Beast Striker 146_Chapter 146 Trading Frenzy Thornton's nickname is "Buckets", which means barrel, mainly to describe his strong figure. net

Although his defense is not as strong as Gallinari, he is far more physical than the Italian, and if he develops well, he will be the next Eric Gordon.

The other player, Wesley Matthews, and Thornton are both offensive players, but there is a clear difference between them, with Thornton's main offensive means being shots, while Matthews has a more well-rounded offensive approach.

He has a strong scoring ability, has reached the level of a quasi-star, with good physical fitness and athleticism, his breakthrough is very sharp, flexible layups and violent dunks are all-round, fast break in the flow of clouds, is a very good fast attacker. Excellent mid-to-long-range shooting, especially high and three-point shooting has been relatively consistent.

Compared to Thornton's defense, Matthews is also a lot stronger, Matthews has enough physical strength, individual defense is aggressive, defensive attention is relatively focused, is a good outside defender, due to his quick reaction, steal ability is also good.

Of course, the current two players are only small roles, one is a second-round rookie, the other is a fringe person, and in this deal, in the eyes of the media, the Knicks' purpose is to send away Jeffries's big contract, two young players, not at all.

Therefore, in the media reports, there is hardly any introduction of the two players, at most the names are mentioned.

The Knicks' second trade was inconsequential and was all about the summer, sending Mirisic to the Timberwolves and getting Brian Cardinal, after the trade. The Knicks immediately cut Cardinal and will receive more than 7 million salary space in the summer, Chris Dujon also expires this summer, or Steven Hunter and Mark Jarich, etc. These players have expired as soon as their contracts expire. Even if LeBron James is given a maximum salary, there is still a chance to sign another superstar.

Li Feng then read the newspaper, it was an all-star this time, Li Feng missed the rookie challenge because of injury, and took a look. Without Li Feng, the first-year team collapsed. It seems that their lineup is not bad, Griffin, Stephen Corey, Evans, Jennings, Collisson, but they are still too immature in front of the sophomore team composed of Derrick Rose, Westbrook, O.J. Mayo, Michael Beasley and Brook Lopez, and the final score is locked at 128-140. After the sophomore had the most laugh, the Grizzlies' OJ Mayo scored 33 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists in the game to win the MVP.

All-stars are not the point, Li Feng pays attention to the league situation before and after the All-stars.

Before and after the All-Star break, it was the craziest time for pre-game mid-game trades. Many teams may give up the playoffs, or choose to make the best fight for the playoffs, the teams that give up will send away their strong players, and the teams that work hard for the playoffs will bring in strong players, and the situation in the league, after the All-Star break, as soon as the trade deadline passes, is basically clear.

In the past few years, the Washington Wizards, who had the first place in the East and the head coach of the All-Star Game, were dismembered, and the two giants in the East and West took away Jamison and Butler in the Wizards' Three Musketeers respectively.

On February 14, the Washington Wizards and the Dallas Mavericks completed a seven-player trade, and the Mavericks sent Josh Howard, Drew Gooden, James Singleton, and Quinton Rose to Washington to get the Wizards' Cronon Butler, Brandon Hywood, and DeShaun Stevenson.

In this deal, the Wizards sent away the main center Haywood, providing better development space for McGee, Blazy and others, which is understandable, but in addition to Haywood, there is also Butler, the All-Star-level swingman was also given to the Mavericks, and they only got Josh Howard and Drew Gooden from the Mavericks,...,

After this deal, the Mavericks' already luxurious lineup can be compared with the lineup when Walker Jamison played off the bench in 03, their center is Dampier and Haywood, the power forward is Nowitzki, the small forward is Marion, the scoring guard is Butler and Terry, and the point guard is Jason Kidd, this lineup is an absolute championship contender.

On Feb. 17, the Los Angeles Clippers and the Trail Blazers completed a 1-for-2 trade, with the Clippers sending Marcus Camby to Portland for Travis Oterlow and Stephen Blake of the Trail Blazers.

It's enough to have Griffin and Carman on the inside, Outlaw is a tough swingman, and Blake can also help Davis, the Clippers are doing their best for the playoffs this season.

On the 17th, that is, yesterday, the Cavaliers, the Wizards and the Clippers completed another three-way trade of 6 players, the Cavaliers got the Wizards' Antoine Jamison and the Clippers' Sebastian Telfair, the Clippers got the Wizards' Drew Gooden, the Wizards got the Cavaliers' big Z Zadrunas Ilgoskas, Emile Pledzic, the Clippers' Alsolton and the Cavaliers a future first-round pick.

In this deal, the Clippers simply did the Cavaliers a favor, and the Cavaliers used Big Z to get Jamison from the Wizards, and made the most difficult effort to retain LeBron James.

Tomorrow is the trade deadline, and many small trades are happening at this time, such as Salmons going to the Bucks, Taylor Thomas, going to the Bobcats, etc.

