King of the Point Guard Era

Chapter 192 The Journey of the New Season, Signing New Aids

He Yixiang's efforts in the training room were not in vain. On November 11, the players union, NBA league, and management finally reached a unified agreement. After this labor agreement, a new regulation appeared in the NBA. The line, that is, on the day of the last game of the team's regular season for each NBA team, the team's salary must be higher than the poor line, and the team must make up this part of the difference and distribute it equally to the players in the team.The poor ghost line is linked to the salary cap. This year's poor ghost line is 26% of the salary cap of $5800 million, specifically $80 million.

This number is difficult for the Kings. Last year, the total salary of the Kings was not high. Even if Iguodala was traded, his salary of 1200 million is already the highest in the team, and the next highest salary is The two backup guards, Garcia and Udri, received two $500 million. The highest salary after that was He Yixiang's No. 31 contract, and Landry chose to go to New Orleans to sign with the Hornets in the new season. There is also a pick-and-roll player there. As a result, with only 500 days left in the game, the Kings are even $[-] million short of the poor line. The somewhat bloated outside line also makes them extremely eager for the inside line.

Originally, the king should be very happy with such a large space, but now it is embarrassing because during the NBA lockout period, there cannot be any transactions or signings. The current king urgently needs it when there are only ten days of draft Signing a starting power forward who is considered qualified for a strong team in the playoffs, Randolph, who led the Grizzlies to the Black 8 this year, was a very good choice, but during the playoffs, the Grizzlies and this big The Black Bears completed their contract extension.

Immediately afterwards, the king aimed at the opponent Mavericks center Chandler who met in the playoffs this year. The champion center was not satisfied with the new contract proposed by the Mavericks after winning the championship this year. Mavericks boss Cuban He intends to chase Howard, the best defensive player for three consecutive seasons, in the next season, so Cuban only wants to sign a long-term contract with this meritorious veteran. The one-year contract hurt Chandler's heart very much.He was very disappointed that he wasn't part of the team's long-term plans.

The Kings intend to get Chandler and form the twin towers with the existing Cousins. They feel that this combination of insiders may be no worse than the combination of Bynum and Gasol.And their biggest competitor is the Knicks. They also hope to get a defensive center to match the offensive Stoudemire. For the competition with the Knicks in the big ball market, the Kings have little hope, and The Knicks are not short of money.Their team has been one of the highest-paid teams in the NBA year after year.

But likewise, they also have their own alternatives, David West of the Hornets, this year the Hornets have signed Landry of the Kings for $900 million a year, in fact, speaking of this year's performance, Landry's performance is still Not as good as West, who averaged 18.9 points and 7.6 rebounds in the regular season last season.But on March 3, in the game against the Jazz, West completed a dunk with 24 seconds left in regulation to tie the score at 22.5. However, West sprained his knee during the dunk, and then He fell to the ground in pain.After being checked, West left the court in a wheelchair and returned to the locker room.Afterwards, the MRI examination results showed that West's knee cruciate ligament was torn and he was reimbursed for the season. On March 103, West underwent ligament repair surgery.

For West's comeback, the Hornets didn't have much expectation, because they didn't think that the 30-year-old veteran who had experienced such an injury could return to the top, and the young Landry would have more room for improvement. And West, who played well last year, will naturally not tolerate a relatively low salary or even Landry's substitute. Naturally, he will give up his last year's salary of 700 million and leave the Hornets, who has always played for his career, to enter the free market to test the waters. It was also a choice he had to make.

There are also many teams competing this time, the Pacers in the East, the Wizards, and the Cavaliers with the No. 8 pick this year, but these teams all have the same characteristic. Players with great potential, such as Granger of the Pacers, Wall of the Wizards, and Irving of the Cavaliers.But also their combat effectiveness is not strong, the Cavaliers and Wizards are at the lowest position in the league, and the Pacers are only ranked [-]th in the weak Eastern Conference.

The king organized He Yixiang, and Iguodala's lobbying group went to lobby West.Although the Kings are stronger than these teams, their salary space is not smaller than them at all. Now the Kings' total salary is the last few.Moreover, the Kings are willing to provide this veteran who has just returned from injury with a three-year contract with a salary of 3 million, which not only exceeds the Pacers' two-year salary of 3200 million in terms of annual salary, but also has a longer period of time.As for why it is 2000 years, the Kings also have their own plans. He Yixiang and Cousins ​​are both on rookie contracts, which can also be called child labor contracts, but the Kings firmly believe that after four years, they may have to use two maximum salary contracts. To keep these two guys, so after three years, they have to have enough space.

Of course, other teams naturally have their advantages. Their advantage is that they can give West a higher tactical status, just like the reason why Landry left the Kings.At this time, when the king's management and He Yixiang met with West, one sentence moved West.

"Obviously, we are a fairly good team now, and your joining will undoubtedly bring us to a higher level, but at the same time, you may not be able to enjoy as many shooting rights as you imagined," He Yixiang said. Affirmed West's strength, but also sent a magical turning point, "However, are you really willing to spend the last few years of your career to accompany them in their growth? Don't you expect that in your career? In this team, with me, Cousins, and Iguodala, you will have a better chance."

This passage, especially the championship, is too tempting for West. He is looking forward to a chance to win the championship, and now the king has given him such a chance. This team of kings and thunder is called this The two teams with the most future in the league. On December 12, West agreed to join the Kings with a three-year contract of 11 million. At the same time, in the last year, West had player options.

(End of this chapter)