Basketball League of Legends

Chapter 158 Shocking Big Deal

On July 1997, 7, on this day that later generations considered the Celtics to break the curse and re-emerge, reporters from major American sports media gathered in Boston, because the Celtics uniform team was on the day of the draft. A notice was issued to hold a press conference on this day.

However, most of the media did not take this notice from the Celtics seriously. As a result, the reporters they sent were all their own juniors, but the Celtics would not care about this. Everything is OK.

The Celtics set up a press conference stand by the side of the training hall. Several staff members were busy there. Before the reporters arrived, Jonny was standing there discussing something with Carl.The arrival of Jonny has caused many historical deviations. For example, Carl, the old man who sacrificed everything for the Celtics, originally gave way to Rick Pitino this season, but maybe because of Jonny’s arrival, Karl did not leave. However, Rick Pitino still served as the team's new head coach.

There are also a few players who are practicing on the court not far away, Chauncey Billups, there is no problem with this, he was originally selected by the Celtics.And Tim Thomas is different. It is worth mentioning that this Tim Thomas was a talented high school student who was as famous as Kobe Bryant in high school, but now, he can only help Johnny.

There is also Daben, this future insider bug who originally needed to stay at the small forward position for a season, may have a chance to usher in his glory in advance with the Celtics.

Of course, there are two players that Johnny is not familiar with, Mark Blunt and Eric Washington. The Sonics gave up and were forced to go to Europe to play, but the appearance of Jonny has already made his career deviate, and he was not selected by the Sonics.

There is also Eric Washington, a player with a good three-pointer. He had to leave for Europe after playing in the NBA for a few years. With the appearance of the Celtics, he can play for a team that is better at three-pointers. Playing, maybe the result will be different.

All in all, Jonny has changed the world a lot.

The press conference is about to start, and Jonny hid in the locker room. He is today's easter egg and needs to be the finale.

And the voice from the microphone has already started to come from the front. It is Carl introducing several rookies, and these rookies have already been known by the reporters at the draft. For them, the only attractive one is Chauncey Belu Puth is the No. 6 pick and Tim Thomas is the No. [-] pick, and all the questions are thrown to these two people.

Then, Carl announced the deal of Ben Wallace, which made the reporters even less interested, because also, this deal was also completed in the draft, and who is the player Ben Wallace?Even some reporters didn't know this big black guy, and some reporters with a little qualifications even started to regret coming to Boston to attend this press conference.

But soon, Carl smiled mysteriously and said: "We just introduced our draft this year and a small deal, and next, I will introduce a player who just joined the Celtics. "

Music sounded at the press conference, but the group of reporters in the audience was obviously not interested. Some of them were even yawning, but soon they found that they couldn't close their mouths.

"Oh--!"

"My God—!"

Meanwhile, Carl yelled, "Let's welcome Jonny-! Lee-!"

"Wow! How is this possible? Is John Gabriel crazy?"

"Oh! no! I think the editor-in-chief will regret that he didn't come in person!"

"Jony Lee is coming to Boston! My God, this must be the most exciting news this off-season! Hahaha!"

There were a lot of discussions immediately at the press conference, which was very different from the dullness before. Obviously, Jonny has proved himself with his outstanding performance last season, and it is precisely because of this that he appeared in Boston. It will surprise these reporters. After all, the Magic traded Jonny Lee, which is equivalent to the Bulls trading Scottie Pippen.Despite this possibility, they still feel: Magic must be crazy.

"Then, please be quiet." Carl was very satisfied with the reaction of these reporters. Perhaps in his heart, getting this deal from Jonny has become his most proud move. "First of all, I want to introduce this deal to everyone. We use Anthony Walker, David Wesley, who is a sign-and-trade, and a first-round pick next year, in exchange for Jonny Lee from the Magic, and the next two. A first-round pick."

After hearing the details of the transaction introduced by Carl, these reporters suddenly realized.

"That makes sense. The Celtics are really ruthless. There are no good players in their team, except for Jonny Lee, of course." Two players are gone, but in fact these two players are already all of the Celtics. This team, which was poor last season, did not have any good players, and Anthony Walker, David Wei The two of Slee are the only two outstanding young players in the Celtics team.

Combine that with a potential lottery pick, and it's no surprise the Magic agreed to the deal.

"The Celtics will build a team around Jonny Lee in the future, and we have invited Mr. Rick Pitino to coach the team." Karl introduced Rick Pitino by the way, but Rick Pitino Becoming the new head coach of the Celtics has been announced earlier, so these reporters were not surprised.

