On the same day the deal was completed, the Clippers negotiated with Kassel and officially announced that they had sacked the team's main point guard Sam Kassel, the 38-year-old veteran, bid farewell to Los Angeles, where he had lived for three years, and officially became a "free man" in the transfer market. Kassel himself has no plans to retire at present, and many teams in the league have expressed their strong interest in "alienagers". He is expected to quickly find a new boss. It is said that the Celtics have already extended an olive branch to Kassel.

This buyout is your wish. The Clippers bought out the veteran Blessings for only $2 million to spend. Blessing Knight has returned to participate in the team training. Cassel knew that the Clippers had no place after they traded for Billups. Before retiring, the aliens hoped to get a ring. At this time, the chances of becoming a free agent to join the Celtics are obviously greater.

The Pistons and Clippers' deal has been submitted to the league. Before the league's official approval, Billups is temporarily still a player in the Eastern Conference Pistons, so it will not affect his All-Star Game journey. He will still represent the Eastern Conference in the All-Star Game.

After the transaction, the Clippers released the team's salary space. After the All-Star Game, the league requested this trade, and their team's lineup was still 14 players, but their salary was about 5 million US dollars. Next year, the contracts of Sharif Abdu Rahim and Sean Livingston expired, and the Clippers can even poach another quasi-All-Star player.

pg:Changsey Billups, Brevin Knight, Sean Livingston

sg:Catino Mobri, Francisco Garcia, Aaron Avraro

sf: Ron Artest, James Posey

pf: Ji Guomeng, Tim Thomas, Amir Johnson, Sharif Abdu Rahim

c: Ji Guoqiu, Paul Davis.

Although the Clippers' deal has not been approved by the league, everyone knows that the two teams in Los Angeles are really not to be outdone. There is a big deal on your side. I can't make a small noise. Although the Clippers' deal is far less cost-effective than the Lakers' direct robbery, it is also the complementary they need to each other.

The Pistons are ready to support rookie point guard Rodney Starkey. The trade of Billups can not only give way to the new players, but also trade All-Star inside Elton Brand. Their strength will not only not decline, but may also improve their competitiveness in the East. At the same time, Brand's expiration contract is also valued by the Pistons, and the Clippers' draft pick next year is also very precious.

The Clippers did not suffer any losses in this deal. Brand is no longer a member of the team's plan. A salary of 15 million is not worthy of twins. These two little guys will be one or two million US dollars in the next three seasons, and they are good and cheap players. Even if they don't have Brand in the first half of the season, their record will not be bad. Now, Billups has made up their only shortcomings, and the team's strength will only improve but not decrease. Although the first round next year is precious, it is impossible to draw a lottery draw with their record. Besides, they don't need any rookies. Just choose a few second-round picks to make up for it. The Clippers' reconstruction is completely completed after this deal. It can be regarded as the fastest reconstruction team in the league.

Among this deal, the most frustrated was Billups. Mr. Key also made his request to Dumas not long ago. If he really traded himself, he hoped that the team could trade him to his hometown of Denver, but in a blink of an eye he came to Los Angeles. Perhaps the only good news is that the Clippers are very suitable for him, and the team is outstanding and still qualified to play in the playoffs. It is not impossible to look forward to the division finals.

After the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Wizards in the last game, the record was 32 wins and 18 losses, which was one more win than the Pistons' 31 wins and 18 losses.

Currently, the Clippers rank seventh in the West, with the first team being the Spurs, the second is the Suns, and the third is the Jazz, which is the top three in the West. The fourth is the Rockets, who have won 18 consecutive victories, and the Houstonians are about to catch up with their opponents from the same zone. The fifth is the Hornets, and the sixth is the Lakers who have been winning streak after the trade. The eighth is the Nuggets and the ninth Mavericks. From the sixth in the West to the ninth in the West, these four teams are only one win away from each other.

