NBA villain

Chapter 109 Market Surge
The game in January entered the second half of the year, and when the All-Star Game in the middle of the mark was approaching, the trading market suddenly became hot and fluctuated.

The trade deadline is usually on the No. 16 Thursday after the start of the season. Under normal circumstances, it is like late February, and there is still a month to go.

At present, several teams in the league have lost their competitiveness in the playoffs, leaving only theoretical possibilities.

It also includes the Magic, which is the bottom of the league.

In Orlando, after losing to the Hornets at home, McGrady's face was full of disappointment.

This game went through two overtimes, but in the end he lost to the opponent. The team's defense was loose, and the offense was almost supported by him alone. He really felt tired.

McGrady remembered when he left Toronto four years ago, maybe he never thought that one day he would carry a team alone?

McGrady turned around and went to the general manager's office.

Weissbrod was the general manager of the Magic at the time, and the relationship between McGrady and him has always been very bad. Wesbrod criticized McGrady in public more than once, saying that McGrady was lazy and selfish in training.

McGrady also doesn't like Weissbrod. This guy's trading operations are simply a pile of shit, and he has turned the rising Magic into today's fish belly.

Pushing open the door, McGrady's agent Aaron Trim has been sitting and talking with Weissbrod face to face, obviously it has been discussed for a while, there is an English-style wall clock on the wall, and the hour hand just turns to 9 At that point, the noise of fans outside the arena could still be vaguely heard.

"Hey, Tracy, sit here." The agent showed his signature flattering smile, and beckoned Maddie to sit down.

Weissbrod had no intention of standing up at all, and the two of them had no communication, and then McGrady sat down across from Weissbrod.

The atmosphere suddenly became very stiff.

Weissbrod is still old, he coughed lightly, and said: "Tracey, you know the current state of the team. This season we are completely uncompetitive, so the team's goals and work focus It will be put on top of this year's draft and reinforcements during the offseason."

After finishing speaking, he handed over some draft report lists and the list of players currently on the trading market, and continued: "This is something you should know, take a look!"

McGrady raised his head, glanced at him calmly, then picked up the document to look at it, and then put it down again.

Suddenly, he said loudly: "every year you are talking about reinforcements, but you are tearing down the east wall to make up the west wall. You are always working, but you can't do the work well. It's useless for me to read these things. You really Have you seriously thought about how to build a team?"

Weisbrod couldn't hold back anymore, and replied bluntly: "This is a matter for the team management, not something you should criticize. Don't blame me, look at yourself, what have you done in the past two years?" Is there a place for improvement? You just hurt Grant Hill, but the team has become the bottom one in the league, so you have no responsibility at all?" Weissbrod cursed in his heart, if it weren't for the team's owner If he wanted to keep McGrady, he would have traded this unprogressive guy a long time ago. A damn businessman, he knows how to make money.

McGrady was furious, and said loudly, "I'm to blame for Grant's injury? You don't understand how the team lost the game? Take rebounds as an example, a game is always ten or eight fewer than others, how to play? Do you Asking me to go to the paint to rebound? Why don't you trade some big men who can rebound?"

"What you said is simple. How can there be so many insiders who can grab rebounds in this league? Even if there are, they must be offered as treasures. How can it be my turn to trade?"

"Isn't the Heat's Yang Di very strong? He is very good at rebounding and defense, and he is young. Why not try to trade him?"

"You also said that he is young, rebounds and defends well, and he has a Chinese background. How could the Heat trade him?"

"Funny, I mean why didn't you choose him in the draft? Are you blind? I think you are the most lazy at work!"

"You..." Weissbrod's face flushed red, he was suffocated and speechless.

Agent Alan Trim waited for the two to meet and then ran out to smooth things over, "Okay, okay, general manager, today we are not talking about these things, we are talking about Tracy's transfer. of."

Hearing this, Weisbrod became even more furious. He hated others threatening him with transfer matters, but McGrady dared to do so blatantly.

"You're the one who released the rumors in the trading market. That's fine, but it's really ruthless." Weisbrod felt aggrieved, caught between McGrady who was leaving and the management who was staying.

Weissbrod said: "As I told you just now, there are many teams currently offering offers, but the most sincere ones are the four western teams of the Suns, Rockets, Mavericks, and Supersonics, so I will say first. In the front, there is basically nothing to see in the East, and you are ready to go to the West."

"How? The Spurs didn't make an offer?" McGrady asked.

"The Spurs are now the defending champion team, and they have a good chemical reaction. They have no offer at all." Weissbrod said a little teasingly.

McGrady snorted coldly. The reason why he mentioned the Spurs was because Duncan almost came to Orlando in 00. If Duncan had come over at that time, he felt that the combination of the two of them was no worse than the combination of Kobe and O'Neal, and they would have won the championship long ago. .

In fact, most of the player transactions in the NBA will not ask the players' opinions. In the eyes of the management, the players are just commodities. In this league full of rumors, some people will be put on the shelf in the next second, and the bid is reasonable. After that, exchange things for things, and each is happy.

But McGrady's current situation is special. On the one hand, the team owner wants to keep this popular All-Star. On the other hand, McGrady seems to be just asking for a trade as a step back to stimulate the team to change the lineup, and has no particular intention of leaving. .But the general manager Weissbrod wants to trade McGrady, so using this way of discussion, letting McGrady go to a team he likes, the pressure he has to withstand is big enough.

The Heat also have a position they want to strengthen, such as a point guard who has been there for a season.

Wade is still more suitable for the second position. The threat and efficiency of his attack from the wing are significantly higher than in the normal organization period. There is also a shortage of point guards in the trading market, especially what the Heat need. Well, there are even fewer guards who can shoot three-pointers and organize easily.

Therefore, the Heat have not traded hands-on, just tinkering, and a few marginal people have made adjustments.

After everyone returned to the home court, they defeated the Celtics 86-84. Yang Di met Ricky Davis, who was kicked out by the Cavaliers. He played the sixth man position in the Celtics. The aura of the knight period has also disappeared, and it seems to have become sluggish.

This made Yang Di sigh, and raised his awareness of the cruelty of the NBA.

After the three-game winning streak, the Heat defeated the Nets and the Knicks respectively. They won five games in a row and improved their record to 23 wins and 23 losses. For the first time, they improved to 50%, second to the Knicks, and ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference. .

Then in the home game on January 1, the Heat beat the Rockets 26-95. Yang Di played only 81 minutes and only scored 15 points and 3 rebounds. The problem was that Yao Ming's performance was not good. The front defense was very effective in this game. Yao Ming only had 4 points and 12 rebounds, which made the Chinese fans watching the derby very disappointed with both of them.

After the game, the Rockets did not stay overnight in Miami because it was a road trip to the Eastern Conference. Yang Di did not have any late-night activities with Yao Ming, and the two bid farewell.

The Heat, who have won six consecutive victories, met the Cavaliers in an away game.

Before going to Cleveland, Yang Di's agent Bill Duffy helped him get a new endorsement contract, which is still a brand that has nothing to do with sports. A Chinese company about men's clothing signed a 2-year $80 contract, compared with the previous one. Once, the contract with Lenovo nearly doubled in size, and Yang Di basically didn't need to do anything.

At this time, Yang Di regretted it, and felt that the endorsement contract signed last time was a bit tricky.Sure enough, it is more useful for a professional to do business matters. As long as he plays well on the court, he will naturally make a lot of money.

　I remember that McGrady said two years ago that he didn't want to leave Orlando because he didn't agree with the general manager, so I made up this subplot in my head, just take a look at it, don't take it too seriously
　　
　
(End of this chapter)