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【Simon Weekly】
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Head guard Daryl Morey parting ways with Rockets
Rockets general manager Daryl Morey, who is famous for his "Money Ball" theory and the creation of a new extreme small ball team in recent years, will be relieved of his position as general manager after discussions with owner Tilman Fertitta.
In addition to the fact that the Rockets have been unable to reach the championship game in recent years, it is rumored that there are two major reasons: boss Fertitta believed that the 5-year, 200 million contract signed with Chris Paul was the worst deal he had ever seen; In October last year, he posted a tweet that included support for Hong Kong's anti-extradition law protests and the slogan "Fight for Freedom, Stand with Hong Kong." It caused dissatisfaction in China. Although the league's top brass, including Silver Adams, supported it, the NBA needs the Chinese market. In terms of revenue, the Rockets have been the most friendly team in recent years. Morey's dismissal may be a warning to others.
If the Warriors are the pioneers who created the modern three-point shooting style, then the Rockets are the leaders who started the revolution. Compared with the Warriors accumulating talent and acquiring stars, Morey focuses on data and consistency. His masterpiece is the 2017-18 season, a single season. 65 wins and forced the Warriors to Game 7 in the Western Conference Championship Game.
Currently, Morey has served as a short-term consultant for the Rockets. It is reported that the 76ers intend to recruit Morey and trade for James Harden at the same time. I believe that Morey, who has the skills and successful performance, will not worry about finding a new job.
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True and false news about the Clippers
"The Athletic" Jovan Buha and Joe Vardon reported that the Clippers are dissatisfied with Kawhi Leonard's differential treatment of superstars and rotation privileges (if he takes a rest on the road, he does not have to stay with the team, etc.), and the players who are dissatisfied are mainly old members of the team Lou Williams, Montrezl Harrell and Patrick Beverley were both named as targets.
However, Lou Williams and Montrezl Harrell both issued articles saying that it was fake news and asked "The Athletic" to reveal the source of the news or apologize. However, this news may not be completely correct, but it at least indicates to a certain extent that there is an atmosphere problem within the Clippers, and this is also the first challenge for Tyronn Lue as head coach.
Head coach changes
- Doc Rivers takes over as head coach of the Sixers (5-year contract) and will consolidate the roster without moving Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons.
- Tyronn Lue takes over as head coach of the Clippers (5-year contract), which will allow Kawhi Leonard and Paul George to play more time, give young players such as Shamet more opportunities to play, and will play fast enough.
- Alvin Gentry takes over as the Kings' chief assistant coach and will lead the offensive tactics.
- It is rumored that Mike D'Antoni may join Steve Nash's assistant coaching staff (news leaked by Frank Isola).
- The Pelicans, Pacers, and Rockets are still in the interview process.
Compilation of news for the 2020-21 season
- According to Silver's interview with CNN, the start of the 2020-21 season is most likely to fall in 2021, with a low possibility of January and most likely March.
- The 2020-21 season should maintain 82 regular season games.
- The 2020 draft day is likely to be November 8.
- There will be no summer league in 2020, and the chance of a league before next season is extremely low.
- The league does not plan to wait for the development of a vaccine, but hopes to establish an admissions mechanism through rapid screening.
- In order to allow the season to return to its past, there may be no all-star game in 2021 and more back-to-back regular seasons.
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Antetokounmpo and Chris Paul’s movements will affect next year’s season
Giannis Antetokounmpo is still thinking about future trends and has not yet renewed his contract with the Bucks. It is currently reported that in addition to the Warriors, who were the most active in trading, the Mavericks are also developing and exploring plans to trade Antetokounmpo. Currently, the Mavericks are not Luka Doncic may be on the trade table, and Kristaps Porzingis is also on the protection list, but it will be difficult to attract the Bucks with other chips alone. It depends on how Mark Cuban operates.
The reason why the Mavericks want Antetokounmpo is very simple. They need no teammates who can break the deadlock at critical moments to share the pressure of Luka Doncic. In games where the team's score difference is within 3 points this season, the Mavericks have the highest winning rate in the league. Poor, there is no second player who can jump out when Doncic is targeted, and Antetokounmpo is the best reinforcement, not to mention the benefits it can bring on the defensive end.
Chris Paul has also been rumored to be interested in joining the Lakers. Originally, the Bucks were expected to be the team most interested in recruiting Paul. According to "Bleacher Report" reporter Eric Pincus, LeBron James hopes to use his influence to recruit Paul to join. In addition to the Lakers, Nick is also one of the strong contenders.
The Knicks have enough room to accommodate Paul's salary, but if the Lakers want to strengthen Paul, the Thunder must first buy out Paul's contract or through multi-party transactions, but the Thunder, which hopes to get more signings, cannot easily lose Paul's huge salary. chips.
Barack Obama saves rematch
Lakers veteran Jared Dudley was interviewed recently. When NBA players once again went on strike to protest racial issues during the rematch, the Lakers and Clippers also boycotted the rematch. Almost all players thought the rematch would end, but former President Barak Obama called Chris Players such as Paul, Andre Iguodala and LeBron James told them that the rematch was the best stage to convey their ideas, and encouraged players to send representatives to talk to the boss, so that the rematch could continue.
