Chapter 924: The Crazy Sun and the Suddenly Crazy Free Market!

Marion has always been the biggest target of the Heat this offseason.

Pat Riley and the Heat did a lot to get Marion.

At first, they hoped to use O'Neal as a bargaining chip to exchange for Marion. The Suns have always been short of centers with Stoudemire playing center, while the Heat have a bit of an overabundance of centers and lack small forwards.

Such a deal is definitely a win-win situation for Pat Riley, and he definitely has no intention of pitting the Suns this time.

Of course, this is Pat Riley's idea.

The Suns don't have such an idea.

Are you kidding? !

The Suns are preparing to rebuild, what's the point of having an old man like you?

O'Neal is not Shaq, there is no future, no popularity, I might as well keep Marion than O'Neal.

Now the Suns are preparing to rebuild, and the team's veterans, except Nash, are almost open to the entire league.

A former championship team has directly become a player supermarket.

The Suns are directly telling the world that they don't want to work hard anymore.

This disappointed Nash, Stoudemire, and all the players of the Suns.

After the disappointment, the Suns blamed themselves. The Suns' record last season was too bad. The team spent so much money and kept the main players who won the championship, but the final record was such a disappointment.

So the team owner and management felt that since the team had no hope of winning the championship with this team, there was no longer any salary space for the championship, and it was time to rebuild.

Nash and Stoudemire are the symbols of the Suns, and they must not leave.

As for the others, Dio, Marion, Raja Bell, and Barbosa, there is no need to keep them.

After these players won the championship, their salaries were not low in order to stay.

Raja Bell and Marion are a bit old, and Dio's tactical function is too big. Since the team does not play the original tactics, why keep him? The new head coach of the Suns, Terry Porter, does not need them at all.

The head coach of the Suns, Terry Porter, is not a head coach like D'Antoni. What kind of head coach is he? He is called a "poor imitator of the Spurs" in the NBA. He emphasizes the strong play of inside players and hates three-pointers, running and fast pace.

Tripo specifically said that he didn't like Dio, Nash, and Stoudemire, and that O'Neal and Duncan were his favorites.

After the failure of the Suns last season, it was puzzling that they invited such a head coach with a completely opposite style to the previous one.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, it's not so puzzling. The Suns have reached the end of running and attacking, and they have won the championship.

Now it is clear that playing speed and playing three-pointers is being restrained by the Supersonics, Lakers and other Western teams. In this case, let's change another way.

Anyway, it's a reconstruction. Now Nash and Stoudemire are not for sale, but it doesn't mean they will be in the future.

If Tripo proves that his way is indeed feasible, I'm afraid it won't be Marion, Raja Bell and Dio Barbosa who will be traded.

Two years ago, the champion Suns, who were in their heyday, are now going to be dismantled, and of course there are many people who respond.

The Suns' request to trade Dio + Marion for O'Neal was ruthlessly rejected by the Cavaliers.

The Suns traded Marion, Stoudemire, Lagabel, and Dio Barbosa for Yao Ming and McGrady of the Rockets.

The Suns' trade application was ruthlessly rejected by the Rockets again.

After being ruthlessly rejected by the Cavaliers and the Rockets, the Suns and Porter completely stopped thinking about finding a ready-made core to rebuild.

A big man who can play hard and support the offense of the entire team is not something you can trade just because you want to.

There is no other way except to train yourself.

So the Suns' goal became the draft pick.

But how could a lottery team exchange a draft pick for a veteran like Marion?

The draft picks of those strong teams that are willing to give draft picks are not favored by the Suns.

So the Suns' plan is to be a middleman.

Use these players to trade for some relatively young players in their prime years, and then sell them for high draft picks after they have achieved results.

Marion's trade for Josh Howard of the Mavericks is the product of this idea.

Replacement!

The Suns' current trade is all about replacement.

The Suns have exceeded the luxury tax. Josh Howard's salary is much lower than Marion's. Not only can they save money, but Josh Howard may also be traded for a high draft pick in the future.

This is a perfect deal for the Suns.

It is much better than the cheating deal made by the Heat.

