Super Role Player

Josh Smith is in a difficult situation. He must choose a team between the Rockets and 76ers as his next home.

The Rockets, one of the strongest players in the Western Conference, this season is their second season with Howard. The Rockets continue to improve and currently rank among the top four in the Western Conference in terms of record, keeping pace with the Warriors, Spurs, and Clippers.

The 76ers, the league's leading team and the defending champion, have made great progress again in Anxi this season and have begun to dominate the league. Many people exclaimed that Anxi is the contemporary Michael Jordan. Obviously, the 76ers who own Anxi are the current league champions. The biggest favorite, joining the 76ers, means you are not far from the championship.

Looking at this alone, it seems that Josh Smith should no longer hesitate. Although the Rockets' record is not much worse than that of the 76ers, judging from the pure strength of the team, the two teams are not at the same level.

The 76ers are obviously stronger. If the 76ers are considered a championship-level team, then the Rockets can only be considered a first-tier team in the league. So far, they have not shown the temperament of a championship.

Therefore, just looking at the strength of the team, Josh Smith should choose the 76ers.

But the Rockets have Dwight Howard, who is Josh Smith's childhood friend. When Josh Smith got married, Dwight Howard was even his best man. Needless to say, there is no need to say more about the relationship between the two.

The Rockets are still some way away from becoming a championship-level team, and if they want to achieve this distance, they naturally need to bring in strong reinforcements.

Former Eagle King Josh Smith is obviously the strong support the Rockets dream of. Some Rockets fans even imagine: If Josh Smith joins and regains his peak form, then the Rockets will form an inside penalty area composed of Josh Smith and Dwight Howard. In the fly zone, two physical strongmen will disrupt the inside offense and defense of all teams, and the Rockets will rise to become a championship-level team.

But this is all obviously a fantasy.

Soon, the 76ers made an offer to Josh Smith. The biggest advantage of the 76ers now is that they still have huge salary space and can offer a not-so-small contract.

Therefore, when the 76ers directly offered a mid-level contract worth 5 million a year, Josh Smith slightly favored the 76ers. No one would have trouble with the money.

The Rockets obviously couldn't offer such a contract. They played the emotional card and asked Dwight Howard to call Josh Smith to catch up on old times. At the end of the phone call, Dwight Howard even asked Josh Smith directly: " Josh, come and help me, we are good friends and we should create our own era together!"

Many people don’t know the outcome of the phone call.

Only some general information was circulated, which was written in the newspaper by an NBA reporter in Houston.

Sam Hinkie is worried that Josh Smith will choose the Rockets. He feels that signing Josh Smith will definitely strengthen the team, especially the team's currently weak inside line. It will definitely be a great supplement. powerful.

After much thought, Sam Hinkie asked Anxi to call Josh Smith.

This was the first time Anxi had participated in player recruitment. He found it very fresh and recalled an interesting story about player recruitment in the league, about LeBron James.

It is said that when LeBron James was with the Heat, he formed the Big Three and was very satisfied with his ambitions. When he needed role players to defect to him, he sent a message to a good veteran, calling himself "Theking" in the message ( Emperor), making the veteran dumbfounded.

Obviously, LeBron James has placed himself in a high position. He seems to be looking down on the players he recruited. Therefore, the veteran did not choose to join the Heat because of LeBron James's attitude.

Anxi learned a lesson from LeBron James and made a sincere call to Josh Smith.

"Josh, we need your arrival. You know, the championship is not made up of one person, but the joint efforts of everyone. I hope you can become one of us and help us complete the defense."

These words were obviously very appropriate. They put Josh Smith on a very high level and even lowered his posture, without mentioning a word about himself from beginning to end.

But the next second, a few words from Josh Smith made Anxi choke.

"I'm sorry, Ann, actually I have already made a decision. I decided to join the Houston Rockets."

"Why?" Anxi was naturally very surprised. Is Dwight Howard's phone so easy to use? Better than the championship, better than money, and better than himself?

Soon, Josh Smith gave an answer: "The Rockets promised me the main position, which you can't give me. I still believe in my own strength, so I choose the Rockets. I believe that with my joining, The Rockets can also join the championship race."

Josh Smith showed his incomparable confidence, and Anxi could only helplessly spread his hands. Anyway, time will prove whether Josh Smith's final choice is correct.

However, after media reporters learned the inside story of the battle for Josh Smith, they began to laugh at the 76ers.

"The 76ers failed in the competition, Josh Smith left for Houston!"

"Anxi Telephone is not as good as Warcraft, Josh Smith finally chooses the Rockets!"

Even ESPN expert reporter Henry Abbott pretended to analyze the issue of Anxi's attraction to free agents. He believed: "In terms of attracting free agents and big-name players, Anxi should be far inferior to LeBron James. Yes, socially, Anxi is far inferior to James."

"LeBron James can recruit Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, and he can recruit Kevin Love, but Anxi can't even negotiate a Josh Smith. This is obviously the social gap between the two... …”

What are the serious consequences of this gap? Henry Abbott also answered.

"If things continue like this, Anxi will lack excellent teammates, and his team will gradually lose its competitiveness..."

Anxi could only sneer at Henry Abbott's analysis. Time will tell everything anyway.

Anxi also has the same attitude towards Josh Smith. Time will prove that Josh Smith's choice is wrong.

After failing to recruit Josh Smith, the 76ers had no choice but to sign insider Brandon Davis from the Development League on a ten-day contract to alleviate the team's shortage of players inside.

The game in January also continued. After defeating the Bucks, the 76ers rushed to Brooklyn and once again defeated the Nets with a score of 109:88 in the away game, achieving a six-game winning streak.

On the other side, the Rockets who got Josh Smith experienced fluctuations. They also fought in New York, but on the other side of Madison Square Garden. In the end, they lost, to the New York Knicks. A disastrous defeat. Aided player Josh Smith got a lot of opportunities, but in the end he made 2 of 11 shots and only scored 5 points, along with 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

The main position was obtained, but Josh Smith's performance was disastrous.