super small forward

Chapter 408 408. The NBA is a Loyal Place

After Garnett traveled east to the Celtics, the smash hit No. 21 matchup disappeared.

Now that Garnett has returned to the Timberwolves and put on the No. 21 jersey again, people seem to see the No. 21 matchup between Garnett and Duncan again in front of them.

But things are different now. Both Duncan and Garnett are 38-year-old veterans, and they are no longer as brave as they used to be.

It's just that the Spurs are still a playoff team, and the Timberwolves still can't make the playoffs.

However, the scene of the two former super power forwards being able to put on the No. 21 jersey again at the last moment of their careers has made many fans feel gratified.

Then the Heat made a deal with the Pacers. Since Granger was about to retire and wanted to return to the Pacers to retire, Pat Riley would not be crazy enough to like being a villain.

The Pacers traded back Granger for a 2015 second-round pick.

At this time, some fans came out to make fun of it.

"It's been a long time since I watched the NBA. NBA players are really loyal! James is still in the Cavaliers, Garnett is still in the Timberwolves, Jordan is still in the Clippers, Duncan is still in the Spurs, the driver is still in the Mavericks, and Granger is still on foot. Or, Kobe is still in the Lakers, Wade is still in the Heat."

"After more than ten years in prison, I found that people are really loyal. Garnett is still in the Timberwolves, James is still in the Cavaliers, Kobe is still in the Lakers, Yi Jianlian is still in Guangdong, Torres is still in Atletico Madrid, Germany Robba and Mourinho are still at Chelsea, Faye Wong and Nicholas Tse are still dating."

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Trading is something that doesn't happen if it doesn't happen, and when it happens, it's often concentrated.

Because it is impossible for a team to have only one candidate for a deal, they usually negotiate with many teams. At this time, the decision of any team will involve the decisions of other teams.

For example, the Celtics originally wanted to use the draft pick plus Rondo to trade with the Timberwolves. What they wanted was not only Thaddeus Young, but also Shabas, a young player who showed excellent offensive and defensive talents.

However, the Timberwolves management, who was cheated by McMiyer once, didn't like the Celtics. Instead, they made a loss-making deal with the Nets and traded Garnett back.

Therefore, the Celtics can only choose the Mavericks with a much lower offer.

The Dallas Mavericks and the Celtics announced that the two sides have completed a 5-man deal.

The Celtics sent Rajon Rondo and Troy Murphy to the Mavericks for Jae Crowder, Jameer Nelson, Brandon Knight, and the Mavericks' first-round pick and second pick this summer. round of picks.

"Ren, the West will become more lively now, and the Mavericks' perimeter lineup can rival yours." Chiu Niu said with some concern. Chiu Niu is a die-hard fan of the Lakers, Kobe Bryant, and Liu Ren, and what she most wants to see is of course It is the Lakers who are the strongest team.

The Mavericks have a good momentum this year. Nowitzki is still outstanding, averaging 20 points and 6 rebounds per game. He performed well with the Mavericks in 18, averaging 4 points, 7 rebounds and 13 assists per game. After returning to the Mavericks, Chandler can also average 5 points and 3 rebounds per game. Now with Rondo, it is a rhythm to do big things!

Now the Mavericks seem to have the strength to become a strong team in the West, and they got Rondo with basically no loss, forming the most expensive starting lineup in the league.

Rondo, Ellis, Parsons, Nowitzki, Chandler, in terms of salary, it seems crazy.

Rondo 1500 million, Ellis 1200 million, Parsons 1500 million, Nowitzki 2200 million, Chandler 1800 million. Except for the Nets, no team's starting salary can match it. !A starter is directly higher than the salary of the entire Lakers team!

"The Celtics are crazy? Use Rondo for Nelson?" Liu Ren couldn't help complaining.

Although Liu Ren knew that such a transaction would happen, he still felt strange when the transaction happened in front of his eyes. What kind of ecstasy soup did Mavericks general manager Nelson pour into Celtics general manager Angie? The best bargaining chip is Crowder, a defensive small forward. As for the first-round pick, after the Mavericks get Rondo, it is basically a weak pick. The Mavericks lineup is definitely going to enter the playoffs Yes, history has happened this way, and the current situation looks the same.

"The Celtics want the No. [-] pick. Looking at their current lineup, they are the worst in the Eastern Conference." Monica's tone was full of sarcasm. The Lakers and the Celtics have always been at loggerheads. Card hates the Celtics very much.

