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In July, there were many big deals happening in the league, and Yang Rui's lawsuit was gradually forgotten by people.

The Wizards have internal problems and have left Yang Rui and Hamilton. Other teams' hopes of competing for the championship have greatly increased.

The team that made the first move was the Lakers, who signed Clippers power forward Lamar Odom in the free market for $71.7 million in six years.

After O'Neal left, the Lakers vacated salary space and wanted to strengthen their inside line, so they hit it off with Odom's agent.

Odom is very comfortable in Los Angeles and doesn't want to leave Los Angeles. Of course, his strength is far from comparable to that of O'Neal. His statistics are beautiful, but he can only be regarded as a second-rate star. It will be difficult for the Lakers to enter the playoffs next season.

The Heat signed O'Neal for free and have no salary space to sign a player of Odom's level. They can only find veterans in the free market to make simple repairs to the lineup.

The Mavericks are making the biggest move to compete for the championship next season. Acquired from the Warriors for Antawn Jamison, Danny Fortson, Chris Mills and Czech player Jiri Welsch. The Warriors got Van Exel, "Little General" Avery Johnson, Frenchman Riga, rookie Jones known as "Popeye" and fringe Esmeyer.

By exchanging a star in their prime for a veteran of the other team, the Warriors are preparing to rebuild with Jason Richardson as the core. This transaction has obviously suffered a big loss.

The Mavericks then reached a deal with the Celtics. The Celtics sent power forward Antoine Walker and 188CM shooting guard Tony Delk to the Mavericks. Received Mavericks center LaFrentz, small forward Chris Mills, and a 2004 first-round draft pick.

After finally sending away the alcoholic Vin Baker, the Celtics got another junk contract in exchange. Poor Paul Pierce lost his only teammate who could help him. The Green Army management actually believed that LaFrentz could help the team, and his illness became more and more serious.

The Mavericks were beaten 4-1 by the Wizards last season due to poor interior defense. Nelson still found a group of attackers who could shoot and put together an offensive lineup that seemed luxurious but was actually unreasonable.

Even some old fans can see that Jamison, Walker, and Nowitzki have overlapping positions. They are all space-based insiders with strong offense and weak defense. However, the Mavericks firmly believe that they will have a future next season. This is very Nelson.

The Timberwolves recruited and signed the Clippers' parallel draft pick Olavokandi, and traded point guard Sam Cassell from the Bucks, plus the team's star forwards Szczerbiak, Garnett, and the Timberwolves. The lineup has improved significantly.

However, the Timberwolves failed to trade for "Madman" Sprewell like Yang Rui did in his previous life, and lost a star.

As a result, it will still be difficult for Garnett to lead the team past the first round of the playoffs, and history is about to change again. Without the support of an outstanding record, it would be difficult for Garnett to win the regular season MVP. Even if he produces 20+10+5 data every year, it will be in vain.

Sprewell spent one season under Larry Brown, played well, and established a firm foothold in the Knicks.

Brown is a coach who likes to arrange tactics for outside players. After Grant Hill was injured, "Madman" became the team's outside core and won a lot of ball rights, just like Iverson did with the 76ers. If he has the ball, he is naturally willing to play in the Knicks. If Hill can stay healthy next season, the Knicks have a bright future.

The powerful players in the Western Conference are spending money in order to achieve results, and the Spurs have also taken action.

Popovich kept an eye on Raptors point guard Tony Parker and traded him for rookie center Kendrick Perkins. Billups and Parker have overlapping positions, and Parker expressed his desire to leave. To avoid conflicts in the locker room, the Raptors made the trade.

Perkins is an outstanding defensive blue-collar player. In Yang Rui's previous life, he won the 2008 championship with the Celtics, and later helped the Thunder reach the finals.

The Raptors are weak inside, so the deal is a win-win. But if the stars are replaced by blue-collar workers, the Raptors will definitely lose money. The Spurs have reassembled the "GDP combination".

David Robinson retired, and Popovich built a lineup around Tim Duncan. He needed a meat shield center, so he chose Perkins. The reason why Perkins was given away was because there was a better candidate.

The Spurs hired Slovenian center Nesterovic from the Timberwolves, a big man who can hit mid-range shots and fight against people.

In addition, in order to increase three-point shooting points, the Spurs hired forward Hedo Turkoglu from the Kings. Turkoglu was very depressed with the Kings last season. Stojakovic and Christie were in stable form, and his playing time was not guaranteed.

Yang Rui was surprised by the Spurs' last pick. The team was obviously stronger than in his previous life. Because Jazz veteran power forward Karl Malone chose to join with a minimum salary and formed the Twin Towers with Duncan.

This is no ordinary twin towers. Both of them are capable of both offense and defense and have rich experience. Malone also averaged 20.6 points, 7.8 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game last season, and Duncan is an MVP-level superstar.

Both of them can make stable mid-range shots, attack the basket, and have strong rebounding and support abilities.

Once O'Neal left, Malone looked down on the Lakers. He originally considered joining the Wizards. Although the Wizards were the champions last season and it was a big deal, he wanted to play under Yang Rui. The negotiation had just begun, but it ended because Yang Rui and the Wizards had a falling out.

At the end of July, Yang Rui discovered that even if he could join other teams, there was no good choice for the time being.

So, when he met a reporter for an interview, he was asked, "Which team will you coach next?"

Yang Rui replied: "I just happened to be involved in a lawsuit. I am going to take a long vacation for myself and not be a coach next season. In the past two years, I have not had much time to spend with my girlfriend and my family. If I take a vacation to invest in a movie, I will go out with the crew. It must be fun to play. I regretted not going to Tokyo with Stana last year."

People who thought it was impossible for Yang Rui to give up his basketball career were a little unsure. He really looked like he didn't want to do it and could choose not to. He made a fortune by investing in "Resident Evil" before, and later invested in "Lost in Translation", which is scheduled to be released in the United States at the end of August.

Of course Yang Rui is not joking, because he can't think of any other NBA team worth coaching now. Not all teams want to change coaches at this juncture, and he has no interest in joining a small city team.

Chicago is a big city and the Bulls will not fire Thibodeau.

The Suns are an option, but it's a bit early to go this year and Marbury is still there. Yang Rui felt that coaching this "lone wolf" would not be a pleasant thing, not to mention that the team also had Gugliotta's junk contract.

Philadelphia is also a big city, but it is absolutely difficult to lead Iverson to win the championship. Although the Wizards' defense is not very good, at least there are no obvious defensive holes in any position. Iverson is the team's defensive black hole, and it is impossible to play exciting team basketball without him on the offensive end.

Iverson is suitable for a system where one person attacks and four people defend. He gets all the credit for wins, and his teammates take the blame for losses. There is not enough support for Iverson on the offensive end. Yang Rui is self-aware. He is a coach who is strong in offense and weak in defense. Going to Philadelphia will definitely be his Waterloo.

The Warriors are also an option and are being rebuilt, but he doesn't want to go. When he thinks about the Warriors who were the Big Four in the previous life and who made it to the Finals three times in a row, and when he looks at the current team, he has little interest.

What Yang Rui wants to do now is play and wait, waiting for the opportunity to come to him.