Chapter 64: The Knight Strikes

Louis Williams, who entered the 2005 draft and was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 15th pick in the second round, was the first high school player to be drafted by the 76ers in the draft since 1975.

It has to do with his high school years, during which he contributed 3,338 points, 768 rebounds, 650 assists and 355 steals for his alma mater. Because of this performance, in February 06, shortly after he was drafted by the 76ers, his alma mater, South-Gwinnett-HS, officially retired the No. 23 jersey he had worn.

Louis Williams was an absolute star player in the United States in high school, having won the Naismith Award in '05, the highest honor for a high school player in the United States, and was named Mr. Basketball of Georgia for two consecutive years (03-04, 04-05) in his high school career.

Prior to the '05 draft, scouts reported that Lewis Williams was a lethal player, averaging 32 per game in his second season at SouthGwinnett High School. 5 points, 6 rebounds and 4. 1 assist.

But in his first season in the NBA, 2005-06, Williams averaged just four per game. In 8 minutes of playing time, he averaged only 1 per game. 9 points, the performance is really a bit embarrassing. But there is a reason for this, because at that time he was a substitute for Iverson, and the AI, like Chamberlain, is an iron man who can play the whole game.

Since last season, Williams has begun to make a name for himself, averaging 11 minutes per game and scoring to 4. 5 points, and assists can also reach nearly two. But his future with the 76ers is not promising, because even if Iverson leaves Denver, the team still has a strong playmaker, and that is Andre Miller, who Mullin is bent on bringing in the Warriors!

For the young and vigorous Williams, Miller in the prime of life is definitely an insurmountable mountain, in addition to poor long-range shooting ability, Andre Miller can be regarded as a top point guard, for the current rebuilding 76ers, he is the anchor, so when he learned that Mullin wanted to exchange for him, the old Nelson directly vetoed.

Chamberlain's recommended candidate is Louis Williams, who played against the 76ers not long ago, and Williams played about 15 minutes and averaged up for just five points and two assists. But his energy and impact impressed Chamberlain, and once in a fast break, this guy even wanted to ride Chamberlain!

In that game, Chamberlain completely exploded the 76ers' main center Dyham Porter, and his performance was extremely strong, and most of the 76ers chose to dodge his edge, except for Williams, who was only 1.86 meters tall when he faced Chamberlain, showed strong courage and was not afraid at all.

After exchanging views with Chamberlain, Nelson Sr. nodded and sent him back to the training ground, where they need to prepare for the seventh game of the season, hosting LeBron James, one of the league's most popular players today, and the little emperor will lead his Rangers to Oakland to challenge the Warriors.

After leading the team to the Finals last season, the Cavaliers have maintained a soaring momentum this season, with a record closely behind the Celtics, with six wins and one loss so far in the regular season, ranking second in the East. And its core James, who performed exceptionally well, ranked second behind Kobe Bryant in the MVP list given by ESPN.

Throughout the month of November, the Warriors' schedule was relatively generous and comfortable, basically one away and one home, and occasionally even two consecutive away games. But there hasn't been anything like that since December, with six back-to-backs to play all season and one in December.

FROM THE NEXT DAY, BIEDRINS WAS PUT ON A WATCH LIST, ALSO KNOWN AS THE 'SUSPENSION LIST', WHICH MEANT THAT IT WAS CLEAR TO EVERYONE THAT THE BIEDRINS DEAL WAS ON THE AGENDA. And there are also related reports from the outside world, recently Mullin is contacting the general manager of the Raptors, it is said that he wants to trade Biedrins for Calderon.

Rarely, the Warriors' locker room became de-energized before the game, and the players sat boringly in their seats, or playing on their phones or playing with electricity, and no one was joking as casually as they used to.

During the pre-match interviews, reporters focused almost exclusively on the Biedrins trade, and as for the game itself, no one paid attention. This made Jackson angry, and he roared and threatened the reporters to get back to business or kick them out of the locker room.

Biedrins got a taste of the spotlight for the first time this season, but he didn't feel good because reporters were following him because of his transfer rumours.

When Biedlins played, the fans were agitated, some angrily called him 'Judas' and 'traitor', telling him to get out of the Warriors quickly, but there were a few people who held up their cards or slogans in their hands, begging Biderlins to stay and not leave:

"Violent ace, let's shape brilliance together!"

"ABN=Andris-Biedrins-OF-NBA"

"Stay, play, brilliant, for a lifetime!"

Seeing these signs and slogans, Bidlings burst into tears, he didn't expect so many people to keep him when he expressed his intention to leave this team. The previous game made him think that because of the appearance of Chamberlain, the Warriors fans no longer need him as an insider, but now it seems that the fans in Oakland and San Francisco have not forgotten him!

