After Pau Gasol decides to renew his contract with the Lakers, I am afraid that Los Angeles will also become the last stop of his career.
The Lakers seem to be a good choice.
At the same time, the joining of Rondo, the former captain of the Green Army, quickly caused a storm outside the country.
Not long after F4 passed, the Lakers, after being dormant for two seasons, quickly formed a Big Three combination, making the reinforcements faster than outside expectations.
In this regard, many team managements in small cities can only feel envious and jealous. At most, they can only say: Big cities are good!
The heat of the Lakers and Celtics trade had just dissipated. In late July, Mosaic, Heat, Wizards, Bulls, and Clippers became the most active teams in the free market.
Howard, Bosh, Anthony, these big fish are the focus of the most attention in the free market.
It was during this process that the Mavericks management, which failed to make the playoffs last season, reached a minimum-salary contract with former NBA slam dunk champion Richard Jefferson on the 22nd. Not surprisingly, Richard Jefferson was dismissed.
Will become the Mavericks' main forward player this season.
Even though the Mavericks have failed to qualify for the playoffs for two consecutive seasons, but again, the Mavericks are the leader, and star Nowitzki still has the power of winning the single-core championship in 2011, and he was selected to the All-Star last season.
, the Mavericks are still a playoff seeding team in the Western Conference.
No one dares to underestimate this calf!
As time goes by and August is approaching, Wang Zelin no longer has time to pay attention to the transactions that occur in the NBA every day, because there is a big event coming next that requires him to concentrate all his energy.
The 2014 Spanish Men’s Basketball World Cup!
On July 30, 2014, with more than 20 days left before the Men's World Cup, Wang Zelin said goodbye to his brothers in the training camp one by one and prepared to return to China.
But before leaving, general manager Nell Olshey received news that surprised him...
"What, the team got in touch with Vince Carter?"
At the team headquarters, Wang Zelin was a little surprised when he heard the familiar yet unfamiliar name.
As far as he knew, many fans in later generations said that Carter would have won the championship long ago if he had been in a team. Shouldn't Carter at this period be enjoying the fun of basketball?
Why did he choose to join the Trail Blazers?
On the opposite side, the veteran Orsi could see Wang Zelin's thoughts on his face, and curled his lips disdainfully: "Wang, you don't think that anyone can really refuse the temptation of a championship, do you?"
"Is not it?"
Wang Zelin replied stupidly.
"Stop being ridiculous, think about the teams Carter has played in before, the Nets, Magic, and Mavericks. Which of these teams was not a championship team the year before he left? What do you think Carter is going to do? Do
Community benefits?”
Orsi asked back like he was setting off firecrackers, stopping Wang Zelin in his tracks.
Wang Zelin carefully recalled Carter's previous career experience... This is really the truth!
"After Carter joined the Magic, the headlines in the local media in Orlando were that they expected the Magic to make it to the Finals to compete with Kobe Bryant, just like the Lakers used Artest to compete with LeBron."
Nel Orsi continued to reveal.
In fact, this is not a big revelation. Old fans who have experienced the four major summits all know these things. Only young people who have only watched football in recent years will be deceived by the media.
Saying that an NBA player doesn't yearn for a championship is like saying that someone in the entertainment industry doesn't want to be famous.
Just say it occasionally, no one really believes it, right?
After hearing what the general manager said, Wang Zelin came to his senses and understood that it was indeed feasible for Carter to join the Trail Blazers.
He opened the data and checked. Oops, Uncle Carter performed pretty well last season!
Last season in the regular season, Carter played 81 games as a substitute for the Bulls, averaging 22.4 minutes, with data around 11 2 2.
Since the Mavericks here failed to make the playoffs last season, Carter naturally has no playoff data.
However, Wang Zelin still specifically asked the system to bring up Carter's 13-14 playoff data from the last time and space. If you don't know it, you will be shocked when you look at it!
In the original career trajectory, the Dallas Mavericks entered the playoffs with a regular season record of 49 wins and 33 losses, eighth in the Western Conference, and met the regular season champion San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the playoffs, and then played 7 fierce games with the Spurs.
In the end, we failed to grab 7 and missed the black 8...
In that series, Uncle Carter took on the responsibility of the bench bandit very well. After 7 games, he played an average of 27.1 minutes, averaged 12.6 points, 2.4 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game, shooting 45.6% from the field, and the three-point shooting rate was particularly exaggerated.
Reached 48.7%!
Although the sample of 7 games in one round is too small to explain the problem. But after 81 regular season games in the 2013-14 season, Carter averaged more than 4 three-pointers per game, and his three-pointers could still be maintained at 39.4%.
, already very high!
The sample of 81 games is also large enough!
Pushing forward a season, there are also 81 regular season games, and the same average of more than 4 three-pointers per game, with a shooting percentage of 40.6%!
Although Carter has been labeled as a "dunk general" until now, he is actually a very lethal player with three-pointers.
He has been in the league for more than ten years. In 10 of those years, his three-point shooting percentage has remained above 35%, and in four of those years, his three-point shooting percentage has exceeded 40%.
In this way, after Carter joins the Trail Blazers, won't he be able to solve the problem of substitute firepower at the second and third positions?
However, when Wang Zelin took a look at Carter's performance in the 2014~2015 season, he frowned, raised his head and asked:
"How's Carter doing now?"
When it comes to money, Nel Orsi responded to Wang Zelin very solemnly: "The signing conditions proposed by Carter's agent are 12 million for three years, but we think there is still room for maneuver, and are currently working with his agent Mark Stein.
Berg is negotiating.”
