Chapter 100: Upheaval

"Mr. West, are you sure you are rejecting our deal? Really don't think about it? ”

"I'm sure."

"That's a shame."

With a sigh, the general manager of Mavericks knocked on the phone of Danny Angie and Houston general manager Carol Dawson, and everything was silent.

...

"There was an earthquake! BOSS! The Union has an earthquake! ”

After the Orlando Magic, the Lakers returned to Los Angeles for a day off.

On the rest day, Kobe Bryant was still in the arena with Xiaoyu, Bowen, Big Ben, and Tyrese, while some veterans of the team such as Horry and Eddie Jones also began to join Kobe Bryant's practice.

The huge ringing of Motomora alarmed Kobe, who was practicing shooting.

"What's wrong? Rob? ”

"Suns Mavericks Houston three-way trade!"

"Three-way deal?" Wait, Kobe Bryant remembers, there is only a trade between the Mavericks and the Suns, and there is no Houston Mosaic.

"Mavericks pay Jason Kidd, Jim Jackson, get Sam Cassel, Michael Finley, Matt Maloney, Houston first round.

Suns pay Sam Cassel, Michael Finley, A.C. Green get Jason Kidd, Kevin Willis, Sammark.

Houston paid '98 in the first round, Matt Maloney, Sammark, Kevin Willis got Jim Jackson, A.C. Green. ”

???

History changed? Kobe Bryant had expected his arrival to change history, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.

The Mavericks sold the 3J combination and got two quality young players in one fell swoop, Sam Cassel and Michael Finley. At the same time, he has a veteran like Matt Maloney, replacing Kidd as the team's starting point guard and leading the team's young growth. At the same time, they also kept Jamal Marshburn, a top forward who averaged 23.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game last season.

The Suns are undergoing a makeover under Danny Angie's overhaul, and Angie is looking for a player to replace the aging Kevin Johnson, and Jason Kidd is the answer he wants! On the front line, Cedric Ceballos, who the Suns traded from the Lakers, performed brilliantly, and since there is no room for Michael Finley to grow, then replace him! AC Green wants to get a championship team, so replace him!

This is the courage of Danny Angie, not breaking or standing, and now this sun has a new look!

Houston was arguably the biggest winner of the deal, and after being beaten by the Lakers led by Kobe Bryant and O'Neal in a row, they knew that if they wanted to win the championship this season, they would have to avoid the Lakers. And a three-point shooter like Matt Maloney is porous on both ends of the floor when facing the Lakers' forward line.

Jim Jackson, a heavy forward swingman with both offense and defense, range and body, can be said to be the best catalyst for the team!

Anyway, the ball is in the hands of the Big Three, and it doesn't make a difference whether there is a point guard or not, so it's okay to infinitely strengthen the front line!

It's terrible, Carol Dawson's trade directly made this Houston team a team of historical proportions.

Charles Barkley, Hakeem Olajuwon in the frontcourt, Clyde Drexler in the backcourt, Mario Elie, Jim Jackson.

This lineup directly blurs the position of the court. It's no longer the point guard who attacks, it's the Big Three who attack, the Big Three who finish the offense, and all the ball goes to the Big Three.

At the same time, they have four top-notch physical, high-quality forwards who can break down most teams in the league on defense alone, not to mention that they also have three Hall of Fame-caliber offensive stars.

The lowest height in the whole game is Jim Jackson's 1.98 meters, this lineup is infinitely close to the 5 small forward lineup that Heat operator Pat Riley wants, and this set is even stronger!

"Fake, this is a naked robbery!"

With just one late first-rounder, two playoff starter-caliber players, and one role player. It can make the team jump from a championship level to a historical level!

This is a naked robbery!

Bryant remembers that the last trade seemed to be that the New Jersey Nets traded Shaun Bradley, E.D. Obailon, and Robert Parker for Jim Jackson. Mainly, Sean Bradley and Jim Jackson swapped.

Looking at it this way, the Mavericks got more in this trade, and the human background board essence Sean Bradley is just a big inside line that can't be softer anymore.

This trade in Houston is clearly a reinforcement for the Lakers and the Bulls.

You Jordan, Kobe Bryant has no solution, right? Then I'll use 3 top strikers to take turns to defend you! See if you still have no solution?

"Mr. Jerry West turned down the Mavericks' trade for Ben Wallace, Bruce Bowen, and Eddie Jones for Jim Jackson plus Mashburn, so the Mavericks pulled the trigger and half-sold and half-sent Jim Jackson to Houston."

"Of course you have to refuse, worthy of Mr. West." Kobe Bryant is glad that the trade didn't happen, and if it did, the team's strength and potential would have dropped several levels. With such a wise elder as Jerry West in charge of the overall situation, Kobe Bryant is really very relieved.

Bryant hung up, and it seems that the Jazz are more than one competitor in the West this season.

After this trade, Houston became a historic team, the Suns became a playoff powerhouse, and the Mavericks gained a group of high-quality young players and draft picks, which seemed to be a three-way profitable trade.

Who wins and who loses depends on the time to speak.

"Kobe!" A phone call came in that was both familiar and unfamiliar.

"Hello, who?"

"I'm Tracy."

Kobe Bryant was a little surprised, this high school competitor was a very introverted person, and he actually took the initiative to call him today?

"You played a great game with pennies!"

"Hahaha, of course."

"I want to ask you if it's better to prioritize a team like pennies or be heroic."

Did you start thinking about your own basketball career before graduating from high school? As God's favorite Tracy McGrady, you must know that the choice of basketball is the only way to become a superstar.

"Go get on the court and I'm looking forward to seeing you at next year's MLS." His own path needs to be walked out by himself, it's not that Kobe Bryant is unwilling to help him, all roads lead to Rome, but his basketball way must be understood by himself, not by others.

"Cut, don't you want to say? Kobe, you're still the same. ”

"Hmm..."

"By the way, your little brother Lamar is still in high school, right? Wait, miser Kobe, I'll snatch the title of the No. 1 high school student in the United States from him! ”

Listening to the busy tone on the phone, Kobe Bryant secretly said that this guy seems to be angry, is it blaming me for not contacting him for so long?

That can't be helped, the next time I go to North Carolina, it's good to call him out and teach him alone.

This time, we must remember the score, so that he can lose convincingly, but we can't let him deny it anymore.