Chapter 684 2015 NBA Free Agent Market (Second Update!)

Life is such a strange thing, when you are frustrated in some places, you will always be proud of others.

Tang Tian unfortunately failed to win the championship last season, but he had a pair of twin sons in the summer.

this is life.

Just when the fans were still happy that Tang Tian gave birth to twin sons, the door to the 2015 NBA free agent market has officially opened.

Now everyone knows that next year will be a year of contract explosion. Many players who have player options choose to implement them in order to get a big contract next summer.

But even so, there are a lot of big fish in the free market this year.

In the first gear, James (previously announced that he would jump out of the player option), Aldridge, Marc Gasol;

All three in the first tier are unrestricted free agents and the number one target for teams with cap space.

There are a lot of second tiers, and many of them are restricted free agents.

The 2011 draft has proven to be an absolute draft year. Except for Irving and Klay Thompson who have already renewed their contracts in advance, the remaining Kawhi Leonard and Jimmy Butler are all contracted this summer. Expect.

Just like Tang Tian's situation at the beginning, they are now restricted free agents, and their home team can match all offers from other teams.

In addition to them, there are also many second-tier stars left. Jordan Jr., Glynn Drummond, and Love are all very competitive players among them.

There are more players in the third tier, Rondo, Brandon Knight, Reggie Jackson, Dragic, Whiteside, Monta Ellis, Matthews, Pierce, Tristan · Thompson, Monroe, Millsap, Lopez, Hibbert, Harris.

These are very competitive players.

Whiteside originally signed a two-year contract with the Pelicans, saying it was two years, because the contract was signed in the middle of the season, but it was actually only one and a half years.

Because of what he did in the playoffs last season, the Pelicans will definitely not keep him again.

Tang Tian's big contract starts in the new season. The focus of the Pelicans management is to negotiate with Davis on the contract renewal in advance, so there will not be too many moves in the free market.

They first renewed the contracts of McGee and Ci Shiping with their basic salaries.

McGee's performance last season was remarkable, and it was a good choice for the Pelicans to keep him. McGee is also very grateful to the Pelicans and agreed very readily.

Needless to say, Ci Shiping, he is the leader of the Pelicans' locker room, and staying is a must.

Then, with the efforts of Demps, they reached a 2-year 6 million contract with Biyombo, with a player option for the second year.

Biyombo and McGee have similar status in the team, but after all, they are young and still have potential to be tapped.

Biyombo also quickly agreed. He has improved a lot in the past year with the Pelicans, and he also needs to gild himself.

The Pelicans have great hopes of winning the new season.

Just after the contract extension of the role players was settled, the three-party deal discussed on draft night was reached.

Thaddeus Young finally signed a 4-year 50 million contract with the Nets and was traded to the Cavaliers.

The Pelicans also successfully traded for Bojan Bogdanovic and Joe Harris.

When the deal was concluded, Tang Tian immediately tweeted to welcome them.

"Ready to fight for a championship together? x-on:BojanBogdanovic x-on:Joe Harris."

This welcome method is very high-profile, and it also flatters Bojan and Harris.

They were just role players before, and it's really exciting to be welcomed in this way by the new team boss.

Harris was shy and replied with a smiling face, but Bo Yang seemed very optimistic, and directly replied "I didn't win the championship and I wrote my name upside down."

Green said that he would eliminate the Pelicans within five games. After the failure, the fans complained wildly. When the fans mentioned him on social media, they all wrote their names upside down. Bo Yang's follow-up was just right.

After this deal was reached, the Pelicans' lineup was basically stable.

Starting lineup: Holiday, Tang Tian, ​​Ariza, Davis and Jokic;

Compared to the beginning of last season, the only change is that Jokic replaced Whiteside.

This starting lineup defeated the Spurs last year and also played 2-4 with the Warriors. In the new season, the players have improved, the tacit understanding is also better, and the performance will definitely be better.

Substitutes: Dinwiddie, Morrow, Bojan Bogdanovic, Aminu, McGee/Byombo;

After Jokic entered the starting lineup, the strength of the Pelicans' bench seems to have weakened, but Dinwiddie will grow, and with the new arrival Bo Yang, the depth is still very sufficient.

Bench: Joe Harris, Harrell, Metta Shiping;

With Bryn Forbes playing summer league for the Pelicans, the bench is basically stacking talent.

These people are also very suitable for this. They are not talented players themselves, and they need to accumulate for a few years before they can play.

However, Davis' early contract extension was not so smooth.

Because Davis has not been selected as a consecutive All-Star starter, nor has he become an MVP, the Rose clause cannot be triggered.

So if he renews his contract at this time, he can only get an ordinary maximum salary contract with a starting salary of more than 16 million at most.

Considering that a new labor agreement will be reached next year, such a contract extension is obviously not cost-effective.

While Demps is still negotiating, Davis is not expected to renew his contract until next summer.

But that didn't have a big impact on the Pelicans. The dual-core combination of Tang Tian and Davis was basically determined.

Coupled with Jokic's rookie contract, the overall framework of the Pelicans' lineup is still very stable.

Just when the Pelicans basically finalized the team lineup, the big fish in the free market also signed with the team one after another.

The signings of several of these teams have attracted attention.

The Cavaliers ended in failure in the first year of forming the Big Three last season, and team owner Gilbert is also fulfilling what he said at the beginning, and has continued to spend a lot of money.

They first reached a 5-year 110 million maximum salary extension contract with Love, and then kept Tristan Thompson with a 5-year 60 million contract.

Counting Thaddeus Young, who was signed for 50 million in the previous 4 years, the Cavaliers have already spent 220 million US dollars at the beginning of the free market.

It really is a big deal.

However, their reinforcements are not over yet.

They then signed JR Smith with a one-year contract of 5 million, and signed Iman Shumpert with a three-year contract of 27 million.

After that, they signed a new 1+1 contract with James with a total maximum salary of 47 million for 2 years.

Signed 6 people in a row and spent 300 million. After the first year of the James Cavaliers failed to win the championship, Gilbert and the management of the Cavaliers told everyone in this way that they were going to be the champion next season. !

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