Michael Lyon Carl said, but the group of reporters were all staring at Johnny, clicking with their cameras, and then waiting for Carl to announce the start of free questioning.

Soon, Carl let these reporters get their wish: "Then, it's time for free questions." Carl first pointed to the reporters from the Boston Herald, which is his own media. Of course, Carl wanted them to ask questions.

And this reporter from the Boston Herald was excited. When Carl mentioned him, he stood up: "Mr. Jonny Lee, how do you feel about becoming a Celtic?" Obviously, this is an avid Celtics fan, and Jonny also knows what this fan reporter wants to say.

So Jonny smiled and replied: "I am very happy to join the Celtics. This is a great team. He has the most championship trophies in the league and countless great players. My goal is to Be the next great Celtic."

The Boston Herald reporter was very satisfied with Jonny's answer, and he was clapping desperately.

But next, Jonny's task will be arduous. Not every reporter will ask questions like the reporter just now. Next, Jonny will face difficulties from other media.

"Mr. Jonny Lee, I heard that you had a fierce quarrel with the management of the Magic some time ago. Was it because of this incident that you were traded?" The ESPN reporter immediately stood up and asked.

This question is somewhat difficult to answer. After all, if Johnny answers yes, then it is very likely that he will suffer a lot of criticism after this press conference.But Jonny didn't care about that much, he said directly: "Yes, we had a quarrel at the time, because the Magic changed the head coach without notifying me in advance, which made me very angry."

Jonny's answer immediately excited the reporters in the audience, and then the reporter from Yahoo Sports asked, "But it's just a coaching change, and the Magic will not make this deal."

"I don't know what they think. I only know that the Magic did trade me. After I had a quarrel with them, there was no contact for more than a week. Then, they called me and informed me that I was traded. Already." Johnny told the truth again, and the group of reporters nodded their heads half-understood, that's all Johnny said about the transaction, and they can only ask this, and the rest is up to themselves played.

When Johnny was asked about the transaction, he immediately became angry, but looking at the group of excited reporters in the audience, Jonny's anger disappeared immediately, and then the reporters surrounded Jonny's talk about joining Kay. Afterwards, the Walters started asking questions about their future. Of course, they did not forget to interact with Rick Pitino. The two sang together and ended the press conference.

After the press conference, the whole United States was shocked!

"The Celtics ushered in a new leader, who joined Michael Jordan!"

"Magic Nova has left the team and officially announced to join the Celtics!"

"Craziest deal! Will the Celtics speed up their rebuild or lose everything?"

"The general manager of the Magic has a brain twitch? There is another secret behind the departure of the supernova!"

As soon as the major media released their press releases, attention from all over the United States was immediately attracted. However, most people were only talking about the deal excitedly. Only local fans in Orlando and Boston showed strong reactions.

Thousands of people staged a sit-in protest at the entrance of the Orlando Amway Center. They were dissatisfied with the team's trade of Jonny, and put up slogans such as "John Gabriel stepped down". However, some Magic fans believed that the newly acquired Anthony Walker has great potential and can make up for the weakness of the team's interior. In this case, John Gabriel replaced Johnny.

However, this kind of fans are only a minority in Orlando. A large number of Orlando fans think that John Gabriel should be dismissed. The reason is very simple. In the summer of 1996, they let go of Shaquille O'Neal, and in the summer of 1997, they let go again. The team's new star, Jonny Lee, has left two consecutive stars. The inaction of the Magic management has made Magic fans more and more dissatisfied.

The Boston fans reacted completely differently from the Magic fans. They frantically expressed their excitement. For example, Jonny’s No. 11 jersey just appeared in the fan’s surrounding store, which immediately attracted Celtics fans. Panic buying, such as the Jony star card that was just released, most of them were sold in the Boston area.

In addition to these fans, there are many NBA stars who have expressed their views on this deal. Shaquille O'Neal, who has created his own foundation in the Lakers, said: "It is right for Johnny to leave Orlando. Lovely fans, but Orlando's management is really amateurish." Obviously, the Sharks have long been dissatisfied with Orlando's management, thinking about it, the reason why O'Neal left the Magic back then was because the Magic's management would rather give Ann Finney Hardaway has a huge contract, and he is unwilling to give the Sharks a maximum salary.

Anthony Walker, who has just transferred to the Magic, said he is satisfied with the deal and looks forward to partnering with Anfernee Hardaway.But Anfernee Hardaway doesn't seem to appreciate it very much. Like Jonny, Anfernee Hardaway was surprised that John Gabriel really traded Jonny. In an interview with the media, Anfernee Hardaway said: " I really didn't expect the team to trade Jonny, it was a bad decision and I think our management will regret it sooner or later!"

