Everyone on the Grizzlies side knows that changes to the team are a matter of time, and sooner rather than later.

But with that player meeting with Richard Jefferson, the players are mentally prepared.

Whether they accept being traded or not, they are ready to be traded.

Then, in order to get a chance to play and get more playing time after joining a new team, you have to show your ability before being traded!

After a day of preparation, on the 9th, the Grizzlies ushered in the first focus battle of the new year - the first game of the 4-game in a row, facing the Spurs at home!

In this game, the Grizzlies themselves were at a disadvantage, but they were stunned to tie 106 in regular time and the Spurs and dragged it into overtime!

Originally, the Grizzlies thought that there would be an advantage in overtime, Sun Ce played 37 minutes in regular time, got 29 points, 12 boards, 8 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal, although he was physically exhausted in overtime, but the threat was still there, and he passed a three-point pass to Klay Thompson and an empty catch to Stoudemire, plus Paul George and Gasol Jr. cooperated, the two combined to score 4 points, and scored 9 points in overtime, and the overtime played very well.

But hell, Duncan, who played 28 minutes in regular time and got 15 points, 11 boards, 3 assists and 3 blocks, soared in overtime, scoring 8 points alone, plus Gay's two key three-pointers, the Spurs defeated the Grizzlies 14-9 in overtime!

At 115-120, the Grizzlies lost to the Spurs at home, and their record became 23-11.

Although the Grizzlies lost this game, it surprised the media and fans, and the Grizzlies players who were in the storm of public opinion were not affected by the trade rumors, but also played extremely hard!

Sun Ce scored his 18th triple-double of the season with 29 points, 13 boards, 10 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal, Paul George 21 points, 6 boards and 5 assists, Klay Thompson 18 points, Gasol Jr. 15 points, 10 boards and 3 assists, Yi Jianlian 12 points, 5 boards and 1 block, and Beverley 9 points......

The Grizzlies and Spurs are playing evenly in regular time!

However, there is another thing that makes fans complain wildly - Duncan played better than regular time in overtime! What the hell!

Without Duncan, with the Grizzlies scoring nine points in overtime, it would be difficult for any team to beat an opponent with such a performance in overtime.

Don't look at the overtime for 5 minutes, the NBA often doesn't get a point in these 5 minutes of overtime.

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After the loss to the Spurs, the Grizzlies slipped to fifth place in the West, overtaken by the Jazz and Trail Blazers.

The current top 10 teams in the West are the Spurs, Lakers, Jazz, Trail Blazers, Grizzlies, Warriors, Mavericks, Pelicans, Thunder, and Timberwolves.

These teams all have a chance to make the playoffs.

The Nuggets are in 11th place, and they can't be completely rotten and can't go any further.

The Kings, Rockets, Suns, and Clippers have long been in the race for the top three picks.

On the Grizzlies' side, the bombardment of public opinion and trade speculation continues, and there are various trade rumors.

Some of them were released by the Grizzlies on their own initiative, and some of them really contacted some teams and were leaked by the source, not necessarily the "source" of their Grizzlies, or the "source" on the other side of the person of communication, so Chris Wallace took the initiative to release some fake news, a mixture of true and false news.

Also, Sun Ce has triple-doubles 18 times...... Westbrook had just gotten his 17th triple-double, and Sun Ce opened up a triple-double gap.

The players, on the other hand, continue to play hard.

On December 11, the Grizzlies hosted a game against the Suns.

Sun Ce, who was targeted by the Spurs in the last game, was limited to the middle distance for most of his scores, and Sun Ce, who was already close to all-round firing ability, scored 29 points by relying on mid-range shots, and made 11 mid-range shots in a single game to help the team enter overtime, but did not score a single three-pointer.

This time against the Suns, although the opponent has DJ Augustin, has a better point guard, and plays sharply offensively, the defense is not good.

Sun Ce had many opportunities on the outside, and with the help of Paul George, Beverley, and Gasol Jr., he shot wildly, throwing 12 three-pointers in a single game, and shot 7 of 12!

Sun Ce played 38 minutes and made 15 of 26 shots, soaring 45 points, 17 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 blocks and 2 steals, and got the 8th 40+ of the season, helping the team to overcome the Suns, who have recently soared in offense!

108-102, the Grizzlies narrowly defeated the Suns at home and avoided a losing streak.

On December 13, the Grizzlies welcomed the third opponent in a four-game tournament - the Hawks.

98-91, the Grizzlies won the game again in a thrilling way.

Sun Ce scored 21 points, 12 boards, 11 assists, 6 blocks and 2 steals tonight, passing the ball if he didn't shoot accurately, playing counterattacks, impacting the basket, grabbing rebounds, and defending, helping the team of 5 people score double-doubles, relying on the team to defeat the Hawks, improving the record to 25-11 and returning to the top four in the West again.

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Paul George found that Sun Ce's "inappropriate boss" was not what he thought.

Sun Ce did not take the initiative to say that he had to take the greatest responsibility, but the actual action was to take the team on himself.

In the past three games, Sun Ce has played as hard as he can, and he has not shirked the responsibility.

