&lt;p&gt;Amid&amp;nbsp;multiple movements,&amp;nbsp;constant updates, and so much information that&amp;nbsp;can be overwhelming sometimes, &lt;em&gt;ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski &lt;/em&gt;reported one of the biggest news in the &lt;strong&gt;2021 &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/nba-t19117&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt; free agency&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/nba/carmelo-anthony-joins-lebron-lakers-funniest-memes-and-reactions-20210803-0012.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Carmelo Anthony&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; joining the &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/los-angeles-lakers-t101482&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Los Angeles Lakers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;The veteran forward will face one of his biggest challenges ever in a team that will try &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/nba/nba-how-many-rings-does-carmelo-anthony-have-20210803-0014.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;to pursue the ring&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; after coming up short&amp;nbsp;last season. Melo will play for the first time alongside&amp;nbsp;old friend &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/lebron-james-t92259&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LeBron James&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in a roster full of experienced players.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;After spending nearly one&amp;nbsp;year off the court following rough stints at &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/oklahoma-city-thunder-t91653&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Oklahoma&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/houston-rockets-t102082&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Houston&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;Carmelo has bounced back seizing a bench role with the &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/portland-trail-blazers-t102081&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Portland Trail Blazers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; over the last two seasons.&lt;/p&gt; 
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&lt;h2&gt;Carmelo Anthony signs one-year deal with the Lakers&lt;/h2&gt; 
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&lt;p&gt;According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the player's manager, &lt;strong&gt;Bay Frazier&lt;/strong&gt;, told&amp;nbsp;him Carmelo Anthony and the Los Angeles Lakers &lt;strong&gt;reached an agreement for a one-year deal&lt;/strong&gt;. Melo has proven to be a useful tool coming off the bench at Portland, and his three-point shooting accuracy could help the Lakers in their quest &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/nba/nba-finals-all-nba-champions-by-year-20210701-0003.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;for an 18th NBA title&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Last season, the forward mostly appeared for the Trail Blazers as a rotation player&amp;nbsp;and came up clutch from the three-point line several times, averaging a career-high 40.9% from there in 2020/21. He is &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/nba/2021-nba-free-agency-memes-and-reactions-to-chris-paul-staying-with-the-suns-lakers-reunion-20210802-0016.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;one of the many veterans that will reportedly join the Lakers&lt;/a&gt; for next season.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;h2&gt;How old is Carmelo Anthony?&lt;/h2&gt; 
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&lt;p&gt;The Lakers have brought in several big-name players, but their ages have&amp;nbsp;been seen as an issue for a number of NBA fans. &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/nba/nba-draft-top-5-players-drafted-straight-out-of-high-school-20201106-0016.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dwight Howard&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Trevor Ariza&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Wayne Ellington&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Kent Bazemore&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;Melo&lt;/strong&gt; are all talented players but&amp;nbsp;probably going through&amp;nbsp;the final stages of their careers.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Caremelo Anthony is &lt;strong&gt;37 years old&lt;/strong&gt; so his one-year contract with Los Angeles makes sense. Depending on how valuable he proves to be for the team this season he might receive an extension, but there's still a long way to go before that.&lt;/p&gt; 
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NBA | Carmelo Anthony's contract with the Los Angeles Lakers

&lt;p&gt;At 37, &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/nba/carmelo-anthony-joins-lebron-lakers-funniest-memes-and-reactions-20210803-0012.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Carmelo Anthony&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; will have a new shot at one of the greatest teams in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/nba-t19117&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NBA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Three years ago, the outlook was much more complicated for him as his future in the league was up in the air. He bounced back, though, and now will join a ring contending&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/los-angeles-lakers-t101482&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Los Angeles Lakers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, according to &lt;em&gt;ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;The veteran forward has revitalized his career by &lt;strong&gt;embracing a secondary role with the&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/portland-trail-blazers-t102081&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Portland Trail Blazers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in 2019 after spending one year off the court and now he is having an even greater chance by joining forces with&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/lebron-james-t92259&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LeBron James&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/nba/when-will-the-nba-2021-22-season-start-20210720-0006.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;2021/22 season&lt;/a&gt; will probably be a special one for &lt;strong&gt;Melo&lt;/strong&gt; belonging to a championship-caliber team after so many years of enduring tough circumstances since leaving the &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/new-york-knicks-t92326&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New York Knicks&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; 
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&lt;h2&gt;Does Carmelo Anthony have a ring?&lt;/h2&gt; 
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&lt;p&gt;Melo has written history in the league and his talent is undeniable. A &lt;strong&gt;ten-time NBA All-Star&lt;/strong&gt; and a six-time&amp;nbsp;All-NBA Team member, he has also become &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/nba/pure-gold-the-top-25-greatest-denver-nuggets-in-history-20210115-0018.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;one of the greatest players in the Denver Nuggets' history&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and was close to leading them to the title.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, he came up short in that quest and has failed to succeed in his next attempts. Carmelo Anthony &lt;strong&gt;has not won an NBA ring so far&lt;/strong&gt;, being the 2009 Conference Finals the closest he ever got to doing so.&lt;/p&gt; 
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NBA: How many rings does Carmelo Anthony have?

