I'm really strong in basketball

Chapter 113: Offseason trades continue

As for what West and Nelson exchanged, Liu He didn't know.

But in the evening of that day, Nelson told the media: "If the Knicks cannot make the playoffs next season, he will go home to retire!"

Old Nelson and Liu He stood together and made a decisive vow.

This gave James Dolan more confidence.

On the other hand, West publicly stated: "You can take your pick of all the players on the Knicks last season."

West directly put all the Knicks players from last season on the shelf.

This is equivalent to saying that none of the Knicks players last season were useful.

Thomas:
Isiah Thomas, who was about to fight back against Liu He, was knocked unconscious by Mr. West's silent slap.

It has to be you!
Your uncle will always be your uncle!
In the position of general manager, Thomas