At noon on February 9, Beijing time, the 2018 NBA trade deadline came to an end.

Unlike the previous arrangement, this year's deadline was moved to before All-Star Weekend, so there won't be an embarrassing scene like last year, when DeMarcus Cousins received a trade notice on the sidelines of the All-Star Game in New Orleans.

He was sent from the Kings to the Pelicans to partner another All-Star interior liner, Anthony Davis: Do you say this Sacramento, is it back or not?

1/

"Dangdang!" There was a quick knock at the door.

"One Ming!" At the same time, it was accompanied by a rapid shout.

"Dangdang!" There was a knock on the door.

"It's coming..."The door opened, and the sleepy-eyed Yang Yiming was wearing only a pair of shorts and stood behind the door, "What's wrong, what's going on?" ”

"Deal... Trade! Yu Xiaochun shook his mobile phone and spoke incoherently.

"What do you say?! Did the deal happen? Yu Xiaochun's words suddenly dragged Yang Yiming back to reality from his sleep. He was so sleepy, he almost didn't close his eyes in the previous 48 hours, but all the running and hard work, wasn't it in exchange for this sentence?!

"Really, you see. Ross was traded! Yu Xiaochun's eyes were bloodshot, like a gambler who had just won a lot of money at the gambling table, and his whole body was shining.

"So he's coming to the rocket?"

"Not yet..."

"And where did he go?" Yang Yiming was a little puzzled, although the transfer of Derrick Rose has been the focus of Yu Xiaochun's work in the past two days, but coming to the Rockets seems to be his goal.

"Went to the Utah Jazz. This matter is too complicated, let's see for yourself..."Yu Xiaochun pushed the phone to Yang Yiming.

Yang Yiming took the phone, and on the mobile phone app of ESPN, there was a long slip of news displayed under the "Trading Deadline" column. He glanced at it, and most of it was related to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

"So many?"

"Yes, it's too exciting..."Handing over the phone, Yu Xiaochun seemed to be finally knocked down by the accumulated tiredness, muttered to himself and walked to the sofa in the living room, and plunged his head down.

"I'll sleep first, and then call me when you're done..."

Before he finished speaking, the snoring sounded.

2/

Yang Yiming sat down on the chair at the living room dining table, ignored Xiao Chun's deafening snoring, and began to read the news on his phone about the NBA trade deadline:

"The Cleveland Cavaliers sent Isaiah Thomas and Channing Frye in exchange for Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance for the Los Angeles Lakers."

"The Cavaliers sent Dwyane Wade in exchange for a protected second-round pick for the Heat's future."

"The Cavaliers Jazz Kings made a three-way deal, with the Cavaliers sending Derek Rose, Iman Shampert and Jae Crowder to get the Kings' George Hill and the Jazz's Rodney Hood. Jazz get Rose and Crowder of the Knights; The Kings get Jazz's Joe Johnson and the Cavaliers' Shambert, a 2020 second-round pick (from the Heat) and $3 million in cash. ”

The first three stories at the trade deadline were all about the stormy Cavaliers.

Thomas Jr., Channing Fry, Dwyane Wade, Derek Rose, Iman Shampert, Jay Crowder.

Almost half of the Cavaliers' roster was packed up and sent away for more than an hour while he was asleep. The results of the summer deal were all overturned in one night.

Jordan Clarkson, Larry Nance, George Hill, Rodney Hood. The knight's outer line was almost completely rebuilt, and the old arms and legs before were suddenly replaced with shotguns, and they became young guys and instant combat power.

As for Rose? "The Rose" Rose was an obvious addition to Crowder in the Cavaliers-Jazz trade, helping the Emperor to acquire a reliable outside stand-in Rodney Hood.

So Rose is going to the Jazz?

No, Yang Yiming scrolled down the message on his phone and saw another news about Rose: Derrick Rose is expected to be cut by the Utah Jazz; Teams including the Timberwolves, Celtics, and Warriors are interested in acquiring the former regular-season MVP.

