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Updated: 2013-06-05

After signing Kurt Thomas, the Seattle SuperSonics has 15 players under contract. In addition, Du Fei, who has been training with the team, has reached the requirement of a [-]-man roster. In terms of the trade plan, this is the lineup of the Seattle SuperSonics this season.

Through the summer trade, the Seattle SuperSonics first solved the problem of point guards. Now Earl Watson, Russell Westbrook and Jarrett Jack are three point guards. Height requires confrontation and confrontation, offense and offense, defense and defense, organization and organization, impact and impact, and experience and experience. It's a pity that these advantages are not in one person, or even in two people, but All in all, it's much better than last season.

However, on the forward and defensive line, it is still the same as last season, with more main players and less substitutes. Stephen and Kevin Durant are undoubtedly the starters, but among the substitute players, only Damien has been proven through actual combat. Wilkins, Du Fei's performance in training is not bad, but whether he can show such a good three-point ability in the game is still a bit doubtful. If Stephen and Durant are not injured, this problem is not a problem. Big, but with a long season and fierce confrontation, you can't guarantee that both players will be able to attend full time.

Fortunately, Jared Jeffries can play small forward, but if Stephen is absent, Jeffries plays small forward, and Durant plays shooting guard, then the Sonics will become the league's tallest forward and guard. One team, but a team is impossible without some problems. Presti has been looking for a long time, wanting to find a veteran player with experience who can help the team in this position, but the result has not been able to do so.

The remaining Coupard, Chris Wilcox, Nick Collinson, Serge Ibaka, Jerome James, Channing Frye and the newly signed Kurt Thomas are all inside players. Seven players in two positions is indeed a bit much, but after removing the unusable Jerome James, there are only six players left. An average of three players in one position is not too many, it can only be considered sufficient.

This huge inside group is also the envy of many teams. Coupard has now grown to [-] meters tall. In terms of height and tonnage, he can be regarded as a big center. Chris Wilcox and Kurt Thomas are both Known for their defense and lack of fear of confrontation, Channing Frye and Jared Jeffries are both close to seven feet tall, flexible, excellent in defense, and both have a certain outside three-point ability.

The remaining Nick Collinson is the perfect representative of a role player. When he has no chance to play, he sits on the sidelines without complaint. Once he has the opportunity to play, he will show himself conscientiously. With such a substitute player, there is absolutely no locker room problem.As for Serge Ibaka, as a rookie, he still can't see his ability.

However, such a lineup is still evaluated by Stephen as "sufficient manpower and insufficient ability". This is not Stephen's private evaluation, but what he said to Presti. Stephen found that if a team has two star-level inside players under the basket, such a team will be very difficult to play, but it is not very scary to have only one like the San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets.

And in the international arena, through the confrontation with the Spanish national team, this point is further confirmed. If physical strength and fouls are not considered, the lineup composed of Pau Gasol and Marc Gasol can completely explode the team's inside lineup , if the Spanish team's outside line has [-]% of the US team's skill, the Spanish team's victory will not be a problem at all, and in the final battle between the Chinese team and the US team, although there are various accidents and reasons, the inside strength of the US team is relatively weak A big question indeed.

But how to put it, knowing the problem does not necessarily solve the problem. Presti has worked hard and racked his brains to make such a lineup. He is not a god or a god. Trading players is only possible if the other party is willing. It can be said, If it wasn't for the Supersonics' lack of understanding of Coupard's latest situation by the Los Angeles Clippers, Coupard had a conflict with Chris Kaman and brought Coupard over. It is not so easy for a player like Coupard to be traded without hurting his bones.

A good inside player, either the team cannot meet his salary requirements, or there is a locker room problem, otherwise no team in this category will let him go.

Because there is no good inside player, Presti had no choice but to make up such a group of insiders. In order to fight against Shaquille O'Neal and Duncan, the old Nelson had done this before, but it was not a success. .

