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In the VIP room in the Rose Garden, Orshee, the general manager of the Blazers, had stood up and watched the players and fans dispersing on the field.

"Mr. Olsey, the Lynx and Magic have already replied."

Next to it, Hannah, the secretary to the general manager, put down the phone and said.

"Oh, then do it, there will be a big surprise for all Blazers fans tomorrow."

Orsi nodded, raised his glass and looked into the distance.

This transaction is mainly to strengthen the team's defense, as soon as possible Yuan boss's championship dream.

Olsey's only concern now is whether Hickson's departure will affect the good internal chemistry and atmosphere.

Especially when he heard that Wang Zelin and Hickson have a good personal relationship, and that the Chinese people have always valued friendship and righteousness, this made him a little worried.

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At 2 a.m. on the 10th, at the NBA headquarters on Fifth Avenue in New York, many staff were working overnight, and the executives responsible for the operation of the league's players were called to work overtime again.

At 5:10 in the morning, a three-way transaction was officially confirmed by the NBA, and major media began to reprint the announcement.

The first trade was officially launched in December 2012, with a three-way deal between the Portland Trail Blazers, Charlotte Bobcats and Orlando Magic.

The Charlotte Bobcats traded Hamki Valek and a 2013 first-round guard to the Blazers' JJ Hickson and Ronnie Price.

The Magic sent Mike Roberts and a second-round pick to the Bobcats' Hamkivarick and the Blazers' guaranteed contract Meyers Leonard.

The Trail Blazers sent three players, JJ Hickson, Meyers Leonard and Ronnie Price, got Mike Roberts of the Magic and a second-round pick, a first-round protection from the Charlotte Bobcats .

As soon as the three-way transaction came out, it still involved the transaction of the popular spicy chicken Portland Trail Blazers. In the early hours of the morning, various media, large and small, were busy again.

However, compared to NBA officials, these media people are happy from the bottom of their hearts.

Big news again!

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7:00.

"What? JJ was traded!"

After being a general all night, Wang Zelin, who charged into the front and attacked the city, took a shower in the morning, and saw this transaction when he was swiping his phone.

All the major sectors of the media on the entire network were dominated by the news of the three transactions between the Trailblazers, the Bobcats and the Magic.

Most of them are saying that this deal is a loss for the pioneers!

Wang Zelin clicked in and found that his younger brother, Hickson, whom he had recently accepted by virtue of his strong personality, had been traded.

?JJ Hickson averaged 15 points, 8 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game last season, although this season is due to the arrival of Wang Zelin. It affected his performance, but he also recorded 12 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.

Whether it is a weak team starter or a strong team bench bandit, Hickson is capable of taking on this position.

Then, now the Blazers management actually traded out the team's sixth man for Mike Roberts, who averaged 9.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.71 assists and 1 block per game for the Magic.

Although the team also got a first-round pick and a second-round pick, Wang Zelin still couldn't figure it out.

Next, he turned his attention to the Bobcats' protected first-round pick.

So called protected?

That is, the top three picks belong to the Bobcats, and the other picks belong to the Blazers.

If I recall correctly, the Bobcats' first-round pick in 2013 happened to be fourth, which is interesting.

However, the 2013 draft doesn't seem to have any worthy players.

The most famous is undoubtedly the parallel champion Anthony Bennett. Among the remaining players, Wang Zelin has some impressions of Trey Burke, Khloe Zeller, CJ selected by his own team, and... a generation card with "one card eight" strength Front - Sea King Adams.

After learning the news, Wang Zelin had no plans to exercise in the morning.

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"Wang, did you know? JJ was traded."

At 7:30, Lillard ran over to ask after Wang Zelin appeared in the team's training hall.

Hearing this tone, Lillard was still a little sad in his heart.

After all, during this time, it was Hickson who played the best with the two of them.

"Well, we saw the news together."

Wang Zelin's tone was a little low.

"A 12+9 player is replaced by a 9+7 player, I really don't know what the top team thinks."

"Let's see what Coach Terry has to say then."

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At 8:00, Coach Terry brought everyone together.

"Guys, as you probably know by now, I'm surprised that three players on the team are going to be traded elsewhere, but we have to put our minds aside and move on."

"This is the NBA, this is the business league, you have to get used to this life, because the next player to be educated may be one of you."

Immediately afterwards, Coach Terry explained the inside information he received.

The original intention of this deal is 4 words.

Reinforce your defense!

According to what the general manager of Orsi told Coach Terry: The scoring points in the team are enough, there is no need for one more Hickson to divide the ball, and now the defense is worse, especially the interior defense.

