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This year the NBA's old labor agreement expired, and the negotiation process for the new agreement went very smoothly. It was finalized on the 22nd, and there was no more lockout like in 1998. There is a tacit understanding between the two sides, and if there is another shutdown, it will not be beneficial to anyone.

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There are some new regulations introduced. Stern strongly advocated limiting the age of players entering the NBA. He finally succeeded. Starting next year, players under the age of 19 and high school students will not be able to participate in the draft. This means that players like James and Garnett will not be able to participate in the draft. There will never be another high school miracle like Kobe.

This is bad news for many bad students. Because of this, there are so many people participating in the draft after graduating from high school this year. Exactly ten high school students were selected, which makes up the perfect number. It can be regarded as a summary of high school players. .

The benefits of this new rule are obvious. Many high school students with potential enter the league early. They are not as good as older players in terms of confrontation and mentality. It is difficult to get performance opportunities and the probability of injury is very high. It would be a pity if a good prospect who could become a star is wasted because of his age.

In addition, the maximum contract length for NBA players has been reduced from seven years to six years. This is to avoid the occurrence of extremely long and bad contracts. Many people’s contract years break out. After signing the long-term contract, they can no longer work and their status has seriously declined. What's even more outrageous is that some players have retired for many years and are still receiving high salaries from the team.

On July 1, the new agreement was officially implemented, and the NBA free market also opened.

The Lakers management announced that it will extend the contract of free agent Luke Walton with a minimum salary for two years. Although he will definitely be on the fringes of the team next season, at least he will have time to prove himself and may become a member of the dynasty team. This is A lifetime of glory.

On July 6, Lou Williams and Monta Ellis represented the Lakers in the summer league held in Long Beach. Jeff Hornacek and Scott Brooks were in charge of leading the team. Attack and defend.

The Bucks had previously invited Hornacek to serve as the team's head coach. Huo was also willful and refused, willing to stay with the Lakers as the first assistant coach.

He felt that Milwaukee was a terrible place and the roster had no future. The family had settled well in Los Angeles, but he didn't want to go to a small place in the East. If it were to join a strong team or return to Utah to coach, he would definitely go.

Lionel Hollins left, and the Magic offered him a three-year contract. Last season, the Magic's offensive power was not weak, but the main reason was that the defense was not good enough. Hollins was originally known for his defense. He also learned offense from Yang Rui on the Lakers coaching staff, and came into the sight of the Magic management.

History has changed again. Once Hollins joins the Magic, he will definitely lead this team to become stronger. In 2007, it will be difficult for Stan Van Gundy to join again.

The Lakers have no shortage of assistant coaches. Divac succeeded Hollins on the coaching staff. Hoiberg was not qualified to take over. After getting the ring, he could only retire and wait for the opportunity.

This time, many high-ranking rookies participated in the summer league. In addition to Bogut, Paul also participated on behalf of the Hornets and performed very eye-catchingly. He could score and provide beautiful assists.

The Lakers also had a good record under the leadership of two guards, with 4 wins and 1 loss.

Ellis performed best. He was only 191cm tall, but he played the No. 2 position. He played with Lou Williams. His counterattack speed was amazing and he could always break through.

There are no particularly strong insiders participating in the summer league. They all have shortcomings. They are either rough guys who can't shoot, or big men who have no height, slow movement speed, and poor defense.

Once there is a mismatch on the court, the Lakers' two newcomers can perform.

Ellis averaged 23.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game in the summer league, shooting 46.2% from the field and 35% from three-point range; Lewis was slightly lower, averaging 16.6 points and 2.7 assists. As a point guard, his assists were too few. .

The Lakers did not win the championship only because of the poor defense of the inside players. The management was very satisfied with the performance of the newcomers. Kupchak and both of them signed 2+1 contracts.

The first two years are guaranteed, and the third year is a team option.

Every team in the NBA is making trades and recruiting players. Some teams are strengthening their lineups to compete for the championship, and some are starting to rebuild.

Jeff Van Gundy left the Pistons, who announced in mid-July that they had signed former Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders.

After 1998, Van Gundy Jr. was never able to lead the team to achieve results in the playoffs. However, because he led the Knicks to defeat the Bulls and win the championship, his evaluation was much higher than that of Yang Rui in his previous life, so it was not difficult to find a job.

The Nets completed a trade with the Trail Blazers, using a 2006 first-round pick and a trade exception to replace power forward Abdur-Rahim, who had injury concerns. To find a sick patient to serve as a substitute for another sick patient, Kenyon Martin, the Nets manager is really talented.

The Rockets, who lacked a power forward, still chose to sign with the Grizzlies free agent Swift, and he was a full mid-level player, so he was destined to be cheated.

The Raptors signed Spanish guard Jose Calderon as a substitute for Billups. Calderon was drafted into the NBA as a non-draft player. He has distinctive characteristics, can organize, and shoots accurately. The Raptors have become stronger in the new season.

The Bobcats signed Wizards forward Gerald Wallace for 43 million in five years, which was cheaper than Yang Rui's previous life because his statistics with the Wizards were average. Jordan thinks highly of Gerrard, but the Wizards don't pay much attention to him, thinking that he is just a blue-collar player. Without Gerrard, the wing defense will become weaker, and the Wizards will find it difficult to play next season.

The Heat, Grizzlies and other teams made a huge deal involving multiple teams, setting a historical record.

The Heat received Celtics forward Antoine Walker, Kings "White Chocolate" Jason Williams and Grizzlies small forward James Posey.

The Grizzlies acquired Eddie Jones and guard Lopez.

The Jazz got "Big White Bear" Ostertag.

The Celtics received Borchardt, the Heat's Quintel Woods, Spanish rookie center Mirals, two second-round picks and some cash from the Jazz.

The Kings acquired Grizzlies swingman Bunch Wells.

The Hornets received Rasu Butler from the Heat and Kirk Schneider from the Jazz.

Just one day later, the Celtics, who had sent away Walker and cleared their salary space, signed a five-year, 80 million long-term contract with Bucks free agent Ray Allen. Ray Allen had had enough of staying with the Bucks and joined forces with Pierce in advance.

The Bucks signed Bobby Simmons from the Clippers for 47 million in five years. It was a very bold and brainless decision. Countless people online complained because when Simmons was with the Wizards, Yang Rui sent him to the Clippers for nothing.

The Mavericks laid off team captain and small forward Michael Finley. While freeing up salary space, they also made room for Josh Howard to take over. However, the Mavericks still couldn't offer a big enough contract to renew Joe Johnson's contract. .

The management was not willing to give away Joe Johnson for nothing, and signed a sign-and-trade with the Hawks. The Hawks sent forward Devin George and two future first-round draft picks to get Joe Johnson on a five-year, $68 million contract.

Many experts believe that this contract is too big, but Yang Rui knows that the Eagles have made a lot of money, George's contract is really too big, and Joe Johnson has the potential to become the "Eagle King".

The Mavericks did not exchange capable players to make up for the vacancy left by Joe Johnson's departure, but the salary situation is slightly better. They can offer mid-level contracts to try to find a good point guard, but unfortunately there are not many options this season. If they cannot introduce strong reinforcements, the Mavericks' strength will be much lower than last season.

The Spurs took the opportunity to pick up a big leak and signed veteran Finley to a three-year, 8.4 million value-for-money contract to strengthen the weakest small forward position and prepare to compete with the Lakers next season.

However, the Spurs' No. 1 strength has declined, and Tinsley was poached by the Pacers.

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