This time of year is also a time of frequent trade rumors.

The players had a rare All-Star weekend break, and the general managers were the busiest at this time.

Demps asked Don how Lance Stephenson was, and the implication of the sentence was obvious, asking if he wanted to be traded.

Stephenson was a second-round pick who played with the Pacers and became an all-around defender, with the most triple-doubles in the league in 13~14 seasons (5 times).

But then because of a disagreement with the Pacers on the salary of the contract extension, he eventually left Charlotte, and then moved to many teams.

In a three-man deal involving Paul last summer, he ended up with the Clippers.

Stephenson's individual qualities are there, and that's been proven during his time with the Pacers, but his personality is a big problem.

Or maybe he's Javier McGee at the back.

He doesn't have McGee's attention deficit disease, but he will always do things on the field that are inexplicable and even hurt the team.

When he was with the Pacers, he used to untie his opponent's shoes at free throws, and even did things like blowing into James' ear.

It's nonsensical, it's gratuitous, and it's even a headache for the team.

The head coach of the Clippers is Rivers, and he clearly doesn't like that kind of player.

This season, he has an annual salary of 9 million, but he only plays about 15 minutes per game.

Not only did he not be able to start after Pierce and Redick, but he was even squeezed out of the rotation by Wesley Johnson before the All-Star break.

The Clippers put him on the shelf as expected.

On the Pelicans' side, Morrow's form has continued to be sluggish this season.

Even in the game where Ariza and Tang Tian were absent, he failed to seize the opportunity, and being traded was a sure thing.

In other words, Stephenson and Morrow's current performance is standard garbage contracts.

It's not surprising that garbage contracts are exchanged for garbage contracts.

Morrow signed a three-year, 9 million contract with the Pelicans, which is the second year, which means that he still has a 6 million guaranteed contract.

Stephenson's original three-year, $27.5 million contract with the Hornets was also the second year, but because the third year was a team option, there was actually a $9 million guaranteed contract left.

6 million for 9 million, the Pelicans need to send a trade exception, and the Clippers may take a second round, which is what the two sides are currently negotiating.

Cousins is an angel and a demon, and Stephenson is in a similar situation, so this is also the reason why Demps asked Tang Tian for advice.

"Brad and Mike, what do they think?"

Tang Tian didn't give advice immediately, but asked the coaching staff what he meant.

In fact, he is more enthusiastic about signing things, but he doesn't want to get involved too much in transactions.

Because he's a player himself and has a deeper understanding of what it's like for a player to be traded.

Brad is in favor of the change, and Mike is bullish on the trade, saying that Stephenson will help a lot in the playoffs.

Moreau's slump in form wasn't a matter of a day or two, and Stevens did a lot of work on and off the court, but the situation hasn't changed.

As for what Brown said, it also makes sense, although Stephenson sometimes has a bad brain, but he is full of hard work on the court, and he is a player with mental attributes like Green.

"I have the same opinion as the coaching staff."

Tang Tian finally spoke.

The management wanted to change, and the coaching staff agreed, and he had no reason to object.

And Brown's words reminded him that if the Pelicans do have a chance to make it to the Finals, Stephenson will play a bigger role against the Cavaliers when the time comes.

After talking to Demps on the phone, Tang Tian continued to tease his two sons.

This All-Star Weekend he mainly came to play with his two sons, and that can't be changed.

The second day of All-Star Weekend is the singles event.

The shooting star was canceled, but the rest of the individual events were all retained.

It is worth mentioning that Isaiah Thomas left Toronto yesterday due to personal emergencies, and Dinwiddie temporarily replaced him.

Tang Tian and Olsen took their two sons to the Canadian Airline Center Gymnasium.

Yesterday's Masters and Rookie games were both played in the secondary hall, and this was the first time they brought their son to appear in front of the media.

They have also attracted the attention of many media reporters.

In the first skill challenge, Dinwiddie also got up and stretched out his hand to greet Tang Tian in the front row.

This year's Skills Challenge was revamped again, with a big man in the event for the first time.

Cousins, Draymond Green, Anthony Davis, and Downs were the first big men to compete.

Beverley, Dinwiddie, CJ McCollum and Jordan Clarkson make up the small group.

One-on-one PK in the large and small sub-groups, and the final PK of the respective champions will be carried out to determine the final champion.

Since Xiao Hua took office, he has been committed to all kinds of reforms, turning over tricks to attract the attention of fans.

Many of these reforms have proven to be useless or even negative, but some have worked.

For example, the Skills Challenge, which was never thought to be about big men before, has become possible with the advent of the small-ball era.

And fans are also looking forward to the scene of big and small people competing on the same stage.

The big and small subgroups alternate in order, starting with Jokic and Green, followed by Beverley and Dinwiddie, and so on.

In the end, after a lot of intra-team fighting, Downs defeated Davis and Green successively to become the champion of the big man group.

The result on the small side was a surprise, with Dinwiddie narrowly beating Beverley in the first round and McCollum in the second round.

There is a lot of luck in his killing, but luck is also part of the strength.

The final was between Downs and Dinwiddie, and the cheers continued, and the direct PK they were looking forward to finally came.

The whistle blew and the game began, and Dinwiddie quickly shook off Downs by taking advantage of his speed, passing over obstacles and passing the ball in one go.

But when it came time for the final sprint, Downs was about to catch up with him with great strides.

In the final three-pointer, Dinwiddie missed his first shot, and Towns picked up the ball and completed the reversal, killing with one shot.

In the end, Downs defeated Dinwiddie and won the Skills Challenge.

This is also the first time that a big man has won this single event.

The cheers at the scene were endless, and no one expected that the big man would win in the end before the game.

This made them pay more attention to the future of this event.

"Downs, look, Downs has won!"

Olsen on the side waved his brother Downs' hand and said loudly.

Tang Tian was stunned when he heard this, and then couldn't help laughing.

He didn't pay much attention to his name when he named it, but now that I think about it, Downs and Downs on the field are the same sound.

Is this his son winning the championship just 2 months after he was born?

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