This Forward is Not Serious

Los Angeles.

Bass listened to Kupchak's latest report.

He hasn't had much involvement in Lakers affairs for a while.

However, the team's consecutive failures made this summer extremely important, and he had to pick up the "rudder" that had not been moved for a long time.

"David really gives me problems."

After listening to the report, Old Bass smiled and sighed.

Stern has gotten his message across through Demps.

The Lakers can get one of Paul or Yao Ming, but not both at the same time.

Paul, Kobe, Yao Ming?

No matter how powerful those three from the 2003 generation are, they will take the lead against these super big three!

If Yao Ming hadn't been a little older, this would have been the lineup that truly dominated the league for ten years!

Choose one of the two.

Old Bass is indeed in a difficult situation now.

Because no matter which one of these two people joins, it will be a huge help to the team.

"Can we trade Paul first and then sign Yao?"

Kupchak has been a general manager for so many years and has been promoted to half an old fox.

Old Bass shook his head.

It's not that he thinks what Kupchak said is bad, but if Stern is so easily fooled, he would have been unable to hold the position of president long ago.

Before Yao Ming determines his final destination, the Hornets are unlikely to agree to send Paul to the Lakers.

So no matter how they choose, they have to wait until Yao Ming confirms his next home before they can make the trip.

"Go get Kobe."

Bass Sr. finally said to Kupchak.

Everyone knows that he is very partial to Kobe, and he... is indeed partial.

To him, both options were good, but he still wanted to hear what Kobe had to say.

Kobe was still wearing his training clothes when he arrived.

After being eliminated last season, he spent the entire summer in the training facility.

"Choose one between Yao and CP3?"

Kobe was a little confused when he heard this choice.

Although Buss Sr. said he was just asking for his thoughts, he knew it would likely determine the team's final choice.

But he is not a sloppy person.

After thinking for a while, he quickly gave the answer.

"CP3."

He would love to play with Yao Ming, but the Lakers now have Gasol, and Gasol can do most of what Yao Ming can do.

But trading for Paul will bring about a qualitative change in the Lakers' backcourt.

Leaving O'Neal, his desire is definitely more than just a championship.

"I see."

Old Buss nodded, and then chatted with Kobe.

He also hadn't seen Kobe in a while.

…

the next day.

Lin Ying received a call from Yao Ming.

After careful consideration, he has decided on the next stop of his career.

"where?"

"Dallas."

Mavericks!

Lin Ying was startled.

"I will go there with Ron. We are still discussing the details of the deal, but it should basically be decided. Vince should also sign to go to Dallas."

Kidd + Carter + Artest + Nowitzki + Yao Ming, and then the sixth man Terry? ? !

Damn it, what a magical lineup this is!

It’s no longer clear whether it’s the Plus Rockets or the Plus Mavericks!

Just call it the Dallas Fire Bulls!

And this salary space is even acceptable!

Kidd is worth 10 million, Artest is worth 6.5 million, Terry is worth 11.6 million, Nowitzki is worth 19 million, and Yao Ming is worth 17.4 million.

According to Carter, because the Mavericks are overtaxed, the mid-level salary signed under the new labor agreement is 9 million for three years, with an average salary of 3 million.

This adds up to only 67 million, which is about 10 million over the cap.

Other role players will definitely come and go, but in general, Cuban can fully bear such luxury tax pressure.

And the inside combination of Yao Ming + Nowitzki!

Not to mention the current team, even if it is placed in the history of the NBA, it can still compete for the best combination!

And to be honest, Lin Ying wanted to get the reaction from the Mavericks team.

It's definitely the same reaction as Nash's during the championship season.

In the haze of despair, I suddenly saw a bright light shining straight down from the sky.

That's hope!

And compared to Nash, Nowitzki should be even more so!

"Dayao, congratulations."

Lin Ying said from the bottom of his heart.

Although it is a bit regretful that I could not successfully team up with Yao Ming.

But he is still happy that Yao Ming can go to the Mavericks.

Cuban is a good boss, and Nelson has a deep love for Chinese players. Even Dallas is close to Houston.

