Basketball K God

Chapter 112
Xie Kai appeared in his aunt Xie Meiya's Chinese restaurant in Los Angeles' Chinatown, causing quite a stir.Although he is considered a rookie in the NBA, he is well-known in the Chinese circles across the United States.

Xie Kai also experienced the treatment of being a sports star here. From time to time, people asked him to sign autographs and take photos with him.His mother, Chen Guixiang, was very happy to see this. Her son is promising, and she has more face.

Being liked by so many people, Xie Kai is also very satisfied, but he knows that everything has a good side and no bad side.Once I become more and more famous in the future, it is very likely that I will lose part of my privacy and freedom.After all, once you go out and get known by many people, it is not easy to go shopping with peace of mind.

Xie Kai left after only one day in Los Angeles. He also wanted to spend more time with his parents, but the first game after the All-Star Game was very close. He wanted to go back early to participate in team training and prepare for the game.As a rookie, if he misses training, he will leave a very bad impression on the team and affect his future in the team.

The Kings' first game after the All-Star break will be at home against the Atlanta Hawks on Feb. 2.

Before the trade deadline, the Kings began to trade.They completed their first trade on February 2, when they reached an agreement with the Boston Celtics to exchange a future second-round pick for veteran Sam Cassell and some cash.

If nothing else, the deal will be formally concluded next Tuesday, when the two parties will provide the transaction intention to the league office, waiting for final approval.

The reason why the Kings used a second-round pick to trade a veteran who is about to retire is because this second-round pick is protected, so for them, nothing is lost, and they also get a veteran and some cash, why? Happy not to do it.

In order to avoid the luxury tax, the Celtics also vacated a spot to find a puzzle for the championship.

The Kings' trade has not stopped. On February 2th, they completed a big deal involving multiple players.

The Bulls traded with the Kings. The specific content of this deal is: the Kings sent veterans John Salmons and Brad Miller, and the Bulls got Drew Gooden, Andy Nocioni, and Cedric Simmons.

In this big deal between the Kings and the Bulls, the Portland Trail Blazers played a third-party role. They sent Ike Diogu and got Bulls forward Michael Ruffin.

Since the Kings traded the team's meritorious veteran Miller and Salmons, who performed well this season, it basically indicates that they have completely given up the remaining half of the season and officially entered the reconstruction stage.The contracts of Miller (1200 million next season) and Salmons (540 million next season) are relatively large, and the four players who are newly traded either have expired contracts or small contract amounts, which are easy to deal with.Clearly, they have their sights set on the offseason, or the future in general.

For Xie Kai, it is a good thing that the team aims at the future and no longer insists on saving face.As the team's only second rookie, he will likely get more performance opportunities.

On the evening of February 2, the Kings played against the Eagles at home.Because the transaction has reached an agreement, although it has not officially passed the league review, in order to prevent players from being injured during the game, resulting in the transaction being aborted, there is an unwritten rule in the NBA, that is, players who have reached a transaction agreement will not be traded before the formal transaction. Will play again on behalf of his old club.

Since there are more players involved in the trade of foreign teams, in this game, the total number of players they can play is only 9.

Xie Kai got plenty of playing time in this game.He and Bobby Jackson split almost all the minutes in the rotation, with both playing 20 minutes.

It's just that there is still a clear gap in the strength of the two teams. Although the Kings played very well and worked hard, they finally lost to their opponents at home and ushered in a 6-game losing streak.

In the NBA, the All-Star Weekend is a watershed. Those who plan to play poorly will send away their added combat power before the trade deadline, either in exchange for expiring contracts and clearing salary space; or in exchange for some future assets to facilitate reconstruction.

The NBA prohibits bad play, but the league can't stipulate that a team will trade what it can play!It is also impossible to stipulate that players who can play can take turns or reduce playing time!

There are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom. Americans are not stupid. Those NBA teams really want to play badly. There are really many ways to go.

It's just that there will be difficulties in playing poorly. First of all, the players don't necessarily like it.If you don't let him play, it will affect his stats. If he doesn't have good stats, he will be affected to get a big contract; besides, you are not the only one who wants to be bad, but other players with poor records also want to!Everyone is bad, but when two bad teams play against each other, they can't make it to the end. They both lose, right?

Therefore, this will test the skills of the coaching staff and management.How to make the team look proactive, but just can't win.

On February 2, the Kings again made two trades.According to the "Sacramento Bee" report, the Kings made a deal with the Timberwolves. They sent forward Sheldon Williams and guard Bobby Brown for Rashad McCants and Calvin Booth.

The advantage of this deal for the Kings is that the contracts of McCants and Booth will both expire this summer, and whether to renew or abandon them at that time, the initiative is in the hands of the team.

According to Yahoo Sports, the Kings have completed a three-way deal with the Celtics and Raptors.The content of the transaction is: the Kings sent a future second-round pick to get Raptors guard Will Solomon and some cash; the Raptors got Celtics center Patrick O'Bryant; Round lottery.

At the same time, the Kings also waived veteran Mitch Moore.Moore's performance in the team this season is very average. He was once reused by the former home court Reggie Tois and became one of the starters of the "3 insiders" lineup.But after Reggie Tois was fired and Kenny Knight came on stage, he completely lost his team status, and his rotation position was even comparable to Sheldon Williams.

Obviously, the Kings are already preparing for the future.They will have ample salary space in the offseason to attract those big-name free agents to join.

Although big-name free agents in the NBA prefer to join teams with championship potential or teams in big cities, having salary space is a prerequisite for attracting them to join.Not all teams have sufficient salary space, and not all big fish like to go to big cities or strong teams. After all, going there may not be the team leader.

(End of this chapter)