The best teammates in the NBA
Chapter 440 Still Strong After Downsizing? (9700 word chapters)
On June 6th, NBA officials continued to release photos of the award-winning players at last night's annual awards ceremony.
The Clippers have indeed become the biggest winners, with the Best Rookie, Best Sixth Man, Best Defensive Player, Best Coach, and Best Manager in their pockets.
Combined with this season's championship, the players on the scene almost broke the defense collectively. Draymond Green disappeared after the celebration, and he had nothing at the end. This season, the four are empty again.
The NBA Lifetime Achievement Award is regarded as the highest standard award in this awards ceremony, and Bill Russell was elected without any suspense.
The entire awards ceremony lasted for nearly an hour and a half. Last night, Li Ze only felt sore cheeks. Facing celebrities and newcomers, he could only exchange pleasantries.
Li Ze is considered to be the player with the most awards in this year's awards ceremony. As long as the awards involved fans' votes, most of them belong to him.
It's no wonder that other people collectively broke the defense. This kind of awards ceremony is simply congratulating the 74-win Clippers. This situation makes everyone tired.
The Warriors have become the biggest loser this season. In the selection of the best team, Curry also fell to the second team.
The five members of the first team are:
Lee Ze, Russell Westbrook, Kawhi Leonard, LeBron James, Anthony Davis;
The five members of the second team are:
James Harden, Stephen Curry, Paul George, Kevin Durant, Nikola Jokic;
The five members of the third team are:
Chris Paul, Isaiah Thomas, Jimmy Butler, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Rudy Gobert.
Due to positional restrictions, as a center forward, Fatty Bai's statistics and records have been fully added, and he rushed to the best team in one fell swoop.
But Draymond Green failed to withstand the impact of Antetokounmpo, and eventually missed the best team.
Big Mouth Green has been missing since the end of the celebration. Amelia's sports media wanted to interview the dog licking her thoughts, but they couldn't find anyone.
However, in the best defensive team, Green was selected for a team:
The five members of the defensive first team are:
Chris Paul, Li Ze, Kawhi Leonard, Draymond Green, Rudy Gobert;
The five defensive second team members are:
Tony Allen, Danny Green, Andre Roberson, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Anthony Davis.
Li Ze won the double first team again, and the Clippers' official INS also showed off the honor poster of this season:
The poster is naturally a photo of Li Ze holding the golden O'Brien Cup and the Finals Most Valuable Player trophy, which is one smaller in size, with a smile on his face:
"Scoring leader, assists leader, steals leader, best defensive player, finals FMVP, best team first team, best defensive team first team."
"GOAT! The God of Basketball! (Goat.jpg) (Crown.jpg)"
With so many honors, coupled with the data from last playoffs, Li Ze's fans have risen to heaven in place. This year, everyone will tear apart old Jordan fans!
Next, the lemon spirits of each team will continue to chase lemons. According to the past rules, the Clippers will continue to win awards at this year's ESPY awards ceremony!
On July 7, the NBA announced the salary cap for the 1-17 season:
The salary cap for the new season is $9909.3 million, and the luxury tax trigger line is about $1.19 million!
The poor line is 90% of the salary cap, reaching $8918.4 million!
Compared with the 16-17 season, the NBA's salary cap, luxury tax trigger line and team minimum salary in the new season have all set new historical records.
In the new season, the middle class exception is $432.8 million, the middle class exception for non-luxury tax teams is $840.6 million, the middle class exception for luxury tax teams is $519 million, and the minimum salary exception is $89.
Compared with the 2016-17 season, the data of the middle-class special case has risen sharply. Last season, the special case was 289.8 million dollars, the middle class of luxury tax teams was 347.7 million dollars, and the middle class of non-luxury tax teams was 562.8 million dollars.
As for why the amount of the middle-class special case has exploded, it is also because both labor and management want to reduce some cliques. Durant's joining the Warriors still makes many people feel dissatisfied
This year's offseason, the Clippers will re-sign a contract with Li Ze. Thanks to the "veteran clause" reached by the players union and the league in December 16, the amount of this contract has skyrocketed!
In the latest supplementary agreement, you only need to play in the league for 7 to 9 years to have a starting salary contract that accounts for 35% of the salary cap.
Of course, in order to trigger the veteran clause, some additional conditions are also required:
The player has played for 7 to 9 years without changing teams, or only changed teams in the first 4 years of his career;
In the past three seasons, two of them have been selected to the best team, or in the past three seasons, one of them has been elected to the regular season MVP.
For Li Ze, it was easy to achieve such a condition. Chapman didn't have to discuss the contract in detail, and the general manager Gary Sachs handed over the super-maximum salary contract that had been prepared long ago.
On July 7, the Clippers posted a group photo in the morning:
Photos of Steve Ballmer laughing and hugging Li Ze, Chapman and Gary Sax smiling and applauding:
"5 years, $2.03 million, Kayce will stay with the Clippers forever!"
"The captain is already in place, and the new season is starting again! #快船国际# Clippers are tired of logging"
This is the first signing of the Clippers during the offseason, and Li Ze's fans once again went to the sky.
With a starting salary of 35% plus an increase of 8%, the Clippers did not bargain, and directly offered a super maximum salary.
Next season Li Ze will become the highest paid player in the league, the amount of this contract is scary.
Under the new contract, Li Ze's salary is as high as 3468 million US dollars, which alone accounts for one-third of the salary cap, and the Clippers' salary is about to explode!
It's just that before the Clippers' salary exploded, the Warriors' salary had already exploded.
Curry's child labor contract ended and he was played by the Warriors for many years in a row. In addition, he was selected to the best team in recent seasons, which naturally triggered the veteran clause.
Players will not have trouble with the US dollar, Curry is seeking a 5-year 2.01 million US dollar contract!
It's just that the two sides are still arguing at the moment. After all, the US knife is not caused by strong winds. It has failed for many years, which naturally makes the team owner question Curry's ability.
The most important thing is that Durant is not interested in cutting salary. If he wants to keep Adu, the starting salary of the next contract will be 120% of this season's salary.
Even if it is a 1+1 contract, Durant can sign a two-year maximum salary contract of 6524 million dollars.
In this case, Durant's salary next season will be as high as 3185 million US dollars. If Curry is given a super maximum salary with veteran terms, the salary of the two will exceed 6000 million!
Coupled with Clay's $1783 million salary next season and Draymond Green's $1640 million salary, the four-man team will almost fill the salary cap.
Amerika's sports media also revealed that Iguodala is seeking a three-year contract worth $4800 million. The Warriors' salary space will explode completely!
On July 7th, the Clippers made a second signing, 4 million US dollars in five years, and Gary Sachs offered Jokic a first-time maximum salary contract.
When signing the contract, Jokic's two older brothers and his girlfriend Natalia were also present, and the four smiled brightly.
Fatty Bai's salary next season will be 2477 million US dollars, although only about 45% will be obtained, but [-] million US dollars is enough to live a chic life.
The most important thing is that Fatty Bai also has the opportunity to trigger the veteran clause. As long as he can remain in the best team, he can sign a super maximum salary in 2021!
The Clippers did not make any signings, but the fans applauded one after another. As long as the main lineup is kept intact, the 6 consecutive championships will be stable!
It seems that the Clippers are getting better and better. When they are about to move and complete their 6 consecutive championships, the Los Angeles Times has picked up a bunch of surprises.
