One Thousand Two Hundred and Seven: Sales Calls

Derrick Rose, JaMychal Green and the Morris brothers are definitely outstanding Jigsaw players.

Perhaps, there is nothing remarkable about them standing alone.

But if they can find a leader who can bring the entire team together, then their performance will exceed everyone's imagination.

No one believed that the Grizzlies were able to sign such high-quality free agents with the little salary space they had left.

They are indeed not big names, but it is undeniable that they are indeed practical.

But even so, the Grizzlies' lineup is still a little plain.

You know, Dinwiddie, the Grizzlies' sixth man last season, was an All-Star.

Tobias Harris is a person with a maximum salary.

The Grizzlies' lineup strength still has not reached the level of the three consecutive championships.

While other teams are frantically accumulating strength, the Grizzlies' signing is actually not too big a deal.

On the Internet, there are still loud voices that believe that the Grizzlies cannot continue to dominate the league.

With this lineup, how can the Grizzlies compete with the Bucks, 76ers, and Lakers?

What's more, Leonard and the Clippers are already flirting with each other now. If Leonard really joins the Clippers, some people think that the Grizzlies may not even be able to break out of the Western Conference!

These newly signed players by the Grizzlies can only be said to be pretty good players at this price point.

But looking at the entire NBA, outsiders still think they are mediocre.

Link is not dissatisfied with the Grizzlies' lineup now. As long as they train properly this summer, they will definitely surprise the world.

Although the whole world is not optimistic about the Grizzlies, Link's goal of four consecutive championships has not changed!

Next season can be said to be the most competitive season in the NBA in many years.

In the past, the strength of three or two teams dominated the first tier, far superior to other teams.

But after this chaotic summer this year, the league has shown a situation where a hundred flowers are blooming.

Winning the championship is easier said than done.

but,

Winning the championship in this kind of season has the highest gold content!

To surpass Jordan, you must surpass others and convince others!

The Grizzlies' lineup has basically taken shape, with Conley, Rose, Carter Sr. and Dillon Brooks, a second-round pick who was reimbursed for the season last season but whom Link believes has good potential, on the back line.

At the third position, Link and Iguodala are enough. Link plays a lot of minutes in each game, so the third position doesn't need many substitutes.

If that doesn't work, Carter, Green and Morris can all play small forward.

At the fourth position, there are two brothers, Green and Morris. And in the actual game, Jokic was the starting fourth position.

After all, the twin-tower lineup is already the Grizzlies' mainstream starting lineup.

In other words, the only thing the Grizzlies still lack is a reliable backup center.

JaMychal Green is fine as a center in a small lineup, but his short height and light weight make him blind when facing a truly powerful center.

The same is true for the two Morris brothers. Their limit is already at the fourth position.

Last season, the Grizzlies backup center position went to Harrell. Although Harrell is not tall, he is really impressive. Green can't do this.

But nowadays, it is so easy to find qualified centers.

Kanter? Forget it, Link figured he would kill that guy in the locker room.

"Boxing Champion" Chandler? If you were four or five years younger, you might consider it, but forget it now.

McGee is good, but he has already renewed his contract with the Lakers. The Warrior's Looney is also an option, but Link doesn't think that kid will surrender to the enemy.

Of course, Link has not forgotten his good brother Cousins.

Cousins ​​has withdrawn from the ranks of top centers due to injuries. Before he could recover, Link traveled back in time to this history. Therefore, he doesn't know what kind of state Cousins ​​can play next season.

But even so, Link is still very optimistic about Cousins.

Unfortunately, when Link called Cousins, Cousins ​​had already signed with the Lakers.

Obviously, Cousins ​​also wants to play with Link. But now, he needs more attention from big cities to quickly restore his popularity.

And compared to Jokic, Cousins ​​and Anthony Davis have a better understanding of each other inside.

Looking around this way, there are basically no centers left to sign.

Of course, the Grizzlies now still hold the right to sign Wang Zhelin. Although he is a compatriot, to be honest, Link does not think Wang has met the requirements of the NBA.

