This Forward is Not Serious

After the draft, Lin Ying and Yang Shuyi took a flight back to China.

With her own efforts, Yang Shuyi finally entered the Olympic squad. Although she was at the bottom, it was already very inspiring.

And she will also graduate from the University of Denver this year, and if nothing else happens, she will embark on the path of professional basketball as she wishes.

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Shortly after Lin Ying returned to China, the NBA's free market opened in July.

Immediately after the game started, Deron Williams announced that he had reached a five-year contract extension with a maximum salary of 98 million yuan with the Nets.

Deron is worth the maximum salary in the free market now, and he has already made his attitude clear by staying with the team for the first time.

Now, the only big fish on the free market is Howard.

Five teams including the Heat, Celtics, Rockets, Hawks, and Warriors are the most likely next homes for "Warcraft."

Although his next home is undecided, comments about Howard have begun to turn negative.

Because the Heat paid a lot of chips to get him before, but now he wants to leave.

It is worth mentioning that according to the new labor agreement, if Howard chooses to renew his contract with the Heat, he will get a five-year contract of 118 million yuan.

But if he signs directly with another team, he can only get a four-year contract worth 88 million.

Except for Howard, there are not many big fish in the free market this year. A few players that have attracted more attention: Ray Allen, Garnett, Nash, Kidd, Hibbert, Eric Gordon, Brook Lopez , Mayo, Batum, Gerald Wallace, JaVale McGee.

Generally speaking, there are not many big fish this year, but the attention is not low.

Lin Yingren is also paying attention to the Nets' moves in the free market at home.

With the Nets' current salary structure, the main players are basically unable to move.

And even if Deron's official contract extension is put later, the Nets' current salary space is very limited.

What they can use now is only 3 million for the small and middle class and a basic salary.

And on the first day of free agency, they suffered a blow.

The Rockets offered Jeremy Lin a "poison contract."

This contract is a BUG in the "Arenas Clause".

Why do you say that? Specifically, Jeremy Lin's contract is worth 20.9 million over three years.

This contract is not big. You can understand that the Rockets value Jeremy Lin's good potential and are willing to use an annual salary contract of more than 6 million to poach him.

But the disgusting thing about this thing lies in the provisions of the Arenas Clause itself.

Dan Fagan exploited a loophole in league rules and poached Arenas from the Warriors with a six-year, $64 million contract.

Because Arenas was a second-round pick and only played two years with the Warriors without the Bird clause, the Warriors were unable to renew his contract and could only watch as he was poached.

So in order to avoid this situation, the league introduced the Arenas Clause.

There are two main key points in this clause:

1. For restricted free agents with one or two years of playing experience, the starting salary in the first year of the invitation contract cannot exceed the full mid-level exception.

2. Salaries are allowed to increase significantly starting from the third year, up to the maximum salary a player can receive in the first year.

This seems quite normal. The first point is to avoid Arenas' situation, and the second point is to protect the interests of the players.

But there is a "third point" hidden in the new version of the labor agreement.

The new version of the labor agreement stipulates that for teams that offer invitation contracts, the salary space occupied by the contracts is calculated based on the average.

Let's go back to the contract itself. The three-year annual salary offered by Mosaic to Jeremy Lin is 300/300/14.9 million respectively.

According to the above three points, if the Nets match, Jeremy Lin's salary in the third year will be 14.9 million.

If the Rockets get Jeremy Lin, they only need to pay Jeremy Lin a contract of more than 6 million per year.

This is where the term poison contract comes from.

Drill, drill through the loopholes in the rules!

And the Rockets are really disgusting with the Nets, because they offered 5 million and the Nets had no room to match, but he offered 3 million.

Give you a chance to match, but in fact you can't match at all.

Warken Dean has already greeted the eighteenth generation of Mosaic's ancestors in his heart.

But everything has pros and cons.

Jeremy Lin cannot be retained, but it is a good reminder to the Nets.

In the subsequent signings, the Nets, Crowder and Scott all started with three-year contracts.

The first two years are fully guaranteed, but the third year is not guaranteed.