To this end, the team will trade from Duke University defense giant Mike Roberts.

This white insider has excellent tactical literacy, good defensive awareness, and is a good shot blocker. His running and jumping ability is excellent among white insiders, and he also has a good ability to respond.

Moreover, Mike Roberts was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the seventh overall pick in the second round of the 2007 draft. It can be said that this is Roberts' home team, which is very convenient for the opponent to integrate into the team.

The most important thing is that the Blazers already have Wang Zelin, so naturally they don't need Hickson, a short insider who is inclined to attack.

As for the other two in this deal, they can only be regarded as additions, and the only effect is to clear the bloated No. 1 position and inside line in the team.

The Blazers currently have a total of 15 players, reaching the limit of the NBA's regular-season roster.

I don't know if the management was scared by the curse of the center. There were as many as 8 insiders in the 15-man roster, and half of them went directly.

Of the remaining 7 players, 3 of them mainly play the No. 1 position, but now that the team has Lillard as an iron man, two substitutes seem a bit too much, and one is enough.

After listening to Coach Terry's explanation, Wang Zelin and the others lowered their heads in silence, thinking about the rationality of the deal.

In the end, everyone had to admit that Hickson's departure, to a certain extent, was indeed more beneficial for the team to go further. Wang Zelin and others could only accept this cruel reality.

"Now that everyone knows it, let's start training!"

Coach Terry brought everyone's attention back to the field.

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12 noon, Portland Airport.

Wang Zelin and Lillard are seeing Hickson off.

"JJ, have a smooth journey, continue to make a fortune along the way"

"Hahaha, so do you, King!"

"I wish your new team the best of luck."

"Thank you, Damien."

After hugging the two, Hickson was not only a little emotional.

? Before in the Cavaliers and Kings, when he was traded, he never saw which teammates came to send him.

Especially in his third year with the Cavaliers, after LeBron James left Miami, Hickson became the transitional core of the Cavaliers that season, averaging 13.8 points and 8.7 rebounds per game.

"I just signed a 4-year 20 million contract with the team last year. I thought I could fight for the finals with you, but I didn't expect that, I..."

Hickson finally shook his head and boarded the cabin door, glanced back at the land of Portland, and said his final goodbyes to Wang Zelin and Lillard before turning around and entering the cabin.

"Wang, do you think the two of us will one day? Like JJ, we will be traded by the team."

Lillard looked at the departing plane with a dazed look in his eyes.

"No..." Wang Zelin wanted to say no, but the NBA is a business league after all, so he couldn't guarantee it.

"Let's go, go back to training, I heard that our new teammates are coming this afternoon."

Lillard turned his head and patted Wang Zelin's waist.

"Um."

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In the Blazers' general manager's office, coach Terry and general manager Olsey were breathing in the air.

Use JJ Hickson, a 26-year-old potential insider who averages a double-double per game, to replace Mike Roberts, who averages 9+7 per game.

One was the 19th pick in the first round and the other was the 7th pick in the second round. No matter how you look at it, the Blazers lost.

It has been 7 hours since 5:00 in the morning, and local fans are still scolding on the team's official website.

The only thing I can count on now is that Mike Roberts can perform well on the defensive end in the next game, otherwise he will lose a lot of money.

After a while, the cigarettes were finished, the two looked at each other and lit another one.

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This three-way deal has undoubtedly topped the recent basketball circles big and small.

In the outside world, the Bobcats are undoubtedly the biggest winner in this deal.

?JJ Hickson has averaged 12 points and 9 rebounds per game this season. Although he still has a three-year contract of about 15 million yuan, he is just 26 years old and is in his prime. Improve the team's interior and make adequate preparations for the second playoff in team history.

Another player guard, Ronnie Price, is a veteran who has been in the NBA for nearly 10 years. Although his strength is average, he has enough experience to point out Kemba Walker in his childhood~www.wuxiaspot.com~ for a while , The outside world's vision for Michael Jordan has changed a lot.

He actually has today!

The second winner was undoubtedly the Magic, who traded Mike Roberts' second-round pick for the Blazers' first-round pick Meyers Leonard to win the future.

The biggest loser is undoubtedly the Portland Trail Blazers.

The team's best sixth man was sent away in vain, and the depth of the bench was frustrated.

Although they got a first-round pick and a second-round pick, who would put aside their good immediate combat power and not choose to gamble on their luck a year later.

Isn't that nonsense?

Although everyone knows that Paul and Luo Allen are very rich and have never been stingy with spending money, they can't stand it!

Blazers general manager Olsey is afraid that he is not an undercover!