NBA Legends Manager

Chapter 420 Team Roster

Presti is very aware of the strength of Green and Middleton, so when he first selected them, he gave them a 3+1 contract. The salary structure of the Pelicans next season is 1137 million for Curry, 1550 million for Thompson, 1712 million for Paul George, 96 for Green, 707 million for Anthony Davis, 195 million for Antetokounmpo, 773 million for Avery Bradley, 400 million for Barea, 94 for Middleton, 118 million for Gobert, and 150 million for David West. 413, and just selected Porzingis 100 million, Harrell 130 million, Jokic will return next season, the contract is 200 million, plus another [-] million Carter!
In this way, the team's salary is 7775 million, which still has not reached the threshold of the luxury tax, but the future of the Pelicans is not optimistic now. Middleton and Green are restricted players. This summer, there will inevitably be teams offering contracts. Matching is a problem!

Of course, the most important thing is that the contract of Anthony Davis has also expired. Without even thinking about it, this will inevitably cause the team to rush, and will definitely offer a maximum salary contract. This is the most tangled point of Presti. Do you think Anthony Davis is strong?Of course it is strong, but to be honest, it really doesn't have that much influence on the game. In the previous life, Anthony Davis led the Pelicans to the playoffs twice!
Especially in the 2018-2019 season, the team's lineup was really not bad, but they still fished and caused various disturbances. This is what Presti struggled with.

Of course, there is another point that the team has a lot of insiders, Harrell, Jokic, Porzingis, Gobert!
So Presti held a team meeting to analyze in detail,
Of course, the result is not what Presti expected. Almost everyone thinks that Davis should be given a maximum salary, because Davis is full of dominance in the interior, and also has a defensive ability, whether it is a single defense or a co-defense. What's even more rare is that Davis's offense has almost no dead ends!

At this time, Presti also made up his mind to renew his contract with Anthony Davis with a maximum salary. How to put it, Davis can be the boss of a team alone, which may be the upper limit, but in this system of the Pelicans, he is like a fish in water. Davis believes that no one can guard against Davis in singles.

This point has been dealt with, and the next point is Green and Middleton. Myers found these two people and talked about the contract. Needless to say, the two of them definitely want a big contract, but it is a bit different from the previous life. Because the team does have too many good players, the two of them do not have the core treatment and the number of shots they did in the previous life.

前世在14-15赛季的时候，米德尔顿场均上场30.1分钟可以砍下13.4分4.4篮板2.3助攻，而现在他的出场时间只有20.1分钟场均砍下6.1分2.1篮板1.1助攻！

格林在前世这个时期场均上场31.5分钟，可以砍下11.7分8.2篮板3.7助攻1.6抢断1.3盖帽，而现在则是上场27.7分钟，砍下5.4分4.7篮板2.3助攻1.1抢断0.9盖帽！

The data of the two can be said to have shrunk significantly, and Presti firmly believes that no team will give them a maximum salary contract!

The situation of the two of them is different from that of Davis. Even though the data of Davis has shrunk compared to his previous life, he has shown more things on the court than these two, such as low-post singles, mid-range shooting in the face, breakthrough in the face of the frame, assisting in interference, chasing big caps, and even supporting!

But Middleton's current role in the Pelicans is really just a catch and shoot, and the role of opening up space. Presti dare not give too many tactics. Once he plays like his previous life, how can he stay?
The same is true for Green. At present, Green’s impression in the hearts of fans is that he is good at defense, can assist in defense, can advance, can fast break, and can pass the ball, but his independent offensive ability is seriously insufficient, and the three-pointer is also unstable. It only plays a role in the Pelicans system!
Therefore, when the free market opened, Presti waited for the contracts offered by other teams to Middleton and Green. If they were too big, they would not implement them. At that time, Antetokounmpo mentioned the starting lineup, or Davis would play 4 and Gobert would play 5, staggered use!

But obviously Presti guessed right. Many teams offered Green and Middleton contracts, but they were not very high. The biggest contract Middleton received was a 5-year 4800 million contract from the Grizzlies, and the biggest contract Green received was a 5-year contract worth 5250 million from the Warriors.
And as soon as the free market opened, Presti continued to sign Carter and David West with a basic salary!

