Pick Westbrook

Chapter 137 Seriously Facing Tonight's Opponent

After the game against the Mavericks, the veterans Iverson and O'Neal were the most excited, because the two who had stayed in the West for a long time knew the strength of the Mavericks. Now the Bucks can beat the team stronger than last season. The Mavericks team, they also proved that they are a very good team.

Rasheed Wallace remembered the confidence that Lee showed when he recruited him in the offseason, and now the opponent has proved that the Bucks do have such confidence.

More importantly, the players who play for the Bucks are happy.

Curry slapped O'Neal on the training ground, and was being pinned down by his accomplice Artest at the moment.

"Rashid, come and deal with this kid, he just uttered cruel words to shame us all." Artest shouted there.

Rasheed Wallace took off his pants without hesitation and joined the camp that bullied Curry, "Put me on!"

Bucks general manager's office.

Li asked Hammond if there was a possibility of trading McGrady.

The Rockets made it clear that they wanted to fight McGrady to the death. Their general manager, Dog Mo, was also a villain with clinking calculations. Zhong felt that he had obviously taken advantage of it, so he refused to send McGrady no matter what.

But the other teams in the league are not fools, why should you let Dog not take advantage of them?
And this result also led to the fact that McGrady, who couldn't get a deal, was tortured enough by their management in the Rockets, and his father didn't love his mother or his mother.

Although McGrady's injury this time was just an accident and accident, everyone knew that it was an inevitable result.

Hammond shook his head and said: "McGrady's salary this season ranks first in the league, and it is impossible for us to even out his contract. You must know that all we can use now is a mid-level contract and a special transaction, which can match McGrady's salary deal. O'Neill is the only one."

In other words, if the Bucks insist on trading McGrady, then O'Neal must be put on the trading table.

Li Lai shook his head with certainty.

O'Neal is getting along well with the Bucks now. Don't look at this big shark as a backup center, he plays a pivotal role in the Bucks, and the Bucks will use him in the future.

What's more, because of Li Lai's empty words, O'Neill has recovered his body shape even better than last year. He will launch an impact on the possibility of winning the championship for the last time in his career. Li Lai will not let such a serious and responsible veteran its transactions.

Hammond continued: "McGrady's injury has been confirmed, and the back injury has recurred, and it will take at least 4 months to recover. In short, whether he can play this season is a bit hanging."

"And considering his current state and age, even if the back injury is just his old injury, he was once a league superstar and a top four player, but I am afraid it is still time to say goodbye to the NBA."

Hammond believes that the horror of McGrady is not only that he will not be able to play this season, but his entire career has come to an end. This former superstar does not even have a decent retirement ceremony.

Li Lai took a deep breath and suggested, "Does the Rockets plan to buy out McGrady?"

If McGrady can successfully buy out, then the Bucks can also sign McGrady with a basic salary.

Of course, in Lee's view, the Rockets are very likely to buy out McGrady. After all, the Rockets have Yao Ming, Battier, and Scola, and there are many good players on the bench. It's a pity for the playoffs.

But now that McGrady is injured, this will undoubtedly cast a shadow over their impact on the playoffs, so buying out McGrady to free up salary space and re-trade reinforcements is the way the Rockets should go now.

麦迪的合同现在达到了2300万，如果能够以1500-1800万的金额进行协商买断，那么就可以将这份金额平分到未来的3-5年中，也就是说麦迪2300万的合同在买断后每年最低只有300万记入薪资空间，这将释放整整2000万的球队薪资总额！

Hammond was full of doubts.

He can understand that the Bucks signed Iverson and Rasheed Wallace at the beginning. From the current point of view, although the opponent has an annual salary of 2000 million yuan, he can at least understand the effect on the court. , but what the hell are you going to sign McGrady now?

Hammond shook his stomach and said bluntly: "Boss, I don't think McGrady is useful to us. Although the team is still a little weak at the small forward with only Artest, McGrady can't play anymore. We can't really It has become what the fans call the NBA Nursing Home."

Li Lai nodded, this time he lost his mind.

