Healing Basketball

  Chapter 1007 Chapter 1007. This is called high-end operation

   On August 1, the first day of the new month, the Raptors and Pacers officially announced the trade.

Raptors send Chris Bosh, TJ Ford, Rasu Nesterovic, Alvin Williams to Pacers for Ron Artest and Jermaine O'Neal .

Liu Xiu can see from the transaction details on the NBA official website that Artest’s signing-and-exchanging contract is a five-year maximum salary of $98 million, with a starting salary of $15.12 million. Replaced with a new contract.

  So the Raptors sent out both Nesterovic and Alvin Williams, two expiring contracts with decent trade values.

These two expiring contracts, if the first-round or second-round picks are attached, it is very easy to find high-quality role players who are exchanged for long-term contracts by those big teams. Most big teams are happy to get rid of long-term contracts and get picks.

  Yesterday, WOJ broke the news that although Artest decided to join the Raptors, neither the Raptors nor Artest had the initiative.

   The Raptors have three of the top 10 picks in the 2003 class. Calderon renewed his contract for 4 years for 36 million last season, which will take effect in the new season;

Liu Xiu felt that the management of the Raptors team must have regretted it. The two brothers renew their contract later, and retaining the bird rights will only account for about 6 million in the salary cap. Bosh and Ford sent out together, one is enough.

  However, according to Fox Sports reporter Andrew Seraphim, the Raptors actively wanted one of Tianzun and O'Neal to strengthen the inside defense, and chose the 30-year-old O'Neal.

The point guard line of Calderon and Felton is a combination of wisdom and savagery; shooting guard Anthony Parker is not good, and he still plays 3D with no big problems in the starting lineup; small forward World Peace, power forward Jr. O'Neal, center Milicic.

   On the Pistons side, Carter renewed his contract with $60 million in four years, retaining the core lineup of the five starters.

   The Bulls' three major stars are in their prime, and the lineup of role players is very strong.

   Beast is ready to attack the MVP and the best defensive player.

  The Eagles' 206 frontcourt group also began to show results.

  Liu Xiu felt that KING could consider coming to the West.

   Obviously, the overall style of play in the West is more suitable for James to rush.

  …

   With only one week left before the Olympic Games, Liu Xiu has become even busier.

  In addition to training, there are also interviews and recordings of official programs.

   Fortunately, on the 1st day, Liu Xiu completed the training task of 'inside line pressing', and the basic layup skill was improved from 95 to 96, without any delay.

  The strength training task has only been carried out in two major stages, and it will be discussed after the Olympics. Even if the training task is not completed during the offseason, it does not matter until the new season.

  Artest and Bosh exchange clubs, which is a big event in the basketball circle, but in front of the Olympics, the influence is average.

  But Liu Xiu felt Bosh's sadness.

   On the morning of the 2nd, six people including Liu Xiu, Anthony, James, Wade, Bosh, and Hinrich participated in the Olympic special program "Night of Genius" on the court sports channel.

  Dream Team 8 is quite different from Liu Xiu's impression.

  Point guard: Paul, Hinrich, Kidd; Shooting guard: Kobe, Wade, Deron; Small forward: James, Prince; Power forward: Anthony, Bosh; Center: Howard, Kwame Brown.

The content of the program is to review the night of the 2003 draft, the stories before and after the draft, and the bits and pieces in the NBA, and it is based on the fact that none of the six great talents have changed teams. point.

  Who knew that when this show was about to be recorded, Bosh changed teams!

  Bosh was out of his mind throughout the show, and seemed to be hit hard...

  Different from the previous Olympic Games, although the men’s basketball event in the previous Olympic Games was also highly valued by the officials and Chinese people, it was only one of the important events.

  This time, the Chinese men's basketball team has received unprecedented attention!

  Compared with national football, they are all inferior.

   Four people like Liu Xiu, Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi, and Zhu Fangyu also have the job of receiving VIPs. These were basically exclusive to the table tennis team in the past, and now the men's basketball team can also get a share.

  Liu Xiu, Yao Ming, and Wang Zhizhi are all well-known players, serving as the core of NBA championship teams.

  Zhu Fangyu is the representative of Chinese basketball players in European basketball.

This time, the imperial court said that Wang Zhizhi is the core of the Lakers. There is really no problem. Although the strength is not as good as that of David West, David West is the scoring point, and Wang Zhizhi is the supporting core, similar to Divac of the Kings back then. And Brad Miller, they are not as strong as Webber, but Webber's reimbursement will not affect the tactical operation of the Kings. These two cannot be missing, and Princeton will not be able to play without Princeton.

