Basketball Myth: Super Guard

Chapter 1187 Returning to Detroit

Detroit.

A group of Pistons players are training in the arena. The field is divided into two groups, one group is Drummond, Jerebko, Prince, Knight, Holiday, and the other group is Villanueva, Brad Rand, Mark Hill, Stuckey, Bynum.

It is not difficult to see from the grouping that compared with last season, the Pistons' lineup has changed a lot.

In this summer, they first sent Butler to the 76ers, then sent Ben Gordon to the Bobcats, traded for Corey Maggette, and also selected him with the ninth overall pick in the draft. Andre Drummond, so the lineup has changed a lot, whether it is the main lineup or the substitute lineup, it has become very different.

Drummond, Jerebko, Prince, Knight, Holiday, this is a common starting lineup used by the Pistons in the previous few games this season. Usually training these people is also a group, basically equal to Is a regular starter too.

Among them, Drummond is this year's rookie, Knight is last year's rookie, and Holiday is this year's new team. He took the starting position soon after he came to the Pistons.

Instead, Brand, who came to the Pistons with Holiday, has now been reduced to a substitute.

On the court, the confrontation between the two sides was obviously that the main lineup had the upper hand. Drummond didn't score many points, but his rebound protection was very good, and he got a lot of rebounds. He was simply a "rebound king" posture. Can't beat him.In addition to him, Holiday also performed very well, especially in organizing offense and defense.

On the contrary, Stuckey, the only old player in the main lineup, played mediocre. Last season, he was sidelined for a period of time due to injury, and was successfully "usurped" by Butler.

Returning from injury this season, the state obviously did not fully recover.

"Shh!"

With a soft sound, Holiday assisted Knight and made a three-pointer.

After the goal was scored, the head coach called a stop: "Okay, let's stop here for training today, go back and rest earlier, there is still a tough battle to fight tomorrow."

"Yes."

"Ah."

The crowd responded.

Thinking of tomorrow's game, the players have different moods.

Tomorrow is about to play against the 76ers at home. Holiday can't tell whether he is happy or unhappy. After leaving the 76ers, he is no longer just a substitute and has become a starter. But the situation of the Pistons is worse than that of the 76ers. Many, the team is basically in a "semi-rebuilt" state, and there are many opportunities for him.

However, with the current situation of the Pistons, it is difficult to touch the floor of the playoffs. If they stay with the 76ers, they may have a chance to hit the Eastern Conference championship this season.

Gains and losses are hard to tell.

And Brand was in a bad mood.

He was not happy in the 76ers. He always felt that he was undervalued and ignored, and there were always some people who were eyeing his position. But when he came to the Pistons, he found that the 76ers were considered good.

Now in the Pistons, he is just a substitute, and there are many competitors staring at him. His playing time and chances are not even as good as in the 76ers.

Brand regretted it, but it was too late.

In fact, after learning of the deal, Brand also secretly became ruthless, wanting to achieve results in the Pistons, proving that the 76ers were wrong to trade him.It's a pity that not long after he arrived at the Pistons, he had no choice but to accept the reality. He failed to achieve results, and he even failed to get a starting position.

For the other players of the Pistons, their mood is also a bit complicated when they are about to play against the 76ers.

For example, Prince, who was truce due to injury last season, was "usurped" by Butler. He was very depressed and unhappy at the same time.Now that Butler has left, the two sides will meet as opponents. Prince should have geared up and taught Butler a lesson, letting him know that he should not worry about things that do not belong to him.

But inexplicably, there was a pressure in his heart, like pressing on a heavy stone.

"Hmph." Knight gritted his teeth secretly, and said with a sneer, "A guy who was put on the shelves and sold, he played well in the 76ers only because of Qin's relationship. If he dares to be arrogant at our Pistons' home court, I will I'll let you know how powerful it is." He and Butler didn't get along very well, although the two were not in the same position, they fought openly and secretly.

Now Butler has gone to the 76ers and played very well. After a few games, he almost averaged 20+ per game. For a good brother like Hao, Qin Hao will definitely cover him in the 76ers team. Qin Hao will feed him the ball and have more shots, so the statistics will be so good.

Not worth mentioning, just luck.

For the game against the 76ers, the Pistons have mixed feelings, not only the players, but also the coaching staff. The head coach didn't like Butler very much at the beginning.

Everyone knows that Butler's return to Detroit this time is not "go home and see", it must be a bad visitor, and this time it brought the 76ers.

at the same time.

A plane lands in Detroit.

This is the chartered flight of the 76ers. The players got off the plane. Butler stood in place, took a deep breath, glanced around, and smiled: "I'm back."

However, this smile is a bit cold.

Qin Hao understood Butler's mood, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, we will definitely not hold back in this game, to help you avenge."

"Correct."

"Hey, if I don't win by [-] points, I will lose."

"Twenty points is not enough."

The teammates also said one after another.

Although Butler has not been in the team for a long time, he has already won the approval of his teammates.

Feeling the kindness of his teammates, Butler felt warm in his heart, smiled at everyone, and said, "Thank you everyone."

The 76ers and the Pistons have no grievances, but because of Butler's relationship, this is the first time Butler has returned to Detroit after leaving the Pistons. Naturally, they will not embarrass Butler.

The next day, the game came.

Palace of Auburn Hills (the home of the Pistons), the auditorium is crowded with people, because this game will definitely not be dull, and no one will miss it.

However, some people hope that the Pistons can beat the 76ers and not let the 76ers be arrogant, while some people feel regretful. They have never supported the trade of Butler.

"It's a pity, why did Butler get traded away. Look at them now, after going to the 76ers, they averaged 20+ per game. It would be great if they stayed in the Pistons."

"Don't talk about now, just last season, didn't Butler play well enough in the last third of the regular season? If it wasn't for the injury, he might have led the team to the playoffs."

"Yes, it's a pity."

Amidst the people's discussion, players from both sides arrived one after another.

(End of this chapter)