If it is McGrady in the off-season, it may be of great use to the Bucks, but McGrady who was injured again at this time
The computer on Hammond's desk suddenly rang, a message from a Bucks scout.

"The Rockets management just held a press conference. Dog Mo announced that they will not buy out McGrady, but they will apply to the league for an injury exception."

Upon hearing the news, Li Lai and Hammond stared blankly at the same time, and it took a long time before Hammond said speechlessly, "You are a treacherous and cunning man."

Li Lai has completely lost confidence in getting McGrady. He said: "It seems that the Rockets are also determined to squeeze out the last value of McGrady. Their move is also an announcement to other teams in the league that they want to use it. Don’t even think about picking up McGrady with a basic salary, if you want to get the former top four, then obediently negotiate with a trade.”

Hammond agreed and said: "Dog dares to take advantage of anyone, and now he is thinking of playing the idea of ​​​​playing the league, but let alone, they may really apply for this injury."

"With this special case of the injury, the Rockets can fill in the vacancy after losing McGrady as they wish, and they can once again attack the playoffs."

Li Lai knew a little about injury exceptions. Simply put, if a team's players were reimbursed for the season, the team could apply for an exception to the league to sign or trade players without counting them into the team's salary cap.

But Li Lai chuckled, can the Rockets really strengthen?
They don't really think that they can trade good players with an injury exception.

With Dog Mo's character of taking advantage of trades, I am afraid that no team in the league will agree to trade and help the Rockets overcome this difficulty.

Just as Li Lai was thinking so, Hammond received a trade application from the Rockets.

"They proposed to use the Rockets' first round of next year + Aaron Brooks to trade our Stephen Curry!"

There were several black lines on Li Lai's forehead.

Thanks to you, Dog can't figure it out!Why don't you trade Westbrook of the Bucks!
"Get lost! Tell him to get lost, this is purely to disgust me."

Hammond also felt that his IQ had been insulted, so he directly blocked Dog Mo's phone.

"This bastard, we Bucks will never make a deal with him in this life."

At this time, Dog Mo, who was far away in Houston, was looking at his mobile phone. After waiting for a long time for a reply from the Bucks, he pursed his lips and tried to send a new message.

"The Rockets are ready to trade Aaron Brooks to the Bucks for George Hill + next year's first round to the Kings"

"Huh? Can't send it out?"

"Another league general manager blocked me."

"But it's not right, didn't it mean that the management of the Bucks team is mentally retarded!"

The Bucks take on the Minnesota Timberwolves in the last of their three-straight home game.

This is the worst of times, and it is also the best of times.

But if anyone dares to say that the current Huskies are headed for a bright future, then the person making this assertion must be talking nonsense or an idiot.

This summer, Minnesota was as chaotic as ever, if not unprecedented.

They changed a general manager, changed a coaching staff, changed a whole backcourt lineup, and then changed almost all role players.

But currently, the Timberwolves have lost three games in a row.

And that's without talking about an episode of the soap opera starring golden boy Rubio in the new season.

Rubio, who is known as Messi on the basketball court, did not join the Timberwolves this season. Of course, the management of the Timberwolves has already had such psychological preparations, otherwise they would not have won another player in the draft. A ball-handling rookie, Jonny Flynn.

But the crux of the matter now is whether Rubio can even join the Timberwolves next season is a huge question.

Because Rubio's mentor, Aito, strongly opposed him joining the NBA. Aito believed that although Rubio was almost invincible among players of the same age, he often had problems in one-on-one defense in positional battles. This weakness has reached the NBA. Will be infinitely magnified, and his shooting is very unstable, which is a fatal shortcoming for a defender.

So Aito suggested that Rubio play in Europe for another two years. The European league also needs a handsome, elegant, young and popular idol to drive the fan market, and he does not plan to let him go.

In addition, Rubio attaches great importance to his teacher's views, and at the same time he is restricted by the European League, so even if he himself has the idea of ​​breaking into the NBA, he can only let it go now.

