I’m Really Playing Basketball

The sensation that Key's deal caused in the league is certainly much greater than the deal in which Jordan sent Gerald Wallace to the Cavaliers in exchange for two draft picks.

After all, this deal includes not only Kevin, the second-best point guard in NBA history, but also two All-Stars, Bargo and Gasol, and a very popular player, White Chocolate.

Even as an addition to this deal, Bucks center Lorenzen White is also a strong player. He is one of the few black centers in the NBA with excellent shooting. He is also a player of the golden generation in 1996 and was the No. 7 of the year. show.

In short, in this transaction, the Grizzlies paid a lot for Kidd and Battle.

As the best general manager in the NBA, Jerry West sent the team's future and present to the Lakers in exchange for a 31-year-old Kidd and 29-year-old Battelle. This is definitely not for the future.

It can only be for the present, but even now, is Jerry West the kind of general manager who just wants to make the playoffs?

of course not!

Jerry West is definitely going to do something using Kidd and Battle as bait.

So the question is, what can Kidd and Battle do for the Grizzlies?

To be honest, Jerry West's operation in this wave is indeed very clever.

After seeing Jordan sending Gerald Wallace to the Cavaliers, Jerry West guessed that Jordan wanted to help the Cavaliers win the championship, so as to separate Chen Xiao and James as soon as possible, and get Chen Xiao.

After Gerald Wallace is sent to the Cavaliers, can the Cavaliers win the championship this season?

Many experts are not optimistic about this.

After all, the Heat and Magic are indeed strong.

Gerald Wallace can't change Carlisle's one-shot-for-one-shot style of play, which is a pig-headed one.

But Jordan believes it, and he believes it very much. I don't know if Jordan has any inside information. In short, I am very confident that the Cavaliers will definitely win the championship as long as they get Gerald Wallace.

So a lot of chips have been piled up in the team.

In this regard, after predicting Jordan's prediction, Jerry West could only take action immediately.

Because his target is also Chen Xiao.

The trade for Kidd and Battle was just for Chen Xiao.

Although the relationship between Chen Xiao and the Cavaliers is very strong now.

But everyone with a discerning eye knows that Chen Xiao will not stay with the Cavaliers for long.

Does a mere Cleveland deserve to have two NBA draft picks?

What's more, James' mother has been making troubles openly. Although Chen Xiao is very restrained and has never paid attention to James' mother, James has always chosen to stand by Chen Xiao's side.

However, everyone has a temper. No matter how generous Chen Xiao is and how high his emotional intelligence is, he will still be annoyed by James' mother's behavior.

Therefore, it is definitely impossible for James to leave.

Then he can only leave.

Therefore, there is basically nothing to say about the future of Chen Xiao and the Cavaliers.

With the relationship between Chen Xiao and James, the two will be separated if they win the championship.

If Jordan accepted the Cavaliers' 12 million junk contract in the summer, it doesn't look like much.

So at this time, Jordan sent Gerald Wallace to the Cavaliers, and he, Jerry West, was no longer vigilant, so he was on the same level as those mediocre general managers in the NBA.

After being alert, Jerry West praised Jordan crazily in his heart for the first time.

"Michael not only has a pair of divine eyes, but also the operation of this team is extremely clever. If I hadn't been vigilant, I am afraid that when the magical boy left the Cavaliers and came to Charlotte, I am afraid that I would be like everyone else. Shock."

After being alert to Jordan's operations, Jerry West agreed with the American media's praise of Jordan for the first time: "Super Rhodes without a championship, and surpass Jerry with one championship".

The chosen son of the general manager, he really lived up to his reputation.

In the general manager of the entire NBA, Jerry West also felt for the first time the feeling of being the only heroes in the world and Weir.

So without further ado, Jerry West shot immediately, not at Jordan and the Bobcats.

Instead, he directly drained the firepower and went to work for the Lakers.

To be reasonable, when Chen Xiao left the Cavaliers, he and the Cavaliers must have broken up amicably. Barkley could choose his own club when he left, and Chen Xiao certainly had the qualifications.

If Chen Xiao leaves, where is the most likely place to go?

No doubt, the Lakers!

His big brother Kidd was there.

His idol, Kobe Bryant, was there.

His little brother Boozer was there.

His national team brother Barthel was there.

Based on Chen Xiao's fans' beginner mentality, he would really go to Los Angeles to join his relatives, and Los Angeles is a big city. Although Chen Xiao doesn't need it, staying in Los Angeles is better than staying in other places, right?

As long as Chen Xiao is willing, the Lakers can get Chen Xiao at a very small price.

No kidding, if the Cavaliers really win the championship, they really won't be able to keep Chen Xiao. With the gratitude of Cleveland and the Cavaliers to Chen Xiao, they will not leave any obstacles for Chen Xiao to leave.

