rpbooks Chapter 549 A Turbulent Summer
Chapter 549 A Turbulent Summer
Chapter 549 A Turbulent Summer
The upsurge of the Thunder winning the championship continued throughout June, and even the draft and the annual award ceremony could not steal their limelight.But when it comes to July, they are no longer the protagonists.A more exciting drama, in early July, ignited the entire NBA.
The off-season is a rare period of rest for these players who have played in the NBA for years.Even though many of them, like An Luo and the others, stayed in the training hall as a whole.But compared with the usual stage of running around continuously, it is much easier.But for a large portion of the players and staff, this offseason has been busier than usual.
On July 2018, 7, the NBA transfer window officially opened.Every year at this time, the NBA will usher in a series of transactions.The vast majority of transactions here are small, but tinkering with their own teams.But every year there are some big deals that can affect the direction of this league, which is jaw-dropping.For example, James left Cleveland in 1 and brought his talents to Miami; in 2010 Durant left the Thunder and joined the Warriors...
In some years, because there are not many big-name players in the free market, it will appear a little calmer.But for 2018, it is clear that it will not be quiet.James, Durant, Chris Paul, Paul George, any movement of the names of these people can cause a sensation in the entire league.Of course, it also includes Leonard who had a complete fallout with the Spurs.
As soon as the free market opened, there was a lot of signing information.The Warriors renewed Durant's contract with $2 million in two years, and they kept the hero who won the championship; similarly, the Thunder renewed Paul George's contract with $6150 million in four years. Missed more opportunities; Chris Paul's four-year $4 million contract renewal with the Rockets surprised everyone, but last year's playoffs against the Warriors allowed people to see the role of this veteran.If he is not injured, it may not necessarily be the Warriors who will fight the Thunder in the Western Conference Finals.Therefore, in the new season, he will continue to assist Harden to hit the championship.There are still many players who quickly reached contract extensions, but the impact of those players is not too great.
Of course, the protagonist of this summer is still James.
On July 7, James' team officially announced that James had reached an agreement with the Lakers.The two sides will sign a four-year, $2 million contract, and James will bring his talent to Los Angeles.Less than 4 hours after the opening of the free agent market, the No. 1.53 active player and the most coveted super fish this summer has decided where he will go.
But in fact, James has slowly begun to show signs of joining the Lakers a long time ago.As soon as the playoffs ended, the gaming company offered odds on which team James would join, and the results showed that the Lakers were the most likely next home.Later, news continued that James' son would transfer to Los Angeles. Combined with his statement that family is the first when he was out of the playoffs, the probability of James joining the Lakers has further increased.Later, although it was reported that James would be more willing to join if the Lakers got a superstar first, the local media in Cleveland said that James would not be influenced by other stars.
As James arrived in Los Angeles yesterday to meet with the Lakers management, this matter was basically the final hammer.Finally, the superstar didn't make the fans wait any longer. When the Lakers didn't get another superstar first, James decided to join the Lakers and put on a purple and gold jersey.
在已经结束的2017-18赛季，33岁的詹姆斯打出了职业生涯巅峰级别的表现。他打满82场常规赛，场均得到27.5分8.6篮板9.1助攻1.41抢断0.87盖帽。季后赛则凭借一己之力将骑士连续第四年带到了总决赛舞台，你切场均得到34.5分8.8篮板9.5助攻1.7抢断1.2盖帽。并且在这个赛季，他达成了3万分里程碑，并成为联盟历史唯一总得分篮板助攻30000+8000+8000的球员。毫无疑问，詹姆斯的加盟对于湖人来说是一个非常巨大的历史时刻。只要他们在自由市场上再拿下一两个球星，无论是保罗·乔治还是莱昂纳德，亦或是考辛斯，他们都将会是即将到来的2018-19赛季的夺冠热门。
Everyone knew that this summer would be very lively, but what they didn't expect was that it would be so exciting from the very beginning.However, more exciting things are yet to come.On the third day when the transfer market opened, another surprising news came out: the Warriors reached a one-year $530 million verbal agreement with Cousins using the middle class exception.
Who is Cousins?The man who was called the league's number one center by the fans!
在刚刚过去的2017-18赛季，考辛斯场均上场36.2分钟能够得到25.2分、12.9个篮板和5.3次助攻。当然了，他只打了48场比赛就因伤赛季报销了。但这并不代表着考辛斯就值这个价！
In previous speculation, Cousins has always been an important part of the Lakers' championship lineup.As early as the end of the season, everyone was spreading the news that the Lakers will form a Big Three lineup of James + Leonard + Paul George this summer.But because of the Thunder's championship, Paul George reached an appointment contract with the Thunder without hesitation.The Lakers had no choice but to take second place, and they included Cousins into their lineup.But now it seems that Cousins is gone.What is even more annoying is that in the trade negotiations with the Spurs, the Lakers have reached an impasse.And half a month later, the Lakers lost the chance to get Leonard this season.
On July 7, the Spurs officially completed the deal with the Raptors, sending away Leonard and Danny Green in exchange for DeRozan, Poeltl and a protected 19 draft pick.
This is another transaction that surprised everyone.For this deal, Lakers fans really hate San Antonio's management.They think it's all about not wanting the Lakers to get what Leonard did this season.The Raptors are also an accomplice. They exchanged their star for the right to use the FMVP for one year, but they just don't want to see the Lakers win the O'Brien Cup.
No wonder the Lakers fans are resentful. In this deal, the Spurs are purely good guys.DeRozan's ability is not enough to replace Leonard, and they did not get good future assets.The 2019 draft pick that the Spurs got was a top 20 pick, and by 2020 it will become two second-round picks.In terms of young players, the Spurs only got Poeltl, who is more like a good substitute player in the future.
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