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The Lakers continue to sign people in the free market.

On July 14, Timberwolves 32-year-old veteran Fred Hoiberg chose to join with a minimum salary, with the goal of competing for the championship.

He was the 23rd overall pick in the second round of 1995. He is a shooting guard who is 193cm tall and weighs 92kg. Last season, he averaged 22.8 minutes per game, 6.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists. He shot 46.5% from the field and 44.2% from the three-point range. Can hit one three-pointer per game.

Hoiberg's physical fitness is average, and his only specialty is shooting. He has a high basketball IQ, knows how to play the ball correctly, and is not soft-hearted at critical moments. He also has the potential to become a coach. After working as an assistant for several years, he became the head coach of the Bulls, with a good winning rate.

On July 15, the Lakers signed veteran point guard Charlie Ward with a minimum salary.

Ward is an old acquaintance of Yang Rui and worked with him when he was with the Knicks. In his peak season, he only averaged 7.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game. The advantage is that he plays steadily.

Ward will never mess around, dribbling the ball across half court, passing it to the core of the team, and then stretching to attract the defense and wait for the shooting opportunity. His career three-point shooting percentage is 36.4%. Last season with the Suns, he averaged 6 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists per game, shooting 41% from the field and 40.8% from the three-point range.

Now that the Lakers have found three point guards with similar styles to Fisher, the "old fish" will definitely not come back.

Ward can't play much role on the court. Yang Rui hopes that he will teach Damon Jones and Mo Williams to control the rhythm of the game.

On the 16th, after discussing with agent Rob Pelinka, Kobe gave up adding a trade veto power to his contract. Kobe only received a verbal commitment from Buss, and the Lakers would not trade him unless he wanted to leave.

When Buss let O'Neal go last year, he was determined to make Kobe the symbol of the Lakers. He was optimistic about Kobe's skills and tenacity to refuse to admit defeat. Even if he is already an All-Star player, Kobe will force himself to practice hard and strive to get further. As long as his character is not seriously injured, his peak period will definitely not be short.

If there is a conflict between Yang Rui and Kobe, Buss will come forward to "make peace".

The Lakers officially announced that they would renew Kobe Bryant's contract with a maximum salary of US$136.4 million over seven years. The final year is a player option and Kobe can opt out of the contract early.

So far, the Lakers' lineup for the new season has been confirmed with 14 players.

Center: Yao Ming, Diop, Rasheed Wallace.

Power forwards: Brian Cook, Boris Diaw, Lamar Odom.

Small forward: Iguodala, Walton, Ariza.

Shooting Guard: Kobe Bryant, Hoiberg.

Point guards: Damon Jones, Mo Williams, Charlie Ward.

The media analyzed the Lakers lineup. Most people believe that the Lakers can make the playoffs next season, but it will be difficult to win the championship. Except for Rashid, none of the new additions are well-known.

In fact, if these people are at their peak, other teams will not be able to play at all. The Lakers have pitchers, meat shields, super scorers, defensive experts, everything. The Lakers are definitely capable of competing for the championship in the new season.

Not long ago, Fisher, who said he wanted to make money and joined the Warriors from the middle class, immediately regretted it. He thought the Lakers had no future, but he didn't expect that they would have the best coach and several strong men in just a few days.

There are also several veterans who regret not being able to join the Lakers. Many people are optimistic about Yang Rui. He has helped many veterans realize their dreams before.

Other teams are not idle either, and there are many big deals happening in the league.

In order for the Suns to win the championship, the boss is ready to spend a lot of money. They have just got rid of Gugliotta's bad contract, and now they are ready to dig another star to strengthen the team's strength.

The Suns sent away center Jahidi White, potential swingman Joe Johnson, and second-round pick Sergey Rishuk, and acquired Mavericks point guard Steve Nash in a sign-and-trade.

In addition, the Suns signed Wizards free agent Raja Bell for 24 million in five years to replace Joe Johnson. They did not sign Quentin Richardson for 45 million in six years like Yang Rui's previous life.

Bell is a completely free agent and the Wizards can't keep him. This is a very worthwhile deal.

The Suns also signed Vujacic as a substitute. He has poor offensive ability with the ball and good long-range shooting.

In this way, the Suns have assembled a starting lineup of Nash, Bell, Grant Hill, Marion, and O'Neal for the new season, but the substitutes are slightly weaker, led by Barbosa. If Hill can stay healthy, the Suns have the strength to win the championship.

The Mavericks immediately waived White with the team option, freeing up $5.8 million in salary space, and then signed Eric Dampier for $73 million in seven years.

In the free market, Dampier can be considered a big fish. He is indeed an excellent meat shield center.

The Mavericks also sent Antoine Walker and guard Tony Delk to Atlanta in exchange for "Jet" Jason Terry and high-paid but low-performance power forward Alan Henderson.

The Hawks traded Terry in a package to clean up Henderson's bad contract. His annual salary was 8.27 million. He only played 6 games last season before being reimbursed for the season. He scored 4 points and 3.5 rebounds.

The Mavericks also sent Antawn Jamison to the Wizards for blue-collar center Brandon Haywood, three-point power forward Marshall, veteran David Wesley and some cash.

The Mavericks lineup has changed a lot from Yang Rui's previous life. They should have exchanged Stackhouse and rookie Devin Harris with the Wizards. Now the target of the trade is still the Wizards, but those two are not on the team.

Next season, the Mavericks may start Wesley, Joe Johnson, Finley, Nowitzki, and Dampier, and the point guard is the weak point.

The management is optimistic about Devin Harris, but the rookie is in the Warriors, and the Mavericks cannot exchange Jamison back to the Warriors.

The Wizards management is very interested in Jamison and wants to form a trident of Arenas, Stoudemire and Jamison. His advantage is that he can attack with the ball, which is better than Marshall.

The Wizards also made a mistake. They sent away the team's tank center. Haywood hasn't played much in the past two years, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have the strength. He can only withstand a center like O'Neal when he comes on the court.

Now the Wizards are like the Mavericks last season, strong in offense and weak in defense, especially in the penalty area.

Before the Wizards management had time to be happy, they were severely cheated by Carlos Boozer.

Boozer was a second-round pick in 2002, and his salary was very low, but his performance in the last playoffs was comparable to that of the best rookie. The Wizards also valued him. Owner Abel Pollin and the Wizards management decided to let Boozer out of his rookie contract early and offered him a six-year, 41 million contract.

In this way, the Wizards can keep the Twin Towers. Boozer can guarantee offense by playing as a substitute at positions 4 and 5, and rotate with Stoudemire and the new Jamison.

However, after Boozer jumped out of his contract, the Jazz stepped out and offered him a high-salary six-year, $68 million contract.

There is a difference of 27 million between the two contracts. It's really no wonder that Boozer has a back bone in his head. He would be a fool if he didn't sign this kind of contract. Moreover, Boozer didn't see anything worthy of loyalty in the Wizards.

After Boozer signed with the Jazz, the Wizards management was dumbfounded. Just like when they forced Arenas to sign and the Warriors couldn't match the contract, now they can't match Boozer's contract and can only watch helplessly. "Zai" ran away. If I had known something like this would happen, the Wizards management might as well have used him for one more year.

Yang Rui watched the excitement of "The World News" and the filming of "Female Spy" was completed.

After the closing banquet, Yang Rui asked Stana Katic to travel to China together.

SARS has been completely controlled. During the summer vacation, Yang Rui plans to return to China and no longer pay attention to the free market. After the Lakers trade, he is not afraid of any team.

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