The invincible kryptonite of basketball

This price is far from the maximum salary, and even in the current free market, it is less than many second-tier stars, which is really surprising.

However, considering Green's current situation, this is also the result that both parties want.

Green performed poorly last season, but the Warriors' system still depends on Green, and Green has no confidence in his free market prospects next year.

Griffin asked the Thunder to trade him, and he was eventually sent to the Celtics.

After paying the accumulated draft picks and young players, Ainge used the space after Whiteside's contract expired to eat Griffin.

Walker + Tatum + Griffin, the Celtics will still be very competitive in the Eastern Conference next season.

The Thunder were forced to trade away Griffin, and in exchange for a bunch of draft picks, which shows that they have entered the reconstruction of the new season.

At this time, Westbrook's next home became the focus of all fans.

There is also a lot of discussion on social media.

However, this kind of discussion lasted for a while, and was covered by a message that Woj broke out later.

Kevin Durant joined the New Orleans Pelicans for 4 million yuan in 1.64 years!

"???"

"Fake it! Woj got it wrong! Durant to Pelicans?? Kevin Durant to Pelicans???"

"This is even more unbelievable than when Durant went to the Warriors! No, this is unbelievable when Tang Tian retires!"

"Just now the Pelicans officially confirmed the news, and according to Woj's follow-up report, it was Tang Tian who lobbied Durant to join."

"..."

"Convex ('0') convex. I don't like cowhide~~"

"Don, I retired and hanged until I have no friends."

"I'm a Lakers fan, what should I do? (;′⌒`)"

"Oh my God, first Tang Tian retired, and then Durant joined the Pelicans. This league is in chaos!"

"Trash Durant, trash Pelicans!"

"I said it during the All-Star Game, Durant is born to be a rebel, he just surrendered to the enemy again, rubbish!"

"Hehe, dogs can't change eating shit. What a waste of my emperor's enthusiasm. Last season, Leonard would have won the championship!"

"It's over, the Lakers fans have gone crazy."

"Xiao Shuai, I love you to death! As a Pelicans fan, I would like to say that New Orleans welcomes you very much!"

"Xiao Shuai, I want to give you a monkey!"

"Xiaoshuai, I love you! Protect the best Xiaoshuai in the world!"

"Xiaoshuai, you are the most handsome in the universe! @宇宙无敌杜小朱"

"Actually, you all misunderstood Xiaoshuai. Didn't you realize that Xiaoshuai used his ID to express his feelings a few years ago? @神父粉丝"

"Yes, it's not difficult to find out when you open Xiaoshuai's trumpet, he has actually been a fan of the Pelicans @jokicfans@Davisfans@Diorfans@…"

"(??▽?)? I laughed so hard, see you in court!"

"Lan's Silence Technique!"

……

Durant joining the Pelicans is like copying and pasting, covering all the previous news.

And a trumpet meme was born from social media.

Before Durant used the trumpet black Tang Tian secretly, he was disdainful by the fans, but now it is revealed that he is a Tang Tian fan.

The effect of this inversion is perfect.

Even in Google's encyclopedia, someone tagged Durant as a Godfather fan.

The Lakers fans were angrily cursing, but the Pelicans fans were already overjoyed.

And it's not just the joy in front of them, just like Benson, Tang Tian's first operation as a management team has already made them so excited.

In the years to come, they can feel the changes that Tang Tian brought to this team as a management team.

Good things come in pairs.

Just when Durant officially announced to join the Pelicans, rookie Kelden Johnson, who represented the Pelicans in the Sacramento Summer League, had an eye-catching performance.

他在对阵灰熊队的比赛中全场17投10中，轰下29分7篮板3抢断1盖帽，并且率队98比84力克对手。

On the opposite side, Morant only scored 17 points and 6 assists on 17 of 9 shots.

Carter, a part-time commentator on the sidelines, even exclaimed during the game, comparing Johnson to "Little Westbrook".

Such a metaphor also attracted a heated discussion among fans after the game.

A rookie with the 27th overall pick won the second pick, also known as Westbrook Jr., and the Pelicans are the team that is the best at drafting and training rookies.

Now let's look back at Tang Tian's two operations after he took over as the management team, selecting Johnson and poaching Durant.

Maybe it's really like what Tang Tian said, he is still the godfather that Pelicans fans know, but he exists in a different way.

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Durant announced that he would join the Pelicans too quickly, and the Lakers had no time to keep him.

In fact, after meeting with Durant that night, Jenny Buss and Johnson thought they had a good chance of keeping Durant.

But the reality came too fast for them to be caught off guard.

"Magic" Johnson resigned as the general manager of the Lakers immediately after learning the news.

Lakers fans are very strict, just like their attitude towards Durant.

Johnson formed Jandoo's lineup but was unable to win the championship. His allocation of role players has been questioned.

Especially when dealing with Simmons, they thought Simmons was incompatible as early as when Jandoo was in the combination, but Johnson kept it.

Now that one season is over, Simmons' transaction value has plummeted, and Johnson has suffered even more doubts.

