I am Really an Insider

Wayne, who has obtained the ultimate invincible weapon, is looking forward to putting his badge to use soon.

It's like learning a new skill while playing a game, and you can't wait to try it out.

At the same time, Wayne also hopes to maintain the winning streak as much as possible.

After playing against the Raptors, Wayne immediately got an opportunity to try out the quality of the badge.

December 30, the Trail Blazers' last game of 2008.

The Portland Trail Blazers faced off against the Boston Celtics for the second time this season.

This time, the battle will begin in the Rose Garden.

There is no doubt that this game has attracted as much attention as the Christmas game on the 25th.

But in the Christmas game, people care more about basketball itself.

What people want to see is how the Lakers and Trail Blazers can play the game.

But today, fans' attention is a little off topic.

Celtics and Trail Blazers playing basketball?

Well, it looks great.

But it’s more interesting to watch them fight!

The day before the game started, all major media were discussing whether Barkley and Green Kai players would stage a second battle.

Will Wayne break through in this game?

A few more people will be sent off in today's game.

Kenny Smith even shouted directly: "Charles will break his own record for the longest suspension for an assistant coach!"

Each of these headlines made Stern laugh: "Can you please stop being so fucking angry! Can't you just watch basketball?"

Jazz was also speechless. He emphasized more than once in the pre-match interview: "I am a truly civilized person, and it is not my intention to hit people. Therefore, I will never do anything outrageous during the game. .”

Well, said the guy who just gave Rondo a concussion and broke his finger less than a month ago.

A civilized person in one mouthful.

After hearing this, Rondo just wanted to he, tui~

Well, because of the absence of Coach Long, it is actually unlikely that Green Kai and the Trail Blazers will work together today.

Gentleman Lei has never caused any conflicts, and Hard Te has long stopped engaging in fights. Especially in front of Wayne, Hard Te is strongly opposed to violence.

As for PP, although he has some dissatisfaction with Wayne, he is still relatively rational.

Don't take action easily.

Unless you are prepared to be blocked in the locker room.

Therefore, this game ended up being a harmonious and friendly match.

Although on the court, everyone's confrontation is still very rough.

But that was all roughness within the scope of the game, and it was far from rising to the level of a conflict.

And because there was no such expert as Rondo, the two sides did not even have any quarrel.

The fight didn't end, so Wayne thought that Green Kai should give him a chance to try out the Solitary Beep badge.

As a result, today's game was only halfway through the fourth quarter, and the suspense was basically lost.

Without the second center in the Eastern Conference, C, Green Kai had to use Eddie House as the point guard.

Although House is 1.85 meters tall, he is a serious second-position shooter.

I really don’t understand organization matters!

In his career so far, the season in which House has averaged the most assists per game is only 2.5.

Without a multi-C organization, first of all, Green Kai's offense is not as smooth as before.

Secondly, Eddie House really can't guard against the bombardment.

In the second half, Coach Rivers used Junzi Lei to defend Cannonball, and Eddie House to defend Tony, whose offense was almost zero.

And guess what? Tony scored 12 points today.

In the second half, Tony made various cuts and leaned on House for a layup. It was not too easy.

In this way, Wayne only took 15 shots today to help the team win the game.

It's still far away from 20 shots.

It's very questionable.

109 to 97, Green Kai lost to the Trail Blazers on the road by 12 points. The Rose Garden was pleased to mention its 21st consecutive victory this season - the only second-longest winning streak in league history!

The Trail Blazers have also become the only team that has never defeated the Big Three of Green Kai since their establishment.

If the Trail Blazers and Greencaps hadn't met in the summer 2009 Finals, this curse would have haunted the Bostonians for the entire season.

Oh, even if we meet in the finals, this curse may not be broken.

Although he won the game, reporters after the game found that Godway was not very happy.

Don't ask, it's just you who are asking, I'm not happy to say it!

Danny Ainge, who was far away in Boston, was also very distressed at this time.

The Celtics lost again. Even though the opponent had stopped in the second half of the fourth quarter, they still lost by 12 points.

From last season to now, Green Kai has lost all four games against the Trail Blazers in the regular season.

This can't help but make Danny Ainge start to think seriously about a question - can this team really win the championship?

If not, how to recover?

The answer is clear, that is to take action as early as possible while the Big Three still have trading value.

