From today on is the king

Chapter 771
On June 2004, 6, a series of explosive news shocked the entire basketball world!
The Atlanta Hawks, who just won the championship, dismantled half of the team!
When Boozer was sent away in the morning, people were not particularly surprised. Instead, they thought it was normal. The Jazz had sent such chips. It would be surprising if the Eagles did not trade.

Boozer is getting stronger and stronger now, and has already had a playing time conflict with Rasheed Wallace. In the season they just won the championship, the relationship between the two was still very good, because for the championship, but after winning the championship, Boozer is bound to need more playing time to show his strength.

For the Hawks, Boozer and Rasheed Wallace are two extremes. One has excellent offensive skills and excellent rebounds, and can help organize the offense, but the defense is equal to black holes in other aspects except for one-on-one under the basket.

Both have obvious advantages and disadvantages, and Rasheed Wallace's trading value is obviously far inferior to that of Boozer. Sending Rasheed Wallace away obviously can't get anything back. The most important point is that Boozer still needs time to improve. Rasheed Wallace is at his peak. For winning the championship, Rasheed Wallace is more important than Boozer.

When the Jazz offered that kind of chip, the Hawks couldn't possibly turn it down.

However, a series of decisive and quick transactions by the Eagles after that scared the media and fans, even the teams that did not participate or the teams that participated.

The Eagles reached deals with one or more teams from the Rockets, Nets, Supersonics, and Magic respectively, and finally submitted them to the league together, forming a five-team deal!

综合起来，老鹰队这边先是和谢里夫-拉希姆达成6年1.1亿的续约合同，然后打包先签后换3年900万马特-巴恩斯、西奥-拉特利夫，得到了魔术队的特雷西-麦克格雷迪、超音速的2004年首轮No.13顺位选秀权。

The Sonics sent the No.2004 pick in the first round of 13 and the first-round lottery protection pick in 2006, Vladimir Radmanovich, to Steve Francis from the Rockets.

The Nets sent Richard Jefferson, relying on the more than 900 million space they vacated after this season, plus Richard Jefferson's contract, they took Theo Ratliff from the Hawks and Vladimir Radmanovic from the Supersonics.

The Rockets sent Steve Francis and Cardinal Mobley, got Richard Jefferson from the Nets, Matt Barnes from the Hawks, and took Juwan Howard's three-year contract from the Magic.

The Magic sent Tracy McGrady and Juwan Howard to the Hawks for Shareef Rahim and the Rockets for Cardino Mobley.

Magic general manager Martins has had a bad relationship with Tracy McGrady for a long time. He originally wanted to rely on Tracy McGrady to earn a vote. Now he can send Juwan Howard's three-year contract away, reduce the luxury tax a little bit, and he is lucky to get a shooting guard.

What moved Martins the most was that the Eagles offered to persuade Raheem to renew his contract in advance. Martins, who was made nervous by the Eagles, finally accepted the final deal.

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After this series of transactions ended, the media and fans gave mixed reviews.

The Sonics and they definitely made money. With two first rounds and one Radmanovic, they got Francis and got the coveted core point guard.

The Nets received good or bad reviews. Ratliff definitely improved their interior defense, but instead of getting Boozer, they got Radmanovic. Although they are all shooters, Radmanovic still mainly makes three-pointers, but his rebounding ability is too far behind Boozer.

The Nets are obviously betting on the present. Ratliff is 31 years old. He has played well in the Hawks for three years and played a big role in the playoffs. , That is to say, bet on whether Ratliff can win the championship in two or three years when he is still in shape. After all, Kidd is already 31.

For the Rockets, they are already disappointed that Francis can’t play well without the ball in his hands. With Yao Ming, Francis’ possession of the ball will inevitably decrease. The second-year Yao Ming is already a player at the best team level, and Francis has been playing for five years. De Jefferson is a good choice.

Dawson originally wanted McGrady. When McGrady had a conflict with the Magic last season, he was waiting for the summer to snatch someone from the Magic. However, McGrady announced that he would not renew his contract after the deal, which made many teams hesitate. Dawson is one of them. Francis' value is not low.

In addition, the old cat Mobley became the opponent's best sixth-man defense in the playoffs, and he couldn't prevent or make shots. It was two consecutive years.

Just like this, the Rockets lack a lot of point guards, but the Rockets' salary space has always been good. Without Francis and Mobley, there is now enough salary space to trade or sign free agents.

