These two player transactions, Zhang Yang believes, will be one of the factors affecting the league's dynamics.
Actually, Randolph played well last season. In 2009, he renewed his contract with the Clippers for one year at ten million dollars, averaging 18.2 points and 9.4 rebounds in 70 games. There was no negative news, but also no presence. After all, he used to hit the news mostly for negative reasons. Without negative news, naturally there was no spotlight, stuck next to the Lakers with poor performance.
This wasn't too bad, as the Pacers can't become a championship-level team anytime soon, and might even falter midway.
But the Mavericks getting Chandler is different; they completed the missing piece of the puzzle! Chandler is quick, Haywood is sturdy, two types of blue-collar centers, the Mavericks now have both!
Nowitzki in the paint, Chandler as backup for defense, or Haywood and Chandler going all out on defense together, it's all there.
