On July 7, local time in the United States, according to famous reporter Wojnarowski and others, the Rockets are willing to provide "Warcraft" Howard with a maximum salary of $88 million.

It also includes an early termination option for the 15-16 season, and a 15% trading margin.

In other words, by the summer of 2016, Howard had the right to jump out of the contract in advance.

After the news was reported, many fans felt puzzled and puzzled. After all, if Howard stayed behind the Lakers, he could sign a five-year maximum salary contract with the Lakers for about $110 million.

This is definitely the best signing plan for Howard, who already has hidden dangers of injury, but in the end Howard still chose to leave the Lakers, Kobe, and start a new journey to Houston.

Although the outside world reported on Howard's departure from the team that Howard hoped to go to Houston to pursue the championship, everyone is more clear about what happened.

However, due to personal face, no one will move this kind of thing to the table and say that the conflict between Kobe and Howard has been a day or two. I believe Lakers fans have been mentally prepared for Howard's departure from the Lakers.

I can only say that when this day really comes, Lakers fans still feel a little angry.

After all, the Lakers paid some price to get Howard back then. As a result, Howard only played for a year with the Lakers and then left home, and had not yet brought a championship trophy to the Lakers. This was a loss-making deal.

However, things have happened. For the melon-eating crowd, all they can do is to bless Howard or abuse Howard, but no matter which one does, it will not cause substantial harm to Howard.

In addition, there have been rumors in the outside world that the Rockets are going to form a Big Three lineup to launch an impact on the championship.

According to well-informed sources, "Eagle King" Josh Smith has verbally agreed to sign a four-year contract with the Pistons with a total value of $56 million.

This means that Smith missed the opportunity to go to Houston and teamed up with Howard to pursue the championship together.

Even if Josh Smith went to the Rockets, it would not be possible to win the championship, but this dream was truly shattered.

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On July 8, another tripartite transaction was reported in the league. The details of this tripartite transaction were: the Jazz signed first and then exchanged for defender Randy Fery, and got a 2018 second-round draft pick from the Warriors;

The Nuggets signed first and then exchanged for Iguodala, and got Randy Fery; the Warriors gave the second round draft pick and got Iguodala.

After a lot of twists and turns, Igudara went to the Warriors. I have to say that the Warriors management's love for Iguodara is really from the inside out.

But now this warrior has undergone earth-shaking changes. Without Curry, Thompson, and Green, all this warrior is Barnes, Bogut and others.

This also leads to the Warriors, who were supposed to have made it to the playoffs in the normal historical trajectory, and now they are still a bottom-line team. From this point of view alone, the Warriors are definitely the biggest victim of Yang Fan's success.

During the Thunder's two consecutive championships, Curry was Yang Fan's right-hand man. During the Wizards' two consecutive championships, Thompson was Yang Fan's right-hand man again.

In short, although the Shuihua brothers have not been able to join forces in this life, both of them have helped Yang Fan achieve the great achievements of winning the championship at different stages.

It’s not that Yang Fan hasn’t thought of trading Curry to the Wizards, but Curry’s current trading value in the league is too high.

After all, in the two years of playing under Yang Fan, Yang Fan's path to stardom for Curry was too smooth.

In addition, the Thunder won the championship, Curry gained a super high exposure rate, which also made Curry become a star faster and earlier than his previous life.

As for whether Curry's career achievements can be further than his previous life, it is really hard to say that Yang Fan is, but Yang Fan is still somewhat sure about joining forces with Curry again in the future.

As long as Yang Fan wants to operate and make an appointment with Curry in advance, then the Shuihua brothers gather together again will definitely not be just a fantasy.

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On July 10, the league revealed another heavy oral signing. The reason why it is called a heavy-duty is because the team signed is the Brooklyn Nets, which just became famous in the offseason.

According to multiple American media, the Brooklyn Nets reached an oral agreement with free agent Andre Killianko today.

They will sign the small forward with their mini middle class terms ($3.18 million in annual salary), and Kirilianko is willing to join the Nets with such a low contract, and instead give up his annual salary of more than 10 million next season.

Many fans do not understand Kirilianko's intentions when it comes to Kirilianko's choice to accept a mini middle class contract with an annual salary of 10 million next season.

Not to mention fans, even Yang Fan can't understand the causes and consequences of this matter. Just like the Brage incident, Yang Fan doesn't know what charm the Nets have to make these players voluntarily cut their salary so much and have to join.

This also puzzled Yang Fan. If these players think that the Nets are likely to win the NBA championship in the new season, so they plan to take a try, then Yang Fan thinks they are insulting themselves.

So relatively speaking, Yang Fan believes that the Nets have given me benefits in private, otherwise there will be no players who are willing to reduce their salary again and again. Even the Wizards don't have that much face in this matter.

Kirilenko averaged 12.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game in Forest last season.

According to his performance, it is reasonable to get a salary of 8 million, and even 10 million is not an exaggeration for winning the championship puzzle.

Some people say that the reason why Kirilenko accepted this clause has a lot to do with Nets boss Prokorov.

Prokorov and Kirilenko are also from Russia, and he is a crazy basketball fan, and his relationship with Kirilenko is even more good.

So it is said that since the acquisition of the Nets, Prokorov has wanted to get this fellow villager.

This statement is well-proportioned. If it weren't for multiple coincidences, Yang Fan might have really believed it!

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At the end of July, another deal about Jennings was reported in the league.

