I'm not really a role player

Chapter 229 Big deal, small signing

At lunch time, in the restaurant, Xiao Chen took out his mobile phone and started a conversation.

"The draft is over, Rose is the No. [-] pick."

"Ross? The Ross from Memphis?"

"It's him. Unfortunately, when we played a friendly match with the University of Memphis, he had already left the team."

Xiao Chen had a regretful expression. It seemed that he regretted not being able to fight Rose.

Here, Li Ke first made a complaint: Does it have nothing to do with you?
Then he took out his phone and looked at Thunder's choice.

"OJ Mayo? Forgot to open this wave of sky eyes?"

Li Ke was full of question marks, but then, he saw a deal——

"It's understandable to trade with the Grizzlies, but no matter what the deal is, Kevin Love is definitely gone."

What the Timberwolves want is Love. With the fourth pick in the first round, Love will definitely be picked. Then the only options left for the Thunder are Giba or Eric Gordon.

However, when Li Ke turned to the detailed report on the deal, he was startled: "Brook Lopez?"

"It's on, it's on, it's still on!"

Da Luo's predicted pick is in the middle of the lottery, between the eighty and ninety picks. In order to get him, the Thunder dumped the fifth pick in the first round.

This choice, after careful analysis and thinking, is actually reasonable. The Thunder do not lack outside lines. They have Jeff Green and Xiao Du. They also have Ridnor and Earl Watson at the point guard position. On the contrary, they are a bit short of inside lines.

Therefore, Sam Presti maximized the role of this No. [-] pick.

In addition to Daluo, the Thunder also got Mac Miller from this deal.

"Next season's Thunder is worth seeing. Da Luo is the center, and Mike Miller is added on the wing. Xiao Du is about to take off!"

To be honest, Li Ke really wanted to see Thunder take off.

Because this means that the Thunder will miss the 09 draft, which is about to become the draft year.

Li Ke doesn't know if the third young master is still there, he only knows that Hardenweiss is definitely gone.

Let’s look at Bobcat’s selection again. You don’t need to look for it. Whether it’s Sina or Tencent, they have set up a special page, and Li Ke can find it just by flipping through it.

"With the 34th overall pick in the second round, the Bobcats chose DeAndre Jordan!"

Li Ke smiled: "Old Qiao still chooses to believe me!"

Jordan is here, next year's Bobcats, there is still a chance!

After all, in the Eastern Conference next year, the Bobcats' biggest opponents will be the Celtics and Magic. The inside line is too important.

Finally, Li Ke took a look at where Jiba belonged.

After the Grizzlies, the Clippers chose Eric Gordon, the Knicks chose Gallinari, and the Bucks once again took a shot at the so-called Chinese market, choosing Joe Alexander, known as the Chinese boy.

After that, without Daluo's Nets, in this position, Jiba was selected.

"So, this year's draft is tantamount to Westbrook swapping with Djiba first, and then Djiba swapping with Daluo."

After paying attention to the draft, Li Ke continued to train with his men's basketball teammates in Beilun, and then paid attention to the latest developments in the NBA from time to time.

……

On July 7, the transfer market and the free market opened, and the NBA began to shake.

It is not accurate to say that the shock is because the NBA really didn't make any big moves in the summer of this year.

The original deal of Billups for Lao Ai, and Artest's deal for the Rockets, this time and space can only disappear, and there are even fewer big moves.

But Li Ke could feel that in the training center in Beilun, both Dayao and Ah Lian were a little restless.

"This is a situation..."

Speaking of which, Team Li's actions in China should have stimulated Dayao, or Team Yao.

In short, it was time for Dayao to react and move.

And Dayao's reaction and actions are nothing more than two, either, forcing the Rockets to reinforce, or asking to leave the team.

The former, the four-party deal between the Bobcats and the Nuggets, sent Artest to the Nuggets, which has almost blocked the way for the Rockets to strengthen.

The latter, Dayao's contract ends in 11, even if he threatens the Rockets to leave the team, it may not be strong enough.

"I can't figure it out..."

Ah Lian's change, it should be that he has found his next home.

Compared with Yao, Li Ke felt that he could directly ask Ah Lian, who is next?
So, for the personal training in the afternoon, Li Ke changed to a partner.

"Brother Lian, can you practice with me for a while?"

"Row!"

Ah Lian hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

Immediately afterwards, Li Ke took the ball and leaned against Ah Lian with his back.

As soon as he sat down, Ah Lian couldn't bear it immediately, and took two steps away, giving Li Ke a chance to turn his back and make a shot.

