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Chapter 781 Durant joins the Warriors
Chapter 781 Durant joins the Warriors
But there is also a huge problem facing Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace, which is salary space.This is not to say that they can come out of nothing by knocking their heads. If the boss is not willing to pay a high luxury tax, then it is impossible to sign Xie Kai without changing the structure of the core lineup.But if Xie Kai were to be signed, it would be necessary to take a stab at several big shots in the team whose salaries exceeded tens of millions, otherwise it would be impossible to sign.
In fact, Xie Kai is very clear that the Grizzlies don't really want to give up on themselves.The commercial value I brought to this small ball market team is immeasurable.Everyone knows the increase in strength and what happened last season.The team is waiting, waiting for him to take the initiative to apply for a salary cut, just like Daidai back then.
Who will get the two big fish, Xie Kai and Durant, has become the biggest attraction of this offseason.Currently Xie Kai's top three suitors are the Grizzlies, Lakers and Mavericks.Followed by the Celtics, Knicks, Suns, Magic.
There are also many teams pursuing Durant, such as the Thunder, Knicks, Celtics, Wizards and Warriors.
No one expected that the Warriors would have room to pursue Durant.Careful people can find that they do have space.Because last season's unanimous MVP Ku Ritian's contract was signed in the offseason after he was injured, the annual salary is very low, only 4 million in 4400 years.
If you look at it from the current point of view, it is really inappropriate, but in the season before signing this contract, Curry was plagued by injuries and only played 26 games.
So Curry's contract has one more year, less than 1300 million, which is simply a bonus for the Warriors.
The contracts of Thompson of the Splash Brothers and the almighty insider Chaser Green were also signed before the signing of the TV broadcast contract, so their contracts now seem to be very cost-effective, and they also have bonuses.With so many bonuses added up, as long as they get rid of Bogut's contract and don't renew the contract with the North Carolina Blackhawks, they can make room to sign Durant!
God!The team with 73 wins last season can still make room for a maximum salary to sign Durant?This is not dare to play like this in the game!
As the home team, the Thunder can provide a super maximum salary for 5 years, and it is the team that can give Durant the most money.And they have a superstar like Westbrook, and they are the parent team that trained Durant, so objectively speaking, they are the team that is most likely to continue to cooperate with him.
The Celtics made it to the Eastern Conference finals last season. They are young and passionate, and they are historical giants. If Durant goes, they can really wrestle with the defending champion Cavaliers.
Durant is a native of Washington, so the Wizards can be considered his hometown team.Since James returned to the Cavaliers to fulfill his promise, many fans also hope that Durant can also return to his hometown to do something.
Although the Wizards are not a super strong team, they have Wall and Beal with two guns in the backcourt. If Durant goes, they will just make up the front line and will become a strong team in an instant.
Everyone is waiting for the final ownership of the big fish. The fate of many free agents is on the big fish. Where the big fish goes will change the thinking and strategy of many teams this summer.
On July 7, the NBA free agent market officially opened, which means that those agreements that have been negotiated before can be officially announced.Of course, it will take some time for a formal agreement to be signed, but many verbal agreements are similar to formal agreements.In the West, the spirit of contract is very important, and verbal agreement has also become a "gentlemen's agreement". If you violate it at will, you will become a rebellious boy, and you will be cast aside by many people in this alliance.It is natural for people to collapse, and once you get older, it is very likely that no one will want it.
After the opening of the free agent market, many deals were signed, but not many actually involved star players or big deals.Obviously, everyone is waiting, expecting a miracle to happen, expecting the big fish to favor them.
On July 7, Thunder star Kevin Durant announced on the "Star Stand" website that he will sign with the Golden State Warriors! ! !
This is definitely the biggest news of the offseason so far!no doubt!
According to a report by well-known ESPN reporter Marc Stein, Durant will sign a two-year $2 million contract with the Warriors, with player options for the second year.
According to Yahoo Sports reporter Adrian Wojnarowsk (Woj), Durant called Thunder manager Sam Presti directly to inform him of his decision to join the Warriors.
According to reports, during the meeting with the Warriors, Warriors general manager Bob Myers said to Durant: "Without you, we can win another championship or two. Without us, you may also win the championship. We Together, we can win a lot.”
Durant joining the Warriors?This was just a reporter's guess before, saying that the Warriors could theoretically offer a maximum salary to fight for Durant, but I didn't expect this to happen.
Many people don't think that Durant will join the Warriors not because he will definitely not leave the Thunder, nor because he will not join a strong team, but because in the just-concluded Western Conference finals, the Thunder where he is in scored 3:1. In the lead, they were eventually reversed and eliminated by their opponents and missed the finals.
This kind of experience made most people think that Durant would not like the Warriors in his heart. He was holding a fire in his heart, but who would have thought that he would do this.
The Thunder where Durant was in was really short of breath. If Klay Thompson hadn’t scored 6 and 11 points in G3, the Warriors would have knelt down long ago, but this series of games actually became the last one to break the camel straw.
After learning that Durant joined the Warriors, Xie Kai immediately contacted his good brother Russell Westbrook.
"Russ, it's me, Kane!" Xie Kai said.
Westbrook on the other end of the phone didn't seem surprised at all. Xie Kaihui called him: "Kane, are you okay in China now?"
Xie Kai said: "I'm fine. KD went to the Golden State Warriors, did he tell you?"
Westbrook smiled bitterly: "No, he didn't need to tell me, I'm not the general manager."
Xie Kaixin let out a long sigh, Durant has done such an unreasonable thing, if you want to change teams, you don't want to be in the Thunder, you can do it!You are a free agent, and you want to go wherever you want, but you go to the Warriors, you are embarrassing yourself, but have you considered being with your brother Westbrook for many years?Who has been calling Westbrook his good brother in front of the media before, etc., but you joined the Warriors, why didn't even a good brother know about such a big thing?
Xie Kai didn't want to tell Westbrook too much about how bad Durant is. This would only increase Westbrook's depression and not solve any problems.
"What about you, what do you think?" Xie Kai asked.
Westbrook said firmly: "I still have a one-year contract, I can't go anywhere!"
(End of this chapter)