Build a Dream Dynasty

In the finals of the 11-12 season, the Heat won the championship and the Thunder won the future. This is the prospect recognized by most fans. Two All-Star players, one best sixth man, and one shot-blocking champion, with an average age of less than 25 years old. It can be said that the Thunder has amazing potential, accumulate experience, and fill in gaps in the lineup No, don't check for omissions and fill in the gaps. As long as the young people in the team continue to improve, they will definitely win the championship.

However, the city size at the bottom of the Oklahoma City League and the steady management style of owner Bennett are constraints for the general manager Presti who created the myth of the draft. With the high salary of 10,000 million, Westbrook gave up the easy-to-get 17 million, but his 5-year 80 million contract next season also needs to be fulfilled, coupled with Perkins' 4-year 35 million contract, the economic pressure on the Thunder is slowly coming up Yes, in this case, renewing Harden and Ibaka will face certain difficulties.

To put it simply, Presti must reach a contract renewal agreement with Harden and Ibaka before the trade deadline next season. If the contract renewal fails, they must be traded out in time to stop losses. Entering the free market as a player, the maximum salary offer followed one after another, and the Thunder couldn't afford to renew the contract anyway.

The same situation happened to the bold Lakers, Knicks, and Mavericks. It was what you want to give. It happened to the Rockets. It was also the last year, and then matched the offer, and finally traded it. It happened to the Spurs, where all the staff had a salary cut. Maybe two people could really be limped by Popovich. It happened to the Magic. They will launch a fan vote to see who the fans support for their contract extension. It happened in a God's perspective On Jiang Mingliang, he dared to trade Westbrook for Curry, save his wages and renew Harden Ibaka's contract, and at the same time make Dooku's king bomb. . . . . .

But it happened to the Thunder, which could not pay the luxury tax and didn't want to lose the two in vain. On the one hand, they were suppressing the price, and on the other hand, the team management was also studying the possibility of a transaction. There is no doubt that Ibaka's priority is slightly higher than Harden's in terms of position, possession of the ball, and role in the team.

And Ibaka is also more aware that the Thunder is more beneficial to his own development. He does not need to bear too much offensive pressure and has many opportunities for mid-range shots. Following Durant, Westbrook at least does not need to Worried about the playoffs, entering the free market by himself may not necessarily get the maximum salary. All kinds of factors were superimposed together, and Ibaka quickly reached a decent contract extension with the Thunder, 48 million in 4 years.

"Ibaka only has such a small amount of money, and Lopez wants 64 million from me!" Jiang Mingliang, who closely followed the Thunder's movements, couldn't help complaining after getting the first-hand gossip.

"What's more important is how much money the Thunder can spend on re-signing Harden after re-signing Ibaka!" West pointed out the crux of the problem.

Regardless of other contracts, it is only the contracts of several important officials of the Thunder, Durant 19 million, Westbrook 16 million, Ibaka 12 million, and Perkins 9 million. Only these four people have occupied 56 million space, and the luxury tax threshold set by the league is in the early 70 million. In other words, even if Harden agrees to the 14 million contract, the total salary of the Thunder is destined to exceed 77 million ( There are seven other places, all counted as basic salary), but how can any team operate like this?

The Rockets, the Nets, and the 76ers almost immediately heard the news and offered trading chips to the general manager of the Thunder, Presti.

Jiang Mingliang joined the Warriors and opened a quotation contract for a three-party transaction. The Nets sent Bledsoe, Baynes, the team's first-round pick in 2014, the second-round pick in 2013, and a special case of a deal worth 9 million to get Curry and Perkins. Warriors send Curry, team's 2013 first-round pick, to Harden, Nets' 2014 first-round pick, Thunder send Harden, Perkins, Bledsoe, Bain Si, the Warriors' 2013 first-round pick, and the Nets' 2013 second-round pick.

The trade plan given by the Rockets is to use Kevin Martin, the 14th overall pick this season, the Raptors' first-round pick next season, the Mavericks' protected first-round pick, and the Bobcats' 2013 pick. Second-round picks for Harden, Cole Aldridge, Lazar Haywood and Daquan Cook.

Both sets of trading schemes have advantages and disadvantages. First of all, let’s talk about the plan proposed by Jiang Mingliang. The key point of this offer is not how much Bledsoe can replace Harden, or what the Warriors’ draft pick is roughly, but the Nets eat it raw. Perkins' premium contract, which is tantamount to drawing salary from the bottom, has greatly eased the Thunder's financial crisis, and sent Baynes, who is slightly weaker but barely qualified as a human shield, with a salary of only 1.3 million, as a replacement. Getting rid of Perkins' premium contract, the Thunder have the ability to give Bledsoe or other Harden's replacements a suitable offer in the next two years. If Baynes is useful, they can give a more reasonable salary . The reservation of a special case of trading can allow the Thunder to make deals in the middle of the season with ease. This deal definitely weakens the strength of the Thunder team, but it can improve the team's operating status and make their future operating space wider.

The Rockets' trading plan is more or less a gamble. Martin, as a much weakened Harden, continues to play the role of Harden in the Thunder. Among the three picks, the lottery protection of the Mavericks is very dangerous. The Rockets' own 14th pick this season and the Raptors The team's high-probability lottery next season is somewhat attractive, but it will also test Presti's vision and Brooks' training. The Thunder are now a championship team, and it is hard to say whether there is such a large space to cultivate rookies.

The two plans have their own advantages and disadvantages, but one of the core issues is that if these two deals are reached, Harden will still stay in the West and pose a threat to the Thunder. Whether it is Harden Gardron or Harden Gardron Whiteside, they all look quite threatening.

Without giving a definite answer, Presti is also secretly trying to approach the two eastern teams, the Wizards and the Bobcats, trying to use Harden to trade the second pick in the hands of the Bobcats, or the No. 3 pick in the hands of the Wizards. The target is obvious, hot rookie, Bill.

However, the two teams simply rejected the Thunder's trade application. Jordan seems to have valued players after Brother Nongmei, and he has his own heart. The Wizards gave up this opportunity considering Harden's conflict with Wall's style of play.

No wonder the league has been showing a situation where the west is strong and the east is weak. . . . . .

As a result, Presti had to reconsider the offer of the Nets and Rockets, and bargain.