NBA’s aging star system

After Pelinka hung up the phone with Su Tian, ​​he fell into deep thought.

When it comes to what the Lakers should do most this offseason, there is no doubt that it is Su Tian's contract extension.

But so far, Su Tian has not revealed any intention to renew his contract with the team, or even to test the free market.

But Pelinka thought that it would be difficult for other teams to offer better conditions, not to mention that Su Tian was so familiar with everything here, and he was even more reluctant to leave.

In fact, Pelinka originally wanted to trade Paul George, but the moment Su Tian called him, Pelinka decided not to trade.

Because Su Tian himself has not renewed his contract, all the current methods are aimed at safely renewing Su Tian's contract.

On Su Tian's side, after finishing the conversation with George, he also started his own trip to China and started a series of business activities.

These business activities are still necessary for Su Tian. After all, making money is not a big deal.

In fact, regarding the issue of contract renewal, Su Tian also hesitated whether to change a team and challenge himself again.

But in the end, Su Tian still couldn't make up his mind.

There is no doubt that the Lakers' primary goal next season is to save money and control their salary below the luxury tax to avoid the super luxury tax.

This also means that, in addition to the Big Three, the Lakers will no longer have any outstanding substitute lineup, and can only sign some basic salaries or rookie contracts.

Fortunately, Brunson, Dort, Johnson and others are still on rookie contracts and will not take up too much space.

But people like Nunn and Kuzma must not be retained, otherwise the team's salary will explode again.

Su Tian thought carefully about what it would be like next season if he could still win the championship with such a lineup.

Su Tian expressed that he was looking forward to it, so Su Tian finally chose to stay.

At the same time that Su Tian was launching his own China Tour, Su Tian's agency team began to contact the Lakers management.

Pelinka was very enthusiastic about the contact with Su Tian's team. As long as Su Tian is signed safely, the Lakers will be guaranteed for the next season.

Just when Su Tian finished his trip to China and returned to the United States, the negotiations between the brokerage team and Pelinka also came to an end.

Su Tian only attended the press conference and signed his name on the contract.

The five-year maximum salary extension of 5 million directly allows Su Tian's annual income to exceed 2.26 million, and it also occupies the largest part of the Lakers' salary space.

After renewing Su Tian's contract, the Lakers finally appeased the anxious fan groups. These fans were so crazy that they would demonstrate in front of Staples just after hearing some rumors.

Now that the Lakers have successfully completed the contract extension, these fans have also maintained a stable state.

But Pelinka's work is not over yet, it has even just begun.

The team lost Nunn, Kuzma and others, and these vacancies need to be filled by someone.

And Pelinka is also considered a capable person. He first signed Otto Porter with a minimum salary, and then used a veteran's minimum salary to acquire Bjelica. The joining of the two men can be regarded as filling the team's inside line.

After that, Pelinka took out Payton Jr. with a minimum salary.

Payton Jr. once stayed with the Lakers and won a championship with the team. However, Payton Jr. did not play many roles at that time, although he also received big contracts from other teams.

But just two years later, Payton Jr. was unemployed again, so Pelinka made a timely move to supplement the back line.

In this way, the Lakers' lineup for the new season has basically been determined.

Starting lineup: Brunson, Su Tian, ​​Keldon Johnson, Paul George, thick eyebrows.

Substitutes: Alvarado, Dort, Brando, Otto Porter, Boucher.

Bench: Payton Jr., Bjelica, Cousins.

After making up a 13-man roster, the remaining two spots will have to be tried.

And just as Pelinka was finishing up the work, he received a call from Su Tian.

"Su? What's wrong? What's the matter?" Pelinka asked.

"I have a candidate here who is willing to join with a minimum salary. I think it's pretty good. Would you like to contact him?" Su Tian said.

"Oh? Who is it?"

"Griffin, Blake Griffin."

"It's actually him? Okay, this is indeed a good candidate. I'll go make contact with him."

After hanging up the phone, Pelinka was also amazed by Su Tian's personal charm.

In fact, Griffin's idea of ​​joining the Lakers and joining forces with Su Tian was not a day or two ago, but it was just that he had not been able to successfully do so due to some reasons.

When the Lakers began to recruit players, Griffin finally couldn't help it and took the initiative to find Su Tian and expressed his willingness to take a basic salary.

So, the former Clippers star returned to Los Angeles again, but with the Lakers.

Su Tian also suddenly thought of the Clippers.

The Clippers have been the Lakers' archenemy for the past two years. After all, with Leonard and James, as well as some outstanding role players, they are definitely capable of winning the championship.

The Clippers have not been idle this offseason, but have once again broken big news.

The Clippers used Harrell, Pope and other players, plus some draft picks, in exchange for the former regular season MVP, Russell Westbrook!

At this time, Westbrook's big contract has not yet been completed, so after Westbrook arrived, the Clippers' salary space exploded!

The Clippers also gathered the "Big Three" lineup as they wished.

"The Clippers are really stubborn and want to continue to struggle."

"But don't tell me, the Clippers really have a chance this season! The Lakers let go of so many players during the offseason, only retaining the Big Three, and currently they have a bunch of players with minimum salaries. It will be very difficult to win the championship in the new season."

"As long as the Lakers retain the Big Three, they will retain their hope of winning the championship."

"I admit that Su is very powerful, but you underestimated the extent of George's decline. He no longer deserves to be called a giant."

"The Lakers' three consecutive championships have reached their limit. It's time for the Clippers!"

The topic about the Los Angeles double stars is always enduring. Whether they are Lakers fans, Clippers fans, or neutral fans, they all want to come forward and say a few words.

At the same time, other teams were not idle during the offseason.

On August 8, the Celtics and Mavericks traded, the Celtics received Josh Richardson, and the Mavericks received Moses Brown.

On August 8, the Pelicans and the Bulls reached a sign-and-trade deal for Ball. The Pelicans received Satoransky, Temple, and a second-round pick, and the Bulls received Ball.

On the same day, Gay announced that he signed with the Jazz for 1210 million in two years, Bruce Brown signed with the Blue Nets for 1 million in 470 year, Alexander renewed his contract with the Thunder in advance with a maximum salary of 5 million in 1.72 years, and Trae Young also completed a 5-year contract with the Hawks for 2.07 million. Billion contract renewal in advance.

There was a lot of news announced on this day, but a few of them caught Su Tian's attention.

Tucker went to the Heat, Paul signed a four-year, $4 million contract with the Suns, Butler renewed his contract with the Heat, and Lowry signed first and then traded to the Heat.