The best teammates in the NBA

Chapter 471 The Chaotic Champion Coach (7300 word chapter)
On July 7st, when most fans were still discussing Li Ze's choice to leave the NBA, the free market also quietly opened.

The league announced the salary cap for the new season for the first time:

The salary cap for the 2018-19 season is $1.018 million, and the luxury tax threshold is $1.23 million.

The rising salary cap means that the wages of players are rising again, and it also shows that the market value of each team has room to rise in the future.

The tide of tens of millions of annual salaries brought by huge broadcast contracts has gradually subsided, but premium contracts still exist, and agents are running around, trying to find a big contract for their players.

For the Clippers, Steve Ballmer didn't care how much luxury tax the team would pay next season, so he immediately announced an important contract extension on the first day of the free market.

With a four-year maximum salary contract of $4 million, Paul George chose to stay with the Clippers.

After Li Ze left, general manager Gary Sachs assured the fans that the team will maintain the championship lineup, and their goal for the new season is still the championship!
While signing Paul George, the Clippers official INS also bid farewell to coach De Nagro.

"Vinny DeNagro, champion coach forever! (Crown.jpg) #帕航国际#Champion coach"

Li Ze chose to announce the news of his departure after the NBA celebration. It can be considered that the league has prepared a grand press conference for him.

The departure of head coach Denardro was particularly low-key. He just said goodbye to the players briefly, and the champion coach retired with satisfaction.

Resting at home for a period of time, head coach De Nagro will join the coaching staff of the University of North Carolina. When the old coach abdicates, he will take over.

The management of the Clippers has already started looking for candidates for the head coach.

When choosing a head coach in the NBA, you often have to refer to the opinions of star players. Paul George, who has just renewed his contract, has received a lot of attention.

After a simple interview, Frank Vogel, who had just been fired by the Magic, finally became the new head coach of the Clippers!
When he was in the Pacers, he coached Paul George. After two years, he finally returned to his old acquaintance.

On July 7, the Clippers made an official announcement, and by the way, held a press conference for Frank Vogel.

Vogel also seemed very excited to get the opportunity to prove himself again after two years of bad performance:
"I am very happy to coach the Clippers. This is both pressure and motivation for me. The Clippers are a mature team. In the new season, our goal is still the championship."

Soon a reporter from Los Angeles asked about the impact of Li Ze leaving the team, and Vogel also answered frankly:

"No one can play like Kayce, the strength of the Clippers has naturally declined."

"The departure of the absolute core means that we will play more united in the new season. Everyone needs to stand up and take responsibility. I will do my best to help the team."

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The Clippers cut through the mess quickly and quickly finalized the head coach. Of course, there were some troubles within the team. Harris did not accept the Clippers' offer and chose to implement his player option next season.

Failed to renew the contract in advance, but considering that Harris' salary in the new season is only 1400 million dollars, Gary Sachs feels that he can wait.

For the Clippers, their offseason work is very simple, just renew existing players and keep the winning lineup.

Jalen Brunson, who was selected at the end of the first round, came to the team to report very early. He was naturally very happy to be selected by the Clippers.

Coupled with the fact that there are not many No. 1 players on the team in the new season, he is confident to enter the rotation.

Brogdon and others, the Clippers will not be stingy, and offer a contract that meets the market, and the players readily agree.

After all, this is Los Angeles, and they can still compete for the championship next season. With the US dollars being about the same, it is natural to choose to stay with the team.

Compared with the Clippers, the situation of the Warriors is a bit worse. Shortly after the end of the Western Conference Finals, the team announced Steve Kerr's dismissal in a low-key manner.

Amerika's sports media was not surprised by the news.

In the league, the head coach must rely on performance to speak after all. The Warriors' luxury lineup has failed for two consecutive years, and they are destined to find someone to blame.

Regarding the candidate for the head coach for the new season, the management also felt that it was a little overwhelmed. The new coach didn't have to think about it at all. He would definitely not be able to suppress the star players when he came to the team.

And there are not many coaches suitable for the Warriors. After all, the team has been using the pass-and-cut system for these years, and it really doesn't work well with changing individuals.

There are two opinions within the team, one is to make assistant coach Mike Brown a regular, and the other is to find a qualified star coach to completely change the team's style of play.

