On August 8, Beijing time, the NBA trading market has opened. Jimmy Butler and the Heat management signed a four-year contract extension of US$184 million. He will continue to work with Adeba in the new season. Talking about fighting side by side, Monk talked about why he joined the Lakers. James can teach me how to play basketball and impart his business experience to me. Just now, multiple signing news came from the league, with the New Orleans Pelicans, Memphis Grizzlies, Charlotte Hornets, and Toronto Raptors. What fans are curious about is, can the Big Five Lakers win the championship?
Just today, the New Orleans Pelicans officially announced that they have reached a three-party deal with the Charlotte Hornets and Memphis Grizzlies. General manager Griffin sent Adams, Bledsoe, Zayre Williams, Jared Butler, a protected first-round pick in 2022, and also sent Wesley Iwundu, a first-round pick. Sign and part of the cash to acquire Valanciunas, Murphy, Brandon Boston, and Graham. What needs to be emphasized is that in this three-party transaction, everyone gets what they want, and there is no loser.
According to famous reporter Shams, Aron Baynes, who had slipped and injured his neck in the bathroom, did not appear on the medal podium at the Tokyo Olympics. He is currently in the hospital with severe damage to his neck nerve. He may miss the entire 2021-2022 season, which means he will be reimbursed next season. Baynes, who played for the Toronto Raptors this season, played 53 games in the regular season, averaging 6.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. What's worse than this news is that he was waived by the Raptors. It's really ice and fire. Two heavens.
It is worth mentioning that after the Portland Trail Blazers let Carmelo Anthony go, the team general manager did not seriously sell McCollum to other teams and put forward a condition. Unless joining can improve the team's strength, they will choose to send McCollum away and find a reliable partner for Lillard. McCollum, who played for the Trail Blazers in the 2020-2021 season, played 47 games in the regular season and scored 23.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 4.7 assists. Although he could not help Lillard compete for the championship, he was the only teammate suitable for him.
Finally, Dwight Howard, who chose to return to the Los Angeles Lakers during the offseason, chose to publicly support his teammate Westbrook during an interview. This is what he said. I think Westbrook is an underrated star, and Ariza, Anthony, and Bazemore are all underrated players. We all appreciate each other and are willing to sacrifice our own data for this. It can be seen from here that the Lakers in the new season are definitely a team with the greatest ambition to compete for the championship and a very united team. The Nets and Bucks are really in big trouble.