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Chapter 504 The Trade Deadline That I Can't Understand But Shocked
After the All-Star weekend, who is in the best condition?

There is only one answer, and that is the Knicks.

Although they had to face the Pistons in the first game after returning from the holiday, they adjusted their mentality well and played an extremely exciting performance in the game.

The Pistons are an "outside" team, and it's not easy to beat them.

The Knicks persisted for four quarters and ended the game with Stockton's lore.

It's like opening a door.

The Knicks easily defeated the seriously poor Cleveland Cavaliers, beat the Nets by 20 points, swept the Pacers by 30 points, and unexpectedly fought hard against the Kings. However, with Ewing's dominant 30 points, 20 rebounds and 8 blocks, one of which was a block lore, the Knicks narrowly won by 2 points.

It's like they don't know what failure is, and they have won a wave of seven consecutive victories.

Although the overall quality of these seven teams is not high, they also include the Celtics as the number one in the league.

In contrast, the Celtics are not the team that poses the most challenges.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the process of the Knicks winning the game was flat.

The two sides are fighting, and the point is over. It is a rare game that does not have the taste of a deadly enemy.

Louie noticed the problem when Rodman defended Bird, savagely attacking Bird's back, which seemed to trigger the injury.

With Bird's injury on the minds of Bostonians, it was difficult for them to focus on the challenge under the circumstances.

The time came to February 2, and the Knicks are currently 23 wins and 37 losses.

The 25th is this year's trade deadline, and the Knicks have nothing to sing about, because they have stopped all negotiations.

Dale Ellis stayed with the team, accepting a backup role averaging 20 minutes per game.

This was unexpected and considered a shameful waste by many critics.

If Ellis had no opinion himself, no one else could say anything.

Of the many trades that took place at the trade deadline, one was the one Louie least understood.

The Suns made a deal, and their deal was with the Lakers.

Kevin Johnson, the player drafted by the Lakers but traded to the Suns, has now been traded back.

The capital Jerry West paid was former Knicks player Dell Curry who played well in the Lakers. This is a one-for-one deal.

Judging from this season's performance, the Lakers still suffer.

KJ was unacceptable in the sun, but Curry became a Byron Scott with more accurate shooting, averaging 16 points per game, which is very good.

As a result, West didn't even frown, and he made a deal when he said it, even if the magician strongly opposed it.

Louis knows what the future of KJ is, and how profitable this deal is will be known in a few years.

However, KJ, including Scottie Pippen, who is already on the Lakers, is not such a suitable player for Magic.

The Pippen that Louie is familiar with didn't start to take off until 1991 after absorbing the ball rights transferred by Jordan.

And KJ, looking at his performance in college, is no different from Derek Rose in Louis' eyes.The subtle difference is that his organizational skills are better, and Rose has more tricks to finish the penalty area. KJ is not a lever madman like Rose, but their offensive tendencies are very similar. One loves to play extreme moves, and the other looks like a button when he sees big men.

KJ is a Derrick Rose with Westbrook's offensive tendencies, the kind of guard who has to have the ball in his hands.

Magician, Pippen, KJ, and another core ball handler can make a table of mahjong.

Each of these three can lead the team to the playoffs at their peak, but what if they put together?It looks very good, as if anyone can play ball, but it's like if one day the evil empire goes crazy and asks Rion, Hitomi, and Arisu Hana to perform together, you will definitely not be able to bear it.

If the talent in a certain aspect is too overwhelming, it will overflow.

So Louis is not optimistic about the future of the Lakers lineup.

Then, West's action is not over yet.

He started taking the magician's other big baby, Dennis Johnson, under the knife.

Marcus Johnson, tied with Artis Gilmore and a 1994 first-round pick, was sent to Chicago.

The Bulls have already fallen into the lottery zone, and Jerry Krause doesn't even want to take advantage of Louis. Strengthening the lineup is what he needs to do most now.

In order to get Johnson, who has passed his peak, the Bulls need to swallow Gilmour's garbage contract.The first round of the Lakers in 94 seemed too far away, and there was no hope in the short term. Therefore, in fact, West used the Bulls to cleanse the team of two veterans with big contracts.

The Bulls got George Gervin, the walking dead, seven-foot small forward Brad Sellers SF/PF/C, and veteran Dave Corzine C.

West ended his gig, the Lakers didn't get much, and that deal looked more like dealing with junk contracts.

