Chapter 61: The Unexpected

The All-Star game between the two teams in the East and West finally won the All-Star 145-140 in the West, and Kobe Bryant, who had 37 points and 14 rebounds, was elected the MVP of the All-Stars. In addition to Kobe Bryant, the top scorers in the West were Chris Paul's 10 points, Kevin Durant's 34 points, Pau Gasol's 17 points, and Wang Meng's 18 points. And the highest score in the East is Emperor James's 29 points, it is worth mentioning that James scored a triple-double of 29+10+12 in the game, in addition to Stoudemire also scored 29 points, Rose 11 points, Wade 14 points, Hawk King Joe Johnson 11 points, Ray Allen 12 points, Bosh 14 points.

Kobe Bryant, who won the All-Star MVP, seemed very happy, and Wang Meng, who played a lot of time, was also very happy, and the All-Star, the Lakers' three generals scored 72 points in practice, completely overpowering the 57 points of the Heat's triumvirate combined, and became the biggest winner of the All-Star. As for the Celtics, although there are a record four All-Star players this time, the score is not ideal.

With the All-Star Weekend over, the next major event is the trade before the trade deadline, and Wang Meng feels that he will definitely be traded, even if he gets back a slightly higher draft pick, it is better than waiting for the end of his season to leave for nothing.

The NBA is a business league, and there is no such thing as favors.

Sure enough, on Feb. 23, a large number of trades surfaced: the Bulls sent James Johnson from the Kings in exchange for a 2011 first-round pick (from the Heat).

This deal is just a small deal and doesn't have much impact, but the next one is a big deal.

Also on February 23, a big deal involving a total of 13 people from the Knicks, Timberwolves and Nuggets surfaced.

The Knicks sent Raymond Felton, Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari, Timofey Mozgov, Anthony Randolph, Eddie Corey, 2016 first-round picks, 2012 and 2013 second-round picks (from the Warriors), and $6 million in cash for Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Sheldon Williams, Anthony Carter, Reinaldo Balkman, and Corey Brewer.

The Nuggets sent Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Sheldon Williams, Anthony Carter, Reinaldo Balkman, Raymond Felton, Wells Chandler, Danilo Gallinari, Timofey Mozgov, Costa Kufus, Knicks 2016 picks, 2012 and 2013 second-round picks (from the Warriors) and $3 million in cash; The Timberwolves sent Cory Brewer and Costa Koufors for Eddie Curry, Anthony Randolph and $3 million in cash.

At this point, the Knicks finally got their wish to assemble the big three they wanted, point guard Chauncey Billups, small forward Carmelo Anthony, and power forward Amare Stoudemire. This is the Knicks' Big Three, which is also extremely powerful, and from the perspective of the lineup alone, it is not weaker than the Heat's Big Three.

Although the point guard is a little less famous as a giant than Billups, Billups' rich combat experience will obviously allow the Knicks to go further.

On February 23, the Lakers had a game against the Hawks, and Wang Meng had been waiting for the news that he had been traded, but he still didn't notice after waiting for a long time, and he went to the game as usual, and he didn't feel any difference.

"Maybe it's going to be traded on the 24th." Wang Meng thought so in his heart.

The February 24 deal was even crazier.

The Jazz sent Deron Williams in exchange for Devin Harris, Derrick Pevers, a 2011 pick from the Nets, a 2012 pick from the Warriors, and $3 million in cash. It's a trade that's not weaker than Anthony's, and Dellon, the strong point guard in the West, quietly surprised everyone by suddenly arriving at the Nets.

The Hornets sent Marcus Thornton and some cash in exchange for Karl Landry from the Kings.

Wang Meng is still not traded.

February 25 (Trading Deadline)

When the trade was closed, the teams finally couldn't hold back and proposed trades.

The Celtics sent Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson in exchange for Jeff Green and Nenad Kostic from the Thunder.

The Celtics sent Marquis Daniels in exchange for a 2017 second-round pick and some cash from the Kings.

The Celtics sent Sami Eldon and Luke Haaland Gaudy in exchange for a 2013 second-round pick from the Cavaliers.

The Hawks sent Mike Bibby, Morris Evans, Jordan Crawford and a 2011 first-round pick in exchange for Kirk Hinrich and Hilton Armstrong from the Wizards.

The Warriors sent Dan Gazuric and Brandon Wright in exchange for Troy Murphy from the Nets.

The Clippers sent Byron Davis and a 2011 first-round pick in exchange for Morris Williams and Jamario Moon from the Cavaliers.

The Bobcats sent Nazel Mohammed in exchange for DJ White and Maurice Peterson from the Thunder.

The Bobcats sent Gerard Wallace in exchange for Joel Pullsbilla, Dante Cunningham, Sean Marcos, a protected 2011 first-round pick, and a protected 2013 first-round pick from the Trail Blazers.

The Rockets sent Allen Brooks in exchange for Goran Dragic from the Suns and a future first-round pick.

The Rockets sent Sean Battier and Ismael Smith in exchange for Hashem Thabit, Demarre Carroll and a future first-round pick from the Grizzlies.

At this point, the trade deadline is over, and all teams complete the trade.

To Wang Meng's surprise, he was not traded, which made him feel very incredible.

He couldn't help but give Phil a call.

"What's the matter?" Phil asked.

"I, Wang Meng, why haven't I been traded?" Wang Meng asked.

Hearing Wang Meng's words, Phil couldn't help laughing, "Do you kid want to be traded?" ”

"Of course not, but it's a bit weird, I don't think it's likely?" Wang Meng heard Phil's relaxed tone, and felt more and more strange.

"Forget it, I'll tell you the truth." "There are two main reasons why you weren't traded," Phil said. First, after putting you on the trade shelf, the team's offer is not ideal, the Spurs want to exchange their first-round picks in 2013, 2014, and 2015 for you, and the fool will change them, and the Spurs' draft picks are useless, and the top three in the record every year are not good at all. ”

"The Celtics wanted to trade Daniels for you, but it was no fun, so they traded Daniels for a second-round pick from the Kings. Other teams are even darker, just screaming, and the Lakers manager will not choose to trade as long as he is not a fool. Saying that, Fil paused and said: "Also, Kobe Bryant went to the uniform group and asked not to trade you, he said, if you are traded, it will be difficult to win the championship this year, he asked the manager, do you want to use Wang Meng for an average player, or a dynasty." The manager thought twice and finally gave up on trading you. ”

Listening to Phil's words, Wang Meng fell silent.