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Chapter 193 Summer is coming

There has been no major change in this season from the previous life. The Lakers and the Celtics successfully met in the division finals, but the goddess of luck did not favor the Lakers this time. The Celtics played seven games with the Lakers, and the Celtics won the championship again in the tiebreak.

Garnett won the second championship and the first finals MVP in his career. Garnett beat the Lakers' Paul Gasol in the finals, averaging 28 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists per game. Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, La Garondo, Rashid Wallace, Kendrick Perkins, Glen Davis, and Edd House were also lucky to win the second championship. Compared with many guys who even look forward to a championship, they are really lucky. Marquis Daniels, Hilton Williams and other guys who joined the Celtics this season have also realized their dream of winning the championship. Undoubtedly, the Celtics' season is very successful.

"A season is finally over!"

Watching the Celtics reach the top of the league with Natalie, Li Feng watched Garnett, Pierce and their teammates lifting the O'Brien trophy, feeling the cheers of all the fans at the scene, he also stood up excitedly and cheered for the Celtics. At the same time, he was dreaming that one day the person who held the trophy would appear.

Everyone's eyes were on the championship, and no one was interested in the losers anymore. Li Feng left the Staples Stadium with a hint of loneliness and regret, and endless expectations for the future. The curtain of this season finally fell completely!

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With the end of the finals, the league teams began trading early. Although the league official stipulates that no team is allowed to sign any agreement with free agents before July 1, this does not mean that the team can only wait for that day to arrive. In fact, the most popular free agents in the league every summer will decide their whereabouts in advance, and then the legally stipulated signing day will be released again.

At this time, the Knicks suddenly made an uproar in the league, and the team cut off the meritorious coach Mike D'Anthony who led the team into the playoffs last season.

On the one hand, this decision was that the Knicks' defensive problems in the playoffs were infinitely magnified, and D'Antoni's on-the-spot reaction ability also had several obvious problems. The most important thing was that the Knicks wanted to win a big-name free agent in the summer. At least a good head coach, otherwise the problem when the head coach becomes a signing problem will be over.

Before the June 25 draft, because this year's big-name free agents did not move and there were no big deals, each team was brewing.

The first to trade were the Kings and the Philadelphia 76ers. On June 18, Nosioni, who came from the Bulls, was not adapted to the realm and was in a sluggish state in the Kings. He and the white center Hawyce, who had great potential, were packaged and sent to Philadelphia, while Haitian center Samuel Dalemport, who was Philadelphia 76ers, were sent to Sacramento.

On the surface, this is at least a win-win deal. Although the Kings have inside players like Hawyce, Thompson and Landry, they still have big problems, which is mainly reflected in the lack of a stable rebounder and blocker, so defense has become their life goal. After introducing Delham Porter, the defensive strength will improve qualitatively.

Of course, the impact on the Kings is not limited to defense. Delham Porter's joining can liberate Landry, who is good at attacking, and thus the team can reach an offensive and defensive balance in the interior.

For the 76ers, after getting Hoyce and Nosioni, they have achieved a lineup upgrade to a certain extent.

Although Nosioni's form has declined, he is well-skilled and capable of playing No. 3 and 4 on the court, and his defensive ability cannot be underestimated. For Hawyce, this big man has better athletic ability than Delham Porter. His offensive ability is also stronger than Delham Porter, and his average of 10 points and 6.1 rebounds per game is enough to allow the 76ers to display the team's bombardment tactics.

However, Dalemport's joining also caused some problems with the Kings, that is, his offensive ability and contract amount. Although he is already an NBA veteran, he still averages only 8.1 points per game. This may also cause the Kings to panic in the inside offensive.

In addition, his contract next season is close to $13 million. This will have a significant impact on the Kings, who want to make a difference this summer. The 76ers have another purpose of sending away Dalemport, which is to lay the groundwork for their draft. It seems that they are planning to choose the inside ball Derek Ferworth, and the young player may serve as the team's main center after the arrival.

This deal had nothing to do with the New York Knicks, but when he heard that the King's target was Derek Ferworth, the Knicks had an idea.

Eddie Cory has one season expired. Cory has the option of a player in his hand. According to the trajectory of his previous life, Cory will be traded and then cut off. However, Cory now averages 17.3 points and 6.4 rebounds per game last season, and his contribution to the team is not only reflected in the data.

In this state, Corey's agent asked for a contract renewal. Wash gave a three-year contract of 33 million. It was enough for Wash to be able to issue this contract. An annual salary of 11 million is not a lot. After all, Corey will lose a lot of points when encountering a contract outbreak in the year of the contract.

However, Corey's agent directly rejected the contract, and the Knicks was still very sincere. After Li Feng and others contacted Corey, the agent agreed to the annual salary, but had to renew the contract for six years.

It is absolutely impossible to renew the contract for six years. The negotiations between the two sides are at a deadlock, or to be precise, a de facto breakdown.

