After the lineup was assembled, the Trail Blazers' actions in the free market did not stop.

Instead, they did something more eye-catching than their previous trades, free agent signings, draft picks, etc.

The Trail Blazers sent their 2005 second-round draft pick to the Nuggets and acquired Nuggets head coach Jeff Bzdelik's one-year contract as a defensive assistant.

George Karl, who had been out for a year, was invited to become the new head coach of the Nuggets.

According to sources, the Trail Blazers promised Jeff Bzdelik that if he performs well, he will receive a three-year, $6 million contract extension.

As soon as the Trail Blazers' operation came out, a lot of comments came out, saying that the Trail Blazers were driving up the coach's salary.

The Nuggets' new head coach George Karl's contract is three years and $6 million, while Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy's salary is four years and $6 million.

The salary of each team's head coach is generally just over 2 million US dollars. The Pacers' Rick Carlisle only earns 7.5 million US dollars in three years.

There are also people like Popovich, who serves as both the team's president of business operations and head coach, with a current annual salary of $6 million, and there are also people like Jackson, who earned a salary of $6 million last season due to his excellent reputation.

But assistant coaches, except for Del Harris of the Mavericks, Mike Woodson of the Pistons, Kevin Plitchar of the Trail Blazers, and a few others can earn annual salaries of over one million dollars.

The assistant coach's salary increase means that the coach's salary also needs to be increased, and the Trail Blazers have been criticized for destroying the market.

But some people say that the salary of coaches in the 1990s was what it is now. More than ten years have passed. How many times has the overall salary of players increased?

In 1991, Pippen's "maximum salary" was only $20 million over seven years. It's no wonder that the Bulls were stingy. The previous season, Jordan's salary was only $2.5 million.

Now the maximum salary of the Bird Rights after the rookie contract ends is close to 100 million in 7 years.

But coaches' salaries are still about the same as they were ten years ago.

The two groups were arguing endlessly because the impact of the Trail Blazers' operation was immediate. The Jazz gave Jerry Sloan a four-year contract extension of $25 million. The original contract was $16 million over four years, with a salary increase.

More than 50%.

Moviegoers think the Trail Blazers are really interesting. The last time they were on the 'Hot Search' list was trading back the number one draft pick, the last time was Warden learning how to drive an excavator, and this time it was trading for the head coach of another team, for the coaches.

Increase salary...

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The lineup is in full swing, and the truly professional defensive assistants that the coaching staff lacks have been put in place. It has been a month since the start of the free market. The coaching staff's summer vacation should have ended long ago, and the work of the Trail Blazers has begun.

The head coach will not point fingers in unprofessional areas, and the management will not ask for extra work...More money, less work. Bzdelik likes this job, and his work enthusiasm is much higher than when he was the head coach of the Nuggets.

, in fact, the workload is not less than that then, but he is happy with it.

The first ten days or so that the Trail Blazers coaching staff started working were spent communicating with the old players and the new players.

Due to the huge changes in the rules, both offense and defense are bound to face earth-shaking changes. This reminds the Trail Blazers coaching staff of the shortening of the three-point line in the mid-1990s. In 2001, in order to limit O'Neal's ability to protect the frame, three seconds of defense were added.

In order to limit O'Neal's low post play, the three-second zone is expanded.

This summer requires a lot of repeated communication with the players, and even the players' defensive training needs to be adjusted.

Therefore, many players did not leave Portland, and new players also moved to Portland at the reminder of their agents.

Of course, there are also people like Randolph who are traveling abroad and people like Liu Xiu who are participating in the Olympics. Just make a phone call.

Buzdelik heard that Liu Xiu recommended him to join, and he happily took on the task of communicating with Liu Xiu. The communication process went smoothly, but at the end, Buzdelik's mood fluctuated violently.

Bzdelik liked Liu Xiu's way of speaking, where he knew what he knew and what he didn't know didn't know.

Some players, if they don’t know, still have to say a few words, and they clearly know that they don’t know, but after a few words, they don’t know if they have really convinced themselves, or if they have to be tough for the sake of face.

Damn it, I actually feel that I am right and it is difficult to correct it.

There are many players like this!

But Liu Xiu is not the case. If Liu Xiu doesn't understand, he doesn't understand. If he is asked if he has the confidence to do something well, he will say if he can do it.

Make it clear.

Everything was going so smoothly and so satisfactorily.

But before hanging up, Liu Xiu asked, "I am calling you this time. Will the international communication charges be reimbursed?"

This last touch just hit Bzdelik's current emotional node, and the warden completed a great healing process for him.

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Due to the time difference, Liu Xiu communicated with the coaching staff in the morning and after dinner, so it was not a waste of time.

On July 23, the Basketball Management Center announced the final 12-man roster.

Center: Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi, Battelle.

