When Link came back from Canada, it was already July.

He didn't know whether Nash would accept the Grizzlies' invitation, and Nash did not give a clear answer until Link and Pera left.

But Nash was still hesitating, which shows that the Grizzlies have been half successful.

At least, this proves that he is really considering this issue seriously.

Is Nash a good teacher? Can his arrival really help the Grizzlies?

For Link, this is simply an unquestionable question. Because Nash had held such a role long ago and had succeeded.

Since 2009, Nash has been actually serving as a mentor.

Just like Billups was in Denver back then, he taught by example and guided the young people around him.

He guided Dudley to keep his diet healthy and taught Dragic some tips like a master. Whether on and off the court, he taught his experience to his teammates without reservation.

Nash never sticks sugar, deep-processed foods and fried foods, and he and Grant Hill once advised each other not to eat chocolate.

Hill once admitted in an interview, "I occasionally break the precepts and get caught by him, but Steve, I really haven't seen him break the law."

When a team has a leader so refined from diet to training, the positive effects he brings are immeasurable.

The result is that Nash makes the Suns' young substitute to the strongest in history!

So in the 2009-10 season, the Suns once unexpectedly dominated the Western Conference's chief, and after the All-Stars, they even scored 23 wins and 6 losses. In the end, they entered the playoffs as the third in the West. And compared with the Lakers, who were the number one in the West at that time, they were only 3 wins away!

In the playoffs, the Suns advanced to the Western Conference Finals and fought against the Lakers in Game 6 with a dignified way.

This is the impact Steve Nash, as an excellent mentor, has on a team.

If such positive effects are grafted onto the grizzly bear... Link believes that this grizzly bear can burst out with more powerful power than the sun in the past!

After returning to Memphis, Link continued to prepare for his wedding. At the same time, the annual summer transfer market opened again.

In the transfer market this summer, there are actually not many big-name free agents.

Compared with James' free transfer to the Cavaliers and Durant joined the Warriors as a free agent in the past two years, the influence of the stars who entered the free agent market is not that huge.

But even so, it didn't stop the madness this summer.

Although there are no major players, this year, the degree to which each team spends money has risen to another level!

With the sharp rise in salary cap, the amount of NBA free agents signed this year has exceeded everyone's previous perceptions.

A veteran like Paul Gasol can get 31.5 million for two years if he joins the Spurs!

The Mavericks took Harrison Barnes away from the Warriors with a sky-high contract of up to 94 million in four years.

Nicholas Batum, who averaged less than 10 points per game last season, signed a 5-year, 120 million contract with the Hornets!

120 million in five years. In the past, this price was only available to the top superstars in the league. But now, it has appeared in a player who is not even an All-Star.

Of course, these are not the most exaggerated ones.

A few days after the free agent market opened, more and more jaw-dropping transfers continued.

A big man like Ryan Anderson who is almost useless except for three-pointers, the Rockets gave him a four-year, 80 million yuan, with an average annual salary of 20 million yuan!

What is the concept of an annual salary of 20 million? The fourth position, also known for its projection, is the top superstar like Dirk Nowitzki, whose annual salary at his peak is less than 20 million!

Of course, some people will say that Anderson averaged 17 points per game with the Pelicans last season. Even if he was a swipe, the data was pretty good.

If someone has data, it is understandable to get a big contract.

The Lakers signed Mozgov and Lol Deng with 64 million in four years and 72 million in four years, which is really unreasonable.

Although Mozgov followed the Cavaliers to the finals for two consecutive years, both the data and the actual role on the field are actually quite inconspicuous. To put it bluntly, even without Mozgov, the Cavaliers still make the finals.

The Russian center's salary in the previous six seasons was only 24.05 million. Now, the Lakers gave him 64 million in one go!

On the surface, Lore Deng is a former All-Star player and has averaged 12+6 per game in the Heat last season. But Lore Deng is already 31 years old and has a very obvious decline in form.

At this time, it is obviously unreasonable to offer him a large contract worth 72 million yuan.

If Ryan Anderson averaged 17 points per game and scored 20 million, it would be reasonable. The signing of Mozgov and Lore Deng is really completely confused.

However, these two magical signings happened in reality.

This is the state of the free agent market this year. Everyone's value has risen, and every team no longer uses money as money.

After that, many similar contracts appeared.

Evan Turner joined the Celtics for 70 million in four years, and Bryanto, a pure blue-collar worker like Bryanto, can join the Magic for 72 million in four years. Delavidova, an old Grizzlies who once never looked at, was also favored by the Bucks for 38.5 million in four years.

Last season, the Cavaliers gave Delavidova 5 million a year, which shocked people. And now, Delavidova's net worth has almost doubled!

Of course, in such a general environment, the value of celebrity players is even more exaggerated.

DeRozan renewed his contract with the Raptors for 139 million yuan, Al Horford joined the Celtics for 113 million yuan, Bradley Bill stayed behind the Wizards for 128 million yuan, and the Pistons also left Drummond for 130 million yuan.

There are now billions of contracts everywhere, and there is nothing strange at all.

Among them, the Grizzlies renewed price code for Conley is the highest.

A few days after the transfer market opened, the Grizzlies announced that they would renew their contract with Conley for 140 million yuan in five years.

This time, Pera and the others did not let the championship puzzle be lost again. They took action very decisively, and Conley also firmly expressed that they only wanted to renew their contract with the Grizzlies.

Conley even ignored the quotes from other teams.

Staying Conley is the first good news for the Grizzlies this summer.

Although he only renewed Gasol last season and took out another 100 million yuan contract this season to collect Conley. However, with the sharp rise in salary cap, the Grizzlies still have room for operation.

As for the 5-year maximum salary of 93 million that Link signed with the Grizzlies in 2014, it is not a big deal from the current perspective.

With money in hand, the Grizzlies began to patrol the free agent market, hoping to find the kind of number two candidate they longed for.

Originally, Pera was very fond of Eric Gordon, the No. 7 rookie in 2008 who was depressed and unsuccessful last season. Gordon can shoot three-pointers, has experience and has good scoring ability. Although his height and wingspan are a little bit poor in defense, he is very capable of fighting, which can be said to be perfectly in line with the needs of the Grizzlies.

But in the end, Gordon chose to join the Rockets. He believed that under D'Antoni, he could play better.

Later, Pera came into contact with the experienced "best supporting role" Courtney Lee. But Lee chose New York without hesitation, which has greater exposure. Most importantly, New York is forming a multi-big team and its prospects for winning the championship seem to be better.

So much so that Pera almost got angry and was about to scrape Chandler Parsons's "lottery".

Fortunately, he was eventually persuaded by Link and Chris Wallace, so he did not re-stage the tragedy of history...

In the free agent market, the Grizzlies were full of bags again. The disadvantage of small cities and the end of the golden age last season has begun to affect the operation of the Grizzlies.

At this moment, a major news exploded in the free agent market.
Chapter completed!