Chapter 154: Rumors Escalate

On the day of the game against the Grizzlies, the Raptors set off for San Antonio, where they were going to have their first back-to-back of the season, so they had to rush to the game, get rested, and then challenge a strong opponent.

The Spurs are definitely a powerhouse in the league, having failed to make the playoffs only four times in more than four decades since joining the NBA. The last time was in the '96-'97 season, but in '07 they also acquired their core Tim Duncan, who won the first championship in franchise history in the '98-99 season, led by the twin towers of Duncan and David Robinson.

Entering the new millennium, they picked 19-year-old French point guard Tony Parker with the 28th pick in the first round in '01, and Argentine guard Manu Ginobili at the end of the second round in '02. In the 02-03 season, they achieved an impressive 60-22 record, which led the league and made a breakthrough in the playoffs, and finally won the second O'Brien Cup in team history. The following year, their dream of defending their title was ruined in the Western Conference semifinals by a small player named Derrick Fisher, who scored the winner with the last 0.4 seconds of Game 5 to become the winner of the century, and they were beaten 2-0 by a big score. In the 04-05 season, they set sail again, finishing the regular season as the second in the Western Conference, and in the playoffs, they once again overturned the Western powerhouses, and met the defending champion Pistons in the finals.

This year, they are ready to challenge for another championship and defend their title. They have a great player, Tim Duncan, two strong helpers, Parker and Ginobili, and this year they have recruited All-Stars Michael Finlay and Nick Van Exel, and signed veteran Glenn Robinson.

Now the Spurs' record is ten wins and one loss, bullish, only the Pistons can compare with it in the league, and the old arms and legs of the Heat nursing home are a little unable to withstand the bombardment of young people, and there is a suspicion of falling out of the competition for the top spot in the league.

In fact, the Raptors are not bad, after a sluggish start, they have won five consecutive games, and their record has reached six wins and four losses, fifth in the Eastern Conference. These victories are definitely not mixed with water, they have beaten the Suns, who are currently second in the West, defeated the Grizzlies, who are sixth in the West, and the Pacers at a playoff level, and the Raptors have been promoted to a very tough and difficult elite team, of course! So far, that's the case.

The media focused on this game, in addition to the Spurs, Kyle also attracted the attention of most reporters, and won the award of the week in the first week of logging into the NBA. Last night's NBA's official website announced the results, which were a big surprise and a matter of course, Kyle and "Big Shark" O'Neal shared the glory of the rookie debut week of the week.

What is the best of the week? It's the best player of the week, one from the east and the west, usually by the team's core stars, with exceptions, and occasionally role players who go against the sky, but never become mainstream. The first condition is that you have to have good stats, at least to stand out from the crowd, and the second requirement is that your team has to have a good record that week. These are two hard indicators, and the summary is that the team with the best record picks out the player with good statistics to be elected. The soft indicators are the difficulty of the player's team in a week, the injuries of teammates, the strength of the opponent, and whether the efficiency is high enough.

It's not easy to get out of the encirclement and win this award, there are still a lot of players with names and surnames in each of the fifteen teams in the east and west, and at the same time to win, you also need to achieve beautiful statistics, which in itself can only be done by stars with the ball in strong teams, and there are many strong competitors every week. What's more, a rookie, not to mention the ball as soon as he enters the league, it would be good to have a playing time to ensure a firm foothold! There are not many rookies who start when they come up, and those who become the core are even rarer.

See who was nominated for the Eastern Conference Week of the Year? LeBron James, the Cavaliers have a three-game winning record, and last week averaged 28.5 points, 7.1 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game while shooting 48.5% from the field. Chauncey Billups of the Pistons, with four wins and zero losses, averaged 21 points, 8.8 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game. The Washington Wizards' Arenas also averaged 29.2 points, 5.8 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game as the team had a three-one record for the week. New Jersey Nets' Vince Carter, whose team also won three and lost one last week, averaged 25.2 points, 5.6 assists and 5.8 rebounds per game, which is also considered a bull's fork.

