Build a Dream Dynasty

The trade between the Magic and the Nets was quickly reported to the league. In the end, the Nets only used Bobby Simmons, who had fallen out of the team's rotation, to trade the former team hero Carter back to the team. The strength of the team, and since Carter's contract ends at the end of the season, this deal will not affect the team's summer operations. On the surface, the Magic do seem to be at a disadvantage, but even with the salary and luxury tax, they saved a full 18 million. The fans don't care, the players don't care, but the boss cares!

Saving money and losing strength, the Magic's gains and losses are still unknown. ESPN experts gave the Magic a B- rating for this deal. And almost without any loss, Carter was brought under his command. Whether it is considering the emotions of the fans or the reinforcement of the team's strength, everyone is also optimistic that the Nets will make money without losing money. The only thing to worry about is After the chemical reaction of Carter's return, ESPN gave the Nets a trade rating of A.

Before the transaction was completed, Carter had already arrived in East Rutherford. Immediately after the transaction was completed, the team doctor of the Nets completed his physical examination. According to the plan, he needed to arrive in Los Angeles in time to join the team. If he does, he can still participate in the team's game against the defending champion Lakers.

At the hotel arranged by the team for Carter, Jiang Mingliang came to visit Carter in person. Facing this veteran, Jiang Mingliang still respected him.

Before he crossed over, Carter, who was over forty years old, was still playing in the league and contributing his own strength. It's different from many veterans who wander around and hold their thighs in order to understand their long-cherished wish of a championship. Carter did not choose to hug his thigh for a championship. Instead, treat yourself as an ordinary player. Although there is not much honor in his career (MVP, first team, championship), this is not a kind of greatness.

"Vince, welcome back to the team." Jiang Mingliang specially used the word "back" to show his recognition of Carter's past contributions.

"Thank you, you've done a great job this year and I've enjoyed rejoining this team."

"Before, your agent should have expressed to you the meaning of Coach Stevens. Although we prefer you to be a force on the bench, in our eyes, we hope that you can bring the leadership of this team. Powerful. I believe you can reach the height we expect." Jiang Mingliang said sincerely.

"I will prove my worth to the team, to the fans."

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The next morning, Carter underwent a physical at the team's medical center, and the results were perfect. In terms of personal physical maintenance alone, Carter is relatively self-disciplined. In fact, after coming to the Nets last time, Carter's dunks have decreased, in order to reduce physical wear and tear, and instead use more efficient means to score.

After passing the physical examination, the team held a press conference to officially announce Carter's joining. Because the team was still playing in California, only Jiang Mingliang and Will Craig accompanied Carter to face the media. They also welcomed the new team. The team joined, and then Carter once again put on the Nets' No. 15 jersey and delivered his inaugural speech: "I am very happy to be back at the Nets. There are the best fans in the league here. Play your role here and help the team. Of course, our goal is the championship, and we have all the strengths. The days in Orlando were not so happy, but I still want to thank that city for giving me the opportunity . I would love to play under Coach Stevens and I hope I can help him."

After the press conference, Carter made the earliest flight to Los Angeles to join the team. He can't keep up with the Clippers. If nothing else, the game against the Lakers will be his first show after returning to the Nets.

The trade action of the Nets has temporarily come to an end, but the action of the Magic has not stopped. Lewis and Arenas, who have a three-year contract of 60 million, exchanged owners. Although Arenas' annual salary of 18.5 million is slightly lower than that of Lewis, but the contract period is one year longer, it can basically be understood as waste utilization between two garbage contracts. The Magic rely on this deal to continue to reduce their total salary and reduce the luxury tax. The Wizards have completely entered the rebuilding phase. The first step is to clear away several internal players who pose a threat to Wall.

Although Lewis has high salary and low ability, his threat from beyond the three-point line and relatively comprehensive skills can still be played around Howard. Replacing Arenas with a more perverse personality will undoubtedly weaken the Magic's striker strength and further increase Howard's defensive pressure on the inside. In this regard, although Howard, who is still playing the "Happy Beast" character design, expressed his welcome to his new teammates on Twitter, but subconsciously, I am afraid that he is slowly reducing the team's expenses and weakening the team's competitiveness. dissatisfied.

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Although he arrived in Los Angeles in time, Carter could only wear a suit and watch from the sidelines because the league's procedures had not been completed for the game against the Clippers. But this is also good. It is also a good thing for Carter himself to observe the team's play at close range and understand the habits of his teammates.

The Nets' opponents in this game, the Clippers, can be said to be the most special team this season. The team's record is actually quite bleak. It is common to lose more than ten or twenty points in a game. However, the fans feel very happy. The reason is that in 2009 the team selected the No. 1 pick Blake Griffin. .

The alley-oop, the turnaround dunk after a one-stop dribble, and the face-to-face attack against the opponent's dunk. In terms of the violence and frequency of the dunk, in his rookie year, Griffin was almost invincible. And his average of 20+10 per game is also the best among all rookies after Duncan. Although there is no way to lead the team to victory for the time being, Clippers fans still believe that Griffin represents the future of the team.

This is why, the Clippers obviously have a good lineup, Baron Davis, Eric Gordon, Aminu, Kaman, Jordan Jr., Randy Foye, these players will definitely have an impact after a good run-in. The strength of the playoffs, but most of the time is in the service of Griffin. In order to cultivate Griffin, he even does not hesitate to affect the team's record.

Before the season, most people believed that the Nets were taking the Thunder's old path of rebuilding around potential new stars, and would give Bledsoe and George unlimited firepower. However, in fact, the Clippers were the most determined to take this path.

Facing Paul George, who may be the only contender for his "best rookie", Griffin tried his best to "end" the suspense in today's game, and got a fast-break alley-oop dunk opportunity shortly after the opening , Griffin jumped up in the air and then caught the ball, swung his arm in a full arc, and smashed the ball into the basket heavily.

"Yeah!!!" The applause and cheers of the audience are not inferior to the "master" Kobe of the Staples Center.

Griffin is enjoying the glory of the Staples Center, and on the bench, the 34-year-old Carter is sitting there, looking at the past affectionately, all of which are his 24-year-old shadow. . . . . . . .