Chapter 179: Lin Han's new teammate
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Drexler and Olajuwon teamed up, two superstars who were in the top ten in the league teamed up at their peak, this kind of thing is not unheard of in the history of the NBA, such as the team-up of Barkley and Kevin Johnson last season, if you want to push forward, for example, the 76ers got the level inside Moses Malone when they had Dr. J, and the combination of these two is even more quasi-king level, If you want to push it forward, Chamberlain and Jerry West and others can also be seen as a team of the top ten superstars in the league.
But obviously, even if such a thing really happened in the history of the NBA, but such a thing is actually extremely rare in the NBA, at least for most of the NBA's leading players, most people will never leave their own territory to beg for a living on the territory of another superstar unless they have to, after all, at this time, most of the superstars still value their status in the team, maybe money and honor are important, but the status of the team is even more important, want them to easily give up their position in the team to assist another person, if this kind of thing is not forced to helpless, who will do it?
And like Jazz now, the reason why the three leaders of the team are so harmonious now is not because the three of them really have a close relationship, but because neither Lin Han nor Malone has competed with Stockton for the leadership of the team, and Stockton has not competed with Malone and Lin Han for the right to shoot on the court, as for between Lin Han and Ma Long, since Lin Han has become an offensive kaleidoscope, both Lin Han and Ma Long will consciously not bump into each other on the court. Everyone has their own territory.
If one day Lin Han feels that his status in the team needs to be improved, and he inhibits his exhibition on the court because of Malone's storage, the Jazz's problem will naturally come.
"Drexler is really being pushed. It seems that the problems within the Trailblazers are getting bigger and bigger, what a pity."
When I returned to the team's training hall on February 3rd. At this time, all the players on the whole team are talking about this morning's news, Drexler is coming to the Houston Rockets, although the Jazz know that because the Rockets have been blown up by Linhan and Kevin Johnson in many games in the past, in order to strengthen the team's outside strength, in order to be able to find a player who can control the court on the outside, if the Rockets still want to pursue something this season, they will definitely use their outside to move. It's just that no one thought that the rocket would be able to get Drexler.
Although this guy has not been able to adjust his state to the peak because of injuries now, and this is actually not Drexler's fault, although the Trail Blazers are really rich, but as the team's leading player Drexler is under a lot of pressure in terms of performance, since the team lost two finals, many players on the team have lost their fighting spirit under the high salary, Now the only leader player who can maintain his fighting spirit in the Trail Blazers is probably Drexler, who ranks sixth in salary among the Trail Blazers, in this case. For the sake of the team's record, for the sake of Paul Allen's face, he often knows that he is not feeling well. You can't help but work hard.
Just like the previous confrontation with Lin Han, he knew that he had recovered from his old injury, but he still played with Lin Han for a while, although he had long thought about leaving the team, but if it was possible, he was naturally unwilling to lose his status as a team, and he also hoped that he could rise again with the Trail Blazers, but that time with Lin Han, after being defeated by Lin Han. After the departure of the team's head coach Adelman, the Trail Blazers have actually collapsed. And Drexler naturally knew it was time for him to leave.
Although he has an excellent relationship with Olajuwon, he is still a little unwilling to go to the Rockets when he finally chooses this time.
"No matter how urgent it is. It's also better than staying in the Trail Blazers, if he stays in the Trail Blazers for a few more seasons, it is estimated that it will be really wasted, and now the group of people in the Trail Blazers has strength, but it is completely a group of black holes, and sometimes it is not a good thing to get too much money"
After Stockton finished speaking, he didn't forget to look at the two young players on the side, especially the young man who didn't look as tall as Stockton.
At this time, the person who was stared at by Stockton in the Jazz's training gym was naturally none other than David Wesley, a former Nets player who came to Utah last night and has now begun to train with the team, the former Nets player signed a 3-year, 1oo 'big contract' before the trade Of course, this is indeed a big contract compared to David Wesley.
Being stared at by Stockton like this, David Wesley even felt his legs tremble a little at this time.
