Chapter 317 2003 NBA Free Agency Market(2/2)
Sun Hao and Little Nelson had a good relationship. They smiled and went up to say hello. After sitting down, they talked about Annie's recent situation.
What he got was good news. There was a doctor in Switzerland who was very good at this and had started treatment, and the results were very good.
"Dell said Anne is an angel, she will definitely get better."
Sun Hao remembered what Harris had said before and said with a smile.
Little Nelson nodded.
As the two chatted, they talked about the news of the reinforcement of the free market.
As Sun Hao thought before, Nelson Jr. has not many connections in the league, which makes him more passive when pursuing free agents.
Take Payton and Malone, the two hottest veterans in the market today.
Neither of these two have won the championship yet.
Payton is 35 years old, and with his ability and style of play, he can still play in the NBA for 3 to 5 years.
But Malone is already 40 years old. If nothing unexpected happens, this will be his last season in the NBA.
For Malone, joining the defending champion Mavericks is the best choice.
But both Payton and Malone...readily rejected Nelson.
There are many reasons for rejection, including Nelson, who is not familiar with them, and the city of Dallas that they don’t like...
But the most important thing is that the Mavericks can't give them the role they want.
Although they are old, they want to compete for the championship, not to get involved in the championship ring.
What they want is a more convincing champion than last season's Barkley.
The Mavericks are well-manned in point guards and power forwards and cannot give them the role they want.
This is probably the reason why they did not go to the Spurs in history.
"We have almost the same manpower now."
Sun Hao spoke to comfort Nelson.
Now the Mavericks' roster:
Point Guards: Sun Hao, Van Exel, Calderon;
Points: Bale, Adrian Griffin;
Xiaopeng: Finley, Josh Howard;
Greater: Nowitzki, Lafrenz;
Center: Danpier;
In fact, if Malone comes, the role will be bigger than last season's Barkley.
But if someone doesn't want to come, you can't force him to come.
And it's also good to renew Collins, who played the starting center with the Nets in history.
Or in other words, if the Mavericks' current configuration is to defend their title, it is not necessary for anyone to do so.
After hearing this, Nelson nodded, but sighed.
Sun Hao looked at him in confusion.
"If we can't take them, they will probably go to Los Angeles, where our opponents."
Nelson Jr. continued to explain the reason for his sigh.
Just like when Jordan came to Sun Hao before, the two of them talked about the most important point, the operation of free markets not only requires consideration of strengthening itself, but also considering the main competitors.
Will the Lakers F4 still appear in the end?
Sun Hao had no in-depth understanding of this history before, and after really being in it, he found that the emergence of F4 seemed inevitable.
The Eagle County incident has made OK's situation apart. The only thing that can allow them to temporarily ease the conflict is the championship.
At this time, it was a good thing to watch the end of the dynasty last season by the Mavericks.
The best way to do this is to form a luxurious enough lineup.
Then it will be natural to gather Malone and Payton, who have become free agents and have not won the championship, to the team.
And the Lakers meet all their requirements, championship, team roles, and FPX, the frustrators league.
With this analysis, this is almost something that will inevitably happen after the Eagle County incident.
So you think this is a blessing or a disaster?
"They are just two veterans, Donnie, we are young and everything will be fine."
Seeing the worried expression of little Nelson, Sun Hao said with a smile.
Little Nelson was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
He was really over-worrying. Sun Hao was so confident, so what else did he fear?
On the third day after the free market opened, while fans were still talking about the Eagle County incident, the free market began to release bombs one after another.
The Lakers, in an extremely fast manner, won two of the hottest veterans in the free market, Gary Payton and Carl Malone.
The former signed a full middle-class contract, and the latter signed a veteran’s basic salary!
All of a sudden, all the fans' attention was diverted from Kobe's side, and it was in an instant.
Perhaps from the perspective of Sun Hao, the time traveler, the Lakers' reaction to form F4 is: Oh, what should happen or not.
But in the eyes of others, the reaction was: What's this! Other teams are playing with snakes!
Last season, 35-year-old Payton played in the Supersonics and the Bucks, playing 80 games on average, averaging 20.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 8.4 assists and 1.7 steals, with a shooting percentage of 45.4%.
Malone, 40, played 81 games with the Jazz, averaging 20.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and shot 46.2%.
Many people may not believe it. Payton's average assists per game last season was the second highest in his career, while Malone had the highest average assists per game!
The Lakers are like gathering four Hall of Fame-level players all at once, and they are still in excellent form last season!
If Phil Jackson can run-in four people, they even have a chance to break the Bulls dynasty’s record of 72 wins!
After this news came out, almost everyone felt that the championship had been booked by the Lakers, and other teams would definitely be the role of accompanying the prince next season.
But soon, this year's free market has been staged with people one after another.
Just when everyone was paying attention to the Lakers F4, a quote from the Wizards to the Warriors once again made fans feel what excitement is.
Under the terms of the Early Bird Rights, the Warriors' contract renewal for Arenas can only be 175% of the player's salary in the previous year (but not more than the maximum salary) or 105% of the league's average salary in the previous year.
To convert, it is a contract with a starting salary of US$4.9 million.
This contract obviously cannot match Arenas' worth.
So, the Warriors could only watch other teams offer Arenas but were powerless.
Jordan once again showed everyone his ability to "be the same as before" and offered Arenas a contract with a starting salary of $8.5 million, which allowed the Wizards to win among the contenders.
Amid the envious and jealous expressions of a group of fans, the Wizards ushered in a first-class dual-energy guard after Jordan retired.
Xiao Sunhao, Yao Ming, plus Mobri and Hamilton.
The Wizards in the new season are still teams at the finals level.
Chapter completed!