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Chapter 404 The Grizzlies Pursue Chauncey, The Crazy Sonics
After the draft, it's the annual trade opening day.

This year's trading market is full of undercurrents.

It looks calm on the surface, but turbulent waves are brewing under the sea.

The first to move is the Trail Blazers and Sonics.

What these two teams have in common is that they both had a huge harvest in the draft.

The Trail Blazers got "The Great" Oden, and the SuperSonics got "McGrady" Durant.

The two teams did not hesitate to choose to clear the space and remove all obstacles on the growth path for the super rookies.

The Trail Blazers sent 20+10 big man Zach Randolph to New York for Francis and Foley.

In this regard, the Trail Blazers officially established a youth army with Roy + Aldridge + Oden as the core, and began to rebuild.

It is conceivable that in a few years, this Trail Blazers team will become one of the superpowers in the West.

As for the Knicks, after experiencing the destruction of Isiah Thomas and Larry Brown's two shit sticks in a row, they can't get up without sinking for four or five years.

On the Supersonic side, in order to strengthen Kevin Durant, the team sent away the original boss Ray Allen.

Ray Allen: "Why is it me who gets hurt every time?"

I still remember that the Bucks back then sent Ray Allen away in order to right Michael Reid.

The current Sonics, in order to right Kevin Durant, sent away Ray Allen.

Ray Allen: "Co-authoring is in your hearts, but I am an obstacle?"

"I'm not Ricky Davis, why are you doing this to me?"

If this is a love affair, Ray Allen is continuously involved by a third party and then kicked out, is it a "miserable" word?

It's really only seeing the newcomers laughing, but not hearing the old ones cry!

Is it an exaggeration to say that Ray Allen is the worst team boss in NBA history?

After this deal, the Sonics also began to rebuild, establishing Durant as the absolute core.

But they also traded Ray Allen to the Celtics point guard West, forward Sebiak, this year's No. [-] rookie Jeff Green, and a second-round pick.

In terms of transaction value, the Celtics must have made a profit.

Trading a bunch of B-level and B+-level things for an A-level star is definitely taking advantage.

But the Supersonics and the Celtics are willing to fight, and the other is willing to suffer, and the others have nothing to say.

In addition, the Celtics traded for Ray Allen, which can be considered to appease Paul Pierce's heart.

The past few years have coincided with Pierce's peak, but the team is getting worse and worse, which inevitably makes Pierce dissatisfied.

Now Pierce + Ray Allen are gathered. Although they are not the favorites to win the championship, they are at least a strong team at the playoff level.

In addition, we can also find a characteristic from these two transactions.

When a team wants to trade away its own star, most of the time it will choose to send him to another district.

The stars from the East are sent to the West, and the stars from the West are sent to the West.

The same is true for O'Neal back then. The Lakers were ready to trade him. The Mavericks were the most enthusiastic suitors at the time, but the Lakers sent O'Neal to the Heat in another district.

This is to try to avoid encounters between stars and their old clubs.

If the old club encounters a new team with a star star in the playoffs and is eliminated, it will be particularly embarrassing.

Sending the leading star to another district will greatly reduce this possibility.Unless both sides reach the finals, it is impossible to meet in the playoffs.

It is almost impossible for the old and new teams to enter the finals at the same time.

……

On this day, something happened to the Grizzlies.

The first is "Big Baby" Glenn Davis and the Grizzlies officially signed.

Then came old Jones.

The old Jones' big contract has also expired, and at the age of 36, he has the idea of ​​​​retiring.

However, Mr. Jerry West personally acted and persuaded him to stay.

Jones Sr. eventually signed a two-year veteran's minimum contract with the Grizzlies.

And this means that the Grizzlies have another large amount of salary space, which can make a difference in the trading market.

The first target the Grizzlies aimed at was the Pistons' starting point guard, the 2004 FMVP player Chauncey Billups.

Billups is not a superstar, but he is definitely the point guard that every team wants.

This summer, Billups' contract expires, and there are many teams interested in him, and the Grizzlies are one of them.

The Grizzlies' current No. [-] position is mainly Lowry and Tyronn Lue.

Lowry is too young and will only be in the second grade next season.

And Tai Lue is thin and thin, and has suffered serious injuries.

Both have obvious flaws.

If Billups can be selected, the lineup will be perfect.

Among the teams competing for Billups, the Grizzlies themselves are also very competitive.

Last season, the Grizzlies reached the Western Conference Finals and were eliminated in seven games against the Spurs.

As long as they can get Billups, the Grizzlies are definitely one of the favorites to win this season.

however……

It's all just imagination after all.

The reality is that the first contact between the Grizzlies and Billups, Billups was gentle, but firmly rejected the Grizzlies.

"Joe (Dumas) chose me and let me grow from a wanderer to an FMVP, so I will never betray him. I want to play for Detroit all my life, even if there is no chance to compete for the championship again."

Billups was determined.

The Grizzlies can only give up.

how to say?

In this era, the stars are still very loyal, and everyone takes one person, one city very seriously.

Even though Olajuwon and Ewing were traded in their twilight years, most people still choose to be loyal.

而没过几天，活塞队就给了比卢普斯一份5年6000万美元的大合同，5年分别是1000万、1105万、1210万、1315万、1220万美元。

This contract also completely cut off the Grizzlies' hopes.

The Grizzlies can only reselect the target.

At the same time, after the Sonics sent away the team boss Ray Allen, they released news to sell the team's second child Rashard Lewis.

Now, the whole league is going crazy.

No!It's the whole league that thinks the Sonics are crazy.

You pick a talented rookie and it's understandable to clean up the team for him and give him plenty of room to grow.

For example, the Cavaliers back then sent Ricky Davis away for James, which was considered a routine operation.

It's just that the supersonic action is too much.

The Cavaliers didn't send Ricky Davis away immediately, but let James and Davis play 22 games. After James showed his talent, he sent Ricky Davis away cruelly.

And the Sonics didn't play a game, and sent Ray Allen and Rashad Lewis away directly. This is really crazy and risky!
(End of this chapter)