Because both Gervin and Kersin are veterans who have passed their peak and have no future. Sellers has the title of a seven-foot small forward, but he is not the type of Kevin Durant. He was a rookie in 1986 and is now 26 years old.You say he is like a small forward, he only scores in the penalty area.You say he is a center forward, his rebounding ability is worse than Zhou Qi’s⑴.

It can be said that this is a lottery ticket that has been scratched [-]% and has already been seen as "thank you for your patronage".

The Lakers have had enough, the Bulls haven't.

Klaus is determined to strengthen the strength of the Bulls, so he set his sights on Golden State.

Nelson is actively selling Joe Barry Carroll, who Krause doesn't like, but at least he's a quasi-All-Star insider.

No matter how unbearable the attitude is, even the combat power is not comparable to Gilmour.

Krause made a big deal and took out the No. [-] pick Dennis Hopson (Dennis Hopson SG/SF), who had a poor rookie season. This person reminded Krause time and time again of the fact that he missed Pippen.In addition, he was obviously a rabbit-headed all-round swingman in college. When he came to the NBA, he only had fast break dunks and lost his shooting ability. It is really incomprehensible. He must have committed the crime of laziness during the offseason.
Hopson, with his potential No. [-] pick, is still attractive to Nelson.

Gilmore's contract is used to match Carroll, which is also just right, because he is an expiring contract.The Warriors just have to wait until the summer to get rid of him.

The two parties successfully concluded the transaction.

The Bulls formed the Big Three on the trade deadline.

This roster looks bullish, but if Louie is a Bulls fan, he won't be happy.

A pockmarked dwarf past his prime;

A fat man who has serious problems with self-discipline and is in the period of rapid growth;
And a skinny guy with a reputation of not giving a shit, playing eight years in the NBA and getting nothing.

However, Louis admitted that this lineup can improve the strength of the Bulls in the short term, and it is expected to leave the lottery zone.

The play between the Lakers and the Bulls is over, and the Suns are not satisfied yet.

They didn't know that they sent away the No.1 in team history.

Kevin John's new ability to join the Suns smoothly, the ghost knows how many butterfly effects created by Louis have been avoided, but in the end, they sent him away by themselves.

After sending it away, I am still not satisfied.

Michael Thompson was the second to leave at the trade deadline.

He was sent to Milwaukee for Paul Pressy.

Another one-on-one deal, another deal that Louie couldn't understand but was shocked.

The Suns can't understand Plessy, and the Bucks can't understand Thompson.

Plessy being trained as a playmaker by Nelson is a great feat in league history, but does the Suns lack a playmaker?

Brad Doherty is a center who averaged 5 assists per game, and Fat Lever is a point guard who averaged almost double figures in assists per game.

They have no shortage of organizers;
Are the Bucks short of insiders?Absolutely no shortage.

Moncrief's aging and injuries accelerated the Bucks' decline, but the top two players on their team were insiders.

The leading scorer, Terry Cummings, is an insider who can play two positions.

Low-ranking guru Jack Sikma needs no introduction.

With these two insiders, Plessy was sent under the premise that Moncrief could not guarantee his health.

Who can understand?Who can understand?

Anyway, Louis didn't know what the two were doing.

Compared with these people, Louis is much more conservative.

He didn't make any deals, and New York was calm and quiet.

In addition to the above teams, there is no other team to trade.

In fact, there are not many teams that are willing to change their lineups on the trade deadline. The Bulls have a strong demand. The Lakers do it on purpose. Buss is very bold, but he doesn't want to waste money. The Suns and the Bucks are sick together.

Especially the Suns, their operations in the summer could have been shining in team history, but the two transactions made on this day will definitely become another pillar of shame for them.

How long would it take for Kevin Johnson to make them realize he screwed up?

It won't be long.

On February 2, the trading window closed, and the regular season officially ushered in the final stage.

With the winning streak, the Knicks are ready to challenge the Bulls, who have a huge lineup adjustment.

On the road, at the Chicago Coliseum, the site of the All-Star Game not long ago, a hostile game awaited.

Louis led his players into the stadium half an hour earlier to familiarize themselves with the environment, and some fans started booing them.

⑴ Averaged 27 rebounds per game in 3 minutes, and Mr. Zhou averaged 6 rebounds in 1.2 minutes per game in his rookie season.

(End of this chapter)