"I, I will definitely work hard in the future"
In the end, the young guard almost trembled and assured Stockton, and Lin Han, who had been watching from the side at this time, really wanted to laugh at this time, of course he knew what Stockton was doing at this time, this old guy is now standing up, and this kind of standing is too common in the NBA.
When Lin Han came to the team, he was established by Stockton and Malone, but at that time, Lin Han was ignorant, which made Stockton and Malone not less depressed, but compared with Lin Han, David Wesley is much more up-to-earth and sensible, as long as Stockton or Malone has a look, an expression or even a sigh, the new player is nervous and flattering.
Of course, in the face of David Wesley's assurance, after Stockton gave a sigh of relief, he didn't see it at all, and continued to whisper to Marlon, while David Wesley had a sense of relief.
As a rookie last year, he only got a job with the Nets this year, and it's still a job with no security, which is already pretty good for David Wesley, who is 1.83m, given his height. In fact, it would be nice if he could get a job in the NBA, and he had hoped that he would one day be a player like Lin Han in the Nets and Jazz games, but the team's seniors told him. Lin Han is the pride of the sky, and he has already succeeded half of the players as soon as he enters the league. Don't look at how miserable he is being scolded now, some people want to be scolded and don't bother to be scolded, this is a status that only the proud sons of heaven can enjoy.
And the goal of these people in life is just to be able to stay in the NBA, since then, David Wesley really has not thought about what will happen to Lin Han after he becomes Lin Han, although he did think that he would enter the NBA All-Star Game one day, become an All-Star player, and then swear an oath to the camera of the world. Shorties are also capable of success.
In his dreams, David Wesley can be extremely domineering, but in reality, especially when he learned that the team was going to trade him to the Jazz when he was in the Nets, the young guard was almost stupid, although the Jazz did not have a powerful head coach like the Nets head coach Chuck Daley that scared him, Jerry Sloan was far inferior to Chuck Daley in his opinion, but the three players of the Jazz team, Malone, Linham and Stockton, who in the world did not know that they were NBA-level superstars. An All-Star player, can you play with such a player like the Nets?
And especially when he heard that he was the player Lin Han named and wanted, this player, who was Lin Han's senior, was almost directly stupid.
What kind of player is Limham? He was the guy who rotated all the players in the second and third positions on their team. In the last game, he made his idol Edwards almost cry after the game, Edwards is also a short man like him, but Edwards succeeded in the NBA, so David Wesley greatly admires his teammate has always been regarded as an idol, but Edwards's strength has almost no power to parry in front of Lin Han.
It can be said that Lin Han is a scoring guard at the same level as Jordan in his heart, and he is a god-level player, and in terms of strength, he can only look forward to it.
As for his character, who in the United States doesn't know that Lin Han is an unruly tyrant? It is even rumored that this tyrant often kicks Karl Malone during training. Not even Stockton, who is a member of the league's biggest dream team. Even such a player is not in Lin Han's eyes, he really can't figure out how there is any merit that Lin Han has taken a fancy to. If he had the opportunity, he really wanted to say to Lin Han, boss, where did I attract you, shouldn't I be able to.
Therefore, when he set off from the Nets to Utah, the Nets guard really came with the determination of 'dying', although he has not been in the NBA for a long time, but he also knows that many players are a little bad, such as Jordan likes to bully young people, and in his opinion, Lin Han is a person with special problems, and he can only hope not to be bullied too much by Lin Han.
It's just that what made him very depressed was that when he came to the team, in order to be able to avoid Lin Han, as soon as he came to the team, he went directly to hug Malone and Stockton's thighs, hoping to escape from Lin Han's grasp, but what he never expected was that after he fell under Stockton's door, Stockton was really adjusting [teaching him]
And the stupid-looking PJ Brown has now become one with Lin Han and his group of young people after choosing to follow Lin Han.
And he is now groveling in front of veterans such as Stockton, and this kind of treatment and disparity simply makes the Jazz new player cry out of grievance.
Doesn't everyone outside say that Lin Han is a tyrant, a dictator, and a person with perverted hobbies? Why does it look like Stockton is such a person now? Why is this the case?
