Build a Dream Dynasty

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The Mavericks caused a disaster, and the whole world didn't expect it. Howard had a dispute with Carlisle in front of the American audience in front of TNT's live broadcast. Even if Carlisle took the overall situation into consideration, he couldn't bear it and decisively replaced him with Braden Wright.

There are things about falling out of harmony, but Hong Guoguo's exposure in front of the national live broadcast camera is still a rare scene. After such a fermentation, a small problem will be magnified, not to mention the relationship between Howard and Carlisle. , is no small matter.

Although Braden Wright is very obedient, his ability is obviously not comparable to that of Howard. Otherwise, he would not get a maximum salary of 22 million and a middle class salary of 5 million. The defensive pressure on the Nets would be greatly reduced. The offensive end is also in full bloom. Although Curry did not continue his scoring journey, he turned into a passing master like Steve Nash. In the Christmas game, he sent a career-high 17 assists and scored 24+17 in the game. The double-double data also allows Nets fans to go back and enjoy a happy Christmas.

124:105. The relationship between the two teams is not bad. Many players have experience playing in the opposing team. The Nets saved some face for the Mavericks in the fourth quarter and tried their best to win this game. Not so high-profile, while ending the two-game losing streak, temporarily secured the third position in the Eastern Conference.

In the other two Christmas games, the Lakers defeated the Cavaliers led by young people 127:116 at the Staples Center. Veteran Kobe Bryant became the most shining superstar in the United States on Christmas Eve. He made 17 shots, made 18 of 20 free throws, and scored 54 points. As long as you don't face the Nets, the probability of Kobe breaking out in a big scene is still very high. This is why his strength has declined to such a level and he is still so popular. His style of play is really good, and he often catches up with the focus In battle, he can always show a good performance.

The game between the 76ers and the Thunder became a lot less flavorful because of Durant's absence. Westbrook, who occupies the top scoring list, misfired on the offensive end under the care of Beverly and James in this game. He made 12 of 37 shots. Among them, "only" scored 29 points, which allowed him to continue to lead the scoring list with 29.7 points. Curry, who has scored high scores many times this season, only ranked third with 28.9 points because of too many three-quarter check-ins, and because he is really not as good as Westbrook. However, although Westbrook is more eye-catching in terms of basic statistics, his shooting percentage is too low, and too many personal offenses make the team's operation quite unsmooth. On paper, the Thunder does not have the strength of Durant It should also be in the top six in the Western Conference. However, since Durant was injured, the Thunder have lost consecutive games, and their ranking has dropped from second in the Western Conference to sixth in the Western Conference. There are more and more doubts surrounding Westbrook.

Thinking about Cuban's previous statement "The Thunder has only one superstar", it seems to be true.

Simply and neatly cut off the Nets and Thunder, the most promising teams two seasons ago, the 76ers' prospects this season are really promising. And their other advantage is that the core players in the team are very durable, which is especially critical.

Don't the Nets and the Thunder just intervene in the injury of core players?

The conflict between Howard and Carlisle was magnified through the national live broadcast, and public opinion naturally gave a lot of pressure. The fans were discussing the whole story. There is no doubt that when this happened, the star fans must have the upper hand in the early stage. After all, the entire country Within the scope, the popularity of Howard, who was once the top voter, is still quite enough. However, the fierce resistance of the Mavericks fans and the entry of the Lakers fans began to reverse the reputation. Regardless of the team's interests, Howard had to demand singles in the low post. The defensive end did not have the previous dominance. The team's offensive cumbersomeness and other shortcomings began to be exposed. For a time, Howard was belittled as worthless.

Of course, whether it's the media or the fans, it's obviously overkill. Take yesterday's game as an example, even when Howard was there, the Nets were still able to lead by a large score, but the problem must have appeared in the striker combination of Marion and Nowitzki, and it has little to do with Howard. However, fans won't watch this, only know that Howard can't turn the tide of the game. In fact, in yesterday's scene, if you let anyone in active service come first and replace Howard's position, this gap cannot be reversed.

