activa-t Chapter 759
Chapter 759
Chapter 759
The free market is booming, but the Memphis Grizzlies are working behind closed doors and have not participated in it at all.
It seems, they are ready to be self-sufficient?
First, he quietly poached away the most beautiful cub of the Los Angeles Clippers last season——
Corey Maggette!
In the contract year, Corey Maggette worked extremely hard. He played 70 games for the Los Angeles Clippers last season, averaging 35.7 minutes per game, ranking first in the team, scoring 22.1 points, and also ranking first in the team.
In addition, he also contributed 5.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1 block.
Is such dazzling data worth an annual salary of tens of millions?
Corey Maggette is ready to move, but Clippers owner Donald Sterling is a notorious cheapskate.
Moreover, the Los Angeles Clippers will give Elton Brand 1600 million this season and introduce Baron Davis at a high price. How can they give him so much money?
So, agent Diana Day came up with a clever plan:
Mingxiu plank road, dark Chencang.
Through Zhao Ke's relationship, the Memphis Grizzlies made an offer to force the Clippers.
However, they all underestimated the extent of Sterling's stinginess.
When Alan Houston offered the Clippers $5 million over five years, claiming to take away Corey Maggette, the Clippers agreed without hesitation, even a little bit excited:
"No problem, take him away!"
Alan Houston was taken aback on the spot.
That's not how the script was written!
This offer is not an exaggeration. You must know that the Clippers just used this price to snatch Baron Davis from the Golden State Warriors a day ago. At that time, they didn't even blink...
In other words, Diana Day seems to have a wrong understanding of the Clippers' market. Although the Los Angeles Clippers snatched Beard to be the captain, they don't seem to have any intention of joining the arms race.
According to the pissing nature of the Clippers, I'm afraid they are going to start cutting leeks again!
Sterling doesn't really care about the record or anything, as long as the tickets can be sold, it's enough for someone to watch!
Isn't she bad for a white girl with blond hair and blue eyes and a soft voice?
Tired of thinking so much about these niggas?
He only pays attention to cost control!
Alan Houston could only take Corey Maggette to Memphis.
However, this is only a stopgap measure.
Corey Maggette has already won the championship with Zhao Ke!
He doesn't need a ring right now, instead he wants to go to a team with no superstars, get some exposure, and sign some endorsement contracts to earn money is the last word!
Diana Day then brought Mutombo to Alan Houston.
Uncle Mu had almost no playing time in the Bobcats last season, and this summer the Bobcats recalled Pau Gasol who was placed in the Spanish League to fight monsters and upgrade. Uncle Mu is completely useless.
The Charlotte Bobcats implicitly stated that this season, Uncle Mu can consider going to the staff position to play a vote!
Uncle refused, he thought he could play until 45 years old.
So, the generous Memphis Grizzlies declared:
Sign Dikembe Mutombo for three years and $1000 million!
Mutombo introduced his good friend again——
Theo Ratliff!
Without saying a word, Alan Houston gave him the same treatment as Uncle Mu.
In this way, the Memphis Grizzlies' 15-man roster becomes weird:
Eight internal lines:
Dikembe Mutombo, Theo Ratliff, Greg Oden, DeAndre Jordan, Serge Ibaka, Brook Lopez, Robin Lopez, Roy Hibbert
Three point guards: Mike Conley, Patrick Beverley, Goran Dragic
Three small forwards: Grant Hill, Shane Battier, Corey Maggette
A shooting guard: Zhao Ke
Obviously unreasonable lineup, urgent need for trade.
But Alan Houston was not in a hurry, and even started vacationing with his wife and children.
It seems that this is what the Memphis Grizzlies want, their lineup has been carved to perfection, no change!
In fact, he was also in a hurry.
But Qiao Rannuo asked him to listen to Zhao Ke, and Zhao Ke went to the training camp again!
During this period, apart from asking him to bring Maggette, Uncle Mu, and Ratliff back, there was no movement!
Zhao Ke is waiting, waiting for the arms race among the great powers to start.
What the Memphis Grizzlies are doing now is called hoarding, and it is of no benefit for the time being.
But when the arms race starts, it's uncertain. Those general managers who are pushed into a hurry can do anything!
At that time, it is beneficial to fish, which is called——
Speculation!
Zhao Ke didn't wait long, and the Philadelphia 76ers took the lead.
He didn't even make it to the Eastern Conference Finals last season, which the "logo" man couldn't tolerate.
With a swipe of the pen, the core of the Clippers, Elton Brand, entered Philadelphia with a five-year contract of $5 million, squeezing David Lee into the bench. The starting lineup of the 8200ers next season will become:
Iverson, Korver, Iguodala, Brand, boxing champion
On paper, this lineup can finally wrestle with the Bobcats!
This signing kicked off the prelude to the arms race among the NBA powers in the summer of 2008!
A few days later, Danny Ainge shot.
Announcing a deal between the Boston Celtics and the Phoenix Suns:
Ray Allen and Shaquille O'Neal swapped clubs. In order to balance the deal, the Celtics also sent 200 million in cash.
The Big Three changed their heads and are still the Big Three:
O'Neal + Garnett + Pierce
Looks like it's been updated!
The Suns perfectly resolved the conflicts within the team, and also strengthened the outside firepower. After Ray Allen joined, the team is actually more suitable for bombardment, but that is not D'Antoni's running and bombing...
Immediately afterwards, the Cleveland Cavaliers began recruiting:
First, complete the deal with the New York Knicks.
Zach Randolph came to the Big Apple, which matched his temperament, and David West was sent to be the captain of the emperor's guard.
Sometimes you have to admire the brains of the Knicks management——
Apart from having less fat, David West is not as good as the blue fat man?
This is probably a contagious neurosis, and the source is probably James Dolan!
Then, Damon Jones was used to buy Maurice Williams from Milwaukee, and Sean Livingston, who had returned from injury and was abandoned by the Los Angeles Clippers, was hired with a two-year minimum salary.
In this way, the knights can be regarded as being strengthened inside and out, and the emperor can once again conquer by himself!
The Lakers, Spurs, Mavericks, Nuggets, and the Bobcats, Magic, and Heat in the East are holding back temporarily, probably because they haven't negotiated their respective bargaining chips, and the lineup can't stand the toss, so we're going to wait and see.
After careful calculation, at least eight giant teams have risen one after another.
That puts considerable pressure on each other, and other non-Big playoff teams.
After all, no one wants a repeat of last season's tragedy for the Portlanders...
(End of this chapter)