NBA’s aging star system

Larry Nance has been very distressed recently because he only has one year left on his rookie contract, but the team doesn't seem to want to renew his contract in advance.

Generally speaking, teams do not extend contracts to rookies in advance because they feel that this rookie is not worthy of the team's training.

But Larry Nance asked himself that his performance and abilities were fine, so why was the team unwilling to renew his contract in advance?

Just when Nance was anxious, Johnson called Nance to the office.

"Larry, come on, sit down." Johnson smiled and asked Nance to sit down.

"Mr. Johnson, why did you call me here?" Nance asked.

"Of course, the main thing is that your contract is about to expire, so I'm here to talk about the contract with you." Johnson said.

Nance heard this and thought to himself: "Sure enough, it seems that the Lakers are still unwilling to give up on me."

Then Nance said: "If you want to talk about the contract, you should talk to our agent, right? Because I don't know the details."

Johnson smiled and waved his hand and said: "No, no, no, Larry, I don't mean to sign the contract now, but I want to talk to you about future plans first."

"future plan?"

"Yes, that's right. You also know that our Lakers introduced Paul George this season, but I can tell you again that our team's operations are far from over."

"Moreover, Lopez, the team's main center before, has gone to Milwaukee. If nothing else happens, you will be the starting center next season, so you don't have to worry about playing time."

After hearing this, Larry Nance also breathed a sigh of relief. After all, this also shows that the Lakers want to keep him, but now it seems that it is not that simple.

"Larry, let me put it bluntly. Our Lakers lineup will change drastically next season. Our strength will not be worse than that of the Warriors. Therefore, the Lakers will go for the championship next season. If you renew your contract in advance now, you will get a salary of , is completely different from the salary you get after winning the championship. It is for this reason that we have not decided to renew the contract, what do you think?"

Although Johnson has not been in the management team for a long time, this PUA has a lot of tricks, and he directly painted a big pie in front of Nance.

In fact, the reason why Johnson didn't renew Nance's contract is very simple. Johnson didn't think Nance had much potential. He couldn't say what kind of performance he would have in the next season. He didn't want to take the risk of renewing the contract in advance, so he never signed it. Renewal.

Nance lowered his head in thought at this time. Johnson said that it does make sense. If he can win the championship next season, his value will definitely rise sharply, and there will be no shortage of teams to come to him.

If you are unhappy next season, you can leave directly, which does sound better than renewing the contract in advance.

After thinking for a moment, Nance said: "Then I will go back and think about it, and I will give you an answer in two days."

Johnson smiled and sent Nance out of the office.

Although Nance did not agree on the spot, looking at Nance's state, Johnson felt that the matter was almost done.

Now that all the team's work has basically been completed, all that's left is to wait for Su Tian to come back and recruit Butler.

At this time, Su Tian was still "working hard" and "working hard to cultivate" the land of China.

Time came to the end of July in a blink of an eye. Su Tian's trip to China had come to a successful conclusion, and he had rested at home for three days.

"Xiaotian, I'm not talking about you. You are such a grown-up, don't you know how to tidy up your room? Look, you have only been back for three days, and you have made this house look like a doghouse."

"Mom, can you let me sleep a little longer? It's only what time and you've already come to my room three times."

"What time? See for yourself, it's already nine in the morning! Your Aunt Li's grandson from the neighbor's house has gone to kindergarten!"

"Ah, I understand, let's get started."

Su Tian got up amid his mother's nagging. After getting up, cleaning up and washing up, Su Tian thought about playing a few games to relax.

But then his mother came up to press him about his partner. Su Tian finally comforted his mother, and his father said that two relatives would come to the house for dinner in the evening, so that he could prepare to meet someone.

Having only been home for three days, Su Tian already felt a sense of urgency, so he quickly sent a message to Bill.

"Bill, plans have changed! Return tomorrow!"

Bill Duffy has not gone back yet, because he has just finished work and wants to relax.

But it seemed that Su Tian's tone was quite urgent, so he had to reply "Okay".

The next day, Su Tian hurriedly said goodbye to his parents, got on a plane and went straight to the United States.

After returning to Los Angeles, Su Tiancai finally relaxed and started his vacation properly, and started exercising at the same time to get his body, which had been indulged during this period, back into competition condition.

Just after Su Tiangang returned to Los Angeles, another news worthy of attention broke out in the trading market.

All-Star player Carmelo Anthony, who was traded by the Thunder to the Atlanta Hawks at the end of July, reached a buyout agreement with the team and became an official free agent.

Although Anthony's form with the Thunder declined rapidly last season, with his scoring average plummeting from 22.4 points during the Knicks' time to 16 points, and his shooting percentage could only remain at the % passing line, the skinny camel is bigger than the horse.

What's more important is that after reaching a buyout agreement with the Hawks, Anthony is now a free agent and can sign the All-Star player with a lower salary without losing money.

The eyes of Lakers fans immediately lit up again.

"Hurry up and get Anthony! No matter what his condition is, you will definitely not lose money if you sign him with five or six million! The Lakers still have a lot of salary space, and we don't ask the team to get any top stars now. , it’s okay to get Carmelo Anthony!”

However, the Lakers still did not make a move. In the end, Anthony reached an agreement with the Cavaliers at a low salary of US$500 million a year. In the new season, Anthony will join hands with James to form a dream partner in 03.

As soon as this news came out, it immediately became a breaking news. Although Anthony is old and degraded, this is Cameron Anthony!

"The strongest combination of the 03 edition!" 》

"The Cavaliers take action frequently, aiming for the championship!" 》

"The Cavaliers may form a five-star lineup!" Challenge the Warriors! 》

"The lineup for next season's finals has been determined-Warriors vs. Cavaliers! 》

"Another super team in the league is formed, and the battle between knights and warriors continues!" 》

"Five stars versus five stars, who is better?" 》

Su Tian found it incredible that the Cavaliers were able to win Anthony. After all, the Cavaliers had successively taken away Lakers players and their salary space was already full.

Now that Anthony can still be signed, the luxury tax is not a matter of one or two million.

Su Tian thought about the current lineup of the Cavaliers, and now they can form a starting lineup with Clarkson, Pope, James, Anthony, and Love.

At the same time, Hill, Jr. Smith, and Tristan Thompson are still on the bench. With these players, James is enough to dominate in the playoffs.