Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 412 Repairing the Lineup
Originally, for a championship team like the Trail Blazers, stability is the most important factor, and they only need to make minor repairs to the lineup.But when Mills signed with a CBA team and the new season's schedule is intensive, it has become a very important thing to choose a substitute for the veterans.

Moreover, no one can guarantee the game state of Roy and Oden. It is true that Roy has shown a good competitive state in the AAU league, but in the real NBA regular season and even playoffs, can he maintain it? Such levels are unknown.Oden has even been training alone in New York. A big man like him is even more afraid of foot injuries. No one knows whether such a boring schedule will make his injury relapse.

So looking for backcourt and inside substitutes is very critical. McMillan has made up his mind to reduce the playing time of Miller and Camby, and the two veterans also expressed their understanding.Although it is very exciting to win the championship and let them see that they still have a lot of fuel in their fuel tanks, the official schedule released by the NBA is indeed a bit cheating. He can hand over the starting point guard position.

There is no way, now that the new generation is in charge of the No. [-] position in the league. Although sometimes they can use their rich experience to suppress their opponents, most of the time the old arms and legs really can't do the opposite.Miller knows that he will soon need to retreat to the second line. If the team management has a good vision, it doesn't matter to bring new players in advance.

Originally, the Blazers management wanted to make plans step by step and talk to other teams, but sometimes the plans can't keep up with the changes. If you don't go to other teams, other teams will naturally come to you.The Mavericks need Fernandez to fill Kidd's old position. Fernandez also has the intention to leave. He is tired of competing with Mills for playing time. The Mavericks sent Jordan Hamilton, the 26th pick in the first round of this year. , a swingman with good physical fitness.

It's a pity that Hamilton was sent to the Nuggets by the Blazers before he was happy to join the championship team for a long time. In exchange for the original Nuggets starting point guard Felton who was sent to Denver because of Anthony's trade, it is obvious that the Nuggets King is committed to rebuilding, and Felton has never started since coming to the Nuggets...

The Blazers' reinforcements are still continuing. After cleaning up some fringe figures last season, they actually snatched the 2009-10 sixth man of the year Jamal Crawford from the eyes of many teams. And the price is only $2 million for 1000 years.Ye Feng also had to praise the management for the good signing. It gave Roy a precaution against possible bad state in advance. Even if Roy performed poorly, the configuration of Matthews + Crawford can be considered in the NBA. Very good.

However, Ye Feng regrets that Dante Cunningham, who was used by McMillan as a surprise player in the playoffs last season, left the team and switched to the Memphis Grizzlies. The reason is very simple. The Grizzlies opened 3 The Blazers are unwilling to match the annual contract of 630 million.Of course, from a business point of view, this is actually a waste of money. Last year's rookie Luke Babbitt has gradually grown up. He and Cunningham are also the same type of players.

Basically, the Trail Blazers have finished repairing the lineup. It depends on whether other teams have the idea of ​​​​continuing to come to the door. If the price is good, they can continue to negotiate. It's season.Of course, as the new champion of the league, many veterans also let their agents contact the Trail Blazers with the intention of hugging their thighs, but the team has no other movement except for signing the 39-year-old veteran Kurt Thomas to supplement the inside line. up.

The current main rotation lineup of the Blazers has become: Miller/Felton at No. [-], Matthews/Crawford/Roy at No. [-], Ye Feng/Batum at No. [-], Alvin at No. [-] Derich/Babbitt/Thomas, Camby/Oden/Pulzbila at the fifth position.In addition to the need to strengthen the substitute for the fourth position, McMillan is still very satisfied with the operation of the management. Without drastic changes to the original lineup, the strength of the team has steadily improved.

There is no rush for a substitute for the fourth position. There are many high-quality power forwards in the free market, but it is difficult for the Blazers to afford the price. Even if they can offer, others may not be willing to come to you as a substitute. The same goes for the championship, not every young player is willing to give up his status to hug his thigh.If a player who is too old becomes the first substitute at the fourth position, the Blazers are not very interested, so they have to look at the situation before the trade deadline.

However, the Blazers' small repairs did not cause much waves in the free market. Except for their signing of Crawford, which is a great move, other actions are really small enough to be ignored directly. The entire league has set its sights on New Orleans , To be precise, the Hornets control Paul.

In the beginning, the Lakers, Rockets and Hornets were close to reaching a three-way deal. The Lakers got Paul, then sent Odom to the Hornets, and Gasol to the Rockets; the Rockets sent Kevin Martin, Scola, Dragic and the draft Right to the Hornets.At that time, the deal had been approved by the league, and it was about to be reached, but the owners of other teams in the league quit. The combination of Paul + Kobe was terrible to think about. They accused Stern of not allowing such a deal at the board meeting. occur.

Because the Hornets are still in the state of alliance trusteeship, after listening to the opinions of the bosses, Stern issued an order to the Hornets general manager Demps through the alliance, requesting to temporarily suspend Paul's big deal. Stillborn.

But this farce of "the queen bee leaving the team" did not end. Paul finally left the weak Hornets as he wished, but his next home became another team in Los Angeles-the Clippers. On December 12, the NBA officially announced that the deal between the Hornets and the Clippers took effect. The Clippers sent Eric Gordon, Kaman, Aminu and the 14 unprotected first-round pick (obtained from the Timberwolves trade) in exchange for Lost Paul and two second-round picks in 2012.

Although Gordon, who is in the same class as Ye Feng, is the core that the Clippers have focused on training in recent years, in order to get Paul's promise not to jump out of the contract next summer, the Clippers gritted their teeth and put the star of hope Gordon into the deal.Coupled with the young insiders Griffin and Jordan who were selected and emerging, everyone knows that Los Angeles is going to change. Although Kobe is still there, he is getting old. Los Angeles is no longer the Lakers. up...

(End of this chapter)