I’m Really Playing Basketball

It’s hard to say whether Duncan knows the allusion between sycamores and phoenixes, but Luo Ge and Zhu Fangyu of the Spurs definitely know it.

However, the two of them definitely didn't know that their head coach would say such things to Duncan.

The day after Christmas, horses are still running and dancing, and the NBA is still full of Christmas news, the ultimate showdown between Chen Xiao and Kobe Bryant, the present and future battle between Yao Ming and Oden, and the feud between the Spurs and the Magic. fight.

Of course, the biggest news among these is of course Chen Xiao and Kobe.

After all, the battle last night seemed to drain Chen Xiao and Kobe dry. The energetic Chen Xiao and Kobe both became otakus the next day.

After the Christmas game, Boss Ke did not go back to Los Angeles directly. Instead, he brought his family and son to Chen Xiao's home as a guest.

After all, Boss Ke's son is Chen Xiao's biggest fan and apprentice, and Chen Xiao's son is Boss Ke's biggest fan and apprentice. The relationship between the two families is quite close.

Generally speaking, when the two families play together, Chen Xiao and Ke Lao each take care of the other's son.

But this time, Chen Xiao and Brother Ke really didn't have the strength to do anything with their babies, and they just wanted to lie on the sofa and blow each other's hands.

Don't think that raising children is easy. Children are very energetic. When they can crawl, they can't sit still and crawl everywhere. When they can walk and run, they can't stay where they are and run around. Jumping, you still have to follow.

Now Xiao Chen and Xiao Ke are in a state where they can fly everywhere.

Even when Chen Xiao and Kobe were at full strength, they were exhausted by these two little guys, let alone now.

So, let’s leave these two little guys to Vanessa, Xiao Xiaoke, his sisters, and Chen Xiao’s female apprentices.

Well, during the Christmas period, Chen Xiao's house was quite lively.

Boss Ke, who was lying on the sofa blowing water with Chen Xiao, felt that some of the things he said were unconvincing.

For example, Mr. Ke sometimes always shows off his harmonious family and lovely children in front of Chen Xiao.

But seeing his lovely and beautiful female apprentices at Chen Xiao's house for the first time, Boss Ke admitted that he was envious.

By the way, Kobe is actually not a 'typical good man'. In the 'Sprewell's Eagle County Incident', Kobe was not completely free from involvement. Sprewell's statement that 'Kobe Bryant did it too' is not nonsense. If Chen Xiao, Boss Ji and Xiao Zhan hadn't been there at that time, Boss Ke might have really known how to do it.

You know, that time was when Vanessa was pregnant with Xiao Xiaoke, maybe, the boss of Ke pissed off his only son...

Of course, it's hard to hypothesize about things that didn't happen.

In short, after the Eagle County incident in Sprewell, Boss Ke was really frightened. In addition, since he had a son, Boss Ke also focused on his son.

But, although he doesn't have the chance to go out to play, it's not that Boss Ke doesn't want to go out to play.

Therefore, Ke Boss and Wade are similar in this respect.

They all became good men for various reasons, but deep down, they were unwilling.

Therefore, he would always show the kind of envy that only men can understand towards Chen Xiao.

So, as long as Chen Ling feels this kind of envy from them, Chen Ling will know that none of them are really 'good men'!

Well, Brother Luo has never envied Chen Xiao.

Of course, men, huh, normal.

After the Bobcats defeated the Lakers in the Christmas Day game, Chen Xiao temporarily secured his position as the league's number one player. At the same time, the Bobcats also achieved an 8-game winning streak, raising their record to 17 wins. 9 losses, this record is still ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference.

Although the ranking has not changed, it must be the closest to the previous team.

In short, after losing to the Cavaliers on December 8, the Bobcats have not lost a game so far. This made many experts who thought that the Bobcats would experience a downturn after trading Randolph were mercilessly slapped in the face.

I have to say that after Randolph left, Chen Xiao and Xiaopao still cooperated very well. Chen Xiao played a supporting role and Xiaopao played the protagonist. They were very stable in the regular season.

