Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 268 268. Trading talk, the layout of the Grizzlies' multi-party trading, an attempt by Yi Jianlian?Birdman?Little Jordan?
The next day, the league issued a penalty announcement for the Grizzlies player Artest to hit Bruce Bowen.

The penalty announcement stated that Artest's such abominable arena fight on the occasion of the national live broadcast seriously affected the NBA brand image.

And also severely criticized Artest's violent tendencies.

But what confuses the fans is that the entire article issued by the league condemns Artest's violent behavior very strongly.

But in the end, Artest was only suspended for seven games and fined $[-].

If you compare the fights in the arena alone, the seven-match ban is indeed severe.

However, Artest played Bruce Bowen so miserably in the case of the NBA opener being broadcast live across the United States. This kind of bad influence was only suspended for seven games. It really makes people wonder why the league suddenly had good intentions and did not grasp this matter. If you don't let go, you will be punished on a larger scale.

Grizzlies fans were obviously relieved by the league's thunderous and rainy punishment results.

The seven-game suspension is not a big deal for the Grizzlies with a deep lineup. After all, looking at Artest's entire career, the seven-game suspension is just a stroke of water.

However, although the Grizzlies were satisfied with the result of this punishment, Spurs coach Eddie Jordan protested like a mad dog.

"Ron beat Bruce so miserably on the court. The league has only suspended him for seven games for such a bad behavior? This kind of result is really unconvincing!"

"Ron's behavior needs to be suspended for at least [-] games to be satisfactory."

"And Ron has a serious tendency to violence on the field. I suggest that players like Ron should not enter the league, so as to avoid causing more damage to the league!"

Eddie Jordan's proposal was naturally not adopted by the league. After all, Eddie Jordan is just a dispensable ant to the entire league.

Eddie Jordan has not created any benefits for the league these years, and even his sense of presence can be said to be quite low.

However, for Eddie Jordan's proposal that the league should stop violent players from entering the league, many people echoed it.

In recent years, the league has been looking for ways to improve the enjoyment of the game. Most of the defensive rules that have been changed again and again are to make the pace of the game faster, and strive to wave goodbye to the era of the 90s when every offensive round was fought inside.

At the same time, the league is also trying its best to crack down on the behavior of fighting in the arena.

Although on-field brawls can stimulate fans' desire to watch the game to some extent, if there are large-scale brawls in every game, the brand image of the NBA league will be severely impacted.

For Eddie Jordan's request to keep violent and mentally handicapped players out of the door, it has indeed won the support of many people.

But even if the league really adopts this proposal, at least it will not be implemented until next season. What's more, Stern, who pays attention to talent, will definitely not agree with this proposal.

And if you are not careful, you will be labeled as a discrimination against mental disorders by the outside world.

In Luke's view, even if the league really makes adjustments to this matter under the slogan of players' health in the future, the most it will be is for the players to go to the hospital to issue an additional certificate.

For a player of Artest's status, Eddie Jordan's proposal could not cause substantial harm at all, but it did disgust Artest.

"This damn guy! Next time I meet him, I will definitely tear him apart!"

Seeing Eddie Jordan implying that he has a mental disorder (violent tendencies) like a clown, Artest clenched his fists angrily.

Gritting his teeth, he wanted to beat Eddie Jordan to scrap right now.

"Don't worry, Ron, you should now pray that he is not fired by the Spurs management before the next match."

"If he can really persist until then, I don't mind making him the second Larry Brown." To appease Artest who wants to raise a knife to kill Eddie Jordan now, Luke's tolerance for Eddie Jordan is the same down to zero.

In his coaching career, Luke has seen too many guys who are overconfident and like to act as a clown jumping off a building, but this is the first time he has encountered a coach with such a foul mouth like Eddie Jordan.

Originally, Luke didn't regard Eddie Jordan as an opponent at all. After all, a guy like Eddie Jordan didn't deserve to make Luke look differently.

If you want to make Luke look different, at least you have to be tough like Larry Brown, and at worst you have to play tricks like Popovich.

Luke really doesn't like a guy like Eddie Jordan who can only talk about it.

But Eddie Jordan popping up again and again to find a sense of presence really bored Luke, although in the past two years with continuous success, Luke's personality is not as extreme as when he first entered the league.

But Eddie Jordan still managed to arouse Luke's anger, "Since you are so eager to seek death, then I will help you!"

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"Ron will be suspended in the next period of time. Who should we replace him as the starting small forward?" At the coaching meeting, assistant coach Jaffa Ronnie tentatively asked.

