The news about Lin Ri helped NBA fans who had no news during this period to spend the last two or three days of June, and then the annual free market officially started!

This is the day when each team officially begins to reinforce for next season.

Whether it is the Lakers who won the championship last season or the Suns who are last in the league this season, they will start from today to make plans to strengthen the team's lineup.

This is an invisible battle.

The comparison is the ability of 30 teams to talk to each other.

Most of the NBA's classic trades were born during the off-season.

However, this summer is not as lively as in previous years. Most fans and general managers have set their sights on next summer...

At this time next year, the contracts of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh of the "03 generation" will all expire. In addition to these three super giants who have just entered their peak period, there are also players like Ray Allen.

Although his strength has begun to decline from his peak, the star who is still an All-Star player will also become a free agent...

The summer of 2010 was destined to be full of “big fish”.

If two "big fish" can be harvested from it, then there is no doubt that becoming a championship-level team will have no problem at all.

This is also the thinking of many team talkers now.

No way, look at how the Celtics and Lakers made their fortunes?

One brought Kevin Garnett from the Timberwolves, and Ray Allen from the SuperSonics. They formed the "Big Three" in one season and swept all the way to win the 2008 NBA championship;

Another one, Pau Gasol, was acquired from the Grizzlies, and with a little bit of adjustment, he encountered almost no obstacles this year and won the championship trophy.

This is a feasible path... Since he can do both, why can't we?

The thoughts of many team general managers have changed with the Celtics and Lakers winning championships in the past two years.

What has also changed is not just the general managers of the team, but also the stars in the league. They are also constantly forcing their own teams to strengthen their teams.

Their idea is very simple. Since Kobe has Pau Gasol and Boston has formed the "Big Three", why can't I have a good Ander?

This is a change brought about by a subtle "wind" blowing in the past two years.

However, even if most teams are looking ahead to 2010, it is impossible for the league's 30 teams, with a total of three to four hundred players, not to make some major changes during the offseason.

Therefore, this year's off-season has become lively from the moment the "door" opened.

The first deal to be closed was a big deal that had already been revealed:

The Magic sent Alston, Tony Barty and Courtney Lee, and acquired Leon Anderson and Vince Carter from the Nets;

The Nets sent Kris Humphries, Ryan Anderson and Carter, plus two first-round picks, and acquired Alston and Tony Barty from the Magic. They acquired Amare Stoudemire and a sub from the Suns.

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The Suns sent Amar'e Stoudemire and a second-round pick, acquired Kris Humphries and two first-round picks from the Nets, and then acquired Courtney Lee from the Magic.

When this transaction broke out, it caused shock to many parties.

Most of the shock is because the Magic...

They sent away so many role players, which is equivalent to dismantling one-third of the main lineup. They did this in the third week just after entering the finals. This is something that many people, including Magic fans, cannot understand.

matter.

What are you doing?

And why are you even willing to do it for others? For Vince Carter, who has passed his prime and is clearly starting to decline?

Are you okay with your brain?

Magic fans couldn't figure it out, but something even more devastating happened half an hour later. The Raptors officially announced that they had signed Hedo Turkoglu for a five-year price of 53 million.

Magic fans: Well... I believe there must be two guys with the same name in this league. This guy is definitely not our offensive core "Turkish Jordan". Well, I believe... our management will not be so stupid.

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No, what on earth are you going to do?

Breaking up the house just after reaching the finals?

Have any of you done this?

Magic fans, who were originally quite happy after the season ended, went into collective self-isolation within half a day after the free market opened.

They never thought that this offseason would open like this.

Like them, Suns fans have complaints.

Although they know that it is very possible for Amare Stoudemire to leave, they are also very familiar with Stoudemire's character. With his temper, if such a video is circulated, he will definitely have no shame in staying with the Suns.

From the perspective of Suns fans, the chips that Steve Kerr exchanged for Stoudemire are quite satisfactory. After all, it is really good to be able to trade these chips in such a short period of time.

But the question is... why the hell did you choose Stephen Curry with the No. 6 pick in this year's first round?

With this guy's thin body and the hidden danger of ankle injury in college, are you sure this guy is worth gambling with the No. 6 pick in the first round?

Yes, from the perspective of Suns fans, there is no problem with this deal. The problem lies in Steve Kerr's follow-up operations. Using the No. 6 pick in the first round to gamble on Stephen Curry is not a wise choice.

