Super Evolution of Basketball

Chapter 348 Reinforcing Continues
On July 7, as soon as the free agent market opened, Hassan Whiteside immediately announced that he would sign with the Lakers, 1 million in four years, 4 million in the first year, increasing year by year.

The teams in the league that lack strong insiders are all very disappointed. They have already prepared the maximum salary. But before they have time to contact Hassan's agent, they have already announced the signing.

In the eyes of the media and other teams, Whiteside's signing is undoubtedly all due to Yuan Qingshan.

Everyone knows that Whiteside obeys Yuan Qingshan's words. As long as Yuan Qingshan speaks, even if it is not the maximum salary, Whiteside will definitely sign.

This kind of argument is true for Whiteside. As long as Yuan Qingshan speaks, he will stay with the Lakers at any cost.

Because Whiteside heard from coach Scott that if it weren't for Yuan Qingshan, Kupchak would have traded him for draft picks in the middle of the season.

Therefore, Whiteside is even more grateful to Yuan Qingshan. In the Lakers, he only listens to Yuan Qingshan, and it doesn't matter what Jenny Buss and Magic Johnson are, and they all stand aside.

In this way, all the teams that missed Yuan Qingshan in the summer of 2015 were greatly angered. What kind of treasure did they miss?

The Lakers celebrated this incident on a small scale. Yuan Qingshan, Towns, Murray, Brogdon and Whiteside went to the beach to eat seafood together. Now is the offseason, the team's control over the players is not strict, and they have a rare freedom.

Scarlett arrived halfway, and brought Elizabeth Olsen, who played Scarlet Witch, and Zoe Saldana, who played Gamora, to make this small dinner lively and envious of other diners in the restaurant.

The second move of the Lakers is to hire Luke Walton as the head coach, 5 million for 2500 years, until the 2020 season.

Jenny Buss is very satisfied with this signing, she thinks Wharton is the kind of coach she is looking for, young, aggressive, dare to think and do.

Just like... Tyronn Lue of the Cavaliers, didn't he win the championship for the first time as the head coach, and got a fantastic start to his career in one step.

Luke Wharton hasn't come to report yet, and the magician has made a new move, renewing Nick Young's contract for 2 million in 1020 years.

A team like the Grizzlies that lacks offensive talent is depressed again. How come the renewals of the Lakers players are so smooth. Besides, in terms of next year's luxury tax, the mid-level signing Nick Young is too cheap. Signing for only 2 years is a waste.

Nick Young, like Whiteside, has almost no room for negotiation with other teams, and directly finalized the contract with the Magician, because he likes the Lakers as a group, and this year's playoff trip has doubled Nick Young's confidence in the team.

When Shaoxia Yang returned to the team, the small group of the Lakers naturally celebrated with great fanfare. The big meal was Whiteside's treat, which cost a total of 10000 US dollars. Nick Yang got drunk and was dragged back to Zijin Villa by Yuan Qingshan and Towns.

The next step is to renew the contracts of some rotation players in the team, such as Thackeray and Black, etc. Their contracts are not large, and they are basically signed once a year. This kind of signing is not only conducive to ensuring the flexibility of the team's space, but also convenient for players to find big contracts after they have achieved results. It is the best of both worlds.

On July 7, ESPN first reported that the Lakers and Rajon Rondo were in close contact and interested in each other.

This news made Yuan Qingshan and Towns very excited. Rondo averaged 11 points and 11 assists per game for the Kings last season, and was once called the commander on the court by the media. If he joins, the second team of the Lakers will be equipped with a super luxurious engine.

Yuan Qingshan couldn't help calling senior Rondo's phone that night. The last time they had contact was when they were playing in the NCAA tournament. Once Rondo flew back to Lexington to watch the game, and then used the intermission to give Yuan Qingshan a lot of guidance. It was also at that time that they left each other's contact information.

Rondo was outspoken with Yuan Qingshan, and now more than half of the teams contacting him have different salaries, and even teams like the Warriors and Rockets have approached his agent.

Rondo told his agent that championship-level teams like the Warriors or Cavaliers should not be considered. Although he has lived a life of ups and downs in the past two years, there is no shortage of championships, and he has not yet reached the level of rubbing rings around.

Interestingly, after Cavaliers general manager Griffin was rejected by Rondo, LeBron called Rondo that day, saying that he admired his spirit and advised him to consider the Los Angeles Lakers.

Zijin Lakers?Rondo thought it was weird. You must know that the Hukai war was so dark back then, and it was like an enemy in those few years. Is he going to the Lakers now?

James pointed it out: Our Cavaliers and Celtics were like enemies back then, and they are not doing well now, not to mention that the current Lakers have been called the Kentucky Gang, and the team is full of your acquaintances.

Rondo thought about it all night. The Lakers really need an experienced veteran, and the Lakers players from that year are gone. After all, even the Mamba has retired, so he really doesn't have to compete with the past.

However, he still didn't get overheated, and immediately made up his mind. He had to wait a little longer to see if there was a more suitable team.

Players like Rondo are the targets of various teams. The news about him changes day by day. WOJ confirms: the Lakers, Bulls and Pelicans lead.

Just when the news between the Lakers and Rondo was flying all over the sky, the Lakers quietly completed another signing, signing Jeff Green for 2 million in two years.

Jeff Green was selected by the Celtics with the 2005th pick in the first round in 5. He has played for the Celtics, Thunder, Grizzlies and Clippers.

Jeff Green is 206 cm tall and weighs 107 kg. He has a high basketball IQ and his athletic ability is among the best among players of the same level.

He has good skills with both his back to the basket and facing the basket, but his shooting is unstable, lacks signature skills, and it is a bit difficult to defend against explosive or powerful power forwards.

However, in any case, 2 million in two years is cheap.

Jeff Green and Channing Frye have a good relationship, and Frye immediately pulled him into the small Lakers group. Unfortunately, the big man was a little bored, and he seemed unable to get along with crazy guys like Nick Young and Towns. Instead, he chatted with Yuan Qingshan and became good friends within a few days.

After mid-July, the Lakers' starting small forward hadn't been found yet, so the magician had to speed up his progress, keeping the phone in his hands every day, and contacted those famous agents all over the place.

First of all, there is no need for James to look for it. Mentioning this to the heroes of Cleveland at this time may be scolded to death by the local media and fans.

As for Durant, the magician hesitated and gave up, because apart from the NBA2K game, the magician really couldn't imagine the reason for Durant to leave the Thunder.

This year they played against the Warriors in the Western Conference finals to the tiebreaker, and they won another No. [-] pick in the draft. Next season must be ridiculously strong. Why did Durant leave?

Of course, if Durant chooses the difficulty of hell at this time, and becomes the boss of a ten-thousand-year-old team like the Hornets, and leads the team to play well, then the magician will definitely admire him.

A few days later, Durant's agent revealed a list of intentions: Thunder, Rockets, Spurs, Warriors.

There is no doubt that the Thunder are on the roster. The Rockets will leave Howard, and it is also possible to introduce another super giant. Duncan of the Spurs has retired, and it makes sense for Durant to take over.

But what the hell are warriors?Sign and trade with Curry?
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