Chapter 890 [Major Variables, the only Choice]

In August, all NBA players were robbed of the limelight by Guo Xu, and fans no longer cared much about the free market situation. Guo Xu's personal life was discussed, and there were also scandals between him and Skylar Gray.

Since he has two girlfriends, why not a third? They have collaborated several times, and fans also feel that there is a "high mountain and flowing water" feeling.

Skylar's exposure has skyrocketed. Now she is not only famous as a singer, but also as a person.

The Suns management also made new moves, completing an early contract extension with Brandon Roy for 5 years and 78 million. According to Roy's ranking and Bird rights, this contract is not a maximum salary. Roy did not ask for the maximum salary together with his agent Bob Meyers, and he happily renewed his contract with the team.

He didn't want to leave the Sun at all, knowing that he would not feel so comfortable if he left Guo Xu. He was willing to work in the Sun for the rest of his life. He has never thought about being the best player in the NBA. When he was with the Trail Blazers, he took the initiative to share the ball with his teammates.

Roy's new contract will be implemented in the summer of 2010. If the Suns renew Stoudemire's contract with a high salary, the Suns' total salary will become very high, and other positions must be filled with low-paid players.

With the potential shown by Gasol and Millsap, the Suns cannot let go for nothing. Stoudemire is almost certain to leave the team next year.

The Bobcats poached the Rockets' sixth man Spanoulis with a four-year, 24 million mid-level contract, but the Rockets did not match him.

It is certain that Yao Ming will not be able to return in the new season, and with the contracts of Scola, Billups, Prince and others, the Rockets will not be able to offer Spanoulis a mid-level offer. The management is more inclined to renew the potential 3D shooting guard Afflalo in the future.

The Magic's Marion and Turkoglu are both completely free agents. The Magic chose to keep Marion and gave up Turkoglu, who demanded a high salary.

Turkoglu's weakness is obvious. He is slow to move and unable to defend, so he can only play small forward. If he renews his contract with a high salary, he will end up like the Hornets poaching Stojakovic. Marion has rich experience, can play two positions, and his physical fitness is still outstanding. Moreover, he does not ask for a high salary like the Lions.

After leaving the Suns, Marion's data dropped a lot. He is willing to stay in the Magic mainly because he likes the city of Orlando. The Mavericks will have a butterfly effect and will be unable to sign Marion at a lower price.

The Magic also renewed Andrew Bynum with a mid-level contract. The Hawks offered the contract first, and the Magic management chose to match it, keeping the inside substitute. Because of his short playing time, Bynum has always been healthy, which is a blessing in disguise.

A major change has occurred in the west.

Lakers free agent power forward Odom was poached by the Heat.

After the Lakers boss withdrew a four-year, $27 million contract offer for Odom in July, his whereabouts were once confusing, and teams with salary space were involved in the battle for Odom.

The most active one was the Heat, with Wade personally lobbying Odom. The Heat offered Odom a five-year, $34 million contract. The contract was not big, but it was long enough.

In Guo Xu's previous life, many teams also wanted to poach Odom, but he finally chose to stay with the Lakers. The primary reason was that the Lakers won the championship in 2009, but now the Lakers were eliminated in the second round.

Odom can sign a bigger contract if he has a championship, but if his data declines without a championship, the contract offered by the Heat is very reasonable.

Odom had played in the Heat, and Riley used him as an important bargaining chip in exchange for O'Neal. He has always liked life in Miami. This choice will greatly change Odom's fate, good or bad. He is leaving Los Angeles, and according to original history, he will marry Khloe Kardashian after renewing his contract.

The Heat have strengthened the team's weakest position. Mayo, Wade, Granger, and Odom are important players in the new season.

At this time, the Lakers were embarrassed. The relationship between the team and Artest was very tense and the contract would not be renewed. Two people were gone at once, and their strength dropped significantly.

The Lakers management wants to rebuild and introduce powerful big-name stars as the boss. They have set their sights on next summer. There are many big fish in the free market. However, based on the fact that the Lakers' Big Three are leaving the team one after another, it is enough that big-name stars are willing to join the Lakers.

There are not many teams willing to pay mid-level to Artest, and the Bulls are one. They don't have Luol Deng, they let Ben Gordon go, and they have cap space. Artest does not want to go to the Bulls. He feels that this team has no future, and he has had a bad life these years, mainly because he foolishly signed a long-term, low-paying contract with the Bulls.

In the end, Artest chose to join the Clippers in the middle class and not leave Los Angeles. This is an unexpected result, because the Clippers are a bad team and have just begun to rebuild.

The Mavericks signed free agent Drew Gooden to strengthen their interior strength.

The Nuggets and the Warriors reached a small deal. In order to avoid paying the luxury tax, the Nuggets gave center Stephen Hunter to the Warriors for almost nothing. In exchange, they received a second-round draft pick.

Although the Nuggets sent away Camby and Iverson, the team's salary situation is still not optimistic. The one with the highest salary is Melo Anthony, reaching 15.77 million U.S. dollars. There are also three players with annual salaries of over 10 million, namely Martin, Bibby, and Nene.

Birdman Anderson's salary last season was only 790,000, but after his success, his value skyrocketed and he was awarded a five-year contract worth 26 million US dollars. Sixth man J.R. Smith's salary this season is also close to $6 million.

In order to avoid a huge fine, the Nuggets had no choice but to send Hunter away for nothing. His salary next season is US$3.7 million, and the Nuggets will save US$7.4 million in luxury tax. Hunter was out last season due to knee surgery, and it is estimated that this will not affect his career.

In addition, the Warriors signed Australian insider David Anderson, a big man with a style similar to Murphy who is good at shooting and is softer defensively than Murphy. They can only strengthen the center position in this way.

Warriors guard CJ Watson chose to join the Pacers freely. After Curry signed with the Warriors, there was no room for Watson in the team, and he could only be a marginal player.

Curry's path to the Knicks was finally blocked, and the Warriors would not trade him. The boss insists on keeping Curry with the Warriors, not to rise next season, but to sell the team in the summer. Curry is attractive enough.

Robert Smith's brother Matt called Guo Xu to consult. Guo Xu clearly told him that the Warriors with Curry are more worthy of investment, and he will definitely make a lot of money in the future if he buys them. After Matt received the guarantee, he was prepared to raise the price and beat his competitors by offering a higher price.

The Bucks and Raptors completed a trade involving four players. The Raptors first signed free agent swingman Carlos Delfino, then packaged him with the team's point guard Roko Vukic in exchange for Bucks power forward Amir Johnson and shooting guard Sony- Weems.

Iverson returned to the 76ers with a one-year, low-salary contract worth $2 million. Other teams, including the Grizzlies, were unwilling to pay him high salaries, so returning to the 76ers became his only option.

Iverson's condition for selecting the team in the summer was to serve as a starter. He made it clear that he would not accept a bench role and bluntly stated that he would rather retire as a substitute.

The managers of each team are scared when they see it. The cancer in their playing style is not terrible. Many players who are strong in offense and weak in defense can play well as the sixth man. The terrible thing is that they have not realized this cancer yet.

The 76ers are the only team in the league that dares to let Iverson start, and he has a large number of fans in Philadelphia.

This is good news for the Suns, as they traded a first-round pick to the 76ers for next season, which is just top-five protection. The Suns didn't sign a veteran this month, so that spot is just empty...