Chapter 1372 2020 NBA Free Agent Market

Compared with last year's free agent market, this year's free agent market is one world at a time.

There were a lot of big names last year, but this year's biggest player is DeRozan, followed by Hayward and Siakam (restricted free agents), and then there are players at the level of Gallinari and Lowry.

The two discussed for a long time, and finally basically had a general idea.

The salary cap for the new season is 116 million, and Davis and Durant already have about 80 million combined, leaving only about 35 million for the Pelicans.

However, the Pelicans have a lot of expired contracts that are renewed on the cap. In other words, their maneuverability space can be calculated as 141 million yuan in luxury tax, which is the so-called flexible space, which adds up to about 65 million. .

So the general idea is actually clear. The contract of 25-30 million won Holiday, and the remaining 35-40 million is used to consider the position of reinforcement center and point guard.

Alexander has grown up last season, and Brogdon can consider not staying.

There are not many high-quality players in the free market. After giving up Brogdon, there seems to be a lot of space, but it is not easy to reinforce.

Tang Tian took a look at the list of free agents, and finally his eyes stopped on a person's name.

"How about signing Ross back?"

When Dempsey heard Rose's name, he nodded without thinking much.

Rose performed well after arriving in the Timberwolves, and he averaged 18.5 points per game in the contract year last season.

Alexander is characterized by defense and organization. Scoring explosiveness is not his strong point, and Rose can just make up for this.

Moreover, Rose only won his first championship in his career when he signed with the Pelicans. Now as a completely free agent, the Pelicans will be his ideal choice.

The most important thing is that Rose is also 32 years old, and the asking price of the contract will not be too high. The Pelicans still have room to strengthen the inside.

Insiders, this year's insiders are quite scarce. In terms of popularity, the most well-known is Westbrook's former card forward Adams.

Adams' positioning and rebounding are top-notch, and the Thunder's performance last season was poor, and Adams's statistics have declined, so it will be much easier to sign.

Demps' proposal was also Adams.

Tang Tian also agreed, Durant and Davis need to do dirty work, and Adams is quite suitable.

However, he also gave Demps a salary cap. If it exceeds 20 million, it is not suitable. Although Adams is only 27 years old, he has been injured before, and his explosive power has dropped a lot. Signing a big contract has the risk of becoming a garbage contract.

In addition to Adams, Tang Tian also gave Demps a candidate, Tristan Thompson.

As a short insider, Thompson can't lose to Adams in both positioning and defense. The key is that his contract will definitely be much cheaper.

There are few big names and few high-quality players in the free market this season. The Pelicans don't completely want to bet on the present, but can focus on next year.

The core goal is these few, and the rest is minor repairs.

In the list of minor fixes, Tang Tian also focused on one person, Iguodala.

Iguodala was basically semi-retired in the Grizzlies last season, but he still has fuel in his tank.

He can play at the second and third positions, which is very suitable for the Pelicans.

Following Tang Tian's instructions, Dempsey began to contact the target person after the free market door opened.

The first to sign in the free market was Drummond, who jumped out of the contract option and directly renewed a 5-year 190 million super contract with the Pistons.

This is also expected. After so many years of hard training, Drummond is now a superstar on the same level as Embiid and Jokic.

Lowry finally renewed his contract with the Raptors with a short contract of 60 million in two years, which is basically the rhythm of Toronto.

DeRozan and the Suns reached a 4-year contract extension of 150 million. After DeRozan arrived in the Suns, he performed well. The Suns also made it to the playoffs, but they did not stabilize in the end. Their goals for the new season are still firm.

It is worth mentioning that the former Pelicans coach Monty Williams they hired in the second half of last season performed well, and they are very confident in the new season.

Siakam soon also reached a four-year 120 million quasi-maximum contract extension with the Mavericks.

It is reported that Siakam's national teammate Embiid played a key role in the contract extension.

The Mavericks' future salary space will explode, but it can be expected that Embiid, Siakam and Harris will be their three cores in the future.

Holiday on the back line was traded last season, and Conley may be cleared out next season at most.

Hayward renewed his contract with the Bucks for 130 million in 4 years, and the Bucks continued to maintain the core lineup.

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Just when the only few big names in the free market were signing one after another, the Pelicans also made progress.

Holiday took the lead in reaching a four-year 140 million contract extension with the team.

Holiday's first sentence after reaching an agreement: This does not require much consideration for me, this is my home.

As he said, Holiday is finally back home after a stint in Dallas.

The Pelicans also give him enough respect, and a long-term contract allows him to spend the rest of his life with the team.

After Holiday, Rose also agreed to return to New Orleans and reached a three-year 45 million contract with the Pelicans.

Considering his age, this is likely to be the last big contract of his career, and it may end up in New Orleans.

In terms of inside, Adams fully embodies the point that things are rare.

Originally, his market price was less than 20 million, but in the end he reached a two-year 42 million contract with the Clippers.

Obviously, Doncic's growth has exceeded expectations, and the Clippers management does not want to wait any longer.

Adams failed to sign, and the Pelicans finally won Tristan Thompson, and the two sides reached a three-year 42 million contract.

Thompson faced a buyout last year, and he was able to get another tens of millions of contracts. To a certain extent, he has to thank this year's free market.

Gasol announced his retirement, and Gasol Jr. followed in his brother's footsteps and joined the Spurs for 40 million in three years.

Next season's Spurs will become more and more terrifying.

In the process of minor repairs, Demps also successfully won Iguodala with a one-year veteran's basic salary.

In addition to Iguodala, former Warriors veteran McCaw and shooting center Ryan were also recruited by the Pelicans.

As the free market signings continue, the dust of each team's lineup has settled, and the Pelicans' lineup for the new season has basically been set.

Point guards: Alexander, Rose, Patrick McCaw

Shooting Guard: Holiday, Ding Yanyuhang, Kelden Johnson

Small forwards: Durant, Ariza, Iguodala

Power forward: Davis, Kuzma, Henry (26th pick in 2020)

Centers: Tristan Thompson, Mitchell Robinson, Alex Len