Paul George felt that Sun Ce just didn't want to "steal Randolph's boss", not really didn't want to take responsibility, which made Paul George feel special.

And Coach Hollins has already guessed Sun Ce's "idea".

Because, all along, Sun Ce has not excluded the responsibility of taking on the heaviest tasks on the court, the regular season and the playoffs, all of which should be fought for!

He has the same senses as Paul George, and this is why Sun Ce does not want to "steal" the position of Randolph's boss.

No one can blame such an idea, because there is nothing wrong with it, and Sun Ce didn't play badly because of this matter, he should take the data well, and he took all the VP or something.

What about verbally not wanting to be the boss? Coach Hollins even felt that there should be a big brother to press Sun Ce, lest this kid float.

So when Paul George went to Coach Hollins with full of doubts, Coach Hollins did not refuse Sun Ce's desire to make Paul George an outside leader, because Paul George has the talent to become a superstar, but in terms of personality and playing style, he is just right as a second-in-command.

Now for Coach Hollins, he's going to be ready for the storm that is coming.

Judging from the past three games, when the players are all playing hard and giving it their all, Randolph is not reimbursed, which has little impact on the strength of the team...... Of course, it's about the period before Randolph was reimbursed this season.

During that time, Randolph's form was up and down, and there were injuries and bans, and there were not many games that played well and did not play badly.

Therefore, at this stage, Randolph is reimbursed, and the impact on the Grizzlies is really not big.

Instead, the sense of urgency that Randolph's reimbursement brings to the Grizzlies players allows them to play hard when other strong teams are slacking off and relaxing against weaker teams.

The likes of the Lakers, Heat, Bulls have all lost to weak teams in recent times, and even the Clippers have won 3 games since entering January.

But their Grizzlies have only lost to the Spurs in the past few games, except for being upset by the Pistons!

In the game against the Suns, the opponent's offense played well, and they still held on to the Grizzlies.

At least for the time being, the sense of urgency that Randolph's reimbursement has brought to his teammates has had a positive effect on the moment.

However, what is due will come eventually......

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The last game of the 4th company is coming, and the opponent - the Thunder team!

On the morning of January 14, Westbrook, who had his 18th triple-double of the season after playing against the Nuggets last night, came to Memphis with the team.

Westbrook arrived in Memphis, as usual, to the plaza outside the Grizzlies arena, wearing a thick fur coat, hat and mask, like a terrorist crawling out of the sewers, staring at the fat man above the gate of the FedEx arena.

Therefore, Americans are easy to relax, as before, people who appear in such a shape, the security cliff is vigilant when terrorists are vigilant, and once the other party makes an abnormality, they will call the police.

But over time, the security guard got used to it, and even took a cup of hot coffee and asked for a group photo by the way......

Westbrook sipped hot coffee and didn't dislike cheap as he watched the big screen in front of the Grizzlies arena to promote tomorrow night's game.

It has stats on the main players of their Thunder and opposite Grizzlies.

Westbrook played in 36 games, averaging 245 points, 10 boards, 123 assists, 18 steals and 05 blocks per game.

Durant, played in 10 games, averaging 33 points, 62 rebounds, 22 assists, 14 blocks and 11 steals per game.

Ibaka, played in 30 games, averaging 155 points, 72 rebounds, 16 assists, 26 blocks and 09 steals per game.

He still has a chance to average a triple-double per game, and he still does so.

However, his triple-double is actually one less than the guy opposite!

Klay Thompson, averaging 182 points, 34 rebounds and 22 assists per game.

Paul George, averaging 15 points, 52 rebounds, 56 assists and 16 steals per game.

Mark Gasol, averaging 162 points, 65 rebounds and 33 assists per game.

Sun Ce, averaging 333 points, 129 boards, 93 assists, 33 blocks and 16 steals per game!

From a certain point of view, Sun Ce averaged 93 assists per game, and Westbrook averaged 123 assists per game, in fact, there is not much difference, both assists can be double-doubles most of the time, so as long as the rebounds are enough, Sun Ce's triple-double will not be less!

And Sun Ce, since the second grade, has never averaged 12 boards per game!

On the contrary, he Westbrook, often has rebounds when he is not double-doubled, and the biggest obstacle to getting a triple-double is rebounding, and his teammates are willing to help him get rebounds, but when it comes to grabbing rebounds, he is inherently inferior to Sun Ce.

And then there's the record...... With Durant back, the pressure on Westbrook's record has increased.

As a Mamba player, Westbrook will naturally not give up his record, especially when there are teammates like Ibaka and Durant.

They have played 36 games with the Thunder so far, as many as the Grizzlies, who played two more games in the first half of the month and two fewer games in the previous two months.

The Grizzlies are currently 25-11, while Westbrook's Thunder are only 20-16...... This is still the record that has only improved after three consecutive wins in the past period.

But since they have won three in a row, it means that their Thunder team has gradually completed the run-in of a new style of play.

Tomorrow, it is time to play against the Grizzlies again, and Westbrook is inexplicably nervous.

In basketball, he's rarely nervous, but now he can't help but feel his heart beat faster......

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On the Grizzlies' side, they are about to usher in the last game of the 4-game team, and they are also very serious.