And with this magical lineup, the Mavericks are really going to be great next season.

So no matter from any perspective, this will be a very good result.

After finishing the phone call with Yao Ming, Lin Ying soon saw Nowitzki's rare post on social media.

"I'm so excited, I don't even know how to formulate the words, but I'm sure I will have the best inside partner of my career!"

Nowitzki even wrote two English words wrong here.

That's the reaction people have after being overly excited, and it's too real.

I haven't finished reading this yet, but the excitement is coming again.

Lakers, Hornets, 76ers three-way trade, Paul takes over in Los Angeles!

The Lakers will form a Big Three lineup of Paul, Kobe, and Gasol!

The Paul trade in history was ultimately vetoed by Stern for "basketball reasons."

But now, a similar deal has been struck!

Although Bynum has become Gasol, from a lineup perspective, this is obviously a more reasonable lineup!

And just after the deal was concluded, they immediately signed Josh McRoberts with a two-year, $6 million mid-level contract.

That's right, he was the No. 1 high school power forward in the United States who was ruined by Old K when he went to the Suns for a tryout with Lin Ying.

He had the best performance of his career with the Pacers last season, averaging 7.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, while shooting 54.7% from the field.

McRoberts is an all-around power forward with a similar style to Odom. This time he is aiming to replace Odom.

In this case, the minimum starting lineup the Lakers can field next season will be:

Paul + Kobe + Ariza + Gasol + McRoberts/Jason Smith.

The weak point of this lineup is the inside line.

But now, the Lakers bench still has the contracts of Bell, Blake and Walton that can be manipulated.

Therefore, it depends on whether the situation can be strengthened in the middle of the season, and there is great flexibility.

And the most interesting thing is, didn’t the Mavericks create the strongest inside combination, then I will create the strongest outside combination!

Now, there should be hundreds of millions of people in New York panicking.

Of these two teams, to be honest, no matter which one breaks out of the Western Conference, it will pose a huge challenge to the Knicks.

This is really the NBA version of "New York, don't think you're safe"!

And the key is that the uncertainty is too great.

Who among these three teams will win in the end? have no idea.

And don’t forget the sun!

The Suns' paper strength is not a problem. Last season was more about their status and injuries. After solving their status and injuries, no one dares to underestimate them.

There's even thunder!

The youth team of the Thunder has risen, becoming the first team in history to reach the finals.

Now, the four kings of the West are alive together, it is simply a life and death battle.

This also includes the Grizzlies, who reached the Western Conference Finals last season, and the Spurs, who ranked first in the regular season last season.

This west is not purgatory, it is hell!

And one wave after another, just when everyone thought the free market should be quiet, it started again in the east!

With Paul's and this success story, Howard also followed suit.

He will not exercise his player option next year, he has to leave the team!

In today's big environment, let alone the Big Three, you actually need dual cores!

But the Magic's current space has been completely locked up, and the players are all high-paid and low-energy, so it is impossible to build a dual-core team!

So, trade me!

Magic: We never use centers, we are just a production base for centers!

What is the domino effect?

Soon, the Nets, Rockets and Heat became the three most likely places for Howard to go.

Among them, the Nets are the most likely to reach a deal because their chips are ready.

Brook Lopez, a 20+10 star, and Gerald Wallace, a powerful forward, can balance the contract.

By the way, the Nets also have the salary space to absorb Turkoglu's contract.

It couldn't be more perfect.

As for the Rockets, it is more in line with Howard's character. Texas cities have low taxes and have salary space, so he went to change mountains and start from scratch.

Needless to say, the Heat have Anthony!

This actually has to start with the 2008 Olympics. This group of people worked together to revive the American Dream Team, so they have a close relationship with each other.

These are some of the key factors why the 2003 generation gathered together and why Kobe chose to team up with Paul.

Nothing happens without reason, but with traces to follow.

However, the Heat are also the most difficult to operate.

Because whether the Heat has salary space is secondary, after all, there is an amnesty clause available.

But the key now is that they have no trading chips.

