Emperor Yi is invincible

Chapter 238 Trading Tucker's Idea!
The current record of the Suns is not very good, with 19 wins and 7 losses in 12 games.

The Suns management is not too satisfied with this record.

But he really doesn't have much room to maneuver.

There are not many people on the list of trades that the Suns can make.

First of all, Dragic must not be released.

Dragic originally belonged to the Suns, but went to the Rockets in 10 years.

This year, he was asked to come back by the Suns because he saw the shining points in Dragic!
In the Rockets last season, Dragic averaged 11.7 points, 5.3 assists, and 2.5 rebounds per game.

It seemed nothing at first glance, but this guy was only 26 years old this year when I contacted him!
There is a lot to look forward to!
Indeed, Dragic did perform at an All-Star level in later generations, and the Suns did not make a mistake in this move.

In addition to Dragic, another Sun team admired by everyone is Gortat.

A Polish athlete with a height of 211.

If catching Dragic is catching the future, then Gortat is the present of the Suns!
This European player averaged 15.4 points and 10.0 rebounds per game last season!
Average double-double!

So it is almost impossible for the Suns to let him go.

Besides, people like Morris and Beasley couldn't find any good next homes.

So the Suns management is also worried!

The boss has issued a death order!

He must see changes this season, but now
The game starts promptly at 7pm.

The head coach of the Suns, Alvin Gentry, has been coaching the Suns since 08 until now.

The record can only be said to be mediocre, but in the 09-10 season, he scored 54 wins and 28 losses.

He frowned and looked at Yi Jianlian who was warming up on the field.

Gentry is not some ignorant rookie coach. Although he has never won a championship, he has been coaching since 94.

Along the way, there have been many ups and downs.

Haven't eaten pork and never seen a pig run?

But he immediately realized that he seemed to have really "never seen a pig run"

"Is this shit still a human?"

"Boom!"

The sound of slam dunks came continuously, and with the cooperation of the staff, Yi Jianlian kept completing wave after wave of difficult slam dunks!
"Is this stronger than O'Neill?"

Gentry shook his head helplessly, and looked back at the bench.

The Suns must change now!

The game started quickly and ended just as quickly!

Under the leadership of Yi Jianlian, before the end of the fourth quarter, the point difference has been opened to 20 points!
Gentry shook his head helplessly and changed to the bench. At this moment, Yi Jianlian suddenly grabbed Green who was about to play next to him.

"What's wrong? Yi?"

"Watch out for that dwarf!"

"dwarf?"

"That's number 17!"

"Pay attention to what he is doing?"

"It's okay, I just think he's handsome."

With a score of 107 to 94, the Mavericks beat the Suns by 13 points!
At the same time, the Mavericks' consecutive back-to-back away games are over!
The Mavericks once again won five consecutive victories!

The record has come to 18 wins and 1 loss, ranking first in the league!

And according to this posture, no one will be able to threaten their status for a while!

In this game against the Suns, Yi Jianlian scored 32 points, 2 assists, 13 rebounds, and 2 blocks!

The score has dropped compared with the previous ones. On the one hand, it is due to back-to-back away games, and on the other hand, it is also because Yi Jianlian deliberately reduced his shots.

"How? Is that guy okay?"

Looking at the panting Green, Yi Jianlian said with a smirk.

If he remembers correctly, Green and Tucker are old rivals in later generations!
"It's okay, this guy has a lot of strength!"

Green made up his mind and said.

With Yi Jianlian's "greeting", Green also went to Tucker to check the line several times just now.

This "little guy" seems to be pretty good, and has a strong ability to fight, at least stronger than him now!

"Did this guy just come to the NBA this year? It seems like he's not very familiar with the rhythm here."

Green said suspiciously.

Yi Jianlian nodded, PJ Tucker really only came to the NBA this year!
He was selected by the Raptors in the fifth place in the second round in 2006, but after playing for a year, he was cut by the Raptors!
Then he went overseas to play, such as Israeli league, Ukrainian league, Greek team, Italian team, German team.
From 07 to 12, Tucker has been wandering overseas!

