The free market center is being robbed, many teams are hoarding inside, and the point guard era is withering?

On July 2, shortly after the offseason started, many teams completed contract renewal and signing with their favorite players. The most sought after by various teams this summer is the center position. The Los Angeles Lakers just poached the Bucks to win former championship center Lopez. Then the Bucks grabbed starting center Turner from the Pacers, and also cut off All-Star point guard Lillard, not even seeking a deal to get a first-round pick, and chose to give up this one of the 75 major stars in history.

In addition, the Bucks also renewed their contract with the substitute inside Portis, and Antetokounmpo, who was already tall and long, seemed to have realized the importance of inside players. The Thunder, the champion of this year, was able to reverse the game and finally relied on the double tower combination of Homegren and Harten. After the Houston Rockets got Durant's trade, they also successively signed Adams, Smith Jr., Finney Smith, Jeff Green, Capela and other centers and tall forward players, becoming the team with the highest depth in the frontcourt in the league.

It is not difficult to see that the teams that are determined to compete for the championship are hoarding the inside, especially in the West, where the powerful are numerous. In addition to the Thunder and the Rockets, the Mavericks have the three-piece Davis, Lefli and Gafford, the Nuggets have MVP Jokic, the Lakers make up for the strong Lopez, the Clippers have Zubac, and the Timberwolves have Gobert and Randall.

Chinese player Yang Hansen was unexpectedly selected by the Trail Blazers in the first round. In order to give young rookies and Henderson more opportunities to play and train, the team did not hesitate to cut off the former No. 2 pick Aiton, who was in his year of playing. This center who averages double-double is also sought after by many teams in the free market, including the Lakers and the Warriors.

In contrast, the popular backcourt double guns in the past few years were completely abandoned this summer with an offensive point guard team building model. The Celtics sent away former champion point guard Holiday, and it is reported that he is very likely to buy out directly with the Trail Blazers. Lillard was laid off, Westbrook and Paul were ignored, Garland was caught in trading rumors, Van Vleet's salary cut and renewed contract, perhaps the era of point guard has faded, and the league will return to the new pattern of the center wins the world.