From today on is the king

Chapter 591. Chapter 590. Maybe the Raptors Like to Listen to Rap Songs

The day before the game between the Eagles and the Nets, the Nets had already arrived in Atlanta, and the fan atmosphere in Atlanta became more and more fanatical. The most hostile and hated enemy of Atlanta fans is the Nets.

Losing to the Nets in the playoffs in the first two years, and only one victory away from entering the finals, made the Eagles fans grieve. No matter what the media and fans in other places say, the Eagles' own fans will always support their own team the most.

The last away game against the Nets gave Eagles fans greater expectations and greater obsession with beating the Nets.

Yesterday, the Eagles had a day off after returning to Atlanta. Of course, Liu Mang and Jason Terry did not rest. One took the initiative to practice and the other did penalty practice. Of course, the Eagles coaching staff did not rest either. Other opponents don’t have to work so hard in the regular season, but the Nets and the Eagles coaching staff basically did not sleep last night. They were meeting to study tactics against the Nets. They must be fully prepared and strive to defeat the Nets in every game in the regular season.

The Eagles will definitely strive to get all the home court advantage in the regular season this year, and the goal is to rank first in the league in the regular season.

Judging from the Nets' previous regular season record and the current situation in the Eastern Conference, the Nets may eventually enter the playoffs as the third or fourth in the Eastern Conference. The strong strength shown by the Pacers at the beginning makes them ranked second in the Eastern Conference after the Eagles.

Then the only thing the Nets can shake is the Pistons. The Eagles must prepare to play against the Nets in the second round or the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Eagles coaching staff needs to strengthen the confidence of the players. The best way is to be fully prepared to have an advantage against the Nets in the regular season, to establish a psychological advantage, and to prevent the players from losing to the Nets in the playoffs in the past two years.

After a day's rest, the Eagles began to conduct targeted training for the offensive and defensive tactics shown by the Nets in the last match against the Nets.

The Nets, after arriving in Atlanta, are also preparing for the game against the Hawks.

Both teams want to establish a psychological advantage, so for the next game, both teams are fully preparing.

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The Eagles are working hard for their season goals, and some big or small things have happened in the league, and some trading rumors have also begun to circulate.

First of all, the Magic, which has lost nine games in a row, announced the dismissal of Doug Rivers!
Before the six-game losing streak, McGrady said that the head coach would only talk about cheering and patience, and there was nothing he could do about the difficulties encountered in the game. Yesterday, after the Magic suffered a nine-game losing streak, McGrady couldn't take it anymore. He publicly stated that he didn't want to play with the Magic and had already applied for a trade with the team.

Drew Gooden also expressed his dissatisfaction with the team. He felt that he should have enough performance opportunities, but the head coach had inexplicable trust in some veterans. After playing two or three games, Drew Gooden was sent to the bench. Juwan Howard and Andrew De Klerk, two veteran players, had been occupying the starting positions, which made Drew Gooden very dissatisfied and also applied for a deal.

In order to appease the players, the Magic announced the dismissal of Doug Rivers and let the team assistant John Davis serve as the interim head coach.

Doc Rivers became the first coach to be fired this season.

Also on this day, the first deal after the start of the season also started.

The Raptors reached a deal with the Bulls, using Antonio Davis, Jerome Williams, Corey Blunt and other inside players to reach a deal with the Bulls, and got Donyell Marshall and Jaylen Rose of the Bulls.

The Bulls continue to weaken their own strength, and the purpose seems to be to continue to play badly. They are now 3 wins and 7 losses ranked 01th in the Eastern Conference.

On the Raptors side, this trade completely helped Milicic, allowing Milicic to return to his best center position, and coupled with Marshall, a pitching forward, the Raptors are determined to completely rebuild around Milicic.

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The Magic's dismissal of Rivers is not a big deal. After the Magic's six-game losing streak, the media in Orlando have already begun to spread rumors that Rivers' position is unstable.

Orlando fans are also notoriously impersonal. When Rivers won the best coach before, the local fans said that their team had their own cardinal. After McGrady came out, they said they had their own superstar.

The management of the Magic team is inexplicably concerned about the comments of the fans. If they say they are fired, they will be fired.

However, the Raptors' deal surprised people.

The Eagles' team training in the afternoon is over, they are resting together, continuing training, and some are reading the news with their laptops. Seeing these two news, especially the trade of the Raptors, is very surprising.

"Ace, are the Raptors going to drive Carter away? What do they think?" Raheem could see the problem of the Raptors' trade.

