Coach, I don't want to retire yet

Chapter 541 I, Zhan, won’t want to be a substitute! ! !
Leonard's disappearance caused an uproar in the NBA.

It was Raptors officials who said Leonard was missing. Raptors officials said that Leonard could not be found after the team played the game against the Bobcats.

Finally, the Raptors officials revealed this matter to the media. For a while, NBA fans and Raptors fans were criticizing Leonard for what he did.

Even if you don't want to stay with the Raptors, you shouldn't use such methods, right?
But soon, Rashomon happened. The day after the Raptors announced that Leonard was missing, Uncle Kawhi stood up and said that the Raptors were talking nonsense.

Uncle Kawhi said that after Leonard played the Bobcats game, Leonard felt strong discomfort in his knee during team training the next day, but the Raptors' medical team believed that there was no problem with his knee. Maybe he was tired from yesterday's game. He is now recovered and can play in the next game.

However, the diagnosis made by the Raptors team doctor made Leonard's team very disappointed and unhappy. They rejected the diagnosis of the Raptors team doctor and said that they would not play until he was completely healed.

Leonard is currently recovering from injury and is in Los Angeles, not missing!

Faced with Uncle Card's confusion of right and wrong, the Raptors will certainly not ignore it.

The Raptors added something to Uncle Card's statement.

The Raptors said that the players are injured and are unwilling to play. The Raptors think it is okay and they can rest for a few days.

The Raptors couldn't understand what happened next. Not only did Leonard refuse the Raptors team doctors' follow-up on his recovery, he also hired his own medical team.

At first, the Raptors were able to learn about the progress of his recovery, but later, Leonard's team refused to disclose to the team the status of his injury recovery.

The Raptors even lost contact with Leonard, and the differences between the two sides became more and more serious. It happened that Uncle Kawhi was a careless person, and they eventually broke up.

Even what made the Raptors very uncomfortable was that Kawhi Kawhi's uncle said that the Raptors didn't care about the players' health. Leonard was very disappointed. Leonard wanted to leave the Raptors and return to Los Angeles. If the Raptors didn't take Leonard If Germany trades to Los Angeles, they won't play.

This makes the Raptors uncomfortable.

The Raptors have four and a half years left on Leonard's contract. Even if Leonard doesn't play in the next four and a half years, the Raptors will still pay Leonard.

The contract signed by the Spurs and Leonard is the top-notch maximum salary contract.

With such a big contract that means you can't play in the next four years, will the Raptors continue to be good in the future?

In the contest with Leonard's team, the Raptors felt a little bit pinched.

The Raptors are indeed in a difficult situation now. The team is now competing for a critical moment in the playoffs. It can't be like this this season, right?

Although not every NBA team has the ambition to compete for the championship, most teams want to play in the playoffs.

Being able to enter the playoffs is not only related to ticket revenue this season, but also related to future ticket revenue and fan support.

The Raptors are not popular teams like the Lakers, Celtics and Bobcats. If they are not even a playoff team, how can they sell tickets in the future?

In fact, when a superstar and the team are at odds with each other and want to leave, it is usually the team that suffers.

The team has limited means to counter the players. If the players want to leave, they simply cannot keep them. In the end, they can only choose the worst team and throw them over to retaliate.

It's like the Spurs threw Leonard to the Raptors.

The key is that the Raptors themselves are already the worst choice. It seems better for him to throw Leonard anywhere than to stay in the Raptors.

This makes the Raptors management even more uncomfortable.

In fact, if Leonard wants to leave, everyone can discuss it.

The Raptors didn't expect that Uncle Ka would do such a thing. It was so damn disgusting. He had to build a memorial arch even though he was a bitch!
In the end, the Raptors' top management decided that Leonard must not be allowed to return to his hometown of Los Angeles.

Want to eat fart!

No matter it's the Lakers or the Clippers, which Leonard prefers!
Being sent to the Lakers to be the younger brother of Kobe, Tracy McGrady, and Yao Ming will naturally relieve his anger, but it is the Los Angeles Lakers, so Leonard is cheap!
As for the Clippers, certainly not.

The Clippers have Rondo, Griffin, this year's No. 1 pick Russell, many excellent players, and an extremely good head coach in Doc Reeves. The Clippers now lack a leading outside player. , Leonard left the Spurs just to be the boss.

Isn’t it stupid to send Leonard to the Clippers to be the boss now?
Certainly not.

So, the Raptors approached the Bobcats.