"Michael and Jason Kapono are best not to move. They have been on the bench for a long time. If they are dismantled, it will not only damage the offensive firepower of the bench lineup, but it will not necessarily make the starting lineup better."

"I think James Jones can temporarily replace Ron's starting small forward position. Jones's three-point shooting is very good, which can open up more space for Chris and Kevin to break through."

"Without dismantling the bench system, he is more suitable for this position than Grant Hill."

Stretching out his hands to stroke his few remaining gray hairs, D'Antoni put forward his own views on Luke.

Tapping the table with his fingers rhythmically, Luke sat on the main seat and pondered for a moment and said: "Jones does contribute more on the offensive end, but I think Rathall Butler is more suitable for this position."

"La Thor's defensive ability is quite outstanding. Although the three-point shooting is not as reliable as Jones, it still has an efficiency of about 40%."

"Rasol's starting position can help Kevin share the defensive pressure to the greatest extent." Looking up at the crowd, Luke pulled his tie down, "In addition, the team currently has no position for Rasol Butler. , he has some overlap with the others, but he doesn't have any outstanding ability that can be reused by the team."

"So I plan to let Rathore use this opportunity to brush up his personal data and try to trade him out early in the season."

As soon as he heard that Luke was going to trade players again, Lambiel next to him immediately became interested, "Lu, which player did you fall in love with this time?"

"Frankly speaking, there is no exact trading target yet, but secretly there are many players that I can choose from." Luke slowly picked up his coffee and took a sip, "The main reason for trading Butler is because his position in the team is too high. Overlap, it doesn't play a big role in the team."

"If you can get more benefits in the transaction, it will naturally be profitable. Even if it is only an equivalent transaction in the end, the team will not suffer at all."

"After all, you should know that other teams in the league will be very cautious when negotiating trades with my team."

"Except for the teams taking the initiative to seek trades, whenever I appear to be more active, they will think that I am plotting again." Helplessly spread his hands, Luke is really serious about the current practice of the teams defending themselves like thieves I'm a little helpless.

Although the ability to recognize gold with discerning eyes has brought him many benefits, but as the season gradually deepened, it also brought him some troubles.

"I think it's okay. The team currently doesn't have much room for Rasol Butler to play. If Ron can really take advantage of Ron's rest period to generate a good personal data, then it will be a good deal. Chips." Bill Lanbier on the side was the first to agree.

As Luke's most trusted confidant, Lambiel not only has the ability to train players to fight, on weekdays, Lambiel is definitely Luke's most loyal little brother.

"The team currently has no shortage of offensive firepower for guards and strikers. If possible, I think the target of the trade should be on the inside."

"Especially none of the team's current inside players are good at running and jumping. If you want to play perfect running and bombing tactics, mobility inside is absolutely indispensable."

While several other assistant coaches immediately echoed Luke's views, D'Antoni still put forward his own opinions.

"That's what Mike thinks I think, and there are a few role players in the league who fit the bill."

"It's just that the current identity of the Grizzlies makes it difficult to facilitate the unsolicited trade. It seems that I have to find a way to attract other teams and make a multi-party deal." With his hands on the desk and frowning in thought, Luke only felt In terms of transactions, it is really getting more and more difficult.

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In the next two games, the Grizzlies defeated the mediocre Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder.

That's right, the Sonics officially announced their move from Seattle to Oklahoma this summer, and the team changed its name to the Thunder.

However, the name change did not make this team turn around in an instant. This year's Thunder team is still the team that is at the bottom of the league.

Even though the team has gathered many young players with potential such as Durant, Westbrook and Jeff Green, the Thunder still have a long way to go in order to convert this potential into a record.

Although Artest was absent in these two games, the powerful Grizzlies still defeated their opponents without bloodshed.

The early schedule of the Grizzlies this season is relatively friendly. Except for the opening game against the powerful Spurs, only three opponents in the next ten games are teams that made the playoffs last season.

Although the easy schedule in the early stage will make the Grizzlies face more severe challenges later in the season, but for the Grizzlies who need time to adjust, the new season's schedule is just right.

In the home victory over the Golden State Warriors, the Grizzlies not only beat the Warriors by 34 points, but also scored in double figures with 11 players, setting an NBA record.

The outside world has always regarded the Grizzlies as a team of stars, but the Grizzlies used the fact that 11 players scored in double figures in this game to tell everyone that the Grizzlies are not only a team with a large number of stars, but also a team. Offensive Bug that everyone can play.

