With the Bobcats leaving Houston, the first week of the NBA's 2004-05 season came to an end, with the first accolades on fire.

The highlight is naturally the best player in the East and West, and the best in the first week in the West is the Mavericks' waiver, Steve. Nash. As in his previous life, as soon as Nash returned to the Suns, he teamed up with D'Antonio and Smalls to quickly become the league's most offensive playmaker.

In the first week, the Suns also played three games, won three games and won three games, and beat their opponents by an average of 20+ per game, and their average score reached a terrifying 120 points! Under Nash's control, the Suns changed the decline of last season and became sharp and brave, and Phoenix's orange whirlwind began to land in the NBA.

In those three games, Nash averaged 26 points, 15 assists and two steals per game, temporarily ranking first on the assists list and second on the efficiency list. Seeing Nash perform like this, Cuban was dumbfounded, Nash was the one he personally pushed to the Suns, at the end of last season, he only needed a 10 million contract, and Cuban didn't give it to him, so he let go of the best point guard in the league.

Huaben knows that this is just the beginning, and the more Nash shocks the alliance will be, the more Cuban will regret it at that time.

Standing alongside Nash is Wajben, who won the Eastern Conference Weekly of the Year in the first week, averaging an even more terrifying 35 points, 16 rebounds and five blocks per game, and topping Nash for No. 1 in the efficiency list. Like the Suns, the Bobcats are now winning three games, and their opponents are all strong teams, no one can deny that the Bobcats, a rookie, can get to this day, which is inseparable from Huaben's play.

The rookie of the week was snatched away by Andre Iguodala, who was an integral part of the Bobcats' perimeter line, averaging 12 points, five rebounds and three steals per game in those three games, a narrow advantage over Howard's 9.3 and Okafor's 11.

Returning to Charlotte from Houston, Jordan asked Huaben early in the morning what he thought of the team: "Ben, what else do you want from the team?" Where do we need reinforcement? Who do you think is more suitable now? ”

The team won three consecutive victories and temporarily ranked first in the East, and Jordan was also far ahead of his opponent on the best coach voting list, so he was in a good mood and was quite polite to Huaben.

Listening to Jordan's question, Huaben was a little hesitant, he guessed that it should be Mourning's agent who called the team, and Jordan asked for his opinion.

Seeing Hua Ben's hesitation, Jordan, who was in a good mood, said encouragingly: "It's okay, Ben, who do you need to say directly, I came from the players, understand the difficulty of leading the team alone, you need a guy like Scott (Pippen), right?" Who do you think can do this? ”

Huaben listened to Jordan's meaning as if he wanted to encourage the team's top management to bring in All-Stars, you know, at this time, Jordan is not the boss, he just has a very good relationship with the boss, spending money is not spending his money, and paying the luxury tax is also Johnson's business, and it has nothing to do with him. Besides, the Bobcats have made a lot of money so far, Huaben called on local American fans, Patin and Oku worked together to win over European fans, and Wang Zhizhi's appearance attracted the attention of Asian fans.

"Say who you want the most." Jordan's words made Huaben's heart bloom.

"I need an outside scorer right now, Maddy of the Rockets, Iverson of the 76ers are good, and if Kobe Bryant is willing to be the second, then he is more suitable. Well, Arenas of the Wizards is okay, I'm quite optimistic about this guy, don't worry about him being a thorn, I can even handle Rashid, let alone him? Hey, Michael, what's that look on your face? Any questions? Wahben asked in surprise, the smile on Jordan's face froze.

Seeing Jordan's embarrassed appearance, Hua Ben laughed, he hugged Jordan and smiled: "I'm kidding, Michael, why would I ask you to trade them?" Actually, we are still very good on the outside, Andre, Kevin, Patin and Toni are all good players, but it will take time to grow. We're short of people right now."

"Then who do you think the inside line needs? Although it is said, as long as it is not Kobe, they will do. Jordan patted his chest and said, "I'm going to get you someone to trade you to your satisfaction." ”

Hua Ben thought for a moment and said, "What do you say about Garnett?" I'm relieved that he's on the inside. Jermaine is also good, but he has an injury, and his future performance is not guaranteed. The big guy in Houston is good, Yao Ming, and he can still attract all the Asian fans for us when he comes. O'Neill and I don't have a very good relationship, I guess it's no play, Tim is good"

Jordan is about to collapse, what are these people trading for? Even if you take you, people may not release you! Each of them has become a symbol of the team's city, and it is impossible to trade them unless they have to! He asked for the surname and no longer let Hua Ben choose, and said bluntly: "How is Alonzo?" We approached him and the team doctor's test report said he was recovering well. ”

What I was waiting for was your words, Hua Ben smiled in his heart. The reason why he has been so nonsense is that Hua Ben is worried that if Mo Ning is directly revealed, Jordan's rebellious psychology will work and find an excuse to resign. Oku and Patin came with him, the three rookies were chosen by him, Gerrard and Capono could stay and he spoke, and the Bobcats uniform team had begun to resent his meddling, including Jordan, who thought his hand was stretched too long, even if it turned out that the group he selected was great.

