Chapter 162: When the Deal Comes
The game is over, and the players of the Eastern team on the field are celebrating wildly.
The final quarter reversal is 21 points, and it's still at the All-Star Game, which can be played for one night, no, for a year!
On the side of the Western Army, the mood of the players is slightly lost.
However, after the celebration was over, they still went up to shake hands with the members of the Eastern Army.
After all, it's just an All-Star Game.
Winning or losing doesn't affect anything.
Of course, there are also people who keep a straight face.
Kobe, his face was deep and scary.
In fact, in this game, Sun Hao can fully feel Kobe's inhuman desire to win.
It's not just the three mid-range shots in the final moments, but the way he plays the whole game.
It's strange to say.
Playing against the Lakers before, including watching the Lakers' games, Kobe Bryant's desire to score this season is very, very strong.
But in the All-Star Game, he only took 15 shots and also handed out eight assists.
It's a statistic that's so different from his previous games.
To say that he is more willing to pass the ball because his team-mates are stronger does not make sense this season.
Can anyone be stronger than O'Neill?
Although it is not known what happened, Kobe Bryant's injury and missed nine games before the All-Star break seemed to make some changes for him compared to the beginning of the season.
Of course, after the loss, Kobe Bryant was in the same mood as Sun Hao who had seen him in Los Angeles before, and he couldn't be better.
Shortly after the game, the All-Star Game MVP award ceremony was held on the spot.
There is still some suspense about who will win the MVP on the Western side, but on the Eastern side, Iverson stands out.
He finished with 25 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals on 9-of-21 shooting from the field, and was the only player to score 20 points tonight.
He also won the 2001 All-Star Game MVP without any suspense.
It was the first time in his career that he had won the award.
There was a sparkle in the AI's eyes.
Played the best result of his career so far, won the All-Star Game MVP for the first time, and also had a good chance to win the regular season MVP.
It was destined to be the pinnacle season of his career!
"Where's my coach, Coach Brown, where is he?"
From the first moment he took over the trophy from Stern, Iverson's first reaction was to find Brown.
Although he and Brown have been unhappy at times, Brown has proven to be the most suitable coach to train him.
Push him to train and get him to play shooting guard instead...... Even judging from tonight's game, if it weren't for Brown's final tactical adjustments, the East Force would not have been able to achieve a reversal.
"I'm going to dedicate the trophy to Coach Brown, my teammates, my family, my friends, and the fans who have loved me since the beginning."
In thanks, he also put Brown first.
In the end, he also thanked the city of Washington.
"I never get tired of playing against the best athletes in the world, and I love my second home, one far from my hometown...... I love you guys~"
At the beginning, Iverson had a bad reputation because of his imprisonment, and basically all the elite universities did not consider him, except for Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., which finally accepted him.
From these experiences, it makes sense that Iverson can be liked by so many people.
Even if he is rebellious, he has a lot of bad faults, but his experience is legendary.
The MVP ceremony ended, and the 2001 NBA All-Star Game also came to an end.
Sun Hao also ended his first All-Star trip.
He scored 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting and 3-of-3 from three-point range.
It was a bit of a pity that he didn't get a chance to play in the final quarter.
But who called him Popovich in the first place, this is somewhat of a causal cycle.
But he didn't regret anything, does he still regret this kind of thing?
Work harder in the next season and give him the first place in the West before the All-Star break!
Wasn't Nelson Sr. in charge then?
The All-Star Game has come to an end, but the fans have not stopped talking.
You must know that the reversal game is always full of slots and topics.
"AI is the biggest superstar of the season and is not open to rebuttals."
"It's the season of the AI!"
"Is my Peter Pan Kobe so unremarkable?"
"And then? Didn't lose yet? ”
"Didn't the Eastern Army win by Marbury? Didn't those two three-pointers not be beaten down by Kobe? ”
"So in the end, I lost."
"Hey, Popovich really can't do it, the tactics were blown out by Brown, and I don't know how to make adjustments!"
