The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 208 [Free Market, Reinforcing Transactions]

There is something interesting about the draft.

The Suns selected the No. [-] pick's older brother, Taylor Griffin, and last year they selected Brook Lopez's younger brother, Robin Lopez.Maybe drafting someone with the same looks as a high-ranking player can satisfy their otherworldly vanity.
During the live broadcast of the draft, some experts on the Internet said that Mills was selected until the end, which proved that the short man was really at a disadvantage, but Flynn, who was the same height, was selected in sixth place. Paul was still the No. [-] pick at the time.

During the draft process, various trading rumors were constantly interspersed.Some of the rookies will become the pride of heaven, carefully cultivated by the team, and enthusiastically supported by the fans. They are the future glory of the city.Others, for their dreams and for the next contract, are running around.

It's not just rookies who are nervous, and the "old men" who have been in the league for many years can't stand aside and watch jokes, because it is very likely that they will receive a call from the team in a few hours to inform them that they have been traded.Draft day, the most gorgeous absurd drama every year, involves everyone in this colorful maelstrom.

It's an instant deal as soon as the draft is over.The Magic sent Brian Cook, Wilkes, Foyer, Tony Batty and Courtney Lee and a first-round pick to get Vince Carter and Ryan Anderson from the Nets.

The Nets have taken the last big step in their rebuilding, sending away their only superstar in exchange for role players and several veterans who can be cut, freeing up a lot of salary space for the free market to make a difference.

For Wang, it is to clear the contract and launder money, and to ensure that the No. 2 position is so interesting.Courtney Lee is a good kid who never disappoints, hardworking player with killer potential.They will form a young and dynamic lineup with Devin Harris and Brook Lopez as the core, and make the most perfect foundation for Brooklyn's plan.

The Magic got a perimeter star, and Carter is still omnipotent. His ability to contain opponents from the perimeter is far stronger than Courtney Lee. He will fight side by side with Howard for the championship.

After the Magic lost in the finals, they urgently needed to change the lineup.The team finally has a half-court ball-handling attacker. The most reliable offensive method on the perimeter before was Turkoglu's pick-and-roll.Due to the reinforcement of the No. 2 position, Pietrus can have enough physical strength to walk in the two swings of the No. 2 and No. 3 positions.If Turkoglu is kept, then the most luxurious starters in the East will come out: Nelson, Carter, Turkoglu, Lewis, Howard, four people who have been selected as All-Stars and one All-Star bead.The only hidden danger is that Turkoglu wants to leave and ask for a big contract.

The Nuggets acquired North Carolina point guard Ty Lawson from the Timberwolves for a future first-round pick.The Timberwolves have 5 draft picks this year, which can be said to be a rare commodity. The Nuggets favored Lawson very early. They urgently need a substitute to alleviate the problem of Billups' excessive playing time.

The Timberwolves only selected one Rubio out of the 5 picks, which is a bit useless. The golden boy will not be able to land in the NBA for two years. A very good guard Ty Lawson was given to the Nuggets for nothing. The Timberwolves manager also did Nairobi before. The foolish thing about exchanging Foye for Yi, those with low IQ can die directly.Perhaps because Foye was not traded away, the Timberwolves felt that they didn't need so many guards.
The Rockets acquired Chase Budinger with a future second-round pick and some cash.A perfect off-ball attacker, a figure who is at home in the forming system, able to shoot and shoot.However, the defense is pretty average.

The Suns sent O'Neal to the Cavaliers and got Ben Wallace and Pavlovich, which is also a big deal.
The biggest trade rumors come from the Clippers and the Suns.

The Suns want to trade Amare Stoudemire for the rights to Curry, Gortat, Dorell Wright and a Clippers pick next year.Curry is the most desired player of the Suns. After sending the "Small Overlord", the Suns will also reduce the burden of total salary and luxury tax. Several players in the Clippers are very cheap, and Stoudemire's salary next season Up to 1640 million US dollars, and then he can choose to receive a salary of 2010 million US dollars in the 2011-1770 season or jump out of the contract next summer and become a free agent.

After the trade, the Clippers will get a superstar, and the combined attack power of Stoudemire and Ye Feng will be very fierce.At this time, no one knew that the Clippers had contacted Kidd. They only thought that they would have a big deal in the summer, and they could afford Stoudemire's big contract, which would not exceed the salary cap.

But Thibodeau immediately expressed that he had no interest in Stoudemire. The Clippers had no shortage of insiders, and the Suns' plan had to fail.

Entering July, all the teams in the league began to make every effort to strengthen the lineup, and you competed for each other in the free market.

Turkoglu signed with the Raptors for 5 million in 5600 years; Gordon and Villanueva signed with the Pistons; McDyess joined the Spurs; Rasheed Wallace joined the Celtics.