This year's All-Star Game was held on February 17, 2008 at the New Orleans Hornets' home court, New Orleans Hornets. This is the 57th All-Star Game in NBA history and the first time the City of New Orleans held an All-Star Game. It is also the city's stadium held a professional sports game after suffering from Hurricane Katerina in 2005. The league's move can enhance the local post-disaster economy and enhance its reputation, but it has nothing to do with the players.

On February 17, the first day of the All-Star Weekend, the day was a charity event, and there were no competitions. A bunch of billionaires pretended to help the poor New Orleans victims move bricks, grow trees, and paint... The US government took three years to see that tens of thousands of people in New Orleans are still homeless.

The two brothers arrived in New Orleans on the 16th, but their teammates were not followed, so they were not loyal. All-Star tickets were short. Since Artest and others were not selected as All-Star, and there was no program that required them to cooperate. All Clippers players chose to rest at home and support their teammates in front of the TV.

Taylor Swift and Christine also did not come to New Orleans. It would be better to watch the live broadcast at home than to watch the All-Stars when they went to watch it. Even their neighbor, Pan, did not take his wife, and they only brought Gasol...

The two got off the plane and checked into the hotel arranged by the alliance. Ji Guoqiu planned to contact Yao Ming as soon as possible. As soon as he took out his cell phone, Nash called the two of them first. Feng Zhizi planned to support his two compatriots, hoping that the twin brothers would be in the same group as him for the banquet tonight and the charity event during the day tomorrow, so as to avoid the first time they participated in the NBA.

"What should we do? Are we still looking for Yao Ming?" Ji Guoqiu was a little confused after receiving a call from Nash and put it down.

"What else are you looking for? The little giant is taking Space Yi, so let's not join in the fun."

Ji Guomeng has been very dissatisfied with the performance of the Basketball Association recently. Those guys finally remembered them some time ago, just a few days ago, when they signed Aston Martin and Nokia. This is clearly for money, not for people. The Basketball Association's attitude towards him and the two brothers is changing every once in a while. Now Space Yi is performing better and better. The Basketball Association immediately performed a Sichuan opera change and put forward a requirement to hand over their income.

This incident made Ji Guoqiu very dissatisfied with the Basketball Association's attitude. Now the negotiations between the two sides are in a stalemate. Their brothers joining the Chinese team have been dragged down. Brian talks with the Basketball Association twice on behalf of them and is too lazy to talk anymore. The requirements put forward by the Basketball Association are too high.

The business income of athletes trained in China must be paid by 50% according to regulations, which is for all Chinese athletes. Whether it is basketball, football or table tennis, they are treated equally, even when Yao Ming first entered the NBA, and now space can't escape this.

Yao Ming signed a new contract last year, which was a 4+1 large contract worth 76 million US dollars. The little giant was naturally unwilling to continue to be exploited by the Basketball Association. This time, 50% is not a small amount. With the help of Yao's team, the little giant exposed his affairs with the Basketball Association in the media, which caused an uproar in China last year!

The NBA Players Union claimed that this was a "robbery". With the efforts of the "Yao Team" using media and public opinion, they won the maximum benefits for Yao Ming in negotiations with the Chinese Basketball Association. In the end, Yao Ming's remittance amount was not announced to the public, but according to foreign news reports, it was about 5% after tax, and some reports said that it was only 3%. According to this proportion, the Chinese Basketball Association may get 2.1 million to 3.5 million yuan from Yao Ming every year. Compared with Yao Ming's personal income, this is just a small amount.

Yao Ming himself also said in his autobiography: "In the end, they only got a small part of my income."

The Basketball Association has lost the big boss Yao Ming, so this year he can only absorb some oil and water from Space Yi. However, how can Space Yi compare with Yao Ming? So they looked at the twins who had just signed a big contract. Fortunately, they were also the pharmacy Bilian, so they were embarrassed to ask for 50% of the Lion's big words, just 30% of the number they thought was fair.

Ji Guomeng is not very good at math. After signing the sneaker contract, all the contracts will have an annual income of about 15 million yuan. This will be given 50% of the tax to the damn US government, with about 8 million US dollars left. If 30% is given to the Basketball Association, Ji Guomeng said that my IQ is not 250, and it would be better to just use a gun to grab it!

