The preseason is about to start.

At this moment, the Pelicans officially announced the news that Stevens joined the Pelicans.

The two parties signed a 6-year contract of 24 million yuan.

An annual salary of 4 million is an absolute upper-middle level among all coaches’ salaries.

Now there are only a few people who are higher than this annual salary, including Popovich, Rivers, Stan Van Gundy, Carlisle, etc., which are higher than Thousand Win coach George Carr and Cavaliers head coach Blatt, and are at the same level as Cole.

Popovich, Rivers, Van Gundy and others, who are in the position of the team's operations president.

These fully demonstrate the importance the Pelicans attach to Stevens.

This also verifies the causal relationship between results and investment. Although the Pelicans did not win the championship last season, they were very close, and Benson had no reason not to spend money.

This wave of official announcements has also attracted a lot of heated discussions among fans on social media.

“Stevens led the Celtics into the playoffs last season. Note that they traded Rondo last season and played 22 games before he left;

They also traded the team's top scorer, Jeff Green, who played 33 games;

Their final core is Thomas Jr. who played 1.75 meters in 21 games.

Avery Bradley, Jared Salinger, Brandon Buss, Taylor Zeller, Jay Crowder, Marcus Smart…

The one you are most familiar with among these people is perhaps Bradley, a rookie who has experienced the Big Three of the Celtics. This is really a team that has always been a player-oriented team, but Stevens led them into the playoffs and also won two games against the Eagles, the number one in the East.

So when he coaches Tang Tian, ​​Davis, Jokic, Holiday, Ariza, guess what will happen?"

"I'll eat shit if the Pelicans won the championship this year! o(≧mouth≦)o"

"Haha, brother, you're setting a flag for yourself. This is something that's true! But Stevens takes over, the Pelicans' new season is really exciting!"

"Think about the Warriors, what did Cole make that team become? I'm not belittling Cole, but Stevens is a legendary coach of the NCAA and referring to his coaching at the Celtics, he is really better than Cole!"

"You guys are blowing too much, right? But I feel so happy with blowing!"

"Let the new season start quickly. I can't wait to see the Warriors and the Pelicans fight!"

...

The Warriors who took over the Warriors were second-rate strong teams, but the Pelicans who took over the Stevens were first-rate strong teams who made the Western Conference Final last season.

This expectation from fans is really revealed between the lines.

However, just when fans were hotly discussing Stevens joining the Pelicans, a news broke out by woj pulled their attention away.

After a long summer of negotiations, the Clippers and Rockets reached a final deal!

And in this deal, the Grizzlies will participate as a third party.

The specific transaction plans of the three parties are as follows:

The Rockets sent Chandler Parsons, Beverly, Louis Williams, Sam Decker and three unprotected first-round picks and one future second-round pick, and Paul and Chris Anderson;

The Clippers sent Paul and got Beverly, Louis Williams, Decker, and Lance Stephenson, three unprotected first rounds from the Rockets and two lotto protected first rounds from the Grizzlies;

The Grizzlies sent out Lance Stephenson, Chris Anderson, 2 Lotto-protected first rounds, and got Chandler Parsons and a future second-round draft pick from the Rockets.

The deal caused a shock to the league.

The Grizzlies strengthened their always weak No. 3 through this trade.

Although Parsons did not make it to the All-Star, they are also close players, and they have further strength in the new season;

The Clippers also received their best rewards even if they could not keep Paul.

Beverly can be the point guard, Williams is the bench gangster, and young rookie Decker, and of course the most important thing is five first rounds!

They have gained a future and have maintained the team's competitiveness.

Of course, these are still within the acceptable range.

What really shocked them was the Rockets, who got Chris Paul, the league's number one point guard!

In addition, Harden, who ranked fourth in the MVP list last season, and Cousins, the top three center in the league.

The strength of these three giants is the closest existence to the Heat!

And they also left the big man Capela who performed well last season in the trade!

And this season they also invited the famous coach D'Antoni!

"Please call Morey God, his operations this summer are simply super magic!"

"No matter how many words you have, you can't describe Morey's magic. I'm really convinced. I think this is the strongest lineup in the history of the Rockets!"

"This new season is even more fun. Warriors, Pelicans, Spurs, Rockets, this is not giving other teams a chance to survive in the West? Oh by the way, there are also Grizzlies, Clippers, Mavericks, Tsk, other teams don't need to play, just put them on the spot!"

"And the Thunder." Remarks from the Godfather fans.

"Yes, there are the Trail Blazers. It's over, these are nine teams..."

"This is a season that is destined to be crazy!"

"As a Lakers fan, I'm trembling. What should I do if I do?"

"There is no choice but to have a cold hand. These nine teams have to grab 8 places. The remaining teams can only have a cold hand."

"I feel sorry for my department."

...

Tang Tian was also very surprised when he saw this news.

Even this is not Morey-style than the operation.

You should know that although the Rockets left Capela, Beverly, Louis Williams, and Parsons were all very important.

And more importantly, they also gave away 3 first rounds and 1 second round, and ate Anderson's garbage contract.

This is overdrawn and the future is locked in. It's really a big bet.

But it seems worth it to think about it.

The Rockets have been going up or down for many years, and Harden's growth into a super giant is the best opportunity for them to come after their Yao-Mao period.

But because Harden has been fighting in the Thunder for three years, he is a relatively old super giant, and they can't afford to delay.

In fact, the moment they got Cousins, they became the only way except to form the Big Three.

And to be honest, players like Beverly and Williams can be found slowly, but the opportunities for the Big Three may only be once.

But in this way, the Pelicans have one more major competitor in the new season.

However, Tang Tian became more and more excited as he thought about it. In the crazy season, the team that finally broke through the siege and won the championship from the West, the value of the team was definitely very impressive.

It is no exaggeration to say that the value of this champion is even comparable to that of two ordinary seasons.
Chapter completed!