Chapter 1143 Who Is Coming to the Lakers?

Butler, George, Walker, Jokic and others have not yet made any move, but James took the lead in making a decision.

He even skipped the process of meeting with other teams.

The news broke quite suddenly.

Those fans who had been shouting that James would be a man and a city next season and stay forever in Cleveland were hit in the face with a bit of pain.

However, because of the big mouth of "father-in-law" Johnson, although most fans were surprised, they were not shocked.

But if this happens, the entire free market will be completely disrupted.

According to reports in the Los Angeles media, George is likely to join the Lakers along with James.

George wanted to go to New Orleans before but failed, so Los Angeles was his second choice.

He has been very interested in returning to his hometown to play in the past year, and now is undoubtedly the best opportunity.

However, unlike James, although he is eligible to sign Tang Tian's clause, he can only sign first and then trade with the Cavaliers, or sign 1+1 first with the Lakers.

George is obviously leaning towards the former.

At the same time, the media in Cleveland also spread rumors that they would not let George go because of the Tang Tian clause.

James went to the Lakers, and George became the second big fish to be associated with the Lakers, but he was by no means the only one.

According to follow-up reports from the Los Angeles media, Durant, Butler, Walker, and Jokic are all targets pursued by the Lakers.

Because of Jenny Buss' advance preparation, the Lakers now have sufficient salary space. In addition to signing two super giants, they can also acquire a quasi-super giant like Jokic who has just finished his rookie contract.

James' favorite Big Three model is still flourishing in the Lakers.

However, after the Los Angeles media reported it, other media quickly responded.

The first to react was the Auckland media.

As previously released, the Warriors will still keep Durant at any cost.

Fans are looking forward to a Jandu union, but that is impossible.

And what's different from last time is that this time a reporter got news from people in Durant's camp that Durant prefers to stay with the Warriors.

Although I had a hard time with the Warriors last season, it didn't matter when it came to money.

Moreover, the Oakland media also revealed that the Warriors are trying to persuade Cousins, who is in a poor market, and hope that the latter will join the team as a mid-level player.

When the Tang Tian clause was introduced and the team's tendency to stick together was greatly reduced, the Warriors relied on the cheap contracts of Thompson and Green to do the opposite.

If four-star doesn't work, go to five-star. I won't give up until I win the championship.

Followed by the Dallas media, it was reported that Nowitzki is likely to choose to retire directly, which will allow the team to use space to keep Jokic.

Jokic's rookie contract has just expired, and his maximum starting salary only requires 25% of the salary cap, in other words, it is only about 26 million.

And only the Mavericks have Jokic's Bird clause and the 12.5% ​​increase as the parent team.

According to expert analysis, Jokic is very likely to stay in Dallas.

The ones that get the most attention are Walker and Butler of the Pelicans.

It is no longer possible for the Pelicans to keep Walker and Butler at the same time. Their most extreme situation is to keep only one of the two.

Judging from the information revealed so far, both of them tend to sign the super maximum salary under Tang Tian's terms, and then sign and then trade to join other teams.

Walker's market is relatively small, but Butler has become an absolute favorite.

Before joining the Pelicans, he was a first-team defender, and after playing for a year, he was still a second-team, first-defense player. Everyone wants such a super giant.

Including the Lakers, who have now released news.

However, according to news from close friends of Butler, Butler only wanted to be the team boss after leaving the Pelicans, and he was not interested in playing next to James.

After going around in circles, it turned out that no one seemed to be going to the Lakers.

But the good news is that the Lakers have two quality rookies in Ball and Simmons and are still very aggressive in the trade market.

Especially Simmons, because he has never been able to practice shooting and his playing style is similar to James, there is a high probability that he will be traded.

And a rookie of his level can at least be replaced by an All-Star.

Even if James is suffering, it seems impossible for the Lakers to come to the Lakers. He can only cut his flesh, use his traffic to post an animated picture on Instagram, and shout at the screen: "Who is coming to the Lakers?"

After the third day of free agency, Tang Tian returned to New Orleans.

He came back not because of the team, but after working hard for half a year, Olson finally got pregnant!

Sure enough, preparing for pregnancy has a lot to do with the environment and mood.

It was useless to work hard for so long before, but I succeeded in just a few days during this vacation.

As soon as he returned to the manor in New Orleans, Dempsey followed him through the door.

Both Walker and Butler are leaving, and Demps can't keep him. Now he can only sign and trade to stop the loss.

After the Tangtian clause was introduced, the biggest impact this year was the sudden increase in sign-and-trade transactions.

Because the basis of Tang Tian's clause is the designated veteran clause, only the home team can sign.

If the parent team is unwilling to cooperate, if the player wants to sign this contract, he can only sign a 1+1 transition with the new team, but this is risky for the player.

After successfully preparing for pregnancy, Tang Tian was also interested in taking care of the team's affairs.

It was only then that he learned that Bo Yang had been traded.

He suddenly had the urge to knock Demps. With Butler gone, Bojan was the team's first choice as the starting small forward.

Although Siakam can also play three, his three-point shooting is unstable and cannot open up space, and he also plays the fourth position most of the time.

But he didn't say anything. After all, Dempsey had tried to contact him, but he was too busy trying to get pregnant.

"San Antonio, are you still touting Green?"

Tang Tian thought for a while and asked.

Dempsey nodded.

Green was in poor form last season, especially his three-point shot, which earned him the nickname "Zhang Tielin."

And more importantly, he is not young anymore, and it seems that he will be eliminated from the league soon.

After all, Popovich's men can't play well, which means they are really about to die.

"Try to trade him."

Tang Tian explained to Dempsey.

"Huh? He... is in very bad shape. Should we find someone who is more stable with three-pointers?"

Demps didn't expect that Tang Tian would want Green. Even without a trade, signing Ariza back in the free market would be better than Green!

"No, just play with me and your condition will be better."

Tang Tian said with a smile.

He and Green were teammates on the Spurs, and they have an eye.

As he said, Green will definitely be in good shape if he plays with him.

reason?

Determined by Green's technical characteristics.

Green is a top three-point shooter, but he is completely different from Curry. His top-up shooting is very poor. What he is good at is open three-pointers.

Leonard was retired for the season last season, and the Spurs have no absolute strength, so Green will naturally have fewer open three-point opportunities.

Historically, after Green and Leonard went to the Raptors together, their regular season three-point shooting percentage suddenly returned to the top of the league. This is the fundamental reason.

Green's style of play must be paired with a super giant to exert its power.

And now, he is the biggest super giant.