Chapter 514: The entire NBA is in chaos!
According to local media reports in Dallas, the Mavericks' daily training session saw a heated argument between team guard Fisher and head coach Johnson.
The reason for the quarrel between the two is related to the adjustment of the Mavericks' backcourt rotation this season.
At the beginning of the season, Johnson gave Devin Harris more playing time, and in recent games, Johnson has replaced Fisher with Harris as the starter!
Johnson's approach is understandable, after all, Harris was the No. 5 pick in '04, and the Mavericks paid a lot of money to trade him from Cleveland.
The problem was that Harris and Bryant partnered to play the starting lineup with mediocre results, which became the fuse of the quarrel.
However, if it was just an argument between Fisher and Johnson, the news could have passed quickly.
But the media followed up and Kobe Bryant then joined the brawl!!
"It's not your team!"
Bryant stood up for Fisher and shouted at Johnson.
"Is this your team?"
Johnson also showed no weakness and responded to Kobe.
The two sides are tense.
The Mavericks' struggling performance this season has finally caused the team's long-standing contradictions to finally erupt like a volcano.
Johnson's stubbornness, Kobe's way of playing, these things that no one can tell who is right and who is wrong, make people feel unorganized and messy.
Just like Sun Hao's feeling when he communicated with Nowitzki at the World Championships, the Mavericks did not change in the summer, which means that there will be a big earthquake in the middle of the season!
It may have taken some time for this to happen, but the formation of the Celtic triumvirate has accelerated the process.
"Kobe, probably leaving Dallas!"
In TNT's latest episode, Barkley, who was not affected by the previous "donkey's ass incident" in the slightest, once again started his big mouth.
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Kobe Bryant's incident is not so fast to follow, but the impact of the Celtics' Big Three has begun to expand.
The first to sit still was the Nets who were the first to be beaten.
Kostic's season reimbursement and brutal beating in a key game against Celtic have already brought the team's management to the brink of collapse.
At this time, the team came out with bad news: Richard Jefferson suffered another knee injury and had to undergo surgery, and is expected to miss 1~2 months.
This became the straw that broke the camel's back!
Nets management broke the jar and smashed Kidd directly on the shelf!
Bad plan, Nets first!
Although Kidd is 33 years old, this kind of organization master is getting older and more demonic, and his market is still not small.
Of all the most interest is the Wizards.
The Wizards and Pistons are the only two in the East that are unlikely to push for a comeback this season.
All they can do is strengthen one way.
If the Wizards can use Hamilton as the main body and replace Kidd over, it will also be a quasi-Big Three lineup!
It's not a dream to take on the Celtics!
In addition to the Wizards, teams such as the Heat, Jazz, and Mavericks who lack outside stars are also full of interest.
However, before they could start making offers, there were teams in the east and west that began to keep up with the bad rhythm.
And unlike the Nets, they didn't put anyone on the shelf, but directly started the clearance sale!!
The first to keep up is still the Eastern team, the Pacers!
The previous Auburn Hills palace brawl hurt the Pacers, and although the core of that team was basically there, it was no longer the courage it used to be, and it didn't even make the playoffs last season!
This season, which is currently ranked ninth in the East, has not improved much.
If the management still took into account the feelings of the fans before, then now the appearance of the Celtic Big Three can finally make them feel at ease and bold to do it!
Indiana Sale Live Record:
Stephen Jackson: The style of the ball is strong, the brutalist small forward, as long as there is a first round, a first round!
Artest: Forward defensive gate, quasi-all-star player, 7 million low salary and high energy, I can't get out without me, only you can't think of it, the same first-round to bring home!!
Al Harrington: Spatial inside, can be inside and out, can shoot suddenly, as long as you dare to bid, I dare to sell!!
O'Neal Jr.: All-Star insider, as long as the price is enough, it's not non-negotiable!!!
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The Pacers mean that they are starting to rebuild around the outstanding rising star Monta Ellis.
The Pacers' shouting hasn't stopped, and the Warriors in the West are following suit!
In addition to Durant, Jamison, Big Ben, and Richardson are all on the shelves!
As long as you have enough picks and young players in your pocket, you can pick and choose!
