Chapter 576: The next stop is determined, the Lakers’ new F4 combination is about to set sail!
"In the 2012 NBA draft, with the fifth overall pick in the second round, the Warriors selected...
Michigan State forward, Draymond Green!!”
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“In the 2012 NBA draft, the Pistons selected with the ninth overall pick in the second round, from...
Texas A&M small forward, Khris Middleton!!”
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By the way, it may be a bit difficult to pick the 2012 lottery pick. The Lakers have overdrawn their future in order to compete for the championship in the past few years, but the second-round pick can still make some adjustments.
Seeing Green, Middleton and other talents being selected by their original teams like hundreds of millions of people in the past, Su Bei did not let the Lakers management take action.
Rather than making trouble in the draft, the current Lakers are obviously focused on the free market, not in the future.
When the free market opened on July 1, the Lakers signed Su Bei to a three-year, $5,000 contract.
15 million in the first year, 16.5 million in the second year, and 18.5 million in the third year.
Because of Nomad, it is impossible, absolutely impossible for Su Bei to sign a contract with a maximum salary.
For example, in the third year when Paul earned 18.5 million yuan in Subei, that is, in the 2014/15 season, he was able to get an annual salary of 20 million yuan.
Deron Williams, who was also in the 2005 class, was also in the 20 million level this year.
In order to keep the Lakers competitive, Su Bei also made a routine operation and signed a 2+1 contract with a player option in the third year.
In other words, if the Lakers are not strong enough, Su Bei can run away!
Well, James did it too.
Chris Paul didn't refuse to team up with Kobe. Moreover, he still played brother basketball with Su Bei. He had no reason to refuse. While he was making money, he also wanted to advance and win a championship. He wanted both!
The Bobcats can't stop him either. As the team's owner, Jordan doesn't regard Paul as not for sale. As long as the chips are right, he is still willing to take action.
The question is, after the rookie contract ended, Paul signed a four-year, 68 million contract extension in 2008.
That is the beginning of the new season, the 12/13 season, which is Chris Paul's contract year.
If Paul is determined to leave, it will be difficult for the Bobcats to stay. It is better to get together and break up to maximize Paul's trade value.
Not to mention, Jordan was a little dissatisfied with Paul's performance in the playoffs.
Paul led the team and only touched the floor of the Eastern Conference Finals once.
The rest were either eliminated in the second round or eliminated in the first round, with 183 losses still left. How can Paul, who has obvious defensive flaws in the playoffs, celebrate the new year?
In fact, the situation of the Bobcats and the Eagles at this time cannot be said to be exactly the same, it can only be said that they are very similar.
They are all rounded up, which is equivalent to being broken up by the team led by James.
After all, the Green Army's team-up has led to the Heat's team-up. In addition, the Bulls led by Rose are also very strong, and the Magic team led by Howard is also very competitive.
A small team like the Bobcats that is unwilling to spend money and has no money to spend will not be able to retain competitive players after Paul's rookie contract benefits are exhausted, let alone sign All-Star level players to play for Paul.
Auxiliary.
If there was only one All-Star, he could still sign it if he gritted his teeth, but if he had to sign three, he would have to have a competitive bench lineup. As the poorest owner in the league, Jordan would occasionally go to the casino to do welfare. His pocket really couldn't afford it.
Get up!
After a month-long negotiation, on August 1, the Lakers and Bobcats reached a 7-for-1 deal that shocked the league.
The Lakers sent Bynum, Josh McRoberts, Christian Eunga, the first round in 2013 and 2015, the second round in 2013 and the second round in 2014, and got the "Elvis Presley" Chris Paul in the contract year.
Of course, Jordan is also a talent. He did not keep Bynum, but brought in the 76ers and Nuggets, sent Bynum away in exchange for a lot of draft picks, and signed a contract year with the Lakers.
Sessions got a little revenge on the Lakers.
After trading Chris Paul, Jordan made a huge profit and got satisfactory rebuilding chips.
As long as the Lakers are now, the Bobcats can waste time. Old Buss has a limited life and cannot afford to wait, so he can only be brutally killed.
In Subei's previous life, when the Lakers signed 38-year-old Nash, they were deprived of four draft picks, an 8.9 million trade exception, and 3 million in cash.
Now, the Lakers have paid the chips to trade Howard, and Nash doesn't even have half the chips to trade for Chris Paul, who is at his peak. To be fair, it's not a loss.
Su Bei and Paul have joined the Lakers one after another, and the new F4 combination is about to set sail!
At this time, the players with contracts on the Lakers team are as follows.
Center:
Power forward: Gasol.
Small forward: Su Bei, Artest.
Shooting Guard: Kobe Bryant.
Point Guard: Paul, Blake.
There are only 6 players on the roster at the end, but the Lakers' salary has already exploded.