Jaylen Rose is a standard player who can't play well without the ball. His ability is average, but his ball possession rate is similar to that of Kobe and Tracy McGrady.

Maybe Carter will propose a deal himself.

But after Carter's ball possession declines, the data will also decline, and the transaction value will also decline as a result. What exactly is the Raptors planning?Such a star who has already proven his strength will give up if he says give up?Raheem didn't understand.

Not only Raheem, but the entire league didn't understand what the Raptors were doing. Milicic had to go all out to train, which was expected by everyone, but the trade of a Jaylen Rose to hinder Carter's performance, everyone didn't understand.

Liu Mang didn't understand either, but the league always has managers with bad brains. He has long been used to it, and he replied casually, "Maybe the Raptors management likes to listen to rap songs, so they traded Jay, but our team also has Jay."

"...???" Raheem was at a loss, what does Jaylen Rose have to do with rap songs?And when did Liu Mang and Jaylen Brown get along so well?Are they all called by name?Unless it's chatting with friends, Americans usually call by their surnames. The most important thing is, when did our team have a guy named Jay?
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On the morning of the game against the Nets, Liu Mang had just prepared to send Dinah and Alexia to school. They would all go to watch the Nets game tonight. Liu Mang's most die-hard fans might be the three of them in his family.

After Liu Mang came home last night, Dinah insisted that Liu Mang send her to school, saying that Liu Mang hadn't sent her to school for a long time, and Liu Mang couldn't bear it, but sending a cute little loli to school would be more face-saving, so Liu Mang agreed.

But when he was about to go out after breakfast in the morning, the doorbell rang.

"Who! I hate it!" Dinah felt something was wrong. It was rare that her uncle sent her to school, and she felt that the situation was about to be disrupted!
Hearing Dinah's dissatisfied complaints, Alexia patted Dinah's head and went to answer the phone connected to the gate.

Alexia spoke a few words on the phone, and then pressed the switch of the door.

"Ace, Boozer came to see you for something. I'll take Dinah to school first?" Alexia opened the door and went back to the restaurant and said to Liu Mang. The teammate must have something to do when they visited early in the morning. Although she also wanted Liu Mang to send her to work, but Liu Mang's business was important.

Dinah's bad premonition came true, and she was very dissatisfied: "It's so annoying to disturb you early in the morning!"

"Dinah, be polite!" Liu Mang pinched Dinah's dissatisfied little face and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll pick you up in the afternoon!"

Alexia also came to pinch Dinah's face: "Don't delay your uncle's work, didn't Dinah say that she has grown up?"

"Hmph! The uncle and the teacher know how to bully Dinah! They both like to bully Dinah," Dinah felt like her face was about to be pinched into a bun. "Let go! The uncle and the teacher are villains..."

After Dinah emphasized several times that Liu Mang must not forget to pick her up, Alexia took away Dinah who was rubbing her reddened face, and after a while, Levia, who went upstairs to change after breakfast, came down from upstairs.

"Ace, is anyone here?" Levia asked after hearing the movement just now.

Before Liu Mang answered, Boozer just parked his car and walked in. Liu Mang pointed to Boozer.

"Hi, Ace, Levia." Boozer greeted.

"It turned out to be Carlos, I'll make you tea, Ace, you still want milk, right? Carlos, do you want coffee or black tea?" It was time for Levia to show off her tea skills again.

"Black tea, thank you." Boozer was much more polite than his looks.

After Levia responded and went to the kitchen, Boozer was a little puzzled: "Ace, why did Dana look at me so strangely today? I don't think I forgot to give her a red envelope in the training camp, right?"

Seeing Boozer's perplexed look, Liu Mang said, "Maybe it's because...seeing Carlos early in the morning, I'm not used to it."

"..." Boozer knew that the little boss was making fun of his appearance again.

But it was born by my mother, and Boozer can't help it!He just happened to be born near the base where the US military is stationed overseas in Germany. It was such a coincidence that he was helpless!

After teasing Boozer, Liu Mang smiled and said, "Okay, no kidding, have you had breakfast yet..." Seeing Boozer honestly shaking his head, Liu Mang yelled to the kitchen: "Leviia, bring some snacks to Carlos."

After greeting Boozer, Liu Mang looked at Boozer who seemed to be in a heavy mood after making a joke, and asked curiously: "Carlos, what's the matter, he came to my house so early to frown."

At this time, Levia took out the snack first, and Boozer smiled politely to express his gratitude, and then said, "Ace, have you heard the news?"

