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An All-Star, plus a high-quality immediate combat power, plus a potential rookie.

The offer from the Spurs is really a bit big.

Tang Tian, ​​of course, would not agree.

Regardless of how far Leonard's injury has recovered, it is this year's farce-like toss that made him stay away from this kind of player.

In contrast, the dedicated Butler is much easier to use than him.

And the offer from the Spurs shows that they don't really want to trade, but just want to take the opportunity to increase Leonard's value in the trading market.

As was the case with George last year, Leonard's trade value plummeted after the next home was appointed.

The signings in the free market are still continuing, and at the same time, the NBA's new summer league season will also start.

The lineup of the Nets this year is a bit luxurious. Although Michael Porter will not play due to injury, Colin Sexton and Mitchell Robinson will both play. In addition, the second-year Kuzma will also enter the goal. The team, as well as Ding Yanyuhang, a two-way player who played for the Nets last season, will also participate.

This is the summer league version of the luxury lineup.

Rondo, Oden, and Wade's contract extensions were all discussed by Jones. Tang Tian also wanted to check the status of several players, so he flew directly to Las Vegas with Rogers.

With the increasing improvement of the NBA's global promotion, the summer league has received more and more attention, especially with the addition of more overseas players, and the broadcast of this event has also become more and more perfect.

For example, this year, in addition to Ding Yanyuhang, Chinese players, Abdul Saramu Abdul Rexit and Heng Yifeng also participated.

(Note: Zhou Qi has become the Celtics' starting No. 5 last season and will not participate in the summer league.)

Tang Tian's arrival also brought more attention to this game, and there were twice as many fans on the sidelines than usual.

Before the start of the game, Tang Tian chatted for a long time with the special guest Carter, who is not far from retirement.

The core of the Magic is the No. 6 pick Bamba, who happens to be on the No. 7 pick of the Nets, but the two are not in the same position.

The game started quickly, and the Nets had the four main players playing together.

In the first round, Sexton came up and made an inside breakthrough.

Although this young man is only 1.87 meters, he has a tough style of play, especially the look of holding back his energy at the end, which is seven points similar to Westbrook.

On the Magic side, Bamba also cooperated with his teammates, catching the ball and trying to dunk, but Robinson couldn't jump up in front of him.

This Robinson's body looks very hard.

Bamba's shot missed, the Nets played a fast break, Ding Yanyuhang made a fast break, and he dunked a pass from Kuzma.

His actions are quick and quick. Although he was only a two-way player last season, he has received a full year of NBA-level systematic training, and his personal ability and tactical quality have greatly improved.

The Magic team played cooperatively, and Isaiah Briscoe, the undrafted pick in 2017, received a teammate's screen and went straight to the basket for a throw.

He chose the timing of his shot well, but as soon as he made the shot, he was blocked by Robinson with a big volleyball cap.

There were bursts of cheers.

Tang Tian's eyes were also brightened. Although the game had not been played for a while, this Robinson's movement speed and ability were completely carved out of the same mold as the little Jordan back then!

It seems that Jones' intelligence is correct, and the Nets really picked up a big baby at the end of the first round.

The momentum of the Nets team is like a rainbow, and the strength of the Magic is obviously not at the same level.

In the end, the Nets beat the Magic 93-56 and won their first summer league win.

Regardless of only 93 points, a summer league quarter only lasts 10 minutes, such a score is already considered an absolute high score.

Kuzma strolled in the court to score a team-high 23 points and 7 rebounds, and made 4 of 6 shots from beyond the three-point line.

Sexton scored 16 points and 5 assists on 5 of 12 shots. His strengths and weaknesses are obvious. His outside shooting is not very stable, but his impact is very strong.

Ding Yanyuhang scored 15 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks on 6 of 10 shots. His performance was impressive. Although he did not score the most points, he played with ease on the court. Like Kuzma, he had a kind of personality that obviously did not belong to the summer league. Feel.

Robinson's performance was the most eye-catching. He played a team-high 28 minutes, made 4 of 5 shots, made 2 of 4 free throws, scored 10 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks, completely suppressing Bamba on the opposite side.

If you hadn't watched the game, you might think that the two are in opposite directions in the draft.

After watching the first match, Tang Tian was still in a good mood.

Kuzma explained that his original choice was correct, and Robinson really found a treasure. As for Sexton and Ding Yanyuhang, they both need further observation.

The summer league continued, and other signings in the free market continued.

Rondo finally chose to join the Pelicans for 10 million in one year. After the Lakers missed George and James in a row, they chose to renew LaVine with 2 years of 40 million (team option for the second year). Del (second-year player option), Oden signed with the Nuggets for 50 million in 3 years.

Judging from a series of operations, all teams are still focusing on the free agent market next year.

During this period of time, the Nets have shown their dominance in the summer league. They have won consecutive victories and have won a wave of 5 consecutive victories, averaging 20+ points per game.

The performance of several major cores is also very stable. Kuzma easily averaged 20+ per game. Robinson also maintained a stable data of 10 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks. Sexton's performance has ups and downs but has an upper limit visible to the naked eye. , and also performed 30+ in a single game, this No. 7 pick is not a loss.

The most gratifying thing is Ding Yanyuhang, who is steadily improving. His average performance of 14.8 points and 4.5 rebounds per game has greatly improved compared to last season. If there is no accident, the Nets will sign a non-guaranteed contract with him. Contract, which can ensure that the latter will appear in the team's preseason roster.

The summer league is about to enter the final stage, and the free agency market is basically settled.

Wade finally chose to continue playing for another year, and reached a veteran's basic salary of 233 with the Nets.

In this way, the Nets' lineup for the new season has basically taken shape.

Now the only problem left is Anthony.

If Anthony can handle it, then the Nets' current inside configuration is sufficient.

If Anton can't figure it out, then the team will have to start to supplement the inside line, or if the lineup does not change, Tucker will also need to gain weight in the summer and switch to the fifth position.

Because the offseason was about to enter, Tang Tian called Jones again to ask about the progress.

What he got was not good news.

Anthony's economic team has been seeking a full buyout, and the Knicks don't want to pay for it themselves and have been looking for a third-party deal. The situation has been deadlocked.