The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 277 Trading
After the absence of the two generals of the Cavaliers, Matthew Dellavedova was also promoted to the starting lineup, and Waiters was still on the bench.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that even if fans scold Irving and Love, their team status will not change for the time being, and Waiters is the last chance.

If he can't play well even if he has the ball, the Cavaliers will not keep him even if they change to a second-round pick.

Anyway, it's useless to stay, and the team will not renew his contract. This buddy doesn't match James or Irving, and he will definitely be the object of sacrifice.

On January 1, the Cavaliers ushered in the Mavericks, the Western powerhouse at home.

The Mavericks have been ruthless this season. They traded back the former champion hero Tyson Chandler in the summer, and won the potential rising star Chandler Parsons. Not long ago, they also traded for Rajon Rondo.

Getting three tens of millions of stars in one go, Nowitzki took the initiative to cut his salary and got the fifth in the team.

Their record in the first two months is not in the first rank, but it is also very good.

The current Cavaliers must be very difficult to play against the Mavericks.

As expected, the Mavericks dominated the game from start to finish.

Irving was in poor form and injured and left the game early. Love played statistics but it didn't make any sense.

Another injury, the Cavaliers are terrified, they spent so much money to build the lineup, if it is ruined by injuries, the management will go crazy.

Fortunately, Owen's side has little impact, just like Love before, it's just a small problem, just take a rest.

David Blatt is under a lot of pressure. The less people there are now, the less he dares to play the main force. Otherwise, if something happens, he will be the first scapegoat.

Well, wrong, the first scapegoat has appeared, and Waiters was finally traded.

The Cavaliers were not the only team that was troubled, so Waiters still made a move, and the Cavaliers also got two additions and a second-round pick.

The Cavaliers needed immediate combat power, so they didn't directly change the draft pick. It happened that the Thunder needed to be able to score due to injuries. They also took out a conditionally protected first-round pick in exchange for Waiters, which can be regarded as true love.

The Cavaliers traded well, but the Thunder did not have immediate combat power. They also got the Knicks with a messy record that needed a major reshuffle in a three-way trade, and thus got Iman Shumpert and JR Smith.

The Cavaliers just need a sixth man. JR Smith is one of their goals, and getting a defensive guard is purely cheap. After all, the situation of the Thunder and the Knicks is very bad.

The problem now is that JR Smith is also a problem character, and he is older than Waiters. If he is not obedient, he will probably be more troublesome than Waiters.

But the team has no choice. Xia Tian has already gambled heavily, and now he doesn't mind betting one more time. Anyway, the main framework of the team has not moved. If it doesn't work, they can trade again.

In fact, the team does still have trades, and it is the inside line that the team lacks the most to help defend.

The first-round pick from the Thunder is for coach David Blatt’s former favorite, the Russian center Timofey Mozgov who played for the Nuggets, two protected first-round picks, the Cavaliers can be said to be painstakingly.

These two transactions are just right in terms of timing, and the Cavaliers' manager David Griffin is also a capable guy.

Before the traded players had officially joined, Love led his team to the bottom team, the 76ers, although he scored 28+19.

He and Irving belonged to the same style when they led the team, with statistics but no victories.

The 76ers drafted a bunch of rookies in the summer and then traded out the team's older players. Just as the potential rookie Joel Embiid was also reimbursed, the team continued to perform badly.

The Cavaliers can also lose. I really don't know if they are playing high or the opponent is playing high.

Although there are not a few stars, this also shows that the Cavaliers have not yet entered the state of competing for the championship. Even if the real strong team is on the second team, they will not lose a lot, because the tactics will not be of the same level.

Now Cavaliers fans are waiting for the new aid to show up and the main players to come back.

The two who were traded by the Knicks came to the team first. Speaking of which, Zhang Xiaotian and JR Smith still have a little grudge.

The first time he participated in training, JR Smith walked over swaggeringly, "Brother, are you going to play heads-up, the team's main position has not yet been determined."

Before Zhang Xiaotian answered, James' face changed, and he said seriously: "What heads-up, Zhang is still recovering from his injuries, the team's main coach has his own arrangements, I hope everyone will focus on how to win together."

"LeBron, don't be nervous, I'm just joking, let everyone get familiar with it." JR Smith said indifferently.

James looked serious, "Okay, let me tell you about the team first."

As a result, both JR Smith and Shumpert were nagged by the confidant brother James for several hours. Of course, James also invited the newcomers to the nightclub to have fun. The next day, JR Smith kept his mouth shut about Brother LeBron. Maybe it was James’ singing that moved him. .

JR Smith's first appearance in the Cavaliers was not smooth, and it was also related to the opponent. It was the Rockets who came to Cleveland as a guest.

The Rockets gave up Parsons and Jeremy Lin, but their strength has improved compared to last season. Ariza who returned to the Rockets is indeed more suitable for the Rockets than Parsons who has the ball.

The newly joined Josh Smith and Corey Brewer are also good additions, allowing the Rockets to upgrade once on both ends of the offense and defense.

Both Irving and Love performed well this time, but they couldn't compare to the Rockets' seven players in double figures.

JR Smith just hit a few irons on the court, but didn't score a single point.

The fans panicked all of a sudden, JR Smith seemed less reliable than Waiters.

James is also heartbroken. He has talked and invited guests before. If JR Smith cannot integrate into the team, the Cavaliers will have no bargaining chips to continue trading this season.

The team's other new aid, Mozgov, also arrived as scheduled, and James was busy for a while, because this is the head coach who has long taken a fancy to him, and it is estimated that it will be easy to integrate into the tactics.

It's just that the team has lost three games in a row after three games in a row, and I don't know when it will be the end.

On January 1, the Cavaliers tried to start JR Smith. This time, JR Smith scored points and showed a strong scoring ability, but this is also a player who rarely scores.

Mozgov is better, and feels like he will be a well-regulated insider.

It's just that the team faced the second Warriors in the Western Conference at home, and was beaten helplessly.

The Warriors didn't make any big moves in terms of players in the summer, just changed the head coach, and then took off.

Former Warriors head coach Mark Jackson didn't have a bad record leading the team. They were questioned after they were replaced by new coach Steve Kerr, but it turns out that some people are born to be coaches.

The more powerful Splash Brothers, Draymond Green, who was finally reused, the Cavaliers lost four games in a row.

(End of this chapter)