After a few games, the mentality of the Grizzlies players gradually calmed down, and it was right to play well, and time can erase many things, such as anxiety and restlessness.

When the team is playing well, this anxiety and anxiety will ease more quickly.

Sun Ce got up early in the morning, and after completing the persistence at four o'clock in the morning, he sent the ancestral goose to school and came to the stadium for training at 8 o'clock.

Compared to the others, Sun Ce was more worried, and the others were ready to stay or leave, and he was sure to stay, and he didn't know who would leave.

It's been almost a week since Randolph confirmed the reimbursement for the season, and public opinion has changed more and more, from Paul George and injury exceptions to package deals, to many possibilities, such as some teams want Tony Allen, some teams want Beverley, and some teams want Yi Jianlian......

The team didn't say anything about the trade, except for explicitly telling him that Randolph and Klay Thompson wouldn't be traded.

That's the biggest commitment a team can make.

Even Kobe Bryant has been very weak in trading, and Big Gasol and Bynum were traded, and he only found out after the fact.

After all, players are just players, and the team is already very good if they maintain the bottom line, and Sun Ce feels that at least he has not put on the half-brothers of Pat Riley and Danny Angie.

At 8:40, after practicing the left middle shot in the three-second zone, the right 45-degree angle to 30-degree angle three-pointer, the top arc and the right bottom corner, and the free throw line running hook, a total of 5 groups of 100 shots each, Sun Ce took a break, waited for his teammates to arrive, and started the team meeting at 9 o'clock.

But when Sun Ce was sitting down to chat with the double 3D who had come to the stadium to train in advance, he saw Gasol Jr.'s agent, Gasol Jr., and Chris Wallace come to the stadium together......

"Mark ......," Sun Ce called out to Gasol Jr.

Gasol Jr. nodded at Sun Ce, smiled, and followed the general manager and agent to the office.

"Paul, Clay, is it possible that Mark was traded?" Sun Ce asked in shock.

In Sun Ce's impression, Mark Gasol is still a very good defensive center in 2019, although the regular season is not as good as a year, but in the playoffs, he has successfully lost weight, and it is still very good to deal with the future Antetokounmpo, Simmons, Embiid and others, and Gasol Jr. was already thirty-four or five years old at that time!

And the team doesn't seem to have many trade rumors about Gasol Jr.

"Probably......

Klay Thompson and Paul George didn't find it too surprising that they were ready to have teammates traded.

Even, as time goes by, although Paul George is sure that he will most likely not be traded, who can say for sure?

This is a difference in consciousness, in the eyes of double 3D, except for Sun Ce, there is no one in the Grizzlies team who cannot be traded, even if it is said that Klay Thompson and Randolph will not be traded, it is estimated that only the injured Randolph is the only player who is sure that he will not be traded.

Although there are not many rumors about Gasol Jr.'s trade, this is often the case in the NBA, where hot deals in the eyes of the media and fans rarely happen, and often complete transactions that fans and the media do not expect.

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"Mark, where are you going?"

'Toronto, there are a lot of international players there, I love it, the team gave me two goals to choose from, and promised me a jersey when I retire.

"That's what you deserve."

"Thank you."

"Hey......"

"Noah, you don't have to be sad......"

"It's not sad."

"Huh?"

"I'm sighing for your future Mark."

"Why?"

"You see, you have a very good market in the United States, and you can make money by going out and lying down, but Toronto, that's another country, and when you go to date a girl, you may have to pay back."

"Noah, I'm going to kill you!"

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After a while, Sun Ce looked at little Gasol who left the stadium after packing up his personal belongings in the locker room and lounge.

Gasol Jr. is no longer a Grizzlies player.

More than 4 seasons of cooperation, two championships, especially when they won the first championship together, the group of teammates who won the first championship are the most affectionate.

After some teammates leave, over time, they will slowly lose contact, such as Guy.

But with Jordan Jr., Jimmy Butler...... Even if it is Neil and Lidno, Sun Ce will take the initiative to contact or receive a call from them when he is playing away now.

It's hard to forget the feeling of winning the championship for the first time.

Due to team changes, team meetings and team training have been temporarily cancelled today, new teammates are coming in the afternoon, the coaching staff has arranged individual technical training, and tomorrow morning's pre-match meeting will be used to make targeted tactical arrangements for tomorrow's game.

But for the rest of the Grizzlies, when the team's first trade is completed, although there is no guarantee that they will stay, and if the run-in after is not good, there may be changes, but at least for this stage, they are "safe".

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As Gasol Jr. left the arena, at 9:44 a.m., OJ received the message and quickly tweeted: The Grizzlies and the Raptors made a deal, and the best defensive player joined Toronto!

Subsequently, the NBA's official website confirmed the trade for Gasol Jr.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, the Grizzlies, Raptors, NBA, and the official websites of the three parties announced at the same time that the deal was officially completed!

The Grizzlies sent away Marc Gasol, a spot vacated by Randolph's reimbursement for an injury exception, and got the Raptors' interior twin Amir Johnson, Jonas Valanciunas, a 2015 first-round unprotected pick, and a 2016 second-round pick!