This requirement cannot even accept Ji Guoqie. What does it mean to grab money? The Basketball Association is called grab money!

The two of them jointly donated one million US dollars to the orphanage that adopted them some time ago, and decided to donate this figure every year until they retired. The orphanage that adopted them was established by Chinese, and the dean was also Chinese. After receiving the donation, they immediately took it out to open a new orphanage and expanded the adoption capacity of the existing orphanage.

But if the money is given to the Basketball Association, what will they do with this money? Most people can think of it without taking off their pants.

"Do you still want to join the Chinese Basketball Association?"

"We are not playing for the Basketball Association, but for the country."

"That's enough to be able to join. Besides, if you join the Chinese team, you can't play in this Olympics. So why do you join? Our sneaker contract has been agreed now, and there is no one there. But do you believe it or not? As long as we promise to give money, we can join the national team immediately. But if we don't give money, what do they want us?"

Ji Guohuo means very simple. In addition to the important factor of robbing money from the Basketball Association, the two brothers face a bigger problem when joining the Chinese team, that is, the International Basketball Association's regulations on naturalized players.

The International Basketball Association stipulates that each country participating in the FBA international competition can have two players who only obtain nationality after the age of 16, and the player has not previously represented the national team in world-class events such as the Olympics and World Championships. There is also an additional clause here. Players who only join the nationality after the age of 16 must wait 3 or 3 years before they can officially represent the country in the competition.

If this is the case, they will not only fail to participate in the 2008 Olympics, but also in the 2010 World Championships, and they can only wait for the 2012 London Olympics. This is also the reason why the Basketball Association is lukewarm to them. At that time, these officials of the Basketball Association and Football Association are unwilling to do this.

Moreover, there are rumors from the International Basketball Association that due to the excessive use of planning players in many countries, many countries have caused dissatisfaction. The FIBA ​​will issue regulations to further restrict naturalized players in 2010. Maybe at that time a cheating rule is made such that only one naturalized player can play at the same time, and the two brothers will be frustrated.

Ji Guochou shook his head and didn't think about these troubles for the time being. Since Nash took the initiative to invite them, it would be too much to not give face. It was their first time participating in the All-Stars and they didn't know anything. Following Nash, the old world, is undoubtedly a good idea.

February 17th, today is the first day of the All-Star Weekend. Ji Guoqiu and Ji Guomeng, plus the Suns' two All-Stars Nash and Stoudemire, were formed into a group and were pulled to a construction site in the suburbs of New Orleans early in the morning. Ji Guomeng was so scared that he thought he was going to let them move bricks. Their annual income was more than 10 million yuan. Isn't this a joke?

Xiao Si's face was already dark, and it became even darker at this moment. The little bully and the little fox had the same idea. Everyone has tens of millions a year. Who wants to come and move bricks?

Nash also touched his back, thinking that I had a wound on my back and could not bend down!

Not to mention, Ji Guomo was quite accurate in guessing, the four of them really came to carry bricks...

This construction site was built by the alliance donated money to build houses for refugees who suffered the hurricane in 2005. Our American government is poor and cannot afford a penny. So now many homeless unlucky people rely on these private charities to get help. Three years have passed, and tens of thousands of refugees who were affected by New Orleans were homeless and could only live in tents.

Of course, the alliance would not let them really move bricks. The four of them were just doing it, and just let the accompanying cameraman take a picture of their moving bricks.

Today, the alliance sent nearly ten film crews like this, such as Kobe and his sister-in-law were laying bricks. Ji Guomeng thought to himself that if they were not demolished afterwards, the house might collapse before it was built; on the other hand, the three Celtic giants were planting trees, and it is estimated that the trees they planted would not last a year; Yao Ming was the most awesome, and he would not be able to paint there without a ladder; the GDP combination in the distance was stealing manhole covers...

No, it doesn't seem to look like it?
Chapter completed!