These deals have dominated the pages of various media outlets, and both pundits and casual fans have their opinions on these deals.

Many experts understand the Knicks trade, but they don't think these two deals are real reinforcements, at most they get rid of Jeffries and Mirisic's big contracts, and Thornton and Matthews, two young people, are just future trade chips.

Today, the 18th, the Knicks' Larry Hughes is still on the Knicks' team list, there are not enough attractive players, the Knicks will not trade, Larry Hughes has averaged 27 points per game in the last month, and when Li Feng was injured, it was the only winning factor for the Knicks, and the contract will expire this summer.

You must know that this summer's free agents are not only "Little Emperor" LeBron James, but also "Flash" Wade, "Little Overlord" Amarstaudemier, "Dragon King" Chris Bosh, and "German Chariot" Dirk Nowitzki. "Eagle King" Joe Johnson, Steve Nash, Ray Allen, etc., if Larry Hughes' contract expires, the Knicks will have a chance to get three of them. If the most ideal state. James, Wade, and Nash joined the Knicks at the same time, and the Knicks' lineup will be Eddie Corey, Li Feng, James, Wade, and Nash...... This lineup, even compared to the Lakers, is not far behind, because the Knicks also have Al Harrington, Marcus Thornton, Wesley Matthews and so on. Of course. It's just the best state of the day.

The Knicks don't need much salary space, because of Li Feng, they are all hesitant to bring in James, let alone bring in three superstars at the same time. Dolan's goal is still only James, and if Larry Hughes can give the Knicks the players they want, it will only increase the appeal to LeBron James.

By the time the trade deadline was over, the phone in Walsh's office had already been flooded.

And so the time passed. Before the early morning of the 19th, ESPN broke a big news that shocked the league.

This time it was superstar and Tracy McGrady of the Rockets who was traded, and it was previously reported that Hughes would swap owners with Maddie, and this time, it was the Sacramento Kings who had collapsed with the Knicks who were traded with the Rockets.

The two teams completed a big nine-man trade, with the Rockets getting Kings scoring champion Kevin Martin, Hilton Armstrong, Kenny Smith, Melvin Ere, Sergio Rodriguez, and Kings getting Karllandry, Joey Dorsey, Tracy McGrady and Chuck Hayes. …,

Originally, Maddy didn't want to go to the Kings, and Maddy's agent ArndTrim wanted to drag the Knicks into the water, and since Durham was also the agent of the King's "super rookie" Terek Evans, the Kings didn't want to give him some face.

However, Larry Hughes's recent performance is too windy, and at the same time he is a contract expiring for tens of millions, this kind of player is coveted whether it is a rebuilding team or a team that wants to make the playoffs, if Maddy is Maddy when the Magic is Maddy, the Knicks can still consider it, but now, it is obvious that the 76ers and the Thunder have enough interest in Hughes, and the Knicks cannot trade Hughes directly for Maddy.

So, the deal was struck.

In terms of the Rockets, among the four players they got, except for Martin, the other three are inside, which can temporarily help them alleviate the dilemma of Yao Ming's lack of height on the inside caused by his absence from injury.

Martin signed a five-year, $55 million contract extension with the Kings in the summer of 2007, which expires in the summer of 2013.

"Kevin always doesn't have to spend a lot of time on offense based on scoring ability alone, and he's definitely one of the top 10 guys in the league."

Morey, the general manager of the rocket, said.

"He's a standout scorer, and that's just how everyone on our team defines their role."

Armstrong, who traveled with Martin from the Kings to the Rockets, was the No. 12 rookie in 2006, standing at 6'11" and weighing 235 pounds, playing as a center. This season, Armstrong was traded to the Kings by the New Orleans Hornets and averaged 1.7 points and 2.3 rebounds in six games for his new club.

Armstrong's annual salary this season is $2.8 million, and his contract expires this summer.

As for the Kings, the main purpose of their trade is to ease salary pressure and accumulate young talent.

This season, Landry played in a total of 52 games for the Rockets, averaging one rebound per game, and is a strong contender for the league's best sixth man, while Dorsey, who is also a second-round rookie with Landry, has played in seven games for the Rockets this season, averaging 1.6 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.

As for Maddy, due to a disagreement with head coach Rick Adelman, he has very limited playing time, playing only six games for the Rockets, averaging 3.2 points, 0.8 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game.

"I have a lot of respect for Leslie Alexander and have enjoyed the six seasons I spent with the Rockets,"

Maddie said.

"My time in Houston was undoubtedly the most profound part of my career, and I learned a lot about myself in a variety of different situations, both good and bad, and I learned a lot from what happened. I would say that since the day I joined the Rockets, I wanted to be here forever. However, I understand that this is the commercial side of basketball. ”

The famous Yao Mai combination, this moment, has become history. (To be continued)

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