The Strongest Bishop in the NBA

Sure enough, as Wang Xiao expected, although his arrival changed many people and things, it did not help the All-Star Weekend.

In the rookie challenge, the match between the international team and the American team created the lowest total score record of the rookie challenge since 2006. In the end, the international team defeated the American team 121:112.

The only good thing is that Antetokounmpo, who represented the international team, and Oladipo, who represented the American team, performed very well. One scored 18 points and 10 rebounds, and the other scored 22 points and 4 assists.

The subsequent skills challenge, shooting star, three-point contest and dunk contest can basically be ignored.

Curry won the three-pointer, LaVine was elected as the slam dunk champion, and Antetokounmpo, who participated in the slam dunk contest, just accompanied the runner through the motions.

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The next day, the All-Star Game kicked off at the Knicks' home court. The Western All-Star team defeated the Eastern Conference 163:158, and the two teams scored 321 points, setting a new record.

Russell Westbrook, the backup point guard of the Western Conference Stars, scored 43 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals as a substitute, and was finally elected as the All-Star MVP.

Westbrook, who has never partnered with Durant, was very comfortable in the Thunder. No one competed with him for the right to shoot, and he didn't have to worry about it. Now his strength is far from reaching the peak in the future, so although the data is very luxurious, he has not yet achieved the feat of averaging a triple-double.

The statistics are pretty good, but the record of the Thunder team has never been high. Although with the help of another disciple of Wang Xiao, Deng En, and relying on his tenacious defensive style, they can still be in the ranks of the playoff teams. But in the playoffs, there has been no success.

With this All-Star MVP, it can be regarded as laying a solid foundation for Westbrook's road to the king.

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The not-so-satisfying All-Star weekend is over, but the more interesting things for fans are just beginning.

The 2015 trading market closes on February 20, four days after the All-Star break.

This time of year is the time when fans pay the most attention. Everyone expects that the team they support can be strengthened through trade, so as to become more competitive, stand out in the next fierce schedule, and reach the top spot. Playoffs and counterattack all the way to win the championship.

But the vast majority of fans were disappointed. The trading market in 2015 was not lively, and not many teams made heavy deals. The slightly bigger one was Kevin Garnett being traded to the Nets. Then there is the news of the trade of former All-Star small forward Danny Granger, who has recovered from injuries, and the potential point guard Reddy Jackson.

Those big names don't have any rumors of being traded.

What makes many Wizards black fans upset is that the Wizards did not trade Leonard or Thompson to leave the team on the trade deadline.

The Wizards who have already renewed the contracts of Curry and George with a maximum salary can only keep one of these two in the summer. Unless one of the two refuses to renew the maximum salary contract, one of them will inevitably leave the team.

Under such circumstances, the Wizards have not traded some chips while the players still have remaining value. It seems that the Wizards are really determined to keep the strongest lineup and continue to hit the championship!

But yes, if the Wizards continue to win the championship this season, it will be the first four consecutive championships since the new century. This is a feat that Jordan, the basketball god, never achieved. The Celtics were not referenced because of factors such as the number and quality of league teams at the time.

Now the Wizards have broken the record of 72 wins in the regular season held by the Bulls. If they win four consecutive championships, even if there is no fifth and sixth championships, they can still match the Bulls' six championships during Jordan's time.

In contrast, the bargaining chips that rookies can trade are nothing to mention, not to mention that few teams have offered the Wizards an attractive offer.

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However, no one expected that when the trade deadline was about to pass and it was almost the buzzer, the Milwaukee Bucks suddenly announced a deal, sending Brandon Knight, O.J. Mayo and a future second-round pick Right, from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for three-point shooter Kyle Korver!

This is not a huge deal, and it is far from enough to cause a sensation, but this deal is a hot man, the magical ace coach Wang Xiao.

Since his debut, Wang Xiao has never done a loss-making business. Even if it was a transaction that seemed to be a huge loss at the time, Wang Xiao would take the time to tell other people afterwards that it was just you being stupid.

On the bright side, Wang Xiao's deal was obviously a loss.

Although Kyle Korver is known as a three-point shooter, his own strength can only be said to be average. He is just an ordinary role player. He has never averaged more than 15 points per game in his entire career.

Today, Korver, who was born in 1981, is 34 years old. He is an out-and-out veteran with no potential to tap. Apart from the more accurate three-pointer, there is nothing worthy of praise. .

But Brandon Knight is different.

Knight, who is only 24 years old, averaged 17.9 points and 4.9 assists for the Bucks last season, making him the team's top scorer.

Although this season because of the division of the ball by Antetokounmpo and Oladipo, the data has dropped to only about 11 points per game, but considering that he is still young, there is still a lot of room for cultivation.

As for O.J. Mayo, although it seems that he has drifted away from the former No. 1 high school student in the United States who was as famous as James in high school, he is currently the sixth man in the Bucks, averaging 10.3 points per game.

Korver averaged only 12.1 points per game in the Hawks this season. Replacing these two with him alone would bring a future second-round pick. The management of the company cannot refuse such an offer.

In fact, in Wang Xiao's opinion, this deal is not considered a profit, but not a loss.

Although Brandon Knight is young, Wang Xiao knows very well that he has no future.

In another world, the next season, the 2015-16 season, will be Knight's most glorious season. After being traded to the Suns, he can average 19.6 points and 5.1 assists per game, but his peak is only maintained this year.

Immediately afterwards, his state plummeted due to injuries, and he was reimbursed for the season, missing the entire 17-18 season.

If you want to maximize value, it is the most cost-effective to keep Knight until next season, and wait for him to play All-Star-level data before choosing to trade him.

But this year is also Knight's contract year. If you want to keep Knight, you need at least an annual salary of tens of millions. The Bucks need to make room for big things this summer. In the 15-16 season, Wang Xiao The ambition is definitely not to give Knight the ball and let him dump data so that he can pay a high price.

So he can only choose to sell Knight at a discount this season.

As for O.J. Mayo, that is a worse player than Knight, and this guy is about to suffer bad luck.

In another world, Mayo fell from the stairs of his home in March 2016 and broke his leg. He was reimbursed for the entire season, and was disqualified by the league for violating the anti-drug agreement not long after that, and bid farewell to the NBA.

Falling down the stairs and getting injured was an accident. Wang Xiao could have avoided it by reminding him, but taking drugs was not the case. He is not a particularly outstanding player, so it is even less distressing to trade him to Wang Xiao.

As for Kyle Korver, who was traded back with Knight and Mayo, he is indeed just a role player.

What Wang Xiao likes is precisely his steady and excellent three-pointer.

Three-pointers have always been a shortcoming of the Bucks, and Korver's three-pointers can effectively help the Bucks alleviate this problem.

The 2014-15 season can be regarded as Korver's small peak. Although he averaged only 12.1 points per game, Korver averaged 2.9 three-pointers per game, and his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 49.2%.

The Bucks already have Antetokounmpo and Oladipo hitting the basket, and Knight and Mayo combined are not as good as Korver alone.

In addition, if the team can really get Thompson next season, it is also a very good choice to let Korver improve the team's firepower on the bench.