Chapter 132: Shocking Deal
Bidding farewell to Ye Yufei, Lu Xiaofeng followed the national team to Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Before the Olympics, they will also play the "Diamond Cup" International Basketball Invitational Tournament.
Before the Olympic Games, there was such a "Diamond Cup" competition, which was regarded as a warm-up for the Olympics.
This year's teams are China, Serbia and Montenegro, Lithuania, Australia, Angola and Argentina.
In the two rounds of the Four Nations Tournament in China, the intensity is actually very low.
The main thing is that the opponent is too weak, either a weak team or a youth army of a strong team.
Therefore, the Chinese team played very smoothly, Yao Ming dominated the field, and under the organization of Lu Xiaofeng, Yi Jianlian and others played very well.
When I arrived in Serbia and Montenegro, I finally encountered a tough battle, and all the teams were Olympic teams, and they all sent the main force.
The players of the Chinese team suddenly appeared in their original form.
"The vicissitudes of the sea show the true character of the hero".
Except for Yao Ming, who was still invincible, Lu Xiaofeng stood up.
The opponent's strength has improved by more than one notch, especially the interlocking and hard-to-find tactics, which finally made Lu Xiaofeng feel the pressure.
However, the solid basic skills cultivated by long-term high-intensity training allowed him to adapt to the intensity of the opponent's game within a few rounds.
So Harris regretted it a little.
He didn't expect that Lu Xiaofeng had never shown his true strength, and he had finished playing in the warm-up games in front of him.
Now when it is strong, it is strong, and it is still easy.
After Yao Ming got off the field, under the leadership of Lu Xiaofeng, the Chinese team still played in an orderly manner.
On the contrary, because of the sudden change in the playing style of the Chinese team, the opponent was often caught off guard.
Coach Harris's ability to Lu Xiaofeng has completely changed.
No longer a "very talented young man", but a "good basketball player".
knew that Lu Xiaofeng was so powerful, and he said that he would let the Mavericks choose Lu Xiaofeng.
Lu Xiaofeng's organizational ability, that innate view of the overall situation, reminded him of the "magic" Johnson who once coached.
And Lu Xiaofeng also has better athleticism and more accurate and stable shooting.
The Mavericks, who traded for the fifth pick in the first round from the Wizards, selected Devin Harris.
The young man with the same surname as him, he also knows very well, a playmaker with a very outstanding speed.
But compared to Lu Xiaofeng in front of him, only the speed is worth mentioning.
"Maybe I can bring a surprise to China."
With Lu Xiaofeng's discovery, Harris's expectations for the Athens Olympics have reached a higher level.
After all, the "Diamond Cup" is a warm-up match, and the teams did not give their all, and the playing time of the main players was basically controlled at about 20 minutes.
In the end, in the "Diamond Cup", the Chinese team, which did not exert its strength, won one and lost two.
In the final game against Argentina, at the end of the first three quarters, the Chinese team once led by four points.
But in the last quarter, Harris did not let Yao Ming and Lu Xiaofeng play, and the Argentine team also withdrew the main force.
In the end, it was Argentina's substitute who was even more powerful and won the game.
In this competition, Lu Xiaofeng also met an old acquaintance (old enemy) Bogut.
However, there is no drama of "enemies are extra red when they meet".
Lu Xiaofeng took the beating, he didn't fight him, and Bogut couldn't take revenge.
What's more, his opponent is Yao Ming, under the key care of the old champion, this future champion, only played for ten minutes, and then left the game with five fouls.
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The Olympic Games are about to begin, and the warm-up matches of the participating national teams are in full swing.
But the world of basketball elsewhere doesn't stop there.
The NBA has been even more stormy this summer.
When the Chinese team was still in the United States, there was a big trade between Maddie and Francis.
Just picked Howard's Magic with the first pick, and couldn't wait to send Maddy, who had a stalemate with the team, to Houston.
Maddie is on a path of no return that Rockets fans love and hate.
At the same time, after Van Gundy became the owner of the rocket, he vigorously supported Yao's core, and Francis, who was snubbed, became a thorn in the head, and the rocket could not tolerate him.
Although Francis has always been the "Boss of Ferdin" in Yao Ming's heart, everything in the NBA is business, and there is no one who cannot be traded.
