NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 204 All-Star Weekend Trading Situation
When Wang Zelin, Lillard, and Will Patton were preparing for the rookie game, in the central conference room of the Rose Garden Arena, the coaches of the coaching staff, Tristos and David Vanderpoel; general manager Nell Orsey, and operating president Mike Joger held a mid-season meeting together.

The first assistant coach David van der Poel put the analysis of the Blazers' combat power this season on the big screen.

The first picture shows the Blazers' current record: 40 wins and 14 losses, temporarily ranking second in the Western Conference.

"The team's performance this year has exceeded all expectations, and it is the best performance since the new century..." David van der Poel began to analyze.

"What's the biggest factor?"

After finishing speaking, David van der Poel clicked the mouse lightly, and another picture came out. It was a picture of Wang Zelin. Below it was the analysis of various comprehensive abilities, various effects on the team's efficiency, jersey sales and other information.

“王，毫无疑问是波特兰这一年最大的收获……场均出战32分钟，得到22.7分12.5篮板3.8助攻2盖帽0.6抢断，进攻效率全队最佳、胜利贡献值同样如此……”

After analyzing Wang Zelin, Lillard appeared in the next picture.

After 10 minutes, David Vanderpoel finished his speech, and coach Terry took over: "Gentlemen, I think Portland has ushered in the second great chance to win the championship in team history. God loves us so much..."

"The regular season is no longer our goal. We should focus on the playoffs in April. The team's starting lineup has both offense and defense, but our second team lacks enough offensiveness. Mike Roberts has more than enough defense and not enough offense. The bench needs to be equipped with a player with enough weight..."

After speaking, Coach Terry set his sights on general manager Neil Orsi.

There will always be a lot of transactions on the All-Star Weekend every year, not only because the trade deadline is approaching, but also because after half a season of running-in, each team more or less has its own shortcomings, so it is natural to hurry up and make final reinforcements.

The All-Star weekend showed a thriving scene. Behind the scenes, the management of each team couldn't bear it anymore and started some actions.

Recently, ESPN listed the list of highly sought-after players in the current NBA trade market. The number one is Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith, who is currently at the forefront of trade rumors.

Last week, Josh Smith just rejected the three-year 4700 million yuan contract offered by the Eagles, which made the rumors related to him more violent.

According to ESPN reporter Chris Broussard, there is a 60% chance that the Eagles will send Josh Smith away before the trade deadline.

The Eagles' King Josh Smith's efficiency value this season is only a little higher than the league average, and the overall data has declined compared to last season.

Logically speaking, his transaction value should not be great.

But don't forget that Josh Smith, known as the poor man's version of James, is at the peak of his career. For players of this age, a continuous downturn in one season often indicates an outbreak in the next season.

17.5分8.4篮板4助攻1.8盖帽1.2抢断的全能数据……而且他才28岁

That's enough to make any team salivate, and the Trail Blazers are no different.

The Trail Blazers are a very youthful team, and a large number of rookies have brought ample salary space to the Trail Blazers.

In 09, he signed a 5-year 8200 million-meter contract with Brandon Roy, the second largest contract in team history. Because of Roy's sudden retirement, the team management finally used the amnesty clause to lay off the opponent.

This means that although the remaining 6300 million yuan in Roy's contract has to continue to be paid, it does not enter the Blazers' salary cap.

Therefore, the Blazers' surface salary this season totals 7366 million yuan, but if Roy's 1636 million yuan is deducted, the team's salary cap is only 5730 million yuan.

You know, the salary cap of the NBA in recent years is only about 5800 million yuan, and the salary space of the Trail Blazers is the richest among the NBA teams.

In addition, the owner of the Trail Blazers, Paul Allen, is notoriously rich + willing to spend money.

At present, the Suns and the Bucks are chasing Josh Smith very frantically. The former is going to send away the Polish hammer Gortat, Jared Dalyan and a first-round pick as a bargaining chip.

The Bucks are willing to take out Monta Ellis to trade Josh Smith.

The Trail Blazers were extremely calm on the surface and did not show one of the competitions for Josh Smith, but the management of the Suns and Bucks still retained a vigilance.

