Chapter 1267 New Alliance Pattern

Durant announced that he would join the Pelicans too quickly, and the Lakers had no time to keep him.

In fact, after meeting with Durant that night, Jenny Buss and Johnson thought they had a good chance of keeping Durant.

But the reality came too fast for them to be caught off guard.

"Magic" Johnson resigned as the general manager of the Lakers immediately after learning the news.

Lakers fans are very strict, just like their attitude towards Durant.

Johnson formed Jandoo's lineup but failed to win the championship. His configuration of role players has been questioned.

Especially when dealing with Simmons, they thought Simmons was incompatible as early as when Jandoo was in the combination, but Johnson kept it.

Now that one season is over, Simmons' transaction value has plummeted, and Johnson has suffered even more doubts.

Lopez left for Milwaukee, Durant left for New Orleans, and Johnson resigned.

The Lakers, who have finally risen, are about to collapse again.

Just like the "what shall we do" of Lakers fans on social media, it seems that the Lakers will usher in a dark time again.

Some fans even called on Kobe to come out to take over the position of the team's general manager, hoping that the Black Mamba could bring a miracle to the Lakers.

Also in the midst of the crisis, the Lakers management responded quickly. They appointed the league's well-known agent Rob Pelinka as the new general manager.

And they held a press conference the next day. In addition to Jenny Buss, the famous Kobe and his wife Vanessa also came to the press conference.

Pelinka also bluntly said at the press conference that he would help the Lakers overcome the immediate difficulties.

That's exactly what he did.

In the next two days, Pelinka showed his personal ability.

He first reached a four-year 120 million contract extension with Middleton.

This contract seems too big, but when Harris needs to renew his contract with a maximum salary, Middleton is relatively not a premium.

And this is not over yet, he immediately signed Randall and Horford with 2-year 50 million and 4-year 100 million contracts respectively.

The Lakers dropped nearly 300 million in an instant.

But after these operations, their starting lineup became Simmons + Middleton + James + Randall + Horford.

This lineup is still very competitive in the West next season.

And this lineup can allow James to return to the third position, which is undoubtedly good news for the 36-year-old James.

Just as the Lakers completed these signings one after another, other free agents in the league also had the latest news.

Bledsoe joined the Jazz for 85 million in 4 years.

Bledsoe performed well with the Wizards last season, averaging 17.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game.

The Jazz finally found a suitable backcourt partner for Mitchell, which also means they won't keep last season's starting point guard Rubio.

Rubio joined the Suns for 51 million in three years.

Neither Payton Jr. nor Daniel Smith have proven to be good point guards, and the Suns' talent has been underwhelming.

After keeping Porzingis with a big contract, the newly appointed team general manager James Jones finally brought a reliable backcourt commander to the team.

The Suns in the new season will be a team that cannot be underestimated in the West.

The Trail Blazers signed Whiteside for 20 million in two years, of which the second year is a team option.

The Kings signed Dedmon for 36 million in three years.

At this time, two consecutive news broke by Woj once again attracted the attention of all fans.

The Thunder sent Oladipo to the Pacers for the Pacers' 2025 draft pick, as well as young players such as Gartley Allen.

After sending Oladipo away, they immediately reached an agreement with the Rockets.

The Rockets are sending Chris Paul, the first-round picks in 2024 and 2026, plus the right to swap the first-round picks in 2021 and 2025, and traded Westbrook from the Thunder!

According to Woj's follow-up report, the Thunder fully considered Westbrook's personal wishes in this deal.

The Thunder will consider trading Paul again, or staying with the team to guide young rookies.

This deal, like Durant's joining the Pelicans before, once again plunged social media into chaos.

After Tang Tian retired, the former Third Thunder Master became a new force.

Moreover, the pattern in the west has become a mess like social media.

Still sitting on the Spurs with Leonard, George and Aldridge;

Sign Durant, Pelicans with Durant, Davis and Gasol;

Sign Horford and Randle to form a Simmons, Middleton, James, Randle, Horford Lakers team;

Traded to get Westbrook to form the Rockets of the Vuitton combination;

After renewing Harris, the Mavericks have no less combat power than last season;

Sitting on a foundation of 73 wins, the Warriors led by the Splash Brothers;

Signing Rubio, sitting on Jaylen Brown, Porzingis, Ayton and other talents, the Suns are finally going to make a big splash;

Signed Dedmon, the Kings who almost entered the playoffs last season under the performance of Hield, Fox, Barnes, etc.;

Jokic, who dominates and personally drives the system, and the Nuggets who also almost made the playoffs last season;

Trail Blazers with two guns and signed Whiteside;

With Jimmy Butler, Doncic, the fifth Clippers in the Western Conference last season;

Sign Bledsoe, plus the original Jazz with Mitchell and Gobert;

There are 15 teams in the West, except for the Thunder and Grizzlies who are confirmed to be bad, the Timberwolves are really bad.

12 teams, almost every one has enough reason and strength to enter the playoffs in the new season!

If before Tang Tian retired, it was a competition between several super teams, then the new season will be a real competition.

Just like Tang Tian said at the retirement press conference, he does not rule out the possibility of a comeback.

So no one knows whether Tang Tian will come back after a year of rest like Jordan did.

You must know that after Jordan completed his three consecutive championships, he took a year off and immediately had another wave of three consecutive championships.

Tang Tian, ​​who is even more terrifying than Jordan, won four consecutive championships in a year after four consecutive championships, or even five or six consecutive championships.

Therefore, Tang Tian's rest time is very precious to each team.

To put it in the most intuitive terms, all the teams are trying their best to win the championship this year.

As in the west, so in the east.

Not to mention renewing Irving, signing Lopez, and maintaining the same competitiveness as last season's Bucks.

The Celtics, who were swept in the Eastern Conference finals last season, were not far behind, forming a Big Three lineup of Walker, Tatum and Griffin.

There are also the Raptors who have always been competitive, and the Pacers who got Oladipo.

To paraphrase a famous line from "Bright Sword", the whole thing in Northwest Shanxi is a fucking mess!