Recruit Lillard! Form the three dream giants! The two brothers are recuperating together, do you want to make a comeback?

There are many potential big fish in the free market, and Li Gui is one of them. Earlier, Lillard was cut by the Bucks, shocking the entire league. For Coach Li, although he was ruthlessly abandoned by the team, it was not a bad thing, because he could still take away the remaining contract salary and recover with peace of mind in the next year. At the same time, he could also choose to join a more competitive team to fulfill his dream of winning the championship. After Coach Li became a free agent, many teams were actively pursuing him. For example, after the Heat lost Butler, the Heat urgently needed another old-school star to establish team culture. Coach Li was very suitable for the Heat's spiritual needs, and the Rockets, in George's words, Lillard is suitable for the Rockets, and a small guard should be paired with teammates with long hands and feet.

And during this period, the most active team recruiting Lillard was the Celtics. US media Fullcourtpass said: "The Celtics are very interested in bringing Damian Lillard back to the team. They can provide Lillard with a multi-year contract to wait for him to fully recover from the Achilles tendon injury. At the same time, Tatum has been inviting Lillard to join the Celtics to fight side by side with them." Tatum and Leigh have a very good relationship. They played for the US men's basketball team together at the Tokyo Olympics and established a deep friendship. For the Celtics, the team has undergone changes this summer because the team's record is lower than expected, the star is seriously injured, and the salary space is about to explode. They have to adjust their lineup and send away the two core cores Holiday and Possian.

In the words of a Boston Globe reporter, in the context of Tatum's Achilles tendon injury and tight salary space, the Celtics management seems to see next season as a year of adjustment, trying to avoid the punishment of the second rich line. At this time, signing Lillard, who is recovering from injury with a basic salary or a special case for the middle class, is similar to the reverse version of the Warriors signing Durant in 2016 - using short-term injuries to exchange for the puzzle of future championship competition. Players who have recovered from the Achilles tendon have reached a trough in the market value. The Celtics can completely gamble on Lillard's injury dividends. Moreover, after veteran Holiday left, the Celtics obviously also need a player with leadership temperament. Expert evaluation shows that if Lillard returns to 80% of his peak form, his key goal ability in the playoffs will still be worth 20 million yuan.

Last season, Li played 58 games in the regular season, averaging 24.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 1.2 steals per game, and his shooting percentage was 44.8%. Compared with the Trail Blazers period, his personal ability has indeed declined significantly, mainly reflected in the slower breakthrough rate and the threat of holding the ball have also decreased a lot. However, his shooting efficiency and three-point threat are still online. In the past two years with the Bucks, Coach Li has spent a long time adapting. Due to the change in the team's status, his identity has changed from a master to a second master. He is obviously not as comfortable as the Trail Blazers in the game, and it is understandable that his condition has declined. Of course, the Bucks have poor performance in the past two years and cannot blame Lillard for their poor performance. Their lineup itself is very serious. Originally, several core players, Daluo, Portis and others, were not as good as before.

If the Celtics successfully recruit Li to guide, they will form the fantasy three giants of Tatum + Brown + Lillard. White now has the quasi-All-star level strength. Such a core combination is still very reasonable. One thing is very important. Tatum and Lillard's rest timeline overlap. They both encountered a torn Achilles tendon in this year's playoffs. The two brothers recovered from injuries together, returned together, and helped the Celtics make a comeback and rebuild their glory. Of course, if the Celtics want to return to the height of the championship, they may have to make up for the shortcomings in the inside. After sending off the Positive God, their inside resources are quite scarce, and there are basically no serious main centers. Next year, the Celtics can first have a season, and use some future assets, including Prichard's expiration contract, and continue to strengthen the first round of 27-year picks.

In recent years, there have been many such precedents, recruiting veteran star guards, but ending in failure. Just like when the Lakers traded to Westbrook and formed the super three giants of James and Weiwei, Westbrook was abandoned in the end, and his value also dropped from maximum salary to basic salary. There is also a Suns trade to Bill to create a combination of Durant + Booker + Bill, but the team's compatibility is not considered. The Suns' Big Three cannot adapt at all. They will play once and once in the regular season. Now the Suns have to buy out Bill as the end. Of course, Westbrook and Bill were all teams with maximum salary at the time. If Lillard was willing to come to the Celtics with a salary cut, it would definitely be very pleasant. Are you optimistic about the three giants combination of Tatum + Brown + Leigh?