On the 22nd, the Grizzlies announced that they would not trade Paul George. While gaining Paul George's trust, they also determined their plans for next season.

It was a bit late, but it was confirmed that the Grizzlies had not hindered their previous contact with other teams and free agents.

As the Lakers have grown from a favorite to a super hottest, the decision of free agents who mainly want to compete for the championship has become very hesitant.

Among them, there are even two superstars, Anthony and Howard. They have not decided on their next home for a long time and are still meeting with each team.

Originally, after the finals, people thought that Paul, who was the first to say he wanted to try the free market, would become the protagonist of the soap opera, but who knew that Paul would make the decision the fastest.

On the morning of July 28, the Grizzlies made their first deal after the offseason starts!

The Grizzlies sent Jimmy Butler, and got veteran Richard Jefferson from the Jazz who was just traded by the Warriors to the Jazz, this year's 27th pick rookie Rudy Gobert and the Jazz

Compensation of $1 million for the comeback.

As the defending champion, the Grizzlies' free market action has always attracted much attention.

After the Lakers formed the Kozan combination, the media and fans were very concerned about the Grizzlies' free market actions.

On the Lakers, Nick Young, Carman, No. 4 pick Wesley Johnson in 2010, Lakers former player Jordan Famar and others came to invest in the basic salary; JR Smith had a salary of US$2.81 million last season

The contract renewal was 10 million for 3 years and a conscience price. The Spurs gave 15 million for 3 years and 15 million for 3 years and 15 million for 3 years and 1. Ci Shiping's contract expired and signed a 1+1 veteran's basic salary...

The Kozan combination is so attractive!

This is based on the first public appearance after James was traded that he said he decided to execute the remaining two-year contract in advance, and Kobe and the Lakers reached a two-year contract extension of 40 million.

With Kobe's condition of playing without the ball and James' strength, the Lakers had one of the best duo teams in the league before 2016, and the attractiveness was even stronger than last year's Kobe + Paul.

The Grizzlies delayed for a long time before they confirmed that Paul George would not leave the team.

Therefore, Jimmy Butler's stay and stay has become a concern for people. In people's eyes, Jimmy Butler is like Paul George before last season. He patiently polished his skills with the Grizzlies, so fast that he showed his abilities.

It was time. Paul George was traded away, but now Paul George stayed, and the already nervous ball power would inevitably become even more nervous.

As expected, Jimmy Butler was indeed traded in the end, and replaced by a veteran and third center, making up for the vacancy on the bench and Lopez Jr.

He also received a compensation of $1 million, which can buy a draft pick in the early part of the second round, and he still has the salary left for Gobert.

Jimmy Butler averaged 6.2 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.1 steals in the second grade. He can see his talent, but he is still a situation of scoring the lottery. Unlike Paul George, he has already claimed the prize. The Jazz are willing to give it to him.

For people's opinion, the Grizzlies' deal is very good.

Although Richard Jefferson was pardoned in the mid-2011-2012 season, he played well with the Warriors over the past year, especially last season with Harden, who averaged 11 points per game. The veteran's basic salary is too worth it, but

The Warriors are in a relationship with free agent Andre Iguodala, and Harris Barnes, a talented sophomore player who looks very talented, has no Richard Jefferson's position, and is the Warriors

Team traded to the Jazz.

Because the Grizzlies have a strong foundation in strength, Sun Ce + Randolph + Gasol Jr., these trio are strong. At the same time, in terms of salary, after the Heat's Big Three was broken up, only Kobe

+James +Nene's salary is higher than them.

Therefore, the Grizzlies can only offer basic salary or middle-class like the Lakers, but Memphis is not as attractive as Los Angeles. Not only that, the Grizzlies have just won two consecutive championships, and the basic salary is even less attractive.

Therefore, if the Grizzlies target the free market, most signing contracts can only make up for minor repairs. The only thing that is interesting is the full middle class that the Grizzlies have but the Lakers do not have.

However, unexpectedly, the Grizzlies actually brought Richard Jefferson back, resolved some of the team's ball rights conflicts, and brought back a rookie center in the end of the first round.

And it also leaves a full middle class available.

In fact, there is a lot of basis for the public's statement that the Grizzlies' lack of big changes will be difficult next season, including the ball rights, the slackness after two consecutive championships, Randolph's aging + weight control... and other factors.

However, the Grizzlies themselves are still very anticipated, and the reason why the Grizzlies are highly anticipated is very simple Sun Ce!

The Grizzlies have now cleared their cap space through drafts, traded minor repairs, and created a full middle class. Now, people's attention to the Grizzlies' free market is all focused on this key middle class contract.

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Sun Ce received a call and heard the team's general manager Chris Wallace say he wanted to trade Jimmy Butler, and he was not surprised.

Jimmy Butler has been showing his ambitions all the time, but Sun Ce did not expect that the team would take Gobert back!

A newly selected rookie center, the Jazz traded before they even scrapped the lottery. Sun Ce felt that he underestimated the attractiveness of the forward-back players trained by his team to other teams.

Originally, Sun Ce did not plan to choose Gobert during the draft, because Gasol Jr. and Larry Sanders had been playing well since Larry Sanders had never used basketball as a tool for making money, and because he had been

Win, so there is no idea of ​​retirement.

In this way, the third center will have no playing time. Lopez Jr.'s situation is different. Lopez Jr. has long been clear that he is a blue-collar worker, and his technical characteristics have long been mature.

Rookie centers are different, and they need playing time to train. Unlike outside, like Jimmy Butler, who plays in the Development League and trains in the year, they can become a fixed rotation in the second grade.

Therefore, choosing a center forward to train it is not necessarily easy to sell. You can't show any talent and cannot sell it. The team has a position as the power forward.

But since the deal is back, let's keep it. It depends on whether Gobert can catch Gasol Jr. and Larry Sanders during the rest period to perform.

If you can't adapt, there is no way. It is impossible to make Gasol Jr. and Larry Sanders reduce their playing time to accommodate a rookie.

Sun Ce took a look and said that if Hardaway little is more suitable to play as a shooting guard, then there are still two positions left in the point guard and power forward!
Chapter completed!