Thinking of this, Link sighed. If there is really no comparison, he will probably have to take the fifth position himself next season...

As time goes by, there are fewer and fewer people on the free agent market.

Finally, on July 6, the biggest suspense of this summer came to an end.

Kawhi Leonard, who led the Raptors and Grizzlies in six games last season, finally chose to join the Los Angeles team. But not the Lakers, but the Clippers!

The Lakers had a hard time waiting. In order to wait for Leonard and to leave room for him, they missed many outstanding free agents.

As a result, it was all in vain.

Now not only Leonard has not waited, but also other outstanding players who had a chance to win.

In an instant, various conspiracy theories emerged one after another.

Some people believe that Leonard and the Clippers are working together to trick the Lakers.

In order to weaken the Lakers, Leonard deliberately kept delaying. When all the free agents are signed, joining the Clippers will leave the Lakers with nowhere to strengthen.

When Leonard chose to join the Clippers, Paul George was also unexpectedly traded to the Clippers.

At this point, the Clippers have also transformed and become a strong contender for the championship!

The fact that George joined the Clippers so quickly shows that the two parties had reached an agreement before and were just waiting for Leonard to make a decision.

Link didn't care about those conspiracy theories. He only knew that he had another terrifying opponent.

Link has no memory of what happened this summer because he traveled through time before that.

Therefore, the various transfers and signings this summer still shocked Link.

The Clippers are really too strong now, let alone Leonard, a powerful superstar who combines offense and defense.

Link's good friend Paul George also performed at an MVP level with the Thunder last season.

Last season, George averaged 28 points, 8.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game. All three statistics were career highs.

Last season, George also ranked fourth in the MVP rankings, second only to Link, Antetokounmpo and Harden.

The powerful combination of George and Leonard, coupled with the Clippers' already deep enough lineup, made Link feel a sense of oppression that he hadn't seen in a long time.

The last time this sense of oppression occurred was when Durant joined the Warriors.

Winning four consecutive championships is indeed not easy.

The choices of Leonard and George also caused a series of chain reactions.

The Thunder were forced into rebuilding mode due to George's departure. As a result, they had to trade Westbrook to the Rockets in exchange for Paul, who was aging.

As a result, the Houston Rockets also entered the championship ranks.

It has to be said that the rights of players in this era are a bit too great. In the past, only the team could decide whether a player should stay or go.

But now, it is the players who control the team's destiny.

The Thunder obviously wanted to strengthen and compete for the championship, but now it's time to rebuild the team.

If Leonard hadn't pushed the Spurs into a hurry, the Spurs wouldn't have released him.

The same thing happened to Anthony Davis. Without Davis's continuous pressure, wouldn't the Pelicans have Davis + Zion Williamson?

But there was no other way. Due to pressure, the Pelicans had no choice but to trade Davis to the Lakers.

At this point, the situation in the west has basically stabilized.

Warriors, Lakers, Clippers, Rockets. The Trail Blazers and even the Mavericks will be quite threatening next season. You know, the Grizzlies' previous opponents in the West were the Warriors.

But now, a bunch of them have popped up!

The emergence of these transfers and transactions has made the Grizzlies further looked down upon by the outside world.

Why has there never been an example of four consecutive championships in modern basketball history? Because it’s so damn difficult!

When players can proactively choose which team they want to play for, it's easy for them to join forces.

Of course, not all players have such rights nowadays.

Some people can choose the team they want to play, but some people can only wait for the team to choose them.

Even, he does not hesitate to promote himself everywhere.

Dwight Howard, who has gone from being the "man who just traded for James" to being waived by the Wizards, is one of them.

Destiny, how wonderful it is. The former number one center in the league, no one cares about him this summer.

Howard was kneeling down and licking the Lakers crazily, but the Lakers were unmoved.

After the Lakers signed Cousins, Howard's "sales call" came to Link's cell phone.

Looking at the caller ID on his phone, Link frowned.

Has the last piece of the puzzle finally appeared?

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