&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;2021 &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/nba-t19117&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt; free agency&lt;/strong&gt; keeps on doing its thing and it seems like&amp;nbsp;the basketball community can't catch a breath. The &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/los-angeles-lakers-t101482&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Los Angeles Lakers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; have been loading up over the last few&amp;nbsp;days since landing &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/russell-westbrook-t134888&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Russell Westbrook&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and now they've added another big name in &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/nba/pure-gold-the-top-25-greatest-denver-nuggets-in-history-20210115-0018.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Carmelo Anthony&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;The 37-year-old is the latest addition to a team that has recently brought back three familiar faces - &lt;strong&gt;Trevor Ariza&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Wayne Ellington&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/nba/nba-draft-top-5-players-drafted-straight-out-of-high-school-20201106-0016.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dwight Howard&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/lebron-james-t92259&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LeBron James&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; now will be leading a fearsome pack for the rest of the league, but also an aging one.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Fans who are trying to keep up with all the updates these days have &lt;strong&gt;immediately reacted to the news and went wild on the Internet sharing the most hilarious memes&lt;/strong&gt; as Carmelo joined forces with LeBron for next season.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;h2&gt;Fans react to Carmelo joining the Lakers: Best memes&lt;/h2&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;In the busiest times for the &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/nba/nba-finals-all-nba-champions-by-year-20210701-0003.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, the Lakers&amp;nbsp;have already been working all day &lt;strong&gt;to keep on building a ring contending&amp;nbsp;team for 2021/22&lt;/strong&gt;. Last season was heartbreaking for the purple and gold and they don't want to come up short again this time.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Still, their roster might look&amp;nbsp;too&amp;nbsp;veteran right now.&amp;nbsp;Carmelo (37), LeBron James (36), &lt;strong&gt;Marc Gasol&lt;/strong&gt; (36),&amp;nbsp; Trevor Ariza (36), Dwight Howard (35), Wayne Ellington (33), Russell Westbrook (32), and &lt;strong&gt;Kent Bazemore&lt;/strong&gt; (32) &lt;strong&gt;aren't getting any younger, but their talent is undeniable&lt;/strong&gt; and all together could make a good unit. However, each fans has had its say and expressed it with creative memes.&lt;/p&gt; 
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&lt;p&gt;While some may consider the Lakers have been doing a good job so far, others seem to believe their decisions were&amp;nbsp;terrible. Either way, that will be seen when the &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/nba/when-will-the-nba-2021-22-season-start-20210720-0006.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;action returns in a couple of months&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; 
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Carmelo Anthony joins LeBron's Lakers: Funniest memes and reactions

&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/los-angeles-lakers-t101482&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Los Angeles Lakers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; made one of the biggest moves around the &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/nba-t19117&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NBA&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;when they managed to trade for &lt;strong&gt;Washington Wizards star &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/nba/russell-westbrook-traded-to-lakers-funniest-memes-and-reactions-20210729-0016.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Russell Westbrook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. Nonetheless, they have to give away plenty of their depth and they had a clear need for shooting.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rob Pelinka &lt;/strong&gt;did an outstanding job of filling the roster with veteran players, bringing back several ex-Lakers to make another run at a championship.&lt;strong&gt; Wayne Ellington, Trevor Ariza, and even Kent Bazemore&lt;/strong&gt; could provide the shooting they needed, while &lt;strong&gt;Dwight Howard &lt;/strong&gt;can lock down the paint again.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Nonetheless, even though the Lakers were quite aggressive in their pursuit of veterans on minimum deals to round up their roster, there's still a big hurdle to get by &lt;strong&gt;on their way to &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/nba/nba-rings-teams-with-most-championships-20200929-0008.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;another championship&lt;/a&gt;: Father Time.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