It's just that after the Christmas battle, Chen Xiao and Xiao Pao, a very good abusive food combination, are about to be dismantled.

In the past half month or so, Xiaopao has performed very well after becoming the protagonist, and Chen Xiao's cooperation with him is also very good. However, this will not affect the fact that Xiaopao still has to leave.

The conversation between Chen Xiao and Xiaopao was settled at the beginning, and the two left with a smile after leaving a good enough memory for each other.

And the victory in the Christmas game with the Lakers is enough to make the two nostalgic.

Chen Xiao scored 68 points in this game. Although Xiaopao had a poor touch, he scored 18 assists and hit 3 points at the critical moment. The two worked together to defend against the impact of the Lakers, the most promising team in the league. .

With that said, Xiaopao's deal has been delayed until now. In fact, it is not just Xiaopao who is hesitating about whether to go to the Knicks or which team is better to go to. In fact, there is also Xiaopao who wants to compete with the Lakers. The reason for the competition.

Xiao Pao wanted to keep Chen Xiao's position as the number one player in the league.

Even if he leaves, Xiaopao is not willing to let Chen Xiao lose the number one player in the league and lose the most important game of the regular season because of his own reasons.

After the Bobcats defeated the Lakers in the Christmas Day game, Xiao Pao had no regrets.

In this case, Xiaopao can choose his ideal team without any distractions.

For Xiaopao, he was lucky in choosing his next home.

Because as long as he is willing, the Bobcats have not set any threshold for Xiaopao.

Of course, you can't tell Xiaopao's next family about this.

Xiaopao is naturally not the kind of person who helps his family eat and drink.

Moreover, even if Xiaopao said it, it actually doesn't matter.

Because the Bobcats have never thought about making money from this transaction of Xiaopao, it should be said that the Bobcats will definitely not make any money from trading Xiaopao.

Xiaopao is a player on a rookie contract. This year is the fourth year of Xiaopao's rookie contract. This year's annual salary for Xiaopao is US$4.4 million. Everyone knows that in NBA transactions, salary must be matched.

As a player with an annual salary of 4.4 million, no matter how strong you are, you can't get a player with a big contract with an annual salary of more than 10 million.

Therefore, when the Bobcats do not produce players with big contracts like Chen Xiao, and when junk contracts can be released every day, Xiaopao can only replace players with an annual salary of less than 5 million.

The best players like this are super rookies, such as Horford, Howard, Ben Gordon, Deron, Morrison, Oden, and Durant.

But obviously, the teams that own these players will definitely not send these players to trade with small guns.

Although Xiaopao is an All-Star young player and a future superstar, these people also have the potential to be future superstars.

Therefore, what Xiaopao can now exchange for the Bobcats is second-rate young players plus draft picks.

For a defending champion like the Bobcats, such a bargaining chip would hardly add much strength to the Bobcats.

Therefore, for the Bobcats, trading small guns will definitely be a loss, and now is not a good time to trade small guns.

In fact, the best time to trade Xiaopao is to renew his contract with a maximum salary and then trade him away.

This requires Xiaopao to wait for another season with the Bobcats.

But obviously, Xiao Pao is willing to wait, and Chen Xiao is not willing to let Xiao Pao suffer. In other words, Jordan will not let Chen Xiao play a supporting role for a season.

Therefore, since trading Xiao Pao can't give away a junk contract, nor can it exchange for an equal All-Star, the Bobcats are naturally willing to give Xiao Pao face and let Xiao Pao choose a team at will.

For Xiao Pao, there are only three teams that have always existed in his team selection plan, one is the Knicks, one is the Boston Celtics, and the other has always been the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Knicks are the team in the largest city and cannot be ignored by anyone when picking a team.

Boston is the No. 1 wealthy team in the NBA. A rebuilding wealthy team is very attractive to young people like Xiaopao.

As for the other Clippers, it's because he is in Los Angeles. Although the team is not very good, the city is good.

For Xiaopao who wants to leave his hometown, it is either a big city or a wealthy family, and other things are not considered.

