Just a day later, Rivers was fired...
The much-anticipated battle of the seven became a massacre, and finally the 76ers were "successful" by Rivers to nail to the pillar of shame in history, and Rivers' coaching career has once again added a strong stroke!
According to statistics, Lao Li has been in the playoff coaching career a total of 7 times in the big score of 3-1&3-2 but was finally reversed, in various reversal records, Rivers maintained a "broken gear" lead!
Being reversed 1 time and 2 times may be a player's problem, and being reversed N times in his coaching career can only be Lao Li's own problem!
Throughout this series, in fact, after the 76ers lost the chance to win the G6, the balance of victory has gradually shifted from them, and Rivers has been indifferent for 2 consecutive games in the face of the change of formation of the Green Army!
What's even more outrageous is that after the G7 was eliminated, Rivers actually said in an interview that he had originally prepared for the Heat! It's ridiculous...
Although Rivers also mentioned in the interview that he will continue to coach the 76ers, he still has 2 years left on his contract, but this seems to be out of his hands...
Just now, late at night on May 16, Beijing time, Woj was the first to expose that 76 people had fired Rivers! I didn't expect the action to be so fast, just one day after the series, the "champion" chicken soup coach was fired...
Today, Hoopshype Hall of Fame Michael Scotto reported that if Rivers left class, several executives saw Nass as the ideal successor, and he worked with 76ers management.
There's also someone who has to be considered, and for some time it has been assumed that Mike D'Antoni would be a candidate for 76ers coach if Rivers went and Harden stayed.
Last offseason, Harden voluntarily cut his salary by $14 million, signed a 2-year, $68.6 million contract with the 76ers, and had a player option the following year! The 76ers used Harden's salary cut money to sign Tucker, House and others...
Now, Harden, who is about to turn 34, will definitely choose to jump out of the contract and will fight for a big contract, because from his age, this is almost the last big contract of his career, and it must be fought for!
According to some famous writers and media reports such as woj and Shams, Harden currently has three options for next season, keep the 76ers, return to the Rockets, go to the Suns...
Of course, the 76ers hope that Harden can stay on the team, after all, Harden and Embiid get along well, and the cooperation between the two on the court is relatively tacit, but the team must first fire Lao Li, after all, looking at the league, the scoring king is used as a pure playmaker I am afraid that only Rivers can do it...
Subject to the 38-year-old clause, the 76ers can offer Harden a 4-year 210 million contract at most, but they have to find a way to dispose of Harris's contract, next season is the last year of Harris's contract (41 million), and Embiid's 4-year 196 million contract has just begun to take effect!
In this way, the three of them combined have almost reached the salary cap (134 million), which is only 30 million away from the luxury tax line!
Regarding the salary and reinforcement of the team now, I will share it with you later when I have time, but the 76ers management must be clear that if you want to compete for the championship, you must make reinforcements, reinforcements must spend money, and spending money must pay the luxury tax...
In a word, paying the luxury tax is not the same as winning the championship, but if you want to win the championship, you must pay the luxury tax! If you don't pay taxes and want to win the championship, how can there be such a good thing...
In addition to keeping 76ers, the return rocket is currently the most vocal!
Today, Woj talked about the return of 76ers star Harden to the Rockets.
"The Rockets are very likely to get Harden in free agency, they have more than $60 million in salary space, and they want to improve significantly next season. Harden's family is in Houston, where he is comfortable and he knows the team's owners and management well. ”
"I don't think it matters if the Rockets win the lottery or not, if they get the draft, they can pick Venbanama, and I don't think that changes their plans to pursue Harden." Woj said.
Another notable note, Zach Lowe, said: "I have absolutely no idea what James Harden will do this summer, I don't know his decision, but what I do know is that the Rockets really think he's going to come back. ”
The third is to join the Sun!
The new Suns owner is very aggressive in the team's recruitment and operation, such as getting Durant and firing Monty, according to previous media reports, their first job in the offseason is to trade Paul and Ayton!
Today, according to American media personality and show host Brian Geltzeiler, in addition to the Rockets, the Suns are also a potential free agent destination for Harden.
There was even a grapevine revealed that Durant has taken the initiative to talk to Harden about joining, and the two have worked together in the Nets for a while, although they eventually parted ways, but the two of them have a good relationship in private!
The Suns definitely don't have salary space to sign Harden at present, even if Harden goes to the Suns, he is likely to sign first and then change, who to change? Paul?
Tomorrow at 8 a.m., the NBA Draft draw ceremony will officially take place, who will finally win the top pick? In addition, the East and West finals are about to start, so let's watch the game while keeping an eye on the trading dynamics of each team!
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