NBA: This flower path is a bit strong

Time gradually moved to the end of 1995, and it was the NBA's player trading day on December 18!

After defeating the Bulls at the end of October, the Raptors were even more aggressive.

In the first month, they achieved 9 wins in 15 games, ranking 4th in the East and 9th in the league.

Hanamichi also won the best rookie of the month!

As for the first best player of the month in the East, it was Michael Jordan!

(Unexpectedly, it's me again!)

However, as the schedule gradually developed, the weak lineup of the Raptors was gradually magnified.

The two rookie cores were also gradually targeted by other teams.

The Raptors did not play easily in the games in November.

In the 12 games in November, the Raptors had 6 wins and 6 losses.

The overall record dropped from 4th in the East and 9th in the league to 6th in the East and 12th in the league.

On December 15, the Raptors lost to the Pacers away from home after a 2-point gap yesterday.

Another 103:122 away defeat to the Celtics! Another two-game losing streak!

Hanamichi scored 27 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks;

Das also scored 23 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals.

But apart from the two of them, only Tracy Murray and Ed Pinkney scored 17 points in the entire Raptors.

No other player scored in double digits.

Especially Zahn Tabak, the guard who just signed by the Raptors, played for 10 minutes, made 2 of 10 shots, and only scored 4 points!

After the game, let’s not talk about the Raptors players who were exhausted physically and mentally after consecutive away games.

Just say that the team’s head coach Landon Malone called General Manager Masai Ujiri to complain.

"Ward, man, I don't know how to describe it!"

"If this continues, we are gradually slipping into the playoffs!"

"Just talking about Damon and Flower playing 38+ minutes in almost every game, even if they make the playoffs, they will be full of fatigue!"

On the other side of the phone, the general manager Masai Ujiri's voice came as calm as ever:

"Don't worry, man!"

"Your hard days are about to end!"

"Believe me, after the trading day opens the day after tomorrow, you will hear the good news you want!"

"I have been running around for two months and working hard to get it!"

"I will leave them to you!"

After that, a mature woman's teasing sound came from the other side of the phone.

Then, Masai Ujiri hung up the phone in a hurry!

"I hope what you mean by working hard is not what I think!"

All the head coach Landon Malone can do at this time is to pray!

In the early morning of December 18, at the NBA headquarters on Fifth Avenue in New York, many staff members were working overtime all night long. There was only one reason!

That was the official opening of the trading day of this season.

At 5:00 a.m., a three-way deal was officially confirmed by the NBA. When the head coach of the Raptors, Landon Malone, saw it, he jumped out of bed!

The first deal of December 1995 was officially born!

The New York Knicks, the Toronto Raptors and the Orlando Magic conducted a three-way deal.

The New York Knicks sent out the [bad guy] Charles Oakley who averaged [11.4 points + 8.3 rebounds], the guard Derek Harper who averaged [12.6 points + 4 assists], and the first-round draft picks in 1996 and 1998, and got the Magic's popular "hot chicken" ~ [Shark] O'Neal.

The Toronto Raptors sent center Sharon White, who averaged [16.5 points + 6.9 rebounds], and a first-round draft pick in 1996, in exchange for Charles Oakley and the Magic's first-round draft pick in 1996.

The Orlando Magic sent [Shaq] O'Neal and a first-round draft pick in 1996 in exchange for center Sharon White, guard Derek Harper, and the New York Knicks' first-round draft picks in 1996 and 1998.

This three-way deal shows that the New York Knicks are betting on the present, or more precisely, on this season.

Two players and two future draft picks were used in exchange for the one-year use rights of [Shaq] O'Neal.

After next year's playoffs, it is still unknown whether the latter will continue to renew his contract with the New York Knicks!

As expected of [mad scientist] Nelson, it is rumored that he wanted to trade [gorilla] Ewing for [Shaq] O'Neal!

However, because I was new here and for some other reasons, I gave up the idea!

But for the [big diesel engine] who loves the hustle and bustle of the city, New York is also an international city.A prosperous metropolis, I hope they can keep him!

As for the Orlando Magic, they used [Shaq] O'Neal as a bargaining chip to trade for center Sharon White, hoping to stabilize the inside line with their own center/power forward ~ Horace Grant.

At the same time, they traded for guard Derek Harper, who averaged [12.6 points + 4 assists], to consolidate the outside line with their own Hardaway.

It seems that they have determined to build the team around the outside core with Anfernee Hardaway as the core!

This is no wonder, after all, the Magic management is as stingy as ever, eating O'Neal's rookie bonus, and now they want to eat Hardaway's.

O'Neal's contract will expire next year. Since they are unwilling to give him a maximum salary, it is natural to maximize the value of the benefits!

And from this transaction, if there is any change, there are still two future first-round draft picks!

As for the Raptors, they sent out their starting center, Sharon White, who was in his prime, in exchange for the 32-year-old [bad guy] Charles Oakley, and exchanged their first-round draft pick next year with the Magic.

It seems that the Raptors suffered the most. In addition to getting the playoff experience package Charles Oakley, they also exchanged the 1996 first-round draft pick with the Magic!

Judging from the current record, the Magic ranks second in the league, and the Raptors rank 13th in the league. It can be said that they have suffered a big loss!

But Hanamichi, who has a God's perspective, knows it.

The Orlando Magic, who lost the [Great Shark], can't make up for the lack of inside line no matter how many Sharon Whites they use!

Not to mention that starting from the next season, Sharon White has become a marginal figure averaging [6.5 points + 3.1 rebounds].

He was cut after only playing 7 games in the 1997-98 season!

Moreover, the newly established core of the Magic, the only successor to Joe, Anfernee Hardaway, will never recover after a serious injury in 1997!

There will no longer be the so-called unique and rare agile steps and dribbling in history.

On the other hand, the 32-year-old veteran Charles Oakley, who is slipping, did not retire from the court until 2004.

In the original history, he was traded to the Raptors in the 1998-99 season.

At the age of 36, he was still able to maintain the data of [7 points + 7.5 rebounds] in the increasingly competitive interior!

The key is that he has now come to the Toronto Raptors more than 3 years in advance.

This means that he can still steadily output double-ten data of [10 points + 10 rebounds] in the next 3 years.

Isn't this better than Sharon White, who will average [6.5 points + 3.1 rebounds] next season and have no ball to play the next season?

Anyway, Hua Dao felt that this transaction should be a steady progress and stop loss in time!

However, the next transaction made Hua Dao involuntarily applaud General Manager Masai Ujiri!