The Bobcats have many high-quality players, and the best among them are definitely Beasley and Jordan Rose. However, the Raptors are not interested in these players, but Ding.

The Raptors need to sell tickets now, not win a championship.

In the entire NBA, who can sell more tickets with higher ticket prices for the Raptors?

Of course it’s Coach D!

Apart from Coach D, there are Yao, Yi and Ding.

Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian will definitely not get this.

But Ding is very likely to trade Leonard for Ding. From the Raptors' point of view, this is an extremely good deal.

But obviously, this deal was rejected by Coach D.

"The news from the Bobcats is that Coach D showed this deal to Ding. If Ding agrees, it's fine, but Ding refused."

The Raptors were very depressed about the Bobcats' rejection of the deal.

Ding's potential is very high, and his strength may not be as good as Leonard's now. It is hard to say that he will not be able to match him in the future. Coupled with his Chinese attributes, he is really a match made in heaven with the Raptors.

However, Ding doesn't want to leave the Bobcats and Coach D.

This is understandable.

Who can be willing to leave Coach D?
Especially young players like Ding, who are still young Chinese players.

"It would be great if Coach D could be more arbitrary."

This is a pity for the Raptors. Coach D likes to respect the players' choices.

Players respect Coach D, and Coach D respects the players.

Wherever the players want to go, don't make trouble, just tell them directly. Based on the player's contribution to the team, Coach D will consider trading chips as appropriate.

If they are players who have made enough contributions to the team, they can leave even for free.

This is also the reason why Coach D is very popular among the top executives of many NBA teams.

Who doesn't like a guy who trades like this?
As long as you like Coach D's players and you can attract Coach D's players, you can try to invite them. As long as the invitation is successful, you will probably get them for free.

In the past, many NBA managers said that Coach D was stupid for doing this.

But now, after encountering Uncle Ka's behavior, the Raptors suddenly feel that Coach D is the real wisdom.

And this is also the reason why the players in Coach D's team never make trouble. Even the players who don't want to stay in the team are willing to work hard and even play hard.

This is also the reason why Coach D's team can always perform stably in every game and even perform beyond its capabilities.

Coach D has been watching and remembering your contribution to Coach D’s team, and there will always be opportunities to cash it out in the future.

Therefore, Coach D's team will never have such nonsense as Leonard and Uncle Kawhi.

The Raptors' plan to push Leonard to the Bobcats failed.

Now the Raptors are in a dilemma.

Leonard has entered the trade market, and it is naturally impossible for such a player to be pursued by no one.

However, among this pile of trading chips, there are few that they like.

Regardless of the Clippers and Lakers, among the teams that are currently making trade offers for Leonard, the following are slightly better or competitive teams.

The Cavaliers hope to use TT as a trading chip and add four draft picks from future teams in exchange.

Tristan Thompson is a quality young player who performed well next to Oden and Irving in the Cavaliers.

TT could jump and run. With Oden by his side, he thrived. This season he was even close to averaging 20 per game.

So far this season, he is averaging 19+9+1.5 blocks per game.

The thing is, he's Canadian.

It can be said that the Cavaliers are also sincere.

However, one problem for the Cavaliers is that Oden and Irving are too young, and the Cavaliers' four future draft picks will definitely have little value.

It's equivalent to them replacing Leonard with TT. Although TT is excellent, he is just an All-Star.

Superstars are replaced by All-Stars. This is really...the Raptors feel that they are at a disadvantage.

Of course, the Raptors don't think there is a problem with the Cavaliers' bargaining chip. This bargaining chip is good for the Raptors.

Then there are the 76ers. The 76ers' offer is that, except for Kanan, Embiid and Covington, the Raptors can choose any other player, even Devin Booker.

Of course, if you select Devin Booker, you will definitely not have so many draft picks.

The 76ers' transaction is also very sincere.

Devin Booker was selected by Coach D and sent to the 76ers.

Before the previous draft, Devin Booker was not favored and no one wanted to pick him. Even when Coach D selected him and gave it to the 76ers, no one was optimistic about Devin Booker.

However, after Devin Booker performed well this season, everyone discovered that Coach D really wanted to thank the 76ers and sent a good player to the 76ers.

Devin Booker has gone from a young player that no one cares about in an instant to now. Being selected by Coach D as a thank you gift, he must have All-Star level potential, right?

Therefore, everyone now views Devin Booker's value as an All-Star potential player.

