The most test of fast offense and defense is the depth of the team's bench, compared to the Lakers' bench, the Mavericks still look shabby, the game to the end, the team's main force appeared in a lack of physical strength, Tang Shuai took advantage of the situation to lead the team to play a wave of 12-2 offensive waves, with fans commonly known as "a wave" to end the game. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Tang Shuai scored 36 points and 11 assists in the game, once again playing the role of savior, but playing this situation against the Mavericks, who have basically withdrawn from the playoff race, did not feel that this would be a game worth celebrating.

Except for one person.

Thanks to the offensive battle, Barnes, who has been fighting for several consecutive games, finally played his form before the trade deadline, although he allowed Nowitzki to score 35 points on the opposite side, but he really excelled on the offensive end in this game, shooting 10-of-15 from the field was quite impressive, and finally contributed the second-highest 24 points on the team, plus 8 rebounds and 3 assists, efficient and comprehensive.

This performance is undoubtedly quite effective, and the scene is full of his trading rumors, which is undoubtedly a "life-saving straw".

In the post-game interview, the team's head coach Walton praised Barnes' contribution to the game, and when asked about Barnes's message, his answer was even more surprising.

"Harrison has always been a part of our team, he was at the start of the season and will be at the end of the season, he and Don will be an important part of the team's revival, the team will not trade him, we will play an impressive game and we will continue to do so."

Wharton's words were straightforward, like a bomb, directly shattering all the rumors about Barnes.

The next second he made this remark, Yahoo's famous reporter, Wojnarowski Adrian, who is known as the "WOJ God" by fans, followed up on the report for the first time, which is completely contrary to the previous rumors, and is undoubtedly a bombshell before the trade deadline.

"Jaime, Mickey really isn't going to trade Harrison?" Anna's villa, Tang Shuai asked Duffy with curiosity.

It's been three days since Wharton's astonishing remarks, and it's the last night before the trade deadline, but the Lakers have not officially made a statement.

"I've been in touch with Mitch, and he hasn't made it clear, no one knows what's going on, and Luke's remarks that day were sudden." Duffy shook his head and said, don't say it's him now, even Woj doesn't have any definite news.

"It looks like we're just going to have to sit and wait for news like we did last year." Tang Shuai smiled bitterly and said, staying up late at this time last year to wait for news, I thought I didn't have to wait so much this year, but I didn't expect that I couldn't escape in the end.

"If you're sleepy, go to sleep first, and I'll tell you the news when you wake up." Duffy spoke.

"It's okay, I'll set an alarm for myself and get up around 12:30 to have a look." Tang Shuai thought for a while and said, after all, this time it didn't have too much direct relationship with him, and there was no need for him to stay here all the time.

It was really tiring during this time, and he leaned back into bed and fell asleep quickly.

It wasn't until the alarm went off that he opened his eyes in a daze, took his phone and saw that it was exactly half past twelve, he rubbed his eyes and stood up.

Walking from the room to the living room, he saw Duffy working with his tablet, as if sorting out transaction information.

He knocked on the door of the living room and asked directly, "How is it?" ”

Duffy saw that he had gotten up, so he didn't speak, but patted the sofa next to him directly, motioning for him to come and see for himself.

Confused, he walked over to the couch and sat down, then looked up at the tablet Duffy was holding.

The information about the Lakers' trade has been sorted out by him.

When he saw the above content, he couldn't help but be startled, and most of his sleepiness disappeared, and in the two hours he slept, the Lakers actually made 3 transactions!

The first, and the biggest, was about Barnes.

It turns out that Wharton's remarks after the Lakers and Mavericks are definitely personal opinions, but combined with the events before and after, his remarks are quite normal.

In the offseason, he insisted on signing Barnes with the highest salary, and then the team's poor record, and then quarreled with the team's general manager, and finally directly denied the trade rumors in front of the media.

It's no wonder that Duffy couldn't ask why, presumably after Wharton's remarks came out, Kupchak must have been angry, where was he still in the mood to tell others the details of what happened.

However, it has to be said that Barnes's performance in the game before the trade deadline won him something, because the Lakers traded for the Mavericks, who were the opponents that day.

The Lakers sent Barnes and Brewer to the Mavericks, got Mozgov and Ruel Deng from the Mavericks (before that, the Mavericks had already made a three-way trade with the Kings and Knicks, they sent Kunit Lee to the Knicks, traded for Afflalo, and then immediately sent him to the Kings in exchange for the offseason-signed Rul Deng) and a future second-round draft pick from the Kings.