After Li Ze announced his departure from the league, Warriors general manager Miles felt that the opportunity had come, so he was more cautious about the choice of head coach.

It is related to the future of the team. Since the end of June, general manager Miles has actively communicated with the star players in the team.

On the afternoon of July 7, there was even another internal symposium.

Wearing a pink hat and dressed in a cool white dress, Durant still looked unwell at this time.

Since losing the Western Conference Finals, Durant has been completely autistic. For more than a month, except for playing ball, he just smoked, drunk and dreamed, trying to forget this terrible experience.

Curry was pulled by Ayesha to watch the house. During this offseason, they will buy a big house. Life is bigger than basketball, and they have to continue to live even if they lose.

Draymond Green actively spoke out on social media and commented on Twitter.

As for Klay, the phone is out of reach at this time, and entering the offseason, don't even think about asking him about the team.
"Why not let Mike become a regular? He has worked in the team for many years and is completely familiar with our tactical system. Next season, we have a great chance to win the championship!"

After sitting down, Curry gave his opinion. He likes the team's current pass and cut system. More precisely, he has fully adapted to this tactical play.

Compared with other coaches to coach the team, Curry also hopes that someone he is more familiar with will lead the team.

Miles on the side nodded, but still did not speak, but looked at Durant.

As the superstar and absolute core of the team, Durant's opinion is the most important.

"To be successful, we may have to change the tactical system, but this is the coach's job, it doesn't matter who coaches the team, in short, I follow the arrangements of the coaching staff."

Durant did not give specific opinions, but the meaning inside and outside the words is also obvious. He hopes that the team can change the tactical system.

Opinions differed, and the general manager Myers looked at Green again at this time.

"I don't think we should let Steve leave. We have a great chance to win the championship next season. Losing is not the head coach's problem, but our inability to limit Kayce."

"We've tried everything, but the new season is different. The biggest obstacle on the way to the championship has disappeared. To be honest, I still prefer Steve."

Big Mouth Green took a chance at this time. He chose not to offend anyone. Both of them have thighs, but he prefers Mike Brown in his heart.

Talking about missing Steve Kerr is actually supporting Mike Brown who maintains the current system in disguise
General manager Miles finally rubbed his eyebrows subconsciously. If he made the wrong choice, there is a high possibility that he will be fired as well.

People's patience is limited. If the new season still fails to win the championship, then the boss will definitely not give him more opportunities.

After understanding the minds of the core players, general manager Myers also had an idea.

After the symposium ended, on the morning of July 7, the Warriors also followed the official announcement:

"Next season, Doc Rivers will become the new head coach of the Warriors! The champion coach will activate the talent of the team!"

Below the official INS, people who eat melons followed and left messages. Some Warriors fans applauded, while others felt that Rivers was not a good candidate.

However, based on the current lineup of the Warriors, as long as the head coach does not short-circuit his mind, it will definitely be a piece of cake to make it to the playoffs.

The high-spirited head coach Rivers almost grinned to the back of his head at the press conference. Anyone can see the joy of the champion coach.

For Rivers, there are two good places to go this offseason, one is the Clippers and the other is the Warriors.

The former is not short of money, and has just completed 6 consecutive championships. Even without Li Ze, the team's strength is still at the championship level.

The latter is because there are many star players. No matter how the outside world belittles Curry, on the back line, the guards in the league who are more capable than Curry can count them with one hand!
Coupled with the fact that the team has a super scorer like Kevin Durant, the critical moment is also very simple, superstar basketball can solve most of the problems.

In this case, these two teams are simply the coach's dream team!
After years of playing poorly in the Nets, Rivers was evaluated by the outside world as being affectionate, righteous, and responsible!

When receiving the invitation from the Warriors, he even impressed the management with a 60-page PPT
The hard work paid off, and Rivers finally got the full-level number again. At this moment, he only felt that the championship was already waving to him!
As a strong contender for the championship in the new season, various sports media naturally pay special attention to the Warriors.

Every head coach has a different coaching style. What everyone is most curious about is whether the Warriors will change their previous tactics in the new season.

"Doc, will you change the team's existing style of play in the new season? We all know that the current tactical system of the team seems to be completely different from your coaching style."

The TNT reporter was not polite, and immediately asked a question that everyone in the audience cared about.

Naturally, Rivers will not show his timidity at this time. After all, he is also a black champion coach. The buffs are all stacked, and the players must support him!

