanied by beauties on the beach, and had a great time.

He knew that Wang Chao chose to practice extra during the offseason, but this time he didn't go to practice with Wang Chao like he did in the summer of 07. He was really afraid of Wang Chao's desperate Saburo training.

Wang Chao didn't care, anyway, Howard relied on his body. He was still young, had not suffered serious injuries, and was still at the peak of his career in the past few seasons. It was enough to continue to show dominance at the basket.

Besides, as a player, Howard, although he is optimistic and loves to play, he is still serious enough in training. This can be seen from Howard's leaner muscles when he lost weight later. He can't practice anything else, but in terms of physical training, he will not be lazy.

As for Wang Chao, with the passing of July, his first phase of training has also temporarily ended.

The main direction of Wang Chao's first stage of training is his passing ability.

For a whole month, Wang Chao did two things.

First, further strengthen and improve the passing ability value.

Second, adapt to the vision of God's perspective.

After a month, under a lot of training, Wang Chao successfully increased his passing ability from 86 to 92, and the total increase was 6 points.

Although there is only one value of passing ability, it is much more complicated and difficult to train than shooting.

After all, like CIC, although it is specifically divided into three items: open CIC, dribble CIC and disturbed CIC, these three items can be classified into the same training program and carried out at the same time, and the growth of ability value is also complete. Synchronous.

But the pass is different, it is only a single training, and the training also includes a variety of training directions, including but not limited to moving pass, long pass, ground pass, high throw pass , Alley-oop passes, fancy passes, etc., plus Wang Chao does not have the passing talent similar to that of a sharpshooter to improve the effect of shooting training, it is much more difficult to improve than imagined.

On the other hand, the reason why Wang Chao practiced a pass for a whole month is also related to his adapting to God's perspective during training.

(End of this chapter)