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Volume 4: The Golden Years Chapter 1010: Fight All-Stars to the End

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    Update time: 2013-09-27

    After selecting the head coach, the team's work continued. The team provided Jarrett Jack with a four-year, 14 million contract, which averaged over 3 million per year, to avoid Jarrett Jack.  Becoming a completely free agent, Earl Watson has become a completely free agent, and Earl Watson is also asking his agent to actively practice with other teams, trying to find a team that can meet his salary.  Give him a chance to start.

    Earl Watson knows that given his age, it is a bit difficult to get a contract above the middle class, but the contract salary can be lower, but the length of time must be longer. He is already thirty years old. If he can sign this contract  Five years is basically his pension contract. Although the Sonics can offer him a six-year contract, he feels that it is not possible at all. They will not give him a five-year contract, so  He plans to use the name of the championship's main point guard to test the waters in the free market.

    Not only him, but also Jalaint Jack is also inclined to look for better opportunities, but he is a restricted free agent, which is not so convenient. For players like them who are still in their prime, winning a championship  Although it is worth being happy, it is not worth sacrificing their income for the championship. They are not the kind of players who seek a championship in the twilight years of their careers. What they want is more playing time, more performance opportunities, and greater success.  A longer contract is their highest goal.

    However, since Earl Watson is more inclined to leave, Jarrett Jack has the capital to bargain with the team, so he is not too anxious. If Earl Watson leaves, he can stay, even if there is no  The starting position, but also has more opportunities to play, and the team will pay more attention to itself.

    But at this time, the Portland Trail Blazers came to visit. After watching Jarrett Jack's performance for a season, they finally regretted it. They should not let Jarrett Jack leave, but they were worried that if they asked Jarrett Jack  If they put forward a contract offer, the SuperSonics will match the contract, because the contract offered cannot be withdrawn because they want to sign first and then trade, so they approached the SuperSonics to take Jarrett Jack away.

    This is sign-and-trade. The Sonics first signed a contract with Jarrett Jack. This contract was actually provided by the Trail Blazers, and then used it to trade with the Portland Trail Blazers. It is different from ordinary transactions.  Yes, players who sign first and then trade cannot add other trading chips. That means the Sonics can only use Jarrett Jack to trade with the Trail Blazers. It doesn't matter to the Trail Blazers, as long as it meets the principle of salary parity in the transaction.  .

    But the Portland Trail Blazers' chips are not satisfactory because they do not have the players the Sonics want. They are willing to pay next year's first-round pick and some cash, but these must be attached.  As for players, they are willing to take out Rudy Fernandez or Jerry Bayless, but the Sonics are a little bit unable to see these two players. Rudy Fernandez is very talented on the offensive end, but too poor on the defensive end, and Jerry  Bayless is a good player, but his combo guard style is obviously similar to Russell Westbrook's.

    The matter immediately came to a standstill, but at this time, news came out that Earl Watson might reach an agreement with the Milwaukee Bucks, so that the Sonics would no longer be able to let Jarrett Jack go.  , because one of them must stay.

    But at this time, Jarrett Jack already wanted to leave, because the Portland Trail Blazers only had an aging Steve Blake at the point guard position. If he went there, he would have more opportunities, and in the  After so many years in Portland, he has become accustomed to it. The most important thing is that the Portland Trail Blazers are a generous team, while the Sonics obviously look a bit stingy.

    Logically speaking, it is impossible for the team to go against the wishes of the players, but since the Portland Trail Blazers do not have suitable bargaining chips, it is impossible for the Sonics to trade Jarrett Jack for nothing, but fortunately both parties have  The boss behind the scenes had a certain connection. In the end, the Sonics finally agreed to the other party's trading plan. Using a sign-and-trade method, the Sonics gave Jarrett Jack a four-year, $17 million contract.  It was then used to trade Travis Outlaw, a top-five first-round pick next year and $500,000 in cash to the Portland Trail Blazers.

    After sending away Jarrett Jack, the SuperSonics turned back to pursue Earl Watson. Earl Watson, who had already reached an agreement with the Milwaukee Bucks, heard the news that the team sent away Jarrett Jack.  After that, he suddenly thought about coming back. After all, he was quite happy staying with this team. Although Seattle is also in the north, compared to the ice and snow of Milwaukee, the climate here is quite pleasant. The most important thing isThe Milwaukee Bucks only agreed to a four-year contract at most, and only $1 million was guaranteed in the fourth year.

    Earl Watson went back to continue negotiations with the team. The Sonics also only agreed to give him a four-year contract at the longest, and the team had an option for the third year, which was actually a three-year contract.  One year is not guaranteed. For a player like him, few teams are willing to give a role player a multi-year contract. Most teams are like this. Although the Sonics only have a three-year contract,  But it's still okay.

    Fourteen million dollars for four years, with no guarantee for the last year. In fact, it is a three-year contract worth ten million dollars. Earl Watson can barely accept it. After three years, he will still not be too old, as long as he insists on training.  , perform well, and he will naturally sign a contract when the time comes. For the Sonics, keeping Earl Watson can keep the team stable, and at the same time, he and Russell Westbrook can complement each other in style.  .

    This means that the team used an eight million contract to keep Coupard, a three million contract to keep Earl Watson, let go of Channing Frye, and traded away Jarrett Jack. Here we go.  Travis Outlaw walked two and came one, reducing the thickness of the team's lineup.

    This way the team has Stephen, Yao Ming, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Serge Ibaka, Kurt Thomas, Coupard, Travis Outlaw, Earl Wo  Eleven players including Teson, Duffy, and Nick Collinson basically meet the team's needs, and there is also Damien Wilkins in the original main lineup who needs to renew his contract.

    It is enough to have two point guards, Russell Westbrook and Earl Watson. Jeff Van Gundy has no interest in playing two point guards, and now the team also has Stephen and Stephen on the forward and defensive lines.  Kevin Durant, Duffy, and Travis Outlaw are four players, but Duffy can only shoot three-pointers from the outside, and Travis Outlaw and Kevin Durant can only shoot three-pointers from the outside.  Play small forward, which would require the team to keep Damien Wilkins.

    The rookie Omikaspi selected at the same time is also such a player, so the team is really surplus in the small forward position, and they are all relatively tall players. In this way, Damien must be retained.  Wilkins.

    But at this time, the troublesome Houston Rockets came again and directly offered Damien Wilkins a five-year and 20 million contract, and took Damien Wilkins away. Although the five-year contract was only the previous  Three years are fully guaranteed, but for Damian Wilkins, this is already an extremely high contract. The Sonics will never offer him such a contract, so he accepted it immediately.

    As a result, the team is a bit weak at the shooting guard position. Although Stephen's physical strength and body rarely have problems, he cannot be allowed to play the whole game all the time. The team still needs to strengthen this position.  , at this time Presti thought about Allen Iverson again.

    But just at this moment, the media suddenly revealed the news that the Sonics had contacted Iverson, which immediately caused a sensation in the entire league. Although the Sonics did not come forward to admit it, they did not deny it either. Many people thought that  Allen Iverson was preparing to join the SuperSonics for the championship ring, but he didn't know that Allen Iverson was not the only one.

    "I am Grant Hill's agent, and I would like to know if there is a position for my client in the Sonics?" "I am Stephon Marbury, and I would like to ask if our team needs a player like me?"  Two consecutive phone calls almost confused Presti. When did the Sonics become so popular? Both of them are All-Stars, although they are not current All-Stars.
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