NBA Absolute Flood Dam

Chapter 1321 Freezing All Transactions

Anthony played in the first quarter, was put on the bench for protection by the coach, and never got up again.

Li Ba defended Anthony with all his strength in the first quarter. Facing the league's kaleidoscope of offensive superstars, he showed his ultimate terrifying single-defense ability. He gave Anthony three caps and five steals, defending Anthony in a single quarter. He made 9 turnovers and got zero seals.

Li Ba did not play in the second quarter, and at the beginning of the third quarter, he also sat on the bench and did not move.

"Hammer, come on!"

"Hammer..."

At this time, Madison's fans quit and started chanting his name.

Li Ba had no choice but to go on stage and continue his performance.

The game ended without any suspense, 62:115, and the Suns won by 53 points.

In the end, Li Ba only played in the first and third quarters, and did not play in the fourth quarter.

In the third quarter, he didn't attack again, but focused on assists, and made a 5*5 in two quarters.

On the 3rd, the Suns left New York and arrived in Memphis, where they will challenge the Grizzlies on the 4th.

The Grizzlies built a quasi-championship-level team in the past few seasons, but the lineup in these two seasons has lost its strength and has become an ordinary team.

The Suns beat the Grizzlies and returned to Phoenix on the 5th.

A wave of 6 consecutive victories in away games gave the Suns a record of 17 wins and 2 losses.

At this time, the Lakers accidentally lost to the Pacers in a back-to-back away game, breaking the golden body of a complete victory, but still ranked first in the league.

The Heat also lost to the Thunder and are still No. [-] in the Eastern Conference.

The Suns are still in the No. [-] position, whether in the Pacific, the West, or the entire league.

At this time, the Lakers are passing Nike and want to trade Paul George of the Pacers.

Paul George is the core of the Pacers. Through Nike, the Lakers made it clear that they were empty-handed wolves. They wanted the Pacers to give a future superstar to the Lakers for nothing, just like the Clippers. This kind of stupidity was rejected by the Pacers.

So Nike threatened the Pacers management through Paul George's agent to apply for a deal.

After O'Neal, the Pacers finally selected Paul George, who has superstar potential, and the attitude of Nike and Paul George angered the team.

On December 12th, the Pacers held a press conference. General manager Larry Bird publicly denounced Nike's partnership with the Lakers and Paul George's agent to manipulate the transaction.

With Larry Bird's status in the league, it immediately aroused huge public opinion. In a rage, Stern froze all transactions of Paul George during his rookie contract and issued a huge fine of 500 million US dollars to the Lakers.

This means that Paul George will not be able to leave the Pacers within two seasons. The Lakers and Nike are also dumbfounded, so they have to press all the actions and let the limelight pass.

The most affected is Paul George, which ruined his reputation in the Pacers, and some fans even publicly burned his jersey.

During this period, the Suns started another winning streak, defeated several weak teams, and won 7 consecutive victories.

As for the Lakers, affected by public opinion, their morale was sluggish, losing streak to the Thunder and the Knicks, falling to the number one spot in the league and the Western and Pacific regions.

On the 20th, the Suns topped the league with an excellent record of 24 wins and 2 losses.

On the 26th, the Suns played against the Knicks at home. At this time, the Suns had a record of 26 wins and 2 losses.

That night, the Suns defeated the Knicks and completed a double play against it. With the strength of the Knicks, this was also the last time the two teams met this season, and the Suns won.

The next day, the Suns arrived in Indiana and will challenge the Pacers on the 28th.

The Pacers currently have a record of 16 wins and 12 losses, ranking third in the East, but because of Paul George's trade issues, the team's morale is unstable.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Li Ba received a call from Larry Bird at the hotel, saying that he was inviting him to dinner.

Larry Bird made an appointment at the Xianbei restaurant, but he said: "Hammer, it's too difficult to find a seat there. I called just now, and the queue was half a month later. It's up to you to solve it."

"No problem, come and pick me up." Li Ba smiled.

With the strong support of dozens of NBA superstars and Hollywood stars, Xianbei restaurant has completely opened up the market in the mid-to-high-end catering market in the United States, but it is limited by the lack of chef training and cannot expand. The business is extremely booming, the reservations in big cities are generally scheduled to be a month later, and the reservations in medium-sized cities are also half a month later.

This is the case in the United States. Li Ba can imagine how popular domestic restaurants are, so he is not surprised by Larry Bird's words.

"You want to trade Paul George to us?" The two chatted while eating. After hearing Larry Bird's words, Li Ba said in surprise.

Larry Bird smiled wryly, put down his chopsticks, and said, "He can't stay here anymore, we can only trade him."

"But hasn't the alliance already froze his deal?" Li Ba said.

"Leave this problem to me to solve, I will go to Mr. Stern." Larry Bird said.

"Why did you look for me instead of Mr. Griffin?" Li Ba asked suspiciously.

Larry Bird smiled and said, "If you don't nod, who would dare to trade your substitute Drummond?"

Li Ba laughed, the old fox wanted that rookie.

The current center for the Pacers is Roy Seaport, who was the 08th pick in the first round of 17. He scored 13+9 last season and was selected as a substitute for the All-Star Eastern Conference center. The potential is not as great as Drummond. He is not surprised that the Pacers want to trade Drummond.

Li Ba began to consider whether to proceed with this transaction.

At present, the third position of the Suns is very weak, which can be regarded as the weakest link, and Paul George can make up for this weakness.

Drummond has great potential, but in the Suns, he is destined to be his own substitute, because no matter how great his potential is, he is not as good as himself at the basket.

Therefore, strengthening the third position is what the Suns need to do most.

Wanting to understand this, Li Ba nodded.

Seeing Li Ba nodding, Larry Bird was overjoyed.

"Larry, a single exchange is not enough. Don't pay attention to this. You must at least find a first-round pick." At this time, Li Ba laughed.

Larry Bird's face collapsed when he heard the words, and he said Qudui: "Please, Hammer, Paul George is also the 10th pick in the first round, not two picks lower than Drummond, a first-round pick is too expensive, right? "

Li Ba smiled and said, "When does the trade depend on the pick? Otherwise, if you trade me to the sun, will our sun still pay back?"

Larry Bird was taken aback, and suddenly smiled wryly.

"Specifically, you can talk to our general manager, and I will mention it to him. I don't make any guarantees if the negotiation can be completed." Li Ba said again.

"OK, I will contact him." Larry Bird laughed.

(End of this chapter)