Rounding off, Kobe is 28 million, Gasol is 19 million, Paul is 18 million, Su Bei is 15 million, Artest is 7.2 million, Blake is 4 million = 91.2 million.
The F4 combination of two role players cost 91.2 million U.S. dollars in space, which is only 9 million operating space away from the Lakers' envisioned total salary of 100 million yuan.
At this time, Jordan Hill, Sessions, Matt Barnes, and Murphy are all free agents.
Plus Darius Morris and Devin Ebanks, two restricted free agents with team options.
With the exception of Sessions, who was signed by the Bobcats, and Jordan Hill, who is still in talks, the Lakers don't want to keep any of the other players.
Jordan Hill was the 8th overall pick in 2009. His rookie contract ended and he wanted to sign a three-year, 1,600-level contract.
After all, last season with the Rockets, he averaged 5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. He joined the Lakers and played 7 games, averaging 12 minutes per game, averaging 4.7 points and 4.4 rebounds. The numbers were mediocre, but the athletic talent was there.
, he is a big guy, so he deserves this value.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Fortunately, the Lakers have methods, such as copying the Rockets' work of issuing poisonous contracts to Jeremy Lin and Asik.
The offer was 3.63 million and 3.56 million in the first two years, and 9 million in the third year, with a total contract value of 16.18 million over three years.
If signed, 9 million-3.6 million = 5.4 million.
The remaining 540 space seems to be okay, but the center position is not popular, and the asking price is certainly not low. Obviously, good inside players cannot be found.
There is no choice, the management can only seek deals while letting the most established stars show their talents, and recruit a few veterans who can play hard and are cheap and good.
Otherwise, the management can only take action against Artest or Blake.
Artest only has one year left on his contract, and Blake only has two years. It's not a bad contract, and it's still easy to sell, but it's too difficult to sign players with quality.
Since he was playing brother basketball, Paul couldn't help but speak up and gave P.J. Tucker, who had returned from Europe and waited for three years and another three years, a chance to seek a minimum-salary contract in the NBA.
Although the management looked down on Paul, who was 1.98 meters tall and played power forward, he gave Paul the face and gave it to the mediocre P.J. Tucker, giving him a two-year basic salary contract of 154, with the first year of 760,000, and the second year with 760,000 yuan.
880,000 per year, which has little impact on the Lakers' salary space.
While signing P.J. Tucker, Jordan Hill also accepted the three-year contract extension offered by the Lakers. The Lakers have already assembled eight rosters.
Su Bei also joined in the fun and mentioned the name of Hassan Whiteside.
This person was a second-round pick in 2010. Not surprisingly, David, who only played 19 times with the Kings in two years, will be abandoned by the Kings, and then signed by the Rockets to play in the Development League.
In Subei's memory, next season, Gasol was too tired, both knees were injured, and he only played half of the regular season basketball.
Moreover, the problem of Gasol's injury is similar to that of Yao Ming, and it is very likely that Su Bei will not be able to stop it.
When Gasol was injured, the Lakers' height immediately dropped. The problems of rim protection and rebounding cannot be left to P.J. Tucker to solve, right?
Tucker is not as tall as Su Bei.
If Su Bei is asked to protect the basket and grab rebounds, it will be a headache.
Playing like Rodman, it should still be useful, and it's not expensive anyway.
If the Lakers, with their brand new lineup, want to compete with the Spurs, who are in perfect harmony, and the Heat, who continue to strengthen their three-point position, Su Bei can only take a few steps.
In fact, Duncan and Diaw are both free agents in 2012 and can engage in matters with the Spurs.
It's just a pity that firstly, the Lakers have no room, and secondly, they can't come.
You can't weaken your opponent, you can only make yourself stronger.
Dabai Bian is 2.13 meters tall. This height alone is worth a basic salary contract.
The Lakers finally have a player at the center position.
After signing with the Lakers and deciding on his next stop, Su Bei unexpectedly received a call from Ray Allen, asking if the Lakers had a place for him?
"This can be done.
But, I don’t have the right to decide!”
After Su Bei expressed his welcome, he asked Ray Allen's agent to talk to the Lakers management. After all, the Lakers no longer have much salary space.
If you want to sign Ray Allen, you probably have to go to Artest.
Sometimes, having too many brothers is also a problem.
Moreover, in addition to wanting to compete for the championship, Ray Allen's big reason is that he wants to slap the Celtics in the face for their contempt for him.
The Lakers aren't Ray Allen's only option.
The Heat are also an option.
After settling the contract, Su Bei didn't stay long and immediately flew back to the flower grower's home.
After staying at home for three days, I was rejected by my parents and could only continue my blind date career.
A week later, Su Bei immediately returned to the team and embarked on a new journey.
Well, 2012 is the year of the Olympics.
Returning to the team naturally refers to the national team!