Super Role Player

When LeBron James announced he was returning to Cleveland, everyone began speculating about Wade and Bosh's next stop.

Bosh was fiercely pursued by the Houston Rockets. For Chris Bosh, the Rockets even shelved the contract extension with Chandler Parsons, and even Evan Turner was released for free.

However, Chris Bosh has been waiting for LeBron James's choice. Now, LeBron James's choice has been announced. LeBron James chose to leave Miami. Now it is Chris Bosh's turn to make a choice.

Before Bosh chose, Wade also did a deep self-thinking. The Bulls' offer made him very excited, but Wade always believed that it was not time for him to leave Miami and go to other teams. , he also believed in his own strength. After LeBron James left Miami, Wade felt that he should stay in Miami and persuaded Bosh to stay. Even without LeBron, they had to prove that they could gain a foothold in the East.

Therefore, Dwyane Wade first reached an agreement with the Heat to renew his contract at a low price of US$34 million for two years.

Then, Wade began to persuade Bosh to stay on the team.

Wade left plenty of salary space for the Heat, so Pat Riley seemed confident when negotiating a new contract with Bosh.

Various conditions were met, and Bosh was finally moved by the Heat. He renewed his contract with a five-year, US$118 million contract and announced that he would stay in Miami!

With Wade Bosh staying on the team one after another, the Heat have managed to maintain a pretty good core lineup and can still look forward to next season.

LeBron James, who returned to Cleveland, also began to enter his role.

LeBron James returned to his hometown and said he wanted to make up for the mistake he made when he left. In fact, he valued the Cavaliers' youth and operability in the transfer market. As soon as he returned to the Cavaliers, LeBron James joined the team. Manager status.

He asked the team's new general manager David Griffin to make trades according to his ideas. Kevin Love of the Western Timberwolves has failed to reach the playoffs for several consecutive seasons. At this time, he is seeking a transfer. LeBron James will target Targeting Kevin Love, but if they want to get Kevin Love, the Cavaliers have to pay for the newly selected No. 1 pick Andrew Wiggins.

Therefore, such a deal still makes David Griffin scratch his head, because he is very optimistic about the potential of Andrew Wiggins, but at this time, LeBron James needs more immediate combat power.

For the Cavaliers, who have welcomed back LeBron James, the most important thing now is to give the Cavaliers the ability to directly compete for the championship. Currently, the Cavaliers' core lineup is Kelly Irving plus LeBron James.

A combination that seems to be a replica of James Way, and for the Cavaliers, if they can trade Kevin Love, they will be equivalent to replicating the Big Three in Cleveland.

And it is very likely that it will be an enhanced version of the Heat's Big Three.

Kelly Irving is younger, and Kevin Love is likely to be a better big shooter. Last season in the Timberwolves, Kevin Love averaged 2.5 three-pointers per game, and his three-point shooting rate was 37.6%, which is considered a A very strong three-point shooter.

During LeBron James's four years in Miami, many people have also understood that LeBron James needs teammates, preferably with three-point shooting range, so that they can perfectly adapt to LeBron James' own system.

Therefore, if the deal of Andrew Wiggins for Kevin Love can be completed, it may be a pretty good deal and will greatly enhance the Cavaliers' current combat effectiveness.

But where David Griffin hesitates lies in the potential of Andrew Wiggins. Before Andrew Wiggins entered the league, there were many praises pouring in for him, such as the new LeBron James, the new Kevin Durant, and the new Kevin Durant. Paul George, in David Griffin's view, if Andrew Wiggins can fulfill his potential, then the trade of Wiggins for Kevin Love is likely to be a loss.

But there is no way, LeBron James is here, he can only pay more attention to the immediate interests, and as for the future, he can only abandon it.

Timberwolves general manager David Kahn has also been criticized in major magazines and newspapers in the past two years because he has made countless lottery picks in the five seasons with the Timberwolves, but failed to select even one outstanding rookie. Kevin Love is also the legacy left to him by his predecessor Kevin McHale.

In short, although David Kahn is still sitting on his throne as general manager, the criticism he has received should have made him step down long ago.

