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To Yang Rui's surprise, the Raptors also signed a big name in the free market.

Because they didn't trade Cambiga's role player for Oakley, the total salary of the Raptors this season can't meet the league's minimum standard, which is 80% of the salary cap. So they used a three-year 18 million premium contract to sign Supersonics star forward Detref Schramf.

Detref is a German with a height of 206 cm and a weight of 97 kg. He is 36 years old this year. He has average defense and strong mobility. He swings between positions 3 and 4. He has a super shooting touch and can organize passes. He averaged 19.1 points per game in his peak season. 9.5 rebounds and 6 assists.

Detref played 78 games for the Sonics last season, scoring 15.8 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists in 35.2 minutes, shooting 48.7% from the field, 41.5% from three-point range, and a stable 84.4% from free throws.

He was selected to the All-Star three times and won the Sixth Man of the Year twice. He is the template of Dirk Nowitzki.

Last season, Detlef's annual salary was only 3.33 million. Even so, the Sonics wanted him to cut his salary and renew his contract in order to renew Gary Payton and Vin Baker with high salaries.

After the management meeting, Yang Rui voted in favor. This butterfly effect is not a surprise. Schramf is in a period of decline and his salary is too high.

His advantage is that he is fast enough when playing the 4th position, and has a high-tech and comprehensive golf quotient. He can teach Miller to play and serve as a guest assistant coach on the team. The disadvantage is age. If you play for a long time, it will affect the cultivation of newcomers.

The Raptors also signed free market veteran Kevin Willis, a defensive center with a height of 213cm and a weight of 100kg.

Willis is also well-known. He is one of the representatives of the golden generation in 1984. He is a well-known hero in the league. He peaked in 1992 with 18.3 points, 15.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists. He was selected as an All-Star.

Even last season, Willis scored 16.1 points and 8.4 rebounds in the Rockets. The way the Raptors poached him was a long-term contract, 7.6 million for three years. No other team gave a bigger contract.

Everyone underestimated Willis and thought he was old. Only Yang Rui knows that the Raptors have made a lot of money in this deal, because Willis is a god.

In Yang Rui's previous life, at the age of 44, most people were out of breath in the midlife crisis, but Willis was able to play for the Mavericks. He is a maintenance guy who has suffered only two injuries in his entire career. Willis in the Raptors period was very good, with average statistics and high efficiency.

After all, Glenn Gruward couldn't trust the inexperienced rookie Brad Miller, so he brought in two veterans. This is the right decision. If the team wants to be strong, it is necessary for the veterans to lead the newcomers. They can also be the leaders of the locker room.

There is no time to inspect new players, and the management also gave second-round rookie Ryan Bowen a basic salary. In the new season, the Raptors are not weak inside.

On January 28, the Raptors' 14-man roster for the new season was confirmed.

Centers: Brad Miller, Kevin Willis, Detlef Schrempf.

Power forwards: John Thomas, Jermaine O'Neal, Ryan Bowen.

Small forwards: Vince Carter, Reggie Lester, John Wallace.

Shooting guards: Doug Christie, Tracy McGrady.

Point guard: DeBron, Chauncey Billups, Alvin Williams.

Glenn originally wanted to make up a 15-man lineup, but all the famous people in the free market were poached by the teams, leaving some low-level players.

When the Raptors management held a meeting, everyone was frowning. The idea was: "The players are either rookies or veterans who have fallen. This broken lineup will probably be at the bottom again."

Even knowing that these potential rookies need to be cultivated, Yang Rui couldn't hide his inner excitement, smiling all over his face, thinking: "Is this lineup too exaggerated? If the players are at their peak, there is no pressure to win the championship."

There is no preseason this year,

There are no public training sessions, only media days, where players and coaches are interviewed by the media.

When taking the core makeup photo, Glenn Gruward was upset by Yang Ruilei and rushed to stop him. "Jerry, this is the core photo shoot. What's your situation? Four rookies?"

"That's right, the four of them, Gade Trevor, are the most important people in the Raptors' new season. They will get a lot of playing time. If they want to make it to the playoffs this season, they have to rely on them." Yang Rui didn't deliberately lower The voice, let the five people hear clearly.

Glenn shook his head helplessly. "Forget it, you can figure it out, we'll wait and see the results."

"I guarantee you will be surprised, the Raptors are very strong." Yang Rui smiled.

At this moment, O'Neal, Carter, McGrady, Billups, a fire in their hearts was ignited. The head coach said this, which represents trust and opportunities. Only by increasing the possession of the ball and playing time can he prove himself.

They are either newcomers who just joined, or poor people who were not reused last season. Not to mention that Yang Rui took them to play basketball, even if Yang Rui sang and danced now, they also danced along.

If it weren't for Detlef's great reputation, Yang Rui would have added Christie to the core, and he hasn't forgotten to take care of the face of the veteran.

Some people are happy, and naturally some are unhappy.

Kevin Willis feels that he has not received the respect he deserves. As a former All-Star and a center who has scored double-doubles in many seasons in his career, he believes that he should be the core of a bad team like the Raptors.

He's not old yet, and if it wasn't for money, he wouldn't even want to come.

The more depressing person is forward John Wallace, who averaged 28.8 minutes per game last season, scored 14 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.2 blocks.

He kept thinking last night, will the coach make him one of the core players at the media day today? Will he be given more opportunities to play?

Wallace was wrong. Yang Rui didn't like him at all, because he had a low football quotient. As a striker, he didn't like to pass the ball. He had poor coping skills.

Last season, Wallace shot a total of two three-pointers in the regular season and hit one. The Raptors can't beat anyone, and it has a lot to do with the lack of corner three-pointers. Wallace should bear the main responsibility. This is the task of the small forward.

Yang Rui doesn't believe that the coaching staff didn't let Wallace practice three-pointers, unless Darnell Walker and Butch Carter are hopelessly stupid.

In addition, Wallace's mid-range shot is also unstable. He is only good at chaotic battles. He is 203cm tall and weighs 102kg.

Yang Rui will give Wallace a chance to perform. There is no time to adjust in the new season. If Wallace is a guest power forward, the 4th position will have an obvious speed advantage and can play fast breaks. But he will never admit that such a person is the core, and the makeup photo is naturally nothing to him.

With Carter joining, Wallace will definitely not be handed over to Wallace for positional warfare and ball-handling attack. With O'Neal, Wallace will be a fake starter at most. He is worse than O'Neal in terms of evacuation ability and defensive ability.

Yang Rui watched Schramf quietly, he seemed to be very happy, chatting with Di Brown, his eyes were crooked when he smiled.

Regardless of whether the state declines or not, this veteran's experience and skills will definitely help the team. Yang Rui intends to take time to talk to him alone to arrange suitable tactics.