This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 208 The wind is surging, the four parties trade

Like last year's regular season, the Charlotte Bobcats first suppressed and then rose, and the lineup is gradually running in. After defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 1, although they lost to the Detroit Pistons 11-100, but in the next In the four games, they defeated the Denver Nuggets, Orlando Magic, and Memphis Grizzlies respectively, and only lost to the New Orleans Hornets, which is now the number one in the Western Conference.

The record came to 17 wins and 23 losses, tied with the Indiana Pacers for 9th in the Eastern Conference, ahead of the New Jersey Nets with 18 wins and 21 losses, and only 1.5 wins away.

The Atlanta Hawks where Yi Jianlian is located have 18 wins and 19 losses, ranking seventh in the Eastern Conference.

With six wins in the past eight games, including five playoff-level teams, the Charlotte Bobcats are gaining momentum, and the plot seems to be the same as last year. The conflict between Lyon and Zhou Lin seems to be adjustable, and Capel has also achieved good results as an acting coach.

The two new aids joined after the start of the season and also showed a certain combat effectiveness.

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Just when everything was booming, in the game against the Spurs at home on January 1, Sean Marion suffered a muscle strain and had to rest for another three to four weeks. The team's substitute lineup, Chris Webber and Matt Carroll, also suffered injuries to varying degrees. For a while, Coach Capel was facing a shortage of players.

After a strong rebound, on the eve of the All-Star Game, the Charlotte Bobcats suffered another wave of losing streak.

And from mid-January, a new round of arms race began.

The trade before this year's trade deadline has become extremely lively.

Many transactions that should have occurred in history are gradually taking place. Even experts say that this year's arms race is too cruel.

The most high-profile deal of the season other than Boston's gathering of the Big Three was completed on February 2.

The Lakers exchanged the ownership of former No. 2008 pick Kwame Brown, guard Javris Crittenton, guard McGee, rookie Marc Gasol and two first-round picks in 2010 and 2010 from the Grizzlies to Gasol and a [-] second-round pick.

It was this deal that instantly made the Lakers, who played in the first round of last year's playoffs, a strong team in the league's championship level.

The arrival of Gasol, the growth of Bynum, and the peak period of left-handed magician Lamar Odom made this purple and gold team once again qualified to wrestle with other strong teams in the league.

And this deal officially made Kobe Bryant give up the idea of ​​leaving the Lakers, and the Chicago Bulls, who had been rumored with the Lakers, passed out crying in the toilet. The Bulls, which eliminated the Heat last year, are currently ranked No. 12 in the East.

Of course, as soon as the transaction happened, it caused dissatisfaction among many people in the league.

After all, no matter how you look at it, this deal looks like the Memphis Grizzlies' head was filled with water, half sold and half given away.

Small bills are exchanged for full bills, not to mention that the denominations of these small bills are really not enough, unless the management of the Memphis Grizzlies can really open their eyes and know that Marc Gasol will replace his brother as the Grizzlies in the next few years The new leader of the team.

Otherwise, we can't justify it. No matter from any angle, this is an incredible deal.

No wonder other teams have questioned whether there is a shady scene.

Last year's championship, the San Antonio Spurs who are also in the west, Popovich said bluntly: "What the management of the Memphis team has done is incomprehensible. I think the NBA should have a trade committee to supervise and manage. Just cancel the deals that don’t make sense. I wish I could be on this committee, if so, I can oversee the NBA trade, and yes, I would vote no on the LA trade.”

The old man's premonition was very accurate. In this season's Western Conference finals, the Lakers led by Gasol and Kobe personally sent the San Antonio Spurs back to fish, preventing the defending champion from entering the finals.

On February 2008, 2, another transaction that could affect the league structure was completed.

Dallas Mavericks complete trade with New Jersey Nets.

Dallas Mavericks send Devin Harris, Desagina Diop, Trenton Hassel, Maurice Iger, Keith Van Horn, two future draft picks and $300 million in cash to Nets In exchange for Jason Kidd, Malik Allen and Antawn Wright.

After experiencing the ups and downs of last year, the Mavericks also decided to make a change, making changes to the point guard position and bringing the former team point guard Jason Kidd back to Dallas.