Now, after the team failed to reach the playoffs for three or four consecutive seasons, Kevin Love came up with the idea of ​​​​transfer and leaving. The Cleveland Cavaliers sent a pretty good offer. Just like that, the two teams hit it off and started to transfer. The deal was struck when social markets and the free market were in full swing.

In August 2014, U.S. time, Kevin Love's transfer deal to the Cavaliers entered the final stages.

Anxi, who returned to the United States, has also started his summer training. The 76ers have been slightly quiet about signings in the transfer market and free market this season, except for the signings with Pau Gasol that were completed at the beginning of the transfer market and free market. Apart from extending the contract and re-signing Evan Turner, there are no more transfer operations.

As for the 76ers' main lineup last season, those who stayed on the team included McAway and Shaun Livingston at the point guard position, Anxi, James Anderson and Troy Daniels at the shooting guard position, and Jae Crowder and small forward position. Francisco Garcia, Pau Gasol at power forward, and Nerlens Noel, Cole Aldridge and Henry Himes at center.

Plus draft picks Joel Embiid and swingman K.J. McDaniels, as well as Evan Turner, who joined in free agency.

The 76ers now have 14 players in their lineup. Antawn Jamison announced his retirement after winning the championship last season. He did not expect that he would unexpectedly win a championship after moving to the 76ers. This championship is for Jamison was an unexpected surprise. He chose to retire directly because after winning this championship, his career was complete.

Joel Embiid has been reimbursed for the season. I think this season the 76ers will give Joel Embiid an injury exception like last season and will not occupy the team's 15-man quota.

Therefore, the 76ers still have two vacancies available this season. Of these two vacancies, one must be filled by the point guard and one by the power forward.

This time is different from last year. The 76ers are the defending champions. There are many veterans who hope to come and grab a championship ring in the final stage of their careers. The 76ers only need to choose the two best among the many veterans. It is enough to supplement the players who suit the team.

Therefore, the 76ers did not prepare and treat the summer league seriously this season. They just let rookie K.J. McDaniels take the lead and go to the Las Vegas Summer League.

K.J. McDaniels will be the 76ers' only rookie this season. His performance in the summer league was quite supplementary. He has strong physical fitness and is very active on the defensive end. He has temporarily satisfied head coach Brett Brown.

He will stay on the team and become the team's fourth substitute at the third position.

Of the 14 current players on the 76ers, only Pau Gasol's contract is worth more than 10 million. Anxi's contract is in the second year of the contract period. Due to the Arenas clause, his salary this season is only 540. 10,000, which is considered a super value-for-money contract.

For this reason, the 76ers have a lot of salary space, but the 76ers have not pursued those All-Star players because Sam Hinkie knows very well that what the 76ers need at this stage is not a third All-Star player. What people need is more great role players.

Last season, Shaun Livingston proved his worth with his coquettish post-up mid-range shot, so he stayed on the team; James Anderson and Troy Daniels also proved themselves with their accurate three-pointers, so they stayed on the team. .

The same goes for Francisco Garcia. His three-pointers are accurate and he is very intimidating from the outside. He is considered a pretty good role player, not to mention Cole Aldridge inside, and Henry Sims is more of a role player. He stayed on the team as an inside supplement.

Evan Turner transfers and joins, and he will become the sixth man of the 76ers. Although Evan Turner did not perform well with the Rockets last season, as Turner's former teammates, Anxi and the others still believe in Evan Turner. , they believe that Evan Turner can regain his former form after returning to his home team, the 76ers.

The 76ers' transfer operations have been continuing. They have a lot of salary space, which also makes Sam Hinkie's choices in the free market more diverse. He can choose a free agent that may be very expensive. This will help the 76ers further strengthen the team's bench depth.

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On August 8, US time, the deal between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Minnesota Timberwolves was completed. The two teams jointly announced that the Cleveland Cavaliers would send Andrew Wiggins, Anthony Bennett and a protected first-round draft pick in 2015. Acquired Kevin Love from the Timberwolves.

Once the deal was completed, North America was shocked.

