Chapter 787 [5 Spots Available, Battle for Superstars]

The NBA free market has opened, and teams are recruiting players one after another.

Kevin Garnett was sent back to the Timberwolves by the Celtics, replacing two role players who were about to expire, as well as Gerald Wallace, who was getting worse.

The Green Army has many historical stars. Garnett only formed a team to help the team win a championship in 2008, and he is not qualified for the team to support him in his retirement. The Timberwolves want to stimulate the market and make up the minimum salary by trading for Garnett.

As for winning, the Timberwolves don't expect it. All the players with potential are gone. If you don't find the former Wolf King, you will have to accept other bad contracts. It's better to get Garnett cheaper. The fans will definitely buy it and everyone will be happy.

The Pelicans traded Noles Noel, the No. 4 overall pick, and the No. 42 second-round pick overall, in exchange for 76ers All-Star guard Jrue Holiday and the Pelicans' protected first-round pick in 2014.

This is a trade that hurts each other. The injured are exchanged for the injured. Otherwise, the 76ers would not be stupid enough to exchange the All-Stars for rookies with potential injury risks. This is the premise of having Boozer and Love in the team.

The Nets renewed Blatche's contract with a one-year salary of US$1.4 million. He will continue to provide bench firepower for the Big Three in the new season.

Blatche performed well for the Nets last season, playing all 82 games. He is a favorite for the Sixth Man of the Year award. He averaged 1.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.7 blocks per game, and his shooting percentage was 51.2%. Converted to 36 minutes, his data is 19.5 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1.3 blocks.

Then, Kirilenko gave up his tens of millions of annual salary in his last year with the Timberwolves and joined the Nets with a two-year mini-middle class exception of US$3.1 million, which immediately aroused doubts throughout the league.

Many people suspected that the Nets and "ak47" were operating behind the scenes, which made some competitors angry. They called the league's front office and demanded a strict investigation into such behind-the-scenes violations.

Prokhorov and Kirilenko are fellow townspeople, and they maintain a good personal relationship. The Nets are likely to secretly compensate for the difference in order to avoid paying too much luxury tax.

However, it is easy to accuse, but it is currently difficult to prove what the Russian tycoon and his management team have done. Because the compensation Kirilenko received may not be money, but more likely some conveniences in Russia, even if FBI agents are sent out, they may not be able to find out.

The Nets also signed point guard cJ Watson with a minimum salary. Nash jumped out of the contract and was unwilling to stay with the Nets. The team needed to find a point guard to enrich their tactics. Height, good at breakthroughs and shooting, poor organizational skills.

The Nets' overall strength has improved slightly and they are ready to compete for the championship again.

Kevin Martin, the Thunder's sixth man last season, has reached an agreement with the Minnesota Timberwolves on a four-year, $28 million contract. This means that the Thunder's bench strength has declined again.

The Clippers have players leaving, leaving five spots open.

Veteran Battier announced his retirement. His performance in the playoffs was poor. He believed that he could no longer help the team and was unwilling to stay around for another year and affect the training of new players.

Three-point marksman Kyle Korver signed with the Hawks for 4 years and $24 million. He is a completely free agent. The Hawks' offer is huge and there is no reason to refuse. The Hawks believe he can strengthen the team's weak wing offense.

Tony Allen joined the Grizzlies on a free basis for 20 million in four years. The Grizzlies have Jordan, an outstanding blue-collar center, inside, but they lack defensive experts on the outside. Tony Allen can play with Lillard until McCrum grows up.

Barbosa joined the Celtics on a two-year contract. This is a smart choice. The Green Army is currently starting to rebuild. The management may trade Rondo out at any time, and he will get a chance to perform.

Paul is a completely free agent. He has begun to inspect various teams to see which team is the most sincere. Teams with salary space can contact him. The Clippers did not organize a team to negotiate with Paul. He made up his mind.

It is reported that there are five main suitors of Paul. Lakers, Bobcats, Magic, Mavericks, Knicks.

The Lakers lack a good point guard. If Howard is not renewed,

There is cap space. Sessions' performance last season was completely unqualified and he was a cBa teammate.

Paul simply refused because he didn't want to stay in Los Angeles. In fact, he was still young and had no plans to transform into a three-point shooter now.

The Knicks have the best location in the city, but Amare Stoudemire is in poor condition and can no longer be called a giant. Paul and Anthony have a good personal relationship. Based on this alone, it is difficult to let him join.

The Mavericks' Jason Kidd has retired, and the management has no plans to renew Darren Collison's contract. The No. 1 position is the most vacant, and a point guard must be brought in. Currently, they are the most sincere and lead the "battle for Paul".

What attracts more attention than Paul is "Warcraft" Howard, with six teams chasing him now. During the season, there were reports that the Rockets, Mavericks and Hawks were all interested in Howard, and the Rockets and Hawks were even fined by the league for his violations.

The Spurs and Cavaliers wanted a star center. After being rejected by Paul, the Lakers management also tried to persuade Howard to stay in Los Angeles.

The Spurs need to find a successor for Tim Duncan, and they have enough salary space to sign Howard. In this regard, they are no less inferior to the Rockets.

Since the Cavaliers cannot free up enough salary space, if they want to get Howard, they must complete a relatively complicated sign-and-trade transaction, including finding a third-party or fourth-party trade partner. The chips must be Wade, Leave with one or both Bosh.

In order to get this level center, all six teams sent out powerful recruiting teams, among which the Rockets worked the hardest. They not only took the first opportunity to meet Howard, but also recruited the best of the team: owner Alexander, general manager Morey, Head coach McHale, these three are the core of the entire team management. In terms of players, there is the team boss Harden, plus the two famous stars "Big Dream" Olajuwon and "Glider" Drexler. Made watertight.

Teams such as the Mavericks and Hawks also tried their best. Basically, the owners, managers, coaches and the core of the team all stepped up to compete with the Rockets. As long as Howard goes, the Mavericks are willing to send Gasol away.

For Howard, recruiting teams can only show the sincerity of these teams. He needs to consider not only feelings, but also personal income and team strength.

The Lakers were the first to be eliminated. Unlike Yao Ming's departure, this time they didn't even have the chance to sign before trading.

Kobe met with Howard as a member of the Lakers delegation. During the lobbying process, Kobe did not appease or appreciate Howard, but chose a tough approach to hope that he could stay with the Lakers.

A person present revealed the content of Kobe's lobbying for Howard. Kobe said: "You first have to learn how to win a championship, and I can teach you here."

Howard said, "Haha."

Then, there is no more.

Howard privately stated that he would not stay unless Kobe was sent away. Lakers owner Jim Buss was an idiot and actually wanted to call Kobe to say a few good words and let him and Howard reconcile and continue to join forces. It was already obvious last season that the combination of Kobe and Warcraft didn't come calling at all.

On July 6, Howard officially signed with the Rockets and received a four-year maximum salary contract of approximately 88 million, forming a "modern combination." The Rockets suddenly became the favorite to win the championship.

The Lakers only had two stars left, Kobe and Pau Gasol, and were forced to start rebuilding.

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