As the game entered garbage time early, the playing time of the Grizzlies' main players is generally not very high, but Kevin Martin still contributed 21 points, 22 rebounds and 2 assist in only 1 minutes of playing, maintaining a good competitive performance in the new season state.

And Chris Paul, who just joined the team, also surrendered 13 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals. He clocked out of get off work as easily as a walk on the court.

Before joining the Grizzlies, Paul never thought it would be such an easy thing to play in the NBA.

The excellent overall offense of the Grizzlies, coupled with the harmonious team atmosphere, made Paul even more grateful for his decision to join the Grizzlies.

It is worth mentioning that Rasol Butler, who was arranged by Luke to focus on stats before the game, played 33 minutes in this game, even if it was garbage time, Luke stayed on the court.

全场比赛拉索尔巴特勒在拥有战术加持的情况下交出了一份21分3篮板2助攻的数据，其中8投5中的三分球堪称是效率极高。

In the second game against the Thunder, Rathall Butler also had a decent playing time, once again scoring 23 points and 4 rebounds with 20+ data.

Scoring more than [-] points in two consecutive games, the little-known Butler has attracted the attention of many outside fans.

You know, Rathall Butler himself was a temporary starter when Artest was suspended.

Before this, the fans paid little attention to Rathall Butler, but Butler, who was the temporary starter, played two consecutive games with excellent performance.

This kind of feeling is like a lottery ticket that I didn't even care about on weekdays, and suddenly scratched out the big prize, which made the Grizzlies fans feel excited.

However, before the Grizzlies fans got to know this man named Rathall Butler again, the old club Hornets came to the door with a look of regret.

When the Chris Paul deal was made with the Grizzlies in the offseason, Luke said that he did not need the Hornets to send Pargo, but only the little-known Rathall Butler. At that time, the Hornets management was still thinking about it. He was secretly happy, thinking that he had taken advantage of it.

But as soon as the new season started, Rathall Butler played excellent personal performance in two consecutive games when the main small forward Artest was suspended.

The offensive potential that erupted from him stunned the Hornets management.

Now the Hornets' starting shooting guard position is basically unavailable. Peterson, who performed fairly well last season, has directly disappeared in the new season, which has caused a headache for the Hornets management.

What makes the Hornets management even more troublesome is that Rasol Butler was originally an asset in the hands of the team, but he rushed to deliver it to Luke. It is really a sadder story than sadness.

Seeing the potential shown by Rasol Butler, the Hornets management, which is in urgent need of shooting guards, contacted the Grizzlies immediately, hoping to re-trade Rasol Butler from the Grizzlies.

According to the thinking of the Hornets management, how can Rathul Butler also get the Grizzlies from his own hands.

Even if Butler has played a good personal performance now, and he wants to trade Butler back, the Grizzlies can't be good for the Lions to open their mouths and trick themselves again?
What's more, apart from Lowry, Gerald Wallace, West, Peja and Tyson Chandler, the Hornets really have no other assets that the Grizzlies will worry about.

Regardless of whether this "return gun" deal can be made, at least the Hornets management does not intend to give up this opportunity to strengthen the shooting guard, especially when Rathall Butler played for the Hornets last season.

The Hornets management thought a lot about the possibility that the Grizzlies might open their mouths, but what the Hornets management never expected was that the Grizzlies directly waved and rejected the trade application.

It means that the Grizzlies don't have much interest in the entire Hornets except for a few stars who can't match Rathall Butler's low-priced contract.

The refusal of the Grizzlies made the Hornets very reconciled. Seeing that the players forced by themselves to the Grizzlies played such a good performance, the Hornets management really wanted to line up and hang themselves.

But just when the Hornets management no longer had expectations for this, there was a turning point for the Grizzlies.

According to general manager Chris Wallace, although the Hornets do not have the players that the Grizzlies are looking for, the Hornets can win over other teams that want to participate in reinforcements for multi-party transactions.

And Chris Wallace also followed Luke's explanation in advance, and intimately pointed out a clear way for Jeff Bauer.

"The Nets, Nuggets, Clippers, and these teams have been thinking about James Posey for a long time. As long as you let the wind out, it is not very difficult to facilitate a multi-party transaction."

Looking at Chris Wallace's face of a profiteer, I don't know if it is his own illusion. Hornets general manager Jeff Bauer always feels that something is wrong, and even this scene seems a little familiar.

(End of this chapter)