One Thousand Four Hundred and Sixty-Three. Transaction 1

On the 22nd, the Grizzlies announced that they would not trade Paul George. While gaining Paul George's trust, they also confirmed the plan for next season.

It was a little late, but the confirmed plan did not hinder the Grizzlies' previous contact with other teams and free agents.

As the Lakers have risen from the favorite to the super favorite, the free agents who want to hit the championship have become very hesitant.

Even Anthony and Howard, two superstars, have not decided on their next home and are still meeting with various teams.

Originally, after the finals, people thought that Paul, who was the first to test the free market, would become the protagonist of the soap opera, but who knew that Paul would make the decision the fastest.

On the morning of July 28, the Grizzlies made the first deal after the offseason began!

The Grizzlies sent Jimmy Butler and received from the Jazz the veteran Richard Jefferson who had just been traded to the Jazz by the Warriors, this year's first-round 27th pick Rudy Gobert, and a compensation of 1 million US dollars for the Jazz's return.

As the defending champion, the Grizzlies' free market moves have always attracted much attention.

After the Lakers formed the Kobe-James combination, the media and fans were even more concerned about the Grizzlies' free market moves.

On the Lakers side, Nick Young, Kaman, Wesley Johnson, the No. 4 pick in 2010, and Jordan Farmar, the Lakers' former player, joined the team with a minimum salary; JR Smith renewed his contract with last season's salary of 2.81 million US dollars, 3 years and 10 million, a conscience price, and the Spurs offered him 3 years and 15 million but he didn't go; Metta World Peace's contract expired, and he signed a 1+1 veteran minimum salary...

The Kobe-James combination is so attractive!

This is based on the fact that when James made his first public appearance after being traded, he decided to execute the remaining two years of his contract in advance, and Kobe and the Lakers reached a two-year 40 million contract extension.

With Kobe's off-ball status and James' strength, the Lakers had one of the best duos in the league before 2016, and the appeal was even stronger than Kobe + Paul last year.

As for the Grizzlies, it took a long time to confirm that Paul George would not leave the team.

Therefore, people are concerned about whether Jimmy Butler will stay or go. In people's eyes, Jimmy Butler is like Paul George before last season. He has been patiently honing his skills in the Grizzlies. It is almost time to show his ability. Paul George should have been traded, but now Paul George stays.

The already tense ball rights are bound to become even more tense.

As expected, Jimmy Butler was traded in the end, and he was exchanged for a veteran and the third center, filling the vacancy on the bench and Lopez Jr.

He also received a compensation of 1 million US dollars, which can buy a second-round draft pick, and there is still money left to pay Gobert's salary.

Jimmy Butler averaged 17 minutes of playing time in his second year, scoring 6.2 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.1 steals. He has talent, but he is still a lottery ticket scratcher, unlike Paul George who has already cashed in his lottery ticket. The Jazz are willing to give such chips. In people's opinion, the Grizzlies made a good deal.

Although Richard Jefferson was pardoned in the middle of the 2011-2012 season, he played very well in the Warriors over the past year or so, especially last season when he partnered with Harden, averaging 11 points per game. The veteran's base salary was worth it. However, the Warriors flirted with free agent Andre Iguodala, and Harris Barnes, a second-year player who looks quite talented, had no place for Richard Jefferson, so he was traded to the Jazz by the Warriors.

Because the Grizzlies have a strong foundation of strength - the core combination of Sun Ce + Randolph + Gasol, this trio is strong. At the same time, in terms of the salary of this trio, after the Heat's Big Three were separated, only Kobe + James + Nene's salary was higher than theirs.

So the Grizzlies can only offer a minimum salary or middle class like the Lakers, but Memphis is not as attractive as Los Angeles. Not only that, the Grizzlies have just won two consecutive championships, and the minimum salary is even less attractive.

Therefore, if the Grizzlies set their sights on the free market, most of the signings can only be minor repairs. The only thing worth watching is the full middle class that the Grizzlies have but the Lakers do not.

However, I didn't expect the Grizzlies to actually trade back Richard Jefferson, resolve some of the team's ball rights conflicts, and get back a rookie center in the late first round.

And there is still a full middle class available.

In fact, there are many reasons for the public opinion that the Grizzlies will have a hard time next season if they don't make drastic changes, such as ball rights, slackness after two consecutive championships, Randolph's aging + weight control... and other factors.

However, the Grizzlies themselves are still very much anticipated, and the reason why the Grizzlies are highly anticipated is very simple-Sun Ce!

The Grizzlies have now cleared the salary space through the draft and trades to get a full middle-class contract. Now, people's attention in the Grizzlies' free market is all on this key middle-class contract.

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Sun Ce received a call and heard that the team's general manager Chris Wallace said he wanted to trade Jimmy Butler, and he was not surprised.

Jimmy Butler has always shown his ambition, but Sun Ce didn't expect the team to take Gobert back!

A newly selected rookie center, the Jazz traded before scratching the lottery ticket. Sun Ce felt that he still underestimated the appeal of the forwards and guards trained by his own team to other teams.

Originally, Sun Ce did not plan to select Gobert during the draft because he already had Gasol and Larry Sanders. Larry Sanders has been playing well since he stopped using basketball as a tool to make money, and because he has been winning games, he has not thought about retiring.

In this way, the third center will not have much playing time. The situation of Lopez is different. Lopez has long been clear that he is a blue-collar worker, and his technical characteristics have long been mature.

Rookie centers are different. They need playing time to be trained. Unlike Jimmy Butler, who plays in the Development League and trains in his rookie year, he can become a fixed rotation in his second year.

Therefore, choosing a center to train may not be easy to sell. He can't show any talent and can't be sold. The team has a position for the power forward.

But since he is back from the trade, keep him. It depends on whether Gobert can seize the time when Gasol and Larry Sanders are resting to perform well.

If he can't adapt, there is no way. In the stage of attacking the three consecutive championships, it is impossible to let Gasol and Larry Sanders reduce their playing time to accommodate a rookie.

Sun Ce looked at it and found that if Hardaway Jr. is more suitable to play shooting guard, then there are only two positions left: point guard and power forward!

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