According to a report from the famous reporter Adrian Wonarovsky, a well-informed person revealed that the Pistons and the Bucks had signed first and then exchanged for Brandon Jennings.

It is reported that Brandon Knight, Sarawa Crafsoff, and Chris Middleton will be the trading chips sent by Detroit to Milwaukee.

In addition, Jennings will sign a three-year contract worth $24 million.

However, according to news received by ESPN's famous reporter Mark Stein, Jennings' contract should exceed 3 years and $25 million.

Then Jennings immediately expressed his excitement of joining the Pistons.

When Yang Fan learned about this, he didn't know how to describe his mood at that time.

Originally, Yang Fan thought that this deal would probably not happen. After all, what Jennings was guarded by the Wizards in the playoffs last year is something that everyone can see.

It can be said that in the playoffs last year, Jennings's value was completely hit by a trough, but the Pistons management still came to Jennings with a tough deal and gave him a huge contract.

In this regard, Yang Fan could only silently give the Pistons management a thumbs up from the air.

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As time goes by August, the NBA free market officially opens, and all teams can sign contracts at will this month.

As long as the contract details and salary space meet the alliance standards, even if you lead a dog in the alliance, the alliance will not come forward to stop it.

Just as the trading market opened, the defending champion Wizards, who had been silent all summer, finally broke the news, and two consecutive signing news broke out.

The Wizards officially announced that the team has officially reached a two-year contract with free agent Kevin Martin, of which the second year is the player option, and Kevin Martin has the right to jump out of the contract to test the free market.

After this news came out, although it did not cause much league turmoil, for the championship team that wanted to overthrow the Wizards dynasty and set up their own team in the new season, the Wizards' signing was like a mountain pressing on them.

It makes other teams who want to win the championship feel stressful. After all, every strengthening of the Wizards is based on their pain.

As for the second news, the Wizards officially signed with free agent Mo Williams with a one-year contract worth $2.5 million.

Washington fans were naturally excited to see these two signing news about the Wizards.

Even if the Wizards lost Kidd and Yi Jianlian during the offseason, to be honest, the joining of Mo Williams and Kevin Martin will make the Wizards stronger.

I just don’t know what Yao Ming is thinking at the moment, whether he plans to retire or continue to stay under Yang Fan for several seasons.

Yao Ming’s point of view is whether to stay or not is still more important to the Wizards. Even though Yao Ming’s personal data had declined across the board last season, Yao Ming’s excellent support and projection ability can still support a tactical system.

And at the same time, Washington fans were even more grateful that Yang Fan and the Grizzlies reached the deal for Gasol Jr. last season.

Otherwise, once Yao Ming really chooses to retire, the Wizards' tactical system will be truly facing collapse.

Now even if Yao Ming really plans to leave the arena, the Wizards and Gasol can replace him, and the Wizards will not undergo earth-shaking changes.

It was not until this time that people realized that Yang Fan's vision had exceeded people's several levels. If Yang Fan said he was second, then no one in the league today dared to say first.

In addition, Yi Jianlian, who accepted Yang Fan's persuasion and chose to test the free market, also heard news.

It is said that Yi Jianlian has officially signed a contract with the Lakers, and the salary signed by both parties is a two-year, $7 million contract.

For Yi Jianlian, this contract is already very rare.

Although the annual salary is only 3.5 million, you should know that Mo Williams, who averaged nearly 15 points per game last season, only had a salary of 2.5 million.

So this result is already the most perfect ending. As for what Yi Jianlian, who left the Wizards, can play next, and whether he can truly gain a foothold in the NBA in the future, it depends on Yi Jianlian's own personal strength.

After all, basketball depends on personal strength. When Alien was at a low point in his career, Yang Fan didn't mind pulling him, but what he could do in the end depends on Yi Jianlian's own efforts.

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"Yang, I've thought about this for a long time, but I want to say that I still plan to retire. I know that this decision may disappoint you, but I really don't want to endure the pain caused by injury."

"I want to go back to the CBA to develop our own basketball league in our country. Although this is not something I can do alone, I still want to do my best."

"You should also know the current competitive level of the Chinese men's basketball team. Compared with other countries, we are really too weak."

"So my NBA career is really coming to this point. Thank you very much. You saved me. If it weren't for you, my career might not be so perfect." Yao Ming was a little lonely in a Western restaurant, and shook his head embarrassedly.

Obviously, it takes some courage to say these words.

As Yao Ming said, Yang Fan saved his career. Logically, Yao Ming should be joining forces with Yang Fan to launch an impact on three consecutive championships.

But Yao Ming was really fed up with the troubles caused by injuries, and Yao Ming could feel that his health was getting worse day by day.

In this matter, no one except Yao Ming himself could experience the torture brought by the sequelae of injuries.

"It's okay, so polite, Yao, since you have already thought about it, I won't persuade you. I respect your decision."

"Frankly speaking, it's okay to retire. Anyway, your career is perfect now and you will definitely be inducted into the Hall of Fame in the future."

"So while you are still young and have the energy, you should do something more meaningful or do something you like to do."

"To be honest, I envy you a little, envy you for your courage to retire if you say you want to retire. In fact, sometimes I also want to take a break, but I am always too calm." After filling a piece of steak into my mouth, Yang Fan looked at Dayao with a smile on his face.

Yang Fan did not try to retain Yao Ming's decision to retire. Even if Yao Ming's departure will weaken the Wizards' inside strength in the new season, as Yang Fan said, he respects Yao Ming's decision.
To be continued...