This is actually no different from a two-year contract, but it doesn't give you the opportunity to exploit loopholes in the contract.

And on the day they lost Jeremy Lin, the Nets immediately received good news.

Billups contacted the Nets and expressed his willingness to join for one year [basic salary]!

This wave, this wave is called giving timely help!

Billups averaged 15+ per game last season!

Although there are certain injury risks, the Nets have Deron and Billups will not be beaten as badly as he was in the Heat, so this hidden danger is naturally lower.

And the key is the basic salary!

What kind of bike do you want?

Anthony: I feel like I've lost something!

And just after Billups confirmed to join the Nets, another veteran also appeared in Nets rumors.

Iverson!

When the Nets were short of players last season, Iverson expressed his desire to play for the Nets. He even said that he didn't care whether he was a starter or a substitute when he joined the Nets. He just wanted to be with his good brother Lin Ying. Play ball.

It's just that he was injured last season, and the Nets finally signed Jeremy Lin.

Now that his injury has healed, he has made such a sound again.

However, because Iverson has not played for more than a year, this kind of noise is currently limited to the rumor stage.

Lin Ying was very happy when she saw the news.

Iverson in history has reached this stage and no longer has the ability to play in the NBA.

But now, because of the butterfly effect caused by his appearance, Iverson was still starting for the 76ers until he was injured last season.

So if Iverson has been training to continue playing in the NBA in the past year, there is still a chance to play in the NBA.

It would feel really good if that was the case.

After all, what he failed to do with the Nuggets, he now has the opportunity to do it again with the Nets.

This is not the end.

Over there, Barbosa also expressed his willingness to join the Nets with a minimum salary!

No doubt, it was because of Lin Ying again!

And the difference between Barbosa and Billups and Iverson is that he is only 29 years old and still at his peak!

*Historically, Barbosa joined the Celtics with a minimum salary of this year.

Walken Dean was a little worried about happiness this time.

The tightness after the trade deadline last season has now turned into a difficulty in choosing!

Even not just the guard line, there are many players in other positions and there are rumors about the Nets.

The emergence of this phenomenon, in addition to Lin Ying, is also due to the outstanding performance of the Nets last season and the joining of Sloan.

They saw the possibility of a championship in the Nets.

Some people may ask why they don't go to those super teams?

limited spots!

A team can have a maximum of 15 players, including the rookies won in this year's draft. The quota is very limited.

What happened with the Nets is now happening with those teams.

And while teams including the Nets were still struggling, another wave of amnesties also followed.

On this day, as many as seven players were pardoned by their respective home teams.

*The 76ers pardoned "Captain" Elton Brand; the Kings pardoned Brandon Haywood; the Timberwolves pardoned Milicic; the Wizards pardoned Andre Bulayche; the Clippers pardoned Ryan Gomer. Sri Lanka; the Hornets pardoned Luis Scola; the Nuggets pardoned "Big Bird" Anderson;

This makes the already lively free agent market even more exciting.

However, according to the provisions of the amnesty clause, amnesty players can only be obtained through bidding, and must use salary space to bid.

Therefore, for those teams that exceed the cap, they will not be able to sign players unless no one bids.

Nets, no cap limit.

As mentioned earlier, the Nets' salary cap is limited, but Deron still has it before he officially renews his contract.

But there are very few, probably only around 2 million.

You may not be able to bid successfully, but you can still participate.

Ever since, this participation has really paid off!

They successfully bid for Elton Brand at a price of 2 million!

*Historically, Brand was acquired by the Mavericks for $2.1 million in 2012.

This is definitely great news for the Nets.

Although Brand is no longer at his peak due to injuries, he is accurate in the mid-range and is also a good pick-and-roll player, which is perfect for Sloan's tactical system!

Lin Ying also felt what was called a surprise when he saw the news.

Everything is moving in a good direction!

The Mavericks are fully capable of bidding because the contracts of Kidd and Terry have expired.

And the reason why they didn't bid for Brand is also very simple, they are bidding for Scola!

Among the amnesty players, Scola is the most valuable.

The Rockets rebuilt last season and Scola was sent to the Hornets.