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&lt;h2&gt;The Lakers Are Way Over The Age Limit&lt;/h2&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;The Lakers currently have 7 players with guaranteed contracts on their roster&lt;strong&gt;, 6 of whom are 32 or older&lt;/strong&gt;. They also have 4 players who are 35 and older. They've never had a team with that many 35-year-olds in a season in franchise history,&quot; &lt;/em&gt;reported &lt;strong&gt;Elias Sports.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Dwight Howard &lt;/strong&gt;will turn 36 this year...when he does, the Lakers will have 4 players 36 or older, which would be the most by any team in a season since LeBron's 2016-17 Cavaliers, who had 6,&quot;&lt;/em&gt; added the report.&lt;/p&gt; 
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&lt;h2&gt;Lakers Players Under Guaranteed Contracts:&lt;/h2&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;LeBron James - 36 YO&lt;br&gt; Marc Gasol - 36 YO&lt;br&gt; Trevor Ariza - 36 YO&lt;br&gt; Dwight Howard - 35 YO&lt;br&gt; Wayne Ellington - 33 YO&lt;br&gt; Russell Westbrook - 32 YO&lt;br&gt; Kent Bazemore - 32 YO&lt;br&gt; Anthony Davis - 28 YO&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;The Lakers have now one of the most balanced rosters in the league and&amp;nbsp;they have plenty of talent to make a deep playoff run. But given their recent history with injuries and the age of their new players, &lt;strong&gt;you have to be worried about their health down the stretch.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
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The Lakers have a huge issue with their new roster

&lt;p&gt;It's not a secret that &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://us.bolavip.com/lebron-james-t92259&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;LeBron James&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;has always been&lt;strong&gt; a polarizing figure. &lt;/strong&gt;First, it was in the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://us.bolavip.com/nba-t19117&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;because of his comparisons to &lt;a href=&quot;https://us.bolavip.com/michael-jordan-t85627&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Michael Jordan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. But now, it's also off the court given his political stance and role as a philantropist.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;James has made plenty of enemies lately. He's taken a stand&lt;strong&gt; against former President Donald Trump&lt;/strong&gt; and some around the Republican Party, which has obviously led to a lot of backlash around social media.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;That's why it wasn't surprising to see confessed Trump supporter&lt;strong&gt; Colby Covington&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/nba/lebron-james-vs-colby-covington-ufc-star-takes-another-massive-shot-at-the-king-20200922-0001.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;take multiple shots at him last year&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. And, even though James was unfazed by his comments, &lt;strong&gt;he continues to call him out to this day.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
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&lt;h2&gt;Colby Covington Says LeBron James Is A Chinese Puppet Master&lt;/h2&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&ldquo;Just a big hypocrite,&rdquo; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Covington said in an interview.&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &ldquo;&lt;/strong&gt;He talks about his two biggest things he loves to talk about equality and justice.&lt;strong&gt; Where&rsquo;s the equality of employing women in Chinese sweatshops to make your merchandise for millions of dollars while they&rsquo;re making pennies? &lt;/strong&gt;Where&rsquo;s the equality in that?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&ldquo;Where&rsquo;s the justice in critiquing the greatest country on God&rsquo;s green Earth America but not talking about Hong Kong, not talking about the Uyghurs in China?&lt;strong&gt; He stays silent on everything in China because he&rsquo;s a Chinese puppet master.&rdquo;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
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&lt;p&gt;Covington isn't the first - and certainly won't be the last - to call out LeBron for his silence on the Hong Kong controversy. It's not a secret that he's made most of his money thanks to his endorsement deal with Nike and speaking his mind about that issue&lt;strong&gt; would be counterproductive.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Then again, James has done plenty for his community to earn his stripes and the right to not just shut up and dribble. You may or may not be a fan of his or his political views, but&lt;strong&gt; at least he's done... something.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

LeBron James is a 'Chinese puppet master', says UFC star Colby Covington

