The Basketball Court Swordsman

In 2016, this was definitely the craziest summer in the NBA in the past two years.

On July 2, the NBA summer transfer and signing window officially opened. By then, each team will start to "search" for their favorite players.

Just a day after the transfer market opened, NBA official website reporter David Aldridge broke the news that the Pacers dynasty center Al Horford will join the Celtics.

An hour later, Wonalowsky broke the news that Horford had reached a 4-year contract with the Celtics worth 130 million US dollars!

When Horford was traded to the Magic last season, people guessed his move was to win the last maximum salary contract of his career. The Pacers' move is undoubtedly to stop losses. Facts have proved that the actions of both sides have been successful. Only Orlando Magic has become a victim.

They not only paid Oladipo, but also obtained Horford's one-year use rights. It seems that the Magic's operation seems very stupid. But throughout the history of the NBA, have the Magic done few brain damage?

O'Neill, Howard... They seem to be born to nurture leading players.

Speaking of Howard, this is another part of the crazy signing this summer. Just one day before Horford announced that he had joined the Celtics, the former No. 1 center in the league, the former All-Star ticket king, and the man who was able to change James alone, reached a three-year contract with the Atlanta Hawks worth 70.5 million US dollars.

Once, "Warcraft" tortured Henson's Horford to death in the playoffs. But now, Horford has got a billion yuan contract. "Warcraft" can only choose to prove himself in his hometown team.

Competitive sports, Feng Shui turns around.

Other types of transactions are naturally very hot. For example, "Windy City Rose" Derrick Rose, who was plagued by injuries, was finally robbed of his core position by Jimmy Butler, who was trained by Henson, and had to leave New York.

Joe King Noah was packed with Rose to the Big Apple City. Next season, the Knicks will challenge the Eastern Conference champions with a luxurious lineup of Anthony + Rose + Porzingis + Noah.

Of course, the Bulls did not get nothing. After trading Rose, they signed Dwyane Wade, who was once the league's top five player, and guard Rajon Rondo, who was once able to challenge Paul.

Wade was abandoned by the Heat, so Pat Riley was drowned by the fans. Facts have proved that sometimes players are loyal, but in exchange for the team's merit. Everyone wished that Wade would be able to hit Riley in the face with a good performance in his hometown, and Henson thought so too.

In fact, if it weren't for the Pacers who are already talented outside, Henson might choose to sign with Wade. Don't look at Wade's youthful state for a long time, but in key moments and key games, the role of such veterans cannot be ignored.

In addition, the Mavericks signed Harrison Barnes as the core of the team, and the news of Gasol switching to the Spurs to pursue the championship is endless.

Of course, the most terrible news of this summer, which was also a transfer that made Henson angry and scolded his mother, came from Durant.

On July 4th, Kevin Durant, one of the top five players in the league, announced that he had left the Oklahoma City Thunder for 9 years and chose to join the Pacers last season and only tied the Pacers' 73-win record. Golden State Warriors!

Subsequently, eSPN exposed the specific details of the contract. Durant will sign a two-year 54.3 million contract with the Warriors with player options for the second year. Well, it's another "James style" 1+1 contract.

The Warriors' interest in Durant did not happen overnight. In order to pursue Durant with all their strength, they also made long-term preparations.

It is said that after the Warriors lost to the Cavaliers in the finals, Draymond Green sent a text message to Durant with the content: "We need you." In other words, just one minute after the season, the Warriors are already pursuing Durant.

Durant, who has been eager to win a championship and can't stand Westbrook, undoubtedly cannot bear such temptation.

This powerful team that has reached the finals for two consecutive years has now become the "Durant-Curry-Thompson-Green" Big Four and immediately becomes the biggest favorite of the championship next season.

A terrifying team that has just won the championship and directly changed the style of the league with 73 wins. At this time, it ushered in a top five superstar in the league. Just thinking about it, you know how terrible this thing is. It can be said that this is even more terrifying than when James, Wade and Bosh formed the Heat's Big Three.

Durant's behavior has also been questioned by many people.

In the season that just ended, Durant's Thunder was defeated by the Warriors. And it didn't take long for Durant to "surrender".

I will join you if I can't beat you. This behavior will undoubtedly become a black spot in Durant's career.

"It's **** cheating!" When Henson heard the news, he was not calm.

A large part of Henson's willingness to return is because he wants to break his wrist with Steve Kerr's warriors. Originally, he thought it was just a lineup of Curry + Thompson + Green + Iguodala, not invincible.

But now, the Warriors also joined a Durant. Even Henson felt that this signing was too much.

"This league is crazy, Henson. Look, most teams have more than two stars. The Knicks have Rose, Anthony, and Porzingis, and the Celtics have Horford, Thomas and Jaylen Brown. , The Bulls have Jimmy Butler, Wade and Rondo...This is an era when the whole people are united. The current NBA is very different from the NBA when we established the dynasty."

Bird is also very emotional about this kind of thing. In the 80s and 90s, everyone hoped that they could lead a team to create glory. Most of the strong are fighting separately, and each team has a representative.

And now, most of the strong are willing to cooperate with each other because they find it easier to get the championship trophy.

"Yeah, this league is really **** crazy. Durant, a top five player in the league, actually joined a team that just played in the Finals...Next season, our mission is very It's heavy, Bird." Henson curled his lips while watching the news on the phone.

In this age, it is really difficult to win the championship...

In the past, Henson only needed to pass the Heat Big Three to basically win the championship. Neither the immature Thunder nor the too old Spurs caused much trouble to the Pacers.

Now, Henson's opponent is not only the Heat. There are a lot of heroes in the east, and even if they reach the finals, they still have to face a warrior as strong as a "space battleship".

Henson suddenly realized that he had chosen to return at the most difficult time.

In such a crazy background, the deal between the Pacers and the Nets did not cause much discussion.

Billy King kept his promise and submitted the transaction for review by the alliance on the day the trading market opened. On July 4, after Durant announced that he had joined the Warriors, the Pacers and the Nets' deal was officially concluded.

The head of the Nets center Brook Lopez and Croatian striker Bojan Bogdanovic officially became a member of the Pacers. The Pacers sent Stucky, Lavoy Allen and Ai Liss has three outside lines. In addition, there is a 2018 first-round pick.

However, in the context of Durant joining the Warriors, no one cares about this seemingly painless deal.

But only Henson knows that the reason why this deal seems so painless is because he added puzzle players. Jigsaw-type players are naturally not as eye-catching as the big stars.

Henson has long established a core lineup led by Paul, George and Antetokounmpo, with Oladipo as a substitute bandit. Therefore, the Pacers will not have much change in the core lineup.

Henson believes that Antetokounmpo and Oladipo, who will grow up next season, will definitely be able to inject great strength into the Pacers.

So on this crazy summer day, Henson was just sneaking up. The crazier the league, the greater Henson's desire to win the championship.

After complaining about the Durant deal, Henson hurried back to his home in the Merkel district.

He is so anxious, one is worried about his wife and daughter. Two, it's because Henson asked someone to eat at home today.

This guy played an indelible role in the three years when the Pacers established the dynasty. Although he left because of the money, he eventually lost more money.

And now, this guy finally has the idea of ​​going home. Because the coach who admired and convinced him the most in the league, he came back.

Henson said before that the team needs to add a few jackpot players like Lance Stephenson who can play multiple positions.

If you are looking for this kind of player, why not just look for Stephenson himself?

The dinner tonight will definitely be very interesting...