As for the Magic... The Magic's management can't overstate any deal they made. After letting O'Neal go, they paid less and people regarded them as a profit. Moreover, they got Raheem, sent away Juwan Howard, and got Mobley... The Rockets, a 50-win team, don't look down on Mobley, but if they put it on the Magic, they are another guy.

Of course, what people pay the most attention to and discuss the most is naturally the core team of these transactions-the Eagles!
If you just look at the returns from the trade, the Eagles are not losing. McGrady added a first-round pick with the 2004th overall pick. Although people regard the 2003 draft as being squeezed dry by the 1 draft. Except for Dwight Howard and Emeka Okafor, there is no T10 rookie at the core level of team building. In the 03 generation, in the season that just ended, only six rookies scored in double figures per game.

And the Eagles have no shortage of cores. With Liu Mang and McGrady, what cores do they need.

In terms of value, the Eagles are not at a loss.

However, the Eagles just won the championship!The perfect chemical reaction established in three years has just played a perfect season, ranked in the history of the NBA, and the overall performance of the entire season can be ranked in the top three.

Originally, even if Boozer was traded, Stockton and Ostertag retired, the Hawks' eight-man rotation of Liu Mang, Prince, Raheem, Rasheed Wallace, Ratliff, Jason Terry, Muhammad, and Kwame Brown would still be the most popular for the championship. There are several second-round picks and the No. 6 pick from the Jazz. It is not impossible to repair it and hit two consecutive championships.

But within a week of winning the championship, the lineup was dismantled without giving a reason.

After the trade, the Eagles just sent a thank you letter overnight, thanking Raheem, Ratliff, Boozer, and Barnes for their help to the team in the past two or three years. However, due to the team's team building plan and in order to adapt to the current NBA, they had to make personnel adjustments. I hope they can develop better in the future.

Raheem notified the Eagles in advance that he was leaving the team, and also handed over the choice of his next home to the Eagles to prevent the Eagles from being caught off guard after everything was planned, traded, and drafted for next season. The Eagles did not announce that Raheem asked to leave the team.

The media and fans who don't know the truth have only one question: What is the Eagles planning?McGrady is very good, but that is the championship lineup!What the hell are the Eagles trying to figure out?
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"Carlos, I won't go to your farewell party with Sharif, Matt, and Theo. I'm going to Los Angeles. I'm fed up with this feeling. I don't want to go through this."

"I understand, Ace, next time, my pick and roll will not be for you."

"Of course, the next time I dunk, it's not the player you're facing."

When talking about this, the two were silent for a while, and it was Boozer who broke the embarrassment first: "Haha, so be it, be careful on the road."

"Bye-Bye."

Liu Mang didn't expect Boozer's reaction to be so calm, maybe he had already guessed something, maybe...someone had already discussed something with him, such as the team's new assistant coach.

One of Boozer and Rasheed Wallace will always leave, that’s for sure, and Boozer also needs to show his abilities more. Going to Salt Lake City under the hands of Jerry Sloan, the head coach who can use the pick-and-roll best, is undoubtedly the best next home for Boozer. Salt Lake City’s medical technology is also what Boozer needs.

As for Barnes, when Liu Mang and Barnes called, the other party seemed to have been crying all night. When Liu Mang called, it was only after five o'clock, and the other party answered the phone immediately...

Ratliff is bearish about being traded, he can win the championship, and there are still four years of big contracts, and he will be 35 after the game. In the remaining four years, he can get a total of 4500 million.

After talking on the phone with the three teammates who had been traded away, before dawn, Liu Mang left home with a small suitcase...

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At 6:21 on the morning of June 07st, Liu Mang came to the airport, going to the joint trial training in Los Angeles, looking for a new bodyguard for himself... No, he was looking for a new teammate.

The Eagles fell into a storm of public opinion. No one understood what they were trading for, and the Eagles didn't explain it.

For one thing, there is a new superstar coming, so you can't slap the new players in the face. Could it be that Raheem is leaving and looking for a spare tire?Moreover, this is also a move that reflects the team's humanistic care. It may be many years later that McGrady has integrated into the team or left, and this matter will be made public, but it will not be now.

For Liu Mang, the transaction has already passed, so what else can we do?I can only see these teammates next time and beat them to death.

Liu Mang is very satisfied with his thoughts: Young master is such a loyal man...

Since Rahim was about to leave, the Eagles have entered a situation that may fall into a chain reaction collapse. The three eaglets, one is responsible for scoring and organizing offense, one is responsible for connecting defense and grabbing rebounds, and the other is responsible for scoring points off the bench. They were the key to the strength of the Eagles last season. All the signings and tactics of the Eagles revolved around the three eaglets.