Therefore, assuming that Jordan's plan is successful and the Cavaliers win the championship, the most likely to get Chen Xiao is not the Bobcats, but the Lakers.

So Jerry West, who also wants to get Chen Xiao, needs to do things that Jordan didn't think of or thought of but couldn't do.

Remove the factors that attract Chen Xiao from the Lakers!

He took Kidd and Battle.

This is the first step.

This is to cut off the Lakers' advantage of getting Chen Xiao.

As for the other step, he wanted to use this operation to draw the attention of the entire league to Chen Xiao's departure from the Cavaliers.

He sent the team's future Gasol away with the present, and brought in Kidd and Battelle, of course for Chen Xiao!

With his operation, no one could guess that he was dismantling the Lakers' chips. It was too high-end to be normal, but it was low-end and attracted Chen Xiao. I'm afraid most NBA general managers can guess this.

"They are my pawns."

Not only the pieces that muddied the water, but also the pieces that forced Chen Xiao to stay even if he couldn't win the championship.

Three people become tigers, when everyone says you are leaving, no matter how much you pretend not to see it, there is no way you can not see it.

Therefore, with his addition to Jordan's plan, no matter what the Cavaliers' record is this season, Chen Xiao must leave!

So, after Kidd and Battelle were traded to the Grizzlies, almost everyone in the United States exclaimed that Jerry West shot Chen Xiao.

At the same time, the entire United States is speculating that Jerry West may already know something inside, and that Chen Xiao will definitely leave the Cavaliers after this season.

For a time, the entire NBA was in trouble.

Except for Jerry West, who was behind it all.

Jordan is frowning.

Heat president Pat Riley's eyes were shining.

Celtics general manager Danny Ainge jumped up excitedly.

Lakers general manager Kupchak was relieved to send Kidd away, and finally no longer had to be tortured by the Corgi combination, but now, he regretted it instantly.

"I was tricked by Jerry!"

And what makes Kupchak even more uncomfortable is that he was cheated by his teacher Jerry West, and he couldn't help feeling resentful.

Because Jerry West really gave too much!

According to the current market price, Gasol's transaction value is greater than that of Kidd.

Battle's trade value is greater than Lorenzen White's

Overall, it's fitting that two for two, and Jerry West also took a white chocolate one.

Therefore, when Jerry West offered this deal during the All-Star period, Kupchak agreed without thinking about it.

He thought that Jerry West was not forgetting his old club and wanted to give him a hand.

I didn't expect that...

Jerry West is cheating his old club, breaking his old club's greatest chance to get Chen Xiao!

This wave, Jerry West is really in the atmosphere.

Well, there are indeed two people standing on the atmosphere now, one is Jerry West and the other is Jordan.

After the NBA ended, because of the deal between the Lakers and the Grizzlies, everyone was talking about the deal, and everyone was talking about Chen Xiao.

And Chen Xiao himself also felt that his good friends were calling him more frequently.

At the same time, he also felt some subtle changes in the Cavaliers' team atmosphere.

Logically speaking, if the Cavaliers' head coach is deeply involved in rumors of leaving, the entire team should be in turmoil and have morale problems.

but……

Gerald Wallace, who had just arrived, did not feel this at all.

Very peaceful!

The entire Cavaliers team was unusually calm.

Everyone really didn't discuss Chen Xiao's possible departure from the Cavaliers at all.

This is really abnormal!

This only shows that these Cavaliers players knew that this would happen.

This can only show that these Cavaliers players have all been mentally prepared in advance.

More importantly, these players of the Cavaliers are really united and do not want to destroy the team's continuous improvement atmosphere.

"The internal unity of this team is terrifying!"

Although Gerald Wallace is only 22 years old, he has experienced many teams, including the Kings and Bobcats.

Especially the king.

In Gerald Wallace's mind, the Kings have always been the best team in the NBA.

No team can compare.

But now, Gerald Wallace feels that his idea needs to change.

"When everyone in a team is united, the team's combat effectiveness is terrifying!"

What's the saying?

If you don’t break out in silence, you will perish in silence.

These Cavaliers players obviously do not mean to perish in silence.

After the All-Star Game, the Cavaliers resumed team training on February 22.

In fact, Chen Xiao can also see the team's current calmness.

There was a tacit understanding between everyone, nothing was said, nothing was discussed, and nothing was asked.

It's almost the same as before.

Maybe the only difference is that everyone trains harder.

Especially Xiao Zhan.

James attends fewer events with Nike and other business partners.

Xiao Zhan spends more time on the training ground, especially focusing more on boring shooting training.