"News?" Liu Mang thought for a while. During breakfast just now, he saw a lot of recent alliance rumors in the newspaper. "Carlos, are you talking about those trade rumors?"

Boozer nodded.

Liu Mang understood that Boozer was a little worried about gain and loss now, so he came to chat with himself.

The trade between the Raptors and the Bulls kicked off the league’s trade this season. The trade deadline for this season is February 2. Since the strong teams this year are too strong and the weak teams are too weak, especially in the Eastern Conference, there has been a tendency for less than 24% of the teams in the playoffs. Therefore, teams that feel that their teams have no chance to make the playoffs this year have already begun to completely fail.

The best way to become less deliberate and to ensure that your own players don't "get in the way" to win too many games is to learn from the Bulls and trade out all they can play, and the remaining potential players are slowly cultivated, and they will naturally rot.

Strong teams also want to become stronger, except for teams like the Lakers and Timberwolves whose space is filled by giants, they all want to strengthen.

Some teams that have a chance to enter the playoffs but are unstable, or teams that want to go further in the playoffs, are actively seeking deals.

The Eagles have also received trade requests. Many teams are very interested in the Eagles' bench lineup. Jason Terry, Boozer, and Kwame Brown are the three who have received the most offers, especially Boozer.

As for the other Kevin Willis, who is too old and has a big contract, Barnes is useless now except as a coolie defensively. He is too young, has defensive talent and has no experience.

Stockton, Korver and others are not among the signings of other teams, old and young.

The Eagles are the hottest in the trading market, and what other teams most want are Boozer, Jason Terry, and Kwame Brown.

Jason Terry is okay, his advantages and disadvantages are obvious, he is a good player on offense, and if he does not have the Eagles' team defense to help him make up for it, he will be a defensive black hole.

Although Kwame Brown has shown his talent, he also has obvious advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is physical fitness, which is the key to his becoming the No. 22 pick. His defensive talent is increasingly envied by teams without good big centers, but he wasted two years. He will be [-] years old in March next year.

And Boozer is quite popular in the trading market. Boozer's ability to be the core of the inside offense has attracted the attention of many teams, and the Eagles received the most trading requests.

The overwhelming trade rumors hit the Eagles before the game between the Eagles and the Nets.

Jason Terry and Kwame Brown were affected by the trade rumors. Jason Terry’s thinking is similar to Liu Mang’s. He wants to win the championship together, and he has already got a big contract extension. He feels very happy playing as the sixth man in the Eagles. He has the ball and can win.

Kwame Brown no longer has the idea of ​​becoming a core dream. It is rare to have such an inclusive team. He has already planned to follow Liu Mang, learn from Ratliff, and become the future insider of the Eagles.

Neither had any interest in switching teams.

Boozer's side has been most affected.

Liu Mang knows Boozer very well. In the past year or so, the two have played together on the court and in private. Speaking of the teammates last season, including Muhammad, Jason Terry, and Prince, the three players who cooperated with Liu Mang the most in the game, Boozer has the best chemical reaction with Liu Mang, and the relationship between the two is naturally very good.

Liu Mang knew that when Boozer first entered the league, he never imagined that one day he would become one of the most powerful power forwards in the league like he is now.

Boozer played very mediocre in college, four years in college, the best year in which he played was the 2000-2001 season, and he was only ranked third in the United States. Counting the frequent high school students in the past few years, Boozer was predicted to lose the draft in 2001, so he played for another year, and he was not selected in 2002. If Liu Mang hadn’t named him to choose him, he would not be gambled by the team until the second round. .

In the past two days, because of the Raptors' core selection problem, high-quality insiders in the league have become more precious. Boozer, a player who is still playing as a substitute for the Eagles but has already shown his core potential, is naturally one of the most mentioned players. Those quotes from other teams to the Eagles that were either fabricated or revealed by intelligence sources made Boozer feel a little worried about gains and losses.

Who doesn't want to be the core?Who doesn't want a big contract?

After Liu Mang guessed Boozer's mentality of worrying about gains and losses, he was not angry, but asked calmly, "Carlos, do you want to leave?"

Boozer was stunned for a moment when he heard Liu Mang's words, and shook his head: "I don't want to."

Seeing Boozer shaking his head and saying NO, it was Liu Mang's turn to be stunned this time, why didn't he play the cards according to the routine?At this time, it's not that you want to leave, but the young master is here to persuade you to stay?Then what are you doing here with a frowning face!

The young master has even thought up the words to persuade him to stay!And they are all ready to start the head of state mode!

(End of this chapter)