A very cruel fact is that the transaction values ​​of Ray Allen, Pierce and Garnett are all decreasing year by year.

Therefore, if Anji wants to change the current situation, he must make a decision as soon as possible.

Well, in the original history, the Big Three of Green Kai won the championship once, and they also have a great chance in the next few years.

But now, the chances of the Big Three of Green Kai winning the championship are getting smaller and smaller. God knows what Anji will do.

after all

It's all just business to him.

At this point, the 2008 schedule has come to an end.

This also means that the All-Star Weekend is coming.

And with the arrival of the All-Stars, there are various transfer transactions in the middle of the season.

In the next period of time, as the trade deadline approaches, the league will enter a stage of frequent transactions and transfers.

With the arrival of 2009 and the start of the new NCAA season, various draft reports have become popular.

Wayne saw several reports about the draft the next day, but what surprised him was that almost everyone seemed to believe that 2009 was a bad year for the draft.

"Ah..." Wayne was speechless. How could 2009 be a small year for the draft?

As far as Wayne knows, Harden and Curry alone are two MVP-level players.

In addition, there are All-Stars such as Griffin, DeRozan and Holiday.

Further down the line, real players like James Jennings, Rubio, Gibson, Zhang Tielin, Darren Collison, etc. are all thriving in the league.

This is not a small year at all!

Oh fine.

Wayne has opened his spiritual eyes. Looking at it without opening his spiritual eyes, 2009 seems to be a small year indeed.

There is no one with a particularly bright future.

There are too few excellent centers and forwards and too many defenders.

Wayne shook his head, so just look at the draft report.

Because no one can truly predict the future.

In the afternoon, the league also made its first transaction in 2009.

Coming earlier than usual.

Of course, this transaction actually didn't cause much turmoil.

Most people, including Wayne, didn't take the news too seriously.

On January 1, the NBA officially confirmed that the trade application between the Golden State Warriors and Timberwolves was approved.

The Timberwolves sent Randy Foye, who was intercepted by the Trail Blazers to force them to trade Roy.

The Golden State Warriors sent third-year guard Kelana Azubuike, who averaged 14 points per game this season, and Italian second-year shooter Marco Belinelli.

As for the Timberwolves, when they chose Roy, they actually wanted to trade with Mosaic for the entire PY.

However, the Trail Blazers selected Roy in advance between the Timberwolves and Mosaic, breaking the PY trade.

There was no other way. The Timberwolves were afraid that Roy would hit them, so they took the sixth pick Foye in exchange for the seventh pick Roy.

Foye started out as one of the best immediate prospects in that draft, but there was no spark between him and the hard special at the time.

Over the years, as the aura of "Little Wade" faded, Foye was unwilling to organize, and his shortcomings of low offensive efficiency were also exposed.

Of course, the most important reason why the Timberwolves gave up on Foye is that his relationship with O.J. Mayo has become irreconcilable.

Foye was unable to play point guard, so he played as a substitute for Mayo for several games this season, which made Foye very dissatisfied.

And on the court, Foye and Mayo can't score enough points with one ball.

In this case, the Timberwolves can only choose one of the two.

There is no doubt that Mayo's current potential is higher than Foye's.

So in the end, Randy Foye was put on the shelf.

Then, something embarrassing happened.

Fuye, he can’t be sold at a high price!

Although he averaged 14 points per game this season, his shooting percentage is only 40%, which means he relies on shots to score points.

Coupled with the fact that Foye is not good at point guard organization and the shooting guard is not efficient in scoring, the positioning is very awkward.

At this time, the LOGO man started picking up trash.

He is willing to offer Azubuike and Belinelli, which is very sincere among all offers.

Azubuike entered the industry in the same year as Foye, but was an undrafted player. However, after two and a half seasons with the Warriors, he has shown the potential to counterattack after being undrafted.

This season, while averaging 14 points per game, Azubuike's shooting percentage is as high as 46%, and his three-point shooting percentage is as high as a terrifying 44%!

The efficiency is so much higher than that of Foye.

In addition, Azubuike's defense is also very good.

Moreover, because he was born as an undrafted player, Azubuike does not have princess disease.

If you ask him to start, he will start. If you ask him to play sixth man, he will play sixth man.

Just obey whatever is arranged and don't make any noise or make a fuss.

