Chapter 798: Crazy Big Deal
It was a secret meeting that had not been recorded in history, and no one knew what the boss had said to Erniu.
Anyway, according to Ruan Erniu's autobiography, after this meeting, he said to his agent Ouyang Haotian: "I think I must be crazy!"
It's unclear how crazy Erniu will be, but it certainly won't affect the NBA All-Star Game the next day.
Since Nguyen and Yao withdrew from the 2011 Los Angeles All-Star Game due to injury, David Stern handpicked Kevin Love and Josh Smith, who had recently performed well, to enter the All-Star Game as substitutes.
In the West, Blake Griffin, who contributed 20+10 in his rookie season, entered the All-Star Game in his first season, while in the East, the Celtics replaced the Hawks as another four-player team that was selected as an All-Star at the same time.
Tom Thibodeau and Greg Vic are the head coaches of two All-Star teams.
Ruan Erniu, the unprecedented three-time AMVP winner, took Dr. Han and Eddie to sit on the sidelines and watch the game, to be honest, Erniu was a little unaccustomed to being on the sidelines.
"What's wrong? Want to go up and play?" asked Han Meimei, who was off the court, holding Erniu's hand.
"Of course, I realized that being a spectator was too boring!" Ruan Erniu nodded.
"Cow, I want to talk to you about something. Dr. Han said.
"Well, what's the matter?" Erniu asked, turning his head.
"Isn't Fiona going to follow Boer back to the Celestial Empire, and her dental office wants to be transferred to me, what do you think?" Dr. Han asked.
Ruan Erniu smiled: "Do you know? Steven has already told you?"
"What did you say?" asked Han Meimei puzzled.
Erniu hugged Han Meimei and said, "No problem, I agreed, Los Angeles is also your hometown, I think it's quite good." ”
"Hey, can you two be a little more serious, it's game time!" Eddie protested.
"Ok! Sweetheart!" Erniu immediately raised his hand in surrender, indicating that he wanted to return his attention to the field.
There was no shortage of wonderful performances on the field of this year's group All-Star Game, but overall, the Western All-Stars still relied on their home court advantage to take the initiative most of the time.
Before the opening, the Eastern All-Stars also collectively played a game of sprinkling magnesium powder, which was an anti-guest-oriented move, which immediately detonated the atmosphere on the court.
In the first quarter of the game, James assisted Stadameyer twice in a row to help the East win 4-0 as the start of the day.
As the host, Bryant returned the favor with a mid-range shot and increased the defensive intensity against Wade.
Within five minutes of the first quarter, the West had four steals, including two steals by Kobe Bryant alone, which is not common in All-Star games.
At the end of the first quarter, the West led the East 37-27, with Kobe Bryant scoring 11 points and Bosh scoring eight points in the East.
Six steals in the Western Conference in the quarter were key to the lead.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Griffin used a layup and an assist to help the West extend the margin to 14 points, but Sen hit two consecutive three-pointers to stabilize the situation in the East.
Since then, the East has gradually adapted to the atmosphere of serious play in the West, and the scene has gradually become intense, whether it is the scramble for rebounds or the interference and blocking of layups, the intensity of the game is getting closer to the regular season.
Bryant scored 21 points in the half and a game-high six rebounds (four in the frontcourt) as the West led the East 76-64 and Bosh scored 12 points.
The West had 14 frontcourt rebounds in the first half compared to only five in the East.
Bryant and Durant teamed up to extend the score to 81-68, but the East played an 8-0 lead under James.
After a fierce battle, Wade sprained himself on an offensive offensive and was replaced with a faltering step, and then Kobe Bryant walked off the court, by which time Mamba had 34 points and 9 rebounds.
Anthony scored six straight points to take over the offense in the West, but was later substituted.
With a score of 117-110, the West led the East by 17 points and entered the fourth quarter.
At the start of the final quarter, the East chased the score to 107-118, but then Durant and Love teamed up to stabilize the situation, and the West led by 15 points at 129-114 into the official timeout.
Bryant returned to the court and quickly won the free throw line, and on the second free throw, he also performed a free throw and hit another 3-pointer for Mamba's 37th point of the game.
The East fought back under the leadership of James, and he also handed out his 10th assist of the game, thus becoming the third player after Jordan and the two bulls to score a triple-double on the All-Star level, and the East chased the score to only 2 points at 135-137.
Durant scored five straight points to give the West a 142-135 lead in less than two minutes after that, and although the East has since closed the score several times, the West's solid free throws still helped them win the final victory with a score of 148-143.
Overall evaluation, in the East, James and others took advantage of Ruan Erniu's absence and wanted to get involved in AMVP, but the Western All-Stars, who had lost several consecutive years, were also unwilling to continue to usher in defeat on their home court.
At the Staples Center, Bryant showed the attitude and strength of the owner and maintained the dignity of the Western All-Star.
In the end, Bryant won tonight's AMVP with 37 points and 14 rebounds and drew a perfect end to this NBA All-Star Game.
As usual, Kobe, as the winner of AMVP, should be a hot topic today and tomorrow. However, when Mamba woke up, he was surprised to find that the front pages of major media were occupied by others.