"You know, when the Celtics were able to succeed, they relied on defense!"

"The Warriors have enough talent on the offensive end, and what I have to do is activate the team's defensive system."

"I know what it takes to win the championship. In the new season, you will see a completely different Warriors team!"

After answering the question in a low and hoarse voice, Rivers looked very proud.

He is not a rookie like Steve Kerr. As a champion coach, his words are naturally very convincing.

Defense wins championships!
The sports media in the audience also felt that what Rivers said was very reasonable, and the Warriors were poor in defense.
After that, there was no need for the reporters in the audience to ask questions. Rivers' expression became serious, and he confidently talked about his championship philosophy:
"In the new season, I will reshape the team culture. Everyone needs to make sacrifices for the team. On the defensive end, every player must do their best."

"Kayce has always insisted on marking the opponent's core players in the Clippers. This is a very common thing in the past. This is what a leader should do!"

"Compared to the Clippers, the Warriors lack such a temperament. Some Warriors fans may not like my words, but believe me, the team will make changes in the new season."

"Star players cannot override the team's defensive system. Only in this way can the team win the championship."

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Rivers babbled a lot, and the sports media in the audience listened for a while, and finally realized that this was talking about Stephen Curry!
As the weakest part of the Warriors' defense, Steve Kerr chose to hide Curry, while Rivers said he would let Curry take on the defensive task.

The completely different attitude towards star players also shows Rivers' coaching philosophy.

Gaining attention again, Rivers was very happy. Of course, he didn't fool the media in the audience. In his opinion, the Warriors and the Celtics also have some similarities.

Stephen Curry can be regarded as a weakened defense, Rajon Rondo with enhanced offense, and Klay Thompson can be regarded as Ray Allen with weakened possession;

Durant is an all-around enhanced version of Paul Pierce, and Draymond Green is barely a smaller version of Garnett.

They are also the Big Four. If the Celtics can succeed, it makes no sense that the Warriors will fail!

Seeing the sports media in the audience still actively asking questions, Rivers proudly thought:

"Maybe I also have the opportunity to lead the team to complete three consecutive championships!"

Rivers becoming the head coach of the Warriors has suddenly become a hot topic among fans these days. After Li Ze left the league, the suspense of the championship returned.

Although the team changed the head coach, Clay didn't care. In the offseason, the Warriors would never want to contact him.

Clay is taking his new girlfriends Laura Harrier and Li Ze to ride the wind and waves together. During the offseason every year, the two will go out to sea for half a month.

Every time this kind of gathering, Li Ze and Clay usually bring the party girl, but this year's situation is special, Laura Hai Ruier is not a casual person
In 2017, she starred in the heroine of "Spider-Man: Homecoming". She is considered to be the most beautiful black girl in Hollywood after Halle Berry and Union. After Clay and Laura dated, some bad habits should naturally be restrained .

Although Li Ze couldn't get the face value of the most beautiful black girl, Clay liked his new girlfriend very much.

"How long do you plan to date this big star? Two years? This guy doesn't seem to be very talkative about certain things."

While fishing, Li Ze asked Clay's plan in a low voice.

Noticing that no one was paying attention, Clay said in a low voice:

"After dating for a year, Laura has a good personality and a good figure!"

Li Ze curled his lips, then shook his pectoralis major, indicating that the other party was a match.

The corners of Clay's mouth twitched slightly as he looked at Li Ze, who was full of muscles. In terms of bust size, the new girlfriend is indeed not as big as Li Ze.
Willa Holland, who is also against A, has increased her bust a little bit due to Li Ze's efforts in the past few years.

Vera, who has half-long hair, has not changed in any way in the past few years except for a little whitening.

"Kayce, stop fishing, you won't be able to catch it anyway, come over and put some sunscreen on me!"

Laura felt a little uncomfortable looking at Vera, who was only wrapped in a few pieces of cloth. She and Li Ze were not familiar with each other yet, and the swimsuits she chose these days were very conservative.

Seeing how the two of them were applying sunscreen, Laura felt that the air suddenly became agitated. She quickly changed the subject and shouted at Clay:

"Honey, your phone has been ringing, do you really not want to answer it?"