That's the advantage of teams in small cities, they may have fewer fans, but because there aren't so many events and clubs, as long as they are fans, they are die-hard fans.

What Biedrins has paid for the Warriors, fans have not forgotten, in the years when Chamberlain did not come, it was this foreigner who carried other teams with a thin body and a round waist inside muscular idiot, it was he who defended the Warriors' restricted area with a furious block, and it was he who tore with opponents in the restricted area again and again to fight for rebounds.

All this, perhaps some players have forgotten, they have the new king of the penalty area Oxlade-Chamberlain, but more people have not forgotten, and these people are the backbone of a team, these fans are the real wealth of the team.

Looking at these enthusiastic fans, Biedrins's heart felt regret about the deal, but now it's too late to regret it, how can the water that was spilled be recovered? If the team secretly wants to trade him, everything is easy to say, but now he does not consult with the team, and directly to the media to ask for a trade.

The Warriors have already had to trade him because Biedrins has become a ticking time bomb for the uniform crew and has to be cleaned up.

Chamberlain glanced at Biedlings with mixed feelings, he was full of guilt about the deal, and it was his arrival that forced Biedrins away. He remembers the joke Biedrins made to him when he first arrived, saying that a training match would knock him away, only to be squeezed out by Chamberlain.

After watching Biedlings, Chamberlain was attracted by James again, the new hegemon of the league was biting his fingernails with relish, as if he was eating Häagen-Dazs, and there was a satisfied expression on his face, which surprised Chamberlain.

James's attention was also on Biedrins, before the game, he came over to greet the group, and when he got to Biedrins, he stopped and started a long talk, it seems that this guy has bad intentions towards Bidrins.

But this is normal, in the finals last season, the Cavaliers he led were swept out of the game by the Spurs 4:0 and ate a duck egg, and the reason why everything was caused was that the Cavaliers' interior line could not give him strong help, so he had to hit the interior line that he was not good at again and again, and then was abused by Duncan.

Biedlings is a high-quality interior player who has a strong attraction to James, of course, the more attractive is Chamberlain, but everyone knows that Chamberlain will not go to any team as a second-in-command, and the Warriors are already cultivating him as a core boss.

At the beginning of the game, the Warriors' starting lineup was the same as before, which was Chamberlain + Harrington + Jackson + Ellis + Azubuke. The Cavaliers' center is Big Z Ilgoskas, power forward is Drew Gooden, small forward is LeBron James, playmaking guard is Daniel Gibson, and shooting guard is Sasha Syplovich.

Ilgoskas is a quality center with a fearsome height of two meters, a very high basketball IQ, a wealth of offensive means, and a lot of experience in defense, and he is also very aggressive. However, because of his muscle type, he will never be able to become a defensive king like Ben Wallace and Chamberlain, and on the whole, he and Yao Ming are the same type.

Of course, all this was before 2006, and since the injury in '06, Big Z's ability has not been as good as before, and his movement speed has dropped dramatically, which is why he struggled so hard against Duncan last season.

When jumping the ball, Chamberlain easily got the ball from the head of Ilgoskas, who was taller than him, and Azubuuk forced Gibson hard, and advanced from the midcourt to the three-point line in a row, like a bulldozer, and rumbled in.

Daniel Gibson was the surprise of the Cavaliers in last year's draft, he came out in the second round, became the right starting point guard soon after entering the NBA, and played a beautiful game against Parker in the Finals last season. Of course, in the end, he was crushed by Parker.

Gibson is also the focus of the Warriors' investigation, but they know that the Cavaliers will not let Gibson go, because although this team lacks an inside line, it lacks an outside line! In fact, this team is short of people except for small forwards, and other positions.

This is the superstar effect of James, for example, the team is compared to one person, the player is compared to a part of the person, James is a pair of leather shoes, and the others are ties, coats, shirts, belts, pants and so on. The current Cavaliers are wearing a pair of brand-new Versace leather shoes, shiny and shiny, and at a glance, they know that they are high-end goods.

What about the other parts? The tie is a big Z, Jinli is good, and Gooden is a shirt, seven wolves. As for suits, pants, belts, etc., they are all Baleno, King Adi, etc., and they are all copycats!

The configuration of other teams may not be good, but it is more average, just like someone wearing a set of Hongxing Erke, the price of a whole set may not be as good as a pair of leather shoes for Versace, but it looks much better than a knight dressed like this.

James' presence makes the knight's position even more ugly, and the knight's other positions also limit his play, because the more dazzling his brand-name leather shoes are, the more shabby the other clothes will look.