There were two people in the headlines, one named Ruan Er Niu and the other Blake Griffin.
Bull for griffon!
That's right, the two guys swapped owners, and before the new slam dunk king could show off his slam dunk contest championship trophy, he was told by the team: "It's a shame, Blake, you were traded!"
Griffin's original face was square, and he became confused, and instantly became more three-dimensional.
According to his later account, the first time he got the news, his mind went blank and he didn't know what to do. And in his later career, "the man who changed Kraft Nguyen alone" automatically became his exclusive label.
In fact, most of the media in the United States were skeptical of the deal at the time.
Well, it's not Tony Ressler who is questioning, it's Clippers owner Donald Sterling, the man who asked Clippers general manager Knell Orsh to bring two bulls to a secret meeting after the slam dunk contest.
Sterling was originally a very controversial man in the league, the former general manager of the Clippers, "Baylor" Elgin Baylor's salary case is still vivid, and the racial discrimination and bad character of this person are even more notorious.
Exchanging the rightly popular Blake Griffin for Ruan Erniu, who is in an unknown state after being injured, is even more risky.
"If Kraft Nguyen can return to his peak 70 percent, even if you count Griffin's growth ceiling, it's still a great deal.
However, we have to repeatedly emphasize that the Celestial Empire hurts the meniscus, think Brandon Roy, think Arenas, and there is a reason why Tony Ressler did not dare to renew his contract with a maximum salary. ”
"If it had been Kraft Nguyen at the start of the season, I would have thought that the entire management of the Hawks was bought by Raheem Sterling, but I just want to say now that Sterling has once again proved that the Clippers are still under a terrible curse. ”
"It's a deal that deserves a lot of attention, the Hawks and the Clippers are both gambling and judging by their current form, the Hawks may have made a smart choice. ”
"Kraft Nguyen was an epoch-making superstar, but that was before he got injured. ”
"Raheem Sterling is not a fool, he just wants to make money, we should congratulate the Clippers owner for opening up the Celestial Empire market, Griffin is not bad to go to the Hawks, at least he has a direct chance to hit the championship. ”
……
For a while, the comments of various media were dizzying.
Interestingly, Ruan Erniu, the active first person in 2MVP+3FMVP, was labeled as difficult to return to the top by most of the media in advance.
That's right, the mood of the people of the United States has risen!
It turned out that when Erniu was strong, naturally no one could deny his greatness, but once Erniu had a tendency to enter a period of decline, Damiriken's face reappeared and occupied the high ground.
What a joke, a Celestial Empire was able to get away with building a dynasty, it was already God dozing off, and from now on, the rule of the Eastern tyrants was overthrown, and the alliance was about to enter a new era.
The wall fell down and everyone pushed it, and the broken drum was beaten by 10,000 people.
The very existence of Kraft Nguyen has put tremendous pressure on the proud Mi people. In recent years, the rise of the Celestial Empire has stimulated the people of the United States even more, and now they finally wait for such an opportunity to slander Erniu, how could they give up easily?
However, it is not that no one has stood up to speak for Erniu.
Barkley, who is a hardcore bull, said: "I think Sterling has done a good business quite right, no matter how good Griffin is, he hasn't proven himself in the playoffs, but Kraft Nguyen is a three-time FMVP, so what reason do we have to doubt a player who is destined to be in the Hall of Fame."
Kraft's injury is indeed a concern, but don't forget, the new Slam Dunk Contest winner also reimbursed his rookie season, and who can guarantee that Griffin will not be earlier than the injury in the future.
I have to point out that the Celestial Empire has only had one regular season break in the past three seasons. ”
This is the case in the United States, there has never been the so-called "what do the people of the United States think", because of the relationship between cultural traditions, the guys here like to talk to themselves and express their own opinions.
Griffin, who recovered from his stunned state, said at the Hawks' press conference: "I'm very happy to be in Atlanta, and I will try to integrate into the team as soon as possible and lead the Hawks to a championship with Joe." ”
But does it really have to be that simple?
Griffin obviously thought things simple, he replaced Ruan Erniu alone, but this does not mean that he can directly inherit all the privileges and status of Erniu in Atlanta.
The reason why Ruan Erniu was able to become the leader of the Eagles was also won by his brave performance in one game at a time.
Faced with a "predecessor" who brought a dynasty to Atlanta, it may not be so simple for the Griffons to get the Clippers as the centerpiece here.
Woodson was probably the biggest headache because he didn't know whether to move Griffin to the center position to replace the original two bulls.
Judging from the data, Griffin is already a fully weakened version of Kraft Nguyen, if the pressure on the offensive end can still be shared by Sen, Lunar Eclipse, Claw Machine and others, then on the defensive end, whether Griffin can be qualified for the No. 5 position is completely unknown.
On the other side, in Los Angeles, Ruan Erniu said in front of the media: "It doesn't make sense for me to say anything now, we'll see you next season!"
What?Prove yourself in the playoffs with an early comeback?
Come on, will the Los Angeles Clippers have a playoff game this season?
If the Hawks players still have reservations about Griffin's arrival, then the Clippers players are basically positive about Ruan Erniu's arrival.