On July 7th, the private emails that were exposed did not involve too many commercial secrets, but mainly focused on the conversation between Jenny Buss and her good friend Linda Rambis:
"Maybe my brother will become a loyal fan of the Clippers in the future"
"Six consecutive championships, a new arena? Who will go to a ghost town to watch the game?"
"Why doesn't Dolan persist for a few years, a fool who can't walk when he sees a beautiful knife!"
"Jerry West seems to still be interested in the Clippers, why should he do things for them?"
"They are a joke. Adam allowed them to win five championships. Is he running errands for the old man?"
"Kayce-Li is so strong, he's in such good shape, unbelievable"
Aside from the gossip about Li Ze's figure and private life by the two old women behind, this conversation full of superiority instantly detonated social media.
The melon-eaters of each team went crazy with joy. It turned out that not only were they possessed by lemon essence, but also the wealthy Lakers in the same city were so small-bellied!
Fans in Los Angeles are also happy, this melon is really enjoyable to eat!Soon there were Clippers fans speaking on social media:
"We'd rather spend more money and go to a ghost town to watch the Clippers win than watch the shitty Lakers continue to suck!"
The rivalry in the same city is not a joke. Steve Ballmer bought the Great Western Forum Arena, and the new arena is about to open. With two stadiums in hand, more activities can be undertaken in the future.
The Staples Center is built and operated by Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), which also owns multiple sports entities of the NHL Los Angeles Kings and is also the second largest shareholder of the Lakers.
Although the Lakers do not own shares in arenas, the Lakers have cross-shareholdings between sports league teams. This has been done long ago.
Therefore, the two parties can be regarded as a community of interests. When the Los Angeles market is about to be divided, everyone is naturally upset.
Of course, Jenny Buss was placed together, mainly because Dolan's MSG group and AEG group did not deal with it.
After being defeated by the money ability, MSG simply disgusted AEG at the juncture when the Clippers were about to move. In short, I am happy to see you uncomfortable
Unlike the people who eat melons in Los Angeles, Li Ze took Lily Collins to a party hosted by the current mayor of Inglewood, James Butts, these two days.
In 2018, the city of Inglewood will start a new round of elections. If it wants to be re-elected, it must win the votes in the hands of voters.
The melon eaters haven't noticed the storm behind it, but Li Ze has already seen it. The MSG Group is still against the current mayor.
Obviously, the lawsuit that cost millions of dollars back then still made the other party brood, and when it came time for the campaign, James Butts came to disgust again.
As the African-American mayor of Inglewood, James Butts is deeply supported by the local people. After all, in this city, 75% are African-American and the other 17% are Latino.
Li Ze was not interested in the mayor of the donkey party, and he was very low-key at the dinner, dressed in black formal attire, and smiled when he saw everyone.
Lily has already walked around, and she is very familiar with Los Angeles. In the past two years, she has frequently traveled to these parties, from politicians to celebrities, and met a lot of superficial friends.
"It seems that our Mr. Mayor is very likely to lack campaign funds."
With her hair up, Lily, who was wearing a slim white dress, came back to Li Ze, folded her arms with a smile, and gave timely feedback.
Li Ze shook his head amusedly. He had just signed a big contract, and this guy sent out an invitation. Just as he imagined, a arena didn't satisfy the other party's appetite.
Steve Ballmer has energy, and the naming rights to the new arena were sold early.
Intuit Inc is an old-fashioned financial software company. After the Clippers won consecutive championships, they formally reached a strategic partnership with the team.
The new arena was officially named Intuit Dome, and the naming fee of $5 million became the highest naming rights transaction in NBA history.
The promises made by the current mayor have been fulfilled one by one, and 1 construction jobs have been created. After the opening of the new arena, it is expected that there will be more than 1500 permanent jobs.
These jobs are open to local residents, the venues will also bring economic activities every year, and the tax revenue will also help the construction of urban infrastructure such as schools, parks, libraries, police stations and fire protection.
The big pie that was drawn that year made James Butz a successful candidate. By next year, the new pie will be baked again.
"Kayce, finally seeing the Clippers come home in September, the Inglewood fans have been looking forward to this day."
With a hearty smile unique to blacks, James Butz came to Li Ze with a wine glass.
Tonight's banquet is held at the Celebrity Hall in the center of Inglewood. The banquet hall is not small, and the indoor and outdoor spaces can accommodate about 200 people.
Looking at the donkey party politician who had been prepared for a long time in front of him, Li Ze smiled and clinked glasses with him:
"We have been looking forward to this day, I like this city so much, the residents here are really warm!"
The two chatted fiercely and started a round of business bragging. There were also some Latino staff on the scene. Hearing Li Ze's fluent Spanish, their attitude became more enthusiastic.
LC City, chat about life, and then chat about the hottest gossip news at this stage.
Everyone has smiles on their faces, and they are full of confidence in the future of the city.
After the dinner was over, when Chapman drove to pick them up, Lily couldn't hold back after getting in the car, and fell into Li Ze's arms and burst out laughing:
"You should really think about joining America, and then go into politics, the old man was fooled by you."
Sitting in the back row, Li Ze loosened his tie and pulled up Lily who was groping in his arms. Thinking of the cake he drew, he continued to say sincerely:
"I do consider opening a hotel here, and I'm not talking nonsense!"
"It's just that the main thing is Tianchaofeng. You know, many Chinese fans come to Los Angeles every year to watch the game. I just want to serve the fans."
"Chinese people are also a part of the city, and I also provide employment opportunities for the city!"
Chapman, who was driving, also followed Li Ze's words and began to add:
"We can choose to hold concerts here in the future. As for the hotel, it may not be very profitable, but it is very close to the airport. Opening a hotel is really convenient for football fans."
Lily's eyes on the side seem to have turned beautiful. In the past two years, the investment in the film has been too little, and most of the expenses have been paid by Li Ze:
"It looks like we're going to make a lot of money again!"
He puffed up his chest to the famous lady A, and leaned next to Li Ze again, blinking his big eyes, showing a look of admiration.
Li Ze hugged this chick who was eager to perform in his arms angrily:
"Let Vera's cheap father help us find a good script, and we can also invest in TV dramas. Movie circles are too dark!"
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On July 7th, the Chinese fans on the other side of the ocean beamed with joy. The Rockets signed a four-year contract with Zhou Qi, and the old fans were boiling again!
Although Li Ze has become the new GOAT, for the old fans of Tianchao, the Rockets have always been their hard-to-let go.
Of course, the contracts of the second-round picks are usually not guaranteed. For the sake of face, the Chinese media included the team options in it.
"Zhou Qi was selected by the Houston Rockets and finally signed. It is the result of the hard work of him and the team. I hope he can have a good prospect in the NBA."
Dayao, who was interviewed, sent his blessings and continued to express his position:
"Compared to Los Angeles, Houston is a place where life is relatively simple, allowing people to focus more on the court, so I think this city is a good place for Zhou Qi."
The old fans began to pay attention to more Rockets news for a while, and soon the next morning, fans noticed a familiar name.
"PJ Tucker signed a four-year, $3600 million contract with the Rockets."
At the beginning, the fans of Tianchao were not sure whether the news was true, but soon on the Zepu forum, they reposted Li Ze's blessings to Tucker on Twitter:
"Bless our eternal tough guy, PJ will fully show his strength in Houston!"
