"Meng, I've been traded." On February 11, 2002, the day after the end of All-Star Weekend, Meng Xu, who was still sleeping in the hotel, received a call from Al Harrington.

Before the All-Star break, Larry Bird told Meng Xu that he would seek a trade after the All-Star Weekend to strengthen the team's interior line and prepare for the upcoming playoffs, but Meng Xu didn't expect Larry Bird to be so fast.

"When did this happen?" Although Larry Bird has told Meng Xu that in addition to the main lineup will not move, the remaining bench players may become reinforcement inside chips, but Meng Xu really didn't expect that Larry Bird would send Al Harrington, Al Harrington is a high school student that Larry Bird values very much, and it is also a young player that the Pacers have been focusing on cultivating, since last season, Al Harrington has become the sixth man of the Pacers, and this season he has become the third scorer in the Pacers, in the 50 games before the All-Star breakIn less than 30 minutes of playing time, Al Harrington can contribute an average of 15.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game, which can be said to be very eye-catching, and even has a brick family arrogance, if Al Harrington can get more opportunities, the guarantee can become a 20+5+5 All-Star outside line.

"As Larry called me this morning, I was traded to the Grizzlies." Although Meng Xu could hear it from the phone, Al Harrington was reluctant in his tone, after all, this year is the fourth year of his life in Indiana, it must be a lie to say that there is no emotion, but feelings are not of much use in the NBA, a business league. Meng Xu and Al Harrington are the same age, so the two usually have a lot of fun, although the relationship with El Harrington is not as iron as with James Posey, but hearing El Harrington's somewhat depressed tone, Meng Xu is also a little sad.

"Al, this is the NBA, we all have to learn to adapt." Meng Xu let go of the sadness in his heart and wanted to persuade him, in fact, for Al Harrington, leaving the Pacers is also a good choice, with his own presence, Al Harrington with overlapping positions can only always play as a substitute, for any player with potential and ambition, this is very unfortunate, therefore, Meng Xu also changed the conversation and continued: "Al, the Grizzlies are actually a good choice, except for that rookie Gasol, there are no other outstanding players, so you get there, You can just be the boss. ”

"That's right, even if I stay with the Pacers, I'll be a substitute for you for the rest of your life." Al Harrington smiled and comforted himself, but Meng Xu could still hear the helplessness hidden behind his laughter, this is the NBA, not to mention a role player, is a superstar, in the case of disagreement with the team's team building ideas, it is normal to be traded, in the end, Al Harrington also said to Meng Xu with pride: "We'll see you in the finals." ”

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At noon on the day of the trade between the Pacers and the Grizzlies, the trade was revealed by the media, and the Pacers sent the team's sixth man, Al Harrington, to the Grizzlies' main center, Lorenzen White, and a first-round pick this season. The Grizzlies management used an almost gambling method this season to send the star All-Star power forward Abdullah Rahim, in exchange for this year's scout Paul Gasol from the Hawks, and Gasol did not disappoint the Grizzlies management, Gasol can contribute an average of 18 points per game and 9 rebounds in his rookie season, so the Grizzlies have also strengthened their determination to build a team around Gasol.

In the current NBA, a team has two star players, one inside and one outside, which has always been the standard, so when the Grizzlies have a potential superstar like Gasol, looking for a star outside line is the next important task for the Grizzlies, but Memphis is a small city, as long as it is a slightly famous player, they will not go there, so many of the Grizzlies' trades have ended in failure. And after getting Al Harrington, the Grizzlies can finally shout that we have completed the rebuild, and now the Grizzlies are left to wait, waiting for Pau Gasol and Al Harrington to grow quickly, and then the Grizzlies can return to the playoffs.

Lorenzen White is the Grizzlies' addition to the star Raheem, this Mutombo's former bench, in last season's average of 28 minutes per game, can get 12 points, 7 rebounds, after coming to the Grizzlies, Lorenzen White, who won the main position, has also increased a lot, in the game before the All-Star, Lorenzen White averaged 13 points per game, 9.2 rebounds, although in this era of super interior crawling all over the ground, Lorenzen White is a second-rate interior at best, but the arrival of Lorenzen White has also greatly enhanced the Pacers' interior strength.

After the Pacers completed this deal, the stubborn problem that plagued the Pacers for more than half a season was finally lifted, and after getting Lorenzen White, the interior combination of Jermaine O'Neal and Lorenzen White is at least not lost to any team in the East. In this deal, the only victim is James Posey, after the addition of Lorenzen White, Jermaine O'Neal also returned to the position of power forward, and James Posey, who has been a guest for half a season as a power forward, can now only take over the gap left by Al Harrington and play the sixth man.

Although the Pacers only added a new face in this transaction, due to the arrival of Lorenzen White, the starting lineup of the Pacers has changed a lot, so from now on, the Pacers will start to re-run the lineup, but these things are not what Meng Xu needs to care about, and Larry Bird will naturally arrange all this.

"James, are you alright?" On February 12, the Pacers who ended their All-Star vacation, on the first day of resuming training, Meng Xu kept an eye on James Posey, for fear that Posey would be unhappy because of the loss of the main position, and even had the intention of leaving the Pacers. This year is James Posey's contract year, so for Posey, whether he can get a big contract after the end of the season is a crucial year, and losing the main position means that Posey has lost more opportunities to perform.

"I'm fine, what's wrong? Meng, I think there's something wrong with you, you see you've been squeaking all day today, do you have something to say to me? James Posey threw away the towel in his hand, picked up two bottles of drinks from the ice bucket on the side, and handed one to Meng Xu. It seems that James Posey doesn't care at all about the arrival of Lorenzen White, which has caused him to lose his main position.

"James, I'm really sorry, you were my request for a trade to the Pacers, and this year is your contract year again, and now you have to sit on the bench because of Lorenzen White." Meng Xu unscrewed the lid and took a sip of surprise. Whether on or off the court, James Posey is a very trustworthy person, and the relationship between the two is very iron, but the more this happens, the more Meng Xu feels a little sorry for James Posey, as well as Al Harrington, because Meng Xu has the right to veto and suggest the transaction in the Pacers, but in order to enhance the strength of the team's interior line, Meng Xu has to approve of Larry Bird's deal.

"Haha, that's it." James Posey laughed, raised his head and took a sip of his drink: "I thought it was something, Meng, you are my brother, so I trust you, and the two of us play together, what is the difference between starting and substitute?" And the manager said that I'm not going to play less, so you don't have to worry about me. And don't forget what our dreams are! ”

"Well, a toast to your dreams." Seeing James Posey, who was beyond his imagination, the haze that shrouded Meng Xu's heart was also swept away at this moment, Meng Xu raised the drink in his hand and ran into James Posey.

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