Seeing Tang Shuai's expression, Duffy patted him on the shoulder vigorously and said, "Don't think about it, you China don't have a saying that water comes naturally, you just relax and fight." ”

Tang Shuai glanced at Duffy, took a deep breath, and nodded.

Not to mention, now that the Trail Blazers' Lillard and the Pelicans' Davis are eager to enter the All-Star, he is still worried about what will happen after the All-Star.

"It's not early, go to bed early, you have to train tomorrow." After Duffy finished speaking, he followed back to his room.

Tang Shuai thought about it, and also got up and went back to the room.

When he returned to the room, he was just about to rest, when his phone suddenly rang, and he picked it up and saw that it was a message reminder from Twitter.

Who could it be so late?

He clicked in and took a look, and found that it was Ismael Smith @ him, and the content was very simple: I DM you.

DM means to send an email in Twitter.

He found the mailbox, and sure enough, he found a new email inside, and when he clicked in, he saw that it was sent to him by Smith.

"Don, everything is done, looking forward to the day when I will be teammates with you."

The content of the email was very brief, but Tang Shuai was taken aback.

Looking at the meaning, Smith was traded to the Clippers? Why was there no wind or movement before?

To say that NBA trades usually have rumors first, and most of them happen near the trade deadline, which is really unexpected.

But if it's true, it's a good thing.

Speaking of which, Smith is the player who interacts with him the most on Twitter because of the solid game before, and now the team is indeed short of a backup point guard. Smith has had a great season, and that selfless style is good for the Clippers' bench group with a lot of scorers. It would definitely be a good reinforcement.

I just don't know what the chips are for the deal.

He took his phone and ran to Duffy's room next door, where Duffy was still fiddling with his tablet. I'm talking to some managers from other teams.

He went in and saw that Duffy hadn't slept, so he asked Smith directly, thinking that Duffy would definitely have news, but he didn't expect that Duffy also knew nothing, as if the transaction really happened in an instant.

Returning to the room with a hint of doubt, driven by curiosity, he sent an email to Smith and didn't reply, probably asleep, so he didn't care about it, and went to sleep.

Wake up the next day. I didn't wait for Smith's email reply, but I saw the transaction information on the news in advance.

The Clippers sent Wesley Johnson, plus a 2018 second-round pick, to the Pelicans' Ismael Smith.

Seeing that it was Johnson who was sent, Tang Shuai breathed a sigh of relief, Johnson signed with the Clippers in the offseason, and was originally a small forward who was the third substitute, but because Pierce was old, he didn't play much time and was injured from time to time. So he can get a certain amount of playing time, but with Brewer being traded, he basically sits on the bench.

In contrast, the Pelicans' original starting small forward Poundsett was injured for a while, and Johnson would have been a good addition in the past. It's also a good thing for him to believe.

Think about it again, the Pelicans gave Smith enough playing time before, and Smith also played well. But with Norris Cole's return from injury, his playing time has been compressed.

Really start from the needs of both teams. It's really a win-win deal.

Tang Shuai got up from the bed and finished brushing his teeth and washing his face. Then I saw Smith's reply, the content was similar to the news reported in the morning, and it was reported to the team today.

Seeing this news, Tang Shuai was also in a big mood.

When I played against the Pelicans, I thought Smith would be a good addition, and now things are a little unexpected, but the result is the same, and Smith keeps communicating with him on Twitter, and he can be regarded as half a friend.

I drove to the arena, and before I entered the locker room, I heard laughter inside, and when I went in, I saw that Smith had already mingled with the players of the Clippers.

"Don, you're finally here, come here, Ismail has sent a headset to everyone." Stephenson turned around and saw Tang Shuai coming, and shouted directly at him.

Tang Shuai smiled and pushed in, and saw that many people were fiddling with the new headphones.

"Don, you're finally here, come, it's yours." Smith saw him and took out a new headset from the cardboard box in front of the closet and handed it to him.

"Don, this is a good thing, and it has a name on it." Stephenson said with a little excitement on the side.

With a name?

Tang Shuai unconsciously looked at the bracelet on his hand, which was given to him by Christina on Christmas Eve, and it also had a name.

He then took apart the headphones, the headphone brand is magical, the structure is exquisite, plus customization, although it is nothing compared to the income of NBA players, but in this way, each of his teammates has one, not to mention 20,000 yuan, Smith also spent a lot of thought.

"Ismail, thank you, a great gift." Tang Shuai smiled and put away the headphones.

"You don't know how excited I was when my agent told me that the deal was done and that I was coming to the Clippers." Smith's face was excited, obviously he was looking forward to becoming a player with Tang Shuai.

"Now we're teammates." Tang Shuai said with a smile.

The group said hello again and went to training.

During the full-court confrontation training, Smith showed his selfless style of play, several wonderful assists made the teammates of the bench group are addicted, originally his lack of offensive ability is a weakness, but with a group of scorers in hand, he does not need to score at all, which just allows him to play what he is best at, absolutely seamless.

However, there was an accident in the game, and the starting team Brewer collided with Mobamot's knee during an air-cut layup, resulting in both players going off the court with injuries.

The Clippers' next game is at home against the Trail Blazers.

This is the second meeting between the Clippers and the Trail Blazers this season, the previous one in November, during the Reaves era.

Speaking of the Trail Blazers' performance this season is completely surprising, originally several of last season's main players were all traded out of the team, and the team was clearly ready to put it badly, but I didn't expect this season's sophomore McCollum to perform exceptionally well, coupled with Lillard's god-level play, the team is now ranked seventh in the West, firmly occupying a playoff spot.

Under the general trend of all teams piling up stars, the Trail Blazers are now completely a new wind, with a backcourt duo that covers most of the team's scores, and no one else averages a double-double in points per game, and no one has a double-double in rebounds per game, so there is only one team with a unique style.

Against such a team, coupled with the absence of two defensive players, Brewer and Moba Motte, Paul and Tang Shuai have a lot of pressure on the defensive end.

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