Chapter 423: The 2005 NBA free agent market

Oh yes, in history Wang Zhelin was chosen like this while lying down!
What the two have in common is that they may not be selected.
So instead of waiting for disappointment, it is better to sleep with your head covered.
But it seems that the more they don't care, the more Goddess cares for them.
"Wait a minute, I will read the news."
"Don't look at it, 60 overall."
Sun Hao directly broadcast the results to Zhu Fangyu.
There was a noticeable silence on the other end of the phone.
"It's a dream come true."
After a while, there was a bitter laughter.
"It's not just a dream. You know that the Lakers have no draft picks this year. Except for you, there is only one second-round pick that was traded, not much higher than you, with the 43rd pick."
"And you know Ginobili? He's half-hearted with you, with the 58th pick in the second round, but they are now the outside core of the Spurs."
The purpose of Sun Hao's call was to increase Zhu Fangyu's confidence.
However, Zhu Fangyu's reaction on the other end of the phone was not very strong.
This is also normal, just like you focus on high school with the bottom-to-last results, and the teacher tells you that you can be admitted to a key university, or even Tsinghua University...
This sounds a bit like drawing a cake.
"Play the Asian Championships first, and then come to the Lakers to try out."
Sun Hao also knew that a sentence or two would not have much effect.
And although the Lakers management trusts him now, it is impossible to say that he can sign whoever he wants. Everyone on the championship team is useful.
When he hung up, Sun Hao was still in a good mood.
Prior to the Mavericks, Bell was his little brother and bodyguard.
After he got to the Lakers, the role was gone.
If Zhu Fangyu can really stay, just make up.
Don't underestimate this kind of role. Jordan has Oakley and Curry has Green. Having these "court bodyguards" can help superstars avoid a lot of trouble.
The draft is over, Sun Hao went to greet Williams.
Paul was there when he was there, and he seemed to have a good conversation with Williams.
The NBA looks big, but the circle is actually very small.
In terms of numbers, 30 teams have 450 people, and fewer than 300 people can play in the NBA for a long time.
Or the current situation can be explained in another sentence: the future chairman of the player union has already begun to show his communicative skills.
If you think about it, the same is true. Which player in these first-level leagues doesn't have an NBA senior, but Paul has mixed into James' circle.
This is ability.
Of course, this is definitely a good thing for Yi Jianlian.
If you can't become teammates with Sun Hao, Paul should be the most suitable for him.
After the draft, Yi Jianlian had to return to China the next day to continue preparing for the Asian Championships.
Wake up in the morning, Sun Hao took Yi Jianlian to the airport.
The plane was a bit late. They had been chatting in front of them and they could chat about the same. Sun Hao took out his mobile phone to read the news.
But it was this one that gave him the feeling of being fed Xiang.
In ESPN's headline news, Bogut: I should be the top pick.
This guy not only put the dissatisfaction on his face, but also said it.
If this were for a single person, Sun Hao would think this person was ambitious.
But it happened to be Bogut.
"This guy considers himself a big yao."
Sun Hao spit out.
Yi Jianlian took a look at it with some confusion.
At this time, the Asian Championships have not yet become the World Cup, Australia has not joined the Asia-Pacific region, the two teams have not played against each other much in the international arena, and Bogut has not yet become famous, and there are not many grievances.
So Sun Hao's attitude towards Bogut was a little difficult for him to understand.
"This guy is very hostile to China. I will see him once and explode him once next season."
Sun Hao seemed to be aware of this and explained casually.
"Got it."
Yi Jianlian didn't ask if Sun Hao and Bogut knew anything before. Sun Hao said so, that's it.
Moreover, Sun Hao said so, he has to do it.
He will be a third grader next year, and it's easy to bully a rookie.
Sun Hao smiled and patted Yi Jianlian on the shoulder.
Bogut, who aims to prove that he should be the No. 1 pick, will definitely have a very "unforgettable" rookie season.
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The draft conference officially ended, and the topic of the draft is still continuing in the forum, but more people's eyes are beginning to turn to the upcoming free agent market.
Although there are no top superstars like Sun Hao and Kobe in this year's free agency market, the level of excitement is no less than last year.
