Chapter 1438 Unexpected Departure From the Team

Just a few days after the finals, the Orlando Magic, the new Eastern Conference champions, actually traded Alston and Courtney Lee, the two starters who had contributed to the team reaching the finals. This seemed incredible to many people. .

Because although the Magic did not win the championship, the Magic's performance this season is definitely the best season in history. Not only did they defeat the favorites Celtics and Cavaliers to enter the finals, but they also won their first victory in the finals in history. , breaking the team’s embarrassing history of not winning in the finals. Logically speaking, this kind of performance definitely exceeded people’s expectations. The team’s lineup is also well integrated. There is a great chance to maintain the lineup next season and make some reinforcements. To achieve good results again, there seems to be no need to make big deals.

However, judging from this big deal that shocked the league, the Magic attributed their defeat in this season's finals to their lack of a super perimeter player.

Yes, according to the performance, although the perimeter composed of Alston and others performed well, it is obviously not comparable to the Lakers with JK. This is why they did not hesitate to tear down the team's starting lineup in exchange for Carter.

Needless to say, this deal is for the Lakers and Cavaliers. They hope that Carter can provide them with firepower support from the outside.

This deal is also generally optimistic about the outside world, and the combination of Howard and Carter is also believed by industry insiders to be able to compete with the Shark King combination.

"We will continue to attack the championship next season!" Magic general manager said proudly at the Carter jersey conference.

In this regard, Ji Feng said that if Carter is recruited only to lose Alston, Courtney Lee and a substitute who has never played, then the Magic will definitely make a lot of money. Although Carter has been in average shape in recent years, he is far from the best. He doesn't have the appearance of the demigod at the beginning of the century, but he is still an All-Star level player and can stably provide 20+ points per game. This is something the Magic need very much. He can also greatly relieve the pressure on the inside. With him Now, at least the threat of Warcraft being flanked will be reduced a lot.

In this way, the Magic is really strong. Neither the Cavaliers nor the Green Army are sure of winning against him.

However, while Ji Feng was on his Asian tour in Asia, another piece of news was revealed to the Magic. Their team engine, Turkoglu, had been traded!

The reason is that Turkoglu’s asking price is too high and the Magic chose not to renew his contract...

This is a multi-party transaction involving 4 teams. The process is too complicated to mention. The final result is:

The four parties to this deal were the Mavericks, Raptors, Grizzlies and Magic, involving a total of 8 players, 1 draft pick and a portion of cash. The result was that Marion joined the Mavericks and Stackhouse defected to the Grizzlies. The Raptors gain more space and can basically ensure that they get Turkoglu.

In addition, the Raptors sent forward Kris Humphries and center Naton Jarvie as well as cash to the Mavericks. The Raptors received Greg Buckner, Anthony Wright and Derrick, who once played for the Lakers, from the Grizzlies. Vin George left the Mavericks for the Raptors.

In addition, the Grizzlies will also receive a second-round pick and some cash from the Raptors. The Mavericks will also send part of the cash to the Grizzlies. At the same time, the Raptors and the Mavericks will each send a part of cash to the Magic.

"ha???"

This is Ji Feng's true expression when he learned the news.

Are the Magic playing with snakes? Who has been organizing and leading the team in the past two seasons? Do they really have no chance of forcing anything?

The Mavericks made a lot of money from this deal. Marion and other insiders can make up for their shortcomings in the inside. The Raptors made a lot of money. It is exciting to see what sparks will burst out when Turkoglu and Bosh meet. The Grizzlies made a small profit. Stackhouse is not bad, he is a stable substitute, and the Magic, who can tell me what this is for.

Then, seemingly to make up for their losses, the Orlando Magic made another ridiculous deal. They spent $18 million over four years to sign free agent Brandon Bass.

"???"

Well, the Magic have screwed themselves. Without Turkoglu, the organization has traded Alston. Maybe the Magic need to hope that Howard can hold the ball and play alone next season...

There is no doubt that the Mavericks earned the most from the trade. Marion is still a player averaging 15+ per game. The Mavericks finally have a reliable inside man, followed by the Grizzlies. They have nothing to lose. Not only did they eliminate some unwanted people, but they also picked up some cash for free. Then came the Raptors. Whether they and Turkoglu can form a tacit understanding will take time to prove. As for the Magic, they lost the core of the team's perimeter, and then there was nothing more. .

These big deals are a microcosm of this crazy summer this season. In addition, every team is recruiting crazily!

On July 9, free agent McDyess decided to leave Detroit and join the San Antonio Spurs with a two-year contract worth 11.7 million. The Spurs continued their transformation.

On the same day, the Celtics officially signed a two-year contract with Rasheed Wallace, with annual salaries of US$5.6 million and US$5.8 million respectively. The Green Army's reinforcements are also continuing, and Garnett is recovering from injury. Returning, the addition of Rasheed Wallace greatly increased their strength, and at the same time, the iron-blooded Pistons officially disappeared from history.

Then there was a brief period of silence for a few days. On July 27, the Hornets also joined the trade army. They sent Chandler from the Trident to the Bobcats in exchange for Bobcats core Okafor. This transaction made Paul very dissatisfied, but there was no The way, this is the alliance.

Entering August, the Rockets, who had been low-key before, finally started to take action. Last season, the Rockets were undoubtedly surprising and regrettable. The surprise was that they finally made it through the first round of the playoffs. Unfortunately, Yao Mai was injured successively, which made them Failed in the second round.

But anyway, this also gives fans greater hope. If Dayao returns this season and McGrady recovers from injury, they may have a lot to do while maintaining the lineup.

However, things didn't go so well for them at the beginning, because Dayao would not come back rashly this season. Although McGrady recovered from injury, his condition was not as good as before and there was still a risk of recurrence of old injuries. Therefore, the issue of Artest's contract extension became the most important issue for Rockets fans. Concerns.

Although Artest has unanimously expressed his loyalty, he once said at the end of last season: He is willing to stay with the Rockets, and Dayao is the player he respects most.

But the contract renewal is not just about this, this is a business alliance, and loyalty is sometimes not valuable, and the lack of progress in the contract renewal since the summer seems to indicate all this.

But when fans paid attention to the Rockets, the Lakers took the lead in making changes!

I remember that Ji Feng had just returned to Los Angeles, and James brought him some bad news.

"Ariza's contract renewal is not going well!"

Yes, after winning the championship, Ariza began to seek a bigger contract. However, after continuously renewing Bynum and Ji Feng, the Lakers' salary space has bottomed out and can only provide Ariza with a two-year, 1,000 contract. Of course, Wan Wan's contract would not satisfy Ariza, so the negotiations reached a deadlock.

In early September, Ji Feng received news that Ariza had decided to leave the Lakers!