One Thousand Two Hundred and Three: The Dynasty Will Fall Again? (Friday/Friday)

Randolph and Tony Allen were sitting at Link's house.

Lin Ling was jumping up and down happily with the toys brought by her two uncles, but at the dinner table, the expressions of the three men were a little serious.

"Are you fucking kidding me?" Randolph looked shocked. He always had a playful smile, but he rarely showed such an expression.

"It's just that today is not April Fool's Day. Rachel, are you kidding Link?" Tony Allen also echoed.

The two of them came to Link's house today because they wanted to have a good time with Link after he announced his retirement.

After all, these two people have been by Link's side for nearly ten years of his career.

At the beginning, Tony Allen was Link's teacher, and Randolph was Link's eldest brother. In the beginning, they were the ones who led Link across the alliance.

And in the past few years, when they grew old, it was Link who took them to the top of the world.

The relationship between the three is very deep. They are not just teammates, but lifelong friends.

That's why Randolph and Tony Allen came to Link's house to catch up on old times.

But they never expected that Link would give them a surprise.

"I'm not kidding, I will really retire after playing next season." Link said, holding the bottle and filling up another round.

After Link finished speaking, Randolph still stared at Rachel in disbelief. He didn't give up until Rachel nodded affirmatively.

"Why!?" Tony Allen asked in confusion.

"Because I want to spend more time with them." Link said, smiling at his wife and daughter.

Afterwards, the three of them were speechless. There was silence for about a minute. Tony Allen took a sip of beer before he started talking again.

"Is it going to be difficult next season? Damn it, if you had told me earlier, I would have retired a year later. Even with all my strength, I will still help you."

"That's right, does anyone else know?"

Link waved his hand: "I don't know yet, and I don't need to know. Listen, you two don't tell anyone, not even Mike and Mark, do you understand?"

Tony Allen and Randolph didn't ask any more questions. They both knew what Link had planned.

The status of grizzly bears this summer,

Everyone knows it very well. If it had been told in advance, the issue of salary reduction and staying on the team might still happen.

"Do you really want this? This summer... a lot of people will leave. Under such circumstances, can you still achieve your wish?"

Hearing Tony Allen ask this, Link sighed.

More money, higher status, more playing time... Pat Riley's greed syndrome is indeed summed up brilliantly.

But this kind of "greed for too much" is reasonable.

Is it possible to let others earn low salaries in the Grizzlies for the rest of their lives? A supporting role in the Grizzlies?

"I don't know, but I have to do it. Okay, don't talk about that. I'm here to see you retire today, not you here to see me retire. It's the offseason now, so we can't talk about anything else. ?”

Link changed the subject, breaking the tense atmosphere.

However, what Tony Allen said is also a very real issue. This summer, the Grizzlies may have very large personnel changes.

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Starting in July, the NBA summer signing and transfer market also officially opens.

It is no exaggeration to say that this summer is definitely one of the busiest summers in NBA history.

Durant, Irving, Kemba Walker, Lillard, Thompson, Leonard, Porzingis, McCollum, including Link himself, and many other stars make this year's free agent market sparkling!

The stars are brighter than at any time in history.

Any signing may change the league structure!

In addition to free agents, big-name players such as Paul George, Westbrook, Jimmy Butler, and Chris Paul have also been involved in trade rumors.

A week ago, the Lakers completed the trade for Anthony Davis. However, those are just appetizers.

Therefore, this year's transfer market will definitely be turbulent.

On July 1, the first day of the NBA free agent market, teams in the league began "burning money" operations.

Among them, the most positive one is the Nets.

They first acquired Durant for 164 million over four years, and then immediately poached Irving from the Celtics for 142 million over four years.

Before people realized what was happening, Jordan moved to Brooklyn for 40 million in four years.

In less than an hour, the Nets formed a Big Three lineup!

They have also officially changed from a weak team last season to a championship contending team next season!

In addition to the Nets, the Warriors also moved very quickly.

After losing Durant, they immediately renewed Thompson's contract with a five-year price of 190 million. After that, they immediately acquired D'Angelo Russell, who played for the Nets last season, through a sign-and-trade.

Although Russell's strength is not yet comparable to Durant's, he is still an All-Star defender.

The Warriors' prospects next season are still exciting.

In addition, other teams are not idle either.

The Trail Blazers retained Lillard with a super maximum salary, and the Bucks also retained the "Greek Monster"'s best helper Middleton with a maximum salary contract.

Kemba Walker settled in North Shore Garden for 140 million in four years to succeed Irving. Jimmy Butler joins the Heat in a four-year, $142 million sign-and-trade deal...

The entire league is in chaos. On just the first day of July 1st, core figures of many teams have already changed clubs.

In this lively free agent market, the Grizzlies have also been affected.

But what's different from other teams is that other teams are signing people, but the Grizzlies are being signed by others.

Dinwiddie joined the Nets for 40 million in three years, which is very exciting. After all, he caused a lot of trouble for Irving in the finals that year.

Harrell joined the Clippers for 25 million in two years. This is undoubtedly an important bargaining chip for the Clippers to attract Paul George and Leonard. This second-round pick has now become a top role player.

So the team knows that he is an indispensable piece of the championship puzzle! If the Grizzlies don't have Harrell in this year's finals, God knows if they can limit Siakam.

If Siakam can't be restrained, there's no telling whether the Grizzlies can win the championship.

Grizzlies fans are so heartbroken, even though they promised to bless those who left and be optimistic. Although everyone knows that there is nothing they can do about leaving.

But watching the champions of the championship move to other places one by one, fans will inevitably feel heartbroken.

After Harrell, Josh Richardson and Tobias Harris also left one after another.

They are still teammates because both were signed by the Philadelphia 76ers.

Richardson, like Dinwiddie, had already chosen to take a salary cut to stay with the team in order to win three consecutive championships last season. So this year, he did not reject the 76ers' four-year, $45 million contract.

In fact, even if they refused, Link would tell them all to get lost.

Link had a phone call with these guys the day before the free agent market started: "If any of you take a salary cut and stay, you are the number one fucking idiot. Be mature, a player's career is not based on emotion."

Therefore, Link was not angry when he saw them leaving one by one.

But just like the fans, there will be some reluctance...

After Richardson, the 76ers directly offered Tobias Harris a five-year maximum salary contract of 180 million!

This time, Harris had no reason to refuse. How many times can a player like him get a maximum salary in his lifetime?

If you miss this time, there may never be another time!

So far, the Grizzlies have moved away four people overnight. Coupled with Randolph and Tony Allen, who just announced their retirement some time ago, the Grizzlies are now equivalent to losing half the team!

No matter how strong a team is, if half of its players are missing, its strength will be greatly reduced.

Seeing the Grizzlies' predicament this summer, former Bulls expert Sam Smith, who has been at odds with Link in recent years, was happy.

Beyond Jordan? Go ahead and dream!

"The dynasty collapsed overnight!"

Sam Smith’s post about grizzly bears on social media sparked heated discussion.

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