The Cleveland Honest Daily became extremely active the moment LeBron James returned. After the Cavaliers completed the trade of Kevin Love, they even published a front page on the next day's newspaper, announcing that the Cleveland era had returned. !

"LeBron James, Kevin Love, Kelly Irving, this is a very competitive Big Three combination, and if you add Andre Varejao, Dion Waiters and Tristan Thompson, this team The team's strength is strong enough and satisfying enough. Cleveland is about to rise again. In the new season, our goal is to win the championship!"

At the moment when the Big Three formed an army, the Cleveland people once again shouted the slogan of winning the championship.

The Cavaliers' signings have never ended. Under the leadership of LeBron James, two major guardians, Mac Miller and James Jones, have joined one after another, as well as Brandon Haywood and Louis Amundson, who are seeking championships at the end of their careers. A competitive lineup was quickly formed, but the effectiveness still needs to be tested in the new regular season.

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On the Heat's side, with Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade staying on the team, the Heat have successively used the salary space left by James' departure and Wade's salary cut to make some transfer operations, including tens of millions of dollars. The contract signed Luol Deng to fill the vacancy of LeBron James, and veterans such as Danny Granger and Josh McRoberts were signed to enhance the team's bench strength.

Pat Riley also unearthed several players from summer league who looked good, including Tyler Johnson, Justin Hamilton and Hassan Whiteside.

The prototype of the Heat's main lineup for the new season was roughly determined at the end of August.

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The New York Knicks, which missed the playoffs last season, welcomed Phil Jackson from Kentucky this season. Under the leadership of Phil Jackson, Carmelo Anthony successfully stayed on the team, and Phil Jackson also signed Andrea Bargnani, and traded Tyson Chandler for Jose Calderon to strengthen the team's point guard strength.

Phil Jackson also tried to sign Steve Kerr as the team's new head coach, but was ultimately intercepted by the Warriors. Phil Jackson finally chose veteran fisherman Fisher to become the team's new head coach.

For the Knicks, their goal in the new season is just the playoffs, but with Melo Anthony staying on the team, they are definitely looking forward to more...

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While other teams were recruiting or retaining their own core players, the Pacers continued to lose their core players. Lance Stephenson finally reached an agreement with the Hornets and left Indiana.

Then, more bad news came. Paul George suffered a serious injury to his right calf while participating in the US team's intra-team competition, and was eventually carried off the court. Subsequent injury reports showed that Paul George suffered a broken leg injury that athletes least want to encounter. Illness, season reimbursement...

Paul George's season reimbursement, for the Pacers, is equivalent to them completely losing the core players in the team next season. Next season, they will even have to consider whether they are broken.

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As the days progress step by step, the situation in the Eastern Conference in the new season becomes more and more obvious.

The Cavaliers, who have retained the core lineup to win the championship, even signed the 76ers, welcomed back LeBron James, and traded for Kevin Love to form the new Big Three, will be the two strongest teams in the Eastern Conference in the new season, and the Miami Heat Although Bosh and Wade have been retained, and Luol Deng has been signed, the competitiveness of the new season depends on the status of Bosh and Wade in the new season, and whether Luol Deng can fill in the gap after LeBron James left. To bring vacancies.

Therefore, the Heat are temporarily classified as the second tier in the Eastern Conference. With their strength, they have a good chance of breaking into the first tier. The teams currently in the same tier include the Bulls, who are about to welcome Derrick Rose's comeback, The Toronto Raptors have further strengthened their bench depth, and the Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks have retained the Big Five. Of course, there is also competition from the Washington Wizards, Milwaukee Bucks, Charlotte Hornets and Detroit Pistons. A chance at the playoffs.

In short, the Eastern Conference in the new season is full of powerful players, and the overall situation shows a situation of two superpowers and many powerful players...

For the 76ers, their biggest opponent in the new season is the Cavaliers.

In order to fight against the Cavaliers, Samsinki's recruitment is also continuing. Because the team has huge salary space, in order to defend the title in the new season, Samsinki's recruitment is also sparing no effort. It will be in September. At the beginning, he had already negotiated the last two signings...