Deng Fang didn't care about various opinions from the outside world. Of course, there was nothing he could do if he cared.
Of course Deng Fang knows that Hayward and others are useful, but Ezeli and Brandon Rush are not useful, but there is nothing he can do. This is a requirement of the system, and he can only follow it!
Now Deng Fang does not have much room for maneuver in the team's lineup. His greatest advantage is curing diseases, and secondly, he is able to foresee some important things in the future.
Fortunately, because Deng Fang knew some things in advance, he could at least prevent the Warriors from spending unnecessary money and avoid unnecessary things.
For example, Deng Fang spent a lot of money on Draymond Green's contract!
Among the newcomers, Ezeli is still in his rookie period, so his annual salary is not high, 1.11 million in the 14-15 season and 2 million in the 15-16 season.
There is no problem at this price, and it is perfectly fine to serve as a substitute center.
Livingston had been with the Warriors before. At that time, he signed a four-year contract worth 1.5 million per year. He signed it in the summer of 2009 and expired in the summer of 2013.
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After leaving the Warriors, Livingston played mediocrely. He just signed a contract last summer, which was worth 5 million per year and expired in the summer of 2017.
The price is neither too big nor too small, and is basically in line with Livingston’s worth.
But it is more cost-effective for the Warriors.
The only one that is uneconomical is David Lee. His contract, worth 15 million, for one year, expires next summer.
To be honest, Deng Fang didn't want to trade David Lee. His contract was too big and not worth it.
However, because the system did not allow Deng Fang to trade players who were not on the historical roster, so Deng Fang had no choice but to hold his nose and trade David Lee.
After all, it’s okay to put him on the bench to score.
Anyway, it’s only one year, and it expires next summer. It’s just right to free up space for Clay!
Klay's contract is about to expire. If he wants to sign a new contract next summer, space must be reserved for him in advance.
In this way, not long after the trading market opened, the Warriors' lineup was finalized:
Substitutes: Barbosa, Iguodala, Brandon Rush, David Lee, Ezeli.
There are two alternate players: Livingston and Speights.
Either Livingston or Barbosa can be the backup point guard, it depends on the situation.
Or both of them can come off the bench, or Rush can be the substitute.
There is no change for these people!
Historically, the Warriors relied on these people to win the championship in the 2014-15 season. Deng Fang believes that he can do the same and will do better!
Compared to Cole, Deng Fang is still more confident!
After all, Deng Fang has an advantage that Cole does not!
Of course, Deng Fang also responded to the doubts from the outside world at the press conference:
We have won five championships in a row. If we play next season with the previous lineup, we will have no rivals in the NBA!
In order to make the game more interesting and suspenseful, we made these transactions.
I prefer things with challenges and don’t like seasons without any suspense!
Of course, it's not that the players we traded are not useful, but that coaching some new players will give me a fresh feeling, and the team also needs to re-run, so that our games will be more challenging.
Since there is no suspense about the championship, all we have to do is make the process more interesting!
It is very lonely to be defeated alone. Since the opponent cannot become stronger, we can only change the players and reshuffle the cards to see if this will give the opponent some opportunities.
I've done everything I need to do, the rest is up to you!
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It has to be said that after years of training, Deng Fang's ability to pretend to be X is still quite strong.
When Deng Fang said this, the outside world didn't know what the warriors meant: Are the warriors really that strong? Is Deng Fang really too lonely?
If someone else said this, no one would believe it, but it is not necessarily true that Deng Fang said this...
The title of King of Pretending to be X is not just for talk!
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The deal that needs to be done is done, and Deng Fang can take a breath.
For Deng Fang, this is a season worth celebrating and he has gained a lot.
The biggest gain is money!
Not to mention the money from winning the game, Deng Fang earned nearly 100 million from just 10% of the shares!
The most important thing is that with his fifth championship, Deng Fang's shares in the Warriors reached 50%, and he also became the majority shareholder of the Warriors!
At least the boss, Cohan, is not qualified to kick him out!
Winning bonus, 10% of the shares, plus the Warriors' season dividend, Deng Fang made a lot of money!
When you have money, the first thing you need to do is safety.
Deng Fang was not afraid of getting hurt, but he was afraid of being murdered, so he hired several bodyguards, personal bodyguards, to protect his safety.
What if Cohan loses his mind and wants to murder Deng Fang?
Although this possibility is unlikely, it must be guarded against.
In fact, Cohan did not lose money, he also made a lot of money. If all the shares of the Warriors are given to Deng Fang in the future, he can also receive US$500 million in compensation.
This adds up to a lot more than when we sold the Warriors!
It's just that he's a little shabby compared to Deng Fang...
People always compare. If compared with when he wanted to sell the Warriors, Cohan would wake up laughing when he went to bed, but compared with Deng Fang...
Deng Fang had nothing at the beginning, but now half of the Warriors team belongs to Deng Fang. Deng Fang makes more money than Cohan every year!
Fortunately, as a shrewd businessman, Cohan is not stupid and he didn't do those crazy things.
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At the end of the season, players and management began to go on vacation, and so did Deng Fang.
Food, yachts, beaches, beautiful women, there is no shortage of these when you have money.
As for the offseason player training, the only thing Deng Fang needs to worry about is Green's three-pointers in the new season.
For this reason, Deng Fang specially told Green to practice three-pointers hard during the offseason and make a thousand three-pointers every day, without missing any one!
In order to urge Green to practice three-pointers, Deng Fang specifically asked the general manager to add a bonus clause when signing the contract:
If the three-point shooting percentage exceeds 40% in any of the next five seasons, Green's annual salary will be increased by half, reaching 12 million US dollars per year. If it exceeds 45%, the annual salary will be doubled, reaching 16 million US dollars per year!
This increase is not small, especially for Green’s annual salary!
Of course, General Manager Tim is not stupid. This clause has strict restrictions. For example, the average playing time per game and the number of three-pointers must reach a certain number.
For Deng Fang, whether the new season goes well or not and how many games he can win, the most important thing is actually watching Green!
Don't worry about the Splash Brothers, nor about injuries. The only uncertainty is Green!
Green is a smart man and he knows what to do.
Although low-post singles are also important, opponents tend to double-team Curry when defending against Curry in pursuit of pick-and-rolls, so Green does not have many opportunities to play in low-posts.
Besides, if Green is allowed to play in the low post, the team's offense will stagnate, which is not a good thing for the Warriors, who pursue a fast pace.
Double-teaming Curry, Green is wide open. At this time, the most damaging thing to the enemy is the three-pointer!
As long as Green makes accurate three-pointers, the Warriors will be unstoppable!