Inside the Mavericks, the dissatisfaction with Howard has also reached the limit. The tone in the trading market, although Howard has not yet been on the team's selling list, but if there is a suitable offer, the Mavericks do not mind trading away this hard-to-serve master.

Having the opportunity to rob the superstar, Isiah Thomas appeared in Jiang Mingliang's office at the right time to discuss the matter with him.

In his view, if there is a chance to upgrade Lopez to Howard at a low price, the Nets' inside line will be upgraded to a no-fly zone, and the team will also fill in the decline in the lineup caused by Leonard's injury .

Don't even talk about it, it's really something to talk about. The first is Jiang Mingliang's personal preference. He doesn't like Lopez very much. Secondly, this is the bottom of Howard's transaction value. Not many people dare to gamble at this time point, and not everyone is sure to be able to control Howard. Finally, the Nets have Curry who can suppress Howard, and the offensive space brought by Curry is a good way to maintain offensive efficiency for Howard, who has rough skills and declining physical fitness.

"Go back and ask the coach for his opinion~"

At this question, Stevens showed obvious resistance to this deal!

"In my opinion, the deal for Dwight Howard will do more harm than good to the team." Stevens put forward his opinion to Jiang Mingliang.

"OK, then this deal is out of my consideration." Jiang Mingliang promised Stevens that he may not be able to bring all the players that Stevens wants, but he will definitely not bring the players that Stevens does not want. For players who want this, they must do what they say.

"Actually, I think Dwight can improve our defense in the restricted area. On the offensive end, although his skills are not as delicate as Brook's and his shooting range is not wide enough, his destructive power in the small restricted area is stronger. This is our goal. What the team desperately needs." Isiah Thomas also tried to push, and he was using his professionalism to win over Stevens.

In Stevens' eyes, Jiang Mingliang's decisiveness made him very satisfied, but it was not the capital of his pampering. As far as the situation allowed, he wanted to explain his decision: "Dwight The defensive end can indeed make up for our problems to a large extent. But on the offensive end, our core player is Curry, and we must give priority to ensuring that Curry is in a comfortable offensive mode. If the opponent feels good about Curry, directly Choosing to kill Howard with the shark slashing tactics, thus consuming Curry’s touch, for us, the gain on the defensive end is not worth the loss. Dwight’s character is also a hidden danger. I can replace other players at will, but Dewight White, his character is a bomb for the team, at least for now."

Can Curry overpower Howard? Of course. No matter how confident Howard is, he can only honestly be the second child in front of Curry with two championship rings, two finals MVPs, and a regular season MVP, and is still in his peak state, but Curry can make Is Howard obedient? This is absolutely impossible, at least for now! He doesn't even accept Kobe, will he listen to Curry honestly? In Jiang Mingliang's impression, Howard didn't really put down his figure properly until he went to the Hornets, but at that time, he was far away from his peak state. Before that, the Lakers, Rockets, Hawks, he has always been the one who wants to play in his own way.

Tactical differences are on the one hand, and Howard’s contract is on the other. In 2013, Howard signed a 3+1 player option with the Mavericks, with a maximum salary contract worth 88 million. Howard can choose to jump out of the contract in 2016. . And Lopez's 4-year 64 million contract will expire in 2016. Jiang Mingliang had the idea of ​​using the skyrocketing salary space to chase Durant in the summer of 2016. Lopez's contract would free up ample space for the Nets to give Durant the largest contract possible. And if there is Howard, and if he chooses to implement the contract, the team's salary space will be compressed for another year. At that time, it may not be easy to deal with.

In Thomas' eyes, a top center like Howard has become a "disgusting" object because of his personality, which really makes him a little confused about Jiang Mingliang and Stevens. But who made the combination of Jiang Mingliang and Stevens have won two championships for the Nets. They say the earth is flat, so the earth is flat!

