Zhiba NBA

Chapter 184 (180) Plain Summer
Compared with the great powers in 03 who took action one after another to engage in arms competition, the summer of 05 seemed extraordinarily peaceful.Probably the dominance of the Rockets shocked the entire league. Many quasi-first-tier teams gave up their determination to sign up for the championship, and turned to decide to stay dormant.Only a few teams are determined to compete with the Rockets, and there are also a few teams that have been bad for several years and are determined to regain their glory this year.

And the most eye-catching thing this summer is not the free agent market, but the new labor negotiations.Negotiations nearly fell apart the last time around in 1998, leading to a long offseason and a shortened season.In the end, the Spurs became the championship, opening a new chapter in the post-Jordan period.

Perhaps because of the lessons learned from last time, the negotiation went very smoothly this time. Both the labor and management made moderate concessions, and also made changes to the rules in response to some problematic incidents in the past few years.

One of the most famous modifications is the "Arenas Clause".In previous years, due to salary regulations, the parent team can only use the early bird exception to extend the contract to players with only 1-2 years of team age. Therefore, other teams will offer high invitation contracts, and the parent team is limited by the rules and cannot match the BUG.The Arenas clause limits such invitation contracts to the fact that the salary in the first year must not exceed the mid-level clause of the year, and the increase in the second year must not exceed 8%, so that the home team can easily renew such players.

(However, this rule has created a new problem, which is the "poison" contract. It is a contract with low wages in the first and second years but a skyrocketing salary in the third year. A typical example is the Rockets.
In addition, the labor agreement has also made many adjustments, such as reducing the upper limit of the Byrd clause from 7 years to 6 years.Seven-year contracts like McGrady will disappear in the league.

7月1日，雄鹿率先出手。他们以一份标准的2+2（后2年球队选项）合同签下了新科状元安德鲁.博古特。其他球队也不甘示弱，内特.罗宾逊、大卫.李等新秀球员也在数日内纷纷签约。

On July 7, Ray Allen, the number one player in free agency this year, renewed a five-year, 5 million contract with his home team, the Supersonics.On the same day, Bobcats No. 5 pick Chris Paul signed with the Lakers No. 8000 pick Deron Williams and No. 10 pick Andrew Bynum. The contract is also 2+2.

On the same day, Mark Bryant, an old friend of the Rockets, signed with the Magic and became an assistant coach.

On July 7, Bobby Simmons, who had just been elected as the most improved player last season, got a fat contract. He switched to the Bucks for 9 million in five years.Another free agent, Larry Hughes, also signed a five-year, $5 million contract with the Cavaliers.Hughes performed very well in the Wizards before, reaching the peak of his career.It's a pity that LeBron James at this time is not as capable of giving the team enough influence as he was many years later. LeBron with a good head can't control Danny Ferry with a hole in his head at all, so he signed Hughes, an inefficient player with poor offensive options and difficult to be compatible with LeBron.Immediately afterwards, Ferry renewed his contract with the team veteran Ilgauskas with a high salary of 4700 million in five years.

On July 7, the Pacers made an unexpected move and signed the Lithuanian King Sarunas Jaskovicius with a three-year, $25 million contract.This powerhouse is also well-known in the United States. He scored 3 points in the 1200 Athens Olympics to sink the Dream Six team.The Pacers also imitated the successful cases of the Pistons introducing Bodi Loga and the Spurs introducing Ginobili, and came to Europe to Taobao such an older rookie.And Jaskovicius himself studied high school and university in the United States. Compared with Bodi Loga, his adaptability in the NBA is by no means a problem.The Pacers hope that the experienced Jia Tianwang can become the backbone of the team and assist young players such as Tinsley to succeed.

On July 7, Larry Brown officially signed a five-year contract with the Knicks.Ironically, on the same day, Milicic, whom he despises the most, was executed by the Pistons as a team option and will continue to play for the Pistons for at least 28 years.

On August 8, Shaq O'Neal successfully renewed his contract with a huge contract of 2 million in 5 years, and his teammate Haslem also renewed his contract with 1 million in 5 years.The Heat are also determined, vowing to defeat the Pistons and break out from the East.At the same time, Korver of the 3000ers, Hawley of the Spurs and other players also renewed their contracts.Among them, Yuanfei is more concerned about the fact that the Lakers also successfully renewed Kwame Brown for 76 years and 3 million.This contract renewal price is slightly lower than what he remembered in his previous life, but Los Angeles is a metropolis after all, with high media exposure and additional income from advertising and other extra income, so many players are happy to have less income and come to the wealthy Lakers.

This day also gave birth to the first big deal of the offseason. The scale of this deal is rare in the history of the league. It actually involved five teams: the Heat, Celtics, Grizzlies, Hornets and Jazz.Among them, Angie, who is good at hoarding draft picks, made a decisive move. He first signed veteran Walker and sent him to the Heat, in exchange for 5 draft picks, a signing right and 2 players.The Heat are even more generous. At the cost of 2 players, 2 draft picks and 2 signing right, they got [-] players and [-] signing right.Among them, Antoine Walker from the Celtics, James Posey and Jason Williams from the Grizzlies are all famous players who have been in the league for many years and have considerable combat effectiveness.Before the deal, the Heat were the favorites for the Eastern Conference champions, and they were on par with the Pistons.After the transaction, its strength has greatly increased, and it can be called the number one team in the East.

The Blazers also signed and traded Sherif Abdul-Rahim to the Nets (and then to the Kings) in exchange for a first-round pick and a trade exception.Raheem was also a famous player of the generation, and he was the third-ranked show of the 96 golden generation. He once tried his best to blow up the inside of the Rockets.But he was suffering from a knee injury at this time, and he was no longer as brave as he used to be.He was still a star with a high salary of 1463 million last season, but now he has to accept an ordinary salary of 500 million starting salary.

The Suns, who were struggling to find 3D players, also made a move. They signed Raja Bell for 5 million in 2400 years.

The Bucks, who want to improve their combat power, are not willing to be ordinary. They signed the 1-year-old player Kukoc, one of the founders of the Bulls dynasty, with a one-year veteran's basic salary.

(End of this chapter)