One Thousand Four Hundred and Seventy-Two. The Last Target of Recruitment

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On August 29, the league had a deal that shocked the basketball circle. The Celtics sent away the soul of the team!

Previously, the Knicks pardoned Amar'e Stoudemire and reduced his salary to more than 56 million. However, it is still a long way from signing Howard first and then trading. Even if the space is cleared through other transactions, it will only free up more than 11 million space.

The 76ers agreed to take a contract of about 4-5 million. Since the contract negotiated with Howard is a 5-year contract of 103 million, with a starting salary of 18.51 million US dollars, the Knicks must clear more than 7 million space. The 76ers are willing to take Cole Aldridge's garbage contract of more than 4 million, which is also an expired contract, and it is still a little short.

When the Zen Master was in a headache, the Celtics extended a "helping hand".

After a long negotiation, the Knicks sent Andrew Bynum, the 2015 first-round unprotected draft pick, and the right to swap the 2016 first-round draft pick, and traded for Paul Pierce.

The Celtics took over the 4-year, $82 million contract that Bynum signed with the Knicks in the summer of 2012 when he opted out of the contract. There are still 3 years left on this contract, and the salary for next season is $19.89 million.

Pierce's 4-year, $61 million contract renewed in 2010 is an expiring contract in the new season, with a salary of $15.33 million. Since the Celtics relied on the space to eat the difference in the contracts of Bynum and Pierce, the Knicks were able to expand their salary space to nearly $16 million.

Then the Knicks sent the 2017 first-round unprotected draft pick, the right to swap the 2018 first-round draft pick, and the expiring contract of Cole Aldridge, and got Howard from the Philadelphia 76ers, signing first and then exchanging for 5 years and $1.03 billion.

The Knicks formed a combination of Dragic + Pierce + Howard, and once again had a competitive core lineup.

But the Knicks will not have a high draft pick until 2018, even if they accidentally rank last in the league.

According to the media's evaluation, the Knicks should be able to enter the playoffs next season, which means they will not have lottery picks. Then the first round of 2015 and 2017 will be gone, and other teams have the right to exchange the draft picks in 2016 and 2018. The Knicks will definitely get the worse one among the draft picks of the exchanged teams.

Sun Ce saw that the deal was reached and knew that it was a matter of time. In order to get Howard, the Knicks also spent a lot of money, paying 40 million US dollars for the amnesty of Stoudemire, and also sent away Bynum, a 26-year-old lottery ticket. With the Zen Master suppressing Bynum, although he is still wasteful, he is not as wasteful as the 76ers. It seems that he can still play for a few years.

A center averaging 15+9 per game with 20 million per year is also good in this era.

However, the Celtics still sent Pierce away... This made Sun Ce feel that Angie was really cruel!

Others who had trained together after seeing this news also complained about the Celtics crazily, and the Internet was even more blown up!

Then, on September 3, the Celtics completely cleared out the Big Three + Rondo.

The Celtics and the Nets reached a deal. The Celtics used Kevin Garnett's two-year contract as a bargaining chip to get Gerald Wallace, who had three years left on his contract, the Nets' 2017 first-round unprotected draft pick, and the right to swap the 2018 draft pick.

Garnett and Gerald Wallace have similar salaries,

and no other players joined the deal.

After the two Celtics trades, their general manager Danny Ainge became the target of criticism from fans and the media.

Compared with James's almost naked signing with the Heat, the impact is even worse. James is a player after all and has the right to make his own choice, but trading Pierce has caused Danny Ainge to be boycotted by the top players.

Ordinary All-Star players may not have a problem with money. If the Celtics offer the highest salary that other teams are not so willing to give, they will not refuse.

But players who can get the top salary wherever they go, such as Paul George and Klay Thompson, clearly feel that the Celtics are not a good place to go, especially after comparing with the Grizzlies management...

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After Danny Ainge brought the last climax to this crazy summer, the free market gradually came to an end, leaving only some marginal role players to sign.

The media's attention was focused on the sale of the Clippers.

Since the Clippers really don't have much value, without Paul, Griffin, and Jordan, so far, buyers are waiting and watching.

Sun Ce originally thought that Microsoft boss Ballmer would buy it directly, and John would have no chance, but Ballmer didn't buy it, but hooked up with the owner of the Nets in New York.

Although Nets owner Prokhorov is rich, the oil tycoon is not doing well due to sanctions against Russia.

But John is unwilling to try to make an offer at this time, and Sun Ce does not want to make an offer at this time. The Clippers are a mess, so let's wait for the league to solve the problems there first, just like the Hornets did at the beginning, and clean up the junk contracts first.

For example, Boozer has two years and 32 million left on his contract, and no one is willing to spend this money.

The Clippers may be managed by the league for one or two years like the Hornets.

Boozer played well last season, averaging 18 points and 9 rebounds per game, with high efficiency.

But that's because of Rose and Sloan. Before Sloan joined the Bulls, Boozer had a downward trend as soon as he signed a big contract.

However, if the salary is minimum or mid-level, there are many teams that want Boozer, and they are all waiting for the league to amnesty Boozer. He signed a five-year contract in 2010.

For example, the Grizzlies have reserved the last position, and the Lakers have also reserved a power forward position.

According to what Sun Ce learned from the team, the team has been in contact with Stoudemire, but is also waiting for negotiations between the league and Boozer. There is no doubt that Boozer is the better choice.

But in contrast, Stoudemire is also waiting for a price. The Heat, Lakers, Celtics, and Knicks are all eyeing these two players who are amnesty or may be amnesty.

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With Danny Ainge being scolded so much, the turbulent free market finally cooled down, and the training of Sun Ce and others went smoothly during this period.

On September 15th, the three-week training is over, and the players of the Lakers, Hornets, and Grizzlies will also be separated.

During the training, Sun Ce improved, felt his shortcomings, and learned about his strengths and weaknesses when facing these partners who trained with him.

The most important thing is progress!

In addition, I have a better understanding of these players. Irving is very proud that he wants to challenge his idol all day long but dare not really challenge him. Anthony Davis admires James very much.

What interests Sun Ce the most is Leonard. He and Leonard have never sparred before. The other party just imitates Kobe's movements and learns them. Occasionally Kobe will give guidance.

"Isn't he an Iverson fan? How come his skills are similar to Kobe's?"