Tucker told Li Ze at the end of June that he wanted to join the Rockets.
Had a great time with the Clippers, but he couldn't get the starting job.
Next season, Jaylen Brown will definitely serve as the team's No. 2 position. Both the management and the coaching staff prefer young talents.
Tucker will only start for the Clippers in the playoffs, and his playing time is still unstable. When the Rockets promised the starting position, the veteran finally chose to leave the team.
Of course, Li Ze felt that the contract was too small, but the basic data Tucker is really average, and there is a high probability that Mogou will lower the price again.
Tucker's signing is like a signal. On the morning of the 8th, the Nuggets officially announced the news:
"For three years and $4100 million, Mason Plumlee joined the Nuggets."
Plumlee, who has always been a substitute for Fatty Bai, also has higher aspirations. He no longer wants to be a tool man, and he also needs to get the starting position.
Then the Jazz officially announced the news:
"For four years and $5200 million, Joe Ingles joined the Jazz."
Ingles, who can be seamlessly compatible with any tactics of the Clippers, finally chose to join the Jazz, who promised a starting position. He is very satisfied with the tens of millions of contracts.
Regarding the departure of the two, Li Ze also sent his blessings. The Clippers will not offer too many tens of millions of contracts. The coaching staff likes Ingles' basketball IQ very much. It seemed a bit meaningless.
With three outstanding role players leaving the team in a row, fans of other teams felt that the Clippers had weakened, but soon realized that this must be an illusion.
As long as the starting five are stable and there is a super sixth man like Eric Gordon on the bench, the Clippers will still be a championship team.
Three players left the team, and the Clippers just had another vacant spot. David West left the Warriors and finally joined the Clippers for $147 million.
He will also become the only veteran in the Clippers lineup next season. The new players can't wait, and the guardians of the drinking fountains are also aware of their opportunities.
On July 7th, the No.12 Fifth ESPY Awards Ceremony officially opened at 20:8 pm Eastern Time.
Since 2015, ESPY has been broadcast live by ABC, one of America's three major TV networks, and this year's award venue is still the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
This award-giving event in the sports world, which was born in 1993, has become more and more influential. So far, it can be called more than just sports.
Regardless of style, sports and entertainment will also be combined with charity activities.
Beyonce has served as a guest performer at ESPY, and Hollywood actresses Jessica Alba and Cameron Diaz have also served as award presenters.
Of course, the hosts of the awards ceremony are also well-known comedians, hosts, singers, film and television actors or athletes.
This year's ESPY Awards will be hosted by legendary football player Peyton Manning.
Actresses in the entertainment industry would also go to the red carpet to catch the heat. Li Ze was dressed in a black formal suit with a bow tie, looking calm and calm.
Taylor, who was holding his arm beside him, also deliberately coiled up his hair, wore a white dress, and kept smiling at the surrounding media.
The money printing machine girl dislikes the lack of quality of the NBA's own celebrations, and she never misses the ESPY awards ceremony.
This is not the first time that Li Ze has participated in such an awards ceremony. Fifteen years ago, the ABC channel would not broadcast it, and most of the attention at that time was limited to the sports circle.
Prior to this, Li Ze had already won the Best Male Athlete Award three times, and the Clippers, who had won 73 games, also won the Best Team Award that year.
It's just that the finals of that year were considered crazy abuse, which made Li Ze lose the best championship performance award
It has just been a year since the last time he won the award. Last year, Li Ze won the Best Male Athlete Award. At that time, the chick beside him also accompanied him to receive the award.
"Why didn't ESPN invite me to be a guest performer? Obviously Russell is my big fan!"
Walking through the red carpet, Taylor smiled on the surface, but complained about his experience in a low voice.
"There is only one Russell in the league. Besides, this is not just an award from the NBA. Here, the number of people who like Magnum is much more than your fans!"
The money printing machine girl twisted Li Ze angrily, and then saw this year's hottest gymnast Simon Biles walking towards the two.
"Kayce, I'm a big fan of yours, by the way, I really love your music, the Grammy judges are definitely biased against athletes!"
Seeing the muscular black girl in the blue dress in front of him, Li Ze bent down and hugged him:
"It seems that I want to congratulate you in advance, the best female athlete is well deserved."
Watching Li Ze and the muscular black girl in front of him flirt with each other, Taylor next to him secretly twisted Li Ze again, and the other party took her for a green tea whore
A lot of people from the Clippers also came tonight, including Paul George, Harris, Jokic, Eric Gordon, Jaylen Brown, and Brogdon.
The Clippers, who played 74 wins, are destined to win an award!
Guigui came to the scene and saw Li Ze and Taylor, and immediately greeted with a big smile:
"Kayce, super big contract, you guys are lucky, just in time for the new terms!"
Wearing a black short-sleeved top and a pair of green slacks on the lower body, the tortoise's dress is still trendy.
"Didn't the Thunder re-sign your contract? You just triggered the clause this year, and Harden's contract will be signed for six years!"
Hearing Li Ze's words, Guigui grinned again. The agent is still helping him with this matter, but the Thunder will definitely hand over the contract. After all, he is currently the only superstar on the team.
Everyone finished the business exchange, and at 20:[-], the awards ceremony officially began.
For Li Ze, this kind of ceremony has no novelty, and Paul George and the others are particularly excited.
Due to the butterfly effect brought by Li Ze, there was no teasing that Durant would turn around and join the women's basketball team. Instead, Peyton Manning on the stage teased the Clippers' championship experience:
"The strongest striker combination? Come on, maybe if I switch to join the Clippers, I can also get a title!"
"To be honest, I often see Kayce at the ESPY awards ceremony. I didn't understand what O'Neal said until now."
"My grandma can win a championship playing with Kayce!"
Paul George and everyone in the Clippers in the audience didn't care about such ridicule, and laughed together, hugging their thighs, not shivering!
ESPN finally awarded the Best Male Athlete Award this year to Guigui. Seeing Guigui grinning on the stage, Taylor beside Li Ze leaned into his ear and whispered:
"Why can't I get the same award two years in a row?"
"Because I have won too many awards!"
The money printing machine girl always thinks that Li Ze is in Versailles, but when she thinks of the experience of winning awards with her over the years, she thinks this sentence is very reasonable
The atmosphere at the scene was very enthusiastic. Just like Li Ze got the 40+ triple-double treatment in the regular season last year, the turtle whose data has shrunk slightly has also been recognized by everyone.
Personal heroism never goes out of style!
After announcing that the Best Champion Performance Award belonged to Li Ze, whistles and cheers rang out again.
Li Ze, who was on the stage to accept the award, just smiled, looked at the trophy in his hand, and then said simply:
"Thank you to everyone, thank you to my family, and I'm sure you're all watching live on ABC."
"Of course I also want to thank my teammates and the Clippers for cutting wood. I wouldn't be here without you!"
"It's a pleasure to be here with athletes from all over the world, you have always inspired me, enjoy this moment together, hope you all have a good time tonight!"
Li Ze doesn't need to step down, and the Team of the Year award naturally belongs to the 74-win Clippers.
Overwhelming the MLB Cubs, CFB Clemson Tigers, NHL Pittsburgh Penguins and NFL New England Patriots, the Clippers have 74 wins in the regular season and 16 wins and 0 losses in the playoffs.
All the members of the Clippers present took the stage, and Li Ze compared the microphone to signal Paul George to come forward and say a few words.
