This Forward is Not Serious

Vol 2 Chapter 256: Domino effect

   After resolving Allen's contract extension, Cole immediately prepared to meet with another key player in the team, Channing Frye.

   He was the core rotation of the team last season, and he has a strong matchability as a space insider, and his compatibility with Nash is also very high.

   But the difference between him and Allen is that he has offense!

   This makes Frye very popular in the free market.

   In fact, the Chicago Bulls who are most interested in him, they offered Frye a five-year 35 million contract.

   Cole wanted to keep him with a five-year contract of 25 million yuan.

   But this contract has been directly rejected by Frye.

   Now he plans to increase the contract to 30 million in 5 years.

   The negotiation was not smooth.

  Frye values ​​this contract because of his experience in New York and Portland.

   And he himself is the No. 8 pick, plus his performance last season, he is unwilling to accept offers that are lower than the market price.

   This is also normal.

   is different from some basketball novels where salary is cut at every turn. In reality, many players know the truth that "business is just business".

   When the team talks to you about the contract, you will be asked to consider the situation of the team, but when they want to sell you, they will not consider what contribution you have made.

   At the end, Cole compromised.

   There is no player who can replace Frye in this year's free agency market.

   And because of the expiration of Big Ben's contract (the layoff is still included in the salary cap), the team's salary is now very healthy.

   Even if Frye is signed with this contract, the total salary of the current players is only 65 million, and the luxury tax has not yet been paid.

   So you will find one thing, whether it is Allen or Frye (5 years in the history of 30 million renewal), they have got better contracts than the same period in history.

   This is the player bonus brought by the championship.

   You play as a fantasy basketball manager, don’t you have to give a few percent bonus to the abilities of the championship members?

   Finalized Frye, the Suns now have 11 players on the lineup.

   Point guard: Nash, Holiday

  Shooting guards: Allen, Barbossa, Lee

   Small front: Caron Butler, Dudley

  大前: Lin Ying, Frye

   Center: Stoudemire, Robin Lopez

   From the perspective of the process, this is expected.

  The next step is to get Richardson and Hill, even if it leaves the core rotation of last season.

   The market for both of them is limited, and there shouldn't be a big problem in winning.

   Then, I was thinking about how to reinforce it.

   Now he has received some news that James is preparing to form the Big Three lineup.

   If the Suns really set the goal of defending the title, it would definitely be impossible to keep the strength in place.

   Just then, his cell phone rang.

   is from the well-known agent Arne Trem.

   The phone was answered, and after a few greetings, Tlem made it clear.

   A player under his banner wants to come to the Suns and doesn't have much demand for salary.

"Who?"

"Tracy McGrady."

  ……

   New York, a manor in a wealthy area.

   Knicks general manager Glenn Glenwald is talking to team owner James Dolan about the team's summer.

  Grunwald was born in Chicago, but then immigrated to Canada, so he is now Canadian.

  Before coming to the Knicks, he was the CEO and president of the Raptors. He led the Carter trade and witnessed the success of the Raptors.

   This is a straightforward, faithful and sincere person with a smile on his face.

   Of course the most important thing is that he is obedient.

   This is also the fundamental reason why Dolan hired him.

   "We must choose LeBron?"

   Dolan seemed to be reluctant in his words.

   This sounds a bit strange, but there are still team owners who are reluctant because they might get James?

   Isn’t this something that you should wake up with a smile in your dreams?

   Normally this is the case, but because he is Dolan!

   NBA bosses sit in rows, Dolan is the only one.

   The Knicks are rotten, rotten in the hands of Dolan, and the conclusion drawn by the fans is still very correct.

   To put it bluntly, Dolan is a boss who likes to impose personal preferences on the team, and the people below must execute it.

   is just like the ancient emperor.

   Whether the dynasty can be changed and the team can prosper, basically depends on the ability of Dolan alone.

   And precisely, Dolan proved that he was incapable.

   But this doesn't actually prevent Dolan from doing so, because even if the Knicks count down, he won't make a point less.

   And the reason why he is so reluctant is because he doesn't like James very much.