Sure enough, a few days later, Corey executed the player option and became a full free agent, and the Knicks began to look for a replacement for the inside.

This year, the free agent market has gathered big names, and there are many high-quality inside players, such as Dirk Nowitzki, Chris Boosh, Amalstadmeier, Carlos Boozer, Tyson Chandler, David Lee, etc. However, New York does not need many inside players.

First, former "New York Boy" David Lee was ruled out, his height was a fatal factor, and then the defensive loophole Carlos Boozer was also ruled out.

According to Wash's idea, he was pursuing Sir or Chandler, but Chandler suddenly executed the last year's contract and stayed with the Bobcats. When pursuing Sir, there was a lot of controversy within the Knicks. Needless to say, Sir's offense was stronger than Cory, but the defense was half a pound of pounds with Cory, and the Knicks cut D'Antoni to strengthen the defense. Although after Mark Jaric, Chris Duhon and others' contract expired, the Knicks had more than 40 million in salary space, but signing with Sir requires a maximum salary, and the Knicks had to be cautious.

At this time, seeing the King's deal, Li Feng suddenly remembered someone - that is DeMarcus Cousins. In his previous life, Cousins ​​fell to fifth and was selected by the King. The Favors they wanted was intercepted by the third Nets.

If the Knicks want Cousins, there are two options: one is to trade directly with the Nets, and the second is to trade with the fourth Timberwolves.

Favors and Cousins ​​are the best inside players in this draft, but judging from the physical data, Favors looks more terrifying than Cousins, and he is more like Howard or Stoudemire's successor.

Favors' fat ratio is only 6.5%. His good height, weight and strength are enough to make him gain a foothold in the penalty area. After the league, Favors' strength and skills will be further honed, which will make him even more terrifying.

If he is a little optimistic, Favors may become an inside player like Howard in the future. His amazing physical fitness and athletic talent are enough to help him dominate the penalty area. Of course, Favors' offense is also favored by the outside world. In his freshman season, he scored 12.4 points in 27.5 minutes and shot up to 61.1%. If he can train on the offensive end, Bosh or Stadmar is his direction of efforts.

In short, both offense and defense, Favors has more amazing potential, and this is why he is more optimistic than Cousins.

But Li Feng knew that Cousins ​​was several streets stronger than Fervors in the future, and although the butterfly effect would occur, the direction of the history car would not change. Cousins ​​is not the kind of player who must stay in a specific place to develop. It is entirely possible for the Knicks to pursue Cousins.

After a season, Li Feng is the boss of the Knicks, especially the first round of the playoffs swept the Cavaliers. Dolan is not so eager for LeBron James. Moreover, if he can comfort Li Feng in the transaction of Cousins, it would be even better to pursue James.

These are the players with contracts in the Knicks, Sergei Baka, Li Feng, James Harden, Marcus Thornton, Wesley Matthews, and all other players have expired, such as Chris Duhon, Mark Jaridge, Al Harrington, and Eddie Cory. This is also the Knicks' layout a few years ago, in order to hoard cap space in 2012.

It is a bit difficult for the Knicks to get Cousins. These are the bargaining chips in his hand, and it is quite difficult to operate.

While the Knicks Uniform Group was thinking about how to "marry" Cousins, on the 32nd, the Bucks completed a deal with the Warriors. The Bucks sent center Gazuric and defender Charlie Bale, while the Warriors put the swingman Margetti and the No. 44 draft pick in the second round this year on the trading table.

For the Bucks, the team's current stable scorer John Salmons will become a free agent this summer, and the team is not sure to retain the scorer, so they will take the lead and find another scoring point for the team. As the Warriors' best sixth man, Mageti averaged nearly 19.8 points per game this season, and his shooting percentage has even exceeded 50%. However, Mageti has a contract with the team for three years worth US$21 million, but his outstanding performance on the offensive end is sure to increase the firepower of the new owner.

Margeti has been a very stable scorer throughout his career," said Bucks general manager John Hammond. "He has a very stable shooting percentage, he has shown extraordinary ability to make free throws, and we have always looked forward to him wearing the Bucks jersey."

For the Warriors, the biggest reason why the team sent Magetti away was to save money for the team, and the most important thing was to train young players on the team. In this way, Magetti, who signed with the team for 5 years and $50 million in 2009, became a victim.

In this transaction, Bell's contract has two years and $7.9 million, and Gazuric's contract is about to expire. The completion of this transaction will give the Warriors nearly $15 million in salary space.

"Bell and Gazuric are the two veterans we are looking forward to, and that's what we need," said Warriors General Manager Larry Riley. "They are both very experienced and this is a very helpful addition to our young team. We thank Mageti for his contribution to the team over the past two seasons, and we look forward to Brandon White and Anthony Randolph recovering from injuries as soon as possible and playing a more important role next season."
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