Coach Lee

Chapter 491 I will not hold together for the championship
The news of Jordan's upcoming comeback has been disturbing and continuous.

Questions such as "whether Jordan will come back", "when will he come back", "which team will he come back in" are constantly being guessed by everyone.

However, on February 2, those speculations were put on hold.

February 2th, the NBA trade deadline.

After the trade deadline, the league will calculate their total wages for the season based on the team's latest lineup on the deadline day, and teams that exceed the luxury tax trigger line will be levied a luxury tax.

The trade deadline is the last time for many teams to strengthen their teams.

The team will determine the lineup list today, after that, the team can no longer make adjustments.

In other words, if Jordan returns this season, it will be the last days.

However, there was no Jordan news on this day.

Some are just news about some team reinforcements.

But among these supplementary news, some big news popped up suddenly.

A press conference was held at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia:

Charles Barkley Joins Philadelphia 76ers Signing Ceremony

Yes!

Charles Barkley, who rested for half a year, joined the Philadelphia 76ers.

At this time, Barkley will not have the image of a "fat pig" half a year ago. At this time, Barkley has bright eyes and full of confidence.

The reporter also asked straight to the point:

"Charles, why did you join the Philadelphia 76ers? Are you united for the championship?"

"Champions? Team up? No, no, no! Everyone thinks wrong, I won't team up for the championship." Barkley denied what these people said, and said with a smile, "Everyone calls me the uncrowned king, but in fact I have already I'm down on championships and stuff. I'm coming back to the 76ers because I started my career with the 76ers and I want to finish with the 76ers. Yes, this is my last half of the season, in After this, I will choose to retire. Here, I want to thank the owner, general manager and coach of the 76ers for their kindness to me."

Although Barkley didn't speak with his mouth open, this guy is talking nonsense with his eyes open, forcing sophistry!
The 76ers have Iverson, a super scorer, Pippen, who is in a slightly declining state, and Mutombo, the best defensive player. Isn't this a group?

The 76ers are now No. [-] in the Eastern Conference. Isn't he here for the championship?
Looking at his figure again, he is obviously much slimmer than the big fat pig before.Look at his eyes again, the whole person is confident and free.Isn't this prepared for the championship?
The reporter asked again, "Charles, your body management is very good now, you are ready to play and win the championship, right?"

"Heh~~ Thank you for your 'champion' blessing, but I really don't have any body management, and I really don't covet the championship. Really, I just came to Philadelphia to retire."

The word old-age care was used, but no one at the scene would think so.

"Charles, which team do you think can compete with the 76ers for the championship?"

This question does not directly evaluate the strength of the 76ers, but directly raises the 76ers to the championship platform.

However, the current 76ers are indeed at the championship level, after all, they are number one in the Eastern Conference!
Then, everyone saw Barkley picking up his fingers and counting:
"East has: Miami Heat, Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, Charlotte Hornets, Orlando Magic
West: Los Angeles Lakers, Sacramento Kings, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz, Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Minnesota Timberwolves. "

Barkley directly counted the top eight in the East and West, and the reporters in the audience smiled and shook their heads.

Flying pigs in the air are really old-fashioned!

But just because you didn't say it doesn't mean you didn't mean it.

Of course, the media has its own judgment on the uncharacteristic Barkley.

"Hidden behind this is the heart of a champion."

"Charles Barkley: I will not team up for the championship!"

"Begins in Philadelphia, ends in Philadelphia! Begins and ends with Barkley!"

"Eric + Allen + Scott + Charles + Dikembe = Championship!"

In addition to reporting Barkley's news in Philadelphia, there are also gossip breaking the news:
"Allen Iverson is dissatisfied with Larry Brown's appointment of a veteran, and the generals are inconsistent. This 76ers may not go far."

Iverson has always been at odds with the team's Larry Brown, and this has been the case since his rookie season.Since Li Nan was traded last year, the relationship has become even more tense, which everyone knows.

Now because after Barkley came, Iverson and Larry Brown had conflicts, this thing is really possible.

How far the 76ers can go, only time will tell.

Philadelphia is so lively, so is Dallas on the other side.

The Mavericks and the Spurs reached a deal, and the All-Star substitute Michael Finley was traded to the Spurs. The Mavericks got the team's top scorer Derek Anderson and the veteran point guard Avery Johnson from the Spurs.

Finley, who has been fighting for half a season, is finally leaving.

However, what makes Finley very depressed is that he was not notified in advance at all, and, is it not good to trade during the All-Star Game?Is it intentional to amuse me by insisting on announcing this news when the Mavericks are still playing away in New York?Flying back to Dallas from New York is almost across the continent.

But go away!It's good to leave this sad place.

In a hotel room in New York.

"Greg, are you really doing this for the Mavericks?" Don Nelson didn't explain clearly, but Bubovich knew what was going on behind it.

Sending Finley to the Spurs will benefit the Spurs in this matter.

"Coach, to tell you the truth, of course I have a little selfishness. After all, I have been in the Spurs. Although Johnson is a little old, he can improve our bench strength. And Anderson is very suitable for playing all-rounders. A good player of the ball, this is much more obedient than Finley. Moreover, if Finley is not traded, he will leave by himself in the summer, and we will lose money."

Don Nelson nodded and didn't pursue those. All he wanted was the honesty of the guy in front of him.

"Are the Spurs confident they can keep him after getting him like this? After all, San Antonio is just a country place."

Something flickered in Bubvich's eye when the country was mentioned.

In an instant, Bubuvich put on a smile again, "I don't know about that. Whether they can keep it or not depends on their own good luck. What we have to pay attention to now is our Mavericks. I think such a deal, we This season has a lot going for it. We're going to improve Steve's possession rate"

Don Nelson nodded, and the smile on Don Nelson's face also disappeared when Bubuvich left the room.

"That boy is right, this old boy is really ambitious! Alas, why did I listen to his slander?"

(End of this chapter)