Chapter Eighty-Three: The Pain of Parting

For Griffin, the annual All-Star season is a mixed blessing, the All-Star Weekend is the big party in the league, and the worry is naturally the trade deadline, which is likely to mean separation. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

After going through the affairs of Camby and Dunleavy, Griffin has become a little more mature, but to be honest, their relationship with Griffin is not the top, like Gordon Jordan Jr., and Byron Davis.... Wait, Davis?

Griffin suddenly remembered that Davis in his previous life seemed to have been traded by the Clippers, and Griffin didn't remember much about the specific time, but the uneasiness in his heart was getting stronger and stronger, so he could only ask Sam to help him pay attention, and wait anxiously in his heart.

At the same time, the league has officially started a round of trade shuffle, players packed their bags and went to another unfamiliar city to continue their careers, and some of them had to find a way to sell their houses, these are all things that the upper echelons of the team have moved their fingers, and the cruelty of the business league can be seen.

The first is that the Knicks and the Timberwolves made a deal, with the Knicks sending away Eddie Curry and Anthony Randolph in exchange for Cory Brewer; The Rockets and the Grizzlies made a deal, and the Rockets sent the decorated veteran Sean Battier in exchange for the '09 parallel goods star Thabit and Carroll and a first-round pick, while the Rockets sent Brooks in exchange for the Suns' potential backcourt Dragic.

The Rockets have traded Battier and Brooks, which also represents the youth of the Chinese generation, and the Rockets have officially begun to disintegrate into a memory, and the Rockets have also entered the process of groping the way.

The Celtics also completed four trades in a hurry, sending six players back for two and a number of draft picks and cash, first sending Robinson and center Perkins in exchange for the Thunder's Jeff Green, Kostic, nearly clearing the exchange for Elden and Luke Haaland Gordy for draft picks, then sending West to the Timberwolves for draft picks, and finally trading Daniels and cash for the Kings' 2017 draft pick.

The Celtics began to do things, and the Thunder officially ended the era of the Thunder Three Less Version 1.0, and the departure of the brother-in-law made the Thunder Youth Army even younger.

The Bobcats sent their Elvis Presley Wallace in exchange for Trail Blazers center Poolsbilla and Cunningham and two future first-round picks; The Wizards traded Hinrich and Armstrong for McBibby, Morris Evans and Jordan Crawford.

The sensation caused by these trades was not huge, and the next two trades shocked the league and even changed the league's landscape, starting with All-Star point guard Deron Williams, who fell out with Jazz predator Sloan, to be traded to the Nets in exchange for Devin Harris and this year's prospect Favors and two first-round picks.

This made many fans sigh, who once thought that Delon and Boozer would continue the tradition of black and white in Salt Lake City for the rest of their lives, and have been struggling with the dream of Sloan coaches, but they never thought that in just two years, they would be scattered, and the Jazz team, which made Chinese fans gnash their teeth, also fell apart.

Then it was really a matter of getting things done, the superstar of the Tunnels, Carmelo Anthony, the scoring machine, officially broke out with the Tunnels, leaving the place where he had stayed for 8 years and going to his hometown of the New York Knicks to continue his bull breaking career.

It is worth mentioning that Anthony plus Billups and Anthony Carter, two veterans, replaced the Knicks' main rotation players who can basically be named, such as Mozgov, Wilson Chandler, Felton, Gallinari and other New York Knicks' main rotation players.

Griffin doesn't know what Xiao Si's mood is, but this kind of change is too rigid, and he has exchanged himself for a superstar, but it has also fulfilled the dream of New York, don't you always want a superstar, Anthony, this is enough weight, purebred superstar.

At the same time, various YY about the invincible frontcourt of the New York Knicks also surfaced, from the book, the combination of Anthony and Xiaosi is indeed terrifying, Anthony naturally needless to say, before officially leaving the tunnel, he also scored a high score of 50 points on the Rockets twice, and he is still sharp; Xiao Si also proved that his statement that he can't leave Nash is completely bullshit, before the trade, Xiao Si single-handedly provoked the Knicks, took the high score casually, and once ranked third in the MVP, with unlimited scenery.

So this combination is naturally infinitely reverie, but the actual effect has to be played to know, and the Knicks can't just use Anthony and Xiaosi to play the whole game, and the weakness of other positions makes the Knicks' prospects a little dusty.

