310: The team is ready, it's up to Shay!
Early on March 25, the day before Shay's return, Los Angeles fans saw a trade message:
"The Los Angeles Lakers sent a '99 first-round pick and a tie-in salary super-junior AC. Green.
Got the big-name Fan Maniac from the Denver Nuggets trade as well.
'Parallel Goods' Changxi. Billups! ”
This news did not excite too many Lakers fans, but made everyone a little sad.
AC. Green, a veteran figure, was traded, and now there is no clean person on the Lakers team!
All of them are players who have caused more than one bloody case!
In fact, before the trade happened, Shay and Logo also communicated with AC Green and promised to sign him back to the Lakers next season.
AC. Green is on an expiring contract, expiring in the summer of '99, and will be able to sign freely with the Lakers at that time.
Green has no objection, although he is reluctant to the Lakers, but at the moment he does not play much of a role in the Lakers.
Instead of occupying the pit and not, occupying the best and not handing in homework, it is better to contribute to the team in other ways.
Besides, trading himself as a small role player, Shay and Logo still communicate with him, which is already very, very respectful.
You know, most players don't know they've been traded until they're halfway through the game and hear the news.
Therefore, Grimm is willing to go deep into the enemy camp and assist Shay in retaining the throne!
The Nuggets also know that AC Green is out of contract and that Green will return to the Lakers as soon as the offseason comes, and trading him is tantamount to trading air.
They agreed because Green had no trade value at all, and the stock was just to make it pay off.
What the Nuggets really fancy is the Lakers' 99 first-round pick!
Between the Lakers' current record at the bottom of the league, the Nuggets believe that the Lakers' first-round pick ceiling is very high!
Although Shay is about to return, but can't Shay lead the Lakers to this year's lineup?
If the Lakers still can't afford to cheer up, then the Lakers' first-round pick may even draw the top three!
Taking 10,000 steps back, even if Shay really led the team to improve the Lakers' record, the Nuggets felt that the Lakers would not be able to make the playoffs.
So even if it's the lowest floor, even if it's the worst-case scenario, the Lakers' pick is at least a lottery pick.
For the Nuggets, who are looking to rebuild, the lottery is undoubtedly very attractive.
And all they need to pay is a madman who likes to mess around when he plays, and a parallel scout guard who is already hopeless.
Although everyone had a tacit understanding before, they would not trade with the Lakers and would not help the Lakers strengthen.
But this time, the Nuggets said the Lakers were giving too much!
And the Nuggets are thinking, take a parallel trade and a madman to the Lakers, the Lakers can't do anything, right? It's impossible to get stronger, right?
I will never give the Lakers a god assist in this wave!
In fact, even Logo itself is not optimistic about this deal.
Fan Maniac might still be a little useful to make up for Dale. Curry's current lack of firepower can also play a sixth man.
But Billups really didn't know what to do with it.
But the name Shay gave the logo at the time was Billups!
Fan Maniac just thought the logo was useful, and it was convenient for the salary to be balanced, so he came to the transaction by the way.
After all, a master of chaos like Fan Maniac can adapt to all teams. Because no matter what tactics the team plays, people like Fan Madman fight their own
Naturally, the outside world continues to be unoptimistic about this deal, saying that it is the Lakers' dying throes:
"Chauncey. Billups? He's only been in the league for two seasons and he's already changed four teams!
The frequency of changing teams is higher than the frequency of Shay's changing female stars.
If Shay is a scumbag, then Billups is simply a scumbag! ”
"If I hadn't seen it in the trading news, I would have forgotten about this person."
"The Lakers aren't really going to expect a guard who is shooting less than 40 percent from the field per game, are they? Why would they waste a lotto pick that has been rare for years for such a thing? ”
"Shay will be forced to retire by Lakers management, just like Jordan!"
The New York media laughed even more: "Maybe tomorrow night, we can avenge the 47-point loss in a single game that year?" ”
These news made Billups, who had just arrived in Los Angeles, very uncomfortable.
After he simply cleaned up, he went to the training hall to report, and met the first person in the basketball world who was sweating profusely and was ready to make a comeback tomorrow night.
Shay was fully recovered by this time and did not feel any discomfort in his ankle.
He's ready to do it tomorrow night.
Seeing Billups and Fanmaniac walk in, Shay waved at them.
Fan started training after shaking hands with Shay, who was used to being traded.
Anyway, no matter where he goes, he just does it with the ball.
Billups is a little nervous, but the Los Angeles Lakers, who have the most demanding leader in the league and the highest level of attention in the world.
Here, if he doesn't play well, he will be frantically picked and ridiculed by the whole world with a microscope.
Just when Billups was at a loss, Shay walked up and patted him on the shoulder:
"When you get here, just play your own game and do your own thing. Here you don't have to be Michael. Jordan. ”
With that, Shay continued to train.
Billups was a little confused, because this was the first time he had been told that you could play your own game!
Because whether it was the Celtics, the Raptors or the Nuggets, Billups was playing his least favorite fast-paced basketball!
And this is also the reason why Shay persuaded Logo to recruit Billups under his command: "Chauncey is not incompetent, he is just misplaced." ”
That's why Billups struggled so much early in his career!
Billups is the kind of point guard who likes to slow down and control the tempo.
