These teams have one thing in common, they are already teams in the playoffs and even championship level.

If you add Durant, the team will become a championship team in the playoffs, and the team in the championship team will become a favorite to win the championship.

Durant is about to usher in the tenth year of his career.

James won his first championship in the 11th year of his career. Even if Tang Tian put aside his first two years as a role player, he won the championship in his fifth year.

If he doesn't win the championship, he will never have the chance to catch up with the two of them again.

Durant's whereabouts have attracted the attention of the entire league, but these have little to do with the Pelicans.

Because they are the only team that has no interest in Durant.

After finalizing the contracts of Davis, Tang Tian, ​​Holiday and Boyan, the Pelicans set their goal to make up for minor repairs.

As Tang Tian had expected before, Amino was very popular in the free market and had received a four-year, 40 million contract issued by the Trail Blazers.

The Pelicans' salary will soar in the next two years. With the contracts of three tens of million-level players, Holiday, Ariza and Boyan, they are ready to give up.

So what they need to strengthen now is not only the substitute point guard after trading Dinwiddie, but also the substitute power forward.

Of course, because McGee's contract expires, substitute centers are also something to consider.

In this year's free agent market, in addition to superstars like Durant and Westbrook, there are also many role players.

The Pelicans' core lineup is stable and there are young players. When strengthening, experience and combat effectiveness are definitely their priority.

There are also many role players in the free market that agree with their requirements.

As for point guards, Jennings, Deron, Jamal Crawford, Jeremy Lin and Augustin are all within the scope of consideration.

In terms of power forwards, David West, Jeff Green, Barmott and Richard Jefferson are also suitable candidates.

For center forwards, whether McGee renews his contract needs to be considered. Nene, Boban Mayanovich and Haslem are all available candidates.

Demps now trusts Tang Tian, ​​and he also tries to discuss with Tang Tian as much as possible after making up for the small repairs.

After the two discussed, Delon and Jeremy Lin were their choice targets for the substitute point guard.

When the Pelicans strengthen, in addition to experience and immediate combat power, they also need to consider the team role issues.

For example, Crawford has a strong desire to attack, and he must have a lot of power to play when he goes to any team, which is different from the role the Pelicans need.

And if Stephenson has been left behind, they don’t need players with too high ball holding rates.

In terms of power forwards, David West and Jeff Green, as well as Barmott are available.

In the playoffs against tit, especially against teams like the Warriors that like to use five small lineups, defense is definitely one of the aspects that need to be considered.

In terms of centers, because there are already Biyongbo, and Harrell, who had outstanding performance in the playoffs last season, they need players with other functions.

With the basic premise, the Boban meeting is the first goal, and then McGee or Nene.

Players and teams are two-way choices, these are the Pelicans' target candidates, but who to sign in the end depends on Demps' negotiation ability.

Just as Demps began negotiations, Durant quickly ended his meeting with seven teams.

A series of rumors were then exposed by woj.

After Durant and the Knicks finished their meeting, according to insiders who participated in the meeting, Durant was very interested in joining Apple City;

The meeting between Durant and the Rockets team went unexpectedly smoothly. Due to James Harden, Durant is likely to join;

Durant and the Clippers' meeting was calmer than expected, and the Los Angeles factor's ability to attract Durant was not as great as expected;

Durant had a very pleasant meeting with the Warriors team. He was very interested in his cooperation with Curry and Thompson, and Green even chatted with Durant like a brother;

The meeting between Durant and the Thunder was held at the end. The meeting team included the team's boss Clay Bennett and general manager Sam Presti. Westbrook was reportedly not involved, and the meeting between the two sides ended smoothly;

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From a series of information released by WOJ, we can see that as the meeting ended, Durant's next company has narrowed to the Rockets, Warriors and Knicks.

These teams have one thing in common, they are already championship teams.

A strong signal from this is that team strength will be the most important factor in Durant's choice of the final result.

On July 7, seven days have passed since the start of the players' free market. After this day, the freezing period for free agent signing will also end.

At this moment, woj burst out several signing information one after another.

The Pelicans completed several consecutive waves of signings.

After Jeremy Lin chose to join the Nets for 40 million in three years and formed a double-gun backcourt with Russell.

They reached a contract with veteran Deron Williams for a two-year, five-million contract for the team option the next year.

It is reported that Delon also received a one-year offer of 5 million for the Cavaliers, but he finally chose to join the Pelicans.

The Pelicans and veteran David West reached a one-year basic salary contract with a contract amount of around $1.55 million.

West's original intention of leaving the Pacers was to compete for the championship, and his purpose was quite clear.

Last season, he was more optimistic about the Rockets, which formed the Big Three, and this year he was more optimistic about the defending champion.

West was an important rotation last season as the Rockets last season, and averaged 7.8 points and 3.7 rebounds per game, with a shooting percentage of up to 55%.

It can be said that the Pelicans are able to sign him with a basic salary.

These two contracts were basically in Tang Tian’s plan, but the subsequent contract made him happy.

With a three-year, 2,100 contract with the Pistons at the same time, Boban Mayanovic chose to join the Pelicans, and the Spurs did not match the contract.

During the signing process, in addition to the strength and respect given by the Pelicans, his teammate Jokic of the Serbian national team was also a factor in joining the contract.

The loss of Dinwiddie made the Pelicans seem to have damaged their strength, but the successive signings have not only restored their strength, but also improved them.

However, the fans have not started discussing these things yet, and the news that woj broke out at the last moment attracted all their attention.

Durant announced his final decision on this day.

He will join the Golden State Warriors.

"I'm excited to be part of the Warriors, I'm looking forward to working with Stephen and Clay, in fact, I've had this idea last year and now it's come true, and I look forward to bringing more championships to Bay Area fans."
Chapter completed!