Basketball K God

Chapter 488 Trading the starting small forward and dismissing the boss
Xie Kai saw this news when he was checking the news on the way of altitude training, and he didn't seem too surprised.In his view, as long as the Grizzlies want to compete for the championship next season, it is impossible to allow Gay to stay in the team.Was it really because the Spurs were so strong that they were swept in the second round of the playoffs last season?

If the Spurs were really that strong, they wouldn't have lost to the Thunder in the Western Conference Finals.Whether it is the pre-match prediction or the overall strength comparison of the two sides, the two teams are at a [-]-[-] level, and no one is a head higher.

Xie Kai is also brooding over this matter, he has never been swept away in his career.When the strength is close, it is a shame to be swept away.

And Gay's various performances in this round of the series made him completely lose confidence in this person.He doesn't think he can win a championship with this guy.

"Rudy got traded!" Tony Allen said.

Xie Kai nodded: "What should come will always come."

"It's his own fault that he was traded away!" Westbrook was really outspoken, he was always on the side of his good brother Xie Kai no matter what.

The Grizzlies sent away Gay and Iranian center Haddadi, and got the Raptors' power forward Ed Davis, the Pistons' old Prince Prince and center Austin Daye.

Obviously, whether it is Ed Davis or the old prince, in terms of hard power and potential, they are not as good as Guy who is at his peak.No matter how Gay slanders him, his physical condition is too good, and he has the potential to be an All-Star.And Ed Davis' performance in the Raptors made everyone see that his upper limit is just an excellent role player.As for the old prince, he is 32 years old and is already on the decline. He is no longer the defensive champion who won the championship with the Pistons back then.

Ed Davis graduated from North Carolina, and Ellington, who was previously traded by the Grizzlies, was a teammate who won the North Carolina championship.He is 208cm tall, but weighs only 98kg, which is a thin inside line.

This kind of inside line is really powerful in the NCAA. He has enough height and wingspan to play a center forward. His excellent jumping and mobility allow him to become the team's inside defensive gate.

But in the NBA, he prefers to play at the 5th position with such a height, and his underweight makes it impossible to get stuck in the interior position; at the 4th position, he lacks enough shooting ability, and his style of play is to eat cakes in a downward direction. If the center is also this type, he will High overlap, it is difficult to exert sufficient offensive power.As for the defensive end, it will be a problem to protect the backboard with a weight of 98kg, and it will also be a problem to push people under the basket.

In the Raptors last season, Ed Davis averaged 23.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 6.6 block per game in 1 minutes of playing time. As a backup power forward, his performance is still qualified.

After coming to the Grizzlies, he will compete with Arthur and Speights for playing time.

Prince Prince is the type of player the Grizzlies want most.Ed Davis is indeed young and has certain potential, but there is Arthur who is similar to his type in the team.But the old prince is different. There is no such type of player in the Grizzlies.

After trading Gay, the Grizzlies lacked a starting small forward.Patset is a very good role player, but let him play the starting small forward, it is still a bit worse.If Tony Allen plays the starting small forward, the space problem of the starting lineup will become even greater, and he is still more suitable for a specific period of time.

The problems exposed by the Grizzlies in the series against the Spurs last season made them urgently need a small forward with 3D attributes.

老王子普林斯职业生涯的投篮都很稳定，在活塞的10个赛季，他只有一个赛季的3分命中率低于35%。但是他却是连续4年被入选联盟最佳防守阵容第2阵容！

Even though he is no longer at his peak, Prince's defense still maintains a very high level, and he is still a wing defender above the league average.

In addition to outside shooting and defense, Prince is also a playmaking wing, which will be an added asset for the Grizzlies.

Not only that, the old prince has the experience of winning the championship, has seen big scenes, and is a good teammate, which will be an excellent piece of the jigsaw puzzle to win the championship.

The Grizzlies' starting lineup no longer needs a ball holder. The ball in the starting lineup has been divided by Xie Kai, the Black Bears and Conley.The old prince's attribute of not occupying the ball is naturally very suitable for his partners Xie Kai and Black Bear.

After coming to the Grizzlies, the old prince does not need to play more than 30 minutes every game. He only needs to play more than 20 minutes efficiently and complete his task of 3D striker.

The Grizzlies got another addition to the old prince, Austin Daye.

Daye graduated from Gonzaga University and was selected by the Pistons with the 2009th overall pick in the first round in 15.He is 211cm tall, but weighs less than 100kg, and his body is thinner than Ed Davis.

As an insider, Daye's style of play is on the outside, giving the impression that he is a pure shooter with a fast shot.His weight and strength make it difficult for him to gain a foothold in the paint, and his size makes him a somewhat poor defensive player.

Fortunately, Daye is just a substitute player, so the poor defensive end will not allow him to be infinitely targeted.

It can be seen that after the Grizzlies experienced a failed playoffs, their management learned from the pain and tried their best to find some players with outside shooting ability for the team, whether it is inside or outside.

The completion of this deal by the Grizzlies also relieved some of their salary pressure, leaving plenty of room for maneuvering next summer.They got rid of Gay's big contract. The old prince's contract is only 2 million for 1500 years, and Ed Davis and Daye are both rookie contracts, which will expire next summer.Whether or not to renew the contract at that time, the initiative will be in their hands.

Xie Kai is quite satisfied with the team's operations during the offseason. He knows that the team's operation space is actually not large, and there is no valuable bargaining chip in the team, at most it is micro-operations.But the team still bought a lot of excellent puzzles to prepare for next season.

Who knows that it was less than 24 hours before Gay was traded, and the famous Yahoo Sports reporter Woj broke the news: The Memphis Grizzlies fired head coach Lionel Hollins, and the team's chief assistant coach Dave Jogel took over for the new season team coach.

The Grizzlies traded the starting small forward and fired the coach in one day, which immediately became the focus of the entire NBA league.As the media day and training camp of the new season are approaching, and when the operations of all NBA teams are coming to an end, I did not expect this team that was swept by the Spurs last season to make big moves in a row.

(End of this chapter)