A ball was thrown, and there was a swish, and the sound of the basketball washing the hoop sounded.

Li Ke was not too tactful, and asked directly: "I see that you have been restless these days, have you decided where to go?"

In 08, the United Arab Emirates was around this time, and was sent to the Nets for Richard Jefferson by the Bucks as a bonus.

This time, will the United Arab Emirates go to the Nets?

Ah Lian, who was watched by Li Ke, nodded: "I changed Fagan to Bill Duffy, and Bill Duffy helped me with it. I might go to the Cavaliers."

"knight?!"

At this moment, Li Ke was surprised. He never expected that it would be the Cavaliers who Ah Lian was going to.

Immediately, he frowned, thinking about the future of Ah Lian in the Cavaliers.

There is definitely a future. If the long-range shot is stabilized, Ah Lian is indeed the kind of player who is very suitable for Lebon.

Since Donyell Marshall is old and gone, the Cavaliers do lack a space-type fourth position.

As long as Ah Lian plays his own style, playing time is indispensable.

But the question is, can the United Arab Emirates play his own style?
If you can't play, this bench is a rhythm to sit and wear.

However, looking at the meaning of Ah Lian, it is irreversible to go to the Cavaliers, so Li Ke can only: "Come on, Brother Lian, remember one thing, long-range shots are very important!"

"Ok, I know."

After practicing turning his back again, Li Ke heard the long-lost sound of skill upgrades.

"The C-level back attack has been upgraded to the B-level."

Is this an upgrade?
Li Ke was a little surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, it is completely understandable.

The system has cleared away the obstacle of the talent gap, so what Li Ke is missing is only proficiency.

Li Ke has accumulated a lot of proficiency, and he has been using it since he got the back-up from Boss Qiao, especially after opening the trait hang, the frequency and quality of use are very high.

This proficiency, I am afraid that it has been accumulated for a long time.

"Finally stepping on the horse to upgrade, it's just that the B-level back attack is not enough."

Fortunately, there is still one month until the Olympics...

……

As soon as the transfer market and the free market opened on July 7, all the teams' actions came, and the speed of official announcements was also very fast.

On the 2nd, Li Ke, who was still in Beilun, Ningbo, saw several officially announced signings and deals.

First, there are two drooling signings——

"Baron Davis joined the Clippers for 5 million in 8200 years!"

"Elton Brand entered the 5ers for 8200 million in 76 years!"

Why do these two signings have a lot of saliva?Because the bearded Davis went to the Clippers, he wanted to join forces with the former captain Brand, but Brand turned around and ran to the 76ers.

And Li Ke looked at the two signings from the perspective of a traveler, and he could only say that they lost both!
Whether it's the bearded Davis or Elton Brand, the state after the team change has plummeted.

Now it looks like a major signing, and in half a season, it will be two garbage contracts.

In addition to these two signings, the top transfer news in the domestic media is that the United Arab Emirates went to the Cavaliers.

"Three-party transaction, Ah Lian into the Cavaliers."

"The two emperors join forces, and the knight wants to win the championship!"

"The knight overdraws the future, only for the two titans."

"..."

Sina's headline was as exaggerated as ever, and Li Ke couldn't help laughing.

Then, he clicked on the news——

"Three-way deal, the Cavaliers sent Damon Jones, Joe Smith, Alexander Pavlovich, and a first-round pick, and got Mo Williams and the United Arab Emirates from the Bucks."

Damon Jones, Pavlovich and the Bucks went to the Bucks in the first round, Joe Smith went to the Thunder, and the Cavaliers completed their reinforcements.

"This is a bit outrageous. The Cavaliers got Xiao Mo and Ah Lian without doing anything?"

Speaking of which, the Cavaliers in the 08-09 season were still very vigorous in the regular season and should not be underestimated.

This meal of reinforcement really fills the stomach.

The Bobcats also made moves. After Jordan was selected in the draft, Joe boss used a basic salary contract to keep Joel Anthony.

Then, Steven Hunter, who started two games in place of the old shark in the finals, was sent to the Lakers, and the skier Radmanovic was traded.

"This transaction is interesting!"

What Li Ke didn't know was that in the previous time and space, also this summer, the skier joined the Bobcats through a deal.

Boss Joe just followed the historical inertia.

Compared with the previous time and space, in this time and space, Boss Joe is very optimistic about the skier.

"He (Radmanovic) can complement the team's scarce perimeter firepower."