  He is a standard veteran capitalist. How can he like a player who tries to influence the management and is not easily controlled?

   Even if that person is James.

"This may be our only choice at the moment. Nowitzki will not leave Dallas, Pierce will not leave Boston, and the most important thing is that Stoudemire has renewed the contract with the Suns. Even if we can trade to Anthony, The situation may not be much better than last season."

   Grunwald kept smiling and said.

   With Stoudemire's contract renewal, the dominoes began to be pushed down.

   "So what do you want me to do?"

   Dolan made no secret of her unhappiness.

   "Just express a certain interest in James during the meeting."

  Grunwald saw Dolan frown when he finished speaking, and immediately added,

"Mr. Dolan, we can form the strongest Big Three lineup ever. The city of New York will be completely crazy. Basketball will become the theme of this city. We will usher in championship trophies one after another, fans and the media. I would say that Mr. Dolan is the best boss in the NBA."

   This Canadian general manager has used all his life's abilities.

   Like he said, the Knicks really have a great opportunity now.

   Because according to the information he received, they are now the first choice of the James team.

   And according to the words of Rich Paul, one of the key figures of the James team, James' coming to New York means that Wade and another 03 generation will also come.

   At that time, they were the Big Three in New York!

  As a general manager, it would be a crazy thing in his career to do all this.

   The premise of all this is that only Dolan expresses a certain interest.

   said simple, really simple.

   As long as they don’t mess up the meeting afterwards, everything will succeed.

   But it's harder to say than to climb to the sky.

  Because he knows that Dolan has not been very cold to James.

   Dolan, nodded!

   One is that Stoudemire's contract extension to the Suns really leaves the Knicks without a better choice.

  Second, what Glennwald said is also reasonable, especially the last sentence.

  ……

   "You ask me what difficulties will I experience during the defending season?"

   After training this day, Kobe looked at Lin Ying with an expression of whether you were polite.

   The Lakers failed to defend their title last season! Now Lin Ying is letting him recall the painful experience!

   Lin Ying scratched her head, this is really embarrassing.

   But the point is that he can only ask Kobe.

   Because the situation of the Suns next season is the same as that of the Lakers last season, the core lineup has not changed much, it is too similar.

   Crossing the river by feeling the stones, even if you are a bit cheeky, it is beneficial to take some sutras.

   Kobe pouted and shook his head when he saw Lin Ying's reaction, but in the end he spoke.

   "Who called you Lin?"

   Kobe finally said with a slightly petting look.

   There are not many players who can resonate with his character, let alone young players with heritage.

   "The desire to play will be the first problem we face."

   The first element Kobe said was that Lin Ying had guessed before.

   But then Kobe used his two defending seasons to compare and illustrate a key factor.

   Team strength.

   The original OK combination was far from the peak when he won the first championship.

  He is improving, and O'Neal is also improving, which is actually a very scary thing.

   At that time, it was also after the alliance specified a series of rules to restrict O'Neal, their dynasty stopped at the third consecutive.

   But last season's Lakers were different, and their strengths really stood still.

   In that case, once the desire to play is lost, the team's strength will be greatly reduced.

   "Then you are facing the target."

   For this word, Lin Ying thought of it after the Suns defeated the Lakers in the regular season last season.

   What he can think of, other teams can also think of, so you can imagine what the Lakers are facing.

  Similarly, this is naturally what the Suns will encounter next season.

   Nash and Stoudemire's pick-and-roll has been studied enough by other teams, but his misplaced singles, the Cavaliers' starting partner with West and Bell in the Finals is actually a target.

   This will appear more next season, and not only on the starting lineup, it will definitely become the norm to put Allen on him.

   is even more detailed. The technical characteristics of his new fmvp will be analyzed frame by frame. At that time, his offensive habits and good areas may be better known by his opponents than he himself.

   "The last is the status. A summer can change a lot of things, and it may not be able to recover in a season."

   To ask how wonderful the NBA summer is, "Rain Man" Camp will give you the best answer.

   For a self-disciplined player like Kobe Linying, summer is an opportunity for them to improve their strength.