&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/los-angeles-lakers-t101482&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Los Angeles Lakers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;were one of the biggest winners of the first day of free agency. Not only they added &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/nba/lakers-news-ome-inside-the-team-didnt-want-to-trade-for-russell-westbrook-20210730-0001.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Russell Westbrook &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;during the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/nba-t19117&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt; Draft &lt;/strong&gt;but also, they signed multiple veterans such as&lt;strong&gt; Dwight Howard, Trevor Ariza, Kent Bazemore, and Wayne Ellington.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;But not everything was perfect for Rob Pelinka and the purple and gold. Obviously, to bring some of those players, they had to give up a lot along the way. From &lt;strong&gt;Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and Montrezl Harrell &lt;/strong&gt;during the draft to &lt;strong&gt;Alex Caruso &lt;/strong&gt;last night.&lt;/p&gt; 
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&lt;h2&gt;The Lakers Didn't Even Make A Counter Offer For Alex Caruso&lt;/h2&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;According to a source with knowledge of the situation, Caruso's camp went back to the Lakers after the Bulls made their offer and were told that there would be no counter,&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; reported Sam Amick of The Athletic.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;While Caruso's averages of&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;6.4 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists per game&lt;/strong&gt; weren't exactly impressive, he's one of the best backcourt defenders in the league and shot 43% from the field and 40% from beyond the arc.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Caruso's popularity around the league started out as mockery and memes but he earned every single minute of playing time. His grit, grind, and hustle as a defender made him a huge factor &lt;strong&gt;for the Lakers' recent success.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Now, the Bulls have added a top-notch backcourt stopper to come off the bench next to &lt;strong&gt;Coby White&lt;/strong&gt;, while also adding &lt;strong&gt;Lonzo Ball &lt;/strong&gt;as their point guard for the next four years. Clearly, Arturas Karnisovas is up to something and the future seems bright in the Windy City. As for the Lakers, let's hope they don't regret that decision.&lt;/p&gt; 
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This is why Alex Caruso left the Lakers

&lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;2021 &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/nba-t19117&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt; free agency&lt;/strong&gt; has&amp;nbsp;finally begun and the madness was immediately unleashed as the first hours have already been absolutely crazy&amp;nbsp;with multiple movements. As fans tried to catch up with all the updates, &lt;strong&gt;they didn't hesitate to react on social media with&amp;nbsp;funny memes&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;The first big news from the&amp;nbsp;free agency was&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/chris-paul-t151121&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chris Paul&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; reaching an agreement to stay for four years at the &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/phoenix-suns-t94622&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Phoenix Suns&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in a deal that could go up to $120 million, according to &lt;em&gt;ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski&lt;/em&gt;, and the&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/los-angeles-lakers-t101482&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Los Angeles Lakers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; bringing back three players.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wayne Ellington&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;Trevor Ariza&lt;/strong&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/nba/nba-draft-top-5-players-drafted-straight-out-of-high-school-20201106-0016.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Dwight Howard&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;will be once again wearing the purple and gold next season and have joined &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/russell-westbrook-t134888&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Russell Westbrook&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; as the latest four additions to the Lakers. &lt;em&gt;The Athletic's Shams Charania&lt;/em&gt; has also reported that &lt;strong&gt;Kyle Lowry&lt;/strong&gt; will join the &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/miami-heat-t100209&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Miami Heat&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in an evening full of news as the NBA free agency market is on.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;h2&gt;Fans react to CP3's new deal with the Suns, the Lakers' reunion, and more&lt;/h2&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Needless to say, the social media timeline was full of constant updates regarding the free agency moves&amp;nbsp;as the first hours were full of shocking movements. But fans have also shared their thoughts and funny memes &lt;strong&gt;reacting to everything that was going on&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;As we've mentioned before, &lt;strong&gt;Chris Paul's&amp;nbsp;impressive deal with the Suns stole most of the memes but so did the three veterans'&amp;nbsp;return to the Lakers&lt;/strong&gt;. Let's take a look at some of them.&lt;/p&gt; 
