The Godfather of Basketball

Two first rounds, the second round is their own 60th pick, basically negligible.

The draft will be held at the Barclays Center on June 22. Tang Tian and Jones are also trying out the possibility of trading with all parties while they are investigating the rookies.

In the 15-man roster of the Nets, the contracts of George, Oden, Rondo, Wade and others have expired this summer, and the contracts of Irving and Butler have only one year left. Although they win the championship, they must maintain competition Sex, the pressure to renew the contract in the next two years will not be small.

The best situation is to keep all the personnel, but there will be no results until the end of the free market. Before that, selecting some usable people is what the Nets are currently doing.

On this day, after Tang Tian and Jones finished chatting about the rookie scouting, Jones suddenly got up and closed the door, and said something mysteriously.

Something to do with Carmelo Anthony.

George didn't go to the Thunder like in his previous life, and the Thunder didn't trade Anthony from the Knicks.

The only next home Anthony wanted to go to last summer was the Rockets. Unfortunately, the Rockets couldn't come up with a bargaining chip and it has never been formed. They still stay with the Knicks.

However, the Knicks had begun to determine Porzingis as the core last season. Anthony, who needed the right to shoot, was in an embarrassing position. 15.9 points is a career low, and the 41% shooting rate also set a career low.

With a one-year contract of 27.93 million US dollars left and the right to veto transactions, he is now a complete negative equity.

The Knicks are more eager to buy him out this summer than they were last season.

Before the finals, a local reporter in New York broke the news that the Knicks will definitely try their best to get rid of Anthony this summer. Trading is the first choice. If the deal fails, they will seek a buyout or layoffs directly.

This news is not groundless, after all, Anthony's big contract now only has the last year left.

What Jones is talking to Tang Tian now is the latest news.

The Knicks want to get rid of Anthony, but Anthony has the right to veto transactions but does not want to move easily. As a former super giant, his economic team naturally wants to protect his interests in the last year.

If there isn't a particularly good place to go, he's likely to end up sticking around until the Knicks lay him off so he can get all the money left in his contract.

"Melo wants to go to the next home, only the Rockets and us here." Jones said the key information.

The Rockets have Paul and are strong. It is not surprising that Anthony has always listed him as the next home. As for the Nets, they just won the championship and are stronger than the Rockets. Another reason why Anthony has not wanted to move before is that he does not want to move. The Nets are right next door to the Knicks, so it couldn't be a better choice.

Last summer, Jones recommended Anthony to Tang Tian, ​​and Tang Tian also considered it, but in the end the George incident came to nothing. Now that Jones talks about it again, the situation and opportunities are completely different from last season.

The Nets definitely don't want a trade. Regardless of Anthony's big contract, the Nets will try their best to renew George's contract in the summer, and the real deal will directly pay the super luxury tax.

The Nets' profits and market value have risen rapidly in the past few years, but it does not mean that Tang Tian is willing to pay tens of millions of luxury taxes for Anthony.

Of course, Jones is not talking about this. What they are discussing is the possibility of Anthony signing with the Nets after being bought out by the Knicks.

There is still room for maneuver in this possibility.

If the Knicks and Anthony’s buyouts can be settled before the free market opens, the Nets have not renewed George’s contract at that time, the team’s salary is below the salary cap, and they have the full middle class, which is an annual salary of 8.64 million. Will be very aggressive.

If the free market is not settled before the door opens, then the Nets renew George's contract beyond the luxury tax, and they will only have a mini-middle class with an annual salary of 5.33 million. At that time, it still depends on Anthony's choice.

"You try to contact the Knicks and Anthony's economic team before the free market starts." Tang Tian gave Jones instructions.

Anthony is still Anthony. Although he is a bit older, the system will exchange for an iron knee. Even if it is only 60 to 70% of the peak, it is definitely enough. The key is that the salary is low. It is not so important this summer, but it will not be until next summer. same.

The contracts of Irving and Butler expire at the same time. It is almost impossible for the Nets to keep them at the same time. If they want to remain competitive, Anthony will be a very good choice.

The reason why he asked Jones to contact now is because Anthony's buyout is a three-party relationship.

Anthony hopes to get all the remaining salary in his contract as much as possible. If the Knicks buy out, they will definitely not pay the full amount. The most likely situation is that the new owner pays the middle price difference. This price difference is a three-party negotiation. key.

This is not something that can be accomplished overnight, and it is very likely that they will not be able to reach an agreement like in the previous life.

But Tang Tian let Jones go, at least he had shown an attitude.

Time flies, and the negotiations between Jones, the Knicks, and the Anthony team are still going on, and the draft here is about to start.

The draft is a trade conference, and this year is no exception. The day before the draft, the Hornets revealed that they had made a deal with the Magic. They sent the former superstar Dwight Howard to the Magic. Yongbo, two secondary rounds and some cash.

This transaction made fans sigh.

We must know that Howard's trade value was in the top five or even top three in the league at his peak, but now he is so displaced at the end of his career, and he was only worth a second round when he was traded by the Eagles last year, and now it has become a complete garbage contract. .

While the fans lamented what happened to Howard, they also had to realize that the living space of traditional centers in the league is getting smaller and smaller.

Howard's trade has made a good warm-up for the upcoming draft, and the fans can't wait.

On the evening of June 22, the draft was about to start, and Tang Tian also brought his draft team to the Barclays Center Arena.

There were bursts of cheers when they entered the arena.

After the Nets won two championships in three years, the New York ball market has reached a new peak. At this moment, almost half of the New York fans came to the scene.

Other fans can only look at it with greedy eyes. Holding the championship and holding the lottery pick, the Nets really explained what it means to be a god-like operation.

In the passage, Tang Tian saw several of his old subordinates again.

Casey was fired by the Raptors because of his poor record, but he immediately became the new head coach of the Pistons. Stevens flourished in the Celtics, but Cole did not have the full face of last year's draft Rong Guang left in a hurry after meeting Tang Tian face to face.