   But for many players, summer is relaxing and entertaining, so maybe the role players who were in excellent form last season will be in water next season.

   And the coaching staff hasn’t been able to do it yet, because it’s impossible to make a temporary substitution, so he can only slowly figure out a way to bring him back.

   Even if it is really impossible to transfer back to the last substitution, it is likely to be a failed transaction.

   The last few are uncontrollable injury factors. The most obvious of the Lakers in this regard is Bynum.

   For the Suns, Nash, Hill, and Butler, who was reimbursed last season, are all potential risks.

   After talking with Kobe, Lin Ying has a basic idea about the difficulty of defending the title.

   is a big challenge!

   But just like last season, only when there is a challenge can you have motivation, and only when you have completed it can you have a sense of accomplishment!

   "One more thing I forgot."

   When the conversation was over, Kobe seemed to think about it a little more.

   "A stronger opponent."

   He said this while looking at Lin Ying.

   Obviously, the Lakers' inadequate preparation for the Suns opponent, and the low strength of the Suns, eventually stopped them in the Western Conference.

   Judging from the final score of the Finals, the Lakers have passed the sun, and there is a high probability that they can successfully defend their title.

   A stronger opponent.

   The underrated Mavericks in history, although not inspired by Butler's injury, the strength should not be bad.

   and James and their Big Three.

   Although from the current rumors, it is not necessarily the same as in history in the Heat team, but the three should still play together.

   And James has experienced a setback. If he changes a little, the strength of this Big Three team will only increase.

   Thinking of this, he was really curious about where the three of them would meet.

  ……

   According to the latest news, James has already started meetings with the teams.

   Just like Rich Paul’s previous plan, James will continue to meet with the Clippers, Heat, Nets, Bulls, Knicks and Cavaliers.

   The Heat was requested by James himself.

   Just when James began to meet, the free market appeared a very strange state.

   Except for Nowitzki, Pierce, and Ray Allen, those players who will never leave the team have all signed up.

   Including Boozer’s other players, they basically stopped signing news.

   Obviously, they are all waiting for James to make his final decision.

   But what’s more interesting is that Wade and Bosh both broke out some rumors one after another.

   For example, Wade is very close to signing with the Bulls because Chicago is his hometown team.

   But at the same time, there was news that Rose did not respond positively to Wade teaming up, which made the Bulls management not active enough in the middle.

   For example, Wade and Bosh are very close to joining the Bulls, the Bulls will form an unprecedented lineup of the Big Four.

   In short, it's a big show. You can't guess the true or false.

   Then, James' meeting became the focus of the league.

   However, this meeting seemed to be easy.

   And the most interesting thing is that every team that has met with James thinks that James will go to them!

   What is a perfect player!

   is that the fans are a little bit tormented.

   Because this is like telling you something that might happen, but there is no answer.

   At the end of the meeting between James and the Cavaliers, the fans thought it was finally time to follow.

   James still did not make a decision!

   It’s already July 8th, and the player’s "July freezing period" is almost over!

   But at this time, a subversive incident happened.

   Under the promotion of "Viper" Bill Simmons~www.wuxiahere.com~ James and his team finally agreed to announce their choice in a live broadcast!

   The name of this show is called "The".

   And this live broadcast is of a charity nature, all the proceeds it gets will eventually be donated to a charity called the "Boys and Girls Club".

   The news came out and attracted countless heated discussions.

   Despite putting on the cloak of charity, it makes this show look like a good thing.

   But if a player announces his departure or stay in this way, this is definitely a disruptive event, and the impact will be huge.

   Stern was very angry when he heard the news. He called Xiao Hua and asked him to contact the people in the James team to prevent them from doing so.

   This kind of behavior is too grandiose.

   Even more serious, this is very misleading to players, it will make players feel that they are in a leading position in the league, and it will exacerbate problems between players and owners who are already in tension.

   Xiao Hua agreed. He turned around and contacted Rich Paul, who had been communicated before, and gave the latter a message:

   "The president is not very opposed to your things."

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