Point guard is indeed a growth cycle and a position with a relatively long service life. The seasoned Jason Kidd not only helped Mengba to avenge his humiliation in the 08 BJ Olympics, but also assisted the German chariot in 2011, helping the Mavericks reach the top of the NBA !

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The Bobcats finished the pre-All-Star game with 20 wins and 33 losses. Unlike last year, Zhou Lin was very interested in the All-Star Game. Zhou Lin rejected the invitations to the All-Star Game Skills Challenge and Slam Dunk Contest, and only planned to attend this year’s All-Star Game. The star challenge and the three-point contest are more of a formality, and help Anta gain popularity by the way.

It is worth mentioning that in the All-Star voting this time, Zhou Lin ranked third in the eastern forward position with 103 million votes, even 83 more than the 20 votes of fourth place Chris Bosh ticket.

Just imagine if Kevin Garnett, who won the most votes this year with 239 million votes, hadn't come to the Eastern Conference, Zhou Lin would have been selected as an All-Star just like Yao Ming.

NBA All-Stars will also usher in an unprecedented Chinese derby.

And looking at his personal performance, Zhou Lin felt that it was understandable for him to be selected as an All-Star in the Eastern Conference.

Another Chinese player this year, rookie Yi Jianlian, ranked fifth with 47 votes. Before him was Paul Pierce, and behind him was Caron Butler, which also caused quite a bit of controversy.

His performance and history went to the Milwaukee Bucks. In fact, the gap is not big, averaging 9.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 0.9 blocks per game. He was also selected for this year's Rookie Challenge.

Although you can't see the derby in the All-Star Game, it is rare to see the Chinese Derby in this year's All-Star Rookie Game.

With 170 million votes, Yao Ming once again became the starting center for the Western All-Stars.

Eastern All-Star, Celtics head coach Doug Rivers, as the head coach of the All-Star, finally chose Chris Bosh, the core player of the fourth-ranked Toronto Raptors in the East, as the head coach of the All-Star. .

And Antawn Jamison, who averaged 21.4 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, as the core of the Wizards and one of the Tridents, entered the All-Star, but was criticized by some netizens, because the record of the Wizards is also very average.

Zhou Lin's personal data is not inferior to that of Antawn Jamison, and now he still vaguely feels like the leader of the Bobcats.

Failure to be selected as an All-Star substitute has also become difficult for many domestic fans.

Even the small owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, Michael Jordan, also complained about Zhou Lin. He believed that Zhou Lin was fully qualified to be selected as an All-Star and became the first player in the Charlotte Bobcats to be selected as an All-Star.

On the contrary, Zhou Lin didn't pay much attention to this point.

Because Zhou Lin himself has always been in the middle of trading rumors, his focus is on his future direction.

There are not a few teams that want to get their own. As long as they have enough chips, I am afraid that the management of the Charlotte Bobcats will still be tempted.

Because of the poor record, Zhou Lin himself, Brandon Roy, and Sean Marion are all not for sale.

Zhou Lin's potential next home includes the New York Knicks, New Jersey Nets, Miami Heat, Sacramento Kings, Minnesota Timberwolves, and five teams.

Of course, because Zhou Lin, who averaged 18.9 points, 6.7 assists and 5.9 rebounds per game this season, is in a rookie contract, so the transaction value is the highest. Even if the transaction is made, it needs to be traded with other players, or even multi-party transactions.

Among them, the New York Knicks are most interested in Zhou Lin. The chip they gave was David Lee, the No. 2005 rookie in 30. Wells Chandler, a rookie, has 11 points and 8.8 rebounds this season. He has been selected for the Rookie Challenge and is expected to become one of the better rookies this season.

The most sincere Heat team took out Alonzo Mourning and the 2008 first-round pick in exchange for Zhou Lin. From the perspective of value, that first-round pick is more attractive, because the Heat this season Only won 9 games so far, 9 wins and 43 losses before the All-Star, this first-round pick has a high probability of being selected in the top three.

The main body of the Timberwolves' transaction is Randy Foye, but they will also send an additional 2008 first-round pick that is also valuable.

