basketball never sleeps

Chapter 53
In the early morning, Mo Wen, who had dark circles under his eyes, bought a sports newspaper and got on the plane to Los Angeles.

Mo Wen, who was bored on the plane, opened the newspaper, and the photo of Pat Riley with the background of the Las Vegas casino came into view.

And in that background, the heads of O'Neill and Mo Wen could be faintly seen.

"Heat's Gamble of the Century!Riley crazy? "

Below the title is the content of the Heat's transaction last night——

热火付出上赛季两轮季后赛场均13+8.5+2.5的小前锋卡隆巴特勒和2006的首轮签以及两队2008年首轮选秀签互换权，从活塞换来莫闻和刚刚跟活塞重新签约的小个后卫林奇亨特以及部分配平现金。

(Refer to the best sixth man Jamison in 03 in exchange for Stackhouse and this year's No. 5 pick)

After this deal, the Heat made a three-way deal with the Raptors and Lakers.

The Heat sent Odom, Grant and a 2007 second-round pick to the Lakers, sent Eddie Jones to the Raptors, got the Lakers' O'Neal, and Raptors veteran Ramond Murray.

The Raptors got former All-Star Eddie Jones, sent Ramond Murray to the Heat, and sent the team's sixth-man small forward Morris Peterson and a first-round pick for next year to the Lakers.

The Lakers said they needed Butler, but they were shaken after seeing Peterson (14+4+3 in the second year of his rookie year) who was able to play like Butler and also had a qualified three-pointer. After the three-way trade, the first-round pick changed from the Heat's to the Raptors', and he immediately agreed.

As long as O'Neal is not seriously injured, the Heat will definitely be a playoff team in the next two years. Their draft picks are worthless, but the Raptors are different. Eddie Jones was released by them back then. door clear.

The current general manager of the Raptors, Babcock, was notorious for trading Carter later. At first, Mo Wen thought that these Raptors owners indicated that Babcock was just an executor and the one who took the blame, but after this trade, Mo Wen Only then did I realize that in terms of playing NT, others don't act like it, but he doesn't!

Like Butler, Peterson was troubled by minor injuries last year, so last year he mainly played the sixth man, averaging only 8.3 points per game. It seems that the statistics are average, but considering that his number of shots dropped from 13 times per game the year before to last year. On 7.2 attempts, his true shooting percentage is actually up 14 percent from his 5-point-per-game season.

And Eddie Jones is just a 3D whose state has been declining year by year. Although the previous data looks good (17+4+3 in the regular season) and has also performed in the playoffs, but think about Eddie Jones is 33 years old this year, and there is With a three-year high-paying contract of 3 million yuan and a first-round draft pick from the Raptors, this deal couldn't be any worse.

ESPN gave the Pistons a B+ trade rating, the Heat's two trade ratings were B, the Lakers' trade rating was B-, and the Raptors' trade rating was only C.

In fact, the Raptors also thought about exchanging Peterson and the draft picks for Mo Wen at the beginning, but Peterson just renewed his contract with the Raptors this year and has an annual salary of 500 million. On hold for now.

In the end, when the transaction was completed and everything was put on the table, the Raptors realized that they had been fooled. Although Eddie Jones was delicious, he was far worse than the young Mo Wen. They had the same bargaining chips. Only one veteran with better data was replaced.

"Compared with the previous life, the Heat has less Jones and more me, which is so interesting, hehe."

"Oh, by the way, Big Zhi seems to be on the Heat, right?!"

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When Mo Wen got off the plane and drove to the hotel where the training camp was held in Long Beach, the sun had softened.

"Hey, brother Yao and everyone!"

Dragging a small suitcase, Mo Wen, who was wearing beachwear and sunglasses, saw the male basketball players warming up at the basketball court near the hotel.

After hugging Dayao, under the recommendation of Dayao, he briefly got to know the men's basketball members on this trip, said hello to them, and then followed Dayao to the hotel to find Harris and Yuna Sri Lanka reported.

Harris and Jonas didn't pursue the issue of Mo Wen's lateness either. Anyway, they came today to plan to rest and adapt to the environment first, and to overcome the jet lag.

Besides, they also saw that Mo Wen had just been traded today, and after a little thought, they knew that he was late only to deal with the contract or something, not because he was late because he was fooling around with a woman, which was completely understandable.

Mo Wen and Dayao are both moral models of the NBA. This is not officially certified by the NBA, but certified by the more convincing paparazzi.

Coming out of the two coaches' rooms, Mo Wen put down his luggage and planned to invite his teammates to have a meal together.

"What's wrong with your waist? Is it twisted?" Dayao asked a little strangely seeing Mo Wen always supporting his waist.

"No, I was caught, um... there was something wrong with the automatic door of the gym, so I caught it." Mo Wen scratched his head guiltily.

Last night in the bathroom, the big girl clamped on him for half an hour. Before boarding the plane today, he still had red marks on his waist. It can only be said that he is a 26-year old maid, so terrifying.

