In other words, Cole should have made his decision now.

"I haven't told anyone else yet, but you know I'm a person who likes to challenge new things."

Cole continued.

Lin Ying also came to his senses. This was probably related to the meeting just now.

Next season for the Nets will be difficult at best and a mess at worst.

So there's nothing to blame. Cole himself came to the Nets as an assistant coach as a springboard.

Karl's absence in last year's playoffs gave him a stage to fully demonstrate his abilities, and other teams could naturally see it.

He should have received invitations from more than one team, and finally chose the Warriors among many teams.

"It's a great place and they have a lot of potential."

Lin Ying nodded.

In history, Cole also went to the Warriors this year, and then reached the peak of his debut, leading the team to win the championship.

The Warriors' lineup hasn't changed much now. It doesn't mean they will win the championship if Cole leaves, but they are still very competitive.

"Come on, although I think it will be difficult for the Nets next season, but with you, I think everything is possible. Maybe we will meet in the finals?"

Cole said with a smile.

Lin Ying smiled and nodded.

Cole's words are not only very confident in him, but also quite confident in himself.

…

On the second day after the free market opened, the free market finally made a big move.

The Mavericks offered Chandler Parsons of the Rockets a three-year, 2+1 maximum salary contract worth $45 million.

The Rockets gave up the match after weighing the situation, and the Mavericks finally used the contract space that Nowitzki jumped out of to complete the reinforcement.

Just after this, Nowitzki announced that he had reached a three-year, $25 million contract extension with the Mavericks.

This immediately shocked the alliance.

The contract renewal meme was also born.

Kuban: "94 million in 4 years."

Nowitzki: "Ten million in two years."

Kuban: "80 million in 4 years."

Nowitzki: "15 million in three years."

Kuban: “60 million in three years.”

Nowitzki: "25 million in three years, deal!"

The owner-player relationship between Kuban and Nowitzki is unique in the NBA.

In this way, the Mavericks will still be very competitive next season.

Holiday, Courtney Lee, Parsons, Nowitzki, Yao Ming.

This lineup still has the potential to compete for championships.

On the same day, the Warriors officially announced that they had fired Mark Jackson and that the team's new head coach would be Steve Kerr.

Then at the same time, the Warriors offered Livingston a three-year, 16 million contract.

"Another Day the Nets Are Dismantled."

At this time, there were more and more rumors between the Cavaliers and James.

…

Manhattan, James Mansion.

James is sitting on the sofa, opposite Rich Paul.

"Pat Riley contacted me and they will trade Wade for Melo, and the deal is almost done.

It was obvious that he called me at this time with the intention of using it as a bargaining chip for you to stay."

Paul has figured out Riley quite a bit.

"The king does not see the king."

James gave an answer.

Perhaps in the eyes of many people this would be a reinforcement, but in his eyes it is not.

Anthony has a proud heart, not to mention that the two of them had an unpleasant quarrel because of "decision one".

Unless one of them is completely incompetent, it will be difficult for them to cooperate.

"What does Cleveland say?"

James is more concerned about the Cavaliers now.

The Cavaliers were third in the Eastern Conference last season. When he joins such a team, the competitiveness is there.

"They have agreed to trade James Harden, and Gilbert said he can make the same investment as Ballmer."

"very good."

James felt very satisfied.

This is similar to what Lin Ying guessed, but not exactly the same.

In addition to compatibility issues, there is also the attitude of the Cavaliers.

When he left, Gilbert cursed him openly.

So if he goes back, the attitude of the Cavaliers management is crucial.

As for the previous conflicts, they all focused on money.

Gilbert's attitude now speaks volumes.

Although the Cavaliers were third in the Eastern Conference last year, they couldn't defeat the Nets with those people alone.

Now it depends on what chips the Cavaliers' management can get in exchange for Harden. That will be the final factor in whether he considers returning to Cleveland.

Otherwise he wouldn't mind trying to get Anthony to surrender to him.

And he is confident enough to persuade Bosh to stay. Their Big Three will still be the most popular team in the Eastern Conference.

Even if he really abandons the principle of never seeing the king, he can go to Los Angeles to join forces with Kobe Paul.

These people, who helped the Dream Team return to the top in 2008, can easily reconnect with each other.

…

On the third day of the free market, Lin Ying was called to his home alone by Walken Dean.

Calling him alone at this time, Lin Ying knew that the management must have made a decision.

Sure enough, after a brief chat, Walken Dean got straight to the point and explained the management's decision.

"We are going to focus on next summer, so we decided to let Jimmy go."

Dean Walken is very direct. He has known Lin Ying for a long time and knows that Lin Ying doesn't like to beat around the bush.

"Jimmy, does he know?"

Lin Ying had foreseen this possibility, so he didn't seem too surprised.

"I have already talked with Jimmy. He knows the current situation of the team and also has ideas about taking on a larger role in a new team."

Lin Ying nodded after listening.

Butler certainly doesn't object to staying, but he does have ambitions.

If he stays with the Nets, he will still be the third in charge, or at most the second in charge. It is unrealistic to become the boss of the Nets unless Lin Ying leaves.

But that possibility is too small. On the contrary, if he goes to a new team, he will have the opportunity to directly become the boss.

"So he's going to Charlotte?"

Butler hadn't told him where he was going before, so it was probably a decision he had just made.

The Knicks won't go, as Butler has been linked to Jordan before.

And it's not necessarily a bad thing for Butler to play for Jordan.

It's not that there is any father-son drama, but there are few people in this league who can stand Jordan's harshness, and Butler will be one of the only few.

"no."

"no?"

"The Hornets withdrew their offer. They seem to still want to focus on next year's free market."

"...As expected of Michael."
To be continued...