As for the New Jersey Nets and the Sacramento Kings, they hope to get Zhou Lin through a three-way or even four-way deal. After all, there is really no player in the team with the same cost performance as Zhou Lin.

And many experts predict that Zhou Lin is most likely to go to the Heat and join forces with Dwyane Wade.

Nothing will settle down until the trade deadline.

Zhou Lin's performance in the three-point contest was mediocre. Jason Kapono took back the three-point contest championship that should have belonged to him.

As for the Rookie Challenge, Zhou Lin only played 10 minutes, scored 7 points and 3 assists, and ended hastily. This also made the exposure of the 'Control' II All-Star color scheme released by Anta's heart and mind slightly insufficient.

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2008 2 Month 19 Day.

The Kings and the Hawks reached a one-for-four deal, trading Mike Bibby for guards Anthony Johnson, Tyronn Lue, center Lorenzen Wright and backup guard Salim Stoudemire.

The chaos of the Eagles is coming to an end, and the arrival of Mike Bibby, in history, can be said to have finally ushered in the dawn again for the Eagles. You must know that in the 2008 playoffs, the league's No. [-] Boston team and the Atlanta Hawks Played a full seven games, relying on home court advantage to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

And Zhou Lin is also very optimistic about how a qualified point guard can improve inside players. He is also more optimistic that Yi Jianlian can usher in sublimation after the Eagles get Mike Bibby, and he will play in the first NBA playoffs in his life. .

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When the time came to February 2, the Cleveland Cavaliers saw that the Eastern Conference's preparations were too intense, so they also joined it.

Through a three-way deal with the Bulls and the Sonics, the Cavaliers first sent forwards Drew Gooden, Cedric Simmons, guards Larry Hughes and Shannon Brown, and received Bulls center Ben Wallace, forward Joe Smith and a 2009 second-round pick, plus forward Donyell Marshall and guard Ira Nubell, for Sonics swingmen Willie Szerbiak and Derante Wey ster.

From the current point of view, Ben Wallace and Joe Smith are trying to strengthen the inside thickness of the Cleveland Cavaliers, which is a good deal.

But in fact, the nearly 33-year-old Joe Smith, the No. 1995 pick in [-], Joe Smith has long been reduced to a role player. After coming to the Cavaliers, he is not even as useful as Drew Gooden.

As for Ben Wallace, this inspirational undrafted pick has been going downhill since leaving the Pistons. This season he has suffered from knee injuries. He is one year older than Joe Smith. The decline, the gradual decline of physical function, coupled with the lack of height, can no longer bring a good enough defensive effect, and the contract with an annual salary of 1500 million has long been reduced to a garbage contract.

The failure of this transaction may also have laid a huge foreshadowing for LeBron James to leave in the future.

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Other than that.

2 month 21 day.

The Spurs traded center Francisco Elson, guard Brent Barry and a 2009 first-round pick to the Sonics for forward Kurt Thomas.

2 month 22 day.

The Hornets sent guard Bobby Jackson, rookie Heluska and the 2009 second-round pick through a three-way deal with the Rockets and Grizzlies, and got Rockets swingman Bonzi Wells, guard Mike James and For part of the cash, the Rockets traded guard Kirk Schneider for Timberwolves swingman Gerald Green.

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And in the early morning of February 2, a transaction that should not have existed in history, but happened again.

The Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, Indiana Pacers, and Charlotte Bobcats produced a four-team trade.

Among them, the Heat sent Shaquille O'Neal + Smash Parker, got Sean Marion + a special case of 590 million trades (from the Phoenix Suns), and officially entered the rebuilding period. Pat Riley went up and down Without hesitation.

The Fix Suns sent Boris Diaw + Marcus Banks + 590 million transaction exception + 2009 first-round pick to get Shaquille O'Neal.

The Indiana Pacers sent Mike Dunleavy and got Matt Carroll + the 2009 first-round pick (from the Phoenix Suns) + Marcus Banks.

The Charlotte Bobcats sent Sean Marion and Matt Carroll for Boris Diaw + Mike Dunleavy + Smush Parker.

At the same time, in order to make room, Allen Anderson was cut!
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