Basketball K God

Chapter 612 Offseason Operations

After the NBA championship parade, the 2012-13 season officially came to an end.Next is the long offseason, and all NBA teams are recruiting for the new season.

On June 6, the 27 NBA Draft was held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.This year is a small year in the draft, and there are no rookies with such talents.It's just that for those bad teams, whether it's a young year or a big year, what else can I do besides being bad?If I work hard, can I make it to the playoffs?

The Grizzlies did not have a first-round pick. They only had two second-round picks, one with 41 and one with 60.

The second-round pick is equivalent to a poor referee in the NBA. The NBA does have parallel imports, but after being inspected by those professional scouts, it really has no potential and will fall to the second round.

Of course, there were many powerful characters in the second round, but these players have more or less flaws, and some of them are foreign players with great plasticity. They can be super gods or super ghosts, so it is difficult to judge.

The 60th pick is interesting because Xie Kai's old team, the Kings, used this pick to select Thomas Jr. and played well.

But for the Grizzlies, can there be another Thomas Jr. with the 60th pick?There is also a limit to picking up leaks, not to mention the championship team, how can there be time for a guy with the 60th pick to have unlimited firepower to grow!

Compared with the 60th pick, the 41st pick is still likely to be missed. After all, some older rookies who are in the rough or have outstanding combat capabilities will accidentally fall to the second round.But the 2st to 31th picks in the second round will basically suck all these people away, so the possibility of the Grizzlies picking up the miss does not seem to be very great.

Finally, after the draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers selected Canadian forward Anthony Bennett with the No. [-] pick!

Although the Cavaliers have become weak since James left, their luck in drawing the No. [-] pick is quite good. Irving and Bennett this time are both from the hands of the small boss.

The Grizzlies used their No. 41 pick to select a shooting guard-Jamal Franklin, and they used the No. 60 pick to select a small forward named Giannis Tima.Of course, whether the two buddies will sign with him during the offseason is uncertain. In the NBA's signing rules, there is no requirement that the team must sign a rookie contract with a second-round pick.

The Grizzlies selected the wings with both second-round picks, and the outside world predicted that they were ready for Tony Allen or Wayne Ellington to leave.The contracts of these two will expire this summer, and the Grizzlies can't offer too high a contract because they have no salary space.

After the draft, the recruiting battle of NBA teams is about to kick off. After the free market opens on July 7, there will be many good shows.

The main core players of the Grizzlies, such as Xie Kai and Black and White Shuangxiong, have contracts, so they don’t have to worry about not being able to retain the championship team next season. Their current problem is because there is no salary space, except for using the basic salary to attract some veterans Joining, or renewing the contract of a player with bird rights, renewing the contract on the cap.Anyway, next season's luxury tax will definitely be paid, and after winning the championship, it can be regarded as an explanation to the boss.

This year's big-name free agents include Dwight Howard, Chris Paul and others. Judging from the level and number of big fish, there are still quite a few.

The Grizzlies have several players whose contracts expire this summer.Players whose contracts have expired include Tony Allen, Wayne Ellington, Austin Daye and Joan Ruel.

Basically, the Grizzlies' contracts are all bench players, and some are even on the edge of the bench.So even if you don't renew the contracts with these players, you can still recruit a lot of veterans with fuel tanks and fuel with a practical basic salary.

So it depends on how the Grizzlies management operates.

The Grizzlies have little room to maneuver, but neither is the difficulty.For the last time, leaving the original team and aiming for the championship next season seems to be a very good choice. You must know that the main structure of this team is still young.

Xie Kai participated in some celebration ceremonies after the championship parade, and then took Zhou Jing to Europe for vacation.

A week later, he returned to China to prepare for the wedding.

This year, the Chinese men's basketball team also has competitions. The Asian Championships will be held in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, from August 8st to 1th.Although the national team has already continued, the leaders of the Basketball Association specially gave Xie a vacation, let him rest well, and it will not be too late to report for work after finishing his family affairs.

The reason why the Basketball Association gave Xie Kai such a large degree of freedom is because the difficulty of the Asian Championships is too low.With the strength of the Chinese men's basketball team, there is no problem in crushing the opponent.And Xie Kai just finished the finals, he needs to recuperate physically and mentally, and the higher-ups don't want to exhaust him, and it's not the Olympics, so there is really no need for this superstar to go all out at the risk of injury.

On July 7, the NBA only opened the player market, and various verbal agreements burst out. On July 1, Xie Kai's home team, the Grizzlies, also completed a signing.

This is a renewal agreement.Yahoo Sports reporter Wojnarowski (Woj) stated that Tony Allen and the Grizzlies reached a contract extension of 4 years and 2000 million US dollars.According to ESPN reports, this contract is fully guaranteed.

The Grizzlies already have no cap space, but because they have Tony Allen's bird rights, they can cap extensions.

Tony Allen wrote on Twitter after renewing his contract: "Memphis come on!"

Xie Kai also retweeted his tweet and commented: "You deserve it, defensive master!"

Tony Allen quickly replied: "Happy newlyweds!"

Xie Kai thinks it's normal for the Grizzlies to renew Tony Allen with a middle class. Although he doesn't have a good shooting ability, he can't stand the best defensive team for two consecutive seasons!This kind of perimeter defensive ability is scarce in any team.

As for the outside attack, it has already been opened, so what are you worried about?

The Grizzlies' renewal of Tony Allen basically means that they will not renew Ellington.Although Ellington's shooting helped the team a lot last season, the team could not give him a satisfactory contract and guaranteed playing time, which means that it is difficult for him to stay with a basic salary.

On July 7, the Grizzlies completed another signing.They used the price of a one-year base salary to keep the team's big man Joan Ruel.

Joan Ruel was traded from the Philadelphia 76ers in the middle of last season, and at the time of the trade, the Grizzlies had Speights as the bargaining chip.

Joan Ruel will not become the Grizzlies' rotation, but as a drinking fountain insider, he is a spare tire to prevent the team from suffering from inside injuries.With such a price, even if he just waved a towel and handed him a water glass, that would be enough.I've already paid the basic salary, so why do I need a bicycle?

(End of this chapter)