The championship team with a very young lineup has actually reached a situation where it cannot be broken and cannot be established, so it has to not break nor establish, so as not to let the chain reaction of the collapse have a chance to become a reality, and start a new situation directly.

Liu Mang is going to draft now!

The two "bodyguards" are all gone, how can this be possible!He is really not used to going out without two thugs!Why does the team have the highest transaction value, except for himself and Raheem, but Barnes and Boozer?
Since winning the championship, the Eagles have received many trade offers from teams, but they have never paid any attention to them. Fortunately, they did not refuse them. They just left those offers, which will really come in handy later.

It may be difficult for Boozer to get a maximum salary in the future, but it is still very easy to get a ten million contract. It's just that Liu Mang didn't know that he cheated him by letting the team select Boozer in the first round?Or cheated him?Anyway, I made a profit here, two first rounds!

Barnes also signed first and then traded, 3 million in three years, which is already a big contract for Barnes.

Now that the bodyguards have gone to earn a lot of money, Liu Mang can only find new bodyguards. During the draft, Liu Mang has to remember carefully who he should choose.

Liu Mang went to Los Angeles alone. In the early morning, the boss and the coaching staff had already rushed to Los Angeles overnight. In the morning, he had to go to participate in some activities, take photos with the newcomers who participated in the trial training, and get to know each other.

Liu Mang calculated that now the team has three first rounds, one No. 13 pick, one No. 23 pick, and one No. [-] pick. This feels like turning three second rounds into three first rounds, which means that the current draft picks are worthless.

Like the Supersonics, they didn't take the draft pick seriously at all, so they threw it out.

In addition, there are two second-round picks, one with the first pick in the second round, which was obtained from the Magic a long time ago, and one with the Celtics' 41st pick.

For the rest of the team, Liu Mang looked at the team roster. In addition to himself, Calderon, shooting guard Jason Terry, Korver, and Prince were on the bench, Tracy McGrady was at small forward, Rasheed Wallace and Muhammad were at power forward, and Kwame Brown was at center.

If Kevin Willis accepts the player option and does not retire temporarily, the team has a total of 10 players,
Keep yourself and Jason Terry, Korver, Prince, McGrady, Rasheed Wallace, Muhammad, Kwame Brown, exactly eight protection spots...

Liu Mang is thinking very much now, especially wanting to call the small owner of the newly established team. It is not easy to start a new team. Up to now, there is still no player. It is too pitiful. Liu Mang seems to want to send him some warmth.

It's just... the management of a team is not allowed to contact players under contract with another team in private, otherwise it is a violation of the rules, ranging from fines to draft picks.

What a pity, Liu Mang really wanted to put the list of Calderon and Kevin Willis in front of his teacher for him to choose...

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After one night and one morning after another, not only did the Hawks deal not cool down, but it became more and more discussed by people.

People originally thought that the Eagles would begin to dominate the Eastern Conference for many years, but they did not expect to disband as soon as they said they were disbanded, which is known as the "Eastern Eagles Upheaval" in history.

When Liu Mang arrived at the joint trial training venue... the Great Western Forum Arena, he was chased and intercepted by the media. Liu Mang rarely chose to keep his mouth shut when facing reporters. He doesn't have that skill now.

I didn't sleep well a few days ago, and now I have to recall which players have played and are suitable for the current Eagles. At the same time, I have to consider the impact I have brought, and what aspects will affect the rookies. The degree to which the NBA values.

The only good thing is that he has stirred up wind and rain in the NBA, and it has not yet affected people's evaluation of the strength of college students. Those who want to choose will still choose, and those who want to bet on their potential will still bet.

From the 21st to the 24th, for four consecutive days, Liu Mang traveled to three cities with the team in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Philadelphia, and finally returned to Atlanta on the 24th as his own trial invitation.

After working hard for four days, Liu Mang finally gave ten targets to coach Kruger. Five were the first choice and five were the second choice. Liu Mang felt that he had been intercepted a few picks ahead of time. Theoretically, there would be no possibility that he would be intercepted by other teams before being intercepted. But, in case, it was better to be on the safe side.

When Coach Kruger saw this list, he felt a little headache... It seems that it is not a fuel-efficient lamp, but Liu Mang's vision is really good!He immediately went to find the scout report, and studied these ten players in depth with his colleagues on the coaching staff...

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There is another chapter in the evening, ask for a monthly ticket~
(End of this chapter)