Vol 3 Chapter 383: Turbulent summer

The thunder's enthusiasm for winning the championship has continued throughout June, and even the draft and annual awards ceremony cannot steal their limelight. But in July, they are no longer the protagonists. A more exciting drama ignited the entire NBA in early July.
The off season is a rare break for these players who have played in the NBA for years. Even if many of them are the same as An Luo and others, they are soaked in the training hall as a whole. But compared with the usual continuous running around the competition stage, it is much easier. But for a large part of the players and the team's staff, this off-season is more busy than usual.
On July 1, 2018, the nba transfer window officially opened. At this time of year, NBA will usher in a series of transactions. The vast majority of the trades in this are small trophies, but to tinker with their own team. But every year there are some big deals that can affect the direction of this alliance, which is jaw-dropping. For example, James left Cleveland in 2010 and brought his talent to Miami; in 2016 Durant left the Thunder and embraced the Warriors...
In some years, since there are not many big-name players in the free market, it may seem a little calmer. But for 2018, it will obviously not be quiet. James, Durant, Chris Paul, Paul George, the names of these people, any move, can cause a sensation in the entire league. Of course, including Leonard who completely fell out with the Spurs.
As soon as the free market opened, a lot of signing information came out. The Warriors renewed Durant’s contract with $61.5 million for two years, and they left the champion. Similarly, the Thunder renewed Paul George’s contract with $137 million for four years. The pickle peppers who have tasted the championship will naturally not Missing more opportunities; Chris Paul's four-year $160 million renewal of the Rockets contract surprised everyone, but last year's playoff matchup with the Warriors made people see the role of this veteran. If he is not injured, it may not necessarily be the Warriors who will fight the Thunder. Therefore, in the new season, he will continue to assist Harden and hit the championship. There are many players who quickly reached a contract extension, but the impact of those players is not too great.
Of course, the protagonist of this summer is still James.
On July 2, James’ team officially announced that James had reached an agreement with the Lakers. The two sides will sign a four-year $153 million contract, James will bring talent to Los Angeles. Less than 24 hours have passed since the free agency market was opened. The first man in active service and the most coveted super fish of the summer has determined his whereabouts.
But in fact, James has already begun to show signs of joining the Lakers a long time ago. As early as the end of the playoffs, the bookmaker offered odds on which team James would join, and the results showed that the Lakers were the most likely next home. Later, there were news that James' son would transfer to Los Angeles. Combined with his statement that his family was number one when he was out of the playoffs, the probability of James joining the Lakers further increased. Later, despite news that James would be more willing to join if the Lakers get a superstar first, the local media in Cleveland said that James would not be influenced by other stars.
With James arriving in Los Angeles yesterday to meet with the Lakers management, this matter is basically the last hammer. Finally, the superstar didn't let the fans wait any longer. Before the Lakers got another superstar first, James decided to join the Lakers and put on the purple and gold shirt.
In the 2017-18 season that has ended, the 33-year-old James played at the peak of his career. He played 82 regular season games and averaged 27.5 points, 8.6 rebounds, 9.1 assists, 1.41 steals and 0.87 blocks per game. The playoffs alone brought the Cavaliers to the finals for the fourth consecutive year. You averaged 34.5 points, 8.8 rebounds, 9.5 assists, 1.7 steals, and 1.2 blocks per game. And in this season, he reached the 30,000 points milestone and became the only player in league history with a total of 30,000+8,000+8,000 rebounds and assists. There is no doubt that the joining of James is a very huge historical moment for the Lakers. As long as they win two more stars in the free market, whether it is Paul George or Leonard or Cousins, they will all be the favorites for the upcoming 2018-19 season.
Everyone knows that this summer will be very lively, but what I didn't expect is that it was so exciting at the beginning. However, more exciting things are yet to come. On the third day of the opening of the transfer market, another surprising news came out: The Warriors reached a $5.3 million one-year verbal agreement with Cousins ​​with a middle class exception.
Who is Cousins? The man called the league's number one center by fans!
In the past 2017-18 season, Cousins ​​averaged 25.2 points, 12.9 rebounds and 5.3 assists in 36.2 minutes per game. Of course, he only played 48 games and was reimbursed for the injury season. But this does not mean that Cousins ​​is worth the price!
In previous guesses, Cousins ​​has always been an important part of the Lakers' championship lineup. As early as the season is not over, everyone is going crazy: the Lakers will form a James + Leonard + Paul George trio team this summer~EbookFREE.me~ But because of the Thunder's victory, Paul George did not hesitate to reach an appointment contract with the Thunder. The Lakers had to retreat and put Cousins ​​into their lineup. But now it seems that Cousins ​​is gone. What is even more annoying is that in the negotiation with the Spurs, the Lakers reached a deadlock. And half a month later, the Lakers lost the opportunity to get Leonard this season.
On July 19, the Spurs formally completed the deal with the Raptors, sending away Leonard and Danny Green in exchange for DeRozan, Pertel and the protected 2019 draft pick.
This is another transaction that surprised everyone. For this transaction, the Lakers fans really hate the San Antonio management. They think it's just that they don't want the Lakers to get a deal that Leonard did this season. The Raptors are also accomplices. They exchanged their own star for the one-year use of fmvp, but they didn't want to see the Lakers win the O'Brien Cup.
No wonder the Lakers fans are resentful. In this deal, the Spurs are purely acting. DeRozan's ability is not enough to replace Leonard, and they did not get good future assets. The Spurs' 2019 draft picks are protected by the top 20 picks and will become two second-round picks by 2020. In terms of young players, the Spurs only got Pertel, he is more like a good substitute player in the future.