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Chapter 519 Great Western Upgrade

The All-Star game is over, and the trade deadline is right around the corner.

Su Yang focused on the Thunder and the Clippers.

After returning to Saskatchewan for a day off, I rushed to the office of the training base and began to study various trading possibilities and news reports.

According to the current ranking in the Western Conference, the Thunder is fourth and the Clippers are fifth. If the Kings are ranked first, after the first round, the opponents in the second round will be selected from two teams, the Thunder and the Clippers. There will certainly be forecasts in advance.

The biggest disadvantage of those two team lineups is the lack of 3D.

Regardless of whether it is to defeat the opponent in the first round or to defeat the King in the second round, the Thunder and the Clippers will probably take action.

The Thunder are going to send away the emotional Reggie Jackson. It is reported that they have targeted the Trail Blazers player Wesley Matthews, and are willing to offer draft picks + contracts with Perkins and others, and pull a third party to make a bigger deal. Even two big deals.

If you get Matthews, with his nearly 39% three-point shooting percentage, how dare you double-team Westbrook and Dulatt so easily.

What's more, Matthews' defense is no worse than Robertson's.

Even if Matthews cannot be kept in the summer, the Thunder's biggest loss is a first-round pick, but the potential gain is huge.

There are also reports that the Clippers are also targeting Matthews.

Because if the Clippers get Matthews, it will perfectly solve the long-term weakness of the front line, and it will be the last shortcoming.

You know, Matthews is a player who can make Durant deflate on the offensive end, can help Paul share the defensive pressure well, and at the same time can form two three-point forts with JJ Redick. Most lost picks.

There are also reports that, as an old Microsoft colleague, Blazers boss Paul Allen may be willing to help Ballmer.

Of course, there are reports that both the Thunder and the Clippers want Matthews, mainly because Matthews may really be traded.

Matthews is currently averaging 15.9 points, 2.3 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, and will become a completely free agent in the summer.

That belongs to the top 3D players.

Obviously will pursue a long-term contract.

From the perspective of the Trail Blazers, summer first depends on whether Adelaide will leave, and small forward Batum. The level of emphasis on Matthews is relatively low. It is very likely that Matthews will not be provided with a contract, but he will let him go in vain. The loss is a bit large and can be traded.

Of course, it is also possible not to trade.

After all, the Blazers are currently ranked sixth in the Western Conference, and their impact on the playoffs is still relatively stable, and they may not want to take risks to re-run.

However, the Blazers have been on the rise for many years, and it is difficult to get into the second round. There is nothing wrong with earning a first-round pick for nothing.

"Anyway, don't go to the Thunder or the Clippers..."

Su Yang calmly analyzed the wave, not because he was afraid of not being able to win, but mainly because he wanted to avoid too much consumption in the first and second rounds, which made the Warriors exhausted in the Western Conference Finals. It was tied 2-2 with the Warriors.

The key is to play every game until the last moment.

It will be difficult for that player to play almost.

It would be great if Antetokounmpo, Jokic, and LaVine could directly evolve to a full body state, then no one is really afraid.

After making up his mind, Su Yang left the office and went to the stadium, chatted casually with Antetokounmpo and others who were training, inadvertently talked about the topic of the trade deadline, and said bluntly: "We will not have any trades or layoffs, we are being chased Target…"

With a promise, Jason Thompson and others let out a sigh of relief.

NO.20 in a blink of an eye, the Kings made their debut after the All-Star Weekend, playing at home against the Celtics who had just failed in a big deal.

Danny Ainge wanted to trade with the Suns to get Dragic, and the offer was very low. He probably wanted to take advantage of his apprentice Suns general manager McDonnell, but McDonnell won his trading skills, so he just didn’t Agreed, and instead sent Dragic out of the Heat, then demolished the Suns, frantically traded and hoarded draft picks, and allowed the Suns to enter the rebuilding phase again.

Regarding Angie's failure to take advantage, Su Yang directly possessed Durant, liked and reposted ESPN's relevant news reports.

That operation made the game between the two teams a bit like gunpowder.