"With Danny Ainge's character, maybe the Celtics will make the playoffs after trading away Rondo." Liu Ren has no ill feeling towards the Celtics, and he is the strongest player in the team's history. opponent, but for Danny - Angie this person he is very disgusted.

In fact, even Celtics fans don't like Angie that much.

"Then congratulate them." Monica thought about the situation in the Eastern Conference. Even if the Celtics had the worst lineup, they might still be able to make the playoffs. Playing in the Eastern Conference is no longer a problem with the lineup. The team's lineup is so mediocre, they all sit firmly in seventh place.

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Liu Ren didn't care much about these two transactions, but the white-haired old man in the general manager's office of Los Angeles Toyota Center sighed heavily.

The Lakers' trades have always been rumored and will never happen. The trades are all sudden. For example, they almost got Paul at the beginning, and later got Nash and Howard, all happened suddenly.

In the summer, Kupchak actually pursued Anthony and James, but both refused.

Since the Paul trade was rejected in 2011, the position of point guard has always been a pain in Kupchak's heart.

Although there is Jeremy Lin now, there are also talented LaVine and Clarkson.

But LaVine seems to be more suitable as a scorer, and Clarkson is more suitable as a bench gangster. Both of them have outstanding characteristics. Jeremy Lin is obviously not in Kupchak's long-term plan. The salary can hire an All-Star point guard.

So since the news that Rondo and the Celtics were in constant conflict at the beginning of the season, Kupchak has been planning to get Rondo over.

However, countless deals were proposed in private, and Celtics general manager Angie refused!
Kobe came to the Toyota Center for training early as before. This guy didn’t stay at home for a while on Christmas, but brought his wife and daughter to train together. During the game in the afternoon, he took his wife and daughter to the Staples Center. The layer left him with three courtside positions.

After Kobe arrived at the Toyota Center, he went to Kupchak to talk to Kupchak about the team as usual, but found that Kupchak was extremely depressed today.

"The Celtics are really narrow-minded, as can be seen from the Garnett deal." Kupchak was very disappointed today, and the deal that had been planned for several months went bankrupt today.

Danny Ainge did not accept the Lakers' bargaining chips of Jeremy Lin, Nick Young, and the Lakers' 16-year first-round pick. Instead of sending Rondo to the Lakers, he chose to trade with the Mavericks, which made Kupchak feel very frustrated .

Obviously Jeremy Lin and Nick Young have better bargaining chips than Nelson and Claude, but the Celtics just refused without even discussing it.

"It's okay, we have a lot of opportunities in the summer." Kobe took a sip of red wine, "Mitch, your wine is good, look at it, we are in good condition now, aren't we?"

"This is an opportunity to form the Big Four. I just missed it. I'm still very unwilling." The white-haired Kupchak was even more restless than Kobe.

"The Big Four may not be suitable for us, right? Didn't we try it once two years ago, so let's keep going." Kobe didn't quite understand why Kupchak loved forming a super starter so much. Are superstars really going to be better than they are now?

Moreover, the team has fewer shooters. Although Jeremy Lin's three-point ability is not particularly good, it is better than Rondo. Nick Young's three-point ability is indispensable for the Lakers' bench.

Kobe has always felt that Kupchak may be the strongest among all general managers in the entire NBA history in terms of trading, but there are always problems in lineup selection. At the beginning, Zen Master helped to hold the lineup, and it was exposed after Zen Master left in 2012. Well, the formation of a Big Four lineup of role players is a mess. They only care about recruiting famous and strong players, but they don't consider the problem of lineup matching.

In the past two years, the Lakers lineup has been so good, thanks to the idiot Liu Ren in Kobe's eyes...

"However, I now fully understand why the Celtics have been a bad team since Larry Bird won three championships in the 80s, until they won a championship with the gift of McHale. Champion." Kobe's tone was sarcastic, "Their management has always been so incompetent. At the beginning, Walker and Pierce did not make the playoffs. In the past few years, Ainge's operations have made me more confident. In a few years, we will become history. The team with the most titles."

Kobe wants to inherit the tradition of the Lakers. The team's stars enter the rhythm of the team's management after retirement, and they are more and more used to looking at the future with a big vision.

Kobe continued to comfort Kupchak, after all, Kupchak had spent a lot of effort in order to get Rondo.

But in Kobe's view, Kupchak is a little old, more and more stubborn, too obsessed with the super lineup, more obsessed than before.

Under Kobe's relief, Kupchak calmed down and continued to plan for the future. He didn't need to ask him to know that he was already busy forming another super group.

(End of this chapter)