In this way, the Pelicans' lineup for next season has been established.

Point Guard: Curry, Barea

Shooting guard: Bradley, Carter, Thompson!

Small forwards: Paul George, Middleton, Antetokounmpo,
Power forwards: Porzingis, David West, Harrell, Green
Centers: Jokic, Anthony Davis, Gorbe

Presti looked at the lineup on the roster, and instantly had the style of play for next season. The starting lineup will undoubtedly remain the same, but the substitute can continue to use the Nuggets' style of play, with Jokic as the axis, but Jokic's pick-and-roll defense is not good, so Porzingis or Green need to take on the heavy responsibility of assisting defense!

After the Pelicans roster was established, they immediately withdrew from the free market, while other teams are still frantically reinforcing!
In fact, many fans subconsciously believe that with a behemoth like the Pelicans, other teams have no hope and will not make too many moves in the free market, especially when they hear that next year's rookies are good.

However, after the opening of the free market, the tyrants of all parties are still actively reinforcing it!

The first is the Cavaliers. They sent this year's No. 36 pick, center Lakeem Christemas, in exchange for a Pacers 2019 second-round pick.

Immediately afterwards, the Cavaliers have reached a deal with the Blazers, sending away veterans Brandon Heywood and Mike Miller, and giving the Blazers 2 future second-round picks (2019 and 2020), and also get two special transactions with a total value of 1335 million, and the use period is one year!
Afterwards, LeBron James has renewed his contract with the Cavaliers. His new contract is a 1+1 model. There are player options in the second year, with a total value of 4690 million US dollars, of which the first year’s annual salary is 2297 million US dollars, and the second year’s annual salary is 2400 million US dollars.

Love has confirmed that he will renew his contract with the Cavaliers. The contract amount is 5 million U.S. dollars for 1.1 years.
JR Smith signed a two-year contract with the Cavaliers, with $2 million in the first year and player options in the second year.In addition, this contract comes with a non-tradable clause!
And restricted free agent Tristan Thompson has reached an agreement with the Cavaliers, and the two sides will sign a five-year contract worth $5 million!This contract was ridiculed in the previous life. Tristan averaged 8200 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, but got such a contract, and was nicknamed "Eight Sage Kings!"

In fact, Tristan Thompson's performance in the finals in his previous life was still good, especially in the 2015-2016 season, he averaged 4.1 offensive rebounds per game in the finals!But the salary is really expensive.

Then Mo Williams reached an agreement with the Cavaliers. The contract lasted for 2 years, with a total value of 430 million.The final season contains player options.

Jefferson and the Cavaliers agreed to a one-year veteran's minimum salary contract.

The Thunder, the Pelicans' biggest opponent, also made the same move. The Thunder signed Kanter for 7000 million in four years. What did Kanter say?The offense is a mess, but the defense is too weak, especially in terms of frame protection, which can be said to be basically equal to 0.

In addition, the Thunder has reached a contract renewal agreement with the restricted free agent Singler, and the two parties will sign a five-year contract worth 5 million US dollars.It is reported that the final year of the contract is a team option.

This contract can be said to be a poison contract. Presti did not expect that the current Thunder would still not get rid of the cancer of "male god".

The Charlotte Hornets sent Ridnor and a 2016 second-round pick to the Thunder to get Lamb, the "2K" god, but the Thunder then sent Ridnor to the Raptors in exchange for a special deal worth 285 million, as well as the right to sign Croatian center Tomislav Zubicic, the 2012th overall pick in 56.

The Thunder then packaged Perry Jones, a second-round pick, and a cash trade to the Celtics.And they will get a conditional second-round pick from the Celtics, and a $2 million transaction exception!Save 2 million luxury taxes.

The Spurs are doing a lot in this free market. Aldridge has made the final decision. He chose to join the Spurs and will sign a 4-year contract with a total maximum salary of 8000 million, of which the fourth year is a player option!

