basketball task

Chapter 299
Qian Ning is the leader and Yao Ming is the second leader.

Battier and Pietrus are indispensable defenders on the forward and back lines. Together with Channing, these two formed the strongest defensive lineup in the league at the second and third positions of the Philadelphia team. The first important reason, whether it is Kobe, Wade, or James, Pierce, in the face of Philadelphia's three-forward encirclement, they have to shed a layer of skin, and naturally they are not for sale.

Ibaka is a rookie insider who focuses on training. Although it is only a rookie season, he has already demonstrated excellent frame protection ability, strong rebounding ability, and his mid-range shooting is gradually developing. Recently, he learned from Uncle Mu. The cover and single defense are definitely not for sale.

Livingston and Uncle Mu are quite special. One has potential injury, and the other is on the verge of retirement, so he can't sell it even if he wants to.

In addition, Kyle Lowry, Dragic, Belinelli, Birdman Anderson, Channing Frye and Corey Brewer are all options that can be put on the shelves.

Birdman worked hard after his comeback, his rebounding ability and on-court vitality are lacking, so he decided to stay on the team first;

Belinelli is Channing's substitute at the second position. Although Belinelli's playing time and average data have declined significantly after Channing played shooting guard, but Channing does not want to let him go. Any team needs to keep him. Such a high-quality outside shooter.

Although Kyle Lowry has not yet reached Channing's ideal state, Xiaogangpao has been improving. He is now a qualified starting point guard, and the cost performance is extremely high, so he must stay on the team.

"So, the remaining three are our real cards, I understand."

Corey Brewer has been with the team for more than a year and has not improved. The defensive end is so-so. The offensive end can only play transition opportunities. he plays;
Dragic is a European guard. He does not have an old guard like Nash. Dragic's performance in the team is very average. Channing expressed no confidence in Lowry's ability to lead Dragic well. I am afraid that he will continue to stay in Philadelphia. It will delay a good seedling;

Channing Frye's problem is defense and rebounding. Unlike last season's tactic of slanting forward and making three-pointers, this season the Philadelphia team is taking the route of a balanced offense and defense. Yao Ming and Channing are responsible for creating offensive opportunities. Other players Responsible for doing a good job of defense and eating cakes. The importance of three-pointers has dropped a lot compared to last season, and the team has paid more attention to defense. A player like Channing Frye with obvious advantages and disadvantages is a bit unsuitable.

Coach Cheeks knew what Channing was thinking, and this was the bottom line for the Philadelphia team when negotiating trades with other teams.

"Wait a minute, the trade value of these three people is not enough. I think we can add next year's draft picks to it. You know, with our record, it is difficult to pick a good rookie. Why don't we use it to stud."

Chan Ning said leisurely that he knew that the 2009 draft had many super giant talents, such as Griffin, the terrifying dunk machine inside, Stephen Curry, the epoch-making point guard on the outside, and another James, but apart from the three of them, In addition, other rookies are very average, and Philadelphia's draft pick is basically the bottom, and there is nothing to fish for.

Coach Cheeks was taken aback by Channing's crazy idea, but he quickly figured out that since he wanted to PK with the top player in the league, he should play the big one.

Time continued to pass, Channing and Yao Ming led the Philadelphia team to fight on the court, and Cheeks kept making trade efforts in private, trying to attract one or two suitable new players to Philadelphia.

Cheeks' efforts were not in vain. In early February 2009, the NBA officially announced a transaction information:
The Philadelphia 76ers sent the 2007 first-round pick, small forward Corey Brewer, plus the 2009 second-round pick, and traded the Sacramento Kings center, 2008 first-round pick Jason Thompson.

The Sacramento Kings' record this year is the bottom of the Western Conference. The biggest star in the team is Kevin Martin, so they gave up this season early, and at the same time collected future draft picks, preparing to turn around in the future by relying on the draft lottery. The second-round picks are quite satisfactory.

Moreover, Corey Brewer is currently the most lacking forward talent in the Kings. At the center position, they have Hawes, Sheldon Williams, Mickey Moore and other young talents. They have long been overcrowded and sent away a blue-collar Center is no big deal either.

This is a transaction between role players. The contract value of both parties is only about 200 million, and it has not caused any disturbance in the NBA.

But Channing was very happy. He expressed his absolute affirmation of Cheeks' work and prepared to welcome new friends.

Although he has not met officially, Channing is very familiar with Jason Thompson. This guy is 23 years old and was selected by the Kings at No. 2008 in the first round in 12. Thompson is very good in terms of static talents such as development, or dynamic qualities such as confrontation ability and running and jumping ability.

Although the weight and lower body strength are average, Thompson suffers when defending a strong center alone, but his excellent athletic ability allows him to move quickly and assist in defense. At the same time, he also has a larger size that Birdman Anderson and Ibaka do not have. .

Before rebirth, Channing was very familiar with Thompson’s characteristics. In 2016, Jason Thompson officially joined the CBA Shandong team and became a qualified blue-collar insider and foreign player next to Chaoshen Xiaoding. He basically had no offensive ability with the ball and relied on rebounds. Fighting and assisting in defending and blocking shots, Thompson worked hard to help Xiaoding. I believe many Shandong fans have a deep impression on him.

In 2021, Thompson joined Guangdong at a critical moment, providing Du Feng with very important rebounds and inside hardness, helping Guangdong win three consecutive championships.

Of course, Thompson in his rookie period in 2009 had the same crude skills as in the CBA period, but his body was in his peak state, much stronger than when he came to the CBA abuse period, otherwise he would not be in the lottery. selected.

In general, Jason Thompson is not a qualified NBA-level starting insider, but for the Philadelphia team, he served as Yao Ming's first substitute, shared playing time with Birdman Anderson and Ibaka, and scored one-two-ten in each game. Minutes is the most appropriate.

Thompson soon reported to Philadelphia. As soon as we met, he was hugged by Channing. Channing also gave him a pair of new sneakers in private. Yao Ming also welcomed the arrival of the young substitutes. The new bosses gave him a warm welcome. It made Thompson very happy. He grinned and showed his white teeth at the press conference:
"I am very honored to be able to join the Philadelphia team, and I can't wait to get ready to make a career with my new teammates!"

(End of this chapter)