Although Anthony finally chose to come back and renew his contract with the Heat, there really aren't many things the Heat have that have trade value other than draft picks.

The most valuable Clippers draft pick was also sent to the Nuggets.

So the current situation is that the Nets lead the battle for Howard.

And as the free market gradually comes to an end, the probability of the Nets getting Howard is getting higher and higher.

However, at this time, big differences emerged within the Nets management.

The final result of the disagreement was that they suspended the deal with the Magic and instead made a new offer to the Suns.

They are preparing to use Ross-Lin Ying terms to bid for Lin Ying!

A "super maximum salary" contract with a starting salary of 17.4 million and a four-year 74 million. This is the largest contract Lin Ying can get except in the Suns.

This is to bet the future on Lin Ying!

This wave of operations caused a lot of heated discussion in the league.

In fact, Sarver's original thoughts were also the thoughts of most teams.

Lin Ying has the FMVP bonus. He averaged 21.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game last season. There is no doubt about getting the maximum salary.

But there is indeed a question mark for this data to get this "super maximum salary".

Especially when the Suns failed to defend their title last season, his impression score dropped a lot.

If nothing else, at least it is much worse than Rose and Durant.

So the Nets are the only team to do this.

Several other teams that had made maximum salary offers to Lin Ying before did not follow up.

This time, the Suns are really in trouble!

They now only have two options to choose from.

Either let Lin Ying go, or be prepared to pay a huge luxury tax.

This decision can only be made by Sarver.

Sarver also made a quick decision.

That decision led to Kerr ultimately choosing to resign from the Suns.

"I'm not very good at doing this kind of thing, I'm not going to give away the best player on the team."

Cole was quite blunt when he resigned.

He likes Xiao Si, and he also likes Lin Ying.

Now if he is asked to send Lin Ying out like this, he can't do it.

In fact, it is mainly because Cole does not lack this job.

If he resigns, ESPN has already prepared a position waiting for him.

But the NBA will still move on without anyone.

After Kerr resigned, Kerr's former assistant Lance Blanks officially took over as the team's general manager.

The first thing he did after taking office was to start a deal with the Nets.

Although it is a free agent offer, because it is restricted, it is actually very close to a normal transaction.

Of course, there must be differences.

At this time, it depends on how both parties manage their psychology.

This will test the general manager's ability, so the pressure on Blanks' shoulders will not be small.

…

Lin Ying learned the news after training that day.

The call came from Cole.

Cole was apologizing to Lin Ying.

Speaking of which, if he hadn't insisted on trading for Oden last season, it wouldn't have been so difficult for the Suns this summer.

In addition to not wanting to trade Lin Ying, a large part of the reason for his resignation was this.

Lin Ying was lost for a while.

Because he has thought about it a lot, but there is really no option to leave the sun.

This can be seen from the fact that he was still thinking about coming back for revenge in the new season.

But the current rules are like this. Under the new collective bargaining agreement, it will become extremely difficult for a super team to maintain.

It can't be said that Sarver is not willing to spend money. After all, he is not Ballmer, not to mention that Ballmer can't do it.

So now that he knew he was leaving the team, he still felt a little regretful.

At the end, he smiled unconsciously.

Who can blame this?

Blame Cole? Or Tamiflu? Or is it the rules of this league that have changed?

Things are impermanent!

There is no point in regretting. Thinking on the bright side, going to the Nets is also a good choice?

At least there was a Russian boss there who was willing to spend money;

There is also Deron, his old rival, but he worked well as a partner with him in the All-Star Game;

Didn't Deron publicly declare before that he wanted to play with him in the Suns?

Well now, we are playing together, but not in the Suns;

Oh, and Jimmy Butler, the little boy he trained with during the summer;

There is also Yi Jianlian. The Nets’ focus is definitely not on that now. I don’t know if he will renew his contract after he passed;

Even if you take a closer look, the Nets will have to move to Brooklyn, New York in a few years.

James won the first championship of his career and was praised by fans as surpassing Jordan.

Now he will go to New York and have a direct confrontation?

It seems very exciting!