"The point is that he doesn't go to grandchildren! The first three sections of Sun are more accurate! Score a three-pointer and the game will be a completely different situation! ”
"Popovich, this is a communiqué personal vendetta! Sun You had sprayed trash talk at him, and he held a grudge! ”
"This beam is over, but this may also be the wonderful part of the NBA!"
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There is a lot of discussion in the forums, but it's not all, or even the point.
Because it's almost the annual trading deadline!
The NBA trade deadline is a very critical time in the season.
With the exception of certain special seasons, such as the Lockdown Season, the deadline is Thursday of the 16th week after the start of the season.
Don't ask why it's so fixed, look at the American Thanksgiving Day, this is a country's habit.
What many people don't know is that the NBA's total salary for a season, the luxury tax, is finalized at the moment after the deadline.
Because of this rule, there will be some interesting things.
For example, some teams will sign and trade in the offseason with great fanfare in order to attract attendance, completely ignoring the salary cap.
But wait until the deal deadline and then trade those people away, keeping the gross salary below the luxury tax.
Among them, the Houston team is a good player.
Of course, this is also a means of management, which is understandable, but the players of those teams are more unlucky.
And that's just a handful of them, most of which will be trading on this day to set the final tone for next season.
Either trade reinforcements for the playoffs or even championships, or trade valuable players on the team for draft picks to start preparing for next season.
Until then, the league will be plagued by trade rumors.
Sun Hao returned to Dallas after the All-Star Game, and when he trained, he could hear his teammates talking more or less.
Before the All-Star break, the Mavericks' last game was against the Lakers.
Kobe Bryant missed that game due to injury, but the Mavericks still lost in the end, and O'Neal exploded with 47 points and 21 rebounds.
A clear signal is that they need to strengthen the inside.
There have been quite a few rumours coming out, which also means that there will definitely be someone in the team leaving.
It was the day before the trade deadline, and the players were chatting after practice when Nelson Jr. came in.
He called Lightner, Hubert Davis, and Alexander out.
The players had a premonition that a deal was about to happen.
After a while, several people came back one after another, and I could see that the expressions on their faces were different.
Both Leitner and Davis looked depressed, but Alexander seemed to be in a good mood.
Davis's popularity is good, several people went over to ask, and Sun Hao also leaned over to listen for a while.
Sure enough, the deal was going to happen.
Several of them will be packed together and sent to the Wizards.
The place where Sun Hao had just been an all-star.
At this time, Sun Hao realized that if he remembered correctly, the current president of operations of the Wizards team is Jordan, right?
That is, this is a trade that Jordan did?
"Sun."
As soon as he thought of this, little Nelson suddenly shouted at the door.
This shocked everyone in the locker room.
Sun Hao, also traded?
Don't talk about other people, Sun Hao himself is a little confused.
It's entirely possible, for example, if the Wizards use next year's first-round pick as the core bargaining chip in the trade, the Mavericks will probably agree!
The Wizards are rushing to swing this season, how can this be a high pick!
If you know history, the Wizards will get the top pick next season!
And with his past with Jordan, compare what Jordan said in the All-Star Game.
Imagine what it would be like after he was traded to Washington.
Jordan: Boy, aren't you very capable? Why, now it's time to play under me, right?
This is very Jordan!
Sun Hao walked out in a nervous mood.
"The Wizards want to trade you, and Michael offers a very aggressive chip."
Nelson's first sentence also confirmed Sun Hao's conjecture.
"But we refused."
But Nelson's next sentence made his attitude clear.
This is to express to Sun Hao that the management attaches great importance to him.
"I know, Donnie, you're not going to let me go."
Sun Hao took a sip.
He knows that little Nelson is good to him, and he communicates very affectionately when no one is around.
"Yes, I can't bear you, by the way, Anne said you haven't been to see her in a long time."
Little Nelson said and patted Sun Hao on the shoulder.
"Yes, I'll go."
Sun Hao was a little ashamed, he originally said that he would go to see little Nelson's daughter more, but he was so busy that he forgot about it.
"Oh yes, there's a piece of news I only told you, Wang Zhizhi is also coming soon."
Little Nelson lowered his voice as he said this.
Coming soon?
