basketball task

Chapter 260
Yao Ming's trade application is like a big fish in the deep sea, which makes the offseason that has been quiet for a while suddenly turbulent.

Seeing that Yao Ming has made up his mind to leave, Morey will never let go easily. He must make a big deal on the trade opponent's team and eat up the last bit of benefits of Yao Ming.

Big Z?The strength gap with Yao Ming is too big, and it is soft and slow;

Big Ben?After going to the Cavaliers, the state declined too much, leaving only a scary face;
Iverson?It's going downhill, it's not worth it in the last years of a hero;
Andre Iguodala?It looks okay, although it is not an excellent team building core, but at least it can accompany the Rockets through the reconstruction period.

Morey's little calculations are buzzing. Among the offers from the Cavaliers, Nuggets and Philadelphia, the only one he has his eyes on is Iguodala. He is young, has good athletic ability, good physical fitness, strong defense and will not drop in price. If you can't get it out, you can change it, at least you won't suffer a loss if you trade it.

However, after thinking about it, the Rockets already have a super shooting guard Tracy McGrady, and they just traded in the offseason for Artest, a strong defensive expert, and Iguodala, a positional conflict.

How to do it?There was a gleam in Morey's eyes, and he dropped another blockbuster.

"What? McGrady is also put on the shelves?"

"It's impossible! Unless Morey is crazy!"

Before Morey went crazy, the Rockets coach Adelman was already crazy. He originally traded for Artest to form the trident of Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady and Artest. Unexpectedly, after Yao Ming decided to leave, Morey didn't even want to stay with McGrady!
Facing Adelman's questioning and Alexander's puzzlement, Morey had his reasons.

Although McGrady is known as a talented scorer who can crush Kobe Bryant, has the most amazing talent and the best skills, and the MM combination was once regarded as a replica of the OK combination, but McGrady has a fatal flaw, that is, injury. Disease, that is his glass body constitution.

From shoulders to elbows and wrists, from back to hips and groin, from knees to leg bones and ankles, McGrady has more injuries than his tattoos, covering almost the whole body, with frequent injuries and a high probability of recurrence.In his entire career, almost no season is complete.Such and such injuries tormented him, and also led to an early decline in his personal status.

The deadliest injuries come from the back.

McGrady during the Magic period was the most glorious period of his personal career. He won the honor of scoring champion in a row, but he was tortured by back spasms since 2001, which became more and more serious.

After coming to the Rockets, McGrady started his unlucky career. He missed many games almost every season because of back injuries. The most serious season was the 2005-2006 season, which can be regarded as the worst in McGrady's career. Darker season: He was plagued by injuries for almost the entire season, missing a total of 35 games.

Last year, that is, the 2007-2008 season, Tracy McGrady missed a total of 15 games due to injury, but his injury is no longer just a back injury.Right elbow strain, sidelined 2 games; left knee injury, missed [-] games; left shoulder injury, sidelined one game.The physique of the glass body is gradually revealed, and the gradually increasing injuries have laid hidden dangers for McGrady's physical health.

During the 22-game winning streak, after Yao Ming was reimbursed for the season due to his left leg injury, McGrady stood up alone and carried the team forward. It was G6 against the Jazz in the playoffs, and McGrady had to play even after the blockade. That was his last 40-point performance.

In the eyes of the fans, McGrady is sleepy, his style of play is too soft, his body is glass, and he can't even pass the first round.

From Chan Ning's point of view, McGrady is determined to break the curse of the first round, and he is a very strong man.

In Morey's view, McGrady's health is deteriorating, and it is uncertain when there will be a risk of being reimbursed for the season.

Especially when Yao Ming's departure is a foregone conclusion, it is really inappropriate for the Rockets to put all the future on the scarred McGrady. Pen salary space, ready to catch big fish in the free market next year.

Alexander recognized Morey's shrewd calculations and immediately added McGrady to the deal.

The strange thing is that other team managers are not interested in getting McGrady, and there are very few bidders.

"How could this be? It's too unscientific!"

Morey was very unhappy with the few offers.

If Yao Ming and Pau Gasol are the same type of players, they are both high-quality second-in-command players, then McGrady is another kind of player. If you want to get McGrady, you must pay for a star at the master-level.

There are two years left in McGrady's contract, and the average annual salary is more than 2000 million. He is an absolute top-salary star. In the entire league, only super giants like Iverson and Kobe can get this price.

Stronger than James, Wade, and Yao Ming, their annual salary is only about 1500 million. In comparison, it is clear which is more expensive and which is a good deal.

The managers of these teams are all good people. McGrady's potential injury has greatly affected his transaction value, coupled with his big contract, it is directly prohibitive.

Teams with superstars are not willing to exchange for big players. Teams lacking superstars want to take the risk of grabbing the whole money, but they all feel that it is too bad to eat Tracy McGrady’s 2000 million contract, and save the money to spend on James next year. how nice.

After some testing, Morey also saw McGrady's embarrassing situation now. He is unwilling to sell the Rockets at a loss, and it is not stupid to sell other teams at a regular price. We can only wait and see.

Few people were interested, and Morey could only give up the idea of ​​trading Tracy McGrady. Fortunately, this news was only released within the management and did not let the outside world know.

McGrady is still kept in the dark, and is still looking forward to the trident fit next season, breaking the curse of the first round.

This is the tragic scene of superstars at the end of their careers. Any change in age, injury, state, and style of play may cause their careers to fall off a cliff.

Not everyone is lucky enough to be like Kobe, Duncan, Nowitzki, one person, one city, Iverson, Tracy McGrady, O'Neal... These once brilliant stars, in their twilight years, most of them are homeless and no one cares about them. , had to retire with regret.

This is caused by the market competition in the NBA, including the ability of the players themselves, and the elimination of the NBA competition. It is precisely because many stars have not been treated fairly in their later years that a new generation of stars have appeared together at their peak. Decisions that seek to maximize individual interests.

It's all in business, everyone is doing it for profit, don't blame anyone.

(End of this chapter)