NBA villain

Chapter 167 The Trading Market Opens, Undercurrents Surge
As soon as the finals are over, the NBA enters the summer trading period.

湖人的失利给了联盟巨大的冲击，从表面的数据来看，场均26.6分10.8个篮板命中率高达百分之63的奥尼尔不应该背这个锅，而场均出手22.6次命中率只有百分之38只得到22.6分4.4次助攻的科比似乎是失利最应该承担责任的人。

But the facts cannot be seen with the data.For example, Billups, who has always been known as the "big heart", averaged 16.4 points per game during the entire playoffs but only shot 38.5%. If Billups hits many key shots at critical moments, then his How iron should have been in the first three quarters.

After analysis, an important reason for Kobe's low shooting rate is that he met Prince, who is particularly good at defending. Prince's strategy for Kobe is to prevent breakthroughs and not prevent shots. Shoot the ball from the perimeter.And whenever Kobe and O'Neal are on the strong side, the Pistons always focus on cutting off the connection between the OK combination, forcing Kobe to pass the ball to the weak side. Once the ball is passed, the Pistons rotate defense, and the Lakers' offense is broken again. .

If Kobe and O'Neal or Karl Malone pick and roll, the two insiders of the Pistons are the fastest and strongest young insiders in the league. They are very mobile and not very efficient.

So in the final analysis, the inability to open the offensive is related to the Lakers as a whole.

Failure is always accompanied by contradictions. After the end of the three consecutive championships, Kobe was dissatisfied with O'Neal's lazy attitude, including O'Neal's famous sentence "work-related injuries should be taken care of while working, and vacations should be a good vacation" and refused summer toe surgery and so on.And O'Neal is also dissatisfied with Kobe's increasingly strong demand for the ball. The 25-year-old Kobe is eager to surpass Jordan.

At this time, Gary Payton stepped forward. Although he experienced the most disappointing season, the 36-year-old veteran decided to stay with the Los Angeles Lakers for a year.

But now, in front of Kupchak, the president of operations and general manager of the Lakers, there are two completely broken stars.

O'Neal's contract expires in two years, and the last year is a player option. O'Neal's agent team has already begun discussions with the Lakers on contract renewal.In the 99-00 season, the Lakers who had just won the championship once gave O'Neal a three-year contract extension of 3 million in advance. At that time, there were still three seasons before O'Neal's 8800-year 7 million contract expired.

After Kobe's rookie contract, he signed a 6-year $7090 million contract, with the last year left, but it is a player option.As soon as the Finals ended, Kobe's agent informed Kupchak that Kobe would opt out of the final year of his contract and become a free agent.

"If changes can't be made, Kobe will leave Los Angeles."

Kupchak was very sad, and what was even more sad was that he had already keenly sensed the undercurrent in the trading market. There were meetings between the general managers of many teams and Kobe's agent on the message board.Shaquille O'Neal is also not worried. The 32-year-old Sharks are still the league's top center. Knowing that the Sharks had an unhappy season in Los Angeles, countless suitors came here.

On June 6, the newly established Charlotte Bobcats conducted an expansion draft in the league.

Yang Di, who was injured, was included in the protection list by the Heat. The Bobcats picked Gerald Wallace from the Kings, and then immediately traded with the Los Angeles Clippers. No. sign.

At this time, the Magic team was not at peace. Even the Zhuang scoring leader McGrady and the general manager had a complete fallout. The Magic began to seek a deal for McGrady. With the No. 04 pick in [-], they were ready to enter the rebuilding period.

As soon as the news came out, more than a dozen teams immediately looted, among which the Rockets were the most enthusiastic.

In order to get McGrady, the Rockets, who have just entered the playoffs and are still on the rise, did not hesitate to send out three main players, Francis, Mobley and Cato. Basically, except for Yao Ming, they can be selected by the Magic.

Seeing that the deal was about to be reached, Francis publicly declared in the face of the media that he was not willing to go to the Magic.This made the Magic very embarrassed at once. General manager Weiss Broad immediately called to stop the transaction. He was unwilling to trade McGrady, and another player who didn't deal with him came.

Rockets general manager Carol Dawson was very annoyed. He called Francis. Such behavior is really not what a player should do, and it completely disrupted the team's deployment.

Francis was very disappointed, and took the initiative to call Weissbrod to express his disappointment with the Rockets. At the same time, he apologized for his previous behavior and expressed his willingness to play for the Magic.

At this time, the Magic is not in a hurry to trade, and is going to wait until after the draft to make a decision.

As the June 6th draft draws near, the number of teams interested in "Shark" O'Neal has increased to 25. Among them, the Clippers expressed their willingness to use any three players from the team plus the fourth pick in the first round of this year's draft. Exchange O'Neill.It's a pity that O'Neal said that although he hopes to leave the Lakers, he will definitely not play in the penultimate place in the league.

The Mavericks are very interested in Kobe and O'Neal, but Cuban is reluctant to trade with Nowitzki, "He has always been a team with us."

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Before the draft, the Heat, the general manager's office.

Pat Riley roared with red eyes: "Dwyane is impossible to be traded, don't even think about it. He is the hope of our Heat's reconstruction, not for sale."

"What, you need two draft picks. This is too exaggerated. Half the team has been dismantled by you."

Although Pat Riley feels a pain in the flesh, but thinking about it, if he can get O'Neal, it is actually worth paying for any player.

After Kupp-Cheek made an offer, he didn't chat with Pat Riley for long.

"Before July, I will not make a decision lightly. You still have time to consider. Lamar Odom, Eddie Jones, Wade, Yang Di and next year's first-round pick are exchanged."

Kupchak made an offer and took back a draft pick. In the Heat, every player is very talented. After all, they are players who have reached the second round of the playoffs. Compared with some stats from weak teams, these players are obviously It is more worth cultivating, especially Wade and Yang Di. Of course, it would be better if Yang Di was not injured.

"You want Dwyane Wade, you want Lamar Odom, even the injured Yang Di, do you think I'm a charity here?"

Pat Riley, who hung up the phone, was furious and slapped the table bitterly, even the ashtray jumped.

But he also knows that Kup-Cheek is now in the stage of asking for prices. It is estimated that every team in the league will open his mouth to the Lions, but it is too outrageous for the Heat.

Made, traded Dwyane, who will I use to partner with this shark?

"What's up?"

The little secretary opened the door and asked.

"Get ready, go to New York with me tomorrow." Pat Riley said.

"Okay, boss."

(End of this chapter)