Again, the 76ers' problem is the same as the Cavaliers'.

The sincerity is good, but the replacement of superstars with All-Stars still feels like a bit of a loss.

The last one is the Celtics.

The trading chips sent by the Celtics were also very sincere.

It can even be said that the Celtics' trading chips are the most sincere.

Why do you say that?

Because the Celtics, this iron rooster, their iron rooster Danny Ainge, was actually willing to give away the Nets' 2017 draft pick!
You know, the current situation of the Nets and the 2017 draft pick are definitely explosive!

Not to mention the number one pick, the probability of being in the top five is very high.

The Nets are the worst team in the NBA now and will be the worst team in the next few years.

The Celtics sent Rudy Gay, the Nets' 2017 draft pick, and one of the Celtics' own future draft picks.

This is almost equivalent to an All-Star player who is good at offense and defense, plus a super high draft pick. The future No. 1 pick may get the draft pick. In addition, there is also a future first round.

Among the offers to trade Leonard, none were more lucrative than this one from the Celtics.

Moreover, Danny Ainge has a very good relationship with the Raptors' management.

Danny Ainge has a very deep relationship with the Raptors' top brass.

It is precisely because of this, and precisely because of understanding Danny Ainge's personality, seeing him giving away such generous trading chips always makes people feel that Danny Ainge has other ideas.

If Coach D or Jerry West offered such chips, the Raptors would agree.

Leonard's replacement for Gay is actually a replacement. In terms of strength, he should be able to maintain competitiveness. Coupled with the next two first rounds, it is actually possible.

But, that guy is Danny Ainge.

Therefore, a decision cannot be made immediately.

"How about switching to the New York Knicks?"

Trade Leonard to the New York Knicks for Anthony?
The Knicks want to trade Anthony to the Raptors for Leonard.

This is the only team in the NBA willing to trade a superstar for Leonard.

In the NBA, superstars are extremely valuable. It is impossible for a team to trade a superstar who has not revealed his intention to leave.

Therefore, superstars can theoretically be exchanged for superstars.

But in fact, a superstar who wants to leave cannot be replaced by a superstar who doesn't want to leave.

In most superstar trades, the superstar who wants to leave is exchanged for an All-Star.

For the Raptors, being able to trade superstars for superstars is actually an opportunity.

But, again, the reason why the Knicks' deal was not seen by the Raptors at first was because Anthony was still too old.

A superstar over 30 years old is not suitable for a team like the Raptors.

The Raptors don't need to compete for the championship, the Raptors just need to compete in the playoffs.

Even if the Raptors want to compete for the championship, Anthony's level is not enough.

Are you looking forward to Anthony leading the team to defeat the Cavaliers, Bobcats, and Celtics?
How is this possible?

"What should we do now?"

"Ask the lynx again!"

For the Raptors, they still have no intention of giving up on Ding.

That's understandable.

Xiaoding perfectly meets the Raptors' current requirements.

However, when such a transaction application came to Xiao Ding.

Xiao Ding was speechless.

"The Raptors don't know that I have already entered the top two in the All-Star voting. With the final round of voting still available, am I already confirmed to be the All-Star starter?"

Xiaoding ranks very high at the forward position.

Although he is second, in fact, he is far away from the third position, and his position as an All-Star starter has basically been determined.

He will soon be an All-Star starter with the Bobcats.

Isn't there something wrong with the Raptors?
How could he go to the Raptors.

"Many people also think there is something wrong with licking a dog's head."

Xiao Ding was stunned for a moment, and then a knowing smile appeared on his face.

Right.

In this world, not everything makes sense.

December 2016, 1.

NBA All-Star voting is over.

The controversial Chinese Ding finally entered the All-Star starting position as the second forward.

at the same time.

Celtics and Raptors reach trade request.

The Celtics traded Rudy Gay, a 2017 Nets first-round pick and a future lottery-protected first-round pick of their own, to the Raptors in exchange for Leonard.

"Fake, I won't be a substitute, will I?!!!"

Many James fans were dumbfounded at this time.

There are not many James fans left now, and those who remain are die-hard fans.

After the Christmas game, James almost collapsed.

Extremely poor performance.

Which is to say that Amazing Monty has always been supportive.

Now that Leonard is here, James, no, really has to be a substitute, right?
In the past, James’ defense could be said to be irreplaceable.

Now that Leonard is here, James really seems to be dispensable!

"My great King is in danger!"

(End of this chapter)