If Lin Han heard the voice of his new teammate at this time, he would definitely laugh.
For the two new teammates in the team, Lin Han is still very satisfied, after the morning joint practice, Lin Han can also see a little bit of the characteristics of these two, David Wesley is the same as he recommended to the team, is a small guard with good skills and comprehensiveness, dribbling, controlling the ball and even being able to make a cameo appearance as the team's organizational guard, plus the offensive means are also good, if it weren't for his height being too short, many people subconsciously couldn't trust him, I'm afraid that with his technical ability, it won't be so difficult in the NBA, but. One of the biggest problems with this guy is that he is too timid or too cautious, when he was practicing together, Lin Han originally wanted to say hello to him. The guy nodded to him like a rabbit and ran away.
And this kid is not only a little timid in character that makes Lin Han speechless, but also very timid in the autumn wind. The game is too cautious, always afraid of making mistakes, such a character, no matter how strong his strength is, I am afraid it will be difficult to get ahead, not only in the Nets, but also in the Jazz, after all, the Jazz want a bandit, not a mediocre player who does not make mistakes.
But. This guy was originally a partner, and didn't Ellie say it before, and the reason why some bronze-level legendary players can become legends is not because of how strong they are and how high their honor, but because of their specialness, maybe David Wesley is also a special player.
And even if David Wesley really fails, with Linham's status on the team, the Jazz will not have any opinion on him.
If David Wesley disappointed the Jazz a little after this morning's joint practice, PJ Brown was definitely a huge surprise, because although this interior line is young, the interior defense is extremely solid. And it's not a soft egg, for the current NBA, the ability of an interior defensive player can be said otherwise. But it definitely can't be a soft egg, and after this guy returned to the United States after a lap in Europe, those actions in the game can't be said to be dirty, it can only be said that there are indeed some 'ball quotients are very high', and in fact this guy is really talented in defense, although he is a little thinner, but he works hard and hard enough, plus extremely solid basic skills. There is absolutely no problem playing at Jazz.
And in terms of personality, he is also much more mature than David Wesley, after all, this guy is only 24 years old. His eldest daughter is four years old, and his wife is pregnant again.
Overall. The Jazz's trade is actually pretty good in terms of the two chips they have gotten so far, and more importantly, the two most important chips the Jazz get are not these two young players, but the two All-Star and quasi-All-Star players from the Pistons.
It's just that according to expectations, the two players of the Pistons should report to the team today, but there was a very important thing in the middle that the Jazz, Nets and Pistons did not officially announce the transaction.
According to the team's head coach Jerry Sloan's explanation, Elliott had some problems with the physical examination during the trade, although the Jazz finally agreed to the trade and did not cancel the trade, but for the sake of Elliott's future and the future of the team, the team's general manager is now taking Elliott to Elliott at the Massachusetts Hospital in Boston to do a comprehensive evaluation.
Generally speaking, it is very common for players to have injuries in the NBA, and half of the players in the NBA claim are physically injured, no way, the intensity of the game is too great, even if Lin Han is strictly speaking after each game, if it is not because of the system, he basically has back pain at the end of every game, and some balls like Drexler have ankles, knees and other injuries, but it is common to play with injuries.
According to the values of many NBA players and the values of fans, this is a tough guy, as long as the player is not the kind of injury that can't play, it's not a big deal to play with an injury, so the injury trade is naturally not a big deal, as long as the two teams have no opinion, it's just obvious, this time Elliott's injury will definitely not be so simple, and it is likely to affect the player's career, which makes this deal have been confirmed but have not been announced for a long time.
Of course, Lin Han didn't know what kind of injury Elliott was at this time, and neither did the rest of the team, because the team's head coach Jerry Sloan didn't say anything at all.
So now all the team can do is wait.
Moreover, after the game with the Bulls, there are only three teams left for the Jazz before the All-Star Games, the Trail Blazers were originally a strong team, but now after the team loses Drexler, although the team is still very good, it is not so strong for the Jazz.