It was only valued by the Suns on August 8 this year, and Tucker was signed with a two-year minimum salary.

But his status in the Suns is very embarrassing. He is obviously a veteran, but he has only played in the NBA for one year, so while he is embarrassed, his teammates also look down on him!
Like this game today, he didn't get limited minutes until garbage time
The general manager of the Suns is Ryan McDonagh.

An hour after the game ended, he suddenly received a call.

"Hi Ryan, how are you doing?"

A bold voice came from the other end of the phone.

McDonagh hesitated for a moment, but replied politely:

"I can't compare to you guys, Donnie, you just called me when you killed me just now, are you here to comfort me?"

After all, the two teams have just finished the game, and now that Nelson calls him, he must have misunderstood it.

"No, no, no, brother, I'm here to talk to you about business!"

"Business?" McDonagh was taken aback.

What business are you talking about?
"I have a big deal to discuss with you!"

Donnie Nelson's tone seemed very serious, but this way, McDonagh couldn't understand it even more!

He suddenly seemed to think of something, and asked quickly:

"Big business? Are you going to trade Yi Jianlian?"

Donny Nelson has a few black lines on his forehead, are you kidding me?Even if I'm fired now, Cuban can't trade Yi Jianlian, okay!
"It's not easy."

"...Who is that?" came McDonagh's disappointed voice. He thought the Mavericks would trade Yi Jianlian just now.

"PJ Tucker!"

"What the hell?!"

McDonagh's surprised voice came over!
"PJ Tucker??"

"Who is this guy?" McDonagh thought for a while, and suddenly thought of something: "That guy??"

"Yes, Ryan, we are all old friends, I'll just say it if I have something to say, PJ Tucker, you can make a condition, it's useless to play fake, I know his status in your team , I've inquired about it all."

McDonagh coughed in embarrassment, and Nelson saw through his little thoughts.

"What do you want him for?"

"Don't worry, I won't tell you!"

"I don't know if you don't tell me? Donnie, we are old friends. It's not easy for you to be able to play as a power forward now. I admire you very much!"

"How about this, let's meet and talk again? What do you think? I can't explain clearly on the phone"

Yi Jianlian called Nelson and Cuban at the end of the game.

Now that he has discovered Tucker as a "potential stock", he must not give up!
Besides, it's just a basic salary.

Yi Jianlian did not participate in the specific trading plan, but he believed that Nelson would not do "stupid things"
Donnie Nelson is in Phoenix late at night!

In a high-end coffee shop, Nelson and McDonagh are sitting opposite each other!

It was already early in the morning, but the two of them didn't show any sign of being tired at all.

"I think an OJ Mayo should be added!"

"Impossible, it's absolutely impossible to exchange so much for a basic salary plus the first round!"

"Then what do you say?"

"You add a second-round pick to me, and that's all."

"How tall are you! You are a lion!"

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After a "friendly negotiation" in the middle of the night, the two finally reached a consensus.

The Mavericks sent Deng Tai Jones to the Suns for PJ Tucker and a 2013 second-round pick!
This round of picks came from the Los Angeles Lakers, and most of the picks the Suns now have come from the Lakers!

There are two in the first round alone!

Therefore, McDonagh is also a "rich man", and he has more chips in his hand!
The deal is done!

After the two signed the contract, they officially announced the news!
Of course, at this time, everyone is still asleep
The next day, as soon as Yi Jianlian opened his eyes, a message on his mobile phone made him sleepy.

"Sure enough, was the transaction successful?"

Yi Jianlian muttered to himself.

The possibility of the success of this transaction is very high, but I didn't expect it to be so smooth.

That's PJ Tucker, the existence of single-defense Durant in the playoffs!
Just got cut off like that?
Yi Jianlian felt like being hit by a pie!
Tucker has always been a seriously underestimated player. Leaving aside offense, his defense makes Yi Jianlian salivate!
This is a rare player who can defend from the first position to the fifth position. Whether it is the low post or the perimeter, his defensive ability cannot be underestimated!