This lively scene stunned Sun Hao for a while.
Don't say that he hasn't seen such a scene since he entered the NBA, let's just say that he has never heard of it in his previous life!
This is not only a mess in the northwest of Jinxi, but also a mess in the entire NBA!
Or, let the Lakers also go and see if there is a cheap pick?
For example, if you get Artest, then the Lakers will definitely play the Celtics!
But when you think about it, that's unlikely.
The reason why it is so "lively" now is not only because of the Celtics Big Three, but also because of the Lakers.
The Lakers' record so far this season is 34-4!
A sentence of "terrifying" is not excessive!
In other words, the league's current "hilarity" is the double pressure from the yellow and green teams!
If you let them send players to these two teams cheaply, it's very unlikely.
At the beginning of the Bulls dynasty and the Lakers OK period, they basically used the players they signed.
This is the so-called "enemy of the people" treatment.
Of course, trading this thing depends on what kind of chips you have, as long as you have enough chips, everything can be negotiated.
But if you think about it, it's all dynasty teams, draft picks are worthless, and there is no room to cultivate young people, where are the chips!
As for the immediate combat power, everyone is rotten, and what is sent out is the immediate combat power!
So no matter how lively it is outside, Sun Hao can only sit and watch the play.
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In such a lively scene, the time came to the end of January in a blink of an eye.
Unlike in previous years, when a deal was not made until the trade deadline, by this time, the league had already completed several deals.
For example, the Spurs, they picked up a leak in this wave of excitement, traded a first-round pick plus an expiring contract, and traded Stephen Jackson!
In another example, the Warriors sent Jamison to the Cavaliers in exchange for a bunch of expiring contracts and a number of draft picks.
Of course, these can only be regarded as small fights this year.
The main characters in the trade rumors, Kobe, Kidd, O'Neal Jr., and Big Ben, have not made much progress.
None of Kobe's, because of Nowitzki's mediation, would have been traded.
So it is not ruled out that they ended up staying in their respective teams, just like Garnett in the summer.
It was at this time that Sun Hao received a phone call.
The caller was a bit of a surprise, but not too much of a surprise.
Kobe Bryant, want to ask him out for a chat.
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The two met at a seaside café in Los Angeles.
When Sun Hao went, Kobe Bryant was looking sideways at the beach outside the window.
Hearing Sun Hao's footsteps, Kobe turned back, and at this time, the two looked at each other.
Sun Hao saw something called "memory" in his eyes.
After all, this is where he started his career and played for 8 years.
Life is too short, how many 8 years can there be?
Kobe Bryant smiled and stretched out his hand to greet Sun Hao, and then called the waiter.
"What do you want to drink? I'm in for a treat. ”
Kobe Bryant didn't say what he was doing on the phone, but Sun Hao could guess with his thumb that it was related to the previous news.
"You want to leave Dallas?"
After ordering a cup of coffee casually, Sun Hao then looked at Kobe Bryant and said.
"I haven't made a decision yet, I looked around, and I found that you are the only person who can give me advice."
Kobe Bryant was stunned for a moment, then looked at Sun Hao and said.
This is normal, Kobe Bryant is training in addition to games, and there are also women, who usually go alone, and there are probably few friends.
There are even fewer who can give him advice on this kind of thing.
Maybe it's all the same, as if it's really just him.
"So now, what's the situation?"
Now there are rumors flying outside, and Sun Hao doesn't know which one is true and which one is false.
Kobe Bryant smiled wryly, then spoke.
Kobe's personality is paranoid, which does not mean that he has a low dual quotient, in fact, Kobe's emotional intelligence has always been online.
So arguing with the manager just because of Fisher's starting issues, which doesn't usually happen in the past.
The reason why this is happening now, as Sun Hao thought, is a long-standing backlog of problems.
Johnson and Kobe Bryant have a lot of similarities in personality, and when the two are together, they are like two good people chatting, and they have to quarrel in the end.
This is probably the so-called "repulsion of the same pole".
But Kobe Bryant was able to stay with the Mavericks for so long, thanks to Nowitzki's presence.
When Kobe Bryant was with the Lakers, Fisher played the role of "peacemaker", and now in Dallas, Nowitzki plays the role.
