The Basketball Court Swordsman

The free agency market and the transfer market have been open for several days, and the fans have been bombarded with all kinds of hot news. After a while, James joined the Lakers, and then Leonard joined the Raptors. The fans are already looking forward to it before the new season has started.

But in the past few days, after releasing Chris Paul, the Pacers seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.

In the past few years, the Pacers didn't have any big moves that could be understood. After all, they are championships, and they don't have to change the lineup too much.

But this year is different. The Pacers left Paul. Are they in no rush?

Just as people talked about it, news about the Pacers finally appeared.

"Woj: Rajon Rondo and the Pacers reached a one-year $9 million verbal agreement, and the signing will be completed in the near future."

As soon as this news comes out, let alone a fan, even Paul will smile.

Unexpectedly, unexpectedly, the guy Henson Joe looked around and found Paul's rival. As we all know, Paul and Rondo have always looked at each other uncomfortably, and the "fate" of the two can be talked about since zero years.

But Paul certainly doesn't blame Henson, he is no longer in the Pacers, and it is understandable that Henson signed his rival. And looking at the moment, Rondo is indeed the best position for walkers.

It's just that when Paul sees Rondo wearing a corn yellow jersey when he is playing in the Banker's Life Arena next season, the picture will definitely be very interesting.

Fans are quite satisfied with Henson's signing. Although Rondo is 32 years old, he is still one of the best players in pure point guard.

Not to mention that he was once a championship point guard. At the Pelicans last season, Rondo still averaged 8.3 points and 8.2 assists per game. This is what he got in only 26 minutes per game.

And in the past four seasons, Rondo's three-pointers have shot more than 33% of the average. Although you can't count on how accurate Rondo is, it's okay to draw a few three-pointers occasionally, not as embarrassing as the Celtics.

Let Rondo dominate next season, although he is not as good as Paul, but his flaws are not concealed. For this contract, the evaluation given by eSPN is also A-level.

However, just when everyone thought Henson would start Rondo next season, he was thinking about how to make Antetokounmpo a good point guard.

Rondo is only Henson's "firefighter", and he will be sent to the rescue when needed. From the very beginning, Henson never thought of letting Rondo start as the master.

"It's not difficult to play the number one with a big man. Last season, many teams did this. The essence of doing this is to divide what was originally done by one person in the number one among five other people. Before. , Paul can organize the offense alone, so next season, we will let everyone participate in the organization, refer to the Warriors and 76ers last season."

At this time, Henson really held a video tactical meeting with the computer camera and the members of the coaching staff.

Whether Antetokounmpo plays the first position next season will directly determine how far the Pacers can go.

Last season, the Warriors' assists in the first five Tigers were very close, which is the advantage of using integrity to organize the offense. They don't have pure point guards, but the offense is still fluent. Because everyone knows what he should do next. Everyone can find a teammate in the opportunity.

Looking at the 76ers, Ben Simmons averaged 8.2 assists per game, proving that it is indeed feasible to organize forwards. And you know, Antetokounmpo's experience is much richer than Simmons.

"If Antetokounmpo is allowed to play the number one position, then why do we have to sign Rondo?" Becky Harmon spread out his hands in confusion in the video.

"It's always good to be prepared, Becky, you have to remember this sentence. Okay, that's the end of the meeting. Enjoy your vacation."

After turning off the video, Henson took a deep breath. Let a monster with a height of 2.11 meters play the point guard? I'm crazy.

At the same time, he also hopes that Becky Harmon can learn the essence of it. Because Henson has decided that when he retires, he will let Becky Harmon take over his mantle.

At that time, this female player who once found herself in the All-Star Game will become the first female head coach in NBA history. Henson believed that the alliance would definitely explode.

After deciding on the point guard candidate for next season and signing Rondo by the way, Henson felt a lot easier. In his opinion, the Pacers are not bad anymore. If you really want to say what is worse, it is that there is still a firefighter like Rondo.

Of course, Rondo's fire fighting is to stabilize the team's offense. And this other firefighter, Henson hopes to be scoring.

When the regular rotation state is not good and needs some changes and shocks, it is Henson's standard whether this person can play crazy and score points. To put it bluntly, Henson needs a chaos master.

As a coach with five championship rings, Henson knows it well. Deepening the bench lineup is not harmful to the team.

Therefore, Henson studied the video again, hoping to find a few similar guys.

By night, Henson had several candidates in his mind.

"Jian Huang", uh...Of course it is not James, but Brandon Jennings, which fits Henson very well. Don't let him do anything else, just let him score, he will definitely do well.

And Michael Beasley, he is definitely an offensive player. Sometimes changing him on the court may have a miraculous effect.

Will Barton is also good, but it is said that he will renew his contract with the Nuggets for 4 years and 54 million. With such a high salary, it is better not to join in the fun.

In the end, Henson turned to the video of the first round of last season's Western Conference playoffs.

He originally wanted to see James Harden's performance and see how Paul would fit into the Rockets system. But as a result, in the video, Henson saw a figure that he almost forgot, but at the beginning he was very concerned and even had a headache.

The guard of the Timberwolves hasn't seen him for a long time. I didn't expect to be so desperate...

"I want to retire."

A player with dirty braids looked at his manager seriously and said this heavy sentence.

The player who said this will not turn 30 in October of this year, and 30 is not young for a professional player. But it was too early for retirement.

Generally, players who retire at this age will be selected. There are only two possibilities. Either he was hit by a serious injury and could no longer play. Or, because of the lack of strength, no one cares about it, so I have to retire sadly.

And this player just took both of them. He has experienced major injuries, and the injuries have completely changed the trajectory of his brilliant career.

After the injury, he was kicked around like a ball. Now because of his ambivalent attitude, no team offers him an offer.

Therefore, he had the idea of ​​retirement this summer. Sometimes he felt that he would just accept his fate, just let it go. He got up again and again, but fell again and again. Sometimes life is not about clenching your teeth, and you will be able to succeed.

The scenes that fell to the ground reverberated in his mind, and those memories made him miserable. The fact that he has changed four teams in the past three years has completely depressed his arrogance.

He still remembers that on the day he was traded by the Knicks, he cried and shouted when he received the call: "You are lying!"

He used to be very unwilling, but now he has accepted his fate. He even forgot that he is the youngest MVP in NBA history...

"Don't do that, Derek. We still have a chance. You played well in the playoffs last season. As long as you don't give up, no one can force us to give up." BJ Armstrong comforted his client, the former Windy Rose .

"No, I'm determined to go, B.J.. Let's announce this and tell them that Derek Rose has fallen down after all." Rose smiled playfully and lowered his head.

Just then, B.J. Armstrong's cell phone rang. He answered the phone impatiently, but soon his expression became excited again.

After a few words, Armstrong smiled and hung up the phone.

"Guess who called me?"

"Nobody matters anymore, BJ. I don't want to be thrown around like a ball anymore." Rose waved his hand. The Knicks, Cavaliers, and Timberwolves... all of this seemed like a game. dream. Before he was familiar with one place, he was kicked away again. This feeling frustrated Rose extremely.

"It really doesn't matter? What if the caller is Henson Joe?"

After B.J. finished speaking, Rose suddenly raised his head. For some reason, he got goose bumps all over his body.