If you want to say that the reason why Rodman joined the Grizzlies, in fact, the main reason is that he wants to help Davidson.

But now after looking at the strength of Carter and Dazhi, Rodman feels that Davidson doesn't need to help himself at all......

In this way, the two superstars, given a little two years, can immediately make the Grizzlies a championship-level team.

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This training camp is not an official training camp, and the training of the players is quite free.

The main reason is that the labor and salary dispute has not been resolved, and no one knows when the two sides will be able to negotiate.

Some other teams, let alone training camps now, probably can't even see the players.

But in the grizzly bear, there is no such problem.

The Grizzlies' players are either rookies or fringe players, and they don't have any contract disputes, and they have nothing to do with what happens in the labor negotiations.

Davidson said hello, and it was naturally all over, because it didn't work, especially those fringe players, if they couldn't get along with the Grizzlies, their careers would basically be over.

The informal training camp lasted for a week or so, and many of the players on the Grizzlies team became desperate.

For example, Sam Mark, the original starting guard swingman of the Grizzlies, was not good after seeing Carter's strength.

Carter is so powerful, as long as Sam Mark has a little sense, he should know very well that his life will definitely not be so easy from now on.

For these non-star players, it is an absolute torture to have a talented rookie player in the same position in the team.

This may also be the reason why many veteran players in the NBA like to bully newcomers......

However, in a new team like the Grizzlies, this is not the case, because there are no veteran players on the team.

As soon as the training camp ended, Davidson released the news to the outside world that the Grizzlies had put the team's original starting center Bryant Leeves on the shelf.

As soon as the news was released, many teams became interested.

After all, a standard seven-foot center who can contribute an average of 16+8 per game in the third year is still quite reverie.

Many of the players in the center position are late bloomers, and Levi's current instant combat power is also good, even if his strength is not improved after taking it, the current immediate combat power is enough.

The key is to be young enough to appeal to teams that are in the rebuilding period.

The first team to contact Davidson was the Toronto Raptors.

The two teams of the Raptors and Grizzlies are definitely relatives with a strip of water, and these two teams are not in the United States in the whole league.

After entering the league, the drafts of the two teams were also very different, with the Grizzlies selecting Raheem and Levi in the first two years, and the Raptors selecting Squirrel Stoudemire and Marcus Camby.

Now the Raptors' idea is to take Levi's, and then build a twin towers with Camby, with a flying squirrel on the outside, such a lineup idea is quite tempting.

The twin towers are paired with a reliable outside line, and almost all the current rebuilding team building ideas are this routine, and the Raptors are naturally no exception.

The Raptors were willing to ask for Levi, and Davidson naturally welcomed it with both hands, provided that the Raptors could afford the chips.

In the process of salary negotiations, the transaction or anything must not be carried out, but this does not prevent the team from negotiating first.

Davidson is willing to send Levi to the Raptors, but only if the Raptors send their first-round pick for next year.

Levi, who averages 16+8 per game, is a first-round pick for the Raptors, and it is impossible to say who suffers.

But the premise is that the Raptors' record can't be too bad, if it's the top three picks, then the Raptors must be a bit of a loss.

But I didn't lose too much, after all, even if it was the top three picks, it didn't necessarily mean that a player of Levi's level could be selected.

In recent years, the top three picks have not appeared in parallel goods.

At least since the 90s, the top three picks are basically good.

However, it is not that there are no top three picks that are not as strong as Levi's......

The Raptors said they were going to think about it, probably because they could get a reliable interior player in the coming year if this deal was not made.

Davidson is not in a hurry, anyway, it is still a short period of time before the start of the season.

Under normal circumstances, at this point in time, the new season is about to begin.

But there is still no movement this year, and it is clear that there is a high possibility that this season will be suspended.

The season shutdown has little impact on Davidson, anyway, how much money he should take or how much money he should have has a greater impact on the players.

When the season is suspended, the player will earn one less game for every game played.

In other words, if they don't play this season, the players won't have any money to make this year.

What makes the players even more painful is that those players who are under contract cannot play in other leagues.

They can only interfere with the Alliance......

As for the players who happen to be free at the moment, they can go to other leagues and make extra money.

The current situation of labor and wages is that both sides are in a hurry......

Once the season is suspended, the players will not make money, and the owner will not have to pay the players, but other positions, such as coaches like Davidson, will still have to be paid, and there will be some other expenses.

No competition means no income, and these bosses are also losing money every day......

Both sides are suffering, but no one is willing to budge, and even the conflict is so fierce that neither side is willing to sit down and talk.

In the end, Stern spoke, and if the two sides did not reach a preliminary agreement around Christmas, the next season would be cancelled.

This frightens both sides of the labor and salary, and if it is really canceled next season, neither side can afford it.

The two sides returned to the negotiating table, and after a long negotiation, they finally reached an agreement, but the time also entered January.

On January 20, the NBA, which had been suspended for three months, finally returned to normal, and the season began.

There are only 50 games scheduled for this new season, and the annual All-Star has also been canceled.

Davidson was a little lucky, fortunately he had advanced earlier, and if he caught up with the cancellation of this year's All-Star, it would take another year to qualify.

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On the eve of the start of the season, the Raptors finally gave an answer, agreeing to Davidson's offer and offering their first-round pick this year without protection in exchange for Bryant Reeves of the Grizzlies.

The reason why the Raptors agreed to this deal was naturally deliberate.

In their opinion, after getting Levi's, their Raptors lineup will improve a lot, and their record will naturally improve a lot, and it is not impossible to enter the playoffs.

In this way, this year's first-round pick is not much higher, and in exchange for Levi, it will definitely be quite a good deal.