Stephen's salary this season is still only a little more than the middle class, while Durant, Coupard, Channing Frye, Westbrook, and Serge Ibaka are all on rookie contracts. Coupard and Channing Although Frye's pick is a bit low, they are both in the late stages of rookie contracts, while Durant and Westbrook have relatively high picks, and they are the latest rookie contracts. It was the rookie season, and the salary was only a little over 100 million. The six people added together, was less than 2000 million.

But these six people have three starters and a high-ranking rookie. This lineup guarantees the future of the Sonics, and it also puts tremendous pressure on the long-term salary structure of the Sonics.

Chris Wilcox, Jared Jeffries, Jerome James, and Earl Watson all have higher salaries than Stephen, and the salaries of the four are just over 300 million, but this Two of the four are current starters. Among the remaining two, Jerome James has a bad contract, and Jared Jeffries can only be said to be a bit older, and his tenure is not long, so it is also Relatively benign.

Except for Jarrett Jack, the remaining four are all substitute players of the team last season. The contracts are similar in size. The four of them add up to just over 1000 million. Even if Du Fei is added, it is only 200. Ten thousand, a total of less than 500 million, although it exceeds the salary cap, but it is lower than the luxury tax incentive line.

It can be regarded as a competitive and benign salary structure. Although there are no big contracts exceeding [-] million yuan, there are too many middle-class or quasi-middle-class contracts. The total sum is not low, and next season, Stephen's salary will usher in After Coupard renews his contract, his salary will almost double. In addition, other long-term contracts have increased, and it is almost certain to exceed the luxury tax incentive line.

However, due to the change of the boss, Presti is not very anxious about this issue. It is not a problem at all if it cannot be exceeded. Calculating salaries or wage structures makes Presti's job a lot easier.

The problem with the Supersonics now is that there is no shortage of main players, and there is a lack of superstars. No matter how good Stephen is, he can only be counted as one. Although Durant’s performance is outstanding, he is still not a super player. Performed better, but not very stable.

Some time ago, the Denver Nuggets once again strongly promoted Allen Iverson. Presti was a little tempted, and the Nuggets' requirements for chips were much lower, but after thinking about it, I thought about Iverson's character and skills. Features, he and Stephen may not be able to coexist, or the effect of one plus one is greater than two, and finally gave up on this idea. In the end, the Denver Nuggets made a deal with the Detroit Pistons. The main body of the deal is Allen Allen. Ferson and Billups swap.

The Pistons have reached the point where they don’t care about their record in order to rebuild. It’s really sad that a championship-level team is dismantled like this. Ben Wallace was the core of the Pistons’ defense back then. Billups is the team's brain and the final finisher. The two people, one inside and one outside, are the two most important points of the team, but they are the first to leave. Joe Dumars' team building policy and The trading strategy is a bit confusing, at least not for Presti.

Could it be that he was infected by his former teammate Isaiah Thomas, otherwise how could an excellent manager make such a deal.

A player like Iverson must completely hand over a team to him and give full play to his ability to give full play to his ability. At this moment, such a team has already There are fewer and fewer, and it takes too much risk to entrust the entire team to one player.

But thinking about it, it’s not a big deal on my own side. I don’t trust Stephen with all my strength and take Stephen as the absolute core. But speaking of Stephen and Iverson, there are some similarities, both of which have extraordinary scoring abilities, but Steph played smarter and played as a team.

After a certain height, any player is independent, no longer similar to anyone, or whose successor, Stephen is like this, I don’t know what step Stephen will achieve this season?Like last season in the scoring list, or lead the team to go further like in the Chinese national team.

Stephen's ability is more suitable for that kind of championship system, where opponents are eliminated in a single game. If it is like the playoffs, what is more needed is that the team's overall strength is stronger, and they perform better and have a firm will. Therefore, in the regular season This is the reason why the successful Supersonic team failed miserably in the playoffs. Thinking of this, Stephen's eagerness to strengthen the team is understandable. Otherwise, Presti doesn't like the constant interference. .

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