roccoschili Chapter 279 The New Lineup
Chapter 279 The New Lineup
Chapter 279 The New Lineup
In half an hour, Su Yang rushed back to the training base.
In Xinji's office, everyone gathered together again to report the work progress of most of the day.
"Is Luis Scola still in touch?" Assistant Gerrard asked.
"Start now, terminate all work related to the recruitment of Scola." Hinkie waved his hand, "We have reached a signing intention with Jermaine O'Neal, and we will release the news as soon as possible, as well as Tracy McGrady."
The Clippers need a backup power forward with combat capabilities. Now that they have reached an agreement on Xiao Ao, they will naturally stop recruiting.
"Okay..." Gerald nodded slightly.
There are many advantages to actively releasing news, which can avoid extra problems. For example, a player who has reached a signing intention goes to his team to negotiate, or even raises the salary through the team's quotation, and can also show the progress of the work to the fans.
The vigorous recruitment of free agents can also reflect that the team has a clear idea and is not random.
Su Yang thought for a while, and asked, "How is the contact with Tony Allen?"
"He didn't want to join us. He was very determined," Van Gundy said. "He told us that he couldn't just lose to us in the finals and join us right away. That would be viewed as a jerk by the fans, you know..."
Su Yang shrugged helplessly and sighed: "It's a pity, he is a super powerful single-defense player..."
Tony Allen was ruthlessly given up by the Celtics. The Celtics would rather recruit free agent Deron Waiters than provide Tony Allen with a contract extension.Of course, Tony Allen's performance on the offensive end is indeed very average, and the biggest problem for the Celtics at present is that the offensive end is prone to power outages and misfires. From this point of view, West is indeed better than Tony Allen.
"Then we currently have 11 players on the roster, which is one player short of the league's minimum requirement. Where are our main recruits?" Hinkie looked at Van Gundy and then at Su Yang.
Van Gundy also looked at Su Yang. Su Yang raised his hand to signal him to speak first. Van Gundy immediately said, "Power forward and point guard, the other three positions do not need to be recruited. The main purpose is to prevent injuries in these two positions."
"Totally agree." Su Yang nodded.
O'Neal has a history of injuries, and Baron Davis is too old. It is a conservative plan to prepare two substitutes. Don't think that your injury will affect the regular season record, but most of the playoffs will not allow the substitutes to play.
"OK, let us handle this matter, do you have any recommendations?" Xinji asked.
Su Yang waved his hand to indicate no, anyway, he was the second substitute player, as long as it wasn't too outrageous.
Van Gundy also signaled to let Hinkie arrange it casually, and everyone communicated a few more words, and the meeting came to an end.
After practicing shooting for a while, Su Yang drove back to the villa.
On the first day of the free market, most of the day passed, and various transactions and signing messages appeared one after another. Su Yang turned on the TV to listen to the news, and at the same time swiped Twitter with his mobile phone to see if the various trends were the same as the previous estimates.
In the vast information, Su Yang was very interested in the news that the Knicks hired a consulting company to attract LeBron to join.
Click on it and take a closer look. It turns out that James Dolan, the owner of the Knicks, specially invited Interbrand to calculate for LeBron how much profit he will get after joining New York. The result is that he can earn at least 13 billion US dollars.
Out of curiosity, Su Yang made a simple inquiry and found that Interbrand seems to be very powerful.
And the company's awesomeness is that two-thirds of its customers are the top [-] companies in the world, but every big company has something to do with them. The brand value evaluation made by their company is extremely forward-looking and accurate. sex.
According to news reports, Interbrand calculated a total of [-] career development possibilities for LeBron James in the next few years, and used variables such as personal performance, fan groups, and number of honors to make statistics.
According to Interbrand, if LeBron joins New York, there will be a 50% chance of earning $10 billion. If he stays in Cleveland or joins the Bulls, the possibility of earning $10 billion will be reduced to 1%.
The worst thing is going to Miami to join the Heat, and the probability of LeBron earning 10 billion is 0%.
The news report did not mention how to calculate it. Anyway, the final result given is that LeBron going to the New York Knicks can earn at least $13 billion more than other places, obviously crushing the Cavaliers, Bulls and Heat.
"This is professionalism. The Knicks recruited really well!"
Su Yang forwarded the tweet with a 'laughing and crying' emoji, calling James Dolan an idiot in his heart.
Let’s not talk about whether the calculations in the report are reasonable or not. LeBron is clearly focused on competing for the championship at this stage. s.
Coincidentally, 2 minutes after Su Yang finished posting, the Twitter system prompted LeBron to retweet.He clicked on it and found that it was also a 'laughing and crying' expression, and fans complained all kinds of things, and the Knicks fans even caught Dolan spouting wildly.
Su Yang put down his phone with a smile, and the TV news reported that Richard Jefferson jumped out of the contract to test the free market.
The commentators analyzed that Jefferson may re-sign with the Spurs, so that the Spurs will have the strength to compete for the championship. The main reason for the team's change of core and the failure of the overall run-in was that the team stopped in the first round of the playoffs.
"Jefferson and the Spurs are twisted melons..."
Su Yang remembered that Jefferson had never been able to integrate into the Spurs, and finally fell into the name of a soft egg. The Spurs also failed to transform in those years. It was not until Leonard grew up that the core transition was officially completed, which was a waste of time for each other.
Swiping through the news, it was night in the blink of an eye.
After Su Yang had dinner and played games for a while, the phone rang and Xinji called.
"Su, we have finalized the candidates for the second backup power forward and point guard, and we have reached a signing intention. I will send you the information. If you have no other suggestions, then we will announce the team's new lineup later."
Su Yang hummed and agreed, and then received an email from Xinji, and when he clicked on it, he thought it was okay.
The second backup power forward is Brian Cook, who was the three-pointer next to Kobe back then. His defense was poor, and there was almost no offense with the ball, but the three-pointer was okay. He often cooperated with Kobe in high pick-and-rolls, and then bounced to catch the ball. shot.
Considering that Cook's salary is only 115 million, which is not fully guaranteed, this signing can be described as quite satisfactory.
The second backup point guard is Randy Foye, the No. 6 pick between Roy and Gay. He was traded to the Wizards by the Timberwolves last season. He averaged 10 points and 1 assists per game, and he also made three-pointers. taller players.
With such two players joining the Clippers, the offensive end is a perfect match, and the defensive end effect is not extravagant.
Su Yang sent a text message to Hinkie, saying that it is completely feasible. The main lineup of the Clippers for the new season will be determined, and the other spots on the roster can be reserved for the summer league, preseason games, and possible transactions during the season.
Perhaps the Clippers media department had already prepared, and major reporters and TV stations began to break the news with internal information.
WOJ tweeted: "Inside information, the Clippers have reached a signing agreement with free agents Jermaine O'Neal, Tracy McGrady, Brian Cook, and Randy Foye, and the lineup for the new season has been completed."
After the news was sent out, discussions in the NBA circle were ignited within a few minutes. No one would have thought that the Clippers would be so fast.
You know, big-name players such as LeBron and Wade haven't started their team inspection tour yet.
The major commentators followed up and made comments. There are many opinions, but there is only one core.
That is, the Clippers are much weaker than before.
(End of this chapter)