The Rest, Only Noise: Chapter 658 Who told me to be a loyal person?
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Chapter 658 Who told me to be a loyal person?
At the end of June, the Knicks, like last year, held a championship celebration.
Several players who are about to leave the team, such as Dan Marley, Ronnie Sekali, Song Tao, Joe Klein (contract expired), all participated.
Marli and Sekali were unhappy, after all, no one wanted to leave a team with a bright future.
But they also know that leaving New York is good for personal development.
The competition within the Knicks team is too fierce, and it is not the starting Miller who blocks Marley, but Ainge and Hornacek.
Sekali is the center backup that the Knicks desperately need, but after Louis introduced Sam Bowie, losing a Sekali is not a big problem.
Time entered July, and the nba's free market officially opened.
The number one player in the free market this year is the league's No. 1 center, Ralph Sampson. Perhaps, the league's No. 1 man is a more suitable title for him.
Although Ewing won the double first team, mvp and fmvp last season, this is like the period from 2015 to 2021. Although James only won two championships, he was regarded by the media as the number one player in the league every season.
Since next season even the income from the cable TV contract will be shared with the players, which will cause the salary cap to skyrocket.
Last season's salary cap was $8.1 million, and next season will rise to $10.5 million.
Moreover, with the bird rights, he can definitely sign a league-high salary that surpasses Ewing.
Next season, Ewing's salary is 3.7 million US dollars. You must know that since he joined the league, he has ranked first in the league in terms of personal salary for four consecutive seasons.
With Sampson's strength and status, the Celtics didn't give enough respect and offered a contract bigger than Ewing, maybe he would really leave.
The Lakers in the West are eyeing up. They understand the philosophy of letting him join them if they can't beat them, and they counted the salary of the team.
After Kareem Abdul-Jabbar retired, the biggest salaries in the Lakers team were Magician, Pippen and David Robinson who was about to join the team. These people added up to more than 6 million.
Thus, the first offer of the offseason appeared.
The Lakers offered Ralph Sampson a six-year, $30 million contract for the first time in history.
This is embarrassing to Louis. He originally wanted to help the field, but the total salary of the current contracts in their team has reached 9.2 million US dollars. Although there is still room, they definitely cannot participate in Sampson's bid.
Therefore, you can only eat melons.
Currently, the Celtics have three max salaries.
The bird rights can allow the Celtics to forcefully renew the contract regardless of the salary cap, but the Celtics have always been stingy.
Neither Bird in the past few years nor Sampson in the past two years have received the highest salary in the league.
At this time, the Lakers have dropped such a big contract, so they may not want Sampson to join.
Just disgusting Celtics.
Louie was convinced that Sampson was already a real Celtic, and he didn't embarrass the team's situation.
On July 4, Sampson and the Celtics reached an agreement.
He completed the renewal at a price of 15 million in four years.
In his own words: "The people here love me, and I love this place. I am used to receiving Larry's pass, I like to play pick-and-roll for Isiah, and most importantly, I hope to be a part of the Celtics. member."
Maybe time has really changed things, and even a place like Boston can open its hands and show love to a black star.
But Louis also believed that the same words would never come from Isiah Thomas.
He's not a heartthrob like Sampson.
Perhaps Sampson's popularity made him realize that Boston fans don't like him as much as they like Bird, not because of the color of the skin. Louis wondered why he had been willing to stay with the Celtics for so many years. He was really a mystery.
Once Sampson's contract extension is over, there are not many exciting players on the free market.
When the Bulls showed interest in John Starks, the undrafted pick of the Bullets, Louie immediately contacted Starks' agent and discussed with the Bullets to use Doug West as Starks. sign for.
His approach directly caused the Bullets to renew Starks.
Originally, Unseld was still a little hesitant about the Starks' crazy game attributes, but Louis showed interest in him, which showed that he has great potential. If this kind of good player is not kept for himself, can he be sent out?
Jerry Krause's first attempt at stealing a chicken failed;
Because the Knicks are full of players on their books, he has no interest in the free market.
Disgusting Klaus has become the only thing he has to do now.
When Krause tried to find a tower for them to increase the depth of the inside, he targeted the free agent Chuck Nevitt (evittc), who is 26 meters tall.
Nevitt is a normal 2-meter-26 giant, which means that he moves slowly, has a weak foot, walks like a zombie, and can play in the nba only because he is tall. No one would expect him to have a genetic mutation like Sampson.
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Krause had just reached out to his agent when he was told that the Miami Heat had signed Nevitt.
This time, Jerry Krause failed without even trying.
The Bulls' second offseason operation was sabotaged by Louis.
Afterwards, the Golden State Warriors announced that team forward Reggie Williams has officially become a free agent.
Williams immediately piqued the interest of many.
The Lakers, the Celtics, and of course, Jerry Krause.
Louie was surprised that Nelson didn't want Williams, a good wing player despite his glass.
Tangtang's second overall pick was abandoned by the home team after only two seasons. This is really rare in any era.
Williams publicly stated that he hopes to join a team that is expected to compete for the championship.
He said that, and he already had a plan for where he was going.
He secretly texted his senior Ewing, wanting to join New York.
Ewing, of course hoping for another De La Hoya paranoid on the team, told Louie of Williams' wish, and then it was Louie's turn to have a headache.
Now that the Knicks roster is full, the only way to sign Williams is to sign and exchange.
Louis thought of the good relationship he had failed to achieve with Don Nelson last time.
He called Nelson directly, hoping to use Chucky Brown's signing rights to reach a signing and swap with Reggie Williams.
Is it better to let Williams go for nothing, or to trade Williams for a rookie personally selected by littlelu?
There's really no need to hesitate about this kind of thing.
At the strong request of Williams' agent, the Warriors signed a six-year, $3.4 million contract with Williams.
Because Williams is too glassy, if he suffers a serious injury in the Knicks, he may lose his job directly, and it is safer to sign a long-term contract.
Louis doesn't mind, as long as Williams can play, this contract is worth everything.
The Knicks and the Warriors completed the signing quietly. When the league announced, Auerbach couldn't help complaining: "Why does he sign so many good players? Doesn't he not know that there are up to 13 players in a game?"
In addition, Tony Campbell announced that he had opted out of his contract and became a free agent.
Klaus is at it again.
However, Krause had no chance to communicate with Campbell at all, and he turned around and signed with the Denver Nuggets.
Klaus was furious because of this, and found Sidney Moncrief, who is currently a free agent. He almost lost his mind and gave the latter a 4-year 7 million contract. The Bucks did not follow up. Finally, The bull got it.
This is the first signing completed by the Bulls.
Louis didn't intervene because it wasn't necessary.
As long as Moncrief can still fight, UU Reading www. uukanshu.com The Bucks will not let go of this player at the level of team history.
Klaus is now in a hurry to go to the doctor, which is exactly what Louis wants to see.
For ten days, Louis messed up Krause's five signings.
In the end, Klaus went from the draft to the almost fruitless ending of the free market.
A disgruntled Barkley wanted Krause to build him a good team to win.
As a result, the bull brought back a group of old, weak, sick and disabled.
Now Louis finally has the thrill of revenge. Klaus' work has provoked the media in Chicago, and everyone is scolding him for being incompetent. Barkley publicly expressed his dissatisfaction, and even the boss was alarmed.
Maybe his career in the front office of the Bulls has begun to count down, maybe he will continue to stay in that position.
When almost all the good players in the free market have been signed, Louis called Krause.
"Jerry, I hope my return can satisfy you." Louison said coldly, "As long as you are the general manager of the Bulls, my return will not stop for a day. Who told me to be a loyal person."