In the evening, Mo Wen got O'Neill's phone number from Pat Riley. He wanted to call the big shark over to have dinner with him, but he learned that O'Neill had already packed his things and returned to his big shark in Orlando yesterday. Don't be wild.

And his mansion in Los Angeles has already been listed for sale, quite decisively, as if he was afraid that the Lakers management would kneel down and beg him to stay a second later.

The enthusiastic O'Neill recommended some good restaurants in Long Beach. Mo Wen found the one closest to the hotel and took everyone to eat together.

Maybe it was because of Mo Wen's treat, and the fact that the team's coach and team leader were all there, the atmosphere of the meal was quite harmonious.

What worried Dayao did not happen immediately.

In the subsequent training and competitions, Mo Wen's outstanding performance seemed to gradually make his teammates recognize Mo Wen.

Indeed, Mo Wen was as good as Coach Yunus said, and the gap in strength was too obvious.

Mo Wen's strength, whether it is Du Feng and "Xiao Li Fei Dao" who thinks he has rich game experience in the CBA, or Zhu Fangyu and Chen Ke who rely on youth and vitality, cannot give Mo Wen the offensive or defensive end. Bring a little trouble.

Whether it is technical experience or physical talent, Mo Wen is basically in a crushing state for them.

Whether it's in the team's training game or in the summer league in Long Beach, as long as Mo Wen is on the court, he is killing people. He averaged 24 minutes per game, scoring 23 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

He can switch from inside to outside, with the ball and without the ball at will. Except for his slightly inferior athletic ability, he seems to be an invincible all-around superstar.

In addition to giving him the nickname "China Jordan", the Los Angeles Times also accused the Lakers management-why didn't Mo Wen be included in the trade for O'Neal? Isn't this kind of player a natural match for Kobe!
They didn't know that the Lakers management regretted it after the transaction. Speaking of their understanding of Mo Wen, the Lakers, who played 5 finals with the Pistons, would never lose to those Eastern teams. They would trade Mo Wen to join the enemy, so they didn't mention this matter. They thought that the Heat kept Butler because they were optimistic about him.

After using Mo Wen for a few games, Harris and Jonas fell in love with each other.Harris, who is still working as an assistant coach for the Mavericks, called the management directly to ask if he could poach a corner-this kind of player with high golf quotient, who does not play randomly, has mature skills, and is courageous at critical moments is simply the dream lover of the coaches.

In Harris' eyes, the Pistons only let this kind of player leave because their brains are trapped by the door. Next season, no, the Olympics is not far away, and Mo Wen will definitely shine!
Because of the extra Mo Wen, the Chinese team had a lot of fun in the summer league. On the other hand, the American Dream Six team finally managed to recruit a group of stars after Larry Brown begged his grandpa to sue his grandma——Ivor Sen, Marbury, Wade, Boozer, Anthony, James, Okafor, Marion, Stoudemire, Duncan, Odom, Richard Jefferson.

This list seems to be full of stars, but only Iverson and Duncan can be called superstars, and Marbury, Boozer, Marion, Stoudemire, Odom, Jefferson and the like Those who can only be called second-rate stars, rookies like Anthony, James, and Wade are purely here to mix their qualifications.

The dream team of the 02 World Championships had a bad nose. In order to avenge their shame, a bunch of big-name players stood up and participated in the 03 America’s Cup (04 Olympic American Qualifiers), and won the No. 1.Because of Larry Brown's notoriety, and the scenario of a "terrorist attack" in Greece at the beginning of the year, the stars who participated in the America's Cup used various excuses to refuse to come.

Kidd: I need to appease the injured knee.

Ray Allen: I want to get married.

Ma Long: My mother lost her knee and injured her knee, so what can I do.

Xiao Ao: Tired and slightly injured.

Bibby: There are so many reasons, I just won't go anyway!
Maddie: Just...afraid.

Of course, even so, the team's lineup is still quite luxurious, at least it looked good during the training in New York.

"That new teammate of yours is really showing off in Long Beach recently." Anthony, who was holding a newspaper, asked Wade next to him.

"It seems to be. I don't know about the team's trade, but the team traded Caron and a draft pick for him. There must be a reason for them."

Wade shrugged. He didn't know much about Mo Wen, and he hadn't faced off against Mo Wen a few times in the regular season. The performance was already about to establish his status as the boss in the team, and the result was that almost overnight, those teammates who were familiar with the team all left the team.

In exchange for a big Shark with super seniority and a champion rookie of the same year who dared to be true to Malone, the status of this team seems to have returned to before liberation overnight.

"I heard that he is already an absolute main force in their national team. I just don't know that we have to stay for a few more years. Coach Brown doesn't want to reuse us. It's boring to be a backup team every day."

Anthony kicked the bottle next to him and complained bitterly.

"Stop complaining, kid, practice shooting more when you have time, Larry has his ideas, you just need to obey."

Popovich, who was passing by, leaned his head over and began to educate with a cold hum.

"Of course, don't blame us for not giving you a chance. The next team will contact the Chinese team and several other European teams for a few friendly matches. Whether you can get a chance to play in the Olympics depends on your performance."

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