Time flies so fast that Chris Paul, who has a baby's face and is known as the god of point guards, has been in the NBA league for 16 seasons. During this period, Paul has won a number of honors, among which the more representative one is that he was selected to the best team in the regular season four times, the steal king 6 times, and the NBA All-Star 11 times. It should be mentioned that compared with these personal honors, the 36-year-old Paul has not been able to win a championship ring, in the eyes of many NBA insiders, last summer was Paul's closest to the top of the NBA, but the ending was not very satisfactory, Paul's Suns in the overall score of 2-0 lead, by the Bucks led by the alphabet brother to pull 4 consecutive reversals, have to admit, this loss is likely to become the biggest regret of Paul's career.
In this offseason, although the Suns did not introduce high-profile new signings, through the unremitting efforts of the team management, paul, Bridges, Payne and other core members followed up with the team, which is also a completely acceptable result for a strong team that has just broken the NBA Finals. So far this season, the Suns are temporarily ranked second in the West with a record of 29 wins and 8 losses, and as the team's first leader in the locker room, Paul is still very efficient at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and currently averages 14.1 points + 4.2 rebounds + 10.1 assists + 1.9 steals per game. For the Suns management, the current state of the team should have made them proud, after all, not all NBA teams dare to spend $120 million on a veteran at the end of his career, and it can only be said that Paul has not lived up to the team's trust in him.
However, with the deepening of the season, the Suns, who are bent on fulfilling their dreams of the NBA championship, still encounter some troubles, and the problem of insufficient manpower in the No. 4 position is even infinitely magnified, due to the genetic injuries of Sharich and Cummings, who cannot play for a short period of time, coupled with the fact that from time to time players enter the health and safety agreement (isolation and suspension), the thin Bridges often needs to play a cameo role in the 4-5 position. All indications are that the Suns management has a reason to take advantage of the opening of the free trade market to do everything they can to strengthen the team's No. 4 position, and it is best to find those big men with strong finishing ability, alleviate the pressure on the team's internal line, and maximize Paul's organizational tandem ability. Congratulations Paul! The Suns reinforced the company with good news, the temporary workers promised to renew their contracts, and the Spurs gave a deal promise.
The source comes from NBA reporter Duane Rankin, and according to alliance sources, the Sun management has been very active in the free trade market recently and has made a series of gains. The first is Biyongbo, the 2.03-meter-tall meat shield center successfully played the price, in the past 2 games, Biyongbo cut 16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks, 11 points, 6 rebounds and 1 cap, taking advantage of the time when Ayton and McGee were in isolation, Biyongbo incarnated as one of the most reliable helpers around Paul, and the post-game media interview link, from Paul's praise, it is not difficult to find that Biyongbo has won the trust of the Sun soldiers.
It is understood that because Biyongbo signed a 10-day short contract with the Sun before, so the two sides are about to face the problem of contract renewal, and now the news is that the Biyongbo agent asked the Sun for a formal contract for more than 2 years in the NBA, in order to ensure that the salary space is flexible enough, the Sun is only willing to provide the veteran's basic salary, and can only guarantee until the end of the season in terms of years. The Suns' intentions are very clear, and they are not prepared to reserve too many inside candidates until Ayton has decided to stay in the team. So after friendly communication, temporary worker Biyongbo decided to compromise and agree to the Suns' request for a contract extension, and will chase the team to complete this season, as to whether they can continue to cooperate next year, it depends on the results of the next negotiation between the two sides.
From the follow-up report of NBA reporter Paul Garcia, in addition to the renewal of the contract to strengthen the depth of the interior line than Yongbo, the Suns also ushered in a new breakthrough in the 3-for-1 deal negotiations with the Spurs, who made appropriate concessions. It is reported that the bargaining chips between the two sides are that the Suns use Saric + Jaylen Smith + 1 second round to quote Spurs Thaddeus Young. In response to this plan, the Spurs management was not very interested, the reason is very simple, they hope to use Thaddeus Young in exchange for a first-round signing + expired contract, the offer given by the Suns obviously does not meet the requirements, and the 3-for-1 transaction was once stagnant. The turning point came to Smith, and considering that the Suns had given up the team option in the rookie's contract, the Spurs needed to understand Smith's future plans first, and it could also be understood whether Smith was willing to stay with the Spurs for a long time.
In the process of active communication between the two sides, the Spurs gave a verbal promise that if Smith was willing to join, then the team coaching staff could regard him as a key training object, although it did not follow the Lakers' previous way of recruiting players and promised Smith a starting position, but the Spurs could ensure that the 21-year-old rookie had enough playing time, which really impressed Smith, and in return, the young man was willing to sign a long contract with the Spurs. After the Spurs' scruples were eliminated, the 3-for-1 deal negotiations resumed, and if all went well, Thaddeus Young would head to the Suns to assist Paul. Do you think the Suns have a chance to beat the Bucks in the series after getting Biyonbo and Thaddeus Young? Welcome to leave a comment in the comments section below to discuss, thank you for reading and following.