Experienced such a big scene for the first time, Paul George couldn't restrain the smile on his face, and said quite excitedly:
"Thank you ESPN, thank you to everyone who voted for us, this is a collective achievement of the Clippers, I want to give this award to all of us."
"It's been an unbelievable season, we've had 74 wins, we've gone 16-0 in the playoffs, always worked hard, took every game seriously, and it paid off in the end."
"Oh! The feeling of winning is really great. We will continue to challenge for the championship next year. Thanks again to everyone who voted for us."
The newcomer Jaylen Brown chirped with envy in his eyes. Of course he understood what the team meant for him to participate in the awards ceremony, which meant that he was in the team's future plans.
It's just that the team is too involved. Even if the three main rotation players are gone, he will have to continue to work hard for the starting roster next season.
Jokic had the best mentality, and Fatty Bai was still thinking about waving to his little girlfriends in the audience.
Perhaps it was the performance of the Clippers who won the award that stimulated the Warriors again. On the second day after the ESPY awards ceremony, the Warriors immediately announced the good news:
"For two years, $6520 million, Durant stayed with the Warriors!"
"Five years, $2.01 million, Stephen Curry continues to play for the Warriors!"
"Three years, $3900 million, Andre Iguodala sacrificed for the team."
Durant and Curry both received maximum salaries. Although other teams offered high offers, Iguodala finally chose to renew his contract.
Completing the contract extensions of three important players basically means that the Warriors will pay a high luxury tax next season.
However, Warriors fans are very optimistic about this. On Reddit, everyone praised Iguodala as a real warrior:
"Compared to Redick's $2310 million one-year contract, Iguodala is doing charity!"
"Why would the 76ers give a big contract to a soft-ball shooter? It's hard to imagine that his salary is more than Klay Thompson."
"Keep the lineup intact, I believe that after a year of training, the Warriors will definitely win the championship!"
"Kayce is only more than 3400 million, and Redick has 2300 million? This is crazy. Are the 76ers stupid?"
"I love Iguodala, he is a real warrior! KD will take us for another year! Curry also deserves a maximum salary."
"I think it's better to trade Curry in exchange for some cheap star point guards. The rookie point guards are also good. Brogdon of the Clippers performed very well last year."
"I don't care about the salary of the team, and the fans don't have to pay the luxury tax. I just like to see star players play together, season tickets support!"
"If you spend so much money and still can't get out of the West, then I think Durant will leave next year."
"Going to join the 74-win Clippers? I believe KD will not make that choice."
"As long as we can reach the finals, no team in the Eastern Conference is our opponent. LeBron James should feel lucky. When he comes to the West, the Cavaliers may fall in the semifinals."
"A team that didn't make it to the finals mocked a team that made it to the finals for three consecutive years? What right do you have to tell James what to do!"
"It's all lost to Kayce, it's no different at all!"
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The Cavaliers fans have ridiculed the Warriors fans every day on social media. The two teams that lost to Li Ze have been comparing each other every day recently, and they have to fight for who is stronger.
Durant, who signed a big contract, is completely comfortable. It is impossible to ask him to cut his salary. What he lacks is not a championship, but an FMVP!
If it is for the championship, he joined the Clippers during the offseason last year. Durant believes that as long as he joins forces with Li Ze, no one in the league will be their opponent.
Despite the loss in the Western Conference Finals, Durant thinks there is no problem with his performance. He really likes the Warriors' tactical system.
"Kevin, the Warriors won't make too many reinforcements next season, you have to be mentally prepared!"
When agent Kleiman saw that Curry signed a super maximum salary, he knew that it would be difficult for the Warriors to make reinforcements.
Durant thinks it is enough for the Warriors to have Iguodala and Livingston on the bench. Considering that the two veterans are not young, it should be no problem to add some young players at most.
"It doesn't matter, the Clippers have also taken some important rotations. Their backup center next season is a problem, and there is no qualified 4th position. Our opportunity is here!"
I came to the private training hall early in the morning to warm up. Since knowing that the Clippers' role players have left 3, Durant feels that he can do it again.
The role of Tucker is obvious. Although Plumlee does not have the ability to control the ball like Jokic, he is definitely a qualified setter.
Ingles is an important three-point shooter and tactical glue for the Clippers outside. These three are definitely high-quality role players. The 12 cores have disintegrated!
Looking at the big employer who was moving his body, Kleiman always felt that Durant was too optimistic, so he couldn't help reminding in a low voice:
"The opponent still has outstanding talents, Jaylen Brown with the No. 3 pick, Siakam with the No. 15 pick"
Just halfway through the conversation, Durant interrupted:
"Who is that? Expect young players to perform well? Forget it, not every rookie can fulfill his talent like we did back then!"
For the Thunder's championship, Durant still feels very proud, that was his happiest time.
All teams in the NBA are doing their best to strengthen the existing lineup.
The Pacers signed and traded Gary Naley and got Oladipo and Sabonis from the Thunder.
Both sides of this deal get what they need, the tortoise needs a shooter, and the projections of Oladipo and Saponis are currently not up to standard.
Next season, the Thunder will naturally need Turtle to continue to let go of the game. Presti will strive to make the lineup a star-studded lineup and give full play to Turtle's strengths as much as possible!
As for the defensive issue, it is not in his consideration.
Leonard suffered an injury, and the Spurs and Rudy Gay signed a two-year, $1850 million contract with the Spurs.
The Celtics are still bargaining with Griffin, but the team has also made targeted reinforcements.
Traded Bradley and a 2019 second-round pick in exchange for Marcus Morris from the Pistons;
At the same time, the Celtics also used the relationship of Stevens' head coach to sign Gordon Hayward from the free market for $4 million in four years.
Obviously this kind of reinforcement is to fight against LeBron James. Counting the new Tatum, the Celtics have hoarded a lot of strikers!
This transaction immediately aroused heated discussions among America football critics. The Celtics seem to have completely completed the reconstruction. In the new season, they will point to the championship.
It seems that in order to show their determination to compete for the championship, on July 7, the Celtics once again completed a big signing:
5 million US dollars in 1.7 years, Blake Griffin, who injured his toe in the Eastern Conference finals, also got a maximum salary contract!
Amerika's ball critics have already realized that the Celtics' lineup next season will be very scary. There are a lot of players around 2 meters long, and the anti-James armor is about to start.
When the critics are paying attention to the trades of each team, the cuties of the Clippers are crazy in the summer league!
Siakam, Josh Hart, and Georges Niang all performed brilliantly.
Especially Siakam, who voluntarily requested to participate in the summer league, almost crushed the players who were asking for life on the spot.
The assistant coach of the Clippers is happy, maybe they don't have to worry about the 4th position in the new season.
The fans of the Cavaliers are already panicking at this time, won't the team make reinforcements?The old men are getting old, and the veterans can't count on next season.
More than half a month has passed, and LeBron James seems to have disappeared, but a reporter accidentally captured the Chosen One training in Akron.
The Cavaliers fans who were waiting for the team to reinforce soon ushered in a big melon.
On the morning of July 7, Cleveland's sports media first broke the news that Kyrie Irving was dissatisfied with his role in the team and applied to the management for a trade.