Even Spanoulis and Al Jefferson became more focused when receiving Chen Xiao's defensive training guidance.

"Xiao Chen, sometimes we always deceive ourselves unconsciously."

"yes."

After training one day, Chen Xiao and James leaned against the door of the team's training hall and looked at each other silently.

In the end, I laughed just looking at it.

"Little Chen..."

"Xiao Zhan..."

"Xiao Zhan, you speak first."

"Let's not leave any regrets."

"Um."

The two big hands held each other again.

It's very tight, but no matter how tightly you hold it, you will eventually be separated...

While the entire league was filled with news that Chen Xiao would be leaving the Cavaliers next season, the Cavaliers quietly played the remaining four games in February.

After the All-Star break, the Cavaliers' remaining four games in February, except for the Bulls in the first game, the other three opponents are very strong, the Pacers, Nets and Spurs.

The Cavaliers finally achieved 3 wins and 1 loss. The only game they lost was back-to-back home losses to the Spurs.

However, the most noteworthy game of these four games is not the game with the Spurs.

What is particularly worth mentioning is the away game between the Cavaliers and the Nets.

In this game, facing the Nets' five-forward tactics, the Cavaliers finally played their own five-forward lineup.

Chen Xiao, Diaw, Gerald Wallace, Barnes, James.

In the end, the Cavaliers defeated the Nets with a score of 98-96 on the road.

Carter's final three-pointer failed and the Cavaliers defeated their opponents.

Chen Xiao did not use any experience cards in this game.

This game was purely about the Cavaliers defeating the Nets with their strength.

Of course, the Nets were not in very good shape in this game. Under the Cavaliers' defense, the team's offensive shooting percentage was only 40%.

But, to be honest, the Cavaliers are not in the best shape either. Gerald Wallace has not yet fully integrated into the Cavaliers.

Although Carlisle has been reusing Gerald Wallace since he came to the Cavaliers.

But this game against the Nets was also Gerald Wallace's third Cavaliers game.

Under such circumstances, Carlisle was very satisfied that the Cavaliers were able to defeat the Nets away from home.

This shows that the Cavaliers can really withstand the Nets' five-peak lineup now.

After playing the games in February, the Cavaliers had a record of 6 wins and 5 losses throughout February, and a record of 45 wins and 11 losses for the entire season. They are still ranked third in the league and third in the Eastern Conference. However, the Cavaliers' The record is slowly getting better with the Heat and Magic.

The Cavaliers' record throughout February was not that good, mainly because the opponents were too strong and the schedule was not very friendly.

The three opponents that the Heat, Magic and Raptors lost in the five games were too strong, and the wins and losses were normal. As for the Timberwolves and Spurs, it was because of their schedules. One went to Minnesota in ice and snow, and the other just finished a game with the Nets. In a frantic battle of running offense and defense, we have to face back-to-back against the Spurs, who are equally good at offense and defense.

In addition, because Carlisle was debugging the lineup throughout February, testing his playing style before the All-Star Game, and integrating Gerald Wallace after the All-Star Game, Chen Xiao's average data per game also declined.

Throughout February, Chen Xiao averaged 30 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, and 1.5 blocks per game, with a shooting percentage of 48%. The data was actually okay, but it was still down compared to the previous months.

However, after playing in February, Chen Xiao's career total score has exceeded 6,900 points and is close to the 7,000-point mark.

Chen Xiao is about to become the youngest Mr. 7000 points in NBA history.

By the way, the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for February was taken away by Carter of the Nets. Throughout February, Carter led the team to 10 wins and 3 losses, averaging 30.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1.5 steals, 1.5 blocks, and 46% of three-pointers. Hit rate, won the Eastern Conference's best game of the month.

Carter is in extremely good shape this season.

On the west side, Nowitzki led the team with the same 10 wins and 3 losses, averaging 27.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1.2 steals and 2 blocks per game.

The Mavericks did not play five-stars this season, but after returning Nowitzki to the power forward position, Nowitzki has shown an excellent offensive state.

The game in February has ended, but the league's speculation about Chen Xiao's next home has not stopped.

Facing this crazy public opinion, the Cavaliers are still very calm.

As if the player everyone in the league is talking about has nothing to do with them.

As one of the top five super giants in the NBA and one of the top five players in the league, Chen Xiao will naturally have many chain reactions when he is about to enter the market.

With the trading market already closed, the NBA's bad teams have become even more insane.

The first ones recommended here are the Eagles and SuperSonics.

That’s because I really don’t want to win a game.

The grizzly bears and bobcats still have some face.

On the Grizzlies side, Kidd was hit hard by his divorce and the team gave him an indefinite leave.

Plus Gasol and White Chocolate were traded away.