Clay hugged Laura casually, and Clay didn't feel that the atmosphere was wrong, so he said indifferently:
"It's just a change of coach. This is the offseason. No one can disturb my life. If they want me to practice more, they have to pay!"

When Vera heard Clay's words, she put her arms around Li Ze and laughed lowly, then leaned into her ear and whispered:

"Our big star has been peeking at you."

Li Ze slapped her halfway through her speech, and Vera didn't care. Instead, she rolled her eyes and raised her eyebrows provocatively.

Li Ze glanced at Kelai's cell phone and found that most of the incoming calls were from the general manager of the Warriors, Miles. He noticed that there was also an unfamiliar number behind him, and he also reminded:
"The champion coach wants to talk to you, remember to call back later!"

Seemingly thinking of the situation in the new season, Clay didn't hold on, and muttered helplessly:
"It's better to continue to let Steve coach. If the coach is changed, there will definitely be a lot of troubles in the future."

The media in Los Angeles quickly took photos of Li Ze and Clay taking the girl out to sea. Coupled with the internal gossip of the Warriors, news out of nothing was soon released:
"Klay Thomson refused to participate in the team meeting, suspected to express his dissatisfaction with the new head coach!"

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There is harmony within the Clippers. Paul George likes to continue working with Vogel, and Jokic returned to Serbia to take care of the newly purchased foal after participating in the ESPY awards ceremony with everyone.
The Lakers next door stepped up to grab the headlines at this time, LeBron James' management team KlutchSportsGroup announced on Twitter:

"The Lakers have reached a verbal agreement with LeBron James, 4 million dollars in 1.54 years, and James will airborne to Los Angeles next season!"

As soon as this news was announced, Cavaliers fans broke their defenses!

On the morning of the 9th, LeBron James arrived in Los Angeles on a private jet, and the Lakers also officially announced that James will wear the No. 23 jersey in the new season.

Compared with the previous two decisions, James' team chose a more moderate approach this time, leaving a touching open letter to Cavaliers fans on social media.

The content of the letter is very long, but in summary it is:

"I have done my best for the Cavaliers. At the end of my career, I want to think more about my family!"

Seeing LeBron James holding up the Lakers' No. 23 jersey with a smile in the press conference, the Cavaliers fans who broke the defense came to another wave of jersey burning activities
On Reddit, people who eat melons also came to the Cavaliers section to condemn James' decision:
"Cowardly, Kayce has left the league. Even if the team lacks talent, we still have a chance to win the championship after two seasons!"

"I naively thought that James would end up with the old team, but what I didn't expect was that he chose to leave again."

"Every time the team hits a low point, James will make the right choice. From a career point of view, there is nothing wrong with it, but I don't like this decision."

"In 2016, Kayce led the lack of talent to the Clippers to the championship. Why couldn't LeBron last a year?"

"Because the Warriors will win the championship next season, James is a smart guy, he knows the Cavaliers have no chance!"

"Shet! What do the Lakers have? Talent? Forget it man, I bet these young players will end up being traded, just like we traded Wiggins."

"Doug Rivers will not succeed, believe me, the Clippers will continue to defend the title, no one can stop this team!"

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As a legend of the Lakers, Kobe Bryant also tweeted later:

"I love this decision! The Lakers will rise again!"

Seeing that the boss had spoken, the Comets also supported James' decision. Regardless of the record in the new season, at least at this moment, James has become the focus of the league again.

On July 7, New York media spotted Li Zehe and Taylor in Manhattan.

The 432 Park Ave mansion bought that year has been placed for more than a year after renovation and is ready for occupancy.

The expensive property is located on the southeast side of Central Park and stands at a height of 426 meters.

After the new World Trade Center, it is the second tallest building in New York, the third tallest building in America, and the tallest residential building in the world.

The large flat floor of nearly 800 square meters has been carefully renovated and becomes very warm, and the height of 95 floors can easily overlook the whole New York.

For Taylor, the new home has cost her a lot of energy. Although she is just throwing money away, she has to pay more attention than Li Ze, who has left her alone.

Early in the morning overlooking New York, Taylor, who is not lazy, just feels in a good mood, and this height and the structure of each floor also greatly enhances the privacy, so it is no problem to have a bank party
"I love living like this, this is definitely my favorite house!"

Taylor, who only wore a loose T-shirt, didn't care that he was gone, and he yelled happily when he sat in Li Ze's arms.