Although it is still impossible to determine the authenticity of the source of the news, the Cavaliers fans directly broke the defense at this moment, and the team's strength did not increase but decreased. At this moment, the Cleveland fans had only one thought in their minds:
"Cleveland sports' spell continues"
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The Clippers have indeed become the biggest winners, with the Best Rookie, Best Sixth Man, Best Defensive Player, Best Coach, and Best Manager in their pockets.
Combined with this season's championship, the players on the scene almost broke the defense collectively. Draymond Green disappeared after the celebration, and he had nothing at the end. This season, the four are empty again.
The NBA Lifetime Achievement Award is regarded as the highest standard award in this awards ceremony, and Bill Russell was elected without any suspense.
The entire awards ceremony lasted for nearly an hour and a half. Last night, Li Ze only felt sore cheeks. Facing celebrities and newcomers, he could only exchange pleasantries.
Li Ze is considered to be the player with the most awards in this year's awards ceremony. As long as the awards involved fans' votes, most of them belong to him.
It's no wonder that other people collectively broke the defense. This kind of awards ceremony is simply congratulating the 74-win Clippers. This situation makes everyone tired.
The Warriors have become the biggest loser this season. In the selection of the best team, Curry also fell to the second team.
The five members of the first team are:
Lee Ze, Russell Westbrook, Kawhi Leonard, LeBron James, Anthony Davis;
The five members of the second team are:
James Harden, Stephen Curry, Paul George, Kevin Durant, Nikola Jokic;
The five members of the third team are:
Chris Paul, Isaiah Thomas, Jimmy Butler, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Rudy Gobert.
Due to positional restrictions, as a center forward, Fatty Bai's statistics and records have been fully added, and he rushed to the best team in one fell swoop.
But Draymond Green failed to withstand the impact of Antetokounmpo, and eventually missed the best team.
Big Mouth Green has been missing since the end of the celebration. Amelia's sports media wanted to interview the dog licking her thoughts, but they couldn't find anyone.
However, in the best defensive team, Green was selected for a team:
The five members of the defensive first team are:
Chris Paul, Li Ze, Kawhi Leonard, Draymond Green, Rudy Gobert;
The five defensive second team members are:
Tony Allen, Danny Green, Andre Roberson, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Anthony Davis.
Li Ze won the double first team again, and the Clippers' official INS also showed off the honor poster of this season:
The poster is naturally a photo of Li Ze holding the golden O'Brien Cup and the Finals Most Valuable Player trophy, which is one smaller in size, with a smile on his face:
"Scoring leader, assists leader, steals leader, best defensive player, finals FMVP, best team first team, best defensive team first team."
"GOAT! The God of Basketball! (Goat.jpg) (Crown.jpg)"
With so many honors, coupled with the data from last playoffs, Li Ze's fans have risen to heaven in place. This year, everyone will tear apart old Jordan fans!
Next, the lemon spirits of each team will continue to chase lemons. According to the past rules, the Clippers will continue to win awards at this year's ESPY awards ceremony!
On July 7, the NBA announced the salary cap for the 1-17 season:
The salary cap for the new season is $9909.3 million, and the luxury tax trigger line is about $1.19 million!
The poor line is 90% of the salary cap, reaching $8918.4 million!
Compared with the 16-17 season, the NBA's salary cap, luxury tax trigger line and team minimum salary in the new season have all set new historical records.
In the new season, the middle class exception is $432.8 million, the middle class exception for non-luxury tax teams is $840.6 million, the middle class exception for luxury tax teams is $519 million, and the minimum salary exception is $89.
Compared with the 2016-17 season, the data of the middle-class special case has risen sharply. Last season, the special case was 289.8 million dollars, the middle class of luxury tax teams was 347.7 million dollars, and the middle class of non-luxury tax teams was 562.8 million dollars.
As for why the amount of the middle-class special case has exploded, it is also because both labor and management want to reduce some cliques. Durant's joining the Warriors still makes many people feel dissatisfied
This year's offseason, the Clippers will re-sign a contract with Li Ze. Thanks to the "veteran clause" reached by the players union and the league in December 16, the amount of this contract has skyrocketed!
In the latest supplementary agreement, you only need to play in the league for 7 to 9 years to have a starting salary contract that accounts for 35% of the salary cap.
Of course, in order to trigger the veteran clause, some additional conditions are also required:
The player has played for 7 to 9 years without changing teams, or only changed teams in the first 4 years of his career;
In the past three seasons, two of them have been selected to the best team, or in the past three seasons, one of them has been elected to the regular season MVP.
For Li Ze, it was easy to achieve such a condition. Chapman didn't have to discuss the contract in detail, and the general manager Gary Sachs handed over the super-maximum salary contract that had been prepared long ago.
On July 7, the Clippers posted a group photo in the morning:
Photos of Steve Ballmer laughing and hugging Li Ze, Chapman and Gary Sax smiling and applauding:
"5 years, $2.03 million, Kayce will stay with the Clippers forever!"
"The captain is already in place, and the new season is starting again! #快船国际# Clippers are tired of logging"
This is the first signing of the Clippers during the offseason, and Li Ze's fans once again went to the sky.
With a starting salary of 35% plus an increase of 8%, the Clippers did not bargain, and directly offered a super maximum salary.
Next season Li Ze will become the highest paid player in the league, the amount of this contract is scary.
Under the new contract, Li Ze's salary is as high as 3468 million US dollars, which alone accounts for one-third of the salary cap, and the Clippers' salary is about to explode!
It's just that before the Clippers' salary exploded, the Warriors' salary had already exploded.
Curry's child labor contract ended and he was played by the Warriors for many years in a row. In addition, he was selected to the best team in recent seasons, which naturally triggered the veteran clause.
Players will not have trouble with the US dollar, Curry is seeking a 5-year 2.01 million US dollar contract!
It's just that the two sides are still arguing at the moment. After all, the US knife is not caused by strong winds. It has failed for many years, which naturally makes the team owner question Curry's ability.
The most important thing is that Durant is not interested in cutting salary. If he wants to keep Adu, the starting salary of the next contract will be 120% of this season's salary.
Even if it is a 1+1 contract, Durant can sign a two-year maximum salary contract of 6524 million dollars.
In this case, Durant's salary next season will be as high as 3185 million US dollars. If Curry is given a super maximum salary with veteran terms, the salary of the two will exceed 6000 million!
Coupled with Clay's $1783 million salary next season and Draymond Green's $1640 million salary, the four-man team will almost fill the salary cap.
Amerika's sports media also revealed that Iguodala is seeking a three-year contract worth $4800 million. The Warriors' salary space will explode completely!
On July 7th, the Clippers made a second signing, 4 million US dollars in five years, and Gary Sachs offered Jokic a first-time maximum salary contract.
When signing the contract, Jokic's two older brothers and his girlfriend Natalia were also present, and the four smiled brightly.
Fatty Bai's salary next season will be 2477 million US dollars, although only about 45% will be obtained, but [-] million US dollars is enough to live a chic life.
The most important thing is that Fatty Bai also has the opportunity to trigger the veteran clause. As long as he can remain in the best team, he can sign a super maximum salary in 2021!
The Clippers did not make any signings, but the fans applauded one after another. As long as the main lineup is kept intact, the 6 consecutive championships will be stable!
It seems that the Clippers are getting better and better. When they are about to move and complete their 6 consecutive championships, the Los Angeles Times has picked up a bunch of surprises.