Lopez left for Milwaukee, Durant left for New Orleans, and Johnson resigned.

The Lakers, who have finally risen, are about to collapse again.

Just like the Lakers fans on social media said "what should we do", the Lakers seem to be ushering in a dark time again.

Some fans even called on Kobe to come out to take over the position of the team's general manager, hoping that the Black Mamba could bring a miracle to the Lakers.

Also in the midst of the crisis, the Lakers management responded quickly. They appointed the league's well-known agent Rob Pelinka as the new general manager.

And they held a press conference the next day. In addition to Jenny Buss, the famous Kobe and his wife Vanessa also came to the press conference.

Pelinka also bluntly said at the press conference that he would help the Lakers overcome the immediate difficulties.

That's exactly what he did.

In the next two days, Pelinka showed his personal ability.

He first reached a four-year 4 million contract extension with Middleton.

This contract seems too big, but when Harris needs to renew his contract with a maximum salary, Middleton is relatively not a premium.

And this is not over yet, he immediately signed Randall and Horford with 2-year 5000 million and 4-year 1 million contracts respectively.

The Lakers dropped nearly 3 million in an instant.

But after these operations, their starting lineup became Simmons + Middleton + James + Randall + Horford.

This lineup is still very competitive in the West next season.

And this lineup can allow James to return to the third position, which is undoubtedly good news for the 36-year-old James.

Just as the Lakers completed these signings one after another, other free agents in the league also had the latest news.

Bledsoe joined the Jazz for 4 million in 8500 years.

Bledsoe performed well with the Wizards last season, averaging 17.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game.

The Jazz finally found a suitable backcourt partner for Mitchell, which also means that they will not keep last season's starting point guard Rubio.

Rubio joined the Suns for 3 million in three years.

Neither Payton Jr. nor Daniel Smith have proven to be good point guards, and the Suns' talent has been underwhelming.

After keeping Porzingis with a big contract, the newly appointed team general manager James Jones finally brought a reliable backcourt commander to the team.

The Suns in the new season will be a team that cannot be underestimated in the West.

The Trail Blazers signed Whiteside for 2 million in two years, of which the second year is a team option.

The Kings signed Dedmon for 3 million in three years.

At this time, two consecutive news broke by Woj once again attracted the attention of all fans.

The Thunder sent Oladipo to the Pacers for the Pacers' 2025 draft pick, as well as young players such as Gartley Allen.

After sending Oladipo away, they immediately reached an agreement with the Rockets.

The Rockets are sending Chris Paul, the first-round picks in 2024 and 2026, plus the right to swap the first-round picks in 2021 and 2025, and traded Westbrook from the Thunder!

According to Woj's follow-up report, the Thunder fully considered Westbrook's personal wishes in this deal.

The Thunder will consider trading Paul again, or staying with the team to guide young rookies.

This deal, like Durant's joining the Pelicans before, once again plunged social media into chaos.

After Tang Tian retired, the former Third Thunder Master became a new force.

Moreover, the pattern in the west has become a mess like social media.

Still sitting on the Spurs with Leonard, George and Aldridge;

Sign Durant, Pelicans with Durant, Davis and Gasol;

Sign Horford and Randle to form a Simmons, Middleton, James, Randle, Horford Lakers team;

Traded to get Westbrook to form the Rockets of the Vuitton combination;

After renewing Harris, the Mavericks have no less combat power than last season;

Sitting on a foundation of 73 wins, the Warriors led by the Splash Brothers;

Signing Rubio, sitting on Jaylen Brown, Porzingis, Ayton and other talents, the Suns are finally going to make a big splash;

Signed Dedmon, the Kings who almost entered the playoffs last season under the performance of Hield, Fox, Barnes, etc.;

Jokic, who dominates and personally drives the system, and the Nuggets who also almost made the playoffs last season;

Trail Blazers with two guns and signed Whiteside;

With Jimmy Butler, Doncic, the fifth Clippers in the Western Conference last season;

Sign Bledsoe, plus the original Jazz with Mitchell and Gobert;

There are 15 teams in the West, except for the Thunder and Grizzlies who are confirmed to be bad, the Timberwolves are really bad.

12 teams, almost every one has enough reason and strength to enter the playoffs in the new season!

If before Tang Tian retired, it was a competition between several super teams, then the new season will be a real competition.

Just like Tang Tian said at the retirement press conference, he does not rule out the possibility of a comeback.

So no one knows whether Tang Tian will come back after a year of rest like Jordan did.

You must know that after Jordan completed his three consecutive championships, he took a year off and immediately had another wave of three consecutive championships.

Tang Tian, ​​who is even more terrifying than Jordan, won four consecutive championships in a year after four consecutive championships, or even five or six consecutive championships.

Therefore, Tang Tian's rest time is very precious to each team.

To put it in the most intuitive terms, all the teams are trying their best to win the championship this year.

As in the west, so in the east.

Not to mention renewing Irving, signing Lopez, and maintaining the same competitiveness as last season's Bucks.