plumnovel Chapter 281 The Christmas War, the deal before the All-Star game!
Chapter 281 The Christmas War, the deal before the All-Star game!
Chapter 281 The Christmas War, the deal before the All-Star game!
"It's unbelievable. This shot is probably only possible with a combination of flying man, Dr. J, and Iceman!"
Compared with the extremely excited commentary, He Li, who was watching the Christmas game, seemed rather calm.
At this time, the TV was still playing back the wonderful scene of McGrady's attack at the basket just now.
He Li boasted that what McGrady can do, he can do it too.
It's just that He Li usually doesn't use this trick.
I saw the wonderful replay on the TV. The Cavaliers and Magic were fighting for rebounds under the basket. Juwan Howard grabbed the rebound and passed it back to McGrady who was standing on the three-point line.
After receiving the ball, McGrady dribbled two steps towards the penalty area. Because there were people under the basket, he had to jump hastily one step away from the free throw line.
With McGrady's talent, there is no doubt that this is a powerful dunk.
But because there were two people blocking him in front of him, McGrady was worried about being blocked, so he turned the dunk into a layup.
There is one thing to say, McGrady's physical talent is really great, and he took off from the free throw line with one step. Because of his excellent jumping ability and ability to stay in the air, the Cavaliers defending McGrady have declined. McGrady is still flying in the sky, and has already flown to a reasonable collision zone.
Since McGrady's wingspan is also quite good, the right hand holding the ball has come to the top of the basket. Logically speaking, it is enough to just change hands and stuff the ball into the basket. This talented dunk is completed.
But McGrady, like Wiggins ten years later, can dunk and layup hard.
However, McGrady's fingers were gentle, and he dunked in the air and turned for a layup.
This ball is like playing with dragons and pearls, with elegant posture, light and elegant.
Combined with the scene of McGrady flashing and maneuvering in the air before taking off, this ball is indeed quite stunning.
Fans of this era have only seen Dr. J, Iceman, and Jordan's aerial work, and they can easily associate McGrady with the first three historical superstars.
It is said that McGrady has been really scary during the regular season in the past two years. The one with good personal data is the team record, which cannot match the strength McGrady has shown.
The first few seasons were fine, McGrady also led the team to the playoffs.
But this season, the Magic's record has plummeted, and even suffered a 19-game losing streak at the beginning. Now they can play the Christmas game, and they were criticized by fans beforehand.
However, McGrady is a frequent visitor to the Christmas game. Every year in the Christmas game, McGrady's performance is quite exciting.
Today's McGrady is at his peak, and his body is extraordinary.
Because McGrady's first step is as fast as lightning, no one in the league can match it. Once McGrady starts to speed up, it will be difficult for others to catch up.
In addition, McGrady's height and long arms have advantages when attacking, and McGrady's finishing skills at the basket are also very rich.
Usually it is difficult for outside players defending McGrady to prevent McGrady from breaking through, and it is not easy for inside players to prevent McGrady from scoring.
There are very few outside players who want to chase from the outside to the inside and prevent McGrady from scoring.
And McGrady is not only good at breaking through to the basket to score, McGrady's shooting is also top-notch.
In short, even the current outside superstar can at most interact with McGrady, but cannot completely lock McGrady and restrict McGrady's offense.
Let’s just talk about today, McGrady is obviously proficient in various offensive techniques, and McGrady, who is healthy and pain-free, is in very good condition. In addition, it is the Christmas game, and the national media focuses on it.
McGrady holds the ball from outside the three-point line, and the defensive player is shaken by a fake shot, and then he rushes into the inside line with a stride, takes off with a step, and glides with one arm to tyrannize the basket.
Such a scene is not difficult to see in today's game.
After McGrady dribbled the ball, he made an emergency stop and made a mid-range pull-up, which appeared frequently.
Along the three-point line, taking off without warning and making a three-pointer is also McGrady's forte.
However, after the Cavaliers traded Ricky Davis, James' offensive talent was also fully revealed.
At this stage, James doesn't make much use of his physical talent, but instead blindly develops his shooting ability.
In addition, when he first entered the league, the boss of the Cavaliers is not James. While James is practicing holding the ball, he is also practicing off the ball.
James catches the ball from the right corner without the ball around the screen, breaks through the defensive players under the basket, and makes short-range throws under the basket. This is James' more common offensive method.
If the close-range shots can't show James' shooting level, then dribble after catching the ball from the right corner, and make a fallback jumper, which will definitely bring a lot of surprises to the fans watching this game.
James does not have Jordan in his draft template, but this shot is very similar to Jordan.
On the contrary, it is the pass of the magician in the template. James, as the point guard of the Cavaliers, cannot reproduce the magical skills of the magician.
Even as the league's starting point guard's pass and control skills, James, as a first-year rookie, is indeed a lot worse.
However, just from what he saw on the TV, He Li felt that James' ball handling was even better than Wade's.