Because of Nowitzki's special position as a lone ranger, no matter how big the contradiction is, it can be alleviated or even resolved in the end.
Including this time, thanks to Nowitzki's efforts, things have largely subsided.
(Nowitzki inserts a strong narrator: I used to play happy basketball with Sun Hao, but now I ...... It's so hard!! )
"There's nothing wrong with Dirk, the problem is Avery."
Bryant continued.
"Avery coaching, it's a bit of a problem."
It's not Sun Hao's small-bellied chicken intestines.
Personality aside, the Mavericks failed to defend their title at the beginning, and now they have Kobe Bryant and Nowitzki but haven't even made it to the Finals, which is a matter of ability.
Kobe Bryant suddenly had a strong resonance, and soon said a lot to Sun Hao.
He tried to go to management about Johnson, but Dallas wasn't Los Angeles, and no one in management listened to him.
He privately approached Nowitzki again, wanting Nowitzki to talk to Cuban, because it would be a waste of the two of them to continue like this.
It's a pity that Nowitzki's personality, just like when he communicated with Sun Hao in Japan, he will not ask Cuban to do anything.
So Kobe Bryant wants to change the coach, but there is really no way to go to heaven and no way to go to the ground.
As for why Kuban saw these situations, why didn't he take the initiative to change.
At the end of the day, Cuban is an emotional person, and Johnson is not bad in his eyes.
Coupled with the current situation, he estimated that he had already regretted the fact that he had exchanged Sun Hao for Kobe, so how could he still be in the mood to take care of this mess.
"I don't think it's impossible to leave."
Sun Hao gave his own advice.
Although generally speaking, when persuading people, it is persuasion and not persuasion.
But now that this situation is in this situation, Kobe Bryant's continued stay with the Mavericks is indeed no longer a good choice.
"That's what you're suggesting?"
Kobe Bryant looked at Sun Hao.
"It's not a bad thing to start a new career in a new environment."
Sun Hao nodded.
However, after nodding, Sun Hao looked at Kobe Bryant again and asked a question very seriously:
"Are we friends?"
Kobe glanced at Sun Hao, he didn't know why Sun Hao suddenly asked this, but he quickly nodded:
"If not, why did I come to you?"
"Then the next words are what I said as a friend."
Sun Hao's expression then became serious.
There were some things he didn't have to say, but since Kobe really regarded him as a friend, he still had to say it.
"Have you ever thought that it could be your own problem when you were isolated with the Lakers and now you are isolated in Dallas?"
Sun Hao said more directly.
That's why he asked the previous sentence.
Kobe Bryant's eyes widened, he really didn't expect Sun Hao to ask like this!
"I know your idol is Michael, so you should know the story of Michael's college as well.
Michael was strong in college, but his mentor Dean Smith kept his desire to score because Dean knew that basketball was never something that could be done by one person.
It also turned out that Dean did the right thing, and Michael, who suppressed his desire to score, became more versatile and stronger, and finally became the man. ”
Bryant was listening, because of this, no one really had spoken to him in the past.
Phil Jackson tells him to score more points and then gives him all the pampering.
Johnson also gave him unlimited firing rights in the presence of Nowitzki.
The people who coach him, and he himself, feel that he should be a super scorer.
"Michael is not just a great scorer, he's a great leader, and you're just a scorer now."
Sun Hao, there is really no nonsense.
"I know you might say that you have the most points on the team, but if you have two people to cover you, or even three people to cover you, are you still the same?"
Bryant, silent.
If someone else were to say it to him, he might nod his head and say, "Yes, I am."
But sitting across from him was Sun Hao, the first person on active duty.
The same words, coming out of different people's mouths, are completely different.
In particular, these words come from the top 1 in the same industry, and that is the talk of experience.
"If you want to be Michael, you have to learn to be a leader and find a balance between scoring and passing, which is more important than staying in Dallas or going to a new team, and that's the most important thing I want to say as a friend."
Sun Hao finally looked at Kobe Bryant and said.
PS: I've been wandering between a few ideas today, and I want to hear everyone's opinions, where do you want Kobe to go next, stay with the Mavericks, or trade to other places, where do you want him to go if you trade?