The Raptors won all four games last week, including defeating the Suns led by Nash, and the Pacers led by Artest and O'Neal Jr., the strength is recognized, and the other two are Eastern fish belly, fish belly is just to describe the record, the NBA is not an absolute weak team, this is absolutely true. Kyle averaged 25 points, 8.2 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 3 steals per game, shooting 48.5% from the field, which is absolutely outstanding. But the most important thing is that Kyle led the team on the right path, which is obvious to all, you must know that the Raptors without Kyle won only one of the first five games, and as soon as Kyle returned, the Raptors turned into a fierce team and won all four games. That's Kyle's value.

In the game against the Grizzlies, Kyle even recorded a triple-double, plus the release of the weekly award, and the rookie list jumped to No. 1. For a time, Kyle became a popular fried chicken in the league, and was respected by everyone, claiming that he was a rookie since the new century, and some people called him a miniature version of the "little emperor", with great momentum and momentum.

In Toronto, far away, fans no longer feel cold, their hearts are on fire, and it is almost predictable that the Raptors will enter the playoffs again after three years, and they will usher in another era.

Just as hot as the Raptors fans are the New Yorkers, who have already played a poster of Kyle wearing the No. 7 Knicks jersey, and the words in the lower row are very eye-catching, "Kyle! New York loves you", very bluntly and shamelessly, and at the same time opened various modes of momentum, media reports, reporters' articles, celebrities on social networks shouted and spoke, Aitkel's account. Praise Kyle as a super basketball game in the sky, this trick they also used when recruiting Marbury, the New Yorkers at that time named the old horse "Son of New York", you can imagine how much New Yorkers loved the "lone wolf" far away in Phoenix, and now...!

In addition, Thomas frequently contacted McCloskey, and the price went up step by step, from a second-round pick to a first-round pick, but there was no response, and then the price was raised, and David Lee was exchanged for Channing Fry.

And the hottest guy is McCloskey, who is now sitting firmly on the Diaoyu Tai, waiting for the price to sell, of course! Fork loading is the majority. This rumor spread all over North America, but the boss Timothy did not react, since he did not call a stop, it was a tacit acceptance of the plan to trade Kyle, so McCloskey was very calm. Back in '04, McCloskey also had the experience of being blown up on the phone, when the core of that vortex was Vince Carter, who almost overwhelmed him, and now he experienced the feeling at the beginning, what is a swarm! What is the rush to it!

In addition to the New York Knicks, there are also the Seattle SuperSonics, who have quickly fallen this season, moving from the top four in the Western Conference to the bottom four, and they have paid the price of a first-round pick in addition to Ray Allen and Shalad Lewis. Portland Trail Blazers, they are even willing to pay star Zach Randolph, and this season's draft picks, and are willing to swallow a garbage contract, everything else is fine, with their trend this season, the top three picks are almost stable, it's a bloody investment, but their asking price is also outrageous, Kyle Gabosh, which makes McCloskey infinitely complain, a data brush wants to change his internal and external dual-core, dreaming! The Los Angeles Lakers are also involved, and their chips are Odom and Bynum plus draft picks for Kyle and Antonio, which is very sincere. The above prices are relatively large.

There are also a bunch of soy sauce players, such as the Minnesota Timberwolves, who are much more stingy, except for Garnett, whichever! It's bold, but who else are they besides Garnett? I didn't even want to give out draft picks. The Golden State Warriors' chips were Troy Murphy and Derrick Fisher plus second-round picks in exchange for Antonio and Kyle, which is slightly more reliable, but relatively picky compared to the teams above. The Houston Rockets also came to participate, but they had no one except Yao Ming and Maddie, who were not for sale! Do you want to go back to Alstom? McCloskey is not stupid. The Sacramento Kings' willingness to offer Bibby and draft picks is hard to say. The Orlando Magic are willing to give Steve Francis and 03 Millisic, and McCloskey is not impressed. There were also many who asked for a price or tried to rob, and these were already excluded in the morning.