Cutting and then signing for a playoff-caliber team seems to be in line with their plan.

But...

Celtics, Timberwolves, Warriors?

How come there is no name for the rocket?

Yang Yiming thought of this, and quickly slid down several lines, until he turned to the bottom, but he didn't see any more news related to Rockets or Jazz.

On the one hand, he was secretly glad that he was not traded by the club and became a victim of Morey's adjustment of the squad to try to win the championship. On the other hand, the Houston Rockets were unusually quiet on transfer deadline day, and it seemed like something unusual as well. What about the good operation Ross came to the Sky City? Could it be that their efforts in the past 48 hours have all been made for someone else's wedding dress?

Thinking of this, he turned his head to look at Yu Xiaochun lying on the sofa. He snored so loudly that his whole body was spread out on all fours, his face was muffled in the corner of the sofa, and one hand was resting on the backrest, as if he was hugging an intimate lover. Seeing that he slept so soundly, Yang Yiming really couldn't bear to wake him up and ask what was going on. He watched the ESPN trade deadline news on his phone several times, trying to figure out some clues from it: Almost half of the league's teams were involved in the trade, which can be called a living storm, but does the source of this storm really have nothing to do with him?

3/

About 60 hours ago, Yang Yiming was unaware of the phone call between Yu Xiaochun and Kalonsky II. His wish is not complicated: to meet Rose. He's drawn to the unquenchable flame of victory in Rose's eyes, even though he's scragged, even though he's only 29 years old, and even though he's been knocked down more than once by injuries that could have ended an athlete's career, something that belongs to "Rose" Rose has remained the same. Yang Yiming wasn't sure what he wanted to say to him, but he just knew he wanted to talk to Ross briefly.

After squatting in the parking lot of the Cavaliers' Quick Loan Arena for more than an hour without success, and Meritis did not get through from the team's officials, he found his good friend Yu Xiaochun. The latter agreed.

He didn't know that Yu Xiaochun's thinking was not so simple.

"I want you to run a deal for me." Yu Xiaochun found Kalonsky II, a strange old man who rated players' abilities.

"Deal?!"

The old man, who was still full of confidence at the beginning of the phone, suddenly lost his excitement when he heard these two words, and he was completely silent.

"II? …”

"Huh?"

"Can you help me with this?"

Yu Xiaochun asked again. Although the old man Kalonsky II is strange, the characters he introduced are indeed still useful, so Yu Xiaochun feels that he will also have a way to operate the transaction. Yu Xiaochun's wishful thinking was to make Derrick Rose the first client of his broker's business, a client whose competitive level was declining but still had enough appeal.

"I may not be able to help you with this." After a long silence, Karonsky II spoke.

"Can't you help? What does that mean? This answer was somewhat unexpected by Koharu.

"It doesn't mean that I can't help - I don't count this matter myself..."

"So what to do? Didn't you say you're a data strategist, and your professional opinion is very important at the team's trade deadline. That's what you just said..."

"But I'm just a data strategist." Kalonsky II deliberately emphasized the rather strange-sounding title, "My role is to provide advice, but it has never been my specialty to change operators!" ”

"If you can't, you know someone who can do it. Like your weird family members..."

"This..."

"Yes, like your son, Karonsky III. You said that you can't help Yang Yiming improve his ability value, but he did a good job. So do you have any younger brothers, cousins, uncles, or whatever, who can handle this matter? Or is your dad, Karonsky I, more influential in the NBA than you? Yu Xiaochun was unforgiving, and began to try his luck openly.

"Old Scott."

"yes, that's him. How is he? ”

"He was the first Scott Kalonsky, so there was nothing like that..."

"Regardless of these first and second generations, it would have been very strange. Can old Scott help with this favor? ”

"Yes..."

After being silent for a few seconds, the second on the other side actually said the answer that Yu Xiaochun had always wanted to hear:

"Old Scott can do that a favor. It's just..."

"Just what?" Yu Xiaochun took advantage of the victory to pursue.

"It's just that I don't know if you can meet his conditions!"