After all, he is the first active player, and even if he is still on the injury list, as long as he comes to the sidelines, he can still make the Clippers players feel that tomorrow is full of hope.
"The Bearded" Byron Davis, as the temporary leader of the Clippers, immediately stood up to welcome the arrival of Erniu.
Subsequently, Kaman, Gordon and others also expressed their admiration for Ruan Erniu one by one, praising him as an incredible existence in the basketball world.
Erniu just came to the Clippers, and he was embarrassed to directly snatch the leadership, he wanted to have a good relationship with his teammates during the recuperation period, but as he said, he may have gone crazy!
It was none other than Clippers owner Donald Sterling and Clippers general manager Nell O'Hill who drove him crazy.
On February 22, 2011, shortly after Erniu was traded to the Clippers, the Los Angeles Clippers traded with the Cleveland Cavaliers again.
The Cavaliers traded the Cavaliers with Jamario Moon and Morris Williams in exchange for the Clippers' Byron Davis and a 2011 first-round pick.
If you talk about changing Davis, Erniu can still understand, after all, the decline in the beard's state is too obvious, but what the hell is the first-round pick that was exchanged for 11 years?
The Clippers are now doing so poorly, and they have lost Griffin, and they are obviously signing for the champion, is this the legendary Lei Feng spirit?
The newcomer Ruan Erniu didn't want to interfere so much in the operation of the team, at least he didn't have the qualifications now, but with such a brain-dead deal, he couldn't help but call Mr. Sterling.
To be honest, if you don't persuade this big guy again, Erniu may really go crazy!
"Mr. Sterling, I think, about the Byron deal......"
"That's right, I approved it, Davis is long gone, Moon and Mo Williams should be able to help you next season. ”
"I mean, 11 first-round picks, isn't it ......"
"Well, Kraft, you want draft picks for the new season? No problem, I'll let Olch take care of the little things right away!"
After saying that, Sterling immediately hung up the phone, Ruan Erniu couldn't react a little, what do you mean, can the Clippers still recover this deal?
In less than 24 hours, Ruan Erniu saw the relevant information on the NBA's real-time trading platform.
The Los Angeles Clippers have once again launched a successful trade with their team's potential rookie, the hot-playing Eric Bledsoe, and the Indiana Pacers in the East to get an 11-year first-round pick from the Pacers.
The Pacers are seriously short of people in the No. 1 position, TJ Ford is old, and one Darren Collison is simply not enough, the Pacers are on the way to the top eight in the East, for them, it is a natural choice for me to bet on tomorrow today, not to mention that the man who will be called "blood cloth" by Celestial fans in the future is also worth cultivating.
Erniu was also very optimistic about Xuebu's physical fitness, but he didn't expect that he would make a phone call and let the team give up this potential rookie.
Ruan Erniu was completely crazy this time, he finally understood that when dealing with Sterling, he should adjust his brain circuits moderately, otherwise it would inevitably cause immeasurable consequences.
In this way, the Clippers completed a three-game streak in the trade market and instantly became the most high-profile existence.
What people didn't expect, however, was that before the trade deadline for the 10-11 season, it was definitely not just one Donald Sterling who was crazy.
The Jazz don't have to repeat themselves when they sent Deron away, but there are a few more trades that can't be left unmentioned where the All-Stars are not involved:
1. The Thunder traded away Jeff Green, Kostic, a 2012 first-round pick and cash in exchange for Celtics starting center Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson. The Thunder wanted to add depth to their defense, so they opted for Meat Shield Perkins.
Second, the Hornets traded Marcus Thornton for the Kings of Carl Landry. After David West was reimbursed for the season due to injury, the Hornets also continued to look for someone at the No. 4 position, so it was still a reasonable deal to change the thigh for the bird.
3. The Wizards sent away Kirk Hinrich and Armstrong in exchange for Mark Bibby, Damian Wilkins and a 2011 first-round pick from the Hawks, but the Wizards cut Biby shortly after acquiring him, and then Bibby opted to sign with the Heat on a free transfer.
Ruan Erniu couldn't figure out why the Hawks were making such a brainless trade, the only reason why the Hawks were the ball handler was that Tony Ressler was already addicted!
Mike Bibby chose to take a pay cut to renew his contract for the sake of the championship, but in the end, the Hawks abandoned him mercilessly.
This is the NBA, it's too extravagant to talk about feelings, or it's more reliable to talk about interests.
Is that all there is to the trading market?
No, the biggest three-way deal of the season is finally taking shape!
In this deal, the Nuggets will receive: Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Tim Murphy Mozgov and the Knicks' 2014 first-round picks, the Warriors' 2012 and 2013 second-round picks, the Timberwolves' Costa Kouvers and 3 million in cash.
The Knicks will get: Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Sheldon Williams, Anthony Carter and Reinaldo Balkman as well as Timberwolves Cory Brewer.
The Timberwolves get Anthony Randolph and Eddie Curry along with 3 million in cash and the Nuggets' 2015 second-round pick.
Anthony and Billups finally joined up with Stadamide in New York, James Dolan failed to recruit James this season, but he took Stadamide and Anthony, and Knicks fans finally got high!