"It's just a normal regular season game, and yes, we're going to play the Grizzlies one more season, and who's going to win the season, right? It's normal for our lineup to be young and need to run in! Li Mojie replied in an interview after the game that Li Mojie only scored 21 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds and 3 turnovers in this game, and the shooting rate was only 47.4%.

After losing to the Grizzlies, the Suns fell to second place in the West, and the Suns were depressed, and at this time, the team also broke the news that Markieff asked for a trade.

"Maurice, have you really decided?" The next day, Li Mojie found Markieff and asked, his impression of this big man was still very good, after all, after he was viciously fouled by Griffin in the playoffs last season, the first person to stand up was Markieff.

"Yes, you can see it, after the end of the season, me and Marcus, the team can only keep one, and the management still likes Jokic, this is my contract year, I need playing time and data!" Markieff sighed and looked at Marcus to his right.

Markieff's answer made Li Mojie silent, he has no way to say that I will help you talk to the management, because the reality is in front of you, the small forward position has him, Gerard Green, Pierce, Marcus, as a forward swingman, it is impossible to get a chance to play in the small forward position, Marcus only has to play big forward, which will have to compete with Markieff, and if Li Mojie is the core of the team, Marcus, who has the ability to shoot in the long range, is naturally more suitable than Markieff!

"Brother, where is the team going to trade you?" Marcus also sighed and asked, Markiff is gone, he has more opportunities to play, this season is also his contract year, Markiff is gone, it means that his statistics will rise, which is related to the next contract, which is a good thing in itself, but Marcus is not happy.

"Wizards, Ryan didn't embarrass me, the Wizards made it to the second round of the playoffs last season, and this season they also have the idea of making a big splash in the East, and the starting power forward of the equipment is Humphries, this guy we have played against, he is not my opponent!" Markieff immediately came to his next home and was obviously very confident that he would play in the Wizards.

Come to think of it, Humphries has a well-known ex-wife Kim Kardashian, Humphries's strength is mediocre, as a power forward, his height of 2.06 meters suffers when he is in the right position, but if he is put in the position of small forward, his speed cannot keep up with the opponent. Coupled with his lack of shooting ability and average jumping ability, these have limited his career to a range, and he can only appear as a blue-collar player, of course, as a backup power forward, his strength is enough.

But Humphries is the best starting power forward in the Wizards, which naturally cannot satisfy the management, so when the Suns released the news that they were going to trade Markieff Morris, the Wizards were immediately moved, so the two sides basically finalized the deal after a bargain, and the Wizards sent a 2016 first-round pick (top 9 picks protected) and a 2016 second-round pick to the Suns, and the Suns sent Markieff Morris.

In the Wizards' view, this deal is earned, the Wizards were able to reach the second round of the Eastern Conference last season, Wall and Beal will continue to grow in the next two years, and the 16-year signing will definitely not be very high.

The next day, the Suns continued their journey to meet the Kings at home, and Markieff will not be able to play this time, and he is ready to report to the Wizards.

This year, the Kings also went to play the Lele China game, and the veterans of the team, Divac and Peja, evoked many fond memories for fans. But before you know it, that era of white is long behind — Mike Malone is the team's sixth coach in eight years, and the Kings have never tasted the playoffs during that time. They won just 28 games last season, the sixth year in a row that they have won fewer than 30 games. Although the king managed to stay in Sa City by changing owners, he still did not find a suitable position, and the reconstruction is still far away.

The lack of a real "identity" for this team is reflected in their round-and-tumble recruitment package. Last summer, the Kings relied on signings and trades to bring in 27-year-old Bamot and 30-year-old Landry in a row. They are all the types of players who have developed their skills and have major flaws, and they can still contribute with their unique functionality to the strong team, and they are a bit wasted in the weak team. And the total annual salary that the king has to pay for the two of them in a year is ...... $11 million.

That's why the Kings traded Bamot for Derrick Williams at the end of November, which was unanimously understood by the industry. It's not that the "parallel trade eye" itself is very good, but he is only 22 years old after all, and this move symbolizes that the king is beginning to be more self-aware of his environment. But two weeks later, it became clear that the praise was too early as the team sent Hayes, Patterson, Salmons and Vasquez (most of them on expiring contracts) to the Raptors for Assy, Gray and the much-feared Guy.

The good news is that Guy isn't doing badly with the Kings. He cut down on inefficient singles and more often relied on pick-and-rolls and low posts to attack. At the same time, Cousins is starting to cash in on his top salary, and Isiah Thomas is growing into one of the most underrated offensive point guards. Any team with three scorers who average 20+ per game and shoot at least 55% from the field is not too bad. The Kings rank 20th in the league with 105.7 points per 100 possessions, which is still a result of their end-of-season performance.

Needless to say, the team's strength is naturally excellent ball handling. The Three Musketeers can attack anywhere, the Kings are 9th in the league in outside singles, 3rd in the league in low-post singles, and have above-the-level pick-and-roll efficiency. When they hit the basket, anyone can finish the offense or draw a foul (including Thomas at 1.75 meters). The Kings shot 66.5 percent from the field and third in the league in free throws.

But then comes the awkward part. When a team's No. 2 assister is Gay, there's definitely something wrong with them. The Kings are the league's most reliant team in positional warfare, tied for the lowest assist rate with the Knicks, and are only in the lower middle of the game. Thomas isn't really a point guard, Cousins likes to take risks, and with Guy barely making more passes, the guy has to make nearly 10 turnovers every night.

To make matters worse, the Kings can't pass good shots, and the occasional open pass is wasted by themselves, and Cousins' frequent shots at the top of the arc are only part of the problem. McLemore started 55 games and is the third-most player on the team for minutes played. But his efficiency is the lowest of any player in the NBA who has played 1,500 minutes, missing three-point points and not attacking**. In the end, the Kings only made 21.8 percent of their shots from the outside, which ranked third from the bottom of the league, and his 33.3 percent shooting percentage was the fourth from the bottom.

And the shooting guard isn't the only position the Kings don't have an output at. Landry suffered a serious injury, Thompson's standard plummeted, and Mike Malone actually handed the starting jersey to Reggie Evans at the end of the season. Like him and Assi (really not related by blood?!) This kind of player who doesn't average as many rebounds per game is good to say that it makes the Three Musketeers "leap with a wide sea", and the hard part is that even if there is an opportunity, it is impossible to grasp it. The Kings' offensive rebounding percentage is obviously the fourth in the league, but the percentage of shots from the basket is the third from the bottom. I want to talk about "The New Magician of Basketball" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~