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Chapter 304 Aliens Join

The 2009 All-Star Weekend is over, leaving fans with many touching moments, such as the Big Three of the Celtics, and the reunion of the OK combination. Of course, the most memorable one must be this All-Star Game The MVP was shared by two superstars from China.

In the more than 60 years of NBA history, there have been four double AMVPs. The first was Elgin Baylor and Bob Pettit in 1959; then Karl Malone and John Stocker in 1993 Tim Duncan and Shaquille O'Neal in 2000; and Channing and Yao Ming this time.

Yao Ming, as China's No.1 in the NBA, has the title of the Little Giant of the East, and successfully helped the NBA open up the Eastern market; Chan Ning is the second Chinese player to become the leader of the NBA team, and his popularity is even more prosperous than Yao Ming.

More importantly, Dayao joined Philadelphia during the offseason, and the two superstars from China joined hands to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to always lead the East, becoming the biggest favorite to win this season, and further developing the NBA's Chinese market.

It is precisely because of this that Yao Ming and Chen Ning, two figures who are destined to be famous in the history of the NBA and in the history of Chinese basketball, were selected by the NBA and shared the honor of the All-Star Game MVP.

Although this AMVP is only an expression of fame or honor, it cannot be compared with the MVP of the regular season and the MVP of the finals, and the system does not have any expression, but Channing is still very happy. Witnessed by the superstars, he won the trophy with Dayao.

"Come on, this is just an All-Star Game MVP trophy, I hope you can get the other two, especially the FMVP in a few months."

Dayao quietly said to Qian Ning that he understood what Qian Ning meant, and wanted to encourage Qian Ning to lead the team to the finals and win the championship.

"Okay, then let's work hard together, the regular season mvp belongs to me, and the finals MVP belongs to you, how about it?"

Qian Ning had an idea, and Dayao was already embarrassed.

The happy time is always short. After the All-Star Weekend, Channing, Yao Ming and Ibaka returned to Philadelphia together. After two days of recuperation, they continued their journey of the regular season.

After the All-Star Game, Channing's state has declined compared to before. After the team's internal reinforcement, the Philadelphia 76ers' strength has been further improved, and many games have been won by big scores.

Too much garbage time also caused Channing's playing time and average data to decline. He slipped another two places on the MVP rankings and is currently ranked seventh. However, the record of the Philadelphia team is still good, sitting firmly in the Eastern Conference First.

On February 2009, 2, an accident that was enough to change the pattern of the entire league happened.

In the away game against the Utah Jazz, Kevin Garnett, the core defensive core of the Celtics Celtics, accidentally sprained his right knee while attempting an alley-oop, and then went straight off the court for treatment. The game was not played again.

Although KG's injury has not yet been officially announced, Channing knows that Garnett will be reimbursed for the season.

Following Tracy McGrady, Arenas, Brand, and Reed, Garnett has become another superstar reimbursed this season.

Averaging 16.4 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, Garnett is of great significance to the Celtics. His season reimbursement is a fatal blow to the Celtics who are aiming to defend their title, but for the Lakers For potential competitors such as the Boston Celtics, Cavaliers and Philadelphia, it is a huge benefit.

Cheeks talked about this matter to Channing with a smile on his face. Channing didn't seem surprised at all, and specifically told Cheeks to apply for a deal with Danny Ainge again.

Garnett is reimbursed for the season, and the Celtics' future this season is in jeopardy. Channing doesn't believe that Danny Ainge can still sit on the Diaoyutai.
Sure enough, everything went as Channing expected. In order to prevent the opponent from strengthening, Danny Ainge was originally unwilling to trade Sam Cassell to Philadelphia. He even planned to pay more luxury taxes, but Garnett The injury made Danny Ainge feel that there is no chance of winning the championship. In this case, it is better to save some money and get a first-round pick from Philadelphia this year, which is definitely a money-making deal.

At the tail end of the trade deadline, the NBA passed the deal.

The Celtics sent veteran guard Sam Cassell to the Philadelphia 76ers for this year's first-round unprotected pick.

After completing this transaction, the Celtics will reduce the team's salary below the luxury tax line, which not only saves a lot of money, but also gets a dividend of 300 million US dollars from the league, and the Philadelphia team's first-round With the sign in hand, Danny Ainge can advance, attack, retreat, or defend. He is very satisfied with his operation.

Cheeks and Channing were also secretly happy. A first-round pick is nothing. Regardless of field ability, even in the locker room, Cassel can help Kyle Lowry and Dragic grow well.

For the Philadelphia team, which is aiming for the championship, this kind of veteran guard with rich experience in the finals is a rare asset.

Cassell soon came to Philadelphia to report and was warmly welcomed by the Philadelphia team.

As a 39-year-old veteran, Cassell has come to the end of his career. In his life, he was selected with the 24th overall pick in the first round, and he was selected by the Rockets, Bucks, Suns, Timberwolves and other teams.

From the very beginning as a substitute player to joining the Bucks in 99, he formed three musketeers with the gentleman sword Ray Allen and the big dog Glenn Robinson. In 01, he defeated the 76ers led by Iverson after 7 games. Then, he joined the Timberwolves in 2003 and formed a three-headed monster with wolf king Kevin Garnett and Madman Sprewell. He was selected to the All-Star and Second Team in 2004 and lost to the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.

At the beginning of 2008, in order to join a team capable of winning the championship, Cassell voluntarily was bought out by the Clippers, and then quickly supported the Celtics, and then defeated the Lakers with the team and won his third championship ring.

Today, the Celtics feel that Cassell is too old and has become a burden for the team to continue to compete for the championship, but the Philadelphia team regards Cassell as a treasure, and they do not hesitate to waste a first-round pick to get him.

As soon as he joined Philadelphia, Cassel immediately felt that he was respected, and he also expressed his willingness to do his best to help the team, whether it was contribution on the court or bringing new players off the court.

Channing was very satisfied with this, and immediately handed over Kyle Lowry and Dragic to Cassell. Among other things, Cassell's old-fashioned point guard's unique organizational ability and field control ability are very powerful Yes, but also good at post-up jumpers.

(End of this chapter)