On January 30, the Clippers and Pistons made a blockbuster deal, with the Clippers sending Blake Griffin, Willie Reed, and Bryce Johnson in exchange for Avery Bradley, Tobias Harris, Boban Marjanovic, a first-round pick and a second-round pick.

The first-round pick that the Pistons gave to the Clippers was protected with the 1-4 picks in 2018, 2019 and 2020, and if the Pistons refused to give up this draft pick during those three years, it would have become an unprotected first-round pick in 2021, and the other draft pick sent out was the 2019 second-round pick.

The Clippers have made the playoffs in each of their last five seasons, and that's what Paul has done.

It's just a pity that their best result is to reach the Western Conference semifinals.

Obviously, the Clippers' Big Three model doesn't have the strength to challenge for a championship.

So since sending Paul to the Rockets in the summer of 2017, and Griffin's performance this season has not lived up to expectations, it has strengthened the Clippers' resolve to rebuild.

The Clippers have had a rocky and inconsistent season.

However, with the heroic performance of Lu Wei and others in the past period, they finally improved their record to 25 wins and 25 losses, and fought all the way to ninth place in the West.

Judging by the Clippers' current performance, they still have hope of making the playoffs again.

It's just that without Paul and Griffin, the Clippers are certainly not aiming for the playoffs.

They are now carrying out all kinds of trading operations with the mentality of being able to make a little bit of money, and they want to rebuild as quickly as possible!!

This summer, the Clippers also have close to $40 million in salary space, which is enough for them to operate.

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Anji vowed to pat his chest with the media and would not trade Zhao Yong, Zhao Yong is not for sale, but behind the scenes, the Celtics and Clippers negotiated the deal with Zhao Yong to the final stage.

In Angie's eyes, there are no non-sale items on the Celtics team, and every player is marked with their right price code.

If Durant comes to trade for Tatum, Angie will definitely do it.

James came to trade for Brown, and Angie must have changed too.

Curry came in exchange for Irving, and Angie also changed.

It's just that the opposing team doesn't want to suffer like this.

In Anji's view, there is no one who is not selling, only the question of whether it can make a profit.

With Brown, Tatum, Smart, Rozier, Yabusele and other high-pick young players, the Celtics no longer have enough resources to develop Zhao Yong.

Then Zhao Yong is also unwilling to renew his contract early, which means that he can choose freely in the summer, and the Celtics may lose him for nothing.

Of course, Anji also determined that Zhao Yong's potential was limited, and he would suffer a loss when he played a big forward, and it was impossible to give him a chance when he played a small forward.

Crazy Flying Pig and other famous Anji don't care, he just depends on whether Zhao Yong can make the team profitable.

In Ange's plan, the Celtics don't have to produce results this year, and with Hayward and Irving injured, they have little hope of competing for a championship.

All he needs to do is continue to pick high-pick rookies and stock up on potential.

In the next few years, when their squad recovers from injury and matures, that will be the best period to win the championship!

When the time comes, the warriors should also disintegrate ....

Of course, the main thing is that the chips the Clippers give Angie are really attractive.

In order to exchange for Zhao Yong, the Clippers are willing to give out three unprotected first-round picks.

The stakes are huge, and after the Clippers trade Paul and Griffin, it is obvious that the future record will not be good, and they are likely to be at the bottom, which means that the value of these draft picks will be very high.

That's already the bottom line for the Clippers.

Even though the Clippers showed enough sincerity, Angie still stepped up.

Angie asked the Clippers for an additional unprotected first-round pick.

That's one second-round pick for four first-round picks!!

It's just that this time it was the Clippers' turn that didn't want to.

Although West is eager to get Zhao Yong, he is not without a bottom line.

Angie is too smart and yin, and it is difficult for West to take advantage of too much.

The two teams were at a stalemate.

Half an hour before the game against the Clippers, Aegie called Stevens: "Brad, take turns to rest Jason, let Zhao start, arrange all the tactics to Zhao, and let him cut points as much as possible." ”

Anji is ready to let Zhao Yong play good statistics to stimulate the Clippers management and fans.

Anji believes that as long as Zhao Yong plays good statistics tonight, then the deal will definitely be completed.

Stevens said in disbelief, "Are you really going to do this?" ”

Stevens is deeply trusted by Anji, and he naturally knows that the deal about Zhao Yong is advancing.

"Yes, starting now, a deal could be made at any time," Angie said. ”

"Even if a deal is made, I want him to finish this fight," Stevens said. ”

If he was traded in the game, Stevens felt that such damage would be too much for Zhao Yong, and he didn't want to do this to Zhao Yong.