This is actually quite outrageous. It is rumored that James also played football in high school.
Therefore, it is normal for James to have a good passing vision, but playing basketball, as a team point guard, playing with the ball is very basic.
Wade is two years older than James, and he has practiced as the core of the team for a year in college. Recently, the Bucks have not given Wade the opportunity to practice ball handling, but at this stage, James is better than Wade in handling the ball.
Perhaps, this is talent!Obviously, James is not only outstanding physically.
However, the physical talent is too outstanding, and some talents are easily buried.
Seeing that in the fourth quarter, James wanted to use his body to help the Cavaliers score and beat the Magic, but was suppressed by McGrady's technique, He Li felt a little bit of joy in his heart.
Because the Cavaliers don't have Boozer, their overall strength is worse than in the previous life.
This time, the two teams did not tie at the end of the fourth quarter in the Christmas game. In the end, the magic was superior and won the game through the regular four quarters.
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The Christmas battle is over, and the Bucks will soon start a new journey.
After two games, the new year begins.
There is only one and a half months left before the All-Star Game.
Now that the All-Star voting has entered the third round, He Li is temporarily the All-Star vote king, with a total of 147 million votes.
Looking at the posture, He Li is expected to win more than 200 million All-Star votes this year.
Obviously, two consecutive championships and FMVP have greatly improved He Li's popularity.
In addition, He Li won the regular season MVP and the All-Star MVP last season and last season respectively, which can be said to be an important personal honor and a grand slam.
You need to know that He Li achieved three MVP Grand Slams in the first two seasons of his career, and that he is only in his early 20s now, what a talent this is, what a greatness this is!
It is hard for new NBA fans not to regard He Li as their idol, even though He Li is not an American.
In other words, this year's All-Star voting is on the rise overall.
The main reason is that Stern promotes the internationalization of the NBA. As the international voting channels continue to open, not only Chinese fans are actively voting for All-Star players, but fans from other countries besides China and the United States are also actively participating in voting for their favorite All-Star players.
It is precisely because of this that the cumulative number of votes in the All-Star voting is also increasing further.
Therefore, not only He Li, the All-Star voter, has gained more votes, but Kobe, McGrady, Iverson, Garnett, Nowitzki and others have also won more All-Star votes.
It is worth mentioning that Yao Ming, who is only in his second year this year, also won 100 million votes early.
It is certain that domestic fans have made great contributions, but American fans and fans from other countries must have also given a boost to Yao Ming.
Overall, the number of followers of this year's All-Star Game has further increased.
Having said that, Yao Ming will still be the strongest contender for the starting All-Star center in the Western Conference this year.
After last year's All-Star Game, plus one or two seasons of training, Yao Ming is no longer a rookie last year. Presumably he should not be so nervous that he can't sleep.
In He Li's view, Yao Ming has played really well recently, and now he basically has the strength of an All-Star center forward.
If the team configuration is better, it will be more justified.
However, Yao Ming had contacted He Li by phone some time ago, and it seemed that there was more than one voice in the Mosaic team.
Every family has hard-to-read scriptures. The Mosaic football market is not small, and the ancestors were rich. Seeing that Yao Ming has already played, Mosaic wants to compete for the championship again.
However, Mosaic's previous bosses are not good birds.
If Yao Ming was not still in his rookie period and it was too early to switch to other places, He Li would definitely persuade Yao Ming to make plans early.
Having said that, although the All-Star voting has not yet ended, the list of starting players in the East and West can basically be determined.
Not surprisingly, the Eastern Conference starting lineup will be Iverson, McGrady, O'Neal, He Li, Carter.
In the west are Nash, Kobe, Yao Ming, Garnett, Nowitzki.
Last year, the Mavericks were able to reach the finals, which doubled the attention of the Mavericks. Nowitzki and Nash, the two leading players, also doubled their reputation within the league.
As a player at the finals level, it is not surprising to become a starter in the All-Star Game.
On the Eastern side, because of the global personal strength and popularity, it is very difficult for other stars to squeeze in one radish and one hole.
The Bucks still have key core players here, but they don't have the good luck of becoming an All-Star starter.
Faced with this situation, Reid behaved a little irritable.
Whether it is fighting in the Eastern Conference or a guest in the Western Conference recently, sometimes they run away and play an amazing performance of nearly 30 points.
Sometimes he turned into a cancerous tumor, shot again and again, hit the iron again and again, and He Li's ability to cover the bottom line became not so stable.
For this situation, the Bucks hate it internally.
So, at the end of January, Bucks general manager Ernie Grunfeld suddenly chatted with He Li.
Hearing the Bucks Ernie Grunfeld mentioning Reed from time to time, it is not difficult for He Li to realize that there is a problem.
"If it's for the team, if the team can go on better, Michael doesn't have to be there."
Faced with Ernie Grunfeld's hint, He Li gave this answer.