There is no other reason, it is precisely because the salary of the Blazers can bring too much room for maneuvering, plus Paul Allen, the super rich...

"Guys, ask yourself, do you think we really need Josh Smith?"

Neil Orsi smiled brightly.

This rhetorical question made everyone fall into deep thought for an instant.

Yes!

Do we really need a Josh Smith?

"Clap clap clap!"

Seeing everyone lost in thought, general manager Neil Orsi's smile became brighter.

"We already have two All-Stars. If there is no accident, Damien is definitely capable of becoming the team's No.1 All-Star in one to two years. By then we will have three All-Star players..."

"So, Wang, LaMarcus, and Damien are the most important framework for the team in the next 3 to 5 years. No matter what, the reinforcement must be centered on them..."

"Since this is the case, why do we have to compete for a player who belongs to the Eagle King who has never entered the All-Star..."

"In my opinion, minor repairs are fine, but if you rashly trade a player who appears to have unlimited potential, the gain is not worth the loss, and it may even destroy the team's current good chemistry!"

After talking for a while, general manager Neil Orsi expressed his thoughts.

It is better to move than to be still!
After some remarks, many people present agreed and nodded.

The main reason is that the Blazers now have confidence and their waist is straight.

The second record in the West!

Still a team structured around young players...

Even if there is no reinforcement, with the potential room for improvement of young players, the Trail Blazers will only get stronger year after year.

"Mr. Orsi, I didn't think carefully!"

Coach Terry scratched his head in embarrassment.

This is actually one of the problems of rookie coaches. They are easily influenced by the young people of the team, which leads to enthusiasm and poor consideration of the overall situation.

"Your words are serious," general manager Neil Olsi stepped forward to hold Coach Terry's hand: "Terry, it's not that I don't support reinforcements, but the value of Josh Smith is really not attractive enough for me. In my opinion, even Damien may not be worse than Josh Smith in the future..."

There is still a word in his mind: "Unless it is Kobe, LeBron, Durant... a superstar of this level, there is room for consideration!"

Neil Orsi's expectations for the Blazers are actually greater than anyone else.

Established the strategic policy of "no movement is worse than silence", and everyone set their sights on several other valuable players.

For example.

Raptors' Andrea Bargnani
Spurs' DeJuan Blair
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Pistons' Jonas Jerebko

Thunder's Eric Maynor

Timberwolves' Derrick Williams
Marvin Williams of the Jazz
Including Josh Smith, the above 8 players are the players with the highest value before the trade deadline.

General manager Nell Orsey and coach Terry first passed the inside players.

No matter how strong it is, no matter how potential it is... Could it be better than the combination of Wang Zelin + Aldridge?

So ever!
Connet Lee, Marvin Williams, and DeJuan Blair have become the targets that the Blazers decided to pursue.

The first goal is undoubtedly Connet Lee of the Celtics.

Good at shooting, has a 40% three-point shooting rate all year round, solid defense, and rarely draws fouls...

In future generations, it is a proper 3D player.

Now, it is also very suitable for the current Trail Blazers team, which belongs to the plug-and-play type.

The second goal is not Derek Williams, a college superstar, but DeJuan Blair, a little-known little player who came from the second round.

The reason is simple.

He's a Spurs man!
It is said that Mosaic's old general is quite a magical existence in the NBA, and he can often play unexpected surprises... The players from the Spurs are also not necessarily bad.

What is commendable is that DeJuan Blair, who debuted with the 09th pick in the second round of 37, was successfully selected for the rookie game after being trained by Simavich. He also broke the record of 2000 rookie rebounds set by former Clippers captain Elton Brand in the 21 rookie game.

At that time, I didn't know how many people's eyes were shocked.

What's even more outrageous is that after the All-Star Game, DeJuan Blair played the strongest battle of his career. In the game between the Spurs and the Mavericks, he scored 27 points and 23 rebounds...

This f*ck is a rookie!

The same two meters in the early days, the same 3rd and 4th position swing, DeJuan Blair's limelight is much stronger than Derek Williams.