On February 4, 1994, the Jazz hosted the Trail Blazers without Drexler, and this game would have been a very anticipated game if Drexler had not been traded, because after Linham confirmed his position as the No. 1 scoring guard in the West, Drexler was not so willing, although the Trail Blazers' leading player has been playing with injuries. It doesn't take a quarter to use your full strength in a game, but it's just one game. The Trailblazers' leading player was also unbearable for Lin Hanwolf at the beginning.
In this case, many people in this match will be eager to see what Lin Han will be like after facing Drexler again.
But. The end result was that Drexler actually left the Trail Blazers before the start of this game, and the inside clues of the Rockets who were traded in another game did not report to the team at this time, in this case, the Trail Blazers, a team without a core of the house, is not an opponent of the Jazz at all.
And what's even tougher for the Trail Blazers right now is that after the departure of previous head coach Adelman, owner Paul Allen Son's current most promising 44-year-old coach in the NCAA, Sheaton Hall University head coach PJ Callesimo brought in the team. The coach who entered the 1989 NCAA finals with a team like Seaton Hall is now one of the most promising head coaches in American basketball, after all, 44 years old is indeed young as a coach, and such a young coach is already quite scary on his resume.
Because he was born in a family of head coaches, this guy began to coach the NCAA team when he graduated from college, that is, at the age of 22, and this guy not only has a family background, but he is also a talent, not only the assistant coach of the old K coach who led the American team to the 199O World Championships, but also the assistant coach of the dream team, you know, in the American coaching world. Being able to lead the U.S. team as an assistant coach basically means being the successor to the coaching position in American basketball, such as Chuck Daley's selection of Wilkens as the head coach of the Dream Team, then as long as there are no surprises. Wilkens will definitely be the head coach of the Dream Three.
Of course, after such a well-known coach in the NCAA was poached by Paul Allen, the period of leading the team did not play very well, or it was terrible.
Although Adelman is not liked by the media or the team owner now, most of these Trail Blazers players were brought up by him, after all, Adelman was not only the team's head coach but also the team's assistant coach, in this case, Adelman's departure was almost one of the fuses for Drexler to seek a trade, not only Drexler was disappointed. The rest of the team was also disappointed, in this case. It will take a while for Callesimo to integrate the Trail Blazers.
And when will the Pioneers be able to integrate well, at least. It's very difficult now, so the game between the Jazz and the Trail Blazers was originally expected by everyone before the game, but in the end, the game almost became a one-sided slaughter for the Jazz.
In the last two games, the Jazz suffered two consecutive defeats at home, and the record came directly to 4o wins and 5 losses, which actually put some pressure on the Jazz, although the fans didn't care, and the media also focused on Drexler's affairs and ignored Lin Han for the time being, but soon, as long as the Jazz couldn't win, then when Drexler's influence was lost, the pressure on Lin Han and the Jazz team was really great.
In that case, it's a good chance to win against the Trail Blazers right now.
Therefore, in this game, whether it is Lin Han, Stockton or Malone, they are all extremely aggressive, especially Lin Han, whether it is with the Rockets or the Bulls in the first two games, the Jazz's scoring guard is really suffocated, Olajuwon and Pippen The two opponents are too difficult, and now in the face of the Trail Blazers, a Trail Blazer who has no Drexler, Lin Han can play almost as much as he wants.
Just at the end of the half, the Jazz had a 21-point lead at home 67-46, and at this time, the Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen, who came to watch the game on purpose, even left angrily after the halftime, and it is clear that he is now very dissatisfied with the team's appearance.
Especially under the smiling gaze of Jazz boss Miller Sr., this NBA rich man is really very unhappy, isn't this Hongguoguo's letting him be slapped in the face in front of Miller? How can he be satisfied with the fact that he spent so much money on this team and ended up with such a result, which is even worse than the team was before.
It's just that even if Paul Allen is not satisfied, the Trail Blazers, who lack fighting spirit at this time, can't compete with the Jazz, and when this game is over, the Jazz defeated the Trail Blazers 128-97. Jerry Sloan, who was on the sidelines, finally smiled.
