basketball task

Chapter 300 Let the bullets fly for a while
In early February 2009, the Philadelphia 2ers finally traded a qualified inside substitute. Jason Thompson had been training with the team for a few days, and played well in the next few games, and his playing time gradually stabilized.

Cheeks breathed a sigh of relief. After Thompson arrived on the team, the Philadelphia 76ers' 6-man roster was finally determined.

There is no doubt that the starting center Yao Ming and the starting power forward Ibaka are about 30-40 minutes per game. The game took less than 30 minutes to play. Under the precise time control of the Philadelphia coaching staff, Yao Ming has rarely remained healthy this season. Except for the Rockets who took the initiative to take one game off, Yao Ming appeared in all other games.

Birdman Anderson and Jason Thompson acted as the first echelon of substitutes, and they basically divided up the remaining time inside.

Channing Frye and Uncle Mu sat on the bench most of the time. Except for the garbage time of the big lead, Uncle Mu was very satisfied with it. He was already too old to be a fan. Basically there is no need for him to play.

Channing Frye's playing time has been further compressed, and it can be seen that he is a little dissatisfied, but the competition in the NBA is so fierce, if it cannot meet the needs of the team, it will naturally be gradually weakened.

After the center was strengthened, Philadelphia's strength was further enhanced. They won several games in succession, and the trade deadline was getting closer and closer.

After talking about it, Cheeks and Channing still fell in love with the alien Sam Cassell. Although the Celtics deliberately quoted a high transaction price and were hostile to negotiating a transaction with the Philadelphia team, but Cheeks' chip made them have to be moved.

"Philadelphia's first round pick in 2009!"

Danny Angie was really tempted.

The alien Sam Cassell, who averaged 15.7 points and 6 assists in his career, is 39 years old. Although he had a feat of 17 points in a single game in the playoffs last season, he is aging seriously after all. There was very little oil left.This season, although Cassel completed his contract extension with the Celtics during the offseason, he has not played a game so far, but has played an active role as a veteran in the locker room.

Danny Ainge has long thought about trading Cassell, so that the total salary of the Celtics this season can be reduced below the luxury tax trigger line. Not only can it avoid paying the luxury tax, but it may also get bonuses from the league.According to regulations, all teams whose total salary does not exceed the luxury tax trigger line this season can receive a reward of about 300 million US dollars.

In addition, replacing Cassel not only allowed the Celtics to avoid the luxury tax, but also reduced their total number of players to 14, which allowed them to sign the "firefighter" PJ-Brown last season. Add a player who could be useful in the playoffs.

Danny Ainge really doesn't want to help the Philadelphia team continue to strengthen. He was originally negotiating a deal with the Kings, planning to use Sam Cassell plus some cash in exchange for the Kings' second-round pick this year.

But Cheeks' latest offer took Danny Ainge by surprise.

This is a genuine first-round pick. Although the Philadelphia team's record is too strong, this first-round pick is basically the bottom of the first round, not much higher than the Kings' second-round pick at the beginning of the second round, but this is not the point.

The point is that the second-round pick from the Kings is protected. The Celtics have a high probability of getting nothing. It just saves salary space and frees up a position. The first-round pick of the Philadelphia team is unprotected. , as long as Danny Ainge agrees, this is the Celtics.

After thinking about it for a few days, Danny Angie couldn't make up his mind, and the deal with Philadelphia and the Kings was put on hold.

Coach Cheeks was anxious, so he wanted to continue to increase the size. If he couldn't get the 2010 draft pick, he had to impress the Celtics. Fortunately, Channing persuaded him.

"Our bargaining chip is not low. The Celtics have clearly made a lot of money, and it will be too much to lose if we increase our chips."

"But it's really hard to find a good defender in the market now. I'm worried that things will change after a long time."

"Don't worry, let the bullets fly for a while!"

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After a few games, the All-Star Weekend is ushered in again. The Philadelphia team is the busiest team in this All-Star Weekend.

Ibaka was named to the rookie All-Star first-year team, and he will play opposite Channing on the second-year team.

In the All-Star Game, Yao Ming and Chan Ning were also selected as the starters in the Eastern Conference together, and Channing was also the ticket leader in the All-Star Game. This season's steady outbreak, the MVP ranked in the top five, and his record-breaking performance of 82 points in a single game made him Channing became the king of popularity.

On February 2th, the All-Star Rookie Challenge started first.

The first-year team members are: Beasley (Heat), Fernandez (Blazers), Gasol (Grizzlies), Gordon (Clippers), Lopez (Nets), Mayo (Grizzlies), Oden (Blazers), Rose (Bulls), Westbrook (Thunder) and Serge Ibaka (Philadelphia 76ers).

The second-year team members are: Brooks (Rockets), Chandler (Knicks), Durant (Thunder), Green (Thunder), Horford (Hawks), Scola (Rockets), Stuckey (Pistons) and Channing (Philadelphia 76ers).

This year's rookie challenge still adopts the situation of the first and second grade teams confronting each other, but in order to add fun, many big-name stars also participated in the entertainment. Howard and Wade are the assistant coaches of the two teams, and James and Pau Gasol also Served as a guest commentator for the first and second half of TNT TV.

At the beginning of the game, Durant couldn't wait to fire. First, he dunked and scored, and then hit consecutive three-pointers. In a show-like rookie game, Durant was extremely serious.

Last season, Durant was still a super rookie on an equal footing with Channing, but this season he was largely thrown out by Channing. Adu is determined to snatch tonight's rookie game MVP trophy and prove that he is better than Channing.

Compared with Adu, Chan Ning seems to have a lot of Buddhism, he doesn't make many shots, he just runs around and plays, and he passes his teammates whenever he has an opportunity, and Chan Ning passes the same pass when Adu is open.

After halftime, Channing only scored 4 points, but his assists were in double figures, largely thanks to Durant's full firepower tonight.

After being suppressed by the second-year team with experience in the first half, the first-year team recovered in the second half and started to counterattack.

Rose, Westbrook, Mayo, plus Beasley at small forward, the first-year team scored consecutive singles, and Gasol also played a supportive advantage. First, he assisted Spanish national teammate Fernandez to hit a three-pointer from the outside. points, and then sent a pass to Ibaka, who has already joined the Spanish nationality.

(End of this chapter)