……

Another three to five days later, some rumors of a Rockets-related transaction emerged in the NBA.

"The Pistons are interested in McGrady, or Chauncey Billups + Tayshaun Prince."

"Dayao forced the palace, the Rockets have sought reinforcements."

"Rocket Pistons deal? Joe Dumars: Negotiating..."

"..."

Li Ke in the Beilun Training Center looked bewildered.

What do you mean, you really want to trade McGrady?
But if you think about it carefully, the possibility is really not small.

McGrady is injured, and only the Rockets know about it. If Yao doesn't force the palace, the Rockets will have illusions about the Yao-Mac combination.

After all, this combination has already attracted a huge number of CP fans on the other side of the ocean. For the beauty contributed by those CP fans, the Rockets do not want to dismantle this combination.

But Dayao forced the palace, and the Rockets had to be dismantled.

Before dismantling, evaluate McGrady's injuries. I am afraid that the dismantling will be even more serious.

After all, in his previous life, McGrady played half of the season in the 08-09 season. He was in a bad state and his statistics were poor. He was forced to announce the operation in the middle of the season and end the season.

Then, Dayao was injured in the playoffs, and the next season, the Rockets went straight to the end. They used Tracy McGrady after the serious injury to deceive the Knicks.

"After assessing the injury, it was found that McGrady is not good enough. At this time, the trade can still cheat the Pistons."

"This deal is probably done!"

Li Ke still felt it was a pity, because Dayao couldn't leave because of this.

"Staying in the Rockets = dead end, leaving the Rockets may still have a chance..."

Shaking his head with a frown, Dayao refused to listen to persuasion, and Li Ke had nothing to do.

……

Time has passed for more than ten days, and there are constant news about the Rockets and Pistons transactions, but there is no confirmation.

The Bobcats, on the other hand, used this half a month to determine the basic roster for the next season step by step——

Point guards: Allen Iverson, Tyronn Lue, Earl Boykins, Shawn Livingston

Shooting guards: Li Ke, Daequan Cook, Don Thiel Jefferson

Small Forwards: Gerald Wallace, Jared Dudley, Radmanovic, Katier Martin
Power forwards: Chris Humphries, Juwan Howard, Andre Brown
Centers: Shaquille O'Neal, DeAndre Jordan, Ryan Hollins, Joel Anthony
Sean Livingston, Don Thiel Jefferson, Cartier Martin, and Andre Brown are currently on training camp contracts. Whether they become regulars or not depends on their performance in the summer league and preseason.

The competition is still quite fierce. Of the four people, only two can be left.

Except for these four, for the rest, Boykins renewed a one-year minimum salary, and Juwan Howard signed the same one-year minimum salary.

In the end, Tyronn Lue was the only "big player", and he got a one-year contract of $225 million.

Generally speaking, Boss Joe did not spend a lot of money, and most of the reinforcements were the basic salary. The only ones that were higher than the basic salary were the traded Radmanovich and the $225 million Tyronn Lue.

From the perspective of reinforcement only, the Bobcats' paper strength will not be better than last season.

"You should know that the Bobcats are burdened with Shaq's 2000 million, AI's 2000 million and Gerald Wallace's 950 million. They don't want to trigger the luxury tax, so their reinforcements are very limited."

"The introduction of Radmanovic, Juwan Howard and Tyronn Lue is already the limit of what this small ball market team can do."

The Charlotte Observer wrote.

……

At the end of July, the deal between the Rockets and the Pistons was finally negotiated.

Without any surprises, the Pistons were cheated by the Rockets, and the final official deal was——

"The Rockets sent McGrady, Ralph Alston and the first round of 09, and got Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton from the Pistons."

Looking at this transaction, Li Ke just wanted to say: The Pistons have been robbed!

Or: Joe Dumars has a brain twitch!
In short, the Rockets succeeded. They formed a new tri-core of Billups + Richard Hamilton + Dayao, plus Sean Battier and Scola, which is very competitive.

Speaking of which, in the previous life, McGrady's deal to the Pistons must have been discussed.

The reason for the failure at the time was probably that the Rockets sent McGrady away and needed a passer who could pass the ball to Dayao.

But the Pistons are unwilling to let Billups leave, because Joe Dumars hopes to form a double guard combination of Maddie and Billups.

At this time and space, the Rockets had a strong will, adding Alstom and a first-rounder, directly convincing Joe Dumars.

"The general trend is irreversible, but the teammates have become better, and Dayao can make the last wave..."

(End of this chapter)