Chapter 828 Durant Decides to Join...

These teams have one thing in common, they are already playoff or even championship-level teams.

Add Durant, the playoff team becomes a championship team, and the championship team directly becomes the favorite to win the championship.

Durant is about to usher in the tenth year of his career.

James won his first championship in the 11th year of his career. Even if Tang Tian put aside the first two years as a role player, he won the championship in the fifth year.

If he doesn't win the championship again, he will never have a chance to catch up with the two of them.

Durant's whereabouts have attracted the attention of the entire league, but these have little to do with the Pelicans.

Because they are the only team not interested in Durant.

After finalizing the contracts of Davis, Tang Tian, ​​Holiday and Bo Yang, the Pelicans set their sights on minor repairs.

As Tang Tian expected before, Aminu is very popular in the free market and has already received a 4-year 40 million contract from the Blazers.

The salary of the Pelicans will skyrocket in the next two years. With the three million-level role player contracts of Holiday, Ariza and Bojan, they are ready to give up.

So what they need to reinforce now is not only the backup point guard after trading Dinwiddie, but also the backup power forward.

Of course, because McGee's contract expires, a substitute center can also be considered.

In this year's free agent market, in addition to superstars like Durant and Westbrook, there are also many role players.

The core lineup of the Pelicans is stable, and there are also young players. When reinforcing, experience and immediate combat power must be their priority.

There are also many role players in the free market who agree with their requirements.

In terms of point guards, Jennings, Deron, Jamal Crawford, Jeremy Lin and Augustin are all considered.

For power forwards, David West, Jeff Green, Mbah a Moute, and Richard Jefferson are also suitable candidates.

As for the center, McGee needs to consider whether to renew his contract. Nene, Boban Marjanovic and Haslem are all available candidates.

Dempsey now trusts Tang Tian, ​​and tries his best to discuss with Tang Tian on minor repairs.

After the discussion between the two, Deron and Jeremy Lin are the targets of choice for their backup point guards.

When the Pelicans are strengthening, in addition to experience and immediate combat power, they also need to consider the role of the team.

Like Crawford, who has a strong desire to attack, he must have a lot of shots to be effective in any team, which is different from the role that the Pelicans need.

And with Stephenson already left, they don't need players with too high a possession rate.

At power forward, David West and Jeff Green are available, along with Mbah a Moute.

In the tit-for-tat playoffs, especially against a team like the Warriors who like to use five small lineups, defense must be one of the aspects that need to be considered.

As for the center, because they already have Biyombo and Harrell, who had a brilliant performance in the playoffs last season, what they need is players with other functions.

Based on this premise, Boban will be the first target, followed by McGee or Nene.

Players and teams have a two-way choice. These are the target candidates of the Pelicans, but who will be signed in the end depends on Demps' negotiating ability.

Just as Demps began negotiations, Durant quickly ended meetings with seven teams.

A series of rumors broke out subsequently by Woj.

After the meeting between Durant and the Knicks, according to insiders of the Knicks who participated in the meeting, Durant was very interested in joining Apple City;

The meeting between Durant and the Rockets team went unexpectedly smoothly, because of James Harden, Durant is very likely to join;

The meeting between Durant and the Clippers was calmer than expected, and the Los Angeles factor did not attract Durant as much as expected;

Durant had a very pleasant meeting with the Warriors team. He was very interested in cooperating with Curry and Thompson. Green even chatted with Durant like a brother;

The meeting between Durant and the Thunder took place at the end. The meeting team included team owner Clay Bennett and general manager Sam Presti. Westbrook was not reported to be involved. The meeting between the two parties ended smoothly. ;

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From the series of information released by Woj, it can be seen that with the end of the meeting, Durant's next home has been narrowed down to the Rockets, Warriors and Knicks.

These teams have one thing in common, they are already championship teams.

This sends a strong signal that the strength of the team will be the most important factor in Durant's choice of the final result.

On July 7, seven days have passed since the start of the player free market. After this day is over, the freeze period for free agent signing will also end.

At this moment, Woj broke out several signing messages one after another.

The Pelicans have completed several waves of signings in a row.

After Jeremy Lin chose to join the Nets for 40 million in three years and formed a double-gun backcourt with Russell.

They and veteran Deron Williams reached a 2-year, 5 million contract with a team option for the second year.

It is reported that Deron also got a one-year offer of 5 million from the Cavaliers, but he himself finally chose to join the Pelicans.

The Pelicans and veteran David West reached a one-year basic salary contract with a contract value of around $1.55 million.

The original intention of West leaving the Pacers was to compete for the championship, and the purpose was quite clear.

Last season, he was more optimistic about the Rockets that make up the Big Three, and this year he is more optimistic about the defending champion.

West was an important rotation for the Rockets last season, averaging 7.8 points and 3.7 rebounds in 18 minutes per game, and his shooting percentage was as high as 55%.

It can be said that the Pelicans are quite profitable to sign him with a basic salary.

These two signings were basically in Tang Tian's plan, but the subsequent signing made him happy.

In the case of a three-year 2100 contract at the same time as the Pistons, Boban Marjanovic chose to join the Pelicans, and the Spurs did not match the contract.

In the signing process, in addition to the strength and respect given by the Pelicans, Jokic, his teammate of the Serbian national team, was also a joining factor.

The loss of Dinwiddie made the Pelicans look damaged, but these consecutive signings have not only restored their strength, but even improved their strength.

But the fans haven't started talking about it yet, and Woj's last-minute revelations have all their attention.

Durant announced his final decision on this day.

He will join the Golden State Warriors.

"I'm so excited to be a part of the Warriors. I'm really looking forward to working with Steph and Klay. In fact, I had this idea last year. Now that it's come true, I'm looking forward to serving the Bay Area fans. Bring more championships."