Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 190 Unrest
After defeating the Cavaliers and Nuggets in a row, the Lakers maintained a good state in the New Year.

But other teams do not have such a good status quo, such as the Chicago Bulls. Their aimless training methods have led to the team's talents but have never been realized. Scottie Pippen has been replaced since the game with the Lakers After that, he never appeared again.

The same record is certainly not the result the Bulls management wanted to see. They simply waved their hands and sent Jaylen Rose and Donyell Marshall to Toronto in exchange for Antonio Day, one of the most underwhelming All-Stars in history. Weiss, as well as blue-collar fighters such as Jerome Williams and Corey Blunt.

The Raptors hope to improve the record, and the Bulls aim to play poorly while cultivating young players. The goals of both parties in this transaction are clear.

But the Hawks' trading motives are far from clear.

They traded Theo Ratliff, Shareef Abdul-Rahim and Dan Dickau for the Blazers' Rasheed Wallace and Wesley Person.

The Blazers intend to rebuild, sending away the thornhead Rasheed Wallace in exchange for a Buddhist player and Raheem whose contract has expired.

In the eyes of the people who eat melons, the Eagles' trading method is basically charity. Rasheed Wallace will never stay with the Eagles for a long time.

After the news of the transaction was officially announced, Jim felt a little uneasy.

According to the original trajectory, Rasheed Wallace will be sent to the Pistons later, but there is no place for him in the Pistons today. The inside chemistry between Brad Miller and Ben Wallace is not bad. The Pistons' record has also been greatly improved compared to last year, and they have been competing with the Pacers for the top spot in the Eastern Conference.

Moreover, from the point of view of time, this transaction was nearly 20 days earlier than the original track.

"Billy Knight, a former NBA All-Star, was selected by the ... Los Angeles Lakers with the 1974st overall pick in the second round of the 21 NBA Draft, but he did not play any games for the Lakers. Instead, he joined the The Indiana Pacers of the ABA, in his many years of professional career, he has played for many teams in the league, such as the Boston Celtics and San Antonio Spurs, by the way, he played at a good level." Kupchak read According to the information of Hawks general manager Billy Knight, the two have played against each other on the court.

"I remember he had a relationship with the Bostonians, but why would they help Joe Dumars ... Danny Ainge is not a good-hearted guy. Leave them alone, we need to strengthen the small forward position, the first few games It can be seen from the game that when we meet a team with a strong third position, once Ron Artest goes off the court, we will not have a second reliable defender." Jim couldn't think of too many clues, so he simply Leave the Eagles behind and focus on the team's problems. The All-Star Game is approaching, and the team needs to hurry up and make final reinforcements.

"We had good small forward candidates, if you didn't let go of Gerald Wallace and Matt Barnes, look at their performance in the Jazz." Kupchak laughed.

"Okay Mitch, you know we have to do this. We can't keep everyone next season. Did you hear that the Charlotte Bobcats are going to join the league soon? Their selection rules are from each team. Randomly pick someone out of the 8-man protection list, won't we let them go for nothing? The question now is how to use our existing assets to replace Ron with a 10-minute substitute without being blown away small forward."

"I do have two good candidates, and they are also feasible." Kupchak thought for a few minutes before replying.

After discussing for a while, the two decided to act immediately.

The Lakers challenged the Kings in an away game. Stojakovic showed off his true colors as a superstar in the regular season. He made 9 of 7 three-pointers and scored 37 points. Artest had no temper.The king was in full bloom, from Bibby to Bobby Jackson, and even Divac made a three-pointer.

When the opponent hits 60 three-pointers with a shooting percentage of more than 20%, it is difficult to win. 119 to 112, the Lakers swallowed a loss in Sacramento.

Next, the Lakers challenged the Clippers back-to-back in "away games". This time, the well-organized Lakers did not let the Clippers continue to steal the victory. The hole dug by Jarich and Eddie House was really too big. Kobe scored 35 points and regarded the Clippers' perimeter defense as nothing, helping the Lakers sink the Clippers 20 to 37.

The third opponent of the six-game winning streak is the Phoenix Suns. In the last duel between the two sides, Karl Malone and Scott Williams bloodied the battlefield, but in just one month, the Suns' lineup has turned upside down The change, the head star Stephon Marbury was sent back to his hometown of New York, and Penny Hardaway was sent away with him, and Cesali Trebanski, the water dispenser administrator, thus got Charlie · Ward, March Lampe, Howard Eisley and Antonio McDyess.

It seems that D'Antoni can no longer bear Marbury's cancerous style of play, and decided to concentrate on training three young players, Joe Johnson, Marion and Boozer, as the core to build the team.

Karl Malone originally planned to compete with Scott Williams again. After all, he has been the only one who has elbowed others for so many years. When will it be someone else's turn to hurt him and truce?Though Scott Williams did it at the cost of four front teeth.

But Scott Williams has been sent to the Dallas Mavericks, and Malone's wish will come true.

Charlie Ward was not cut as in the original trajectory, because the Suns have no other reliable point guards other than Howard Eisley, and Ward has to top 10 minutes per game.

Joe Johnson and Boozer became the main attack points of the Suns, Marion was stealing chickens everywhere, center Voskull and guard Eisley basically played soy sauce on the court.

Boozer continued his habit of being deflated as soon as he met Malone. Although the statistics of 15 points and 12 rebounds after the game were not ugly, considering the 14-of-5 field goal percentage and 6 turnovers, this performance was not bad anyway. Can't be called excellent.

Joe Johnson and Marion scored 46 points together, and it was difficult to help the team win a victory.

The Lakers defeated the Suns away and stabilized their No. [-] position in the Western Conference.

In the next game, the Lakers' opponent is the Memphis Grizzlies.

It was originally an ordinary regular season, but because of a trade news before the start of the game, it became a bit dramatic. It was officially announced that the Lakers and the Grizzlies completed the deal. The Lakers paid Leandro Barbosa, Joan Barry And Luis Scola's signing rights, got the Grizzlies' Shane Battier and Duntay Jones.

(End of this chapter)