Irving returned to Cleveland that very night after dinner.
He would not announce his departure from the Cavaliers tomorrow, but he had already made up his mind and needed to make quite a few preparations.
At 2 p.m. the next afternoon, the NBA Free Agency Market officially opened.
As in previous years, the instant the doors opened, all kinds of signings bombarded the fans' eyes.
Compared with fans who had once waited in vain and could only line up for hospital beds, they now had so much news that they could barely keep up with it.
Curry and the Warriors agreed to a five-year, $201 million extension;
Durant and the Warriors agreed to a two-year, $53 million extension;
Iguodala and the Warriors agreed to a two-year, $36 million contract;
Livingston and the Warriors agreed to a two-year, $18 million contract;
Milsap joined the Nuggets on a three-year, $90 million deal;
Nowitzki opted out again and re-signed with the Mavericks on a two-year, $10 million contract;
The Clippers signed Gallinari to a three-year, $65 million deal;
Harden and the Rockets agreed to a six-year, $228 million early extension;
Mills and the Spurs agreed to a four-year, $50 million extension;
Ibaka and the Raptors agreed to a three-year, $65 million contract;
The Kings signed George Hill to a three-year, $57 million deal;
The Hawks re-signed Bazemore for four years and $71 million;
The Timberwolves signed Jeff Teague to a three-year, $57 million deal;
The fans who had been holding it in for a week were finally able to let loose that day.
"Five million a year. Dirk 'Doesn't Want Money' Nowitzki."
"You can't convince me Old Driver and Cuban don't have something going on. The Mavericks are taking the top spot next season!"
"You'd have to ask whether the Warriors and