“This year’s West is really scary!”

"The horror is your business and has nothing to do with us as the Trail Blazers, unless Conley is really the Smiling Assassin Stockton."

"The Grizzlies have risen too quickly. The originally tense situation in the Western Conference has become even more tense because of the Grizzlies. We, the Lakers, are actually very dangerous."

Of course Ye Si also knows that the West has been so crazy recently.

He also knows how terrifying the Western Conference will be next season.

Now almost everyone is discussing where the situation in the Western Conference will develop next season.

Ye Si has been looking for a way to increase his endurance from 90 to 95 recently, but he still hasn't found one.

"Ye, don't be stressed. It's not just the lottery. I've been in the lottery for two years. In fact, it's just like that. I still get my salary and have plenty of vacation time."

"Do you have a lot of vacation time? Martel, why do I think your vacation time is more fortunate?"

"Will, shut up!"

Webster, who was able to push Durant to the second small forward position in high school, looked embarrassed.

The consequences of wasting talents because of his extraordinary talents are now becoming more and more obvious.

When yes and Roy were training hard, he was in peairl.

If he continues to pearl now, he will really have no shame in appearing next to Yes and Roy in the future.

"Compared with the top eight teams in the Western Conference last season, your SuperSonics' actions are indeed a bit low, and they are all rubbish. You might as well trade me and Aldridge with the second overall pick to pull in

That guy Marcus dreams of being your teammate."

Compared with other strong teams in the Western Conference, the SuperSonics are indeed quite low-key in their recruitment this year.

After completing the contract extension of Milicic and the signing of Durant Sessions.

The SuperSonics and Nick Collison's contract extension has also been completed, with a four-year, 25 million contract.

Compared with other strong teams, the Sonics have spent more of their experience on contract renewals.

In particular, Nick Collison's contract extension is still a bit complicated.

As the twelfth pick in the first round of the 2003 Golden Generation, Nick Collison has a very high status in the American basketball world.

Nick Collison is not only a backup big man for the SuperSonics, but also a legendary player at the prestigious NCAA University of Kansas.

Because of his huge reputation in the NCAA, he was also selected for the Dream Team 5 and Dream Team 6.

Starting with Laettner on the Dream Team, Nick Collison is the only college player to be selected to the Dream Team twice.

Such players cannot be viewed as ordinary role players.

Nick Collison's data last season was 18 minutes per game, 7 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, which was a drop from his data last season.

Playing time has dropped, scoring has dropped, and rebounds have dropped.

But after the free signing market opened, many teams still contacted Nick Collison immediately.

Nick Collison is much more popular than Milicic in free agency.

Milicic's contract is too big, and most teams are not sure whether Milicic will still be at the All-Star level without him.

Even Milicic himself is not sure.

Otherwise, Milicic averaged close to 20,102 per game in the regular season last season.

Milicic's contract should be a maximum salary of 75 million for 5 years, not a sub-maximum salary of 60 million for 5 years.

Nick Collison is different.

His contract is not that big, and his strength is still very good. The key is that he has a high status in the American basketball world.

Whether it is for NCAA fans or NBA fans, he is an acceptable person.

Moreover, Nick Collison's resume makes him very suitable to be a leader. With his qualifications as a member of the Dream Team twice, he is more than enough to be the captain of most teams in the league.

Besides, he is white.

The SuperSonics' previous offer to Collison was a four-year, $20 million contract. After the Clippers immediately offered Nick Collison a four-year, $25 million contract, the SuperSonics directly matched it.

If Nick Collison is willing to wait a little longer, he can get a four-year contract worth around 30 million.

In the end, Nick Collison didn't choose to wait.

Because of the Clippers' disruption, the contract between the SuperSonics and Nick Collison has been delayed for a while longer than expected.

After completing the contract extension with Nick Collison, the Sonics have 14 players under contract next season.