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&lt;p&gt;The busiest time of the NBA has begun and &lt;strong&gt;it has already brought&amp;nbsp;us plenty of stunning moves&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;- and&amp;nbsp;for moments more information than one can keep&amp;nbsp;up with. But&amp;nbsp;this&amp;nbsp;will continue and fans will probably keep on reacting with more memes as the free agency&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;is just getting started&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; 
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2021 NBA free agency: Memes and reactions to Chris Paul staying with the Suns, Lakers' reunion

&lt;p&gt;Someone once said that&lt;strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/chris-paul-t151121&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Chris Paul &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;should sign &lt;strong&gt;one-year deals with bad &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/nba-t19117&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt; team&lt;/strong&gt;s and turn them into contenders, just to prove that he can. And, while that &lt;strong&gt;may not get him &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/nba/ringless-best-nba-players-that-have-never-won-a-ring-20210625-0009.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;the ring he deserves,&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;would be great to watch for the fans.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;But on a more realistic note, it's not a secret that Paul has been in the spotlight for his lack of success in the playoffs throughout his entire career, especially now that he underperformed mightily&lt;strong&gt; in his first trip to the NBA Finals.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;So, now that he opted out of the final year of his contract with the&lt;strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/phoenix-suns-t94622&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Phoenix Suns&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;- worthy of $42 million - and is an unrestricted free agent, people speculate &lt;strong&gt;what's going to be the&lt;em&gt; Point God's&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;next move.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
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&lt;h2&gt;NBA Rumors: The Best Teams For Chris Paul&lt;/h2&gt; 
&lt;h2&gt;3. New York Knicks&lt;/h2&gt; 
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&lt;p&gt;Legacy-wise, turning the &lt;strong&gt;New York Knicks&lt;/strong&gt; into a championship contender could be what's best for Chris Paul right now. They were a tough, gritty team under &lt;strong&gt;Tom Thibodeau's &lt;/strong&gt;first year in command, but it was clear that they needed a starting-caliber point guard.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;The Knicks' tough defense would get a massive boost from Paul's skills, while their offense would go from pedestrian to elite. He can score from all three levels and he'd be deadly in the pick-and-roll with &lt;strong&gt;Julius Randle.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Also, he'd get to play in a slightly less difficult conference. Then again, maybe he's not exactly looking forward to testing his luck with another young team at this point in his career, even if that means passing on the chance&lt;strong&gt; to leading the Knicks to the NBA Finals.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;h2&gt;2. Phoenix Suns&lt;/h2&gt; 
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&lt;p&gt;Most people believe that Chris Paul should just run it back and sign a 2-3 year deal with the &lt;strong&gt;Phoenix Suns&lt;/strong&gt; and I won't be the one to disagree. I mean, he's with his favorite coach in&lt;strong&gt; Monty Williams&lt;/strong&gt; and they were up 2-0 in the NBA Finals, which is the farthest he's ever gotten.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Paul and the Suns were a match made in heaven and he needs to prove that this year's success wasn't a fluke or that they made it to the Finals just because their rivals got hurt. &lt;strong&gt;They're good enough to do it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;On the downside, the Suns are still young and up-and-coming. Yes, they have a bright future ahead of them, but how often do small-market teams make it to back-to-back NBA Finals?&lt;strong&gt; He may not get the ring he's craving for if he stays.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;h2&gt;1. Los Angeles Clippers&lt;/h2&gt; 