However, the Hornets have now selected Anthony Davis and need to free up playing time.

They tried to trade but failed, and finally resorted to amnesty.

However, Scola's own strength still exists, so the final bidding price is not low.

The Mavericks finally signed Scola to a three-year, $13 million (last year non-guaranteed) contract.

The Twin Towers performed well last season, but the substitutes Mahinmi and Wright still have room for improvement.

In particular, Mahinmi received a four-year, 16 million contract from the Pacers. The Mavericks did not want to match it, but chose to give a similar annual salary to Scola.

There is no doubt that this is a strength enhancement for the Mavericks.

Moreover, Cuban also stated that he would definitely renew the contracts of Kidd and Terry after bidding for Scola.

Considering the age of the two, the Mavericks can completely renew the contract at a low price after strengthening.

This means that the Mavericks will still be competitive in the next free market.

When Cuban said he would do it again, it was definitely more than just empty talk.

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Miami.

Howard is blowing on the air conditioner in his villa.

Miami is already experiencing a heat wave in July. Unless you go to the beach to set up a tent and enjoy the sea breeze, you might as well stay at home and use the air conditioner.

And he didn't have nothing to do. As an avid 2K player, he still had a lot of fun.

And there is a reason why he is at home today.

A visitor comes to visit.

When the phone rang in the middle of the call, he glanced at the paused game, then stood up and walked out with his phone.

At the door he received visitors who came to visit him.

Kevin Garnett.

Like him, Garnett is a free agent.

But unlike him, Garnett has a close relationship with Pierce, Rondo and others. Although Rivers leaves, there is a high probability that he will stay on the team.

So this time he came to Howard for a very clear purpose, which was to recruit.

Howard was also very polite to Garnett. After all, the opponent is a well-known superstar in the league and has also won a championship.

"Paul and I are old. The future of the team belongs to you and Rajon. We just want to win another championship."

Garnett was also heartbroken.

Ray Allen has fallen out with them, Rivers has also chosen to leave, and the Celtics are falling apart.

If the current momentum continues, the Celtics will have to rebuild next season at most.

But if Howard is willing to join, all problems will be solved.

They will once again become the favorite team to compete for the championship, and he can also launch a final charge towards the championship at this stage of his career.

"I want to do more isolation offense in the post."

Garnett was heartbroken, and Howard didn't hide it.

Garnett was stunned for a moment, but nodded.

"You'll get it."

That's what he said, but he believes that Howard's concept will change when the Celtics arrive.

Rondo, he, and Pierce all pass the ball very well, and Howard will get many easy scoring opportunities.

Howard became happy when he heard this.

If he can get the singles opportunity he wants and join a team that can compete for the championship, it won't be suitable for him if he is not interested.

"It's right here in Miami..."

Howard's expression showed a slight struggle when he said this.

Because he has not renewed his contract with the Heat as originally agreed, the Heat management put a lot of pressure on him.

There are also more and more negative comments about him, including from fans.

This made him feel very annoyed.

A player's reputation is indeed very important in the NBA.

Look at James next door. He was originally outstanding, but because of his decision, he has produced a large number of James.

And this kind of thing will last a lifetime.

Seeing Howard struggling, Garnett felt the same way.

He took a deep breath, stood up, patted Howard on the shoulder, and said seriously:

"Dwight, don't let loyalty get you!"

Howard was startled, looked up at Garnett for a while, and finally nodded as if he had made up his mind.

The experience of last season has told him that he has no future in Miami!

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The free market is halfway through, and finally at this time, the biggest fish has its results.

Howard signed a four-year, $88 million maximum salary contract with the Celtics.

This is the largest contract the Celtics can offer Howard under the new collective bargaining agreement.

The reason why it's not a sign-and-trade is also very simple. The Heat are now determined to kill Howard, so how can they play a sign-and-trade with you?

At the same time, Garnett also announced a three-year, $34 million contract extension with the Celtics.

With these two signings, the Celtics' starting lineup next season will be: Rondo, Bradley, Pierce, Garnett, and Howard.

The new season hasn't started yet, but the league's fourth super team has appeared!