This is equivalent to not leaving any face for the players, and it is just sweeping the floor out like garbage.

However, Stevens couldn't decide what Angie wanted, and he knew that it was irreversible.

Two consecutive defeats put him under some pressure as well.

"I try, but I can't promise you anything," Angie said. ”

In Anji's view of interests, the key to ruthlessly slaughtering the opponent is the success, not the so-called decency!

In the deal with the Nets back then, if he didn't start hard enough, there would be no Celtics today!

When the Big Three were formed, if he wasn't ruthless enough, there would be no championship!

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in the locker room.

After communicating with Tatum, Stevens arranged for him to take a rotational break.

In recent years, in successive away campaigns, it is normal for players to be rested.

It's just that Tatum himself couldn't have imagined that the team would notify him so late.

Tatum is a good baby, and he didn't say anything about the coach's arrangement.

Stevens then readjusted his tactics and started Zhao Yong.

Stevens asked, "Zhao, how do you like to fight?" ”

Zhao Yong was a little surprised by the head coach's question, which the head coach would not usually ask.

Zhao Yong said: "Do you really want to say? ”

Stevens smiled, "Of course, tonight is your main tactic. ”

Zhao Yong said: "Pull away, pull me away, I'll beat them to death one-on-one." ”

"Haha!"

"You guy!"

"No one can scare you."

The rest of the Celtics players laughed.

Stevens also smiled and said: "Okay, no problem, I will play like this from the beginning of the first quarter, and I will adjust if I don't play well!" ”

Stevens was very tolerant of Zhao Yong at this time.

The head coach's double opening made Zhao Yong feel a little different atmosphere, but he couldn't think of anything different.

Zhao Yong shook his head, he focused on thinking about how to play the game later, and not to be disturbed by these atmospheres.

Zhao Yong also wants to continue to consolidate his position with the Celtics, but fortunately, he also has a place in the playoffs, and try to see if he has a chance to compete for the championship this year.

Zhao Yong has no plans to leave Celtic at the moment.

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Staples Arena.

In the VIP box.

Ballmer, Arsene Wenger, Frank, West and other Clippers executives are all listed.

The game hadn't started yet, and they were still chatting about Zhao Yong's operation.

Ballmer asked, "Where is the deal about Zhao now?" ”

General manager Arsene Wenger said: "Angie wants four first-rounders, and if we can, they can make a deal right away. ”

West frowned and said, "His appetite is too big. ”

West slightly suppressed Zhao Yong's popularity through media public opinion, but Anji, the old fox, was not fooled at all, and still opened his mouth.

Frank, the president of operations, said: "I don't think there is any need to gamble on the future for Zhao, Anji now wants our future life!" ”

West said: "Zhao will be worth the money if he plays, he will be another James Harden. ”

"It's too risky, this guy just played 10 or so good games," Frank said. ”

Arsene Wenger said: "BOSS, what do you think? ”

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Ballmer smoked his cigar and was silent, he took out a puff of smoke rings and said, "The game is about to start, I'll go down below to watch the game first, you can continue to talk, I'll call you when I think about it." ”

“OK！”

"Okay!"

...

West looked at the back of Ballmer leaving, and he knew that Ballmer wanted to see Zhao Yong's game with his own eyes before making a final decision.

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In the arena of Staples.

When a group of Celtics fans came from afar to know that Tatum was also resting.

They made trouble.

"Fack, I accept Jalen's rotation, he's injured, but Jason doesn't accept it."

"Labor and management want to refund the ticket!!"

"I drove 500 kilometers just to take my kids to watch tonight's game, and it turned out to be a bad team against a bad team!"

"The NBA is terrible right now."

"These players don't have any blood at all."

A group of fans yelled at reporters at the sidelines camera.

The Celtics' two consecutive defeats have made fans a little unhappy, and these who can come to the scene to support the Celtics are basically die-hard fans.

Then in today's game, I didn't have to watch Irving, Brown, and Tatum, and they became popular in an instant.

One by one, I felt cheated.

At the time of the appearance ceremony.

The Celtic players were booed all over the stadium.

Standing on the field, Smart whispered to Zhao Yong: "Zhao, we all have a lot of pressure tonight. ”

"Hey, pressure is motivation, isn't this our chance." Zhao Yong said.

Zhao Yong and Smart were both substitutes, but they were made to the starting line due to the team's injury and rotation.

"I'll pass the ball to you, you cut more points, I'll brush more assists." Smart put his arm around Zhao Yong's shoulders and said.

Zhao Yong has already won the approval of the Celtics players, and his younger teammates believe that he will be a part of the team's future campaign.