Forwards: Du Feng, Yi Jianlian, Zhu Fangyu, Li Nan,

Defenders: Liu Xiu, Liu Wei, Zhang Qingpeng, Zhang Yunsong, Zhang Jinsong.

Reserves: Chen Ke, Mo Ke, Guo Shiqiang.

After the roster was announced, the Chinese men's basketball team returned to BJ on the 24th, gathered with the Olympic team, held a swearing-in ceremony, and then left for Europe.

The Olympic Games will start in mid-August, with less than 20 days left.

As for the men's basketball team, time is tight to adapt to the time difference, adapt to the environment, adapt to the climate...and the final intensive training.

Just after arriving in Greece, the warden made news. While the rest of the Olympic team was still suffering from jet lag, Liu Xiu went on a date with Ivanka, who came to Athens for a modeling job, and stayed in a hotel for one night.

The next morning, the coaches and teammates saw that Liu Xiu was more energetic than anyone else, and they contributed a wave of healing points...

On the same day of training, others will make greater progress than you.

If you learn techniques and tactics in the same day, others will learn them faster than you.

Even if they are jet lagged, their recovery ability is better than yours.

Mainly because he got a date immediately after arriving in Europe. When this was connected with his basketball talent, the warden gained a lot of healing points.

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The time has come to August, and the offseason has been over for a month.

This summer has been quite lively, and by this time in previous years it has already entered the grassy season.

But this year, there are still first-line free agents yet to land!

On August 1st, a first-line player who wanted to go to a strong team got his wish.

The Wizards sent Al Harrington, a protected first-round lottery pick in 2006, from the Hawks to acquire top-notch small forward Stephen Jackson, who averaged 18.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.8 steals last season.

Arenas, Larry Hughes, Stephen Jackson, Jamison, the Wizards with four stars have become the upstarts of the Eastern Conference!

Stephen Jackson got what he wanted, and Nash and the Mavericks completely fell apart.

After Yao Ming learned the news from Bill Duffy, he excitedly found Liu Xiu who was correcting the details of Zhu Fangyu's basic skills.

Nash's agent is also Bill Duffy. Bill Duffy revealed that the Mavericks provided Nash with a five-year contract extension worth $45 million. Nash had the intention to renew the contract, but Bill Duffy insisted that the average annual salary should be

Reaching 10 million U.S. dollars, Nelson agreed.

But Cuban refused to sign the five-year, $50 million contract and said, "We have Terry."

Bill Duffy told Yao Ming that he had stopped negotiating with the Mavericks and was in contact with many teams, including the Rockets.

"Brother Yao, you have Francis on your team, why do you want to bring in Nash?"

"To tell you the truth, we have been selling Francis this summer. Although I am very reluctant to part with it, he is indeed not the core ball-handler who can win. The deal is almost done..."

Yao Ming is very grateful to Francis for taking care of him, but when it comes to winning, he must say that Francis is not suitable for a strong team at the playoff level.

Francis looks good with an average of 16+5+5 per game, but Francis's style of play has locked the team's upper limit. If the team can play at a higher level than his upper limit, he will be held back to a certain extent.

After many communications with the management, he approved the management's selling of Francis.

Seeing Yao Ming's excitement, Liu Xiu responded: "Brother Yao, Dan Ding! You are the top center on the best team."

I thought to myself: No wonder the Rockets have introduced so many point guards...

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A few days have passed, and another big deal has come as we enter the second offseason!

Rockets reach deal with Bucks.

The Rockets sent Steve Francis and acquired Desmond Mason, Joe Smith, and Mike James from the Bucks.

The reason for the trade was that the Bucks' talented point guard TJ Ford had undergone minimally invasive surgery and was determined to be reimbursed for the 2004-05 season. He needed to add a point guard. With a point guard with top statistics like Francis, the Bucks had a chance to win.

Of course I have to take it.

After Liu Xiu learned about the deal, he checked the NBA's official website and felt that the Rockets had lost some of their players, including players with tens of millions of annual salary contracts.

Currently, the Rockets' highest-paid player is Desmond Mason, who earns more than 8 million. Veteran player Maurice Taylor is also at the same price, followed by the mid-level salaries of Mobley and Joe Smith.

After that, Yao Ming, the Rockets' fifth-highest salary earner, will earn US$4.44 million next season.

The Rockets' current salary is more than $11 million below the salary cap! They can even offer a non-Bird rights maximum salary contract! Such as the contract that the Jazz hired Boozer.

Then, the Rockets spent $4.5 million a year to sign Yao Ming as backup center Dikembe Mutombo, leaving less than $700 in salary space.

The next day, August 8, Bill Duffy confirmed in an interview that Nash signed with the Suns with a starting salary of $9 million and a total of $65 million over five years.
Chapter completed!