The Mavericks are indeed good brothers of the Suns. Doing business with the Mavericks is honest.

They sent Nash to the Suns at the beginning, and now they have sent Josh Howard to the Suns.

After sending Marion away.

The next ones to be sent away by the Suns are of course Dio and Raja Bell.

If Barbosa is still young and can stay for a while, then Raja Bell and Dio must be sent away by the Suns immediately.

Both of them have high salaries, one is old, and the other is not needed tactically.

Fortunately, the Charlotte Hornets are very interested in these two.

The Charlotte Hornets want to trade Jason Richardson and Dudley.

These two are younger, and their combined salary is also much less than that of Raja Bell and Dio. For the Suns, who are above the luxury tax limit, a reduction of 1 million is equivalent to saving 2 million.

So, after the Suns traded Marion to the Mavericks for Josh Howard.

Almost on the same day, the Suns traded Lagabel and Dio to the Charlotte Hornets for Jason Richardson and Dudley.

On this day, the entire NBA seemed to be flooded with the screen of the crazy Suns!

For many people watching the show, the two trades of the Heat's reconstruction are very good.

Successfully replaced the older players with younger players, and the players' strength has not been lost.

It is difficult to say how much stronger Marion is than Josh Howard.

It is also difficult to say that Lagabel and Dio are stronger than Dudley and Jason Richardson.

But the other party is younger.

If you don't consider other things, just consider the value, these are certainly two very good trades.

But it is obvious that for the current players of the Suns, it is completely different.

"Terry Porter is crazy!"

"The management of the Suns is crazy with him!"

At Nash's home, several star players of the Suns sat together.

Marion, Dio, and Lagabel had a bitter smile on their faces.

They never thought that they would leave the Suns like this.

The same team won the championship, look at the Sonics' Barea next door.

No wonder ESPN conducted a survey of the entire league, 90% of NBA players want to be Sonics players.

Let's not talk about the Marion trade.

The trade of Dio and Lagabell is too cold-blooded.

Damn, sending Dio and Lagabell to the Hornets, to Larry Brown's men, this is damn, don't you know how miserable Big Q was back then?

If it weren't for Yes's rescue, Quentin Richardson would have been ruined by Larry Brown!

Lagabell was okay, when this trade was completed, Dio even felt his legs trembling.

He felt that his whole life was over.

"Boris, I can already foresee that in five years, you will become a big fat man, and you will be covered with injuries. Larry Brown will destroy you like Big Q!"

Dio was about to cry. His mind was full of that smiling and thin figure. Big Q was so smiling and thin before he went to the New York Knicks. After a round under Larry Brown, he was completely deformed.

Not changed, but deformed!

Dio now dare not imagine what he will look like after becoming fatter.

He is not considered thin now. Can he still run in the NBA in the future?

He is still young. He doesn't want to retire too early...

"Big Q is now 29 years old. He is still very young. Now, except for three-pointers, everything looks like he is going to retire."

"..."

Dio is really going to cry this time.

"Almar, don't scare Boris."

Hearing Stoudemire constantly scare Dio, Nash was a little amused.

The Suns said they would rebuild this season. Nash always felt that the extent of the reconstruction should not be too large.

But what he really didn't expect was that the Suns' reconstruction was so fierce.

And so ruthless.

The trade of Lagabell and Dio made Nash very sad.

After Porter took over the team, Nash felt that the Suns had changed completely.

From top to bottom and from inside to outside.

As a veteran who has been in the NBA for 13 years, Nash felt as if his heart was squeezed dry at this moment.

He is struggling now.

As for the current reconstruction method of the Suns, this is a complete route reconstruction, that is to say, now he and Stoudemire are not for sale, that is to appease the fans.

He and Stoudemire will be sent away by the Suns sooner or later.

In fact, Stoudemire has been sent once, but the Rockets refused.

Now he is 35 years old. Nash was ready to spend the rest of his life with the Suns, but he didn't expect it to turn out like this.