McCloskey enjoys being sought after by others, and the feeling of being floating in the clouds makes him feel like he has grown wings and soars through the endless air. But he's not stupid, more and more teams are asking for more and more prices, Kyle's value is getting bigger and bigger, and there are even a lot of advertisers and sponsors to discuss cooperation, their only requirement is to stabilize Bosh and Kyle Duo, but McCloskey has no intention of signing a contract, because the offer is too low, as long as the team makes the playoffs, it's a different situation, and then you can sign a long-term contract and make more. Everything indicates that the Raptors are thriving.

McCloskey was tempted by the chips offered by various teams the other day, but he now has reservations about trading Kyle. Best of the Week! Three pairs! Rookie King! Solid performance, the playoffs are in sight. With such an unnatural performance, what is the reason to trade Kyle? He also began to believe that Kyle couldn't water, and he also believed what Sam said, Kyle is the one who can change the team, and now everything is going towards Sam's expectations, Kyle's potential is realized into instant combat power, game after game, and the strength shown is convincing, superstar! Not too far away. And the better the results, the more stable his position will be, and as for the luxury tax, wouldn't it be enough to trade or cut Antonio? Who is more stupid than who these days! McCloskey got to where he is today, obviously not being a fool. Of course! If Kobe Bryant or LeBron are traded, McCloskey is expected to have no hesitation. At the end of the day, the price is still not enough, and all players can be sold, but not to the point where people can't refuse.

There are countless other players involved in the rumors, and all the teams mentioned above have a share, and the analysis and report are one after another. There are also some city reporters who give advice to their own teams, come up with which one in exchange for Kyle, and then complement each other, a perfect match! From this, the core meaning of the tactics was analyzed, and finally it was concluded that Kyle was the championship puzzle they had been looking for. The above is purely unilateral, but the fans believe it, and they blow the horn one after another, starting the war for Kyle. They warmly welcomed Kyle to the board.

The front page of the sports newspaper was once again dominated by Kyle, all of whom were triple-doubles, weekly awards, rookie lists, trade rumors, and more. Even the so-called expert panel in ESPN initiated a vote on Kyle's stay and deposition, and at the same time carefully analyzed Kyle's characteristics, which is the most suitable for a certain team.

It's all because Kyle is really good, he's so perfect, people try to find a little flaw, but unfortunately no, if you insist on imposing a little bit, it's that Kyle is too short to believe 100%, three points are inconsistent, people are not very reassuring. But five games is enough to say a lot. Data engineers, analysts, tacticians, and other experts have all voiced that Kyle can't water, he will become an All-Star, and he will go to superstar in the future.

The rumors outside spread well, and the voices were full of color. Sam was a little flustered, and he booked a ticket overnight to fly back to Toronto, and he wanted to stop McCloskey's stupidity. Yes! This guy has verbally promised Sam that he will not trade Kyle, but the old man always feels uneasy, and the other party's tone is very casual, and there is no seriousness to speak of. Obsessive-compulsive compulsion forces him to communicate with McCloskey in person, so Sam leaves. As for the competition! You can only ask assistant coach Tyleck.

Now Kyle is playing at a high price, and the teams in the top six picks in the draft are collectively vomiting blood and saying that they are blind. Bogut, who was selected by the Milwaukees, is now fourth on the rookie list, averaging 8 points and 7 rebounds per game, which is completely inconsistent with the status of the top pick, and Marvin Williams, who was selected by the Atlantans, is still off the bench, with 7 points and 4 rebounds. The Utah Jazz weren't much better, they traded the third pick before the draft just to pick the chubby, but Delon couldn't find the feeling he had in college at all, averaging 8 points and 4.5 assists per game, which was completely out of line with expectations. Paul, who was selected with the fourth pick in New Orleans, is the best rookie besides Kyle, averaging 15.6 points, 7.5 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 2 steals per game, which is very good and strong. Charlotte Bobcats were very close to Kyle, but Beckstaff had a temporary brain twitch and finally chose Felton, who is not bad, and now averages 10 points and 4.7 assists per game. The Portland Trail Blazers, the unlucky ones, they're desolate! The record is bad, and Webster, who is the sixth pick, is playing soy sauce. The gap is too big to compare. (To be continued.) )