NBA: I am the god of basketball

Chapter 262 A little angel is born, let's call her Wang Ke'er!
The Heat failed to keep James. When James announced his return to the Cavaliers, he immediately began to take remedial measures, renewing the contract with power forward Chris Bosh with 5 million for 1.18 years, and finally left an All-Star player for the team.

Wade will definitely stay on the team, so the Heat who keep Bosh can still use the maximum salary originally reserved for James to chase a big-name player in the free market and re-form the Big Three, even if the new version of the Big Three is not as competitive. James was so strong when he was there, and at least he was able to allow the Heat to continue to maintain their position as a powerful Eastern Conference.

At the same time, with James returning to the Cavaliers, the waters of free agency have become more muddy and chaotic.

Some highly purposeful teams don't care about these at all, and choose to go directly to poach people. The goal of most of these teams is of course the Houston Rockets, the strongest in the league.

The Boston Celtics took the lead and offered Rockets guard Isaiah Thomas $4 million over four years, with an average annual salary of $3600 million.

In the past three years of the Rockets, Thomas Jr. has almost always served as the team's backup point guard position. In fact, the playing time and opportunities are not many, but in the short playing time, he can always play impressively. One bright thing, his height of 1 meters did not affect his offensive power on the field. On the contrary, the agility and agility brought by his short stature are the main reliance for his survival on the field.

This season, Thomas Jr. played about 21 minutes per game as a substitute, contributed 9.6 points and 3.7 assists per game, shot 44% from the field and 37.3% from the three-point range. Given enough playing time for him, his statistics will definitely improve further .

As a point guard, Thomas Jr.'s only shortcoming is that his height makes him a black hole on the defensive end. As long as he is on the court, his opponents can easily score offensively.

The Celtics will offer Thomas Jr., of course, taking into account the physical condition of the team's core player Rondo who has been injured continuously in the past two years.

In the two seasons of 12-13 and 13-14, Rondo could only play more than 30 games per season on average. The youngest, most potential and talented guard around the Big Three in the past is now 28 years old, and he has not played in his peak period. For the remaining few years, the Celtics' move is just in case. If Rondo can return to his peak form in the next season, then whether Thomas Jr. serves as Rondo's substitute or appears on the field at the same time as Rondo It's not impossible, once Rondo is no longer qualified for the team's starting position, the Celtics with Thomas Jr. will not be too passive.

The same is the butterfly effect. Thomas Jr. joined the Celtics half a season in advance. The strongest 175 on the surface is likely to rise again in the Celtics.

In the Rockets' Thomas Jr., his life trajectory is definitely not as good as when he was selected by the Kings. After all, he was also the main starter when he was in the Kings. The data of 13 assists.

Suppressed by the high-quality talents in the Rockets team, Thomas Jr. averaged only about 10 points per game in the Rockets, but his exposure and recognition by the league were far better than Thomas Jr. in the original Kings.

Because in the Rockets, Thomas Jr. performed well in the playoffs many times, proving his role as a player with a height of 1 meters on the field, and no one can deny his contribution.

The Celtics' willingness to give a four-year $4 million contract is the best proof.

Don’t look at the tens of millions of contracts flying all over the league now, it seems crazy, but after all, it’s not the era when the new broadcast contract took effect in 16 and the salary cap skyrocketed. A contract with an average annual salary of 4 million in 900 years is not small, even if it’s Long’s multi-year salary. 1200 million only.

Seeing that the Celtics offered 4 million yuan for four years, other teams in the league immediately shrank back, gloating at the Rockets' reaction.

Thomas Jr. is a restricted free agent. As long as the Rockets choose to match the contract, Thomas Jr. can be forced to stay in the team, but the problem is 4 million in 3600 years, leaving a backup point guard who averages about 20 minutes per game. Is the deal a good deal?
It is definitely not cost-effective, so the Rockets directly chose to give up the match, without even procrastinating, and told Thomas Jr. and his agent directly that they would not choose to match the offer.

The Rockets' straightforward behavior made the Celtics a little confused. This doesn't fit the routine.