Wafben pursed his lips in confusion and said, "I'll admit that a healthy Alonzo is a very good guy and can provide a lot of energy to the team. But now, he is terminally ill, and it remains to be said whether he can play. ”

Jordan said helplessly: "You can rest assured about this, after our test, he can play about 20 minutes per game." We're just getting you a replacement, Ben, and if it weren't for Alonzo and the New Jerseys falling out, he wouldn't be coming to us. ”

Kidd was furious when the Nets were swept out by the Pistons last season, especially this season when Martin left the Nets to join the Nuggets for a high salary, and he had no help. Since the beginning of the preseason, Kidd has been a threat to the Nets' uniform team, either trading him away or rushing to find him the help he needs.

The Nets also approached Huaben in the summer, but unfortunately they couldn't stand his big contract and had no choice but to give up.

The Nets have lost all three regular-season games so far, not at all like last season's third place in the East, mainly because Kidd is not working. There is no way, the Nets have to be ready to find a good helper for him, and before that, they need to clear some big contracts from the team to free up salary space for a possible All-Star coming, and Mourning is the first to bear the brunt.

With a contract of 15 million but unable to play, the uniform team of the Nets hated Mourning so much that it itched to the root of his teeth. Kidd gave them two options, and they also gave Mourning two options: one, negotiate amicably and buy out your contract; Second, trade you as a bargaining chip, and you can't say where the deal will go.

Mourning went straight to the second option, his pride didn't allow him to be peddled around like garbage by the team. In his previous life, when Mourning was traded to the Raptors in 2005, he refused to report, becoming the second person after Francis to dare to fight the league.

Wabbon nodded, Jordan agreed, and the Bobcats' uniform team quickly attacked, first cutting small forward Braven. Wright - The Bobcats have too many people on their forward line, and Iguodala can also make cameos at small forward. Then he signed the most passionate center in NBA history with a contract of almost a veteran base salary, with a contract of 2+1, 3 years, $6.2 million, and a free option for the final year.

Mourning then held a press conference to report the news, in which he said: "I'm willing to accept such a contract, as long as I can play, I don't care how much time I can play, I don't care how much money I can get for a game, I just want to play for a competitive team and then play with some energetic players, Charlotte Bobcats are such a team." ”

After the press conference, Riley pondered for a long time in his office, and with a final stroke of his pen, he instructed the uniform team to approach the Bobcats and ask what players Mourning could use in exchange. Jordan and Wabeon are of the same opinion: Mourning is the most important shortcoming, and cannot be traded.

On November 6, 2004, before the Atlanta Hawks, Waben drove a Hummer to Charlotte Airport.

Mourning had been to Charlotte for a medical examination with the Bobcats' team doctor before leaving to return to New Jersey to address some of the remaining issues on his contract.

The Nets froze Mourning, and the pure-handed man showed his fierce side to the league, happily giving up the $5 million compensation and asking the team to give him up for the simple reason: I want to find a place to play, I want to prove it to everyone, I'm Alonzo. Mourning is not a sick seedling yet.

A plane landed, and a dense crowd emerged from the exit, among these people, Mo Ning was particularly outstanding, because of his tall body, because of his unique temperament, standing in the crowd, he had a feeling of standing out from the crowd.

It's a pity that the perennial injuries have kept him away from the stadium, away from the spotlights, and far from the fans' field of vision, walking in the crowd, no one even asked him for autographs, and there were very few people who even recognized his identity.

As Mourning walked out of the airport and was about to fight, a roaring Humvee rushed up to him from behind, startling him. Seeing this domineering off-road vehicle, Mo Ning shook his head, if he was young, he would have smashed this car a long time ago: this car was completely driven according to his position just now.

The window fell, revealing the face of a man with a tougher temperament than him: "Alonzo, welcome to the Bobcats!" ”

Mo Ning looked down and saw that Hua Ben was smiling at him, and he laughed too, pulled the car door and sat in the passenger seat, while his agent sat in the back.

"Don't you have another game in the evening? You don't train? Mourning asked.

Hua Ben sneered disdainfully, and said proudly: "You say Atlanta? Do you still need to train to prepare for a bird like them? Wait at night to see our slaughter! ”

Mourning can't play directly, he needs to undergo a final medical before Jordan can activate him on the roster, even if it's the most optimistic, it will be two games before he can play.

(To be continued)