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13 seconds, 5 points difference, no matter how tenacious the team is, they can only do nothing in the face of this situation.

Nowitzki's personality is not as "soft" as his playing style, but faced with this situation, he did not struggle needlessly.

Devin Harris scored the final layup with only 2 seconds left, but did not choose to continue fouling. The Lakers sent the ball, and the players from both sides shook hands and hugged one after another, ending this wonderful duel.

On the sidelines, Ke Yan took the initiative to shake hands with Avery Johnson.

"Little General" is a person that Ke Yan envies. He also moved from assistant coach to head coach this season. He started Tianhu and took over the top five Dallas Mavericks in the league, and he... well,

The opportunity is not bad!

The lineup is not as good as the Mavericks, but beating the Mavericks is certainly a sense of accomplishment. But if it is Ke Yan who succeeds Nelson, he is confident that he can directly lead the Mavericks to the championship!

The Lakers' record reached 33-20, narrowing the gap with the Rockets (34-19) ahead of them, and they continue to rank sixth in the Western Conference. For the team, this is a favorable ranking. However, there are still three months left in the season.

1. Any outcome may happen. It’s useless to think too much now.

The All-Star Game is over and the trade deadline is approaching. The general managers of each team are busy and everyone has their own ideas.

Teams that aspire to the championship are looking for ways to strengthen their teams through trades; mid-tier teams are looking to see if there are any opportunities to miss out; teams on the fringes of the playoffs want to make a push; bad teams are willing to trade their immediate strength in exchange for young players.

and draft picks.

Chris Webber, who the Kings have been touting, finally joined the 76ers. Chris Webber, Eric Daniels and Mike Bradley were sent to the 76ers, while Kenny Thomas and William were acquired from the 76ers.

Johnson and Skinner.

What is surprising is the three players the Kings acquired from the 76ers. None of these three players can see Webb's taillights, and they each have a long-term contract. In other words, the Kings are absolutely certain to make this deal.

It is not to reduce salary pressure, the only purpose is to remove the contradictions in the team and allow the team's new boss Peja to play for the team with peace of mind.

As for the 76ers, they sent away three "blue-collar" players and got a 32-year-old All-Star power forward. The team's financial strength has definitely improved. Webb has shooting, can play in isolation, and his coordination ability is unparalleled in the league.

, it should be a perfect match with Iverson, who has great scoring ability.

As for the locker room problems that Webber may bring, who else can defeat Iverson in the 76ers?

When Ke Yan and Hamblen were chatting, they also talked about the deal. The two people had the same view on the deal. "The strength of the Kings has definitely declined." For the Lakers, the rivals for the playoff seats,

It's a good thing.

Considering Jerry Buss and Kupchak's distrust of him, Ke Yan does not expect the team to make any moves before the trade deadline. To put it bluntly, Kobe, Odom, and Butler cannot move, but the team can

How does it work? Are you using Grant's garbage contract to fool you? The team management will only accept Grant's 3-year, 42 million contract (including this season) if his head is kicked by a donkey!

As a result, Kupchak really found the team management who had his head kicked by a donkey, or in other words, the Mavericks general manager Nelson Jr. (son of Nelson) came to the door, hoping to use Mike, who still had gas in the tank.

Finley comes to trade Grant.

After Avery Johnson took office, Finley's status in the Mavericks gradually declined. Although he still occupies the main position of the team, his playing time has dropped sharply from 38 minutes per game to 31 minutes. The decline in athletic ability has made Finley gradually "

"Degenerate" into a shooter, and a shooter with weak defensive ability, which makes him not suitable for Avery Johnson's system, and his remaining four years (including this season) of the cumulative 64 million contract are huge for the Mavericks.

burden, and will affect the future operations of the Mavericks.

No matter how serious Finley's decline is, at least his output can be guaranteed. Half of the teams in the league have the strength. He is just a little bit better than Grant!

But the Mavericks management is not stupid. The reason why they pushed for this obviously losing deal is very simple. Not long ago, the league passed the "Allan Houston Clause": allowing a team to lay off one player at a time before the luxury tax.

Players within.

To put it simply, the team can pay the remaining amount in the player's contract in one lump sum, so that the player's salary is not included in the team's salary cap.

For example, the Lakers' total salary this season is 75 million, Grant's salary is 14 million, and the league's luxury tax threshold this season is 60 million, the Lakers paid Grant 42 million in Grant's contract in one go

, and then by handling other contracts to reduce the total salary of 1 million, you can avoid paying luxury tax.

If there is no way to send Finley before the trade deadline, the Mavericks can only choose to use the "Allan Houston Clause" to waive Finley after the end of the season, which will require him to pay his salary of US$48 million in the next three years. If the deal is reached, the team will cut Finley.

The target of the loss was replaced by a two-year grant of 28 million, and Cuban saved 20 million in one breath!

At the same time, for the Mavericks, who have excess firepower on the outside and insufficient manpower inside, Grant seems to be able to make do with it. He can't compete with Bradley. At least he should be better than Mbeng!

After a moment of consideration, Ke Yan immediately informed Kupchak that he agreed to the deal.

After this transaction, the Lakers only have Anderson, Odom, Brian Cook, Diop, and water cooler inside player Medvedenko. If there is an injury crisis, there will even be a personnel vacuum. However, Ke Yan is still

Agree to this deal!

At his core, Ke Yan is a coach who prefers offense and is willing to promote "small ball tactics." Once Finley, a top shooter with no blind spots outside the three-point line, can be embedded in Ke Yan's offensive system, his outside shooting poses a huge threat.<

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Think about the lineup of "Atkins-Kobe-Butler-Barnes-Odom", well, the standard "offensive kaleidoscope, defensive defense".

As for the team's need to pay an extra 20 million for layoffs, that is Jerry Buss's business and has nothing to do with Ke Yan. His task is to lead the team to improve performance, and Kupchak is responsible for how much money is spent.

Other teams proposed a trade plan to the Lakers, and Kupchak only informed Ke Yan if he thought it was worth trying. Ke Yan voted in favor, and Kupchak reported the trade plan to Jerry Buss.

"In this way, are our inside lines too weak?" Without the "Mim Delfino" deal, Jerry Buss also felt that the deal was good and the team's strength had improved, but combined with the previous one

This transaction, Jerry Buss feels is very risky.

Jerry Buss doesn’t really care about spending an extra 20 million. The important thing is that it works!

"Kimi also supports this deal. He thinks Finley can provide us with huge help on the offensive end." Kupchak used Ke Yan as a shield.

So far, Ke Yan has promoted the introduction of many players, which is pretty good. Kupchak used him to speak out, and finally convinced Buss to agree to the deal.