The Nets are not very interested in Howard, but there are not a few teams in the league who want to take advantage of the fire. The Bucks, Trail Blazers, Celtics, Pacers, and Knicks all made offers to the Mavericks. The Mavericks traded Howard, hoping to get chips including a qualified center, athletic wings and draft picks, while also sending the team a junk contract. It seems that he is thinking too much. The Bucks use Larry Sanders as the main bargaining chip, which is undoubtedly the most attractive offer, but they refused to send Antetokounmpo and Middleton, and they had no draft picks. The trading plan was temporarily put on hold. Baynes and Batum are the bargaining chips, but the Mavericks still want Pope, and send away Marion in the team. However, the Celtics continued to offer free whoring offers, and the offer of the protected draft pick Gastad Meyer clearly pitted the Mavericks.

In the Celtics lineup, there are not many high-quality resources nowadays. It is nothing more than Bradley, Smart, Randall, and Thomas Jr. who has just joined the team and performed surprisingly well. The team is also eager to get rid of the contracts of Joe Johnson and Stoudemire, but they don't want to come up with a high-quality contract, and some of them treat others as fools too much.

Although he was not going to trade Howard, Jiang Mingliang still called Nelson Jr. If the Mavericks needed a third party in the process of trading Howard, the Nets were willing to participate.

On December 26, the day after Christmas, the Nets headed to the Northwest for a back-to-back game against the Nuggets and the Jazz. After discussions, the team decided internally to finish the game against the Nuggets After that, Curry will take a break in the game against the Jazz. After returning to New York, the team will conduct another check on Curry's physical condition and re-establish the frequency of Curry's rotation in the next year's game.

From Jiang Mingliang's God's perspective, the Nuggets can be called the big winners in the 2014 draft. Among the current rookies, Jokic, the most underrated one, was recruited by them. However, the Serbian chubby has no idea of ​​joining the NBA this season, and the team's lottery pick was given to white shooter McDermott. McDermott was a point forward with both ball-holding singles ability and shooting accuracy in college. . In the best way, the training will be a player with a high lower limit. However, after coming to the Nuggets, Gallinari occupies the starting position, Chandler is on the bench, and McDermott is almost completely idle. The Nuggets really have such a problem. There are many capable players in the team, but they just lack a core who can bond everyone together. Players were buried in the Nuggets and waited until the contract expired to come out. Some could make a comeback, while others never recovered.

Just like McDermott, if he is in the current Nets, he is very hopeful to compete with Aminu for a starting position, and maybe he will be trained by Stevens as a space-based power forward. Can appear during garbage time.

Although the Nuggets are not willing to play poorly this season, the team has made wrong bets on key positions in the past two seasons. The three premium contracts of Faried, McGee and Ty Lawson have had a great impact on the team. Big, Gallinari is a glass man, often injured, and Wilson Chandler is a repeated investment in the small forward position. He was beaten badly at the beginning.

When the two teams met in the first round of the season, Curry scored 60+ on Ty Lawson. The mentality of throwing the Nuggets up and down was out of balance. In this game, Curry, who didn't need to save energy for the next game, continued to play brilliantly. He hit 8 3-pointers in the first half alone, breaking the NBA record maintained by himself. The record for most three-pointers made in a half. His abnormal accuracy also made the Nuggets trail behind by as much as 25 points at halftime at home, and the suspense of the game disappeared early.

The Nuggets lost their desire to resist early, and Curry was embarrassed to continue to collect data. Although he is still competing with Westbrook for the scoring title, but for him, the MVP and the championship are more meaningful. The scoring title is just a matter of convenience.

In the second half of the game, Porzingis became the bright spot of the Nets. Facing the Nuggets' track and field team's style of play, Porzingis, who is taller, faster and more accurate, has a strong sense of presence. In singles, he can protect the frame at the end, steal and block shots. In the end, he also won a large double-double of 24+13.

In the end, the Nets beat the Nuggets 142:113 and conquered the first pass in the Northwest.