Chapter 82: The Great Deal (Part 1)
The day after the game with the Heat, the heated discussion about whether Anxi is worthy of the throne gradually disappeared. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Defeating the Heat in direct conversations while suppressing LeBron James in individual performance, Anxi has proven everything.
And the day after the game, the focus of media attention is on how the Heat will adjust after three consecutive losses, and whether David Fitzdale will be out of class.
Pat Riley quickly gave the answer, David Fitzdale would not be out of class, but Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wonarowski first broke the news that the Heat were peddling Luke Richard Bamot, the highly regarded new Heat signing, was eventually put on the trade market by the Heat because of problems on the offensive end.
However, Pat Riley's series of actions did not divert the attention of the media, but instead paid more and more attention to the heat.
What player can Luke Richard Bamot get in exchange? Can the Heat solve the existing problems? And if the Heat lose the next game against the Pacers again, will David Fitzdale still not be sacked?
So, on February 7, the battle between Indiana, the first Indiana Pacers in the East and the Miami Heat in the second place in the East, began.
At the same time, the 76ers, who did not play that day, welcomed a new teammate.
Pau Gasol appeared in the 76ers' training hall, led by Sam Sinki, and toured the team's Hall of Honor.
The Pau Gasol trade is complete, with the 76ers trading for Pau Gasol from the Lakers with Thaddeus Young and two second-round picks from the Cavaliers.
The deal went very well, because Thaddeus Young has also played well this season, and in the last few games, which is the so-called inspection stage, in the case of Anxi upgrading the pass, Thaddeus Young has played better, averaging 14.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.1 steals and 0.9 blocks per game this season, young and energetic, and a relatively long contract, Thaddeus Young's trade value is still very high.
And Pau Gasol is directly opposite to Thaddeus Young, and there is no doubt that the All-Star power forward is very strong.
But the problem is that Pau Gasol is slow and extremely struggling under Mike D'Anthony's system, and the Lakers are also interested in sending Pau Gasol away, plus this year is still Pau Gasol's contract year, after the contract expires, the possibility of Pau Gasol's contract renewal is zero, and it is not surprising that all of this adds up to the deal.
To put it simply, the Lakers traded Pau Gasol's expiring contract for a decent young player and two future second-round picks.
Of course, it doesn't mean that the 76ers lost, the 76ers definitely didn't lose, after they got Pau Gasol, the team's combat effectiveness has increased dramatically, and if Pau Gasol can be renewed, the team's main framework for the next few years will be there.
For this deal, Brett Brown is also very satisfied, Pau Gasol is a player who fits his tactics, and the functional type is equivalent to the Spurs' Boris Dior, of course, stronger than Dior, Pau Gasol also has a strong independent offensive ability.
In addition, Impression Stream believes that Pau Gasol's defense is not strong, which is actually wrong.
One-on-one defense, Pau Gasol is not strong, but Pau Gasol is a very good assistant defensive player, and his career average of close to two blocks per game illustrates this.
Therefore, the arrival of Pau Gasol is a great bonus to the 76ers, with bonuses at both offensive and defensive ends, and of course, the bigger bonus is definitely on the offensive end.
Pau Gasol went to the team's locker room after visiting the 76ers' honor showroom.
The 76ers are training on the court, and there are only two people in the locker room - Brett Brown and Anxi.
Pau Gasol walked in, Brett Brown hurriedly stepped forward to shake hands, and Anxi also followed behind and shook hands with Pau Gasol.
"Welcome to the 76ers. An Xi said with a smile.
Pau Gasol also replied sincerely: "Thank you, it's a pleasure to join you, Mr. Brett, and Ann, I hope I can succeed in Philadelphia and fight for the championship with you." β
Hearing Pau Gasol's words, An Xi couldn't help but admire in his heart, I have to say that Pau Gasol's emotional intelligence is very high, no wonder he can get along so well with the boss, and he said a few clichΓ©s at first, but the person who can say it is full of comfort.
After a brief chat in the locker room, Brett Brown arranged a cabinet for Pau Gasol, and then Gasol changed his jersey and followed Brett Brown and Anxi to the training ground.
The arrival of Pau Gasol means that the goal of the 76ers has changed, from aiming for the playoffs at the beginning, to going further in the playoffs, either the Eastern Conference semifinals or the Eastern Conference finals, and even the finals are not impossible to imagine.
After all, it wasn't that long ago that the 76ers beat the Heat.
In the afternoon, the 76ers held a press conference on Pau Gasol's joining, and North America was in an uproar, because before the deal was completed, they didn't get a little bit of news, only Yahoo Woshen got some gossip, he posted a tweet the day before Pau Gasol joined the 76ers, saying: "Pau Gasol may be traded, whereabouts unknown." β
And this gossip of the god did not attract the attention of media reporters, because Pau Gasol's trade rumors are frequent, and the Lakers want to send Pau Gasol away all the time, but in the end they were unsuccessful, so the reporters didn't take it seriously.
Now, Pau Gasol is suddenly in Philadelphia, in the 76ers' training gym, how can he not surprise these reporters?
Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wonarowski tweeted directly: "Big news, Pau Gasol joins the 76ers in a trade, and the main chip in the trade is Thaddeus Young. β
Woshen's news is quite well-informed, and more reporters only briefly posted: "Major deal, Pau Gasol joins the 76ers, the specific situation is unknown." β
So, almost all the reporters rushed to Philadelphia the moment they were notified, and then in the 76ers' training hall, they met Pau Gasol, who was holding the 76ers' No. 16 jersey.
Then Sam Singki announced: "The main body of the deal is that Thaddeus Young and two second-round picks were traded from the Lakers for Mr. Pau Gasol to welcome Pau Gasol to the Philadelphia 76ers." β
The reporters immediately typed words on their laptops and mobile phones, and then sent them out......
"The big news, the 76ers and the Lakers completed a trade, the 76ers and Thaddeus Young plus two second-round picks, from the Lakers to get Pau Gasol, in addition, the Lakers will also get a trade exception of about 6 million. β
And the Philadelphia media added the phrase: "This could be a game-changer for the league!"
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