When the Chinese team returned to China, more shocking news came one after another.
First of all, Mavericks owner Cuban can't look down on Nash, who is physically "weak" and often blown up on the defensive end.
Saying that he didn't want to give him a maximum salary, Nash suddenly became a free agent.
So, Bill Duffy brought him back to Phoenix, the city where he began his NBA career and where he began his legendary career.
On the same day, the Lakers and Heat announced a blockbuster trade that had been in the making for a long time.
Three-time FMVP winner, perhaps the most dominant center of all time, self-proclaimed "Big Shark" O'Neal, after eight years in Los Angeles, finally parted ways with the Lakers.
Some people call the "OK" combination the most dominant duo, but as Kobe's strength reaches its peak, there is no room for O'Neal, who is starting to decline.
Although Kobe Bryant had a "rape case" last year and his image was damaged, he was only 26 years old, which is the golden age.
And O'Neill is 32 years old, and his peak has passed.
Now that he's a free agent, the Lakers don't want to give him a super big contract.
In the case of having to choose one of the two, the Lakers had no choice but to make up for the loss as much as possible.
Although Cuban is very interested in O'Neal, the price that the Mavericks can give is still not as good as the Heat.
Therefore, O'Neal was traded to the Heat by a sign-and-trade trade, while Odom and Butler, as well as Grant as a burden, were sent to the Lakers.
You know, at this time, Odom is still training with the American team, preparing for the Olympics.
In front of the NBA's business, Odom was ruthlessly changed owners.
For Lu Xiaofeng, the bigger news is still to come.
After playing the "Diamond Cup", the Chinese team has just arrived in Lithuania and is ready to start the next stage of the warm-up match.
A shocking news about Lu Xiaofeng came from the Internet.
"Xiaofeng, you've been traded!"
Chen Yuhan called, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he brought news that caught Lu Xiaofeng off guard.
"What? Trade? I? ”
"yes, you've been traded to the Lakers!"
"Huh?"
Lu Xiaofeng, who was a Kobe fan in his previous life, of course wanted to go to the Lakers when he was drafted.
At that time, the Lakers "Big4" went all the way to the Finals, and the team had Payton, a veteran star guard, on the team.
Bill Duffy was not optimistic about the Lakers choosing him, and if he wanted to go to Los Angeles, he suggested that he go to the Clippers.
Of course, Lu Xiaofeng knows that the Lakers will make a big trade and will tear down and rebuild, except for Kobe, the other four starters will not stay.
At his insistence, considering that the national team had just confirmed the hiring of Mavericks assistant coach Harris as head coach, Duffy compromised.
So, under Duffy's arrangement, he only had a secret tryout in front of Lakers scouts, went all out, and showed his talent.
Before the draft, the Lakers made a verbal promise to Duffy that they would definitely draft him.
But as a result, the Lakers did not select him at the end of the first round.
As for what the Lakers' manager thinks, he doesn't know.
He's ready to go to the Grizzlies and join Gasol.
I was still thinking about the first game of the Olympics against Spain, and I had a good performance in front of Gasol.
Now he is trading him to the Lakers, this toss, to be honest, makes him a little unhappy.
Duffy's phone call explained to him what had happened, and he removed the mustard in his heart.
It turned out that long before the draft, the Lakers made a draft pick trade with the Grizzlies in order to get ahead of the Rockets and Mavericks.
Because they wanted to use Payton to get more chips from the Celtics, the Lakers have been hiding the fact that they chose Lu Xiaofeng.
Lu Xiaofeng's draft trade was not made public until the Lakers and Celtics multi-player trade was completed.
The Lakers sent Payton and Fox to the Celtics, welcoming Chaggie Atkins, Jumaine Jones and Chris Meeme.
Atkins is a good point guard, but the key is Meme, who can fill the gap on the Lakers' interior.
"That's what Duffy said, surprise me!"
Only then did Lu Xiaofeng understand that Duffy had said "surprise".
He thought he was trading Williams for a good center, but he didn't expect to trade himself.
"You missed Kidd and Paul in your previous life, and when you meet me in this life, how will you behave?"
Thinking of going to Los Angeles, going to the Lakers to play, and partnering with Kobe, Lu Xiaofeng is full of expectations. (To be continued.) )