The only fighting strength left for the Grizzlies is Bago, Shane Battier and Mike Miller.

As an All-Star, of course Bago has to lead the team.

A team led by Bago as the core, to be honest, can you not have any expectations for such a team to win?

I have to say that the Grizzlies can still play, and so can Jerry West.

"My team will not mess up maliciously. I hope Battelle can lead the team to strive for victory."

Yes, you did not let the Grizzlies fail, but the key is that the Grizzlies can win.

However, Kidd was in such a bad situation, his domestic violence was exposed, his psychology was affected, and Gasol White Chocolate and the others also left, it seemed a bit inhumane to let the Grizzlies win.

It is no longer easy for the Grizzlies to win every game like this.

Well, it's the same with the Bobcats. The Bobcats have traded all the high-quality players they can trade this season. What the team is left with are either junk fighters or players with short contracts.

It would be strange for such a team to win.

So Jordan also said this: "I told Chris that if he can win a game with his team, I will reward him with ten pairs of my limited edition signature sneakers. The more you win, the more you get."

Dude, Chris Paul wants those limited edition sneakers of yours, but they can't get them.

After Gerald Wallace was sent away, there was really no teammate next to Paul who could play. He couldn't do anything except collect his own data.

In short, at this moment, the entire NBA vaguely saw Jordan and Jerry West standing in the atmosphere.

Because the Bobcats, who have the most chips and Chen Xiao's close friend Paul, and the Grizzlies, who have Chen Xiao's big brother Kidd and good brother Battle, have become the most popular teams to get Chen Xiao.

"East Jordan, West Jerry, it's so scary!"

In this moment, Jordan and Jerry West are juxtaposed as rookie general managers.

Even Barkley, who had been complaining about Jordan's ability as a general manager, lost his voice at this time.

Keep your sights on the sprint phase of the NBA regular season.

Time has entered March, and NBA teams have entered the sprint stage. Whether they are championship teams or bad teams, they all need to sprint at this time.

After the Cavaliers easily defeated the botched SuperSonics 116-103 on March 2, the Cavaliers visited Philadelphia to face the 76ers on March 4.

In this game, the Cavaliers defeated the 76ers 99-89 without any blood. The 76ers are in very poor shape this season.

In the rapid offensive climax caused by the four crazy teams in the entire Eastern Conference, the worst traditionally strong team is the 76ers.

Although Mutombo doesn't know how old he is now, he has really fallen off a cliff this season.

With Mutombo's cliff-like decline, the 76ers' defensive system collapsed, and the offense could not play out of the system, still relying on Iverson alone.

Iverson did average 33 points per game this season, but it was still not enough for the 76ers to rank in the top eight.

The 76ers now have a record of 30 wins and 27 losses, ranking ninth in the Eastern Conference.

Fortunately, the Pacers, who are also a traditional strong team, have a not very good record this season, with 32 wins and 26 losses. Therefore, the 76ers still have hope for the playoffs.

After the Cavaliers easily won two consecutive games in two games in early March, perhaps the most important regular season game for the Cavaliers this season is about to begin.

On March 6, the Cavaliers faced the Heat, now the league's No. 1 team, at home.

The Cavaliers ultimately lost this game.

The Cavaliers' starting lineup for this game was the five-forward formation that Carlisle had high hopes for.

Center Chen Xiao, power forward Diaw, small forward Gerald Wallace, shooting guard Barnes, and point guard James.

To be honest, seeing the five-forward formation put out by the Cavaliers, Pat Riley was really envious.

"Why can even the Cavaliers make up such a lineup?"

only……

"If you want to beat the Heat with a five-forward tactic, don't you think too much?"

Watching the Cavaliers being beaten by the Heat on the court, Pat Riley smiled.

This is simply showing off in front of Guan Gong.

"Rick, that's not how the five-forward lineup works."

Seeing Carlisle frowning in front of the Cavaliers bench, Pat Riley said with a smile in his heart.

at the same time……

"Wonderboy is not strong enough to play center."

If you lean back in front of Yao Ming, isn't it just looking for trouble?

102 to 82, the Heat defeated the Cavaliers in an away game.

The Cavaliers with Gerald Wallace lost worse than the Cavaliers without Gerald Wallace in the last game.

"Chen, it's useless. No five-front tactic can defeat us. This is what Mr. Pat Riley said."

After the game, Wade said seriously to Chen Xiao.

After Wade finished speaking, he left with the Heat.

Chen Xiao frowned.

"Is there really no chance?"

"No, there is a chance!"

"..."

"Chen, the Heat only have one Yao Ming, and you need to become stronger, and you will definitely become stronger!"

Rick Carlisle looked forward to it and grabbed Chen Xiao's shoulders excitedly.