As for good friend Anthony's Nuggets, let's put it this way: Is it better to play a supporting role next to you, Xiao Tiantian, than to play a supporting role next to Xiao Chen?

I am not in my hometown, I am not with Xiao Chen, I have left my hometown to come to you to send you warmth, what do I ask for?

Our relationship is good, but not that great.

Besides, you gave me 58 as a gift!

Among the choices of these three teams, Xiaopao definitely hopes to go to the Knicks the most. However, the chaos of the Knicks over the years and the factions within the team that can never be cleaned up make Xiaopao a little discouraged.

Although he didn't leave the Bobcats to win a championship with another team, he didn't want to be a lottery pick every year.

Therefore, although the Knicks were the one he wanted to go to the most, they were the first to be eliminated.

As for the choice between Boston and the Clippers, Boston is definitely the better team.

This team now has outstanding young players such as Noah, Morrison, Gay and Gerald Green. As long as the small guns are in place, a very good starting lineup will basically be put together. The future can be expected .

Moreover, Boston needs a city but also a city, and it needs a heritage but also a heritage.

but……

Xiaopao went to Boston, probably to become the second boss.

Although Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge assured Xiao Pao's agent that when he comes to Boston, he will definitely be the boss of both players. Morrison's playing time is now limited, and he can only play 60% of the games in a season. , in this case, Xiaopao's position in the team can definitely be guaranteed.

but……

Xiaopao is still hesitant. According to Danny Ainge, he is the team's boss when Morrison is away. However, after Morrison reaches the playoffs, will he still miss 60% of the games?

How can this be!

Given Morrison's status among Boston Celtics fans, Morrison's reputation in the league that even Roy is impressed by, and Morrison's super performance when facing strong opponents in strong competitions.

Xiao Pao made an assessment and concluded that his best chance to go to the Boston Celtics would be to become Boston's two juniors with Morrison, and he would even be the second in the two juniors.

A bit like Xiao Zhan in Chen Xiao and Xiao Zhan.

After all, he couldn't even compete with Roy in the Bobcats, but could he compete with Roy's respected Morrison in Boston?

In the end, Xiaopao thought about it, and Boston's pick was not so high.

Moreover, another problem with Boston and the Knicks is that both Boston and the Knicks are in the Eastern Conference. Very disadvantaged.

In this regard, the Clippers have a great advantage.

To be honest, the Clippers are not the best in all aspects among the three teams that can be selected.

The team's strength is not as good as Boston's.

The team's city is not as good as the Knicks.

In terms of background, he ranks last. He has no background at all, just like a blank piece of paper.

However, although it is not good in all aspects, it does not seem to have fatal flaws.

Let's talk about strength. This team is not strong, but it is not as chaotic as the Knicks. Under the leadership of Brand, it has recently made the playoffs and has a certain strength foundation.

It’s okay to say that this city is not as good as New York, but this is also Los Angeles, second only to New York.

As for poor background, this is not necessarily a disadvantage. Without background, it means that there are not so many messy factions and celebrities. Let’s just say that in teams like the Knicks and Celtics, active players need If you learn to be a little daughter-in-law, celebrities will often come out to teach you a lesson like a mother-in-law, but you can't talk back.

In the Clippers, there is no such problem. Even if he leads the team poorly in the Clippers, no one will criticize him. This is great.

If he were in the Knicks and Celtics, if he didn't make the playoffs in two seasons, he would be criticized and doubted about his life.

And in the East, with the current intensity of competition in the East, where is it so easy to advance to the playoffs?

In the end, Xiaopao thought about the problem very thoroughly and clearly after thinking about it for less than a day.

After all, Xiao Pao is really not a very stupid person. On the contrary, Xiao Pao is a very smart person.

From all aspects, the Clippers are the best choice for him now.

As for the Clippers, they are a team that does not aim to compete for the championship. If you go to the Clippers, don't even think about the championship.

Man, when Xiao Pao left the Bobcats, he didn't regard the championship as his highest pursuit.

It’s not like there’s no championship.

