roccoschili Chapter 271 [The general leaves the team, priority to renew the contract]
Chapter 271 [The general leaves the team, priority to renew the contract]
Chapter 271 [The general leaves the team, priority to renew the contract]
After the L.A. party, the Raptors returned to Toronto for a two-day break before hosting a grand championship parade.
Toronto is a big place, with a small population, and it is very convenient for parades.Held on Yonge Street in downtown Toronto, starting at 2 p.m. and continuing into the evening.The city center was closed, and Toronto citizens gathered along the street to watch, just like a festival.
The police station, fire station, and military system all dispatched personnel to assist, and the activities were orderly.The presence of senior officials from Ontario and the mayor of Toronto not only attracted the attention of the Raptors' championship parade, but also allowed the NBA's basketball culture to be more widely spread and recognized in Canada.
Yesterday, Rui Yang went to the University of Toronto to attend Stana Katic's graduation ceremony. She was on vacation. Today, Rui Yang joined the parade on a float.
In the end, the players and coaches went to the stage temporarily built in the square to talk about their thoughts on winning the championship. That night, the team held another party and had a carnival all night.
At the party, Yang Rui and Maddie chatted for a while, supporting his decision to go to a big city to develop, but only told him to pay attention to his health, not to force himself, and to control the playing time.
McGrady was very moved. He was afraid that Yang Rui would get angry. After all, before Yang Rui coached the Raptors, he was only a blue-collar worker.
Two days later, Yang Rui and Stana flew to Los Angeles to start their vacation.
Yang Rui couldn't help Jennifer Aniston's wedding planning. At most, she would join in the fun, be an errand boy, and help with bags when shopping.
Jennifer is willing to support Stana in the circle, and the two are very familiar with each other. "Your legs make me jealous. If only I were this tall, you'd be famous."
Stana is very happy, but also a little worried: "I only have college acting experience, so it won't cause you trouble, right?"
"Acting skills should be practiced slowly. With your image, you can get a lot of roles without acting skills." Rachel smiled: "When our company makes movies, you will be added."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome, I'm your sister." Jennifer's eyes are always curved when she smiles, and she is very friendly. Stana likes her very much. When she arrives in Los Angeles, she is like a gossip follower.
When shopping, Stana enthusiastically made suggestions, paying special attention to the wedding.
While they were playing in Los Angeles, the NBA 2000 draft ended, and the Raptors successfully selected Michael Reed with the No.20 No. [-] pick.
The two insiders were unfortunately selected by other teams in the second round. After Glenn sent a text message to ask Yang Rui, he traded the second-round pick to the Mavericks.
The draft situation has not changed much from what Yang Rui knew in his previous life. The bad teams are still the same. Morris Peterson, who was originally selected by the Raptors, went to the 76ers.
Larry Brown knew the importance of long shots and picked Peterson, a forward who can shoot. He's a good swingman, just not bad.
On July 7, the free market opened, and the teams that did not reach the salary cap and had salary space were almost all eyeing the Raptors.
A number of teams have offered McGrady a maximum salary. The most ambitious team is the Magic. They freed up salary space and launched the Big Three plan. In addition to McGrady, there are also Grant Hill and Tim Duncan.
It's a pity that the butterfly effect has appeared, McGrady has despised magic, and he is even less willing to attack people. The place he wants to go is the Chicago Bulls.
The Bulls began to rebuild after 98. The team has the best rookie Elton Brand who has just played, averaging 20+10 per game.Tracy McGrady's joining can not only get a maximum salary, but also an excellent partner, and it is also the core of the outside line.
On July 7, the Bulls signed McGrady with a seven-year, $3 million max salary.
Yang Rui was interviewed in Los Angeles.The reporter asked: "Do you think McGrady's joining the Bulls will have an important impact on the team's title defense next season?"
"There must be an impact. After all, we are missing a star, but I support his choice and bless him. Next season, I will try my best to cultivate new stars for the Raptors."
On July 7, the Rockets offered Kevin Cato a six-year, $5 million premium contract.Cato's data is slightly worse than Yang Rui's previous life, but with a championship bonus, the Rockets management decided to bet on his talent when no one was available in the interior except Olajuwon.
Yang Rui felt that Dawson, the Rockets manager, was a lunatic. Cato was definitely not worth so much money. Only a lunatic would match, so he could only let him go.
On July 7, the Kings offered Doug Christie a premium contract for four years and $7 million.
The Raptors management suddenly fell into a passive position, which is the same price as they signed Jermaine O'Neal, and only powerful inside players can sign this kind of contract.Christie averaged less than 10 points per game last season, just outside the blue-collar.
At the same time, Billups was negotiating, and the Clippers also offered him 4 million over four years.The Clippers are the team with the lowest salary in the league, and the salary of Billups is less than 2400 million. He will be the highest salary person in the team.
Billups was a little moved, because the Clippers didn't have a star, he would definitely have the ball and play with a group of potential rookies. Even if the team in Los Angeles was "born by a stepmother", it would be better than Canada.
After Glenn and Yang Rui negotiated, they matched Billups' contract and gave up Christie.
Yang Rui is very helpless. Now the salary cap is too low. If both of the Raptors stay, it will be difficult to sign in other positions.Detrev retired and Cato was poached. Even if Jerome James was re-signed, there were only four insiders, and veteran Willis was in a worse and worse condition.The Raptors have to sign two more swingmen to strengthen the lineup, otherwise it will be difficult to play in the new season.
Glenn's primary target is veteran big man Antonio Davis, who joined the Raptors in Young's previous life and made a one-time All-Star in the Raptors.But the condition of his joining is to get a high salary, not to take a salary cut to hit the championship.
After deliberation, Davis chose to join the Magic and got a full middle class. Although the Magic failed to dig McGrady and the lineup was not attractive enough, Duncan eventually stayed with the Spurs.
After thinking about it, Yang Rui called Glenn: "Renew Jerome James and Ryan Bowen first."
As a last resort, it is necessary to give priority to renewing the marginal people from last season. If these two are poached again, the Raptors will be even more passive.
Players who are good at defense in the free market, whether inside or outside, are not cheap.In particular, the price of the meat shield center is ridiculously high. Cato has signed such a big contract. It is very difficult to find someone with the right price.
Because Jerome is overweight, has rough skills, and has a low price, if he is signed to train, there will be at least one strong man in the team who can resist.
Bai Bowen is a pure blue-collar player, and has no effect on the offensive end. The advantage is that he is willing to defend hard and can also help the team.Kirilenko is still unable to land in the NBA this year, and the Raptors need a forward who can defend.
Jumaine Jones, who has signed a four-year rookie contract, can also play as a cameo at the 4th position. He has poor frame protection and can prevent pick-and-rolls and open space to shoot three-pointers. The Raptors' frontcourt will not be unusable, but the ability to defend the penalty area is reduced. obvious.
There is a shortage of people on the outside. Michael Reed can replace retired veteran Jeff Hornacek. He is physically better, but he lacks experience and needs a period of training.Apart from him, there is only veteran Dell Curry left, which is not good.
The team's strength has declined, and Yang Rui is also content. The depth of the lineup last season was something that had never appeared in the NBA in his previous life, and it was impossible to maintain it.
(End of this chapter)