The game started at [-] o'clock, and the Celtics' defense was full at the beginning, trying to cause some troubles for the Kings, highlighting the iron blood.

However, the king's lineup was crushed, and Su Yang was familiar with the tactics of the young marshal Stevens. Not only was he not affected, but he also greatly restricted the Celtics' offense. Enter garbage time early.

It may be that the loss of 60 points was a big loss. The Celtics did not dare to take it hard and chose to give up early. Su Yang did not do much, and simultaneously arranged for Bazemore and other substitute players to appear on the field, and finally won 118-94. Curry scored 31 points in three quarters.

After the game, there are three hours left on the trade deadline.

Su Yang glanced at the news and saw that the Thunder made two tripartite deals within one day, and in the end they only got Kanter and Waiters.

Su Yang was not surprised that Waiters was still going to the Thunder, because Waiters may not be so accurate in three-pointers, but he has the ability to attack independently. .

"LeBron won't jump out of his contract and return to the Cavaliers in the summer?"

"JR and Shumpert have both. Love can jump out of the contract in the summer and sign a naked contract with the Cavaliers. At that time, the Cavaliers will still keep Wiggins, or exchange for a high-mobility center. That lineup is too strong. Good chances are low…”

Looking at other reports, the Blazers did not make a deal with the Nuggets, Afflalo stayed in the Nuggets, and Will Barton stayed in the Blazers. Both of them are free agents whose contracts expired in the summer. restrictions, the impact is not too great.

The Clippers have been slow to act.

Su Yang relaxed his nerves, rushed home to rest, and prepared to fly to Los Angeles the next day to lead the team to challenge the Clippers back to back.

Early the next morning, I woke up and checked the news. I was surprised to see that the Clippers teamed up with the Trail Blazers and the Suns to reach a three-way deal. The Clippers sent a future first-round pick and second-round pick to get Wesley Matthews of the Trail Blazers. Finally strengthen the wing players.

Clippers point guard Chris Paul said in an interview: "YES! As you imagined, our goal is to beat the Spurs, Thunder, Rockets and Warriors in the playoffs. Of course, the most important thing is to beat the Kings. Everyone knows how strong they are, if it's not to beat the king, it's meaningless to make these deals, we show attitude tonight..."

The news lists the data of the Kings so far this season. The offensive efficiency per [-] rounds is the first, the defensive efficiency is the third, and the average field goal percentage and assist efficiency are also the first. Many of the three-quarter check-in games show that the Kings are stronger than the data show.

Putting down his phone after reading the news, Su Yang felt like shit.

Is this the balance of fate?

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the Kings team rushed to the Staples Center.

The reporter interviewed Su Yang and asked about his comments on Paul's remarks. Su Yang, who had calmed down, replied with a chuckle: "I really appreciate the Clippers' trade, which will make the league games more exciting. We are happy to be challenged." role."

The game started at eight o'clock, and the Clippers went crazy.

Paul passed the pick-and-roll and succeeded in making consecutive mid-range shots in the right elbow area. The Kings' defensive system has no good way. Antetokounmpo or LaVine supplemented the defense. Paul passed the basketball. How to fight, how to have.

Griffin also showed off his shots, and even Jordan Jr. could single out Cousins ​​in the low post, and the Clippers started all ZONE.

In the substitute stage, the nerve knife Jamal Crawford was also in the ZONE state, using zombie steps and backhand changes one after another, the big baby Davis was brave and invincible to grab offensive rebounds, and Nate Robinson actually bullied Thomas Jr. who was short .

The Kings fought hard for four quarters and finally lost by eight points.

Curry scored 42 points.

The ESPN commentator bragged about the Clippers: "This is still a lineup where Wesley Matthews didn't play, they are too strong!"

Su Yang didn't care too much, and led the team back to Saskatchewan, planning to spend four days planning how to deal with the upgrade in the west.

　I checked a lot of news and materials, studied the feasibility and subsequent impact of many transactions in this chapter, and some details were not written.These plots are still for the long-term content later, although there has been no recommendation for almost two months...

　　


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