Italian striker Belinelli is also very efficient this season. Facts have proved that he has fully adapted to the intensity of the NBA.

Therefore, the Timberwolves agreed to the trade. In their view, this was to eliminate a locker room bomb and pick up a shooter for nothing while the player's strength remained unchanged.

LOGO Man took over the hot potato of Randy Foye.

The two teams swapping players is really not big news.

Even the new Warriors boss Lacob didn't understand: "West, what do you mean by Ning's deal? Is Foye really useful to the Warriors?"

The LOGO man was honest. He smiled slightly and said, "Yes, I have a request for help!"

Lacob:

A guard who doesn't have Wade's life but suffers from Wade's disease is really of no use to the Warriors.

In the short term, he cannot help the team's record go further.

From a long-term perspective, Foye was an immediate player when he was drafted, with low potential. Now, after three seasons, it has basically been finalized, and it is difficult to make a qualitative leap.

But then, the LOGO man said to Lacob: "It's useless to me, but it may not be useless to others. I keep him, it has its own uses."

Lacob expressed his concern, can you speak properly?

It made me dizzy.

Forget it, I won’t ask. Asking means you have a plan.

Well, the LOGO man trades Laifuye, and it is indeed for other people's use.

He feels that Foye has no potential and is not worth developing, but not everyone thinks so.

There are still some teams that covet any potential that comes their way.

Especially those teams that are in desperate need of results.

For example, the Washington Wizards.

The Wizards have been absolutely terrible this season.

It's so bad that there's no limit to it.

But the Wizards are different from other bad teams. Although they are bad this season, they have not completely rebuilt.

Everyone believed that as long as the sleeping general woke up, the Wizards would be fine again.

Therefore, the Wizards are very eager for immediate combat power.

It’s best to build a championship lineup in one go this summer!

As for the draft picks after this season's failure, the price is negotiable!

As we all know, the 2009 draft has always been considered a bad year for the draft.

There's a reason why Griffin has always been the No. 1 pick in mock drafts despite his short wingspan.

In the words of an ESPN reporter: "The players from the second to the tenth pick are actually the same. Except for Griffin, it is difficult for the rest to become talented."

Therefore, LOGO Man predicts that unless a team like the Wizards can get the top three picks.

Otherwise, this pick is useless to them.

In this small draft year, for a team like the Wizards that is bad but not bad, the picks after the first three picks are of little use to them.

That's combat power, you can't get it. It's a potential stock, but I can't wait.

Arenas' contract next season will be as high as 16 million. Who can afford to wait for this?

Are the Wizards smart enough to spend this 16 million to show off and wait for the rookie to grow?

Therefore, if the Wizards cannot get the top three picks, then their draft picks, LOGO Man, can use their little brains.

In addition to the Wizards, the Raptors, Grizzlies and other teams are also in the same situation.

If they can't get the top three picks, they will most likely choose to trade the picks.

At that time, Randy Foye and others will be able to come in handy.

Don't think about anything when you come to the Bay Area now, just brush up on your data.

You can make waves as much as you want, you, Monta Ellis and Love, you three can eat the ball.

Anyway, you can brush it vigorously.

Lacob still knew little about LOGO Man's deal, but West knew it very well.

This deal is very important to him!

If everything goes well.

Then the Warriors will have two top ten, or even two top five picks this summer!

Plus players like Monta Ellis, Al Harrington and Jackson.

These high-quality chips are extremely tempting when placed on the negotiation table.

Maybe within ten days, the Warriors will become a strong team in the league!

Not a strong team in the playoffs, but a strong team aiming for the championship!

Of course, the only problem now is

Do these young people from 2009 have any value?

If the rookie itself has no value, the draft pick has no value either.

Before, LOGO Man always felt that Curry was a valuable rookie, but that game in New York was really shocking.

I hope his performance can pick up in the future.

When the LOGO man was still trying to figure out how to make YY a reality, the Trail Blazers defeated the New Orleans Hornets in their first game in 2009, leaving their opponents powerless to resist.

As usual, Wayne didn't go all out and the game was already won.

Not to mention 20 shots, because garbage time came so early, I almost didn't even get 20 points.

What can Wayne do?

My teammates are so stable!

At this point, the Trail Blazers' winning streak has reached 22 games.