The first gear, O'Neal, Michael Reid, Ray Allen, these are the core of their respective teams.
The second gear, Joe Johnson, Kwame Brown, Raja Bell, Chandler, Antoine Walker, Eddie Curry, Gerald Wallace, Mobley, etc., these They are all capable and marketable, and even many players are indispensable to the parent team.
In addition, among the players in the third tier, Mutombo, Horry, and Gary Payton, these are all basic salary, but the teams will compete for the players they want.
For the Lakers, this is also a very critical period, and may even determine whether they can successfully defend their title.
The Lakers won the championship last season, and O'Neal will definitely stay.
But his final contract will have a certain impact on the Lakers' reinforcement.
As mentioned before, the Lakers will renew their contract with O'Neal.
The so-called cap renewal means that when a team has the bird rights of a certain player, the contract can be renewed without considering the salary cap.
In other words, the expiration of O'Neal's contract is equivalent to freeing up more than 10 million for the Lakers at once.
Why not more than 20 million?
Because the Lakers exceeded the luxury tax last season.
So even if there is this space, the Lakers may not run out.
The simple reason is that for every penny of these spaces, the Lakers have to pay twice the price.
If you really sign a player with a maximum salary of 14 million, the Lakers need to pay 28 million.
Los Angeles giants, the Bass family are also willing to pay luxury tax for the championship.
But everything has a limit.
Therefore, it is necessary to reinforce and save as much money as possible for the Bath family. Kupchak should be the most troublesome person during this time.
Sun Hao started his own personal training camp while paying attention to the dynamics of the free market.
He just got the [Kobe turned back shot bag], he has to find someone to practice.
This is also a shortcoming of the system version 2.0. In the system, he can only train one-on-one, and can't halftime or full-time.
However, there are fewer acquaintances in training camp this year. First, James also made one, and Anthony ran as the 03 generation; second, the men's basketball team is preparing for the Asian Championships, and Yi Jianlian and Zhu Fangyu can't come.
Yao Ming, Curry, Sun Yue, Raja Bell, there were only four people left in the last training camp.
Of course, the training camp also has many newcomers joining, Ariza, Louis Williams, Chris Anderson, David Lee, as well as some UCLA college students and local high school students.
Asked why David Lee came back, Yi Jianlian recommended him to come.
After the change of personality, Yi Jianlian also began to understand the world.
There is another person who can not be said to have joined the training camp, but he appeared in the training camp and brought a very relaxed atmosphere to the training camp.
Doncic.
Little Dongcic is 6 years old.
Europeans grow up fast, and Doncic came from a basketball family. According to his father Shasa, he started to touch the ball at 7 months, and he used mini basketballs and baskets as his main toys at the age of 1.
So the 6-year-old Dongcic already has technology, which is jerky but comprehensive.
There is also his natural basketball IQ.
You may not believe it. Doncic played directly with them when they played halftime.
Of course, Sun Hao didn't forget to open a small stove for him.
He was originally a superstar embryo, and then he was made like this by Sun Hao. This is the rhythm of dominating the NBA when he wants to debut.
Others don't know the achievements of Cicchi in the history of the Middle East, they just think that this child is very talented and a little fun.
Of course there is that name.
"Luca Luca!"
This shouting is very happy.
When Sun Hao opened his training camp, the NBA free market was officially opened.
On the first day of various verbal agreements, the first few big fish were gone.
At the beginning of the century, unlike the future, when the stars regained their freedom, they would have to meet and announce where they were going after filling up the suspense. At this time, the star's home team still had a strong sense of belonging.
Of course, there is another and very important reason. Under the existing labor-management agreement, players can get a longer contract period in the home team, and the total salary is also more.
Ray Allen was the first to renew the Sonics contract for 5 years and 85 million.
Then Reid and the Bucks reached a six-year 90 million maximum salary contract.
This contract also attracted a wave of heated discussions among fans in the forum.
Who would have thought that this second-round show, who had participated in a trial training with Sun Hao in Chicago, would be the first player to sign a maximum salary contract after Sun Hao.