Next season is the first year of Milicic's 5-year, 60 million contract, the last year of Kwame Brown's 1-year, 9.08 million contract, Wilkins' 5-year, 14.5 million third year, and Nick Collison's 4-year, 25 million contract.

Durant's first year was 19.5 million in 4 years, Yes was 21 million in the second year in 4 years, Ramon Sessions was 2 million in the first year in 3 years, and Tucker was 2 million in the third year.

In the second year, Millsap made 2 million in the second year of 3 years, Barea made 2 million in the second year of 3 years, Rondo made 6 million in the second year of 4 years, and David Lee made 4.5 million in the third year of 4 years.

Quentin Richardson still has three years and $27 million on his contract.

Veteran Mariquez has two years and 15 million left on his contract with the SuperSonics.

These players either have little value and are looked down upon by other teams.

Other teams are interested in Quentin Richardson, but his contract is too high.

The difficulty of operating at supersonic speeds is quite high.

However, compared with last season, the current SuperSonics are still much better.

Much.

After amnestying Laffertz's 2-year, $24 million contract.

The Sonics' total salary next season is 56 million, and the league's salary cap next season is almost 56 million.

After the SuperSonics experienced an explosion of junk contracts and a super-luxury tax salary structure last season, their salary structure is finally back to health.

As the owner of the Sonics, Bill Gates actually has no specific requirements for the Sonics' salary structure.

There is no requirement that the Sonics cannot exceed the salary cap, and there is no requirement that the Sonics cannot have a luxury tax.

It's just that as the general manager of the NBA, Presti subconsciously hopes that the SuperSonics' salary will be healthy.

The team maintains structural health and flexibility in the hope that it can be used immediately when needed one day.

There is no team that the Sonics particularly want in the free market, and there are no players that particularly want to come to the Sonics, so Presti has no intention of making any big changes to the team to make room.

The Sonics now have one roster spot before Pau Gasol joins the team next year.

Now Presti and Nelson are working hard to fill this spot.

This is also the only action the Sonics are taking now.

However, filling this quota is somewhat difficult.

The Sonics' attractiveness in the free market is actually quite large.

Seattle is a big city, the boss of the SuperSonics is Bill Gates, and he is still the boss of the SuperSonics. These are huge attractions.

As long as the conditions are right, many players are willing to come and play in the SuperSonics.

Especially young players.

Free agent Mo Williams really wants to play in the SuperSonics, and is even willing to accept a full mid-level contract in order to come to the SuperSonics.

Mo Williams' idea is very simple, replace Rondo and play next to him, and he can improve his statistics. It doesn't matter if he loses some money now. If he becomes an All-Star in the future, he can also get the same maximum salary as Milicic.

But the Sonics still refused.

Rather than "pursuing young people" like Mo Williams, Presti and Nelson hope to fill the void with some veterans.

But high-quality veterans look down on the Sonics.

High-quality veterans who pursue championships, they yearn more for teams like the Suns and Rockets.

The strength of Taiyang this year is obvious to all. In the finals, they defeated the Celtics, the Big Three, 4-1.

The game was enjoyable to watch, the team boss was kind and gentle, and the most important thing was that we could still win the championship.

This is very attractive to veterans.

As the two biggest free veterans this year, Grant Hill and Chris Webber both chose to join Taiy.

The SuperSonics are not as attractive as teams like the Rockets, and their requirements are still high.

The veteran the Sonics want to fill is preferably one willing to accept a one-year contract.

But if high-quality veterans don't choose players like the Rockets, they choose you to play with the Sonics for a year?

Why?

According to what TNT and ESPN recently said, after the SuperSonics selected Durant with the second pick, they wasted the team's opportunity to rise.

It's hard to say whether the SuperSonics will make the playoffs next season.

Next season's Western Conference won't be a hell difficulty, it will be a purgatory difficulty!

"Ye, this is es' analysis of next season after the big-name players in the free market are almost signed."
To be continued...