And Griffin couldn't escape the news he had been afraid of, and at the resolution of the Clippers executives, he traded former All-Star point guard Byron Davis and 2011 first-round draft picks for the Cavaliers' Mo Williams and guard swingman Mario Moon.

"This is Byron Davis, if you have something to talk about, if you have nothing to do...... Am I being traded? Damn Sterling agreed, it's a vampire, can't you let me go to a bigger city, really? ”

Davis, as a veteran of the league, has long been pessimistic about trading or something, and he is already about to move to the fourth team, and only the players with the highest pyramid can get rid of the fate of commodities.

"Ah, it's a pity, I can't see the day when this kid Blake succeeds, and I still expect to hug my thighs to support the elderly or something, it seems that the Clippers are really preparing for the follow-up big move."

Compared with Byron, Griffin is naturally not so calm, although he has always been prepared in his heart, but Griffin is still very sad now, this is not more like a pity than the pain when Camby was traded, and Davis is Griffin's real friend, big brother.

Scenes of memories floated through my mind, Davis, who smiled and said that he wanted to cover him when he first arrived at the team to take pictures, Davis, who has always been bent on cultivating Griffin into a party master, Davis who gave his all in key games, Griffin who taught Griffin experience to make Griffin adapt faster, and Davis, who was the first to jump out for Griffin when he encountered conflicts on the field.

Byron Davis may not have the explosiveness of his youth, but he is still doing everything he can to help the team, Griffin can't figure out why the team should trade the veteran, could it be that the two players in exchange will help the team improve more?

Griffin had always thought that he could change some things with his current performance, but now it seems that to change these things, Griffin needs to be reborn into someone at the top of the Clippers.

After waiting for a long time to calm down a little, he picked up his phone and called Davis, and even now the bearded man was still chatting with Griffin in a big grinning tone.

"The stinky boy now knows to call me, do you usually have a phone call, don't make such joys and sorrows, this is business, besides, I'm just going to Cleveland to work, my family is still in Los Angeles, I can still take you to my sister when I come back, you kid play well, don't be afraid if you encounter trouble on the court, I'll explain to Gordon that they remember to help you get ahead!"

Davis' departure was rushed due to the schedule, as the schedule was still tight after the All-Star break, and Davis, who had passed the medical exam, needed to show up on the Cavaliers' home court as soon as possible.

Davis's departure made the Clippers look a little listless, and the atmosphere was very dull when the team was training, and Bledsoe and a group of benches were naturally not good to laugh and laugh, and Pooh looked at the impact of Davis's departure, and his thoughts couldn't help but drift back to the conversation he had with general manager Neil Olshea on the day Davis was traded.

"I know your good intentions, but trading Byron at this juncture, are you sure the Clippers can make the playoffs? The players have worked hard for a season, and if they give up halfway like last season, Blake will definitely have other ideas. ”

"You know, it's a decision we have to make at this stage, Byron is important and I'm sure we'll miss his ability too, but in the long run, we've got Griffin, we need reinforcements, and this Clippers will have a qualitative leap forward, not just a strong team killer."

Olser restrained Pooh, who was about to speak, "Listen to me Pooh, the labor dispute has intensified now, we speculate that this time it won't just be a threat, the 2011 draft market no one cares about now, we see the future superstar market, we need to clear Byron's big contract, leave enough salary space to keep the existing members and attract superstars, I hope you can understand us." ”

"As for the playoffs, I choose to trust you and the players."

If it was McDonleavy standing here, Olser would have been sprayed with blood, but Pooh wouldn't, and Pooh sighed, already thinking about how to adjust his next tactics.

As the only backcourt tactical initiator of the Clippers, David is also the best passing point in the Clippers team, and the loss of him is by no means so simple to make up for it, his experience and ability are things that the Clippers need very much, but there is one more thing that Vinnie needs to solve now.

"Blake I know you have a very good relationship with Byron, but I have to tell you that the team is doing this for future reinforcements, with your presence, all the Clippers people, including fans, are no longer satisfied with their current position, we want to become a strong team!"

"So we're for the future, this future won't be far away, you believe me, you have to cheer up now, Davis is gone, you're the backbone of this team, our goal this season is to get into the playoffs, it's still the same, I hope you can take us into the playoffs."

Pooh's words were very accurate, not only satisfying Griffin's little vanity, but also giving Griffin hope for the future.

At this point, Griffin can only let go of the nostalgia for Byron in his heart and focus on the upcoming schedule.