On July 7th, the private emails that were exposed did not involve too many commercial secrets, but mainly focused on the conversation between Jenny Buss and her good friend Linda Rambis:
"Maybe my brother will become a loyal fan of the Clippers in the future"
"Six consecutive championships, a new arena? Who will go to a ghost town to watch the game?"
"Why doesn't Dolan persist for a few years, a fool who can't walk when he sees a beautiful knife!"
"Jerry West seems to still be interested in the Clippers, why should he do things for them?"
"They are a joke. Adam allowed them to win five championships. Is he running errands for the old man?"
"Kayce-Li is so strong, he's in such good shape, unbelievable"
Aside from the gossip about Li Ze's figure and private life by the two old women behind, this conversation full of superiority instantly detonated social media.
The melon-eaters of each team went crazy with joy. It turned out that not only were they possessed by lemon essence, but also the wealthy Lakers in the same city were so small-bellied!
Fans in Los Angeles are also happy, this melon is really enjoyable to eat!Soon there were Clippers fans speaking on social media:
"We'd rather spend more money and go to a ghost town to watch the Clippers win than watch the shitty Lakers continue to suck!"
The rivalry in the same city is not a joke. Steve Ballmer bought the Great Western Forum Arena, and the new arena is about to open. With two stadiums in hand, more activities can be undertaken in the future.
The Staples Center is built and operated by Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), which also owns multiple sports entities of the NHL Los Angeles Kings and is also the second largest shareholder of the Lakers.
Although the Lakers do not own shares in arenas, the Lakers have cross-shareholdings between sports league teams. This has been done long ago.
Therefore, the two parties can be regarded as a community of interests. When the Los Angeles market is about to be divided, everyone is naturally upset.
Of course, Jenny Buss was placed together, mainly because Dolan's MSG group and AEG group did not deal with it.
After being defeated by the money ability, MSG simply disgusted AEG at the juncture when the Clippers were about to move. In short, I am happy to see you uncomfortable
Unlike the people who eat melons in Los Angeles, Li Ze took Lily Collins to a party hosted by the current mayor of Inglewood, James Butts, these two days.
In 2018, the city of Inglewood will start a new round of elections. If it wants to be re-elected, it must win the votes in the hands of voters.
The melon eaters haven't noticed the storm behind it, but Li Ze has already seen it. The MSG Group is still against the current mayor.
Obviously, the lawsuit that cost millions of dollars back then still made the other party brood, and when it came time for the campaign, James Butts came to disgust again.
As the African-American mayor of Inglewood, James Butts is deeply supported by the local people. After all, in this city, 75% are African-American and the other 17% are Latino.
Li Ze was not interested in the mayor of the donkey party, and he was very low-key at the dinner, dressed in black formal attire, and smiled when he saw everyone.
Lily has already walked around, and she is very familiar with Los Angeles. In the past two years, she has frequently traveled to these parties, from politicians to celebrities, and met a lot of superficial friends.
"It seems that our Mr. Mayor is very likely to lack campaign funds."
With her hair up, Lily, who was wearing a slim white dress, came back to Li Ze, folded her arms with a smile, and gave timely feedback.
Li Ze shook his head amusedly. He had just signed a big contract, and this guy sent out an invitation. Just as he imagined, a arena didn't satisfy the other party's appetite.
Steve Ballmer has energy, and the naming rights to the new arena were sold early.
Intuit Inc is an old-fashioned financial software company. After the Clippers won consecutive championships, they formally reached a strategic partnership with the team.
The new arena was officially named Intuit Dome, and the naming fee of $5 million became the highest naming rights transaction in NBA history.
The promises made by the current mayor have been fulfilled one by one, and 1 construction jobs have been created. After the opening of the new arena, it is expected that there will be more than 1500 permanent jobs.
These jobs are open to local residents, the venues will also bring economic activities every year, and the tax revenue will also help the construction of urban infrastructure such as schools, parks, libraries, police stations and fire protection.
The big pie that was drawn that year made James Butz a successful candidate. By next year, the new pie will be baked again.
"Kayce, finally seeing the Clippers come home in September, the Inglewood fans have been looking forward to this day."
With a hearty smile unique to blacks, James Butz came to Li Ze with a wine glass.
Tonight's banquet is held at the Celebrity Hall in the center of Inglewood. The banquet hall is not small, and the indoor and outdoor spaces can accommodate about 200 people.
Looking at the donkey party politician who had been prepared for a long time in front of him, Li Ze smiled and clinked glasses with him:
"We have been looking forward to this day, I like this city so much, the residents here are really warm!"
The two chatted fiercely and started a round of business bragging. There were also some Latino staff on the scene. Hearing Li Ze's fluent Spanish, their attitude became more enthusiastic.
LC City, chat about life, and then chat about the hottest gossip news at this stage.
Everyone has smiles on their faces, and they are full of confidence in the future of the city.
After the dinner was over, when Chapman drove to pick them up, Lily couldn't hold back after getting in the car, and fell into Li Ze's arms and burst out laughing:
"You should really think about joining America, and then go into politics, the old man was fooled by you."
Sitting in the back row, Li Ze loosened his tie and pulled up Lily who was groping in his arms. Thinking of the cake he drew, he continued to say sincerely:
"I do consider opening a hotel here, and I'm not talking nonsense!"
"It's just that the main thing is Tianchaofeng. You know, many Chinese fans come to Los Angeles every year to watch the game. I just want to serve the fans."
"Chinese people are also a part of the city, and I also provide employment opportunities for the city!"
Chapman, who was driving, also followed Li Ze's words and began to add:
"We can choose to hold concerts here in the future. As for the hotel, it may not be very profitable, but it is very close to the airport. Opening a hotel is really convenient for football fans."
Lily's eyes on the side seem to have turned beautiful. In the past two years, the investment in the film has been too little, and most of the expenses have been paid by Li Ze:
"It looks like we're going to make a lot of money again!"
He puffed up his chest to the famous lady A, and leaned next to Li Ze again, blinking his big eyes, showing a look of admiration.
Li Ze hugged this chick who was eager to perform in his arms angrily:
"Let Vera's cheap father help us find a good script, and we can also invest in TV dramas. Movie circles are too dark!"
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On July 7th, the Chinese fans on the other side of the ocean beamed with joy. The Rockets signed a four-year contract with Zhou Qi, and the old fans were boiling again!
Although Li Ze has become the new GOAT, for the old fans of Tianchao, the Rockets have always been their hard-to-let go.
Of course, the contracts of the second-round picks are usually not guaranteed. For the sake of face, the Chinese media included the team options in it.
"Zhou Qi was selected by the Houston Rockets and finally signed. It is the result of the hard work of him and the team. I hope he can have a good prospect in the NBA."
Dayao, who was interviewed, sent his blessings and continued to express his position:
"Compared to Los Angeles, Houston is a place where life is relatively simple, allowing people to focus more on the court, so I think this city is a good place for Zhou Qi."
The old fans began to pay attention to more Rockets news for a while, and soon the next morning, fans noticed a familiar name.
"PJ Tucker signed a four-year, $3600 million contract with the Rockets."
At the beginning, the fans of Tianchao were not sure whether the news was true, but soon on the Zepu forum, they reposted Li Ze's blessings to Tucker on Twitter:
"Bless our eternal tough guy, PJ will fully show his strength in Houston!"
Tucker told Li Ze at the end of June that he wanted to join the Rockets.