In other words, the time for Rubio to join the Timberwolves will have to be delayed again and again. I don't know when it will be delayed.

In the future Minnesota, a young fan will even complain: "We got Rubio when I was in elementary school. Now that I am in middle school, when is Rubio coming?"

The Huskies are exactly the bitterness of the phrase that the return date is not expected.

Li Lai felt that if the Timberwolves team wanted to make fundamental changes and become a strong team, it might not be possible to succeed by changing the general manager, changing the coaching staff, and acquiring one or two players.

They have Al Jefferson, Kevin Love, Jonny Flynn, Corey Brewer on the team, these four are very young and talented players, but it is such a young lineup However, the Timberwolves attacked on the court in the position of old-school players, dawdling and bloodless.

And then hit a three-game losing streak.

"If you want to change the tragic situation of the Timberwolves, you have to start from the whole team. At least their management must be bloody, otherwise this team will always play like a pussy on the court."

Hammond gave his own opinion at this time, but it coincided with Li Lai.

In this game, the Bucks played without pressure.

The team's main force clocked out of get off work early in the three quarters. Even if they replaced the full bench in the fourth quarter, the Bucks still had to win by 7.8 points.

丹尼格林第一次出战NBA常规赛，三分球4投1中，拿下了3分3篮板1助攻的数据。

Li Lai is very satisfied with Danny Green's performance. Of course, it's not about the statistics, but the opponent's defensive feeling on the court and the timing of his shots. They are already much better than when they first joined the Bucks.

126:106, the Bucks won a big victory.

Westbrook scored a new season high, 33 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, and won the first large triple-double of the new season.

11 month 20 day.

"The Bucks have won ten games in a row!"

"My God, who can stop them!"

“雄鹿队的球队场均得分已经达到了恐怖的118分，领先No.2的太阳队整整5分，领先No.3的独行侠队整整6分。”

"They are the most outstanding existence in the league this season, and they have beaten almost all teams on the offensive end."

"Westbrook played extremely terrifying averages in his second year as a rookie, with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists, almost averaging a triple-double!"

"Could it be possible that he can reproduce the miracle of the big O Oscar Robertson?"

North Shore Gardens.

Because of the Bucks' sudden ten-game winning streak, fans all over the world have set their sights on them, and all kinds of praises and praises have followed.

Westbrook's data is close to averaging a triple-double, and even very close to this achievement. Because the Bucks' record ranks first in the league, he also ranks second in the latest MVP ranking, second only to For James, who has been extremely dominant this season.

库里在最新的最佳新秀排名上也以场均18分3篮板3助攻位居第一位，排名第二的是场均20分5篮板5助攻的泰瑞克·埃文斯，第三的同样是场均20+5+5的哈登。

Regarding this ranking, many fans are still complaining about Evans and Harden. After all, rookies can score 20+5+5 in the first year. How can they not even be the best rookie?

But under the explanation of many basketball commentators, the fans discovered the clues and the reason why Curry is better than the two.

Curry averaged 4 three-pointers per game!
Converted into the entire season, it is more than 320 three-pointers. The current No. 1 list of three-pointers in a single season is 06 created by Ray Allen in 269.

In other words, Curry is very likely to break this record in his rookie season!And it will raise this No.1 to the point where it is difficult to surpass.

This is even more vigorous than the average of 20+5+5 per game!

Although Artest only averaged 10 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists per game this season, he had 3 steals and 2 blocks. He put all his thoughts on the defensive end and once again ranked second in DPOY. Second only to Warcraft Howard.

All the rankings, stats and accolades undoubtedly make the Bucks' young players feel a little giddy.

Fortunately, the Bucks have several experienced veterans Iverson and O'Neal one after another to remind the young players of the Bucks.

"Don't listen to words that praise you, don't believe words that underestimate you."

"Regardless of the judgment of the outside world, we must always be the best version of ourselves."

The reminders of the veterans also made the young Bucks players who were a little smug restrain all their emotions and face tonight's opponents seriously.

Boston Celtics.

(End of this chapter)