Sun Hao hadn't been too deliberate to get to know Wang Zhizhi in his previous life, so he knew that Wang Zhizhi was back, but he wasn't sure when he would come.
Now that Nelson Jr. told him the news, he was suddenly a little overjoyed.
Whether the Mavericks trade or not, they have a good chance of making the playoffs this season.
Roughly speaking, it means that he has another fellow countryman here!
And Sun Hao has played in the summer league on behalf of the Mavericks before, and he played against the Chinese team at that time, even if he played with Wang Zhizhi.
That's all there is to know.
Now it's fun to think about two people in a team.
Little Nelson finally said to keep it a secret, and then left with a smile.
Sun Hao's mood is quite good.
Alexander, who had always been at odds with him, was traded away, and now Wang Zhizhi is also coming.
His time with the Mavericks is getting more and more exciting.
Back in the locker room, Nowitzki and Nash were the first to come over and ask him.
These three people finally had a chemical reaction, and if Sun Hao was traded, they would definitely not be able to accept it.
Sun Hao didn't have any skin, he directly said that he didn't leave, after all, Davis and Leitner were traded, and he needed to take into account the feelings of others.
Although the deal has not yet been announced, the departure of several people has been confirmed, and then there is a burst of goodbye.
To be honest, Sun Hao felt a little sad in his heart.
In the past, when I watched transactions, I stayed in the news, and whoever changed whom, that thing was not much different from the commodity.
But the real teammates were traded away, and they got along for more than half a season, so it's unrealistic to say that there is no emotion.
Leitner, in particular, has blocked him a lot this season, and the two have not communicated much on the court.
"There's going to be a better chance over there."
When Sun Hao got up and hugged Leitner goodbye, he could only comfort him with such words.
Lightner nodded.
He's been playing in the league for nine years, and the Mavericks are also his fourth, and this isn't the first time he's experienced this.
Every NBA transaction is submitted to the league, which is then officially announced.
The trade between the Mavericks and Wizards was also announced ahead of the trade deadline.
It's a big deal involving 8 people.
The Mavericks sent Leitner, Hubert Davis, Alexander, Lloy Ott and traded for Juwan Howard, Calvin Booth and Obiena Ekage.
Mavericks, the trade got Second Uncle Huo!
This transaction stunned Sun Hao for a moment.
Leitner averaged 7.5 points and 4 rebounds per game this season, with few opportunities and a relatively average performance.
Needless to say, Davis has fallen out of the rotation since Sun Hao came, averaging less than 5 points per game.
Plus an Ott who basically won't play.
The Mavericks paid this bargaining chip, and they didn't even have a draft pick, so they traded it to Second Uncle Huo!
No matter how bad Uncle Huo is, his state will fall again, and he is also a quasi-all-star player who averages 18+7 per game!
When I beat the Mavericks before, I scored 30 points!
Not to mention that the Wizards also hitched a ride to Booth, a 2.11-meter sophomore rookie power center!
This can only be said in a very classic sentence in the future.
This is the deal Jordan made!
Of course, Sun Hao was stunned not only by how unequal the chips of this deal were.
It's the direction of the Mavericks' trade.
Just before the All-Star break, he was hammered by O'Neal on the inside.
Normal people's thinking is to trade meat shields!
As a result, another big forward came over!
This is the rhythm of Nowitzki playing the number five position!
The one in front is very Jordan, and the one in the back is very old Nelson.
This is really going to take the head and fight the Lakers!
Think about the team's playoff meeting the Lakers, with only Bradley and a sophomore rookie center on the inside.
Maybe at this time, you can only move out of the old Nelson's way.
Forget about defending or anything, and the offense is over!
If it doesn't work, cut the shark!
Well, it seems that this number of roads is not impossible.
After all, the team with the most points wins the game.
Playing in Nelson Sr.'s team, you have to have at least this awareness!
And with Uncle Huo's words, Sun Hao naturally remembered the scene where the two met together in the pet store.
The two have met before, and they have the common topic of pets, so it should be smooth to run in.
This year's playoffs can be looked forward to. Diagram of the Avenue of the Heavens