NBA: This flower path is a bit strong.

Masai Ujiri used the team's veteran, Ervin Robertson, who had been nominated for the All-Defensive First and Second Teams several times, was the steals champion for three consecutive years, was a two-time NBA All-Star and a two-time NBA All-Star reserve, as a bargaining chip.

He was traded with the New York Knicks in exchange for Doug Christie, nicknamed "Scalpel", who would be included in the league's best defensive team for four consecutive years and was a typical late bloomer in NBA history.

From the outside, the Raptors are destroying their own Great Wall!

What kind of water dispenser god is Doug Christie at this time?

I'm afraid most people in the league don't know him!

Because last season he was just an unknown guy with an average playing time of no more than 10 minutes per game and an average score of 4 points per game!

Trading him with experienced veteran Earvin Robertson, who averages 9.3 points + 4.4 rebounds + 4.2 assists per game and can occasionally break out and score 20+ points, is no different from giving him away for free!

In fact, after the end of this season, the Raptors will sign Doug Christie, who has basically no ball to play, for 4 million US dollars in four years.

It’s just half a year earlier!

And these six months have been of great help to the Raptors in their sprint to the playoffs!

Because in the original history, Doug Christie made his name with the Raptors.

In his first season with the Raptors, he scored 30 points in a single game!

In the Raptors' best season, Doug Christie could average [16.5 points + 5.2 rebounds + 3.6 assists] per game.

And he has performed stably for four consecutive years, averaging 4+ points per game!

Which team’s core player wouldn’t love a player who doesn’t need to take a lot of shots or control the ball?

Especially this [Scalpel] has another characteristic besides being “henpecked”!

That is, he is one of the few players in the NBA whose desire for defense is greater than his desire for offense.

Even if he is on the Kings team in the future with a full offensive system and no defensive system, he can still serve as the team's defensive barrier.

With his elegant technical flow, he can defend against all the forwards and guards of his time! And he commits less than 2.5 fouls per game.

Huamichi believes that since he has come to the Toronto Raptors, a team with its own defensive system, in advance, he will definitely be able to perform better this season!

But other people who don’t have the clairvoyance don’t know the many benefits of Doug Christie!

They will only think that the Raptors management is "satisfied":

"Is it so easy to make a deal with the Raptors?"

"No, I have to give it a try!"

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Therefore, after seeing the New York Knicks reaping the sweetness twice in a row, many teams also began to initiate trade applications to the Raptors.

There is no doubt that they all came for Hanamichi and Dasi.

But without exception, they were all rejected by Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri!

"What a joke! Do you really think I'm stupid?"

"Not for sale, whether you understand or not!"

……

Not to mention that the Raptors general manager turned off the sound of his phone, head coach Landon Malone was shocked, and Hanamichi was calm with expectation and a little smugness!

Just talking about the Raptors who came to the gym for training that morning, when they learned that veteran player Earvin Robertson and the team's main center Sharon White were about to leave, they all expressed regret and surprise!

After all, we have been together for so long that we have developed feelings for each other.

As for the surprise, it is because these two people are the main players who basically ensure the team's scoring, except for Hanamichi and Dasi.

In the end, he just left like that. Not to mention the "evil guy" Charles Oakley, at least I had heard of his name.

Who is Doug Christie? He is a nobody!

As a result, the team's locker room boss was forced to trade him. Does the management still want to make a push for the playoffs?

The locker room lost its mainstay and gained an unknown villain.

I’m afraid the Raptors’ locker room unity will be lost!

Faced with this kind of atmosphere in the team, Hanamichi could only take the lead and say let’s not mention those “troublesome things” for the time being!

As players, it is difficult to influence the management's decisions. What we need to do is play good basketball.

Let’s concentrate on training for now, as we have to face the Kerala Knights at home in the evening!

As for the head coach Landon Malone who came later, he faced the players' puzzled looks.

After a long while, he finally came up with the sentence "strengthen the inside line and stabilize the backcourt"!

Forgive the Raptors head coach, after all, this is the best excuse he can come up with!

At this point, he had greeted General Manager Masai Ujiri's wife countless times.

"Yes, I mean, except for Fudo and Hanamichi, all the others can be used as bargaining chips!"

"But I didn't ask you to do a losing business!"

"Trading back Charles Oakley can be said to strengthen the interior defense, Doug Christie, are you serious?"

"Last season, she averaged 4+1+1. Even if O'Neal's grandmother played, she could still get this number!"

"The backcourt is really stable this time. All the shooting rights in the backcourt are in the hands of Da Si alone!"

Coach Malone can already foresee that the Raptors' backcourt will be stabbed into a sieve by other teams in the league!

But Huadao understood that their backcourt had indeed been strengthened!

It can be considered as a free gift of a strong backcourt defense and a stable 15-point-per-game [positioning output machine]!

At 13:00 p.m., Hanamichi and Das arrived at the Toronto International Airport to see off veteran Alvin Robertson.

The former All-Star and first-team All-NBA steals leader hugged Hanamichi and Das with great emotion.

As a thank you gift for coming to see him off, Earvin Robertson said those wise words to Das and Hanamichi:

"Don't let loyalty destroy you!"

"I can see that your potential is no less than mine at my peak!"

"The team's top management also attaches great importance to you and has been building the team around you."

“I originally thought that my final professional journey would be with you, and I would pass on my final experiences to you!”

"Now it seems that time is running out and it's too late!"

"Listen, boys!"

"NBA is a business league. Don't let loyalty ruin your life!"

After saying that, veteran Ervin Robertson waved and stepped into the cabin door.

At this point, all traces of Alvin Robertson in Toronto are about to be erased.

Perhaps in the near future, his traces in the NBA will be erased by generations of newcomers.

As backcourt players, it can be said that Alvin Robertson's influence and guidance on Das is greater than that of Hanamichi in the interior.

Therefore, his departure had a stronger impact on Dasi:

"Flower, do you think we will also be traded by the team without knowing it?"

Flower Road is a definite iron road:

"Absolutely not!"

"Because we haven't played as valuable as Ervin Robertson once did!"

"Like he said, the NBA is a business league. If the Raptors management didn't realize enough potential and value in us, they wouldn't trade us!"

Dasi nodded as if he understood something, and continued to ask:

"We have been able to lead the team to compete with the Bulls and Magic, isn't this considered to be showing value?"

Hua Dao patted Da Si's shoulder and said meaningfully:

"It's not enough, don't forget, this is the regular season!"

"The playoffs are the real stage to test star players!"

"We must at least lead the team into the playoffs first!"

"If you want to surpass Alvin Robertson, you must first show the same value as him to be worth trading!"

Dasi suddenly realized and said:

"Understood!"

"Let's go back to the gym and practice!"

Hua Dao looked at Da Si in confusion, because it was not like the former to take the initiative to practice.

Dasi seemed to have understood everything:

"Two new players to the team are coming this afternoon!"

"As the core members of the team whose value has not yet been realized, we two must set an example!"

"Don't forget, our goal is the playoffs!"

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