Chapter 62: The Poor Man's Version of "Five Little Deaths"?
Arenas, the Wizards' ace core, was suddenly traded quietly? What are you kidding?
On any given day, individuals can't react to what happened, especially Wizards fans.
When I saw that the Wizards actually chose James. Harden, there are many people who feel that something is wrong, because the Wizards are not short of backcourt firepower, Arenas plus Butler's backcourt combination is strong enough, and although Jamison is an interior player, his style of play is also biased towards the outside.
But before they had time to complain about the Wizards' choice, they received the news that the Wizards had traded Arenas!
actually used Curry + Miller + Gomez, plus an 11-year first-round pick to replace Arenas?
That Huaxia man is a madman, right?
That's Arenas! Three-time All-Star!
While angry Wizards fans lashed out at the Wizards online, the NBA's draft continued.
The first round of the draft ended quickly, followed by the second round.
Wang Xiao still has two second-round picks in his hands, both of which are relatively high in the ranks, and he didn't bother with it, and directly selected Beverley and Green.
In this way, the four people that Wang Xiao had previously fancied, Curry, Harden, Beverley, and Green, have all been in place.
In addition, he also has the Clippers' first-round pick next year, the Timberwolves' 11-year first-round pick and the Wizards' own 11-year first-round pick, and there is quite a lot of room for maneuvering!
When Wang Xiao was complacent, he didn't know that the outside world had already made a lot of noise.
Wizards fans couldn't accept it at all, Arenas was about to return from injury, but he was actually sold by the Wizards in the draft!
Not to mention the Wizards fans, even Arenas himself was stunned.
He was on vacation in Las Vegas when the draft was going on, and he was watching live TV the entire NBA draft.
When he found out that he was actually traded to the Timberwolves by the Wizards, Arenas was shocked.
What's going on? I was traded by the team without knowing it?
Arenas knew that when Wang Xiao joined the Wizards, he got the right to make a trade decision from Glenfield.
But in the press conference before, Wang Xiao was full of praise for him, like a licking dog.
Arenas also thought that he would still enjoy the privileged treatment he used to be under the system of coaches from China.
But I didn't expect that in just a few days, I was actually quietly traded?
While he was still in a daze, the agent's phone rang urgently.
"Gilbert, what's going on? How did you get traded all of a sudden? ”
"I want to ask! What the hell is that Chinese man doing? This madman! ”
No matter who looks at it, the Wizards have suffered a big loss in this deal.
Arenas is a star who has already made a name for himself, and is currently in his prime at the peak of his prime, so he has no problem playing in the league for another 10 years.
What kind of garbage did such an all-star get in exchange?
Stephen. Curry? The scoring ability is pretty good, but that was in the NCAA, in the NBA, where the defensive intensity is far better than the NCAA, can his thin body shoot as usual under high-pressure defense? No one can guarantee it.
Mike. Miller? A fairly good role player, won the Best Sixth Man Award in 06, but his form declined rapidly after taking a big contract, and last season he averaged 9.9 points, 6 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game in the Timberwolves as a substitute, although it is qualified, but it is not worth a big contract worth nearly 10 million at all.
The other Gomez is similar, just to close the salary gap with Arenas.
Even with an 11-year first-round pick outside, the deal wasn't a good deal at all.
Many Wizards fans have even begun to question whether Wang Xiao is a spy sent by the Timberwolves to deliberately bring down the Wizards.
They didn't know that Wang Xiao was also helpless.
Of course, he knew that the deal was lost, and that Arenas' value should be worth something more.
But he can't help it, trading Arenas is imperative, because he will be banned for doing things next year, and it will be difficult to get rid of it at that time, and it is estimated that the Magic will use Lewis, who is also a garbage contract, to trade with this side.
After comparing a few companies, Wang Xiao felt that the price given by the Timberwolves was the best, Curry was his necessary player, and Mike. Although Miller has lost the glory of averaging 18.5 points per game on the bench in '06, he still has good firepower as a bench player.
The value of the first round in 11 years is also quite high, and with Arenas's urine, it is estimated that the Timberwolves will do a lot of things, even if it is not as exaggerated as the gun, it is estimated that the Timberwolves' record will not be much better than in another time and space.
A high-pick pick was worth a fortune in '11, because that year he had Klay. Thompson, Cowai. Leonard, Jimmy. Butler's picks are not very high!
As for Gomez, he may be the only useless player in this deal, but there is no way, in order to match Arenas's contract salary, although Wang Xiao is unwilling to ask for this player, he can only grit his teeth and eat it.
Fortunately, Gomez's contract expires in 10 years, and he can be dumped as soon as the next season is over.
The two transactions in the draft have directly put together the lineup that Wang Xiao wants.
Point guard Stephen. Curry, shooting guard James. Harden, small forward Culon. Butler, power forward Antoine. Jamison, center Brandon. Haywood.
This lineup......
Wang Xiao couldn't help but smile and shook his head.
"What a big colander!"
Curry and Harden are both very weak defensively, Butler's defensive attitude, although positive, is also recognized as a strong offensive and weak defensive player, not to mention Jamison, whose thin body can barely withstand any interior offense.
In the entire starting lineup, the only one with a strong defense was Haywood.
This lineup is very similar to the small-ball lineup of the future Warriors, when Haywood is replaced and replaces players like Miller or Danny Green, it can be called the "Death Five" lineup!
Of course, this lineup does not have Green, who is strong defensively and can participate in offense with wide vision, and there is no Iguodala, who is also known for his defense and is good at lateral steals and fast breaks.
The so-called "Five Little Deaths" are likely to die on their own side.
Because the defense is so bad!
It can only be said that this is the poor man's version of the deterioration of the "five small deaths".
Wang Xiao can also realize that the defense of this lineup is too poor, whether it is Curry or Harden, or even the third and fourth positions, they are all eaten by singles.
He can fully imagine what kind of pressure a center on the interior defense will be under when there are always leaks in all four positions.
Fortunately, Wang Xiao is prepared for this.