Barnes went to the Mavericks, which is the best home for him, before that, Curry's younger brother Seth Curry had signed with the Mavericks, and even Bogut was traded before the offseason, and counting him, he was a mini version of the Warriors.

After reading this transaction, Tang Shuai's mood was mixed.

Brewer, who was traded from the Rockets to the Clippers, and then traded with him from the Clippers to the Lakers, did not expect to be traded again this time, settled down with the Rockets for two seasons, and became a homeless man again.

For Brewer, Tang Shuai did not have as strong feelings for Stephenson, but he was somewhat uncomfortable in his heart.

However, from a rational point of view, the Lakers have Batum, and then trade to get Ruel Deng, and the team does not have Brewer's position, so it is quite a good place for him to go to the Mavericks, who are already short of people, especially the lack of defense.

Don Shuai was unfamiliar with the traded Mozgov and Ruel Deng, but Barnes' departure was in response to what Kupchak had told him that day, and the team chose to abandon the small-ball strategy.

"Timofei [referring to Mozgov] is in average form, but he is indeed a good instant force, and Ruhr should be the main body of this deal, although he is older, but his defense and experience are definitely a big addition to the team." Seeing that Tang Shuai had been thoughtful, Duffy spoke.

"Hmm." Tang Shuai nodded, and then continued to look down.

Below the first transaction, there is information about the second transaction.

The Lakers made a deal with the Bulls to send backup guard Jordan Clarkson to the Bulls' Doug McDermott and Jerry Grant.

Duffy was right when he said in the car, the Lakers have been looking for a three-point shooter, but the end target is not the guy he said, but the Bulls' Mike Dermott.

Mike Dermott was pretty good with the Bulls last season, with 42,.5% of his three-pointers, which is already a pretty good stat as an SF/SG swingman.

The Bulls have put the main salary on the team's starters this season, and the bench is naturally worse, without Brooks this season, Grant is not the kind of player who is good at scoring, and the team does need a guard who can be the sixth man, and the team sent away Mike Dermott and Snell.

And considering that Clarkson's style of play is similar to Stephenson's, and he has just signed a big contract, this should be a win-win deal for both parties.

"I don't know if Doug has the potential to be a starter for the team." Tang Shuai said directly after reading it.

"I've known this guy, he was quite good in college, he didn't play as well as he should in the NBA, but he trained quite hard, and he was always on the rise, and whether he can become the next Booker depends on your ability." Duffy looked at Tang Shuai with a smile.

Tang Shuai smiled, and then looked at the last transaction.

The Lakers made a trade with the Trail Blazers to send Azeli and a second-round draft pick from the Kings for the Trail Blazers' swingman Morris Harkless.

Somewhat similar to Mike Dermott, this is also a player who is good at shooting threes and can get up to the No. 4 position.

Looking at the third transaction, Tang Shuai saw a helpless wry smile.

While the previous two trades confirmed the message that the Lakers would abandon the small-ball strategy, this last one, a player with a similar style to Barnes, is only a bench, but it is intriguing.

But that's closer to what Kupchak said at the time.

The team's top brass didn't want to keep Barnes, but they weren't prepared for the decision to fire Wharton, and they did it as if to say, "Gotcha, you give up the small-ball game, but you stay and I'll give you a consolation prize."

After reading the deal, Tang Shuai felt that the team's affairs were far from over, and after seeing the results, he was now more concerned about Walton's choice.

In the previous interview, Wharton had already made it clear that he had fallen out with management, and now Kupchak has given him a step down, and I don't know if Wharton will take advantage of the situation.

He doesn't have much opinion about Wharton, but in terms of coaching ability, Wharton is not bad, but his dedication to Barnes makes him a little too much.

This overhead is different from when Reeves was to Little Reeves, there is no family affection involved, there are not so many entanglements, and there is already a step.

Putting down the tablet, Tang Shuai yawned, and after letting Duffy go to bed early, he went into the room.

I've seen everything I need to see, and it's time for a good night's sleep.

……

"Don, wake up!"

Early the next morning, Tang Shuai didn't wake up naturally, nor was he woken up by the alarm clock, but was woken up by Duffy's shouting.

When he opened his eyes, he saw Duffy looking at him anxiously.

This is...... What's wrong? (To be continued.) )