And when reporters asked questions about his new teammates, Anfernee Hardaway avoided answering.

And the media are watching the excitement, and naturally they will put forward their own views on this transaction.Because when the Celtics held a press conference, none of the leading experts and reporters from the major media went to participate, so they could only express their opinions from the transaction and a small amount of interview materials, and in order to get more detailed interview materials , as of now, they are still pestering the two parties, Jonny and John Gabriel.

Regarding this deal, Adrian Wojnarowski, who is already the head reporter of Yahoo Sports, believes: "This deal is beneficial to both parties. Jonny Lee is a player who can become the cornerstone of the team. And Anthony Walker will be an All-Star player at most. For the Celtics, they failed to get Tim Duncan, but getting Jonny Lee still allowed them to regain the cornerstone of a team. Lee is building a team. For the Magic, Anthony Walker can strengthen their weak inside line, and with David Wesley, the strength of the Magic may not decrease but increase.” Adrian Wojnarowski Think it's a mutually beneficial deal.

However, some experts don’t think so. USA Today’s reporter Sam Amick believes: “The Magic and the Celtics have completed a big deal. For the Magic, this deal allows them to get a future All-Star , and a very good role player, and what they sent was another All-Star player. For the Magic, they made a lot of money, because they also got a first-round pick for the Celtics next year, a An All-Star player is exchanged for another All-Star player, plus a role player and a lottery pick. Teammates who are not good, such a lineup can't make it to the playoffs at all! So, in summary, the Magic really made a lot of money!"

Sam Amick's remarks quickly caused controversy across the United States, but one thing is unified, that is, the Celtics will not be able to enter the playoffs next season. No one believes that Johnny can lead a group of CBA teammates to enter the season. In the post-game, the focus of their debate was whether Jonny could be equated with Anthony Walker.

As for these arguments, Jonny turned a blind eye. He has been in Boston these days, discussing the lineup for the new season with the team's management. As those reporters said, the Celtics' lineup has been completely overturned. Yes, there may be some players who can stay among the players from last season, but most of them have left after their contracts expired.

The only players left last season are Di Brown, Dana Barros, Greg Miner, and Pervis Ellison. According to the current situation, even if these four players can Can't stay, it depends on the opinions of Jonny and Rick Pitino.However, Di Brown and Dana Barros, two players who are good at three-pointers, should be able to stay.

Di Brown was still the leading scorer of the Celtics in the past few seasons. He supported the team's offense during the period when the Celtics were in a downturn, but the injuries in recent years have made Di Brown lose his previous strength. State, only played 21 times last season, and his role in the team has been completely reduced to a substitute.

And Dana Barros joined the Celtics in the 1995-1996 season. He was the team's main substitute in the first two seasons. Last season, he even almost competed for the best sixth man. Both can score 1.8 three-pointers, so it should be no problem to stay.

And Greg Miner, who is a spring man, is different from them. Greg Miner has no outstanding three-pointers, and his defense is not very good. There is almost no possibility of staying. The Celtics are very likely Use him to make a deal.The same is true for Pervis Ellison, who plays the main power forward. I have been to the data of 1991+1992.Perhaps the Celtics will leave Pervis Ellison as an inside substitute, but Pervis Ellison, who has a high contract, is more likely to be traded.

In addition to these four players, the only remaining players for the Celtics are Chauncey Billups, Tim Thomas, Mark Blunt and Eric Washington who joined the draft, and the player who was exchanged for the ball when Johnny asked for it. Ben Wallace.With the addition of Johnny, the Celtics team has only 10 players, which is completely different from other teams with seventeen or eight players at this time, so in the Celtics training hall, the Celtics signed A large number of trial training contracts, hoping to find suitable role players.

And the Celtics' search in the free market has not stopped. At present, it seems that the Celtics' inside line is very short of people. From the perspective of Rick Pitino and Carl, the Celtics' inside line is almost unmanned. Available, but in fact the free market is not much better, the big-name players will not come to the Celtics, and the Celtics look down on those little guys, so the signing of free agents is slowly delayed down.

When it came time for summer league to start, the Celtics didn't sign a single player!They can only send a team consisting mainly of rookies and players with trial contracts to participate in the summer league in Las Vegas, but Jonny did not go to participate. With his current status and strength, there is no need at all to waste time.

With the team heading to Las Vegas, Jonny chose to go to Los Angeles to meet with people from Sega. This is his last endorsement contract negotiation this offseason. Next, the Celtics A team of trainers was arranged for Jonny, who will conduct special training for Jonny in California after Jonny's endorsement negotiations are over.

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