3-4, the league won the championship! Take the initiative to play badly and avoid taxes, maybe you should rebuild

After the free market opened this year, league teams have gone to two extremes. Some teams are taking a gamble, such as the Rockets and the Bucks. In order to keep Antetokounmpo, the Bucks even took the initiative to buy out Lillard, but this move also made Antetokounmpo unhappy. Lillard is expected to join the championship team and is invisibly relieved. The Rockets have created a super grand formation. The joining of Durant + Capela + Finney Smith has significantly increased the team's ceiling. With the young talent framework, it has become a favorite to win the championship in the new season. There is also the Nuggets, and the new management team has successively won Cameron Johnson + Bruce Brown + Valan + Hardaway Jr. The lineup depth has been improved by a level, and Jokic can finally sign the new contract of $212 million in three years.

Some teams do not do anything at all, and even take the initiative to play badly. For example, in the past few years, the Eastern Conference giants Celtics have been dismantling teams and reducing their salaries. Because Tatum's Achilles tendon ruptured, the team basically has to give up in advance next season. Including the Lakers, since James chose to execute the player option worth $52.6 million, the Lakers management seems to have given up strengthening, signing Laravia for 12 million in just two years, and letting Finney Smith go, seeing the players he liked were snatched away one by one. Including the Warriors, losing Looney, Kumingga signed first and then replaced, and the team had no way to strengthen. But there is a team that was very strange. It reached the Eastern Conference Finals last year and reached the finals this season, but it took the initiative to dismantle the team and avoid taxes, becoming an A Dou who cannot be helped.

Pacers' playoff journey last season was very fantastic. They eliminated the Bucks 4-1 in the first round, and Halliburton made a layup and led the team to a big reversal; they eliminated the Cavaliers in the regular season 4-1 in the second round, and Halliburton contributed another three-pointer to win the Knicks 4-2 in the Eastern Conference! Until the finals, Halliburton was still performing a final victory, with a draw or a winning goal in four consecutive rounds of series, the first in history! When they led the Thunder 2-1, the Pacers collapsed in the fourth quarter of the G4 match and were equalized by the Thunder, but we all saw the referee's call from the first three quarters. After that game, Halliburton was injured. Although the Pacers dragged into tiebreak, Halliburton was injured and retreated in tiebreak battle. The Pacers were eliminated 3-4 and were taken away by the league.

Pacers are just one step away from last season's championship, but after the offseason began, they dived all the way! Because Halliburton suffered a tear on the right Achilles tendon, like Tatum, he basically does not expect to make a comeback next season. Even if he makes a comeback, he will not be able to soar like this season. So the Pacers took the lead in "letting" Turner away. 10 years of heroes, according to the official website of the Pacers China, the Pacers are very confident that other teams will not rob Turner, so they are only willing to give 95 million (the highest) in four years, forcing Turner to accept the contract. The boss Simon family is reluctant to pay taxes, especially when Halliburton is seriously injured. In the end, the Bucks took the risk and signed Turner for 107 million yuan in four years, and the Pacers center was gone. It is said that the next goal is Ayton, how to compare with Turner?

Obviously, this is a dereliction of duty by the management. If you lose Turner, Halliburton cannot play and will be forced to play the bad next season. In addition, the team is facing renewal of Matherine + Gareth Walker. Matherine averaged 16 points per game in the regular season, and the team's third scoring point. It seems that the team has better salary space to renew after losing Turner, but can the management accept the market with an average salary of at least 25 million? Matherine is only 23 years old, and the rookie averages 16.7 points per game in the season, and the growth ceiling is very high. The Pacers averaged 7 double-double per game in the regular season last season, and averaged 8 players per game in the playoffs with scores of more than 9.6 points. They are a team that relies heavily on team combat, and giving up next season is inevitable.

But when Halliburton returns, the finals of this season prove that they need a third All-Star player (or one averages about 25 points per game). How do the Pacers do it? Nesmith + Toppin + Nemhard + McConnell, with a salary of between 10 million and 18 million. Should we completely give up team basketball, or will we continue to be the enemy? The key is to use the American media language, the Pacers' attitude towards the 10-year hero Turner is heartbreaking. Since he came to the Pacers, he has never dared to buy a house and chose to rent a house in an apartment near the arena. Turner has always been afraid to leave. But in the past two seasons, after following the team to the Eastern Conference Finals and reaching the finals, they finally left due to money issues. Like the Mavericks, what else can't be given up?

This lost an inside core in vain and did not even get any bargaining chips. Who is willing to join such a ruthless team? To borrow the words of the Pacers' official website, this time the management operation is difficult for the team coaching staff and players to accept. Last season's playoffs proved that the Pacers were a very tenacious team and they should have won the championship. Halliburton was seriously injured and Turner became a victim. It is unknown whether the Pacers can return to their previous heights, but every player must think carefully about their future. To be realistic, the Pacers management is indeed incompetent and it is time to rebuild.