Had a great time with the Clippers, but he couldn't get the starting job.
Next season, Jaylen Brown will definitely serve as the team's No. 2 position. Both the management and the coaching staff prefer young talents.
Tucker will only start for the Clippers in the playoffs, and his playing time is still unstable. When the Rockets promised the starting position, the veteran finally chose to leave the team.
Of course, Li Ze felt that the contract was too small, but the basic data Tucker is really average, and there is a high probability that Mogou will lower the price again.
Tucker's signing is like a signal. On the morning of the 8th, the Nuggets officially announced the news:
"For three years and $4100 million, Mason Plumlee joined the Nuggets."
Plumlee, who has always been a substitute for Fatty Bai, also has higher aspirations. He no longer wants to be a tool man, and he also needs to get the starting position.
Then the Jazz officially announced the news:
"For four years and $5200 million, Joe Ingles joined the Jazz."
Ingles, who can be seamlessly compatible with any tactics of the Clippers, finally chose to join the Jazz, who promised a starting position. He is very satisfied with the tens of millions of contracts.
Regarding the departure of the two, Li Ze also sent his blessings. The Clippers will not offer too many tens of millions of contracts. The coaching staff likes Ingles' basketball IQ very much. It seemed a bit meaningless.
With three outstanding role players leaving the team in a row, fans of other teams felt that the Clippers had weakened, but soon realized that this must be an illusion.
As long as the starting five are stable and there is a super sixth man like Eric Gordon on the bench, the Clippers will still be a championship team.
Three players left the team, and the Clippers just had another vacant spot. David West left the Warriors and finally joined the Clippers for $147 million.
He will also become the only veteran in the Clippers lineup next season. The new players can't wait, and the guardians of the drinking fountains are also aware of their opportunities.
On July 7th, the No.12 Fifth ESPY Awards Ceremony officially opened at 20:8 pm Eastern Time.
Since 2015, ESPY has been broadcast live by ABC, one of America's three major TV networks, and this year's award venue is still the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
This award-giving event in the sports world, which was born in 1993, has become more and more influential. So far, it can be called more than just sports.
Regardless of style, sports and entertainment will also be combined with charity activities.
Beyonce has served as a guest performer at ESPY, and Hollywood actresses Jessica Alba and Cameron Diaz have also served as award presenters.
Of course, the hosts of the awards ceremony are also well-known comedians, hosts, singers, film and television actors or athletes.
This year's ESPY Awards will be hosted by legendary football player Peyton Manning.
Actresses in the entertainment industry would also go to the red carpet to catch the heat. Li Ze was dressed in a black formal suit with a bow tie, looking calm and calm.
Taylor, who was holding his arm beside him, also deliberately coiled up his hair, wore a white dress, and kept smiling at the surrounding media.
The money printing machine girl dislikes the lack of quality of the NBA's own celebrations, and she never misses the ESPY awards ceremony.
This is not the first time that Li Ze has participated in such an awards ceremony. Fifteen years ago, the ABC channel would not broadcast it, and most of the attention at that time was limited to the sports circle.
Prior to this, Li Ze had already won the Best Male Athlete Award three times, and the Clippers, who had won 73 games, also won the Best Team Award that year.
It's just that the finals of that year were considered crazy abuse, which made Li Ze lose the best championship performance award
It has just been a year since the last time he won the award. Last year, Li Ze won the Best Male Athlete Award. At that time, the chick beside him also accompanied him to receive the award.
"Why didn't ESPN invite me to be a guest performer? Obviously Russell is my big fan!"
Walking through the red carpet, Taylor smiled on the surface, but complained about his experience in a low voice.
"There is only one Russell in the league. Besides, this is not just an award from the NBA. Here, the number of people who like Magnum is much more than your fans!"
The money printing machine girl twisted Li Ze angrily, and then saw this year's hottest gymnast Simon Biles walking towards the two.
"Kayce, I'm a big fan of yours, by the way, I really love your music, the Grammy judges are definitely biased against athletes!"
Seeing the muscular black girl in the blue dress in front of him, Li Ze bent down and hugged him:
"It seems that I want to congratulate you in advance, the best female athlete is well deserved."
Watching Li Ze and the muscular black girl in front of him flirt with each other, Taylor next to him secretly twisted Li Ze again, and the other party took her for a green tea whore
A lot of people from the Clippers also came tonight, including Paul George, Harris, Jokic, Eric Gordon, Jaylen Brown, and Brogdon.
The Clippers, who played 74 wins, are destined to win an award!
Guigui came to the scene and saw Li Ze and Taylor, and immediately greeted with a big smile:
"Kayce, super big contract, you guys are lucky, just in time for the new terms!"
Wearing a black short-sleeved top and a pair of green slacks on the lower body, the tortoise's dress is still trendy.
"Didn't the Thunder re-sign your contract? You just triggered the clause this year, and Harden's contract will be signed for six years!"
Hearing Li Ze's words, Guigui grinned again. The agent is still helping him with this matter, but the Thunder will definitely hand over the contract. After all, he is currently the only superstar on the team.
Everyone finished the business exchange, and at 20:[-], the awards ceremony officially began.
For Li Ze, this kind of ceremony has no novelty, and Paul George and the others are particularly excited.
Due to the butterfly effect brought by Li Ze, there was no teasing that Durant would turn around and join the women's basketball team. Instead, Peyton Manning on the stage teased the Clippers' championship experience:
"The strongest striker combination? Come on, maybe if I switch to join the Clippers, I can also get a title!"
"To be honest, I often see Kayce at the ESPY awards ceremony. I didn't understand what O'Neal said until now."
"My grandma can win a championship playing with Kayce!"
Paul George and everyone in the Clippers in the audience didn't care about such ridicule, and laughed together, hugging their thighs, not shivering!
ESPN finally awarded the Best Male Athlete Award this year to Guigui. Seeing Guigui grinning on the stage, Taylor beside Li Ze leaned into his ear and whispered:
"Why can't I get the same award two years in a row?"
"Because I have won too many awards!"
The money printing machine girl always thinks that Li Ze is in Versailles, but when she thinks of the experience of winning awards with her over the years, she thinks this sentence is very reasonable
The atmosphere at the scene was very enthusiastic. Just like Li Ze got the 40+ triple-double treatment in the regular season last year, the turtle whose data has shrunk slightly has also been recognized by everyone.
Personal heroism never goes out of style!
After announcing that the Best Champion Performance Award belonged to Li Ze, whistles and cheers rang out again.
Li Ze, who was on the stage to accept the award, just smiled, looked at the trophy in his hand, and then said simply:
"Thank you to everyone, thank you to my family, and I'm sure you're all watching live on ABC."
"Of course I also want to thank my teammates and the Clippers for cutting wood. I wouldn't be here without you!"
"It's a pleasure to be here with athletes from all over the world, you have always inspired me, enjoy this moment together, hope you all have a good time tonight!"
Li Ze doesn't need to step down, and the Team of the Year award naturally belongs to the 74-win Clippers.
Overwhelming the MLB Cubs, CFB Clemson Tigers, NHL Pittsburgh Penguins and NFL New England Patriots, the Clippers have 74 wins in the regular season and 16 wins and 0 losses in the playoffs.
All the members of the Clippers present took the stage, and Li Ze compared the microphone to signal Paul George to come forward and say a few words.