Just because one of this guy's templates is Steve Nash?

But this guy has scouts saying he looks like Mohamed Laouf!

Well, some scouts say that Stephen Curry’s template looks like yours, Steve Kerr!

Um?

Oh~

understood!

Did you choose him because he looks like you?

Like Suns fans who despise Stephen Curry, there are local media in Phoenix:

"Just as there is no next Big Bird or the next Magician in this league, the next Steve Nash will not appear so easily!"

"I have seen two of the stupidest trades in one year. One was to trade Marion for Shaquille O'Neal, and the other was to use the No. 6 pick in the first round to select Stephen Curry!"

"Steve Kerr has done a good job this year. I mean getting the team the No. 1 pick and then selecting the Sun. As for the rest, well... it doesn't matter."

The only people who are happy about this big deal may be the fans in New Jersey. After sending away Vince Carter and welcoming Amar'e Stoudemire, the Nets' core lineup instantly became Devin Harris plus

Amare Stoudemire and Brook Lopez are pretty good based on their paper strength.

In addition, they also got key players like Alston and Tony Barty... It shouldn't be a big problem to enter the playoffs in the Eastern Conference, right?

New Jersey native, optimistic by nature!

Of course, after Billy King traded Jason Kidd to the Mavericks for Devin Harris, New Jersey fans were no longer optimistic.

After all, the entire league knows why the Mavericks gave up Devin Harris, but Billy King still thinks this guy can be saved.

Needless to say, he made it to the All-Star last year.

But the problem is... entering the All-Stars as the core of the third-to-last team in the Eastern Conference is not an honorable thing.

On the contrary, it proves that the Eastern Conference's guard group is really empty during this period.

In short, if it’s going to rain and my mother wants to get married, let it be!

Moreover, I heard that Amare’s dunk is very powerful, well, it’s a blessing!

The next trade that broke out came from the Spurs, which had not seen much action for many years. Popovich traded All-Star small forward Richard Jefferson from the Bucks. Jefferson has 2 years left on his contract. The total price

As high as 29.2 million, it is an out-and-out star contract.

It is worth mentioning that Tim Duncan's annual salary next year is about 18.86 million, and Jefferson's annual salary next year is only about 3 to 4 million lower than Duncan.

Look, this is the current atmosphere in this league. The success of the Celtics and Lakers has made Popovich, who has always been obsessed with searching and only knows "Taobao", unable to help but take a "bold" shot.

After these two transactions that can affect the team's chemical reaction came out, the NBA free market calmed down a little. Some news broke out one after another that was not surprising to most fans.

For example, the Suns renewed Steve Nash's contract for 2 years and 22 million, and the Lakers renewed Odom's contract with a 4-year and 33 million contract...

These contract renewals were within the expectations of most people, so even if they happened, they did not cause any big discussion.

However, this is only the first day of the free market, and there are still many deals under negotiation that have not yet been revealed!

For this group of general managers, they have at least two and a half months to slowly try to be patient with each other, hoping to finally reach a result that both parties can be satisfied with.

Of course, there are also some transactions that have just started.

Steve Kerr, who was sitting in the general manager's office at this moment, unexpectedly received a call from Griffin, the general manager of the Cavaliers.

"Man, if I want to get the sun, what kind of chips do you think I need to bring up?"

"Well... let's trade it for LeBron James, I might consider it!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

The two people joked a few words at first.

It is definitely impossible for Steve Kerr to sell the Sun, everyone knows this.

Just like everyone knows that the Cavaliers will not sell LeBron James.

But, to be honest, even if the Cavaliers are really willing to trade LeBron James for the sun, Steve Kerr may not be willing to trade it. The Cavaliers fell in the Eastern Conference finals in this year's playoffs, and "Warcraft" Howard became famous in one battle.

This has also caused the reputation of "the proud son of heaven" LeBron James to drop a lot.

After all, before this year, no one dared to say who could replace LeBron James alone...

But this summer, many experts in the world believe that "Dwight Howard is the man who can replace LeBron James alone."

Although this statement is unlikely to become reality.

But at least the value of LeBron James is already measurable in the eyes of many experts!

In addition, this guy has been refusing to renew his contract with the Cavaliers, and his contract will expire next year.

Steve Kerr traded the sun for him, which is something he would do only after he was full and tired!

It’s totally unnecessary!

Of course, this is a joke, something that is easy to say and easy to hear.
Chapter completed!