Okay, although what this guy often does is make his teammates slow down and then turn around and shoot a three-pointer himself.
But overall, Billups is a defender who likes to control the field at a slow pace.
But at the Celtics, Pitino was a fan of the Kombat whirlwind, and the endless switching of offense and defense left Billups exhausted.
For most of the game, the Flounder didn't even know whether he should shoot or pass, and Pitino had already demanded him as a full-fledged star.
It's no wonder that Billups lived up to Pitino's expectations.
After going to the Raptors, Billups, who no longer has self-confidence, is still playing poorly.
Then it was at the Nuggets, where Billups was pushed straight to the No. 2 spot because the ball was all in the hands of Fan Maniac.
And who is the head coach of the Nuggets at this time? D'Antoni.
That's right, another Kombat whirlwind fan, and a coach who is completely opposed to Billups' style.
It's as painful as if you like long legs, but the coach just throws you into a pile of men in white socks.
And the Lakers' offense this season is precisely a slow-paced positional offense, which is very suitable for Billups' style.
So Shay told Logo that Billups would make it in Los Angeles!
After all, in the original history, Billups completed redemption in the slow-paced Timberwolves, and then won the FMVP in one fell swoop in the slow-paced Pistons!
And, Billups has defense, and three points.
There is no need to worry about firepower at all, because he is a rare magic ball guard in this period, either shooting three-pointers or breaking inside, and the three-point shot is many and accurate.
Once Billups is in place, both the firepower and the defense of the back line are solved.
Provided, of course, that Billups can adapt to this team quickly.
However, with his ball quotient, Shay felt that it should not be a big problem!
Helper, the logo has been brought to Shay despite the public opinion.
The team is all ready, and now, it's up to Shay to have the ability to lead the team to counterattack!
After today's practice, Shay asked the whole team to stay in the locker room.
He picked up a marker and wrote three lines on the tactical whiteboard.
In the first row, it is 8 wins and 21 losses.
The second line is 0.1%.
The third line is the playoffs.
This line of words simply pierced the hearts of the Lakers players.
After writing, Shay also began to speak:
"With an 8-21 start, it's considered to have only a 0.1 percent chance of making the playoffs.
I know that in the eyes of the outside world, our season is dead.
We're a bunch of veterans, a bunch of rookies outside of the lotto, or rookies in the lotto who have been labeled with parallel emojis, plus me, a star who has almost been scrapped after being characterized as a major injury.
We were literally treated like a garbage dump, and the whole league thought we stink.
But what I'm telling you is, fuck the 0.1%!
The season isn't over yet, only cowards would willingly be squatted by that group of idiots!
Now, you can count on me!
I promise, if we all work together next, I promise we can make the playoffs.
Even, to pursue higher honors!
We're going to fight for it! It's not to prove how great we are, but to tell people that we must get back the lost dignity with our own hands!
Are you weak cowards!? ”
"It's not." In the locker room, scattered voices could be heard.
"Fuck, are you weak cowards!? Just willingly be a parallel trader? Just willing to be a garbage low-ranking rookie? Just grow old willingly? Willingly failed and was ousted from the throne by someone else?
Are you weak cowards!? ”
Shay questioned again loudly.
"No, no!" This time, the players began to slap the locker angrily and began to shout emotionally.
"Excellent! Gun in hand, follow me! Do your best, give everything you have, and I'll take you back what you've lost!
Keep your heads up, World Champions! ”
Shay's impassioned speech quickly boosted the morale of the entire team.
Carlisle swallowed as well, and he felt in his dark.
This season, maybe there are still some variables!
Isn't there less incredible things Shay has done?
After a meeting in the locker room, the departing players were surrounded by a group of reporters.
It's the media opening time, and tomorrow's Knicks is the day of Shay's return, and the amount of traffic can be known, so the reporters gathered outside are three layers inside and three layers outside.
Countless reporters approached Shay and pointed their microphones at him:
"Shay, is it wise to choose to come back against the Knicks, the No. 1 Knicks in the East?"
"How sure do you think you are that you can keep the margin in single digits?"
"The Sharks have been leading the MVP rankings all the way this season, what do you think of him and Olajuwangbi? Is Shaq, who is in his prime, more dominant than Olajuwon? ”
"Let's talk about your spokesperson Kobe, who has averaged 20+ points per game this season and is the most powerful helper around the Sharks.
After major surgery, can you still prevent rising stars who are at the top? ”
"How much of an impact will the new defensive rules have on you?"
Shay didn't want to answer, but he was annoyed by the pile of questions.
So, Shay stopped and pointed to the championship flags on the dome of the Lakers' training hall:
"Look, look around, look at these flags, look at these champions.
These are all beaten down by Lao Tzu!
Don't forget who rules this alliance!
Tomorrow I will remind you who is the number one person in basketball! ”
With that, Shay confidently turned away under the stunned gazes of the reporters.
Shark? Bryant?
This alliance, when will it be your turn to speak!?
The reporters were instantly excited, and the competition with Shay was really different!
Will it fall with this era, or will it maintain its rule strongly?
The answer will be revealed soon!
Today's 10,000-word update is presented, and the conscience of the old man kneels and begs for a monthly pass!
(End of chapter)