Forward to the basket

Angie is still holding at least a big contract like Ratliff that must be cleared, and Gerald Green, whose rookie contract is about to end, is also within Angie's purging range. He is just thinking about how to make a move.

After all, Ratliff's ten-million-dollar contract was a sticky burden that couldn't be shaken off.

The average playing time of this old guy last season has been compressed to less than 15 minutes, especially after the fear of war came out, Rivers became less and less fond of this guy, and even put him directly on the injured list .

Even Novak is more valued than Ratliff, and Rivers’ military management is so realistic. If you really can’t do it, you can sit on the bench like Scalabrine and become a qualified water dispenser administrator .

But if you have the ability to play, but don't play, then I'm sorry, just let me play.

From the day Ratliff committed a crime, this old guy has been out of Rivers' tactical considerations.

For the team, Ratliff, the title of former shot-blocking champion, does not serve as a talisman at all.

With a beast like Chen Feng who slaps his hands around the basket for nothing, a semi-disabled Ratliff is really useless, not to mention that this old guy's contribution on the offensive end can really be said to be dispensable.

Even Perkins' role in the basket is much more practical than Ratliff. There is less Chen Feng and older Webber. Whether it is impact or rich experience, Rivers has more choices. Why? Do you want to keep a man like Ratliff who doesn't work and only takes money?It's just that this guy's contract is too difficult to trade.

If it wasn't for the team needing to vacate salary space, or preparing to start rebuilding, it is estimated that most people would not choose to find such an old guy with a contract worth tens of millions of dollars.

When he traded with the Supersonics, Angie proposed to use Ratliff as a bargaining chip instead of replacing Szczerbiak. As a result, even a team like the Supersonics that was about to rebuild did not intend to ask him.

You can say that this kind of rotten big contract has really become one of the cancers of the team. From before the transfer market closed last year until the transfer market opened again in the summer, no one cares about this guy. .

A big man with mediocre scoring ability and casual defensive attitude, coupled with a big headache contract, trying to get rid of him is really not a problem that ordinary team managers can handle.

If those rubbish contracts are so easy to deal with, the New York Knicks won't have to pay a lot of luxury tax every season. It's really more burdensome than anyone else, and it must be the Knicks' burden.

It's just that Angie is not that prodigal. The boss spends money like water behind his back. He always has to consider sweeping Ratliff and a few marginal people out of the house. Although it sounds a bit cruel, it is the truth.

The nba has never been a place that can talk about human feelings. Olajuwon was thrown out by the Rockets at the end of his career because he could no longer bring more help to the team, and that was a business.

No matter how popular you were at the beginning, when your remaining value is drained, you will be purged and forgotten. Those who can really live in a team for the rest of their lives can only be a very lucky few, indeed very few Not much.

Stockton, Joe's boss, can really count the players who have experienced the beginning, end, glory, and low tide in a team. After all, there are very few players who can experience so much, and most of them are still wandering.

The most indispensable thing in this league is the homeless. They have been to many teams and sat on many benches. They cannot be the masters. They can only consider going to other places after handing over a piece of data and continue to live. .

You can't say that the players are not loyal or the team is not kind, you can only say that this league is too commercial.

Business makes you feel a bit cold-blooded, as long as it is worthless, or the exhausted old guys who have been squeezed, they can only end up leaving. Seeing that Weber is bought out, you should be clear.

There's nothing human here to talk about, and even Pierce has to consider whether he can die in Boston.

As for Ray Allen, although he had peak moments in both the Bucks and the Sonics, as long as the team needs him, he can only leave. This is a rule of the game in the league, and no one can escape this circle.

Occasionally, two or three loyal ministers can be kept by the team until retirement, and that is the greatest compliment.

Angie also thought of many ways to get rid of Ratliff's big contract that was about to fall into his hands, but the most practical thing is to find a team and try to make a deal. The buyout is really a bit unreliable.

Anyway, the Sonics are not the only ones who want to rebuild the foundation this season. The 76ers are thinking about creating a new AI era with Iguodala as the core, and the Minnesota Timberwolves are also looking for a new core.

If you change to another team, maybe Angie won't be so entangled. It is also a good deal to trade Ratliff and Gerald Green for a few picks for next season or one or two middle class.

But the temptation from Minnesota really made Angie a little restless, so this guy has been holding on to Ratliff's big contract and did not choose to try to trade. This is the only bargaining chip he can take out.

Regardless of whether the old guy can still play some role, just as a bargaining chip, he can already talk to Minnesota. The only thing that needs to be confirmed is the big name's thoughts, and it depends on how he chooses.

In fact, it’s not just Angie who thinks this way, many people are waiting for the team that speaks out and holds a contract to trade with Minnesota. Woolen cloth.

But compared with other teams, there are only two or three teams that can be competitive. Do you really expect a big guy who has been eager for a championship for several years to continue to pursue high salaries?And put the championship ring aside?