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "12 million in three years?" Wang Zelin shook his head decisively after hearing this, and gave his own suggestion, "Tell them our bottom line
It’s 8 million in three years!”
The three years and 12 million that Nel Orsi mentioned happened to be the contract that Carter signed with Memphis in the last time and space, but don’t forget that the Mavericks in this time and space have not made it to the playoffs for two consecutive years, let alone experience.
In the Game 7 battle with the Spurs, Carter's trade value was naturally not as high as before.
"But isn't that too low?"
Hearing this, Nel Orsi looked at Wang Zelin with a shocked expression.
I didn't expect that you, a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, would be more ruthless than us. You directly cut off 1/3 of his salary and almost asked Carter to join with a minimum salary. This is no more than what a capitalist can do.
Wang Zelin glanced at it casually. Do you want him to say that 14 years later, Carter has never averaged double figures in points per game in the regular season?
"The worst thing is, agree to one more condition in the contract."
"What conditions?"
"Let him wear No. 15 jersey again!"
"this……"
Nel Orsi stopped talking for a moment, thinking deeply.
The Trail Blazers' No. 15 jersey was retired as early as October 11, 1981. The owner of the jersey, Larry Nelson Steele, was one of the members of the 1977 Portland Trail Blazers that won the first championship in team history.
Considering that Steele played for the Trail Blazers for all nine of his NBA career, and was the only one to win a championship in the team's history. In addition, the Trail Blazers did not have a rich family, so they chose to retire this legendary veteran.
The jersey is also reasonable.
After all, not everyone is as harsh and inhumane as the Magic.
Seeing that Orsi was still weighing the pros and cons, Wang Zelin added:
"I think that rather than wearing the No. 25 jersey and winning the championship with the Trail Blazers, Carter would prefer to be wearing the No. 15 jersey that carries many highlights of his career!"
"Wang, has anyone ever told you that you can become a speaker after you retire?" Orsi sighed, lighting another cigar and stuffing it in his mouth.
"If I were Vince Carter, I would most likely be moved by what you said."
However, Wang Zelin just shrugged.
Uncle Carter is sad enough. If he could have joined the Nets, Magic, and Mavericks a year in advance, he would not have missed out on championship rings one after another.
So much so that even after he retired, he was often dragged out and criticized by a certain sauna basketball commentator.
All I can say is that fate has its way with people!
Considering that Carter has not completely degenerated into only shooting three-pointers, his desire to win the championship should still be strong and it is unlikely to solve the requirements of the championship team.
After discussing with Orsi for a while, the Trail Blazers decided to have another round of negotiations with Carter's agent.
But before that, Orsi wanted Wang Zelin to contact Carter himself.
Because he believes that with Wang Zelin, a new superstar who has just completed a single-season honors grand slam, the recruitment success will be greater.
After all, people need face and trees need bark.
Having their strongest player personally help Carter feel the sincerity of the Trail Blazers.
Therefore, Wang Zelin decided to take some time to see the former demigod before returning to China.
In the past, Dong Ai, Xico, North Carolina, Nan Mai, Dong Ai and Nan Mai, who were jokingly called the four shooting guards by fans, have disappeared. Only Xico and North Carolina are still holding on.
Today's fans would never have thought that North Carolina, the least accomplished among the four shooting guards, would become the one who has played in the NBA for the longest time.
Wang Zelin didn't have the opportunity to witness Carter's highly entertaining dunk in his prime, but fortunately, what the team needs now is Carter's three-pointer.
"Hey, by the way, I remember Anthony Morrow has also become a free agent. The team can contact him. That guy's three-pointer is very good."
When leaving the team headquarters, Wang Zelin gave another reinforcement candidate.
"Anthony Moreau?"
Upon hearing this name, Orsi suddenly smiled mysteriously.
Anthony Morrow was the top three-point shooter in active service last season with a shooting percentage of 45.1%. How could the Blazers not come into contact with him?
and……
Forget it, I'll give Wang a surprise after it's done.
…
After returning to the apartment to rest for a night, Wang Zelin went to Carter's hometown of Daytona Beach in Florida the next morning and found Carter fishing.
Real fishing!
As a black athlete, the well-educated Carter does not even have a single tattoo on his body. In addition to business activities during the offseason, he spends a lot of time in his hometown, often going to church, and doing summer training and entertainment.
Compared to many players who played wildly and wildly during the offseason, Carter is not an outstanding idol.
"Wang, you just won the championship. You should be very busy now. Why do you have time to come to me? Do you want to fish with me?" Carter smiled.
"Farewell, I don't know anything about fishing. And I can't take any time off."
Wang Zelin waved his hand and sat on the spot.
"Then you are here..."
Carter's attention was still on the fishing rod and he asked without looking back.
"If I remember correctly, your contract with the Mavericks has expired. Next season, buy Portland and let's win the championship together!"
Hearing this question, Carter put down his fishing rod and instantly became serious.
As a veteran, he had already vaguely guessed Wang Zelin's intention after receiving Wang Zelin's call in the morning. But when Wang Zelin actually initiated recruitment for him, his expression was unmoved.
"Are you kidding? Last year's best defense, the youngest MVP, FMVP and double-team Grand Slam winner in history, is actually recruiting an old man who is almost 40?"
Carter's self-deprecating question.
His mind was so confused that he didn't even notice that the fishing rod had moved.
"Hey." Wang Zelin reached over, picked up the fishing rod, and quickly reeled in the line.
Soon, a three-foot-large fish appeared in front of the two of them.
"I don't believe that the passion of the demigod has cooled down. Here is your fish."
Wang Zelin caught the fish and brought it to Carter.