Li Ze feels that this girl has become much more comfortable in the past two years, and even the speed of releasing albums has slowed down, and her daily activities are shopping, shopping, shopping, patting, clapping, papapa.
It's just that in a vanity fair like New York, gossip is naturally inevitable. Some media reports conceal that Taylor and Li Ze have a silver party, and they often exercise with many people.

Chasing gossip is the most attractive, and it’s nothing to people in the industry. It’s normal for celebrities to gather around Ye Zi here, and it’s a common occurrence to get confused and have a bed sheet.

And for some fans, this is the collapse of human settings!
As an independent woman in the new era, how can such a thing be allowed to happen? Since 16 years, some female boxers have been punching hard on social media
The public opinion environment changed suddenly, and Taylor was troubled for a while. After purifying a circle of fans, he then failed.

"The new album really can't be delayed any longer. It was clearly planned to be released at the end of last year, but it has not been completed yet. Chapman has complained to me many times."

Li Ze slapped the salty pig's hand drawing a circle on his chest, and complained angrily about this completely broken money printing machine.
He didn't care about Li Ze's words at all, Taylor was still immersed in the joy of the new house and new life, twisted in his arms twice, and finally said with a smile:
"We are not short of money, there is no need to rush to release a new album, and most importantly, I really have no inspiration!"

Hearing this reason, Li Ze was also a little distressed, and he couldn't control inspiration:
"I have a bold idea."

Just halfway through Li Ze's words, Taylor immediately raised his eyebrows:

"Go to hell! Scumbag! Don't think I will agree!"

It seemed that he was still angry, so he immediately lowered his head and bit his shoulder.

Taking a breath, Li Ze hurriedly opened the biting money printing machine. Noticing that it was still early, he felt that if he confronted this superior, he might find inspiration:
"Anyway, the work must be completed before October, who would think that the money is too much!"

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On July 7th, the Nets officially changed ownership. Big Machine Records bought 15% of the shares. After more than half a year of grinding, Prokhorov still chose to give up his dominance and jointly run the team.

The New York media reported the news for the first time, and then the league confirmed the news, waiting for the approval of the owners of each team. Before the start of the new season, the Nets will completely change ownership.

For Li Ze, he is not interested in wholly acquiring the team. After being in the NBA for many years and participating in the operation of the Clippers in an all-round way, he naturally understands some potential rules.

The price of 11.5 billion US dollars is not low, although a large part of the funds come from banks, it also caused some burdens on Big Machine Records.

Li Ze, who has completed the staged goals, appears to be very low-key. He is not interested in making drastic reforms. For him, the Barclays Center is the ultimate goal.

The performance of the Nets is related to the market value of the team, and Li Ze is not in a hurry at all. He can wait at ease, and the Nets can continue to perform badly.

On the morning of the 17th, Li Ze took Spears to meet with the management of the Nets at the Barclays Center.

The two sides talked very happily, and did not discuss too many team matters at all.

Under Rivers' coaching, the Nets have been doing poorly, coupled with being robbed and traded by the Celtics, it has made it difficult for the team to recover over the years.

What they have to do now is to patiently wait for the opportunity, try to eat some junk contracts, and accumulate strength for subsequent operations.

Ever since Cheap Daddy entered the white house, Britney can be considered a New York socialite. Although she got rid of the silly white sweet state, her carefree life still hasn't changed much in her mind.

After revisiting the Barclays Center arena, Britney asked curiously:
"If the team's performance keeps going down, wouldn't this investment be a big loss?"

Li Ze looked at some old photos of the Nets in the achievements room, and replied in a relaxed tone:

"Anyway, the market value of the team will definitely rise. Generally speaking, it is still not a loss."

"Of course, if you want to change the attendance at home and change the culture of the team, that is not something that can be achieved in a short time."

"Don't forget that this is New York, as long as you have some star players, the team can still make a profit."

Spears occasionally goes to Madison Square Garden with Taylor and Alexandra, but she doesn't buy Nets tickets at all.

This situation is very similar to the Clippers in the early years, and the most reliable way to change the team's position in the hearts of fans is to win the championship.

Li Ze put his arms around Britney's waist and continued to walk around the arena. This place does not belong to him yet, but after a few years, he is confident that the Barclays Center will become his property:
"Time is on my side after all! Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared!"

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