With the end of the draft and the opening of the free market, the league's teams have begun to prepare for the new season. Most teams are quite optimistic about the new season, especially the Western Conference teams and the SuperSonics' "

"Split" allowed them to see the light.

Now that the "dynasty" has completely fallen, what is left is an era of competition among heroes.

This year’s free market wants to be “invincible”.

The city’s “big fish” in the river.

Led by the old hooligan, stars like Uncle Mu, Big Dream, Houston, Miller, Rodman, Stockton and many others are preparing to test the free market.

The first thing that made national headlines was that the New York Knicks even wrote a blank check for Jordan to fill in in order to acquire Jordan, but Jordan still chose to stay with the Bulls.

The Bulls provided Jordan with a contract with an annual salary of 30.14 million U.S. dollars. At that time, the Knicks and other teams offered more than 30 million to recruit Jordan. The Bulls management was forced to give Jordan a big contract, but the salary cap of NBA teams at the time was

It is only about 24 million. Rumor has it that the league has approved that Jordan's salary can not be included in the salary cap. Otherwise, given the current situation, the Bulls will either give up Jordan or renew Jordan's contract and trade others to make room for Jordan's salary.

Fortunately, the league came forward to solve the problem for the Bulls this time. Otherwise, if the old gangster really went to the Knicks, Bruce would be so angry that he would vomit blood. At least before 2000, Bruce's New York Hans met James Dolan.

The Knicks will just have to put their tail between their legs and be a good person.

It's too strong to beat, okay? Ewing + Laettner + Jordan + Marbury, Bruce felt desperate when he saw this lineup, okay!

The old gangster still didn't become a Knick, and Bruce could finally relax.

The old gangster's behavior of not counting the salary into the salary cap has helped the Bulls get a lot of benefits, that is, it can help the team continue to introduce players to increase its strength.

The Knicks, who didn't get Jordan, became even more crazy. They spent a lot of money on network talents in the free market. The addition of Alan Houston, Chris Childs and Kevin Willis made the Knicks the favorite to win the championship in the new season.

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Then to everyone's surprise, Seattle SuperSonics starting center Dikembe Mutombo moved to the Atlanta Hawks on a free transfer, preparing to continue to form the strongest inside combination with power forward Shawn Kemp in the league.

Dikembe Mutombo's five-year, 56 million contract, I have to say that the Hawks do have money. I believe that with this big contract and Sean Kemp's contract extension, the Hawks will definitely be able to drink a pot.

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The new season will definitely exceed the "luxury tax" range.

Subsequently, the Seattle SuperSonics traded point guard Damon Stoudamire + Cary Grant to the Portland Trail Blazers for power forward Clifford Robinson + point guard Terry Porter.

The Sonics then signed center P.J. Brown and undrafted point guard Chucky Atkins in free agency.

Many local fans in Seattle are very pessimistic about the future of the SuperSonics. After Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp left Seattle, the All-Star Dikembe Mutombo also left, so there will be no hope of playing in the new season.

What a hammer!

What is even more unexpected is that the Houston Rockets traded Sam Cassell + Robert Horry + Mark Bryant + Chucky Brown from the Phoenix Suns for "Flying Pig" Charles Barkley

, forming the Rockets' "Big Three"!

What shocked everyone the most was the Los Angeles Lakers signing free agent Shaquille O'Neal to a seven-year contract worth $120 million.

This made many people not expect that the Los Angeles Lakers would grab the headlines again after failing in this draft.

A few days later, the remaining "big fish" continued to return to their "dens", including Stockton of the Jazz, Miller of the Pacers, Big Dream of the Rockets, and Rodman of the Bulls.

They also made appointments with their respective teams.

The rest is just small fish and shrimp transactions.

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Of course, how could our protagonist not do anything in the summer free agency?

Hans general manager Mitch Kupchak gave Bruce a list of free agents.

The above lists the player information for each position's contract expiration.

To be honest, when Bruce got the list and saw it, he had to praise Mitch Kupchak because the personal information on it was so perfect.

It can be said that Bruce only needs to take a look at it and choose the name he heard in his previous life.

Putting aside the fact that there are so many big fish this summer, there are still many players who have fallen into the free market.

Bruce still sees a lot of familiar names here, but when combined with the current configuration of the New York Hans, many players have also been deleted.

In fact, the New York Hans' configuration this year is pretty good.

The center position includes Alonzo Mourning, Sam Perkins, and Mike Brown.

At the power forward position there are Kevin Garnett and Jermaine O'Neal.

The small forward position includes Glenn Rice, Bruce Bowen, and Ricky Pierce.

The shooting guard position includes Kobe Bryant and Aaron McGee.

The point guard position includes Jason Kidd, Darrell Armstrong, and Scott Brooks.

The team only has 13 players so far, and there is still room for improvement in the lineup.

Take the power forward position as an example. Both Garnett and O'Neal are too young. At this position, we must add experienced players, especially veterans with defensive experience, to coach and help them.

For Garnett, Bruce wants to make him the hub of the team's tactics, so Garnett must be all-round, especially defensively.

As for O'Neal Jr., just make him a defensive forward. After all, Kobe still has to take action in terms of scoring. As for O'Neal, just do your defensive work honestly.

In addition to the lack of veterans at the power forward position, there is also a lack of veterans at the shooting guard position.

Kobe may not be entrusted with important tasks in the new season. He should practice his skills and offense first in the past few seasons. Listening to Kobe's frequent strikes, Bruce felt a headache.

Aaron McGee should just spend time on the bench. Bruce is very fond of this young man. At least they can't argue with him. He has been playing in garbage time since he came to the team, and they didn't say much.

If you want to be a starter or something, you still play hard and conscientiously. Bruce especially likes this type of player.

But when Bruce saw the list of players marked shooting guard, he was immediately depressed. There were very few names on it, and they were all names Bruce had never heard of.

Is this still the case?

Although he can choose someone at small forward or shooting guard, Bruce still wants a veteran who specializes in shooting guard to teach Kobe Bryant's experience in this position. If he really looks for that kind of forward and guard, his position is not fixed.

Not to mention, it is easy to lead Kobe astray.

Bruce also discussed this issue carefully with general manager Mitch Kupchak, and finally decided to make another trade.

The goal this time is very clear, that is to recruit veterans.

Bruce's requirements for the new season are very clear, which is to let the young players take charge and the veterans to dominate the field.

Therefore, whether it is the free market or trading with other teams, veterans should always be considered.

According to this goal, the New York Hans and the Indiana Pacers reached a transaction intention.

The New York Hans brought out Bruce Bowen + Darrell Armstrong to get Mark Jackson to play the ball control position.

The contracts of Bruce Bowen and Darrell Armstrong are also about to expire, which exactly matches Mark Jackson's contract expiration.

And Bruce has been coveting Mark Jackson for a long time. Not to mention his local residence in New York, his strength is also very good, especially good at organizing and passing. Coupled with his experience and leadership skills, it is no problem to be a substitute.

It's definitely overkill.

The "family card" played by James Dolan is all leftover from my brother's game. Your Knicks also have many local New York players. I also have two players, including Sam Perkins and Mark Jackson.

Although he is a bit older in New York, he is better known than any of the Knicks players with local accounts.

What do you think, if you are not convinced, you go on to find the old gangster and see if he can dump you.
Chapter completed!