Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

The waiting time is always excruciating. It's like a test. You hope to get good grades, but you can't rule out the result of abnormal performance.

No news in July.

There has been no movement in August.

Until the end of September.

Because the regular season is scheduled to start in early November, there will be teams training in advance throughout October, and there are also preseason games to run in with the new lineup, so the guests in the hometown are almost gone, and it is at this time... Jazz News came from the side, Li Shengli received a call from Jerry Sloan, and everything was settled.

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In the living room of Villa No. 1, Li Shengli came back from the phone call. Both Thompson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar couldn't sit still. "What did you say? What do you mean by this look on your face?"

"Damn it, these guys didn't give me a choice at all. They directly told me to report to the next company." Li Shengli said with a bad expression. After all, Jerry Sloan had promised... that there would be a deal before the transaction plan was finalized. Several choices were given to him, and he could still choose from a small range of choices as to where to go in the end, but now he was directly notified to report.

"Do you want to rush us to death? Tell me quickly, where are you going?"

"Dallas, I'm going to Dallas!" Li Shengli said the result without hesitation.

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Last in the Western Conference, the Dallas Mavericks?

The NBA's ball market not only depends on the size of the city, but also on the fan base and competition.

Although Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington are the largest metropolis in the South of the United States, and Dallas is not a small city, ranking among the top ten cities in the United States, but Dallas...basketball, football, Football, ice hockey, baseball, all the major leagues are here!

To sum up, there is potential, but the competition is huge!

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's prediction is still reliable. Obviously Stern wants to use Li Shengli, who is in full swing, as a vanguard to go to Dallas to harm the fan market.

But Thompson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar don't care about this. What they really care about is...how many members of Li Shengli's team will be left after the Mavericks trade plan is put out? !

Not much, but still okay!

This is probably how Li Shengli felt.

The two core players of the current Mavericks are Jamal Mashburn and Jim Jackson.

Jamal Mashburn, the fourth pick in the 1993 draft, averaged 19.2 points, 3.4 assists, and 4.5 rebounds per game. He is 2.03cm tall and plays the third small forward.

As for Jim Jackson, the fifth pick in the 1992 draft, he was in the same class as Li Shengli. He was also a small forward in college. After coming to the Mavericks, because of Jamal's relationship, he became the main attacker in the backcourt, averaging 19.2 points + 4.6 assists + per game. 4.7 rebounds.

Looking at these two statistics alone, they are still good, but in fact, the Mavericks' performance has not improved, even if they have two players with first-line statistics in two consecutive years, because no one in other positions can carry the banner.

However, the arrival of Li Shengli, the cornerstone of the team, made the entire Mavericks management nervous. After receiving a positive reply from the Jazz...

First, Jim Jackson and main center Sean Lukes were packaged and sent to the Jazz in exchange for Li Shengli + Crotty, and then Mashburn was sent to the Hornets for Dell Curry + David Winget. Special, plus a one-year draft pick.

The former is undoubtedly a loss for the Jazz. Even if the salary matches, after all, the player's cost-effectiveness must be considered. David Robinson's latest contract has reached 5 million+, while Li Shengli's is only 3 million+. As for Crotty's being The two parties regarded it as an add-on to the transaction and matched the salary.

As for the latter, the Hornets made a small profit.

They never expected to lose money by sending away Li Shengli. They turned around and found that it was Li Shengli who made them gain again. In the final analysis, Mashburn's trade of Curry + Wingate was more than enough, but the Mavericks also considered it because of the one-year draft. Quan can also let them reinforce once more and add bricks and tiles to the cornerstone of Li Shengli.

It is worth mentioning that the Mavericks did not give up Jason Kidd, the second overall pick in this draft. At this point, the main lineup is almost complete...Li Shengli is on the inside, and the cool shooter Curry and the defensive stalwart are on the outside. Crotty and the second-place point guard Kidd will be the Mavericks' original substitutes at the third and fourth positions.

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"These... these transactions seem interesting?" Thompson touched his chin, even without a beard.

"It's quite interesting." Kareem Abdul-Jabbar glanced at it and said: "Putting aside the unreasonableness here, it can be seen that the Mavericks attach great importance to Lee. Mashburn exchanged Curry, Wingate and draft picks. No. It’s not a loss, but it feels like the Mavericks’ self-disintegration, breaking up the entire original lineup.”

"Nonsense, the Mavericks' original lineup was worthless. It was last in the Western Conference every time. It wouldn't be a pity to dismantle it." Thompson continued, "It feels like the Mavericks next season will be a completely new team. Almost everyone The changes in position are not small, which makes me... look forward to it very much."

"Extremely looking forward to it? Maybe this is what Stern wants, but in any case, this matter has been decided, everyone can rest assured, and the next step is the Mavericks' counterattack time."

Leading a counterattack?

Li Shengli hasn't thought about this yet, but what he has thought about is... this lineup is comfortable.

Curry was actually brought over. This was a good thing that he had never thought of. It would be more fun if Bogues was brought over and Crotty was added, but the point guard position With Jason Kidd around, Bogues really has no chance.

And back to this lineup.

Li Shengli's penalty area can be matched with any No. 4 position, and he will not be inferior to any strong inside team on both offense and defense. He can win or not, but he guarantees that he will not suffer a loss.

On the outside, Curry and Crotty played one offense and one defense, increasing the options for on-the-spot changes. Jason Kidd, the second-ranked point guard, played well, so poor performance would not be a big problem.

As for the remaining No. 3 position, it does not require much offensive ability. As long as the defense can be done well, it is enough, and this threshold is very low. After all, as long as you have an attitude and pass the physical condition, the defense will not be too bad.

Basically, this kind of lineup is good enough to play for a while. The only thing missing is running-in, and the preseason games just around the corner are the best training ground.

Everything is settled.

Li Shengli was still satisfied with the result, so he called Curry in a happy mood and made an appointment to go to Dallas to report together. Curry was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night and took his two sons for a set of military training. After all, The existence of Li Shengli is a championship guarantee!

For a player, what else can be more attractive than a championship?

Perhaps because he was too excited, Curry had a nightmare that night... He dreamed of Stern talking to him with a flattering look on his face at the finals award ceremony.

"Look, this is the supreme FMVP honor. Congratulations, Stephen Curry!"

"Stop, stop, damn, I am Dell Curry, and Stephen is my son!"

"Great, then you take this trophy back and give it to Stephen!"

"Then you want me to accept the award?"

"It doesn't matter. It's all a dream anyway. It doesn't matter who comes. Your son lacks this thing!"