"Steve, you've seen the team's current situation. I'm ready to opt out of the contract in 2010 anyway. I think if you discuss the termination of the contract with the Suns now, they will definitely agree. After all, it is written in your contract that as long as you agree to terminate the contract, they only need to pay half of your salary, which saves them more than 10 million US dollars."

Just when Nash felt that his heart was drained by the Suns' series of operations, Stoudemire's words directly hurt the most depressed part of Nash's heart.

Because of learning the playing style of the big teacher, he has achieved success in the NBA.

But the second point guard in history, the honor of success and fame did not bring him any money.

His teammates all got big contracts because of the championship.

And his previous contract with an average salary of 10 million US dollars was due to expire in 2010, which means that he is still holding a bargain contract.

As a 35-year-old veteran who has no trading value, other teams naturally cannot give him a big contract. His only expectation for getting a big contract is that the Suns will give him a huge retirement contract.

But in the deal between Lagabel and Dio, the Suns sent the hero who won the championship to such a rubbish team just to save a few million in luxury tax.

Will the Suns give him a contract like the Lakers gave Kobe a retirement contract worth hundreds of millions?

Nash was willing to believe it before, but now, he really can't believe it.

There is only one year left on his contract with the Suns. According to the time, the Suns should give him a retirement contract as a courtesy soon.

The size of the contract determines the Suns' attitude towards Nash.

So, for Stoudemire's ruthless exposure of his thoughts, Nash just shook his head with a bitter smile and distress.

Seeing Nash like this, Stoudemire snorted very unhappily.

The team is like this, and Steve still has expectations for this team!

The melon of the Suns this summer is too big, and Yes can't take his eyes off it.

He really didn't expect that Marion, the thousand-mile pot in his mind, was actually sent away by the Suns.

Lagabel and Dio, the two champions, were actually sent to a garbage team like the Charlotte Hornets.

Seeing the Suns' series of operations, the players of the Seattle Supersonics compared the Sonics' operations against Barea, Kwame Brown and David Lee, and suddenly felt how lucky they were.

They are all champions, but sometimes the championship is really not so inviolable for a team.

"Maybe Nash is the only inviolable player of the Suns."

Ingles sighed a little.

Almost at the same time as Ingles sighed.

The Suns beat his face hard.

"The latest news, Phoenix Suns offer a contract to Steve Nash, the greatest point guard in NBA history, for 2 years and $22 million!"

2 years and $22 million?!

Seeing this contract in the news, Yes and the Sonics players were really shocked.

On the other side of the news, the Lakers offer Kobe a contract of 5 years and $150 million!

Both of them were from the 1996 class. Even though Nash is older, his form and data last season were at their peak. Their historical and league status are similar, but this comparison is simply blinding.

"Is the Sun crazy?!"

Harden's voice was trembling. This was clearly forcing Nash to leave!

"Is it?!"

Yes and the Sonics players didn't wait long. After the Suns gave Nash this humiliating contract, Nash held a personal press conference.

"It's a pity, but I still want to tell you that I have negotiated with the Suns to terminate the contract. The Suns can finally get rid of the luxury tax. This is the last contribution I can make to the Suns. Sorry, I broke my promise and I'm leaving."

Nash's eyes were red, but he was smiling, and his two lovely daughters beside him were silently wiping tears.

The Phoenix reporters and Suns fans in the audience were like wooden chickens.

In the past few years, Nash has given everything for the Suns.

Now, even the drawbacks of the luxury tax have to be filled by Nash's 10 million contract? !

This is too much!

For a while, whether it was the Phoenix media or the Suns fans, their anger almost rushed to their heads.

"The Suns are really crazy!"

At the same time as Nash's press conference ended, Stoudemire's press conference on the other side started almost at the same time.

"I announced that I will opt out of my contract with the Suns in 2010 and will not renew my contract with the Suns. If the Suns are willing, next season will be my last season with the Suns. Of course, the Suns can also not give me a season to say goodbye."

After Stoudemire's press conference, no one knows whether the Suns are crazy or not, but the fans of the Suns are definitely crazy.

Even the entire league is crazy!

I thought Barea was the biggest fish in this year's free market, but unexpectedly, two sharks suddenly got into the small pond where the carp is king!