Reed was trained by He Li. Although it is also the reason for Reed's own shooting talent and hard training, he is a brother who has fought side by side with He Li for many years.
But, I'm your brother, you only think about yourself.
Even if the stupid thing is done, He Li's patience is limited.
Among the black players, many people feel soundproof because of their low IQ and EQ.
He Li didn't know where Reed's wayward confidence was, but after half a season, He Li also lost his patience.
Especially, during this period, He Li had some regrets.
He Li regretted the departure of the three big dogs, which reduced the team's competitiveness for the championship.
Obviously, the Bucks have already won the second consecutive championship, and the establishment of a dynasty with the third consecutive championship is in sight.
But this season's Bucks, because of the lineup changes at the beginning of the season, made things even more uncontrollable.
He Li admitted that He Li not only acquiesced in the decision made by the management during the offseason, but also supported it.
But this does not prevent He Li from regretting.
He Li knows that there is no regret medicine in this world, and even if the three musketeers continue to stay in the Bucks, last season's playoffs have shown signs of not being civil strife.
Therefore, while regretting, He Li also knew that this was just his own wishful thinking.
Because there are some difficult problems in the Bucks this season, and He Li, as the head of the team, feels a lot of pressure, so He Li came up with these ideas.
But it is clear that He Li still has helpers by his side, especially the old brothers who have fought together for many years.
In He Li's cognition, they should have helped him.
Unexpectedly, it actually hindered him.
That being the case, anyway, He Li has already done the thing of abandoning his teammates once, so he doesn't mind doing it again.
Bucks general manager Ernie Grunfeld took the initiative to find He Li, and it was definitely not for chatting.
He Li still understands the principle of not going to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing.
Reid was mentioned again this time, and it was mentioned before the All-Star Game, so the answer is very clear.
And He Li's statement is also, as always, support for the decision made by the management.
Hearing He Li's reply, Ernie Grunfeld immediately beamed with joy.
"I have already got in touch with the general manager of the Suns. They urgently need an all-star guard to improve their strength. For this reason, they are willing to provide Penny and Joe Johnson."
Ernie Grunfeld had a thorough investigation with He Li, and this time he also asked He Li for his opinion, to see if He Li would agree to the deal.
To facilitate the transaction, Ernie Grunfeld said: "Although Penny is old, he still has some ability.
It just so happens that Pence has taught rookies in the Suns for the past two seasons, but there is no particularly suitable talent, but we have Dwyane.
With the help of Penny, Dwyane will grow up quickly, and even if Penny is really worthless, we can cut him.
Joe Johnson is very young and has great potential. He Li, you should still remember that he killed us, right? "
Ernie Grunfeld had good reasons for convincing He Li.
Penny's breakthrough ability is very strong, and his ball-handling skills are also quite good. Even if the Bucks get Penny from the Suns, even if they don't need it, they can still use it to train Wade.
At this stage, Wade has broken through the rookie wall and has adapted to the NBA level.
With Penny's teachings, Wade will enter a period of rapid ball growth for a period of time.
Then, in the shortest time, he became a player in the Bucks who is capable of being alone.
In addition, this season, Pence still has the strength to average 10 points per game, and Pence is a point guard, which can make up for the Bucks' lack of point guards.
In addition, Pence also practiced a three-pointer in the Suns. Perhaps the team's star Pence's three-pointer is not stable enough, but as a role player, it is definitely worth a try.
All in all, getting pennies from the Suns is good for the Bucks.
In He Li's view, Joe's future potential in singles is not inferior to that of Reid.
At least, future singles Joe is much healthier than Reid.
However, Singles Joe's contract would be an issue.
Next year is the contract year for Singles Joe, and it is also the contract year for He Li and Kwame Brown.
There is no doubt that He Li's contract must be a maximum salary, and even if Kwame Brown is not a maximum salary, it is also at the sub-maximum salary level.
As for singles Joe, according to the current development momentum, the Bucks may not have room to continue signing singles Joe.
On this point, the single player Joe is also very clear.
Therefore, when the Bucks trade to single Joe, most of them will use him as a bargaining chip, and wait for the right time to trade him next year.
If single player Joe understands this, he probably won't put too much effort into playing in the Bucks.
Then, if the Bucks use Reed's immediate combat power to trade the veteran Pence and the unretainable rookie singles Joe, I am afraid that the bamboo basket will be empty.
"I have no objection." He Li thought for a while, Ernie Grunfeld was going to make this deal with the Suns, and he really couldn't find anything wrong.
Since Reid ruined the team's record and the atmosphere of the locker room, it is better to replace someone else earlier.
As a veteran, as a superstar in the league in the past few years, Penny will more or less fight for the championship ring.
Although Joe is a rookie in singles, getting the championship ring in his rookie contract will also help him get a bigger contract.
As for how the Bucks will handle these two contracts in the next two years, let the general manager Ernie Grunfeld have a headache!
(End of this chapter)