Chapter 293: The Wind Rises

The four people traded by the Rockets were all out on vacation, Calderon and Gasol Jr. Gasol returned to Spain together, Randolph ran to Las Vegas, David Lee took his supermodel girlfriend to Hawaii to enjoy the sea and beach, and now they don't pay much attention to NBA news and don't know that they were traded, or they only knew about it by a phone call from their agent, and they don't have to play in Houston next season, Instead, you can pack up your baggage and go to the miserable and bleak New Orleans to wander the world.

Randolph's situation may be even worse, because the Grizzlies' contract expires this year and is now a free agent, and Morey did not tell Randolph that he was going to be traded, worried that if the other party learned about it, he would not renew his contract with the Rockets, and his sign-and-trade strategy would also be declared bankrupt.

So Morey signed a 4-year 62 million contract with the Grizzlies without a sound for anything, and the average of 15 million a year almost didn't make Randolph happy, and then the contract amount was so big, purely to match the salaries of Paul and Tyson Chandler, and then he sent the rotten tofu full of joy to New Orleans, and Randolph really vomited out a mouthful of old blood.

This deal ESPN gave the Rockets an A-level evaluation, the value of superstar players is not measurable by ordinary players, but New Orleans is not a loss overall, the Rockets almost dismantled 1/3 of their team, and packaged the starting backup power forward and potential rookie center plus veteran point guard all in one go, and the first three rounds of draft picks this year are even more difficult for the Hornets, if they have a good vision, they can rely on this to choose another cheap superstar back, You must know that they selected Chris Paul with the fourth pick that year, and the Totoro in front of them was also a rookie with the seventh pick.

Of course, the Hornets' trade motives are incomprehensible to others, generally speaking, the teams that can be traded are nothing more than running for two purposes, either to strengthen themselves to impact the championship, or to absorb garbage contracts while piling up draft picks to free up salary space and accumulate potential rookies, and wait until a certain year to sign a few All-Stars to make a big move, but the New Orleans' trade is not like three, to say that they are rotten, it can't be said, with rotten tofu David Lee West Calderon Hornets may still be able to enter the playoffs, But to say that they seem to be too weak to attack the championship, because they let out the face of their team, the star Paul.

Many people may not have imagined that it is not these players or draft picks that can impress Xinn in this transaction, but the $3 million that seems to be used as an addition to make up for the transaction amount on both sides, which is the final weight for Xinen to make up for such a transaction!

"I don't know, I don't know anything, I'm on vacation, I've just gotten the news, I'm frustrated right now, I don't know why I'm being traded, my effectiveness with the Rockets is there for all to see."

David Lee, who got the news, immediately rushed back from Hawaii with his model beauty, but in the face of a group of reporters who came in droves after hearing the news, David Lee looked very depressed.

As a player, he also wants to continue to fight for the championship in the contract year with the Rockets, and when he has a few championships in hand, he can choose to continue to sign with the Rockets, or he can join other teams at a high price, and then he will have the capital to negotiate wages.

But now that all his good plans have not had time to be implemented, they have been completely disrupted by Morey's abacus, do you think David Lee can not be angry in his heart?

"As a veteran in the league, I'm used to trading, it's a business league after all, and I understand that everyone comes together to play with the same goal, and when you've got that done, there's no emotion to speak of."

Randolph is more helpless to see through the facts, in fact, rotten tofu has not been playing for a long time, but he doesn't know how many teams he has changed, the Grizzly Bear seems to be like a wanderer, and he doesn't know how many teams he will have to change later, maybe he has a chance to break a record of players in NBA history for team changes.

"I don't know, I'm just a player who has just passed his rookie year, and I just have to follow the team's instructions."

However, compared to the above two goods, Gasol Jr. and Calderon are obviously very open, Gasol Jr., as a strong rookie, of course, he wants to play in a team that can focus on cultivating himself, especially after he has won the championship in the first year, this idea is even stronger.

There is no drama in the Rockets, the main center will always be Yao Ming, and the core of the team will always be Totoro, he may be able to lie down easily in the Rockets, but he will never become a talent, and the aspiring Gasol Jr. does not want this.

And Calderón is purely playing for a long time, and after his championship heart disease, the Spanish veteran really has no desire to get up, holding the idea that he can mix for a few years, and playing healthy basketball for a few years and earning millions of dollars is the king.

The Rockets' four trading team members all returned to Houston after getting the news, they couldn't control the trade, but the trade could control them, they had to deal with their property in Houston and other things, and then go to New Orleans, a small place to find a place to live.

"The Rockets, I'm really looking forward to it, and while I think the Hornets are really good, whether it's from management or teammates or fans, I think Houston has a good basketball atmosphere, especially when they're the defending champions and there are two top-20 superstars in the league, and I don't resist fitting into their team."

On the other hand, the two people on the Hornet's side did not have any nasty emotions, and Chandler was as happy as a 260kg child when he heard the news, and he finally had the opportunity to touch the championship trophy!

"Before the news of the deal came, Cat and Yao had called me."

As the biggest name in this trade, Chris Paul's thoughts were exposed by more reporters.

"It was a surprise to me because they were champions and we were about to join the past, so it stands to reason that we should have reached out to them."

"But these two Chinese are so hospitable, they make me and Tyson feel respected, I've never been to Houston, and I've never worked with any Rockets players before, but I don't think it's going to be difficult, Tyson and I will fit into the Rockets' system."

"In the end, their ambitions really match me, my friends know me, I'm a very competitive player, I hate failure, I can't tolerate failure, and the Rockets are a team that has proven itself, but they haven't let up, Totoro told me on the phone that they need my strength just to challenge for the championship again, I'm really honored to be part of their team, I can't wait to play with them."

