The Strongest Bishop in the NBA

Soon after the draft, the Wizards held a press conference for the rookies selected by the team.

In this draft, the Wizards selected a total of three players, namely Rudy Gobert, who was selected by the Jazz with the No. 16 pick in the first round, and Alan Crabbe, who was selected by the Wizards themselves with the No. 30 pick in the first round. And the point guard Lorenzo Brown, who was selected with the last pick in the second round.

Although the Wizards used their own second-round pick to select another player, Wang Xiao did not intend to sign with the player named Brown.

The second-round picks in 2013 are worthless at all, and have no trading value, and even as cheap labor, signing some veterans with the basic salary of veterans is worth more than second-round rookies.

Therefore, at this press conference, only Gobert and Crabbe were present, and at the press conference, the team also made it clear in front of the media that they would sign with these two players.

In this way, basically everyone understands that the Wizards really have no intention of renewing Whiteside's contract, and even said that his spare tire has been selected.

Whether Gobert can become a substitute for Whiteside will take time to study, and the majority of people who eat melons are only paying a little attention to it.

The draft is over, the free market is open, and the real highlight has just arrived!

In the summer of 2013, the free market was a year where real big names gathered.

Lakers center Dwight Howard's contract has officially expired, and according to the current relationship between Howard and Kobe, I am afraid that Howard will not renew his contract with the Lakers.

At the same time, the contracts of the Heat's Big Three have all reached the first year of player options. As long as they want, the three can jump out of their contracts and become free agents. It is generally believed that James and Bosh are very likely to choose to jump out of their contracts.

The Big Three of the Heat gathered together for the championship, but since the formation of the Big Three, they have lost to the Wizards in the playoffs for three consecutive years. In this case, why do they continue to play together?

Next season, the average salary of the Big Three will reach 19 million US dollars. The three will almost completely occupy the salary space of the Heat. There is no possibility of continuing to strengthen the lineup. Naturally, they cannot be the opponents of the Wizards.

It is unlikely that Wade will leave the team, but James and Bosh, the two outsiders, are very likely to choose to jump out of the contract and find another way out.

In addition, the Clippers' core point guard Chris Paul, 76ers center Andrew Bynum, Kings guard James Harden, Eagle King Josh Smith, Jazz's Al Jefferson, etc. All-Star players will also become free agents.

It is no exaggeration to describe this summer as a feast, and the teams in the entire league are eager to get a share of it.

At the beginning of July, after the free market opened, James first issued a statement announcing that he would step out of the contract and become a free agent, and then he would negotiate with several teams, including his old club Cavaliers.

Immediately afterwards, Bosh also announced that he had jumped out of the contract, and made it clear that he hoped to join a team with the strength to win the championship.

In this way, it is basically certain that there are 10 All-Stars who have been confirmed in the free market, LeBron James, Chris Paul, Dwight Howard, Chris Bosh, Andrew Bynum, James. Harden, Josh Smith, Al Jefferson, Manu Ginobili, and Andre Iguodala, who just announced his opt-out contract.

Among the few, the only restricted free agent is Harden. With his explosive performance in the past two seasons, I believe that no matter how high other teams offer, the Kings will choose to match without hesitation.

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Soon, there was a big move in the free market.

The first is Spurs guard Manu Ginobili. On July 3, he officially signed a contract extension with the Spurs. The new contract will last for two years, with a total value of 14.5 million US dollars, an average of 7 million per year.

Ginobili's contract extension was within everyone's expectations. Although the Spurs' three chariots are old, they still have a strong dominance in the league. In the past two years, they have reached the Western Conference Finals every year. If Wang Xiao hadn't cut Leonard off, maybe the Spurs would still have a chance to hit the championship like in another time and space.

Immediately afterwards, El Jefferson announced on July 5 that he would sign a three-year contract worth $40.5 million with the Charlotte Bobcats, and that he would leave the Jazz to play in the NBA for the Bobcats in the new season.

On July 9, Josh Smith officially signed a four-year contract worth $54 million with the Pistons.

On July 10, James Harden accepted the maximum salary contract offered by the Kings.

As time goes by, big-name players in the free market continue to be signed by other teams.

On July 12, the Heat, which lost James and Bosh at the same time, announced in a high-profile manner that they signed a two-year contract with Andrew Bynum of about 24.5 million US dollars, and then, with a four-year maximum salary of 58 million US dollars, they will Wizards center Whiteside signed.

Wang Xiao was taken aback by Pat Riley's operation. He signed two centers at the same time. This guy is going crazy.

But if you think about it carefully, Pat Riley's move also has a desperate idea.

After James and Bosh jumped out of the contract, there were only two paths before the Heat.

First, trade away Wade and completely screw it up. Second, use the salary space vacated by James and Bosh to sign big-name players to regain their glory.

However, the risk of the first way is too great. When James and Bosh have chosen to jump out of the contract, only Wade said that he will stay in the Heat and advance and retreat with the team.

Wade's move immediately raised his status in the minds of Miami fans to a very high level.

In this case, if Riley chooses to trade Wade, he will surely bear the anger of the fans.

This is completely different from another space-time situation.

In another time and space, Riley just gave Wade a humiliating offer, forcing Wade to leave by himself instead of taking the initiative to trade the other party.

Although there are many big-name players this summer, as long as they are considering winning the championship, none of them will consider the Heat.

Even James, Wade Garbosh's Big Three can't win the championship, who else can do it?

Trading Wade in advance is untenable, and the introduction of superstar players has no bargaining chips. Pat Riley can only make such a bad move.

Signing two inside players at the same time, including Bynum, who has great hidden dangers, is of course not a small risk, but the conditions of the two-year contract between the Heat and Bynum are very harsh.

The second year of Bynum's contract is a team option, and the Heat can unilaterally terminate the contract at any time. In the first year, only 6 million is a guaranteed contract, and the rest of the salary must be paid by Bynum to meet certain conditions. activation.

In other words, if Bynum is really a time bomb that explodes at any time, the Heat's contract will also minimize its harm.

If Bynum's mud can't support the wall, it really won't be the strength of the All-Star starting center back then, and the Heat will only lose $6 million.

And if Bynum can regain his strength and return to the top, then he will be able to make money as a bargaining chip in exchange for other stars.