On July 7, after a complex deal involving four teams, the Dallasites got Marion as they wished.The four parties involved in this transaction are the Mavericks, Raptors, Grizzlies and Magic, involving a total of 10 players, 4 draft pick and some cash. As a result, Marion joined the Mavericks, Stackhouse defected to the Grizzlies, The Raptors get more space.In addition, the Raptors sent forward Humphries and center Javi and cash to the Mavericks. The Raptors got Greg Buckner, Anthony Wright and Devin George from the Grizzlies.
In addition, the Grizzlies will also get a second-round pick and some cash from the Raptors, the Mavericks will also send part of the cash to the Grizzlies, and the Raptors and Mavericks will each send part of the cash to the Magic.

With Marion, the Mavericks strengthened the front line.But they were only happy for one day, and Kidd announced that he would join the Los Angeles Clippers for 3 million in three years. This signing shocked the league.

Mavericks owner Cuban said in an interview that Kidd's sudden change of mind was beyond their expectations. For the Mavericks, it will take some time to accept such a cruel fact, but they have to look forward anyway.

Loyalty is fame, and championship is profit. In the NBA, few people can achieve both fame and fortune.Kidd transferred from the Nets to the Mavericks in 2008. The Mavericks were originally a strong player in the Western Conference. After getting Kidd, he was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs twice. Come to Kidd to lose money.Halfway through last season, before the trade deadline, the Mavericks even wanted to trade Kidd out of the team, but they didn't have the right chips to give up.Under this premise, Kidd does not need to be loyal to the Dallas people.

Los Angeles fans are excited about this deal. Today Kidd is still a top 10 point guard in the league. He will definitely make the Clippers' offense better.

On the official NBA forum, fans have compared Kidd with another veteran point guard, Nash, and discussed who is stronger between the two. They are only 1 year apart in age and only two years away from entering the NBA. They are the only ones left in the same period. Star defender.

Kidd has played for a total of 3 teams, the Mavericks, Suns, and Nets. Except for the year and a half when he returned to the Mavericks in 2008, he was not successful, and he played very well at other times.During his peak period, he entered the finals twice with the Nets, but unfortunately failed to win the championship.

Nash has only played in two teams, the Suns and the Mavericks. At first he was just a marginal player when he played for the Suns. After transferring to the Mavericks, his performance was mediocre. Cuban transferred him to the Suns. Nash, who returned to the Suns, was a great success. , won two regular season MVPs.

From this perspective, it is not Nash who made the Suns, but D'Antoni's running and bombing transformed the Suns and chose Nash suitable for this style of play.It can be said that Nash can only exert his greatest power under a fixed tactical system, while Kidd is suitable for any team.

Some people say that Nash's passing is more superb, and Kidd's passing before 2000 is also like a magician.During the Nets period, he proved that he can also adapt to fast play tactics.It's a pity that his heyday was overshadowed by O'Neal, Garnett, and Duncan, and he didn't win the MVP once.

In terms of honors, Nash has two MVPs, Kidd has won the Eastern Conference twice, and he has been the Rookie of the Year once. It should be said that they are about the same.Both have similar basketball IQs, are excellent pass masters, have similar leadership skills, and have excellent organizational and coordination skills.

It is not difficult to see from the data that Nash's shooting ability and scoring ability are stronger than Kidd's, and his shooting percentage is much higher.Nash's assist ability was not fully tapped until he came to the Suns, which shows that Nash must play in a style of play that suits him, but Kidd can use it immediately.

The physical fitness is obviously better than that of Kidd. When he was young, Kidd could dunk easily, often block the ball of big men, and his muscles were more developed.The gap between the two defenses is huge. From 1999 to 2007, Kidd entered the league's best defensive team every year, 4 times in the first team and 5 times in the second team.When it comes to Nash's defense, the first word that comes to mind is "black hole".Kidd averaged 6.7 rebounds per game, 3 ahead of Nash, 2 steals per game, 0.8 ahead of Nash, and 0.3 blocks per game, 0.1 ahead of Nash.A good defense can be reflected in the data.

In the end, it was concluded that Nash only led Kidd in scoring, and the two were equal in assists, while Nash lagged behind in the other three statistics.The role of the two in their respective teams is hard to say, but Kidd is undoubtedly more suitable than Nash for the Clippers, who value defense.

It was also July, and at this time last year, the Clippers were a big lottery team in everyone's eyes.Now they have become the favorites for the championship.

The NBA's authoritative sports magazine gave the Clippers trade an A+ rating.The evaluation said: "Kidd's only flaw is his age, and his footsteps are not as fast as when he was young. If Kidd and Ye Feng at their peak join forces, they will almost book the championship next season. The Nets in the Finals must be strong!"

So far, the Clippers' lineup for the new season is basically finalized, and there is no need to trade new players.There's only one problem. With the addition of three new aids, the Clippers are now 16.

(End of this chapter)