  With Odom often distracted, Wang Zhizhi's role as a tactical transfer is actually more important to the Lakers.

  The rising star of the national team, Yi Jianlian, can only look at the four of them helplessly...

  So busy and surrounded by so many spotlights, Liu Xiu still prepares patiently every day without drifting.

  Under his leadership, the teammates also settled down to prepare for the battle.

   On the 4th, Liu Xiu received a call from the vice president, and after many discussions with Gasol Jr. and his agent Herb Ludoi, he finally signed the contract.

  The 27th pick in the first round of the standard contract, 4 years 5.52 million US dollars, Gasol Jr. will join in the new season.

   But there are additional conditions in the contract, the vice president sent the content to Liu Xiu's mailbox.

   There are quite a lot of clauses, but most of them are normal demands, and players with agents will raise them.

Only the Mavericks had a German who didn't want to be named and didn't understand anything when he signed the contract extension. It was their Mavericks boss who helped him add various rights and interests to the contract. I couldn't bear it. , Players take advantage of the terms.

  When Liu Xiu learned about this, he felt that the Silver Horn King was called a high-end operation!

   There are two of Gasol's additional conditions, which can be called the "overlord clause".

   Unless there are force majeure factors, Gasol Jr. must have a chance to play in every game; when Gasol Jr. officially notifies him in writing of the application for a trade, the team needs to start the trading process.

   But Liu Xiu thought about it carefully, and these two conditions seemed overbearing, but in fact they had no binding force.

  It is OK to play, and one round counts as an appearance.

   The trade program must be started, but it is not said that Gasol has the right to choose where to go.

  The former reflects Gasol's self-confidence, believing that he can make his mark as long as he has the opportunity.

  The latter is to hope that the team will pay attention to him, so this condition is added that is actually useless.

   But the squirrel character of the big dog is exposed to the fullest again.

  Liu Xiu had an event two days ago, with people from the club. The club sent the coach and general manager. The coach complained that the boss was narrow-minded and wanted to 'ruin' Gasol.

  Because Gasol Jr.’s contract with Barcelona officially ended, he decided to play in the NBA, but he didn’t want to come to the Trail Blazers at first, and asked about the possibility of a trade when he first contacted him in the summer.

  The dog's first reaction was to refuse, such a talented center must be signed.

  According to the draft rules, after a player is selected in the first or second round, if he refuses to sign a contract due to disagreement, he will voluntarily give up his eligibility to be selected this time, and he will not be allowed to sign with other NBA teams within one year.

If it is because of the player that the negotiation cannot be started, for example, the contract between the player and the original club has not yet ended, the above clause will be extended indefinitely and converted into a long-term signing right—like Ginobili and Scola, Picasso Jr. I can't make it to the NBA without signing with the Trail Blazers.

  This rule is very overbearing, but it is only to protect the rights and interests of the team when choosing overseas players. The players union supports this clause.

   After all, the players union mainly serves local American players. This innocuous ‘sacrifice’ can be exchanged for other more favorable rules.

   Knowing that the big dog is going to keep Gasol no matter what, Liu Xiu thought about what happened to O'Neal and Randolph.

  It's also interesting to say that Paul Allen doesn't resist sending away stars who have developed potential, and he will trade if he thinks it is beneficial.

  But I have a different obsession with potential stars. If I believe that I have talent, even if I don’t have the conditions to cultivate it, I still want to hold it in my hand, like a squirrel.

   Jermaine O'Neal's rookie contract was three years, and he hardly got any chances. He averaged 2.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per game in the third year. Logically speaking, after playing for three years with this data, he should give up, right?

  Paul Allen just no! He knew that this guy was talented, so he gave Jermaine O'Neal, who averaged 2+2 per game, a four-year, $24 million contract, and kept him for another year until 2000, when the Pacers were selected to the All-NBA Team in the 99-00 season. The star Dale Davis was used as a bargaining chip, so he was willing to send away this genius who had been covered for four years.

  Public opinion generally believes that although Jermaine O'Neal was under 22 when he joined the Pacers, as an insider, there is still enough room for growth.

  But in the four years of the Trail Blazers, O'Neal still wasted a lot of talent, otherwise this should be a top talent comparable to Garnett.