Queen Bee said happily that maybe he would soon get rid of this title, and it would have been a difficult thing for a superstar player to go from the core of a team to the second or even third leader of other teams.

But Paul may be a little different, he is in his prime now, but the Hornets have made him lose sight of any championship hopes, after the hurricane, New Orleans is declining, and the team is even on the verge of being sold or even disbanded, Paul now wants to escape from the Hornets' wrecked ship that is about to sink to the bottom, and just take a good boat first.

After the dust settles on this deal, the NBA league is desperate, and other teams are also desperate, because the season seems to be over before it starts, although other teams are also strengthening themselves, but the giants are unable to operate because they have locked up the salary space, and the bad team is waiting for the big fish in the free market in 2010 because they have collected many garbage contracts, and now they can't do anything, so they can only sit back and watch the Rockets dominate themselves.

However, Totoro himself made such a fuss, the NBA in the parallel world he knew has been completely disrupted, maybe after 2010, James will not go to the Heat and Wade Bosh to form the Big Three, maybe the Thunder Three Young Ones will not be born, maybe the Trail Blazers who are not injured and sick can rise again, or maybe Kobe Bryant will have no championship for life, all of this has become uncertain.

Perhaps it was because they saw the Rockets make a move, and other seemingly inoperable teams have also forcibly strengthened, they let the market in 2010 go unattended, and insist on playing a big game with the Rockets this year, including the Lakers, Spurs, and the Magic team that was just defeated by the Rockets.

Lakers general manager Kupchak has signed former bearded guard Baron Davis, who dominated the Warriors' Black Eight Miracle and just reached the end of his contract this year, with strong offense, accurate shooting, strong physicality and excellent defense, and the age of 30 is not too old for a point guard.

This year, the Warriors already have an equally offensive guard Monta Ellis, and they are also preparing to draft one of Curry and Harden in the draft to strengthen their point guard three-point firepower again, so that they will not give Baron Davis too much of a contract, and the All-Star guard was snatched back by the Lakers in a semi-robbery way.

Because the Spurs persuaded Bowen and Horry to retire, they freed up some salary space to sign Jamison, a power forward who tested the waters in the original Wizards' three musketeers, in the free market, and traded Marcus Williams and McDyce for Richard Jefferson from the Nets, Jamison will partner Duncan as the team's interior in the new season, Popovich's ability is known to the world, no matter how poor the draft pick is, the rookie or the old player who has long been considered past his peak age can shine in the hands of Popovich. The name of the Spurs nursing home is completely confirmed, and their set of Duncan + Jamison + Richard Jefferson + Rodgers Mason + Tony Parker seems to be old and young, and there is no competitiveness, but they have a head coach Popovich who is the best at maintaining players and developing talent in the world, and that is enough.

The Magic did not trade Kort Grove this year, but used Gortat + Petrus + this year's first-round picks like a robbery from the Nets in exchange for the peak of the surviving Vince Carter, the Nets in the early 20th century Kidd Carter and Richardson to form a three-horse carriage to attack the championship plan declared bankruptcy, what they now have to do is to get rid of all the salary baggage in the team and plan for the future, such as the 2010 lobbying for the little emperor pilgrimage conference......

There are also some small fights, small sews and small patches, in general, the form of several teams this year has been very clear, those who are interested in the championship continue to fight, and they want to look to the future for a thorough reconstruction, the NBA pattern has suddenly become clear from the beginning of the Warring States era, and it is a stubble of people who want to win the championship, and it is a stubble of people who want to impact the lottery championship.

The time soon came to June of 09, on the 25th of this month, this year's election will be held in the NBA theater, Totoro flew from Houston to New York in order to join in the fun, and opened a training camp here, most of the rookies show themselves here every day, in order to attract the attention of scouts at the last moment, so that their draft pick is a little higher.

Today's training camp is still in full swing, and My Neighbor Totoro has also walked into the training camp, which was originally a no-disturb for idlers, unless it is a rookie participating in the draft, scouts or journalists can enter, and the security guard at the door will turn away all other ordinary people.

But when it looked like Totoro was coming in person, how could these security guards at the door dare to stop him? More than half of them are basketball fans of Totoro, and after asking for autographs, they happily let them go.

"Hey, Stephen, here, here, I've got a chance here!"

"Look at Blake, don't let him run, or we won't be able to stop their dunks!"

"Oh, this guy is going to touch porcelain, damn it, the beard in front of him is too prickly, isn't it a foul to have such a long beard?"

A group of rookies are playing a training game, and on one side wearing red is the champion group composed of Thabit + Griffin + Evans + Harden + Fullin, among them Thabit, Griffin, Evans and Harden have the strength to become champions, and on the other side wearing blue is Jordan Hill + Terrence Williams + DeMard Rozan + Stephen Curry + Brandon Jennings Lotto group, they are generally optimistic that they have the ability to top 10, but it is still a little difficult to hit the top three.

The two sides played extremely fiercely, although the red clothes were stronger, but most of them were single-handedly and rarely cooperated, while the blue team had a lot of cooperation, the two sides played very fiercely, difficult to solve, both sides were very interested in this game, so that for a while they didn't find that there was one more person standing on the side of the court.

Curry missed a three-point attempt, although the redcoats had an obvious advantage inside, but Jordan Hill, who loves to fight, jumped hard, pulled out the basketball under the sandwich of two big and tall men, and the ball fell into the hands of Totoro impartially.