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What a shocking deal?

10 o'clock in the morning.

The Los Angeles Lakers officially announced on Twitter that Chris Paul, the "queen bee" of the New Orleans Hornets, has officially joined the Lakers.

hum!
As soon as this news came out, the league changed instantly. Whether it was the fans, the players of the team, or even the management, they were all shocked.

but.

Before that.

Go back in time a little bit.

More than half a month ago, Paul came to the Heat's home court to watch the Heat's G4 matchup with the Suns in the finals. He saw the Heat win and lead by a big score of 3:1.

Seeing that my good brother is about to win the championship.

He is very competitive, thinking that he has never even touched the floor of the Western Conference finals, he feels very uncomfortable, and wants to change everything.

Want to hit the championship.

So he burst out the idea of ​​leaving the Hornets and going to a strong team, joining forces with the strong, and further attacking the championship!
In the arena.

He looked around for objects, and finally fixed his eyes on a person, and finally fixed on Kobe Bryant who also came to watch the game.

Yes.

That's right.

Paul wants to team up with Kobe.

Of course, in addition to teaming up with Kobe, he also considered the Knicks, partnering with Stoudemire and Anthony to form a super-powerful Big Three.

but.

In the end, Kobe, the "first active shooting guard" was selected.

Thinking about it, Paul contacted Kobe directly after the game to express his thoughts. Kobe was full of joy and hoped to join forces with Paul.

The two chatted a lot.

And the discussion is not how many games to win, but to win the championship, how many championships can be won together.

a week ago.

Although the Hornets still have a 2-year contract, after the opening of the trading market, when the city is full of storms to compete for Su Bai.

He submitted a trade application to the league.

In view of the fact that the Hornets boss is in debt and unable to support the team's operations, it cannot make the Hornets stagnate, and the final league trusteeship.

and so.

Just yesterday, the Hornets, Rockets and Lakers, representatives of the management of the three parties, gathered in a conference room of the Hornets.

Rocket here.

The rookie coach McHale came over, the Lakers were coached by Phil Jackson and Jenny Buss, and the managed Hornets were led by David Stern.

It is worth mentioning that.

At this moment, Jenny Buss is not the owner of the Lakers, but his father, the owner of the Lakers Jerry Buss, is unwell.

However, it attaches great importance to this transaction.

So I arranged for my daughter to participate in this transaction, and on the other hand, I also wanted Jenny to learn to improve the team management ability.

Let me talk about the details of the three-party transaction first.

The Lakers sent Gasol to the Rockets, "Left-Handed Magic" Odom to the Hornets, got Paul, and the Rockets sent Scola, Kevin Martin and the 2012 first-round pick to the Hornets.

this deal.

Pretty good for all three teams.

For the Rockets: Although they sent Scola and Martin, they got Gasol who was at his peak, the league's leading inside line, which just made up for the absence of Yao's inside threat.

Simultaneously.

The Rockets can also start rebuilding around Gasol.

For the Hornets: Although the core Paul was sent, they got Odom, Scola and Martin, a sixth-man Odom.

A technical insider Scola, a Martin who averaged 20+ points per game.

It can be said that all the players the Hornets get are [instant combat power]. Once this deal is concluded, even without Paul.

The Hornets can still hit the playoffs.

Of course, as far as you can go, it is estimated that you will only take one round, but facing a core that is determined to go, the Hornets can maximize the team's interests, which is already good.

And for the Lakers.

This deal is undoubtedly the best, although Gasol and Odom are sent away, and two insiders are sent away, but.
Paul + Kobe.

A top five point guard in the league, a No. [-] guard in the league, one who is good at passing, and one who is good at finishing, the two complement each other perfectly.

Once this backcourt combination is formed, it will undoubtedly be the strongest "backcourt double guns" in the league.

The essential.

Both of them also have defense. Paul, who is at his peak, is not weak in scoring, and both have a strong desire to win.

Furthermore.

There is also the All-Star center "Little Shark" Bynum on the inside.

Such a lineup is enough to make every team in the league fear and even panic.

Really.

It is so.

Therefore. Before the deal was negotiated, when the news just leaked, it was opposed by many team executives, led by the Spurs and the Mavericks.

Everyone responded to the president David Stern, hoping to stop the deal.

after all.

Today's Hornets are managed by the league, so...David Stern has a veto, so...David Stern is thinking about the pros and cons in the deal.

After some thought.

David Stern said slowly: "In the post-Jordan era, the darling of the league and the most influential player in the league is Kobe Bryant.

And he used 5 championships to fulfill his influence.

However, basketball is a competitive sport, and it needs confrontation to be exciting and to maximize the charm of this competition.

but.

Who can concubine Kobe and fight against him?

The appearance of LeBron allowed us to find this new favorite of the league, but even though LeBron has the ultimate personal strength.

But he never won the championship.

No matter how strong LeBron is personally, no matter how much we admire the old "No. 23" vs. "No. 24" duel.

After all, it was still a little short of heat.

So there was the formation of the "Heat Big Three" last season, the purpose is to strengthen LeBron and let him have the power to fight Kobe.

In such cases.

If Kobe joins forces with Paul, it will undoubtedly tilt the newly balanced balance again, and the confrontational strength between LeBron and Kobe will once again be unequal.

and so.

I will veto this deal. "

"veto?!"

Phil Jackson's pupils shrank, he was very surprised and frustrated by David Stern's decision.

Jenny Bass was also having a hard time.

This result was obviously not what she expected.

"Mr. David!"

Phil Jackson hurriedly said: "I understand your thoughts, but...the current "Heat Big Three" are still very strong.

In the first year of joining forces, they haven't fully broken in yet.

They themselves still have a lot of room for improvement. I think even if Paul and Kobe join forces to fight against the Big Three of the Heat.

This kind of duel will also be very exciting, and the commercial value will also be full.

so."

Before Phil Jackson finished speaking, David Stern waved his hand and interrupted, saying, "Don't worry.

All of what I just said has a premise, and this premise is before Su Bai was born. "