Basketball K God

Chapter 889

Chapter 889

Xie Kai heard that James started training immediately after the finals.But he feels that training should be combined with personal timing. After all, James has a physique that is rare in NBA history. There is no need for him to imitate him and conduct special training for the sake of news.

In front of Thunder general manager Sam Presti, it is the renewal and signing of players this summer.Winning the championship made the boss very excited, and he boasted that he is not afraid of paying the luxury tax and is willing to strengthen in order to defend the title.But he can't really ignore the salary cap and go over the cap.

The owners of the NBA want to make a profit. After all, the Thunder is a team in a small market. The high luxury tax will still make the owners feel uncomfortable when they sign the check.When that time really comes, maybe he will blame him for being too radical!

Sam Presti's current priority is to renew his contract.There is no doubt about it, and he also knows that as long as there are no accidents, the double MVP winner last season will not leave this team.Even without Westbrook's relationship, considering the basketball aspect alone, he should not give up the chance to defend the title.In the Thunder, with the young Big Three, they are expected to build a dynasty.

Both Paojiao and Westbrook have contracts, at least thank you for the renewal, at least next season, the lineup of the Big Three can be maintained.What is more difficult now is the renewal of role players.Because the Thunder does not have the bird rights to Xie Kai, they cannot renew the contract. He just wants to eat salary space. In this way, reinforcements will not be able to offer a suitable contract due to the lack of salary space.Without a suitable contract, it is unlikely that a strong free agent will come.

Of course, the Thunder don't need to bring in any more All-Stars. They just need to keep the championship lineup and sign some veterans who want to win the championship with the basic salary.The difficulty now is how to retain the championship lineup, because the team's salary space is really limited, and if the cap is over, the pressure on the luxury tax is indeed great.

If the Thunder win the championship, the value of the players will naturally increase, but also because this team will not be dismantled except for the Big Three, the demand for others is actually not that great, because the substitutability is too strong.Today is the era of small balls, and the most scarce resources are 3D, Playmaker, and shooters.It just so happens that the Big Three of the Thunder can do this well.

Xie Kai is the team's strongest playmaker, as well as a top shooter and backcourt defender. He can do the work of n people by himself. With him, the team's lineup will be much easier to match.Paul George is a top wing defender, a star who can shoot without the ball, and has a certain offensive ability with the ball. He can be regarded as a top-end 3D star.As for Westbrook, he is a super ball-handler, a Playmaker, a breakthrough and conversion maniac, with unlimited energy. After Xie Kai controls the field, he will have much fewer problems in playing.

Therefore, with the Thunder's current lineup, Duck has a one-year contract, and the problem of defending the inside line has been solved.Kanter is also in the contract, and the problem of the substitute insider has also been solved.Gipson's contract has expired, and several teams have already offered more than middle class contracts. It is difficult for the team to keep it, and McDermott also wants to leave the team because of the problem of playing time. The team treats him The demand is not that great, and Abrines can completely replace him.The contract of the Turks has also expired, and they are going to pursue a big contract, so the team needs to reinforce the No. 4 position, and it is best to look for a space-type No. 4 position with projection.

Unlike 3D players, teams are reluctant to let go. The asking price for the space-type 4th position is actually not that high, especially for those who don't have much autonomous offensive ability.

The Thunder don't have particularly high requirements for the 4th position. As long as they can shoot and eat cakes, they don't need to have too strong defensive and independent offensive capabilities.Today is the era of small balls, and strikers and guards are the core players of a team.

The Thunder currently have a need to replace the No. 4 position after the No. 1 position. This has also aroused the interest of some veterans in the league. Some veterans have expressed their desire to join the Thunder through the media.

Thunder general manager Sam Presti is very happy that those veterans are willing to join the Thunder. You must know that this summer, the Thunder has become a team considered by free agents. Previously, those veterans were more willing to go to the Golden State Warriors or Cleveland Cavaliers.

All he needs to do now is to renew the players whose contracts have expired in the team, and carefully select those veterans, choose to sign them appropriately, and strengthen the team.

For Lei Ting, as long as minor repairs are made, the task is already completed.It is unrealistic to long for a great increase in strength. It is impossible to have an All-Star player to vote for the basic salary!

The NBA free agent market has not yet officially opened, but some rumors have been passed around. It is said that Carmelo Anthony, the core of the New York Knicks, is dissatisfied with the team's trough and wants to play for a more promising team.But the problem is that his immediate combat ability is not very good now, his defense is poor, and his offense is more focused on mid-range. He is a bit uncomfortable with this league.And his contract is so big that some teams that want to strengthen can't afford it.A lot of bad teams can be eaten, and he doesn't want to go.

The free agent market in 2017 is full of capable stars. Of course, the biggest fish wants to thank him, but he will obviously renew his contract with the Thunder. The suspense is the question of signing for a few years.The big fish other than Xie Kai are Curry and Durant among the three Warriors tsunami brothers. These two will basically not leave the team, and it is difficult for teams interested in them to get them.

In addition to the top big fish, this year's free agent market also includes Ocon Porter, Derrick Rose, Wade, Millsap, Lowry and other stars, but these stars are basically difficult for the Thunder to get, because The team doesn't have enough cap space.

由于联盟在2015赛季开打之前签下了9年240亿美元的电视转播合同，从上赛季开始，联盟工资帽总额大幅提升。2017-18赛季的工资帽预计将在9900万美金左右，但这要比今年4月时估计的1.01亿美元要少200万美元。

As an important member of Presti's lobbying for Xie Kai to stay in the team, Westbrook's lobbying effect is not comparable to that of ordinary people.Xie Kai basically agreed to renew the contract, and also made a salary concession, which is actually extremely commendable.

The purpose of Xie Kai’s doing this is to send a message to the team, that is, he didn’t come to the Thunder completely for money. If it was for money, he would sign a 4-year super-maximum salary with other teams that need him. .But it is impossible for him to cut his salary significantly. He does not want to destroy the rules of the NBA game, and of course he does not want to lose his own interests too much.

After Xie Kai was finalized, Presti breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Xie Kai renewed his contract and other players wanted to leave, he would not be afraid of anything, because he could find a replacement.

In this league, the role of super giants is much greater than you can imagine.Presti knows this much better than those keyboard warriors.

(End of this chapter)