After getting Aldridge, the Spurs carried out a series of contract extensions. The Spurs renewed Bonner's contract with a one-year minimum salary, and the Spurs signed Duncan at a price of 500 million. It can be said that Duncan made a very big sacrifice for the Spurs' signings.

The Spurs will sign a contract with Jimmy Fredette, and the two parties have reached a signing agreement.

The Spurs official website announced that they officially renewed the 37-year-old veteran Manu Ginobili.

Spurs general Danny Green has reached a five-year contract with the team worth 5 million.That means the Holy City retained two of their most important free agents this summer.Immediately afterwards, the Spurs quickly negotiated a deal with the Eagles and sent Splitter away
The Spurs provided Leonard, a restricted free agent in the team, with a maximum salary contract, and the two parties have reached a framework agreement, which can be formally signed after July 7 local time.The specific period of this contract is 9 years, with a total value of 5 million US dollars

After getting Aldridge, the Spurs continued to strengthen the lineup, and recently they reached a two-year minimum salary contract with NBDL guard Jonathan Simmons, and they are about to reach a one-year contract with Serbia center Boban Marjanovic.

The Spurs have reached an agreement with the Kings to exchange a future second-round pick for Ray McCallum to fill the vacancy left by Joseph.

A series of reinforcements by the Spurs directly made the Spurs the No. 2 seed in the West!
The Clippers are also making crazy reinforcements. After the Clippers changed their boss, they didn't hesitate to spend money.

First of all, the most eye-catching thing is the whereabouts of Paul Pierce. Recently, Paul Pierce has decided to sign a three-year contract with the Clippers. He will meet with the former Celtics coach Doc Rivers in Los Angeles.

Hayes has signed a one-year contract with the Clippers, and Wesley Johnson also chose to join the Clippers. The two parties will sign a one-year veteran's basic salary contract of $1 million.

Forward Josh Smith has agreed to a franchise deal with the Clippers.It is reported that the two parties will soon formally sign a contract, and this contract will be a one-year basic salary contract.

Free agent and defender Rivers Jr. has reached a contract extension agreement with the Clippers. The two parties will sign a two-year contract worth $2 million, of which Rivers Jr. has player options in the second year of the contract.

The Clippers have reached a deal with the Hornets. The Clippers will send Hawes and Barnes in exchange for Stephenson, who just joined the Hornets last season.

The Rockets are also not to be outdone. The Houston Rockets and the Nuggets reached a trade agreement. The Rockets sent Kostas Papanicolaou, Pablo Prigioni, Joey Dorsey, Nick Johnson and a 2016 protected first-round pick for Ty Lawson and a 2017 second-round pick.

Free agent Corey Brewer and the Rockets have reached a three-year, $3 million contract extension. Jason Terry has reached an extension agreement with the Rockets, and the two parties will sign a one-year contract.

The Heat in the East did not make the playoffs last season, so this summer's free market also took action. First of all, the Heat and Dragic reached a five-year $5 million contract renewal intention. In the fourth year, Dragic has player options.

Then Dwyane Wade reached a contract renewal agreement with the Heat, and the two parties will sign a one-year contract with a total value of 1 million US dollars.

The Raptors in the East are considered the No. 2 seed in the East. First, they reached an agreement with the Eagles' free agent DeMar Carroll. The two parties signed a four-year contract with a total value of 4 million, and then signed Biyombo for 6000 million in 2 years. Soon Joseph also reached a 600-year 4 million signing agreement with the Toronto Raptors.

On the other side, the Mavericks also signed Matthews with a four-year offer of 4 million.

The Nets announced the buyout of Deron Williams.Immediately, Deron decided to join the Mavericks. The Mavericks will give Deron a 2-year $1000 million contract, of which the second-year contract has player options.

In mid-July, Presti put down the work of the team and returned home to accompany Anjali wholeheartedly. After giving birth, Anjali was obviously a little irritable, so Presti took good care of her and became a full-time baby daddy. Presti didn't want Anjali to suffer from postpartum depression. After that, she really couldn't play.

(End of this chapter)