You must know that even before Martin, signing with the Nuggets was only a second maximum salary.
Then, O'Neal.
O'Neal also reached a five-year, 100 million contract with the Lakers, with the final year as a player option.
This contract is the same as O'Neal's contract extension to the Heat in history.
But what you have to consider is O'Neal's performance last season, which is a grade better than the Heat's performance in the same period in history.
When O'Neal was negotiating, he had already made obvious concessions for the team.
According to this calculation, O'Neal's salary is more than 5 million less than last season, and the increased salary cap is about the same as the salary increase of the players in the team.
Calculating this way, even if it is just paying the same luxury tax as last season, the Lakers have an extra 5 million salary.
Taking into account the benefits of last season's championship, Kupchak, a player with less than 10 million yuan, can sign without blinking.
In addition, the Bulls and Chandler also reached a 6-year contract extension of 70 million.
This contract is not small, but it is 5 million less than in history.
The reason is also very simple. The Bulls in this period in history are already a playoff team, but now they are not.
As for why they signed, it’s better to understand that Chandler and Yi Jianlian’s internal and external partnership effect produced a very good chemical reaction in the second half of last season.
Even if they didn't get a good gain in the free market in the end, Paul and the combination of the two towers in the interior can also occupy a place in the Eastern playoffs.
Even if Klaus and Sun Hao can open the sky, when Granger plays out, this is a standard championship team.
In addition, several veterans also signed soon.
The Lakers and Christie signed a two-year 6 million contract, and Horry signed a three-year 10 million contract, these two champions last season have been rewarded.
Mutombo also reached a two-year 5.5 million contract extension with the Wizards.
Although the Wizards did not win the championship last season, the team showed a good chemistry and Mutombo also completed Yao Ming's task as a substitute. This contract extension is expected.
The Lakers didn't sign any new players on the first day, but there were many rumors.
Such as El Davis, Tony Kukoc and so on.
The rumors are not groundless, these veterans and the champion favorite teams are linked every year.
Especially Kukoc, because he was out of Europe like Sun Hao, and he and Sun Hao had been teammates with the Mavericks before. Many people think that signing the Lakers is a high probability event.
But Sun Hao, who has been following the dynamics of the free market, knows that these are really just rumors.
One is that these veterans really can't move right away, and the Lakers have little meaning to sign them. Second, the most important thing for the Lakers in the summer is to sign a starting power forward and a backup center.
People do everything in order of priority, and before that is finalized, they will not use veterans to fill the list of 15 people.
Sun Hao's training camp continued, and both Louis Williams and David Lee left the training camp to participate in the summer league.
The news of the free market also continues.
The most interesting thing is the sign-and-change between Joe Johnson and the Hawks.
The Hawks sent out Boris Dior and before the 2006 and 2008 first-round drafts, they traded with the Suns to get Joe Johnson, who signed a new 4-year contract with the Suns for 70 million yuan.
Some people may ask why the Eagles don't sign directly.
The answer is that Joe Johnson's rookie contract has just expired, and the Suns, as the parent team, have the right to match anyone's contract.
Because there are already many talented players in the team, the Suns' attitude is to leave Joe Johnson without a good bargaining chip, and to cut salary pressure if they have it.
This is also a win-win deal in history. After Joe Johnson went to the Eagles, he became a generation of Eagle Kings, and Dior Wireless fits the bombardment tactics and shines after the sun.
Gerald Wallace and the Bobcats reached a three-year, 16 million contract ~EbookFREE.me~ Some people may say why Sun Hao does not recommend the Lakers to sign Wallace.
This reason is also very simple. Sun Hao will not take the initiative to make this suggestion. He has always given suggestions when the management asks him.
This is actually a sensitive topic involving players' interference in management.
Active and passive are very different everywhere.
And at this time, Gerald Wallace has not fully demonstrated his talent, and the Lakers have no time and space to train him.
Also, his style of play is not that good with O'Neal.
Speaking of tie-ups, on the fourth day after the opening of the free market, Sun Hao saw a rumor that he thought was the most likely to be with the Lakers:
Antoine Walker intends to sign a long-term contract with the Lakers.