If he really thinks that way, why not just stay in Minnesota for a while, and get the maximum salary here anyway, would it be double the salary in another place?If it weren't for the ring, he wouldn't have entered the transfer market.

Teams like the New York Knicks and the Cavaliers have plans to recruit this great player, but the former's competitiveness is already too miserable, and the latter's bargaining chips are limited, not to mention the pressure to partner with the little emperor.

Many big names who have entered the transfer market to test the waters do not intend to be associated with the Cavaliers, because the little emperor's light is too dazzling, standing with him is completely a supporting role.

How many ruthless people are willing to beat others with a top salary?What's more, the boss who has been in Minnesota for so long is still in his prime, so he just hugs other people's thighs?Can he be happy?

Not to mention that great god, even Larry Hughes is unwilling to be the second in command of the Cavaliers. The little emperor is not a domineering existence. .

Leaving aside the Cavaliers and Knicks, there are only two or three teams that can compete with the Minnesota Gods, and Boston and Los Angeles have the most attractive bargaining chips, and the championship background of these two cities is also the most attractive.

It's just that Kobe was the one who made a lot of trouble in Los Angeles. He forced the management to speed up the pace of signings. Kobe couldn't sit still when he watched the Boston side go around looking for people to make deals.

According to sources, Peter Pan has given the Lakers management an ultimatum. As long as the lineup is not strengthened, he will choose to leave before the transfer door is closed, and he is not joking about this issue.

Kobe played enough to hold his breath last season. It was so easy to wait for a big fish to enter the transfer market. As a result, he was busy for a long time. Now the Lakers have not even caught a hair.

And since O'Neal left, he has been playing soy sauce for years, which has given many people a reason to attack him, a scoring maniac who has nothing to do without a super center, and a "pseudo-leader" who is not qualified to lead the team.

Anyway, Kobe is also one of the best scorers in the NBA, and he holds three championship rings. It is impossible for this guy to be willing to be ridiculed like this, but if he wants to slap him in the face, he can only rely on his results.

But the Lakers' deal is so weak, can he expect to survive another year?And then started to counterattack the championship?

Being beaten by the Suns for two consecutive years, I guess it might be tolerated by others, but Kobe, who hates failure so much, doesn't want to endure it any longer. If he endures it, he will really become a ninja god. Turtle.

Kobe couldn't stand this kind of treatment. Similarly, Lakers fans couldn't stand the days when Los Angeles didn't win and didn't have big names. Now the City of Angels is about to be despised by those reporters as a second-rate team.

If the team's management continues to mess around like this, let alone Kobe doesn't want to stay, it is estimated that those fans will refuse to go to the Staples Arena next season to "enjoy" the treatment that was ravaged by the away team.

Therefore, even if the Lakers still want to wait and see how far Bynum can grow, the time left for them is a bit waiting for no one. not far.

Come Kobe, the pressure from the management, including the fans, has almost caused this guy to collapse.

Although Angie also has a life-threatening Rivers nagging endlessly behind him, he is in control of the team's transactions anyway, and there has not been any uproarious situation.

This is not a question of the strength of control, it's just that compared with the Lakers who have been going smoothly in recent years, Boston's almost 20-year dark period has sharpened the nerves of the fans to be extremely strong.

Similarly, neither the team's players nor the management are the kind of existence that can be crushed at once.

Here is the imprint of Auerbach. The strong style not only refers to the team, but also covers the management and fan groups. When these guys start to recover, they are far more terrifying than ordinary teams.

The dynasty that wants to restore has a sense of honor engraved in its bones in addition to its foundation. Who dares to say that it can easily shake Boston?Unless you're crazy, it's best not to have such naive thoughts.

Although the pressure on both sides is not small, it is obvious that Angie's side is more relaxed, and he still has a way to retreat, but Kupchak has already fought to the death. If he can't succeed, he will get out immediately.

Almost at the same time, both Kupchak and Angie made moves. The chips they put down had already impressed the Timberwolves. The only thing left to wait was probably the great god's own choice.

Whether it's Los Angeles, or Boston, whether it's going to the gorgeous City of Angels, or the somewhat gangster Celtics territory, I'm afraid that his hesitation now is all gambling for his dream of a championship.

Who can fulfill his dream?It is estimated that the two contracts on the table, as well as the list of players being accumulated by both sides, are constantly adding weight to both ends of the scale, making someone's mind swing from side to side.

It's just that the one who hesitated in Minnesota is now affecting the hearts of many people. His choice is likely to affect the tilt of the balance of victory and defeat next season, especially in the East...

The bargaining chips offered by the two sides are equally astonishing. Angie is betting on the stability of the future, while Kupchak is betting more thoroughly. He is even ready to break up the existing framework.

Not because of anything else, just because the guy who was recruited was Kevin Garnett, and he deserved it...