Wouldn't the Rockets be angry at all if they poached the wall like this?
As a small point guard with a height of 1 meters, Thomas Jr. was poached with a high salary, but after all, he was just unpopular. In contrast, another substitute player was the real snatch.

Chandler Parsons, with a height of 2 meters, has outstanding athletic ability and stable shooting. He is definitely a strong player in the forward position and has a bright future.

The reason why he plays as a substitute in most cases for the Rockets is simply because the Rockets have too many powerful strikers.

Leonard and Butler are both top players at the forward position.

This season, when the Rockets sent the starting lineup of the super five forwards, Parsons played as the starter most of the time, and there were only a very few games. Depending on the configuration of the opponent's inside players, the Rockets would send Middleton as the Shooting guard, let Leonard top the power forward position.

整个赛季出战74场比赛，首发出战49场的帕森斯场均可以打29.1分钟，场均可以得到10.4分3.4篮板2.1助攻的数据，投篮命中率48%，三分命中率39%。

Such high-quality strikers are naturally in demand in this era of strikers.

As soon as the free market opened, it immediately caused looting by many teams. Among them, the two most aggressive teams were the Miami Heat and the Dallas Mavericks.

On the one hand, there is the eastern tycoon who has lost James and continues to supplement the strength of the striker position, and the other is the veteran western team who has Harden and wants to strengthen the striker and further enhance the team's strength.

The Mavericks Chandler Parsons offered a three-year contract of 3 million US dollars, with an average annual salary of 4500 million, which was exactly the same as Cuban's quotation when he intercepted Hu Parsons in the original history.

But different from the original history, this time the Mavericks can offer this contract is already the limit, because the team has Harden and Tyson Chandler two big contracts of tens of millions, even if Nowitzki chooses Salary cut, the current annual salary is 800 million US dollars, and the Mavericks' salary space is only enough to open a 1500 million contract.

It's different with the Heat.

At the moment when Wade has not renewed his contract, the Rockets only renewed Bosh's contract, and the salary space is very abundant.

Originally, their biggest signing target was Anthony, whose contract with the New York Knicks expired, but obviously Anthony has no interest in Miami. The maximum salary of $5 million for 1.29 years.

Therefore, the Heat set their minds on the old rival Rockets.

Chandler Parsons' potential is not weaker than Leonard and Butler in the eyes of many outsiders. The reason why his playing time and possession of the ball are suppressed by the two is mainly because his defensive ability is not as good as the other two. Well, in terms of offense, he really might not be much weaker than those two.

So Pat Riley waved his hand and offered a 4-year contract of 6500 million yuan with an average annual salary of 1600 million yuan, which was absolutely full of sincerity.

In front of this contract, Chandler Parsons did not hesitate much, and chose to sign with the Heat decisively.

In a short period of time, the Rockets lost two generals, and Garnett, who was traded and left the team, suffered a great loss of strength.

But the Rockets really can only watch helplessly.

The combined salary of Wang Chao and Dayao is close to 4500 million US dollars, plus the contracts of several other players in the team, even if Garnett is traded to leave the team, the Rockets' salary still exceeds 6000 million.

If Chandler Parsons is re-signed with 1600 million, it will not be too far from the bottom line of the luxury tax. Next, the Rockets will definitely have to sign a few players to supplement the lineup. It is obviously not realistic to pay millions in luxury taxes.

Rockets owner Alexander can ignore the management of the team, but it is absolutely impossible for him to pay extra luxury tax and pay more money.

Alexander has only paid the luxury tax twice in the 20 years he has owned the Rockets. Even Wang Chao should not make an exception for him, and Wang Chao himself does not want to keep Chandler Parsons.

He is very clear that this tall, rich and handsome man has money in the real sense, so what is he afraid of.

Parsons, who got a big contract, will definitely perform poorly. This has nothing to do with injuries, but a problem with a player's professional attitude and professionalism.

From the very beginning, when Wang Chao chose Parsons, it was because of his three years of cheap labor. Naturally, he didn't feel bad at all when he was poached by the Heat with a high salary.

When the league looted the Rockets' championship potential players, Wang Chao was eagerly waiting.

Not long after, several people in medical uniforms opened the closed door.

Wang Chao's eyes lit up, and he hurried up to meet him.