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&lt;p&gt;Chris Paul and the &lt;strong&gt;Los Angeles Clippers&lt;/strong&gt; didn't exactly end in the best of terms but it's time to bury the hatchet. With&lt;strong&gt; Russell Westbrook &lt;/strong&gt;heading to the &lt;strong&gt;Los Angeles Lakers&lt;/strong&gt;, going back to the Clippers could be Paul's last and only shot to win a ring.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kawhi Leonard&lt;/strong&gt; also opted out of his contract so maybe they could both figure something out and create a Big 3 next to &lt;strong&gt;Paul George.&lt;/strong&gt; The Clippers are well-coached by Tyronn Lue and they were one injury away from maybe upsetting the Suns and going to the Finals.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Los Angeles needs a point guard and a floor general and guess what? Chris Paul is one of the best of all time. Should he put his ego aside and give up some money,&lt;strong&gt; he could finally put a ring on that finger.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

NBA Rumors: The best destinations for Chris Paul

&lt;p&gt;The&lt;strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/golden-state-warriors-t101550&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Golden State Warriors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; are in a good position right now. They're coming off making two impressive picks in the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://us.bolavip.com/nba-t19117&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt; Draft &lt;/strong&gt;and will have their championship core back to full strength with&lt;strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/stephen-curry-t132201&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Stephen Curry,&lt;/a&gt; Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green&lt;/strong&gt; all ready to go.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;The Warriors also have some nice pieces in&lt;strong&gt; Andrew Wiggins, Jordan Poole, and James Wiseman,&lt;/strong&gt; plus there's still a chance that &lt;strong&gt;Kelly Oubre Jr &lt;/strong&gt;comes back next season. Then again, they need to add more depth and veterans around their stars.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;So, even though that could be tricky given the limited cap space, &lt;strong&gt;Anthony Slater of The Athletic &lt;/strong&gt;recently stated that there's mutual interest between them and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/los-angeles-clippers-t96054&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Los Angeles Clippers&lt;/a&gt; forward Nicolas Batum.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
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&lt;h2&gt;NBA Rumors: Warriors Looking To Sign Nicolas Batum&lt;/h2&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;There is mutual interest between Batum and the Warriors, sources said.&lt;/strong&gt; He&rsquo;s currently in Tokyo, competing for France. But there is expected to be contact with his representation early in the free-agency process. &lt;strong&gt;Batum, sources said, understands how well he&rsquo;d fit the Warriors&rsquo; system and, as a notable bonus, has an established relationship with new assistant Kenny Atkinson, &lt;/strong&gt;who coached him last season with the Clippers,&quot;&lt;/em&gt; reported Slater.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Warriors' GM &lt;strong&gt;Bob Myers&lt;/strong&gt; had already opened up about the possibility of bringing in more veterans. He knows that the money will be tight but that those players know that they can win a ring with that organization:&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&ldquo;The thing we hope we&rsquo;ve accomplished in the last couple months (of the season), is proven to some of those kinds of (veterans), I think the Warriors can win,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&rdquo; Myers said&lt;em&gt;. &ldquo;They have to believe that. I hope we&rsquo;ve showed that we&rsquo;re close. But that&rsquo;s what you get when you&rsquo;re looking at a vet minimum or a vet taxpayer that&rsquo;s maybe taking less money, is: &lt;strong&gt;Can I win with the Warriors?&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;While far from his prime, Batum has been the Jack of all trades throughout his career in the league. His Swiss Army knife skill set can come pretty handily for &lt;strong&gt;Steve Kerr's &lt;/strong&gt;system, as well as his playoff experience.&lt;/p&gt;

Warriors to pursue a veteran forward to help Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/damian-lillard-t125264&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Damian Lillard&rsquo;s&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;situation sounds pretty familiar right now. He&rsquo;s &lt;strong&gt;one of the best payers in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/nba-t19117&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, has outgrown his small-market team, and there are rumors of him wanting to pursue an &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/nba/ringless-best-nba-players-that-have-never-won-a-ring-20210625-0009.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NBA championship&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; somewhere else.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Lillard has often said that he wishes to stay loyal and play his entire career on the same team. He&rsquo;s even criticized players like &lt;strong&gt;Paul George &lt;/strong&gt;for&lt;em&gt; &lsquo;running from the grind&rsquo;&lt;/em&gt; and teaming up with other stars to win a ring.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;But, given the&lt;strong&gt; current status of the&lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/portland-trail-blazers-t102081&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; Portland Trail Blazers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;/strong&gt;it wouldn&rsquo;t be shocking to see him backpedal from those comments and choose a similar path for him, requesting a trade and forcing his way out of the team.&lt;/p&gt; 
