sbdcsierra Chapter 826 Become a villain in advance 【Subscription】
Chapter 826 Become a villain in advance 【Subscription】
After the draft conference ended, the NBA also entered the offseason on July 1, and on this day, the free agency market officially opened.
This also means that only the players who have jobs are resting, while the players whose contracts are waiting for new jobs, and the management of each team have started their busy work, looking for suitable free agents in the free market, looking for other The team made various trades, reorganized the team's lineup, and went to the G-League and Summer League lineups to find people who could be used...
Wait, wait, etc. All of this actually has little to do with the Sword Immortal team. They have no other goals and tasks other than trading Knight.
Because they have no salary space, Hardaway and Houston still occupy more than 70% of the team's salary, and the two of them, Hardaway played 31 games last season, averaging 10 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists per game, and Houston played only 31 games. In 21 games, they averaged only 7 points per game. These two contributed very little, and they have become the guys with high salary and low performance. Unless a few draft picks are posted, no one will take over at all.
However, Lin Long has no interest in posting draft picks for substitutions, he only likes to accept other people's draft picks.
Not to mention that these two have already come to the last year of their respective contracts. As long as the 2005-2006 season has passed, their contracts will expire, and the Sword Immortals will also get huge salary space once again!
Although in 2006 no top big-name contracts expired, only the contracts of second-tier players such as Ben Wallace, Kirilenko, and Peja expired, but for Lin Long, he was not in a hurry at all. It's a rubbish contract.
When it comes to signing a free agent, the important thing is to be steadfast and ruthless! Being used as a bargaining chip, I invited people to a meal for nothing, and after a walk around the city, the players expressed their embarrassment and I won’t be here. This kind of thing, Lin Long will never let her happen to her!
Come if you want, or pull down if you don't.
However, just when the Sword Immortals were preparing to salt fish for the entire offseason, Lin Long received a call~.
"Hey Lin, your team is doing well!" A hoarse voice with a hint of ruffianness came from Gary Payne, who won two more championships with the Lakers after leaving the Celtics. pause!
"What's wrong Gary? Don't tell me you want to come to Charlotte." As soon as Lin Long heard Peyton's voice, he knew what the guy wanted.
"Yeah, I just want to go! I heard you guys are selling Knight, so there has to be an old experienced guy to fill in? There's no better candidate on the market than me!" Payton made no secret of his Purpose: "I'm cheap, the basic salary is enough! I've made enough money and won enough championships, and now I have to work hard for the next step.
"The next step? You don't want to play part-time and part-time basketball here, do you? Playing and coaching at the same time?" Lin Long stroked his beardless chin and guessed Payton's purpose again.
ask for flowers......
This guy is obviously not willing to stay away from basketball. When money, championships, and honors are all in short supply, it is time to pursue a post-retirement job. Now Payton, if he relies on his past two years with the Lakers Performance, although it is impossible to get an annual salary of tens of millions, but the middle-class, 5 million one-year contract must be given to him!
If he wants to continue to win the championship, staying in the Lakers with a minimum salary is also a very good choice.
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But Payton chose Charlotte, who had no hope of winning the championship and didn't give him more money, obviously not just because of his friendship with Lin Long.
"I can't hide it from you guys, yes, I want to be a coach after I retire, and I don't think there is a better place for me than Charlotte." Payton laughed and made no secrets.
"Come on then, we got a great guy this year! You're going to love him, you're coaching him one-on-one, and I think he's going to grow into a new top point guard quickly. ! Lin Long thought of the combination of Paul and Payton, and couldn't help but sweat for Paul's guard in the future.
Payton can pay Paul, that's too much!
At least a few years in advance, turn Paul into a villain that everyone hates!
And that was exactly what Lin Long wanted.
"Top defender? You mean that 180cm little guy? Very well, take this as my first job! 35 feet.
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