"No problem." Zhao Yong smiled and patted Smart's buttocks.

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Locally in the United States, this game is not the point.

The domestic side attaches great importance to every game of Zhao Yong.

Penguin Studios.

Xiaoxue is wearing a short red skirt today, revealing a pair of white and straight long legs, which is a feast for the eyes of the otaku.

Xiaoxue said: "The Celtics have suffered two consecutive defeats recently, and there are also some questioning voices about Zhao Yong, what do the two teachers think of these voices? ”

Xiaoxue has been chatting with Zhao Yong on WeChat very frequently recently, resulting in Xiaoxue now watching Zhao Yong's games with a different sense of reality, as if she is a friend playing in the NBA.

Wang Meng said: "The Celtics are mainly due to injuries and strong away opponents, and the root cause is not Zhao Yong. ”

Yang Yi said: "These voices still have some influence on Zhao Yong, who was previously considered to be the undefeated crazy flying pig, but now on the American side, these topics have gradually come down." ”

Xiaoxue said: "There have been a lot of trading rumors about Zhao Yong recently, will Zhao Yong really be traded?" He's playing well. ”

Yang Yi said: "According to my experience, Anji assured the media before the game that Zhao Yong was not for sale, but this statement has no credibility, Anji's trading methods are obvious to all, the more he says so, the more he can't believe it, and now the biggest possibility is that the negotiations have reached an impasse, and there is no negotiation on the chips, of course, this is just my guess." ”

Wang Meng said: "There is no wind and no waves, and it must be that the media has also received some voices." ”

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While the narrator was chatting.

The game on the field also started.

Celtics starters: Smart, Rozier, Zhao Yong, Horford, Monroe.

The Celtics are the second team.

Clippers starters: Teodosic, Bradley, Harris, Gallinari, Jordan Jr.

The seats at Staples Arena are not full, and the Clippers have a good record in recent years, but after trading Paul and Griffin away, the fans' desire to watch the game has decreased.

Jordan Jr. and Monroe's jump ball.

Jordan Jr. jumped the ball to win and tolerated it to Teodosic.

When he was in Europe, Te'o was hailed as the best player outside of the NBA, and he was full of honors in Europe.

Te'o joined the Clippers to try to break new ground in his career.

It's just that after he came to the Clippers, he was not taken seriously, and the starting position was often snatched up by the head coach's son, Rivers Jr.

Then add to that the frequent injuries of Te'o himself, and he was quickly marginalized.

This situation made Te'o's own thoughts in the NBA gradually wear out.

In the face of Smart's defense, Te'o felt a little struggling, and he couldn't organize the attack very smoothly.

Once the Special Olympics ball is at the top of the arc, choose to pass the ball to Bradley on the right.

Bradley hit the ground and passed to Tobias Harris in the low post on the right.

Harris faced Zhao Yong's defense.

Harris is fighting for a big contract, the Clippers have a lot of salary space, and he wants to prove that he is the right team boss to get the salary cap.

Rivers is also willing to give Harris a chance, because now the Clippers really have no one to use, and he can't let his own son be the boss.

This offseason, Rivers was pushed to the end by Ballmer, and he was left with the position of head coach, which to a certain extent also represents a distrust of him, and Rivers did not dare to go too far and reuse his son.

Harris holds the ball, and Zhao Yong resists him.

Hit in the low post!

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Harris slammed into Zhao Yong sideways in succession.

Zhao Yong protected his chest and did not retreat.

Harris's reliance on the fight was ineffective, and Zhao Yong's confrontation intensity exceeded his estimates.

Harris rolled over and barely wanted to shoot.

In the case of not pushing Zhao Yong up, doing this is looking for death!

"Smack!!"

Zhao Yong jumped high and slammed the ball!!

"Bang!"

The basketball that flew out hit a spectator in the front row.

The man screamed and fell to the ground.

Zhao Yong's strength is very terrifying, and such a smash may directly stun people.

"Whoa!!"

The audience who saw this scene gasped.

This picture hurts when you look at it....

Zhao Yong hurried over to look at the spectator who was pulled up by the surrounding fans,

Zhao Yong found that this person was very familiar.

"I'm sorry!" Zhao Yong didn't think much about it, he quickly apologized.

Ballmer stood up, his face flushed on the right, and he was slammed in the face.

"No, Zhao, you don't need to apologize, I came to see you play, and I like your cover very much." Ballmer grinned.

If Ballmer hadn't stood up, he wouldn't have been smashed like this.

Zhao Yong nodded and didn't say anything more.