"Congratulations, it's a girl, 7 pounds, mother and daughter are safe..."

Hearing what the medical staff said, Wang Chao breathed a sigh of relief.

In two lifetimes, this is the first time he has become a father, so it's hard to express how he feels.

Walking into the room, Miranda Kerr was lying on the bed with a slightly pale complexion, holding a pink and jade-carved baby.

"You've worked hard."

Wang Chao stepped forward and knelt down, held Miranda's hand and said.

Miranda smiled slightly, looked down at the child in her arms, her eyes were full of maternal love.

"This is our child, what would you say her name is?"

Wang Chao thought for a moment, and said, "How about Wang Ke'er, the same name as yours."

Although Wang Keer's English alphabet is different from Miranda Kerr's, the pronunciation is the same, and the Chinese literal translation is also the same.

This daughter will definitely look as beautiful and lovely as her mother, like a little angel who has fallen into the mortal world.

The little guy has just been born, and has already fallen asleep after crying. His sweet appearance can melt people's hearts.

Miranda's entire production process was carried out in the villa. Wang Chao hired the best medical team in Mi Mi to deliver her, including follow-up postpartum care and confidentiality measures.

It is said that this medical team has delivered many births to the family members of well-known wealthy politicians, and the price is naturally quite high, but for Wang Chao now, money is just a number, and there is no need to worry about it at all.

Accompanying Miranda and Xiao Keer is the most important thing for Wang Chao in the next period, even higher than the competition.

In 2014, it was time for the Men's Basketball World Cup to start again.

All members of the American Dream Team have gathered, including James, Durant, Howard and other top stars in the league. They have formed the strongest lineup in the history of the World Cup. revenge.

However, what the enthusiastic American dream team got was the news that Wang Chao was absent from the Men's Basketball World Cup.

Not only Wang Chao, but Dayao also missed the Men's Basketball World Cup. The reason is that his body needs a long-term recuperation after the fierce playoffs and cannot withstand the high-intensity confrontation of international competitions.

The two core players of the Huaguo men's basketball team all withdrew from the game, making the leader of the Huaguo men's basketball team the UAE.

The level of the UAE is not bad, but such a Huaguo men's basketball team is definitely not a strong international team.

Regarding the withdrawal of Wang Chao and Dayao, there are quite a lot of complaints in the country. How can this kind of thing that wins glory for the country be rejected?

But there are also rational fans who express their understanding. After all, after winning the Rio Olympics, Wang Chao said that the number of games played by the national team will be reduced in the future. Players who reach the finals play more than 20 high-intensity games per season on average than most players.

On the other hand, relying too much on the personal abilities of Wang Chao and Dayao, the Huaguo men's basketball team will face a situation where there will be no success. More.

Besides, taking a step back, Wang Chao and Dayao, as cross-age figures in the history of Huaguo basketball, have already brought two Olympic gold medals and a World Cup champion to Huaguo men's basketball team. Is it necessary to squeeze out the last sliver of use value of the two of them before giving up?

At this moment, the fans of Huaguo are still completely unaware of the seriousness of the matter, and they don't even realize what the result of the Huaguo men's basketball team would be without Wang Chao and Dayao.

There are even many confident fans who believe that even if Wang Chao and Dayao do not participate in the Men's Basketball World Cup, the Huaguo Men's Basketball team can at least qualify for the finals. After all, they are two-time Olympic champions and ranked No. [-] in the world. One of the "international strong teams"!
Even the voting results on some sports portal websites show that more than 57% of the people think that the Huaguo men's basketball team can reach the quarterfinals without Wang Chao and Dayao. 7% of the people are strong, and 3% think that the Huaguo men's basketball team can meet with the dream team in the finals.

Wang Chao was dumbfounded when he saw similar statistics.

Who exactly gave them confidence?Oh, it seems to be himself.

In the past few years, under the joint efforts of Wang Chao and Dayao, the Huaguo men's basketball team has achieved too dazzling results and too smooth sailing. These fans who have not experienced the darkest moments of the Huaguo men's basketball team may never imagine it. What is the real situation of the Huaguo men's basketball team without Wang Chao and Dayao.

(End of this chapter)