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Chapter 211: The fight to defend the title

When the deal is really completed, no one thinks about what the Kings have paid. The discussion that followed was mainly about what the Kings got from this deal, and what subsequent impact this deal will have on the Kings. And to a deeper level, what impact will this deal have on the Western Conference pattern, and what impact will it have on the playoffs and the possible finals duels in the future.

These are not certain, but the only thing that can be certain is that although the Kings paid a lot of money this time, they did solve the trouble that had plagued them for nearly two months. This made the Kings' future choices clearer, and their lineup was more complete. The only downside is that after the Kings reached this deal with the 76ers, their inside substitutes became empty, which in the eyes of many people would become a trouble for the Kings in the playoffs.

Iguodala's arrival made the Kings forget the deliciousness of Artest. In the comparison between the two, Iguodala may be a little better than Arte to a certain extent. Iguodala has unparalleled athletic talent, which allows him to often complete fast attacks in offense, and his defensive ability will have a very positive impact on the Kings. Perhaps weak offensive ability will reduce Iguodala's upper limit, but his excellence and stability and efficiency allow him to become a key championship puzzle.

It is something that Zhang Weifeng is very excited to be able to get Iguodala. In his previous life, Zhang Weifeng admired Iguodala very much, and he also knew Iguodala very well. For a player like Iguodala, you can't expect him to become an excellent leader, because he is more suitable to become the right-hand man of a great player and become the championship puzzle for a team. This is obvious. Originally, what Zhang Weifeng was worried about was the outside problem of the Kings in the new season, and now this problem will be solved with the arrival of Iguodala. No matter from any perspective, Zhang Weifeng believes that Iguodala is more suitable to become the most important puzzle for the Kings to defend the title.

In fact, this deal can be said to be a deal between the Kings in order to get Iguodala, and Petri was willing to give out some potential stocks. In the summer of 2008, Iguodala completed a 6-year, 80 million yuan contract with the 76ers. In fact, there are certain reasons why the 76ers are willing to sign a big contract with Iguodala. In the 2007-08 season, Iguodala played 82 times, averaging 19.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 2.1 steals, and led the game.

After three years, the Philadelphia 76ers re-entered the playoffs. However, his performance in the playoffs was not ideal. He averaged only 13.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game. However, the unsatisfactory playoffs did not affect Iguodala's value, because Iguodala was one of the few good players in the free market. At that time, the Kings had already lost Artest. At that time, Pitri had the idea of ​​winning Iguodala, but it ended in failure.

Iguodala scored 18+5+5 in the first season after leaving Iverson, and he was able to maintain this level for three consecutive seasons, but this also shows a problem, that is, Iguodala's upper limit is at this level, and the 76ers cannot expect him to become a superstar, so when Iguodala completed 18+5+5 again last season, the 76ers did not value Iguodala particularly strongly. Therefore, when the Kings were willing to pay a considerable price, it eventually led to the transaction. For this reason, the 76ers also successfully started a journey of bad luck...

The Kings' salary space has always taken up very small, and the Maruf brothers have made a lot of money in the past two seasons, which has made the Kings' finances very rich. What's more, the Maruf brothers have decided to work hard to complete the successive championships, so the Kings are not afraid of taking over the big contract.

However, Iguodala's contract is actually very reasonable. This year Iguodala only occupies 1220w of salary space, so this will not have any impact on the Kings. This is also because the Kings' lineup is mainly new players, so they will not be troubled by salary space at all.

Iguodala's arrival can have a very positive impact on the Kings from any perspective, so many teams have begun to fear the Kings' lineup. After all, in addition to the three stars Randy Ferye, Zhang Weifeng and Calderon, Iguodala is added, and then Noah on the fifth position has proved his defensive ability. Therefore, the Kings' current starting lineup is not only terrible, but also very young.

The Kings' commitment to getting Iguodala is actually Zhang Weifeng's instruction to some extent. Zhang Weifeng believes that the influence of Iguodala on the Kings is not the problem of increasing strength on the surface. To a large extent, Iguodala can support his teammates and participate in offense and defense at all times. Moreover, his ability to hit the basket at critical moments is also very strong, which makes the Kings' choices more. Also, Iguodala's athletic ability allows the Kings to play faster, and the Kings will also improve many problems.

Through this transaction, what Zhang Weifeng did not expect was that the Kings also got Zhu Holiday, the number one player. This season, the 76ers won Holiday through the first round draft, but Holiday's performance on the offensive and organizational end made the 76ers feel a little unfavorable about him. Schneider hopes to use Holiday as a relatively considerable bargaining chip in exchange for the Kings players.

Originally, the initial trading idea was that the Kings would not give Gasol Jr., but Schneider hoped to give Holiday in exchange for Gasol Jr., and he used this exchange as a condition to promote the transaction here. In desperation, Petri agreed to the request.

In Zhang Weifeng's impression, Holiday is definitely a more critical point in the Kings' second team, so he can definitely make up for the vacancies that Gladitch and Wu Di left.
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