If you are matching with Green, tsk tsk tsk, amazing!
Yi Jianlian secretly laughed for a while, and when these guys show their worth in the future, those people will be stunned!

Deng Tai Jones also just came to the Mavericks this season, and he is a marginal figure in the team, so he has no feelings for this place.

Without even saying goodbye, Dengtai Jones packed his things and went directly to Phoenix.

At the same time, Tucker had mixed feelings in his heart.

He didn't play much playing time in the Suns, but he tried his best to play every time. He knew that if he wants to be valued by others, he must first prove himself!

So he plays every game very seriously.

He wants to gain a foothold in the NBA, and more importantly, he wants to gain a foothold in the Suns!

But unexpectedly, this news directly disrupted all his deployments!

"Dallas?"

"Our previous opponent?"

Tucker has to admit that Dallas is really strong now, especially that Yi Jianlian. Although he has never faced him, it can be seen from his strong pressure that this guy is definitely not a match for him!
Is this equivalent to going from a bad team to a championship team?
Rao has experienced a lot of ups and downs in the past few years, and was also shocked by this news!
But it's useless to think so much, he needs to pack his luggage as soon as possible, and then rush to Dallas.

It will take some time for newcomers to be in place.

On December 12, the Mavericks continued to go away after a day off. This time their opponent was the Houston Rockets!

The Rockets have traded Harden and Jeremy Lin consecutively this season, and their record has been greatly improved compared to last season.

The current record is 9 wins and 9 losses, with a winning rate of 50%, exactly half and half!
Although it has improved, Morey is not very satisfied.

First, the "Harlem match" he expected did not have the desired effect.

Second, he is a little envious of the Lakers and Heat!
To put it bluntly, he still wants an All-Star!

But how can there be so many All-Star players, basically all of them are already famous.

He doesn't have any good bargaining chips in his hand now, so he can only focus on the free market!

Howard is his goal, but his ultimate goal is Yi Jianlian!

Yi Jianlian signed a four-year contract with the Mavericks. Yi Jianlian has a player option for the third year, and this year is already the second year!

Yi Jianlian's contract will change in the next year at the latest!
Morey's idea is to chase Howard first next year. If Howard can't catch up, he will look to Yi Jianlian in the year after next!

At 7 o'clock in the evening, the Toyota Center arena is brightly lit at the moment!

Attendance at Toyota Center hasn't been great, was good during 22-game winning streak, but now
People in Houston don't seem to like watching basketball games very much, after all, it is an industrial city.

People here mostly like to watch football games, baseball games and ice hockey games.

Basketball is not taken seriously.

In addition, the location of the arena is not very good. When the game starts at night, it is the peak time of traffic jam!

If you want to watch the ball, you often need to arrive very early!

This is not the case with Dallas.

Dallas' attendance has always been at the forefront of the league.

Basically, it can reach 100% attendance rate, and even exceed it!

Sure enough, when the game started, there were not many spectators sitting on the sidelines. Although they still entered the arena one after another, compared with the frenzy in other places, there was only a calm feeling here.

No wonder Harden won't be liked in the future. His own local audience can't handle it, so how can he handle it in other places?
Before the game, Yi Jianlian saw the bearded James Harden warming up!

Beard has completely come out of the shadow of Durant and Westbrook this season, and is now the well-deserved core of this team!

In the Thunder, the beard was the main scoring point as a substitute.

But in this rocket, he has unlimited fire rights!
God knows that Morey is going crazy if he wants to be a superstar. Now that he has managed to grab one, he will naturally cultivate it to death!
After watching the bearded man, Yi Jianlian turned his attention to Jeremy Lin!
Jeremy Lin is Morey's second important signing this season, and Morey wants to use him as the team's second ball-holding point.

(End of this chapter)