DeJuan Blair's various statistics have declined to varying degrees this season, but the outside world believes that this is the result of the Spurs strengthening Kawhi Leonard and delegating him to the second team.

After finalizing the candidate, general manager Neil Orsi started his busy journey.

……

The Trail Blazers accounted for nearly 10/1 of O'Neal's 3-man roster, making them undoubtedly the most powerful group in the team.

For now, Klay Thompson and Harrison Barnes of the Warriors are in the same group, and the remaining few scattered goods are in the same group for warmth.

One team, three camps, it's not...

Barkley's side is not much better.

The heart is higher than the sky...Kyrie Irving, in the warm-up session, did not do anything serious, and led TT to constantly form cliques.

As a result... not many people like him.

Leonard showed facial paralysis at a young age, and he is indeed a born Spurs... If the series of messy things hadn't happened, Leonard has a 99% chance of dying in the Spurs.

Anthony Davis was also not as friendly as he appeared on the surface. He chatted happily with Bradley Beal and the unwelcome Isaiah Thomas early on.

The remaining few are also fighting on their own... Hurry up and catch up with the girls' dormitory. 4 people in a dormitory build 5 groups.

Fortunately, there is no such thing as first grade vs second grade now.

Otherwise, just Wang Zelin + Anthony Davis + Lillard, [-]% can deal a dimensionality reduction blow to the stragglers on the opposite side.

On Barkley's side, although few people are convinced by the Ou champion, with a comprehensive score of 83, they are the absolute leader of the Barkley team.

Ou Zhuangyuan was selected as an All-Star substitute in the second grade. In addition to his aggressive dribbling, his strength is also really strong.

Among the defenders in the second decade of the new century, he is really second to none in terms of pure strength.

But, I glanced back at Lillard who was 82 next to me... Irving may not be able to overwhelm Lillard with offense and offense.

There is no need to mention defense, let alone the second brother.

……

As O'Neal and Barkley came to the midfield to take pictures, the prelude to the 2013 All-Star Rookie Game is about to start.

The rookies of the two teams found their friends and played their own games.

There is a saying: A snake cannot fly without a head, and a bird cannot fly without a head.

As a team-oriented player, Wang Zelin didn't want to accept the chaotic situation in front of him, he still wanted to win!
"Crack! Guys, geniuses, I want to say a few words, okay!"

What kind of plane is this Asian center going to do?
The immature Buddha was chatting with Barnes about which nightclub to go to after the game, when he heard this, he looked over in a daze.

"What do you want to say? Do you want to be the boss and lead us?"

Gao Fushuai's Mosaic team was severely abused several times by the Trail Blazers led by Wang Zelin. The two most conflicting in O'Neal's team were none other than the two.

"So what?" Wang Zelin walked over, looked down at Chandler Parsons, and said with disdain, "Do you have any objections?"

"Hehe, it's not that I have any opinions? I just want to hear from everyone..."

"Come on, come on, I just want to tell you guys, I have the final say on this team now...Who is in favor? Who is against?"

Wang Zelin glanced at the frolicking people around him, not concealing his absolute desire to control the team.

"I have no opinion!"

"me too!"

Lillard and Will Patton echoed the intention.

"what about you!"

Wang Zelin took a look at the Warriors duo.

"I don't care, as long as I can guarantee victory!"

Klay Thompson let go of the hand on Barnes, imitating his boss and shaking his head.

"Clay says what he says."

Barnes sang about husband and wife.

"you……"

Wang Zelin's series of eyes just set on Dion West and Tyler Zeller of the Cavaliers, and Taylor Zeller quickly replied: "We are both okay?"

Are you kidding me?
I don't want to mess with this beast!

In several matches with the Cavaliers, Taylor Zeller, who is also an insider, was tortured by Wang Zelin, and his psychological shadow was almost tormented.

"Now, do you have any objections?"

"..."

After more than half of the people expressed their position, Wang Zelin directly returned what Chandler Parsons wanted to say in one sentence.

"Come with me if you want to win!"

"Of course, for those who don't want to win, I won't take the initiative to trouble you. The premise is that you sit on the bench honestly..."

(End of this chapter)