This year's free agent market is a world of one world compared to last year.

Last year, big names gathered, but the biggest players this year were DeRozan, followed by Hayward and Siakam (restricted free agents), and then Garlinari and Lowry-level players.

The two of them discussed for a long time, and finally they basically had a general idea.

The salary cap for the new season is 116 million, and Davis and Durant have a combined total of about 80 million, leaving only about 35 million space for the Pelicans.

However, the Pelicans have many expiring contracts that are renewed on the hat. In other words, their operability space can be calculated as 141 million yuan of luxury tax, which means that the so-called elastic space has a total of about 65 million yuan.

Then the general idea is actually clear. The contract of 25 to 30 million yuan won Holiday, and the remaining 35 to 40 million yuan is used to consider strengthening the center and point guard positions.

Alexander has grown up last season, so Brogdon can consider not staying.

There are not many high-quality players in the free market. After giving up Brogdon, there are quite a lot of space, but it is difficult to strengthen.

Tang Tian took the free agent list and looked at it, and finally his eyes stopped on someone's name.

"How about signing Rose back?"

Demps nodded when he heard Rose's name.

Ross performed well after joining the Timberwolves, and he averaged 18.5 points per game last season in his contract year.

Alexander is characterized by defense and organization, and scoring explosiveness is not his strength, and Ross can make up for this.

Moreover, Ross signed with the Pelicans to win his first championship in his career. Now, as a complete free agent, the Pelicans will be his ideal choice.

The most important thing is that Ross is already 32 years old and will not be too high in contract asking price. The Pelicans still have room to strengthen the inside.

Inside, this year's inside line is quite scarce. If you want to know popularity, the most famous one is Westbrook's former forward Adams.

Adams had both top-notch positions and rebounds, and the Thunder played badly last season, and Adams's data declined in all aspects, making it much less difficult to sign.

Demps' proposal was also Adams.

Tang Tian also agreed. Adams is quite suitable for Durant and Davis to do dirty and tiring work.

However, he also gave Demps a salary cap, which would be inappropriate if it exceeds 20 million. Although Adams is only 27 years old, he has been injured before and his explosive power has declined a lot. The risk of signing a large contract is to become a garbage contract.

In addition to Adams, Tang Tian also gave Demps an alternative character, Tristan Thompson.

As a short inside player, Thompson is not inferior to Adams in position and defense. The key is that his contract will definitely be much cheaper.

There are few big free market brands and few high-quality players in this season. The Pelicans are not going to bet on the present, but can focus on next year.

The core goals are these people, and the rest are minor repairs.

On the list of these minor repairs and minor repairs, Tang Tian also focused on personal mentioning Iguodala.

Iguodala was basically semi-retired with the Grizzlies last season, but he still had oil in his fuel tank.

He can play at the second and third positions, which is very suitable for the Pelicans.

After taking Tang Tian’s instructions, Demps began to connect with the target person after the free market gate opened.

The first person to sign the contract in the free market was Drummond, who jumped out of the contract option and directly renewed a five-year, 190 million super contract with the Pistons.

This is also expected. After so many years of hard training, Drummond is now a superstar with Embiid and Jokic.

Lowry finally renewed the Raptors' contract for 60 million in two years, which is basically the rhythm of ending his life in Toronto.

DeRozan and the Suns reached a four-year, 150 million contract extension. DeRozan performed well after arriving at the Suns. The Suns also entered the playoffs for a while, but they failed to stabilize in the end. Their goals in the new season are still firm.

It is worth mentioning that former Pelicans coach Monty Williams, who they hired in the second half of last season, performed well, and they are very confident in the new season.

Siakam soon reached a four-year, quasi-maximum salary renewal contract with the Mavericks.

It is reported that Siakam's national teammate Embiid played a key role in the contract renewal.

The Mavericks' future salary space explodes, but it can be expected that Embiid, Siakam and Harris will be their three core cores in the future.

Holiday was traded last season on the back line, and Conley may be cleaned up next season at most.

Hayward renewed his contract with the Bucks for 130 million in four years, and the Bucks continue to maintain their core lineup.

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Just as the only big names in the free market signed one after another, the Pelicans also made progress.

Holiday took the lead in reaching a four-year, 140 million contract extension with the team.

Holiday's first sentence after reaching the agreement: This doesn't require much thought for me, this is my home.

As he said, after a wandering time in Dallas, Holiday finally returned home.

The Pelicans also gave him enough respect, and a long-term appointment allows him to live the team.

After Holiday, Ross also agreed to return to New Orleans and reached a three-year, 45 million contract with the Pelicans.

Given his age, this is likely to be the last big contract of his career, and it is possible that New Orleans will be able to end his old age.

In terms of inside, Adams fully reflects the point that things are precious.

Originally, his market conditions were less than 20 million, but in the end he reached a two-year, 42 million contract with the Clippers.

It is obvious that Doncic's growth exceeded expectations and the Clippers management did not want to wait any longer.

Adams did not sign, and the Pelicans finally won Tristan Thompson, and the two sides reached a three-year, 42 million contract.

Thompson faced a buyout last year and was able to get another contract of tens of millions. To a certain extent, he has to thank this year's free market.

Gasol announced his retirement, while Gasol Jr. followed his brother's footsteps and joined the Spurs for 40 million in three years.

The Spurs will become more and more terrifying next season.

During the process of minor repairs and refining, Demps also successfully won Iguodala with a minimum salary of one-year veteran.

In addition to Iguodala, former Warriors former player McCaw and projection center Ryan were also recruited by the Pelicans.

As the signing of free market continues, the lineups of each team have been settled, and the Pelicans' lineup for the new season has basically been decided.

Point Guard: Alexander, Rose, Patrick McCaugh

Points: Holiday, Ding Yanyuhang, Kelden Johnson

Xiaomai: Durant, Ariza, Iguodala

Big Present: Davis, Kuzma, Henry (2020 26th pick)
Chapter completed!