Randolph is similar. He has almost no chance to perform in the first two years of his career. Tianzun and Dale Davis are two starters. There are also substitutes such as Bangzi, Sabonis, and Kemp. After falling behind the Mavericks 0-3 in the playoffs, he scored 25 points and 15 rebounds, 22 points and 9 rebounds, and 21 points and 10 rebounds in 3 games. He led the team to win three games in a row and tied the big score. on the starting position.

And the big dog is very tolerant in this situation. At that time, Randolph had a lot of off-court problems. The big dog was still reluctant to give away such a talent. He waited for Randolph to fully develop his talent later. Willing to send away.

  Liu Xiu reckoned that he himself was in a similar situation when he first entered the NBA. The big dog couldn't understand him, but he couldn't bear his talent...

Kwame Brown, Duncan, who is slightly poor on the defensive end, has a certain mid-range shooting talent and passing talent on the offensive end, and has developed well over the past few years. He can shoot and pass, but he cannot be used as the main offensive method. Putting up the basket is the main focus, and the second offense is easy to make mistakes when taking the ball, regardless of the passing ability of the second offense.

   Randolph, an all-around scoring power forward, can only be used as a meat shield on the defensive end. He can keep up with the perimeter defense but lacks awareness. His defensive enthusiasm has declined after completing the dynasty.

  Millsap, strong, lack of running and jumping ability, active, strong style of play, good defense, can pick and roll in mid-range shots, can play singles but the method is relatively simple.

  Birdman, no skills, strong running and jumping ability, excellent awareness of eating cakes and moving positions, active defensive end, poor single-defense effect.

  Pau Gasol, fat... Full size, good frame protection, good defensive awareness, good coping ability, good shooting, although he is a quasi-rookie, he has rich game experience, and his combat power and talent are extremely high.

  Liu Xiu analyzed the team's five insiders, and they really have their own characteristics and strong strength!

  In the new season, no matter what type of insider the team needs, with these five people, it will never be said that there is not enough insider manpower!

  …

  Some people hold on to their talents and don't let go, but others see an opportunity and attack decisively.

   On the 7th, the day before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, another big deal was born in the NBA—the Timberwolves sent Joel Przybilla and Greg Oden, and got Paul Gasol from the Grizzlies!

  The Timberwolves also announced that they had renewed their contract with Luol Deng, with a starting salary of $9.68 million and a total of $78 million in six years.

   This transaction came very suddenly, Liu Xiu hadn't heard the news before!

Liu Xiu once thought about whether the Lakers would use David West, Odom and others to replace Gasol, but he dismissed this idea very early on. With Deron, Gasol does not have David Weiss It is so suitable for the Lakers.

   Unless Gasol is allowed to play a role like Wang Zhizhi, but Gasol’s shooting range is not as far as Wang Zhizhi, and he is used to being a star, so he may not be as good as Wang Zhizhi.

   The teams that have had rumors are the Jazz, Celtics, Mavericks, Spurs, Magic and other teams. They have trading chips and need a tactical core like Gasol.

   But none of these teams got Gasol.

   It can only be said that as the general manager of the logo men's department, the Chris Wallace deal is full of rumors and basically nothing. Any deal is very sudden and happens suddenly.

   When Kupchak traded for David West, it was also a sudden transaction.

  The place where Oden started his career has become Memphis. The ability to cultivate centers there is good, but I don’t know about Oden’s legs...

   After seeing the news, Liu Xiu called Gasol.

   "Good morning, Paul."

   "Jess? Oh, it's you, good morning, it's rare that you took the initiative to call me."

  Why is there a trace of resentment in the tone? Liu Xiu ignored this and said, "Paul, congratulations, you are finally out of the sea of ​​suffering. The next time you fight against you, I shouldn't be able to defeat you so easily."

   "Of course... hey..."

   "Huh? Why are you not in a good mood? You have become teammates with Roy and Deng!" Liu Xiu was surprised. The other party didn't seem to be cured, but why did he feel so sad?

   Gasol smiled bitterly: "No, I am very happy to be teammates with them, and finally I don't have to struggle alone, but I really don't want to go to that **** place in Minneapolis."

   "Minneapolis is a horrible place, that's true, but Memphis is not much better, right? In terms of basketball atmosphere, Memphis is not as good as Minneapolis." Liu Xiu was very puzzled.

   "Minneapolis has no operas, concerts, or dramas. It is much worse than Memphis. Memphis is the hometown of Elvis Presley! A holy place for singers to check in for concerts!"

   Jess MP Doudouyan: (_)?

  (end of this chapter)