He didn't laugh because the team beat the Trail Blazers, nor did he laugh because Lin Han scored 41 points on 16-of-27 shooting in the third quarter of the game, but the Jazz team has finally completely adjusted their state now!
"Jerry. It looks like we don't have to worry about what to do with the crazy sprinting team after the All-Star break."
After the game, Jazz assistant coach Phil Johnson even did not hide his mood at this time than Jerry Sloan.
After beating the Trail Blazers at home. The Jazz finally won after a two-game losing streak, and to the team's delight, two new teammates of the Jazz who had not appeared for four or five days, Elliott and Pollinis, two new All-Stars and would-be All-Stars for the Pistons, finally came to the team to meet with Lynham after the game between the Trail Blazers and the Jazz.
After the game, the two former Pistons players were waiting for them directly in the team's locker room.
Elliott is a somewhat urbane-looking and looks a little thin, but he is a little taller than Lin Han in terms of height.
And the other inside center Polinis, this guy's appearance is just a bit the opposite of Elliott, this guy's appearance is quite fierce. Although he looks a little thin, the broad muscles of his shoulders still allow him to tell everyone that he is a player with a lot of strength.
For the Jazz, whether it is Elliott or Polinis, these two are different from PJ Brown or David Wesley, both of whom are veterans who have worked hard in the NBA for many years, and although changing teams is not a common thing for them, it is also a very normal thing.
So, it's normal for the two to come to the team, especially Pollinis, a former Bulls player who has long been considered a laughing stock by the league. Why a laughing-stock player? Because after Chu Yin selected Pippen with the fifth pick in 1987, he traded Pippen to the Bulls in exchange for Polines, and Pippen and he were both rookies in '87. After the sound replaced Pippen, Pippen's achievements in the Bulls need not be said, it can be said that the two major jokes in the NBA now are that the Trail Blazers missed Jordan, the sound missed Pippen, and the Trail Blazers missed Jordan, and the fans pointed the finger at Sam Bowway, the No. 2 show in 84, and the sound lost Pippen, everyone naturally pointed the finger at Pollinis.
In fact, he can't be blamed for being the laughing stock of the NBA, as an eight-pick insider. In the first seven years of his career, he did show that he was not good, but that was because he never had the trust of Yin. Yin's fans are making fun of Pippen, and the team doesn't treat him well. In this case, coupled with the fact that the team used to have many star insiders, such as the current Jazz veteran Chambers, this guy was the All-Star insider back then, and Pollinis played him as a substitute, in this case, it is naturally impossible for Pollinis to come out.
After leaving Yin, he really regained his potential back then, as an eight-pick in the Pistons this season averaging 13 points and 12 rebounds, which is actually very worthy of his pick.
And the special relationship between him and Pippen, I am afraid this is also the reason why the Jazz are willing to give him a big contract and not worry that he will not work hard after taking a big contract, after all, he is a player with aspirations, and he has to prove that it was a mistake for those fans to treat him as a laughing stock, he is a player who is no worse than Pippen.
What's the biggest difference between Pippen and him? Isn't it just more NBA championships? In the past, he didn't have a chance with the Pistons, but now after coming to the Jazz, he will definitely not stop working hard.
Therefore, the former center of the Pistons is more excited than Elliott at this time, and the rest of the Jazz players can also see it.
"Maybe this time, we really earned it and not necessarily"
So after meeting with these two important new players of the team, Stockton also muttered a little, and Ma Long and Lin Han on Stockton's side also nodded.
If Polynice can maintain this fighting spirit, Elliott doesn't have too many physical problems, and PJ Brown unexpectedly matures, the Jazz will definitely have a big deal this season!
After the Jazz and the Trail Blazers game ended, the team was finally in order, and the next day, when the Jazz, Nets and Pistons announced this three-way deal, it caused a sensation in American public opinion again, and even no less sensation than when Drexler went to the Rockets.
Because everyone knows that the Rockets have strengthened the outside line and the Jazz have strengthened the inside line, these two teams have really done it from this moment on!
On this day, Lin Han was also elected as the Rookie of the Month for three consecutive times, once again with a bronze milestone reward. (To be continued)
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