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&lt;h2&gt;NBA Rumors: Damian Lillard Wants To Wait Until The Trade Deadline&lt;/h2&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Nonetheless, according to&amp;nbsp;league executives who spoke to&lt;strong&gt; Bleacher Report&rsquo;s Eric Pinu&lt;/strong&gt;s , Lillard won&rsquo;t demand a trade right away as some expected. Instead, he&rsquo;ll wait until closer to the trade deadline to see how his team pans out:&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Transcript via Eric Pinus of Bleacher Report)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&ldquo;It sounds like he is not getting moved anytime soon,&rdquo; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;the East source said. &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&ldquo;From what I&rsquo;ve heard, [Lillard is] going to give it a chance and then decide closer to the [trade] deadline.&rdquo;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;I'm not sure how Olshey is going to get that done,&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; a former Western Conference executive said. &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Everyone in the NBA knows [the Blazers] are up against it. No one is going to help Olshey solve the Lillard crisis.&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;Surely, no one will like to do the Blazers any favors if that means that Lillard won&rsquo;t be available, so the front office has an uphill battle ahead of them. They don&rsquo;t have that much money to spend in free agency and are likely to lose &lt;strong&gt;Carmelo Anthony &lt;/strong&gt;and maybe even Jusuf Nurkic.&lt;/p&gt; 
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&lt;p&gt;The Blazers need to be aggressive in trade talks and in their pursuit of talent if they want to &lt;strong&gt;retain their franchise player&lt;/strong&gt;. He&rsquo;s said that he hasn&rsquo;t requested a trade, but he didn&rsquo;t commit or vowed not to do so in the foreseeable future.&lt;/p&gt; 
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Damian Lillard has one condition to stay in Portland

&lt;p&gt;Not so long ago,&lt;strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://us.bolavip.com/san-antonio-spurs-t100707&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;San Antonio Spurs&lt;/a&gt;&rsquo; Gregg Popovich &lt;/strong&gt;was considered by some as the&lt;strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/nba/who-has-coached-the-most-nba-teams-20210401-0013.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;greatest coach&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a href=&quot;https://bolavip.com/en/nba-t19117&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;history. At least, he was a lock to crack the top 3, with&lt;strong&gt; Phil Jackson, Red Auerbach, or Pat Riley&lt;/strong&gt; getting of the remaining spots.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;But since &lt;strong&gt;Tim Duncan&lt;/strong&gt; retired and &lt;strong&gt;Kawhi Leonard &lt;/strong&gt;left the team, the Spurs haven&rsquo;t been able to find success. That, combined with the way Team USA have underperformed under Popovich&rsquo;s command, has some people trying to create a narrative of him being overrated.&lt;/p&gt; 
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&lt;h2&gt;Kevin Durant Says Gregg Popovich Challenges You Every Day&lt;/h2&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&ldquo;He has been good. Pop challenges you every day &ndash; your mentality, your IQ for the game. Physically he challenges you because the practices are tough. He likes to joke a lot too,&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; Durant said on &lsquo;The ETCs podcast&rsquo;.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&ldquo;If you&rsquo;ve got a little wit to you, then I think you can survive playing under Pop. And it&rsquo;s good to be around the guys that work with him too. Chip Engelland, Steve Kerr, they&rsquo;ve all worked and been around Pop since decades,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&rdquo; he concluded.&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;p&gt;You have to be the pettiest guy to say that Popovich is an overrated coach. Maybe he&rsquo;s failed to adjust to the modern NBA but we&rsquo;re talking about a guy who owns multiple records and has won&lt;strong&gt; 5 NBA Championships in 2 decades.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
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&lt;p&gt;Most of the players who played for Popovich view him as a father and most of his assistants end up getting coaching gigs around the league. That&rsquo;s not a coincidence. He&rsquo;s a great leader and a basketball mastermind. Don&rsquo;t take it from me,&lt;strong&gt; take it from Kevin Durant.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 
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