Experienced such a big scene for the first time, Paul George couldn't restrain the smile on his face, and said quite excitedly:
"Thank you ESPN, thank you to everyone who voted for us, this is a collective achievement of the Clippers, I want to give this award to all of us."
"It's been an unbelievable season, we've had 74 wins, we've gone 16-0 in the playoffs, always worked hard, took every game seriously, and it paid off in the end."
"Oh! The feeling of winning is really great. We will continue to challenge for the championship next year. Thanks again to everyone who voted for us."
The newcomer Jaylen Brown chirped with envy in his eyes. Of course he understood what the team meant for him to participate in the awards ceremony, which meant that he was in the team's future plans.
It's just that the team is too involved. Even if the three main rotation players are gone, he will have to continue to work hard for the starting roster next season.
Jokic had the best mentality, and Fatty Bai was still thinking about waving to his little girlfriends in the audience.
Perhaps it was the performance of the Clippers who won the award that stimulated the Warriors again. On the second day after the ESPY awards ceremony, the Warriors immediately announced the good news:
"For two years, $6520 million, Durant stayed with the Warriors!"
"Five years, $2.01 million, Stephen Curry continues to play for the Warriors!"
"Three years, $3900 million, Andre Iguodala sacrificed for the team."
Durant and Curry both received maximum salaries. Although other teams offered high offers, Iguodala finally chose to renew his contract.
Completing the contract extensions of three important players basically means that the Warriors will pay a high luxury tax next season.
However, Warriors fans are very optimistic about this. On Reddit, everyone praised Iguodala as a real warrior:
"Compared to Redick's $2310 million one-year contract, Iguodala is doing charity!"
"Why would the 76ers give a big contract to a soft-ball shooter? It's hard to imagine that his salary is more than Klay Thompson."
"Keep the lineup intact, I believe that after a year of training, the Warriors will definitely win the championship!"
"Kayce is only more than 3400 million, and Redick has 2300 million? This is crazy. Are the 76ers stupid?"
"I love Iguodala, he is a real warrior! KD will take us for another year! Curry also deserves a maximum salary."
"I think it's better to trade Curry in exchange for some cheap star point guards. The rookie point guards are also good. Brogdon of the Clippers performed very well last year."
"I don't care about the salary of the team, and the fans don't have to pay the luxury tax. I just like to see star players play together, season tickets support!"
"If you spend so much money and still can't get out of the West, then I think Durant will leave next year."
"Going to join the 74-win Clippers? I believe KD will not make that choice."
"As long as we can reach the finals, no team in the Eastern Conference is our opponent. LeBron James should feel lucky. When he comes to the West, the Cavaliers may fall in the semifinals."
"A team that didn't make it to the finals mocked a team that made it to the finals for three consecutive years? What right do you have to tell James what to do!"
"It's all lost to Kayce, it's no different at all!"
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The Cavaliers fans have ridiculed the Warriors fans every day on social media. The two teams that lost to Li Ze have been comparing each other every day recently, and they have to fight for who is stronger.
Durant, who signed a big contract, is completely comfortable. It is impossible to ask him to cut his salary. What he lacks is not a championship, but an FMVP!
If it is for the championship, he joined the Clippers during the offseason last year. Durant believes that as long as he joins forces with Li Ze, no one in the league will be their opponent.
Despite the loss in the Western Conference Finals, Durant thinks there is no problem with his performance. He really likes the Warriors' tactical system.
"Kevin, the Warriors won't make too many reinforcements next season, you have to be mentally prepared!"
When agent Kleiman saw that Curry signed a super maximum salary, he knew that it would be difficult for the Warriors to make reinforcements.
Durant thinks it is enough for the Warriors to have Iguodala and Livingston on the bench. Considering that the two veterans are not young, it should be no problem to add some young players at most.
"It doesn't matter, the Clippers have also taken some important rotations. Their backup center next season is a problem, and there is no qualified 4th position. Our opportunity is here!"
I came to the private training hall early in the morning to warm up. Since knowing that the Clippers' role players have left 3, Durant feels that he can do it again.
The role of Tucker is obvious. Although Plumlee does not have the ability to control the ball like Jokic, he is definitely a qualified setter.
Ingles is an important three-point shooter and tactical glue for the Clippers outside. These three are definitely high-quality role players. The 12 cores have disintegrated!
Looking at the big employer who was moving his body, Kleiman always felt that Durant was too optimistic, so he couldn't help reminding in a low voice:
"The opponent still has outstanding talents, Jaylen Brown with the No. 3 pick, Siakam with the No. 15 pick"
Just halfway through the conversation, Durant interrupted:
"Who is that? Expect young players to perform well? Forget it, not every rookie can fulfill his talent like we did back then!"
For the Thunder's championship, Durant still feels very proud, that was his happiest time.
All teams in the NBA are doing their best to strengthen the existing lineup.
The Pacers signed and traded Gary Naley and got Oladipo and Sabonis from the Thunder.
Both sides of this deal get what they need, the tortoise needs a shooter, and the projections of Oladipo and Saponis are currently not up to standard.
Next season, the Thunder will naturally need Turtle to continue to let go of the game. Presti will strive to make the lineup a star-studded lineup and give full play to Turtle's strengths as much as possible!
As for the defensive issue, it is not in his consideration.
Leonard suffered an injury, and the Spurs and Rudy Gay signed a two-year, $1850 million contract with the Spurs.
The Celtics are still bargaining with Griffin, but the team has also made targeted reinforcements.
Traded Bradley and a 2019 second-round pick in exchange for Marcus Morris from the Pistons;
At the same time, the Celtics also used the relationship of Stevens' head coach to sign Gordon Hayward from the free market for $4 million in four years.
Obviously this kind of reinforcement is to fight against LeBron James. Counting the new Tatum, the Celtics have hoarded a lot of strikers!
This transaction immediately aroused heated discussions among America football critics. The Celtics seem to have completely completed the reconstruction. In the new season, they will point to the championship.
It seems that in order to show their determination to compete for the championship, on July 7, the Celtics once again completed a big signing:
5 million US dollars in 1.7 years, Blake Griffin, who injured his toe in the Eastern Conference finals, also got a maximum salary contract!
Amerika's ball critics have already realized that the Celtics' lineup next season will be very scary. There are a lot of players around 2 meters long, and the anti-James armor is about to start.
When the critics are paying attention to the trades of each team, the cuties of the Clippers are crazy in the summer league!
Siakam, Josh Hart, and Georges Niang all performed brilliantly.
Especially Siakam, who voluntarily requested to participate in the summer league, almost crushed the players who were asking for life on the spot.
The assistant coach of the Clippers is happy, maybe they don't have to worry about the 4th position in the new season.
The fans of the Cavaliers are already panicking at this time, won't the team make reinforcements?The old men are getting old, and the veterans can't count on next season.
More than half a month has passed, and LeBron James seems to have disappeared, but a reporter accidentally captured the Chosen One training in Akron.
The Cavaliers fans who were waiting for the team to reinforce soon ushered in a big melon.
On the morning of July 7, Cleveland's sports media first broke the news that Kyrie Irving was dissatisfied with his role in the team and applied to the management for a trade.
Although it is still impossible to determine the authenticity of the source of the news, the Cavaliers fans directly broke the defense at this moment, and the team's strength did not increase but decreased. At this moment, the Cleveland fans had only one thought in their minds:
"Cleveland sports' spell continues"
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