Since Xiaopao chose the Clippers, the problem is very simple. The Clippers are the team that pursues Xiaopao the most diligently.

After the Bobcats informed the Clippers of their needs, the Clippers themselves went all out to exchange chips.

In fact, the Clippers had already stepped up their efforts to change chips when they tried to trade the young cannon.

Because Xiao Pao is a player on a rookie contract and his salary is limited, this puts the Clippers not only at a disadvantage when trading, but also at an advantage.

After all, other teams have more or less not-for-sale items, but the Clippers and the entire team have no not-for-sale items.

Including Brand, the boss of the team.

The Clippers pursue small guns so hard because they want to rebuild the team with small guns as the core.

Soon, the Bobcats received an offer from the Clippers.

One is an unprotected first-round NBA pick from the Clippers in 2008, one is a top-five protected first-round pick from the 76ers in 2008, plus this year's lottery pick Al Thornton.

This offer is actually quite sincere. Not to mention the two first-round picks, they must be lottery picks, and they are high-lottery picks.

Neither the Clippers nor the 76ers seem likely to make the playoffs this season, and they will be ranked very low.

In addition, El Thornton, this year's lottery pick, has great potential. This 2.03 meter small forward can average 28 minutes per game this season and average 13 points per game. With 5 rebounds and a shooting percentage of 43%, he looked like a smaller version of Kevin Durant.

Based on the strength and potential that El Thornton has shown this season, there is no problem at all in exchanging his value for a lottery pick, and many people will rush to get it.

You know, since Chen Xiao, Xiao Zhan, and Durant have played one after another, forward players like El Thornton, who are about 2.03 meters tall, can hold the ball and shoot, are very popular.

In the great draft year of 2007, although Thornton was not as good as the two top rookies Durant and Oden, he was still in the second pick below them, along with Conley, Horford, Jeff Green, and Noah. First grade.

By the way, Curry is 1.5 blocks.

Using such a player with future All-Star potential and two top lottery picks to trade a small cannon is the greatest sincerity the Clippers can show.

After all, the Clippers even traded their own boss Brand for the 76ers' first-round pick.

However, when they saw the name El Thornton, neither Jordan nor Chen Xiao agreed. It was not that they disagreed with the Clippers' bargaining chip, but that the Bobcats did not need Thornton.

It's true that Thornton is an excellent young player, but the Bobcats' small forward position is actually enough.

Granger and Thornton have similar styles and are better than Thornton in all aspects.

What Granger can't do, Shane can do.

If Granger and Shane Battier can't do it, wouldn't Chen Xiao still be able to make a cameo?

The thickest part of the Bobcats' lineup is the small forward position.

Thornton can only be used as a substitute when he comes to the Bobcats and has no strategic value.

Of course, just because Chen Xiao and the Bobcats don't want Thornton doesn't mean that others, such as the Wizards, don't want Thornton.

After receiving news from Jordan that the Clippers were interested in trading Thornton, the Wizards acted immediately.

In the end, the Clippers and Wizards quickly completed the transaction, and the Wizards sent the team's top-three protected pick in the 2008 first round to the Clippers.

On the same day, the Bobcats and Clippers also completed the deal for Cannon.

The Clippers added their team's 2008 first-round unprotected pick and the 2008 first-round top-five protected pick from the 76ers, and the Wizards' 2008 first-round top-three protected pick to the team's 2004 No. 5 Livingston was traded for the Bobcats' 2004 No. 4 pick, All-Star player Chris Paul, as a bargaining chip.

At this point, Chris Paul's trade that attracted almost half of the league came to an end.

After the Xiaopao deal was completed, almost all public opinion in the United States had the same headline.

"Defending champion, dismember!"

At a time when public opinion in the United States was crazily looking down on the Bobcats.

In Los Angeles, Livingston received a call from the team with a sad face.

He didn't think the Bobcats would want him, a waste with a broken leg. He was only used to balance the salary space in this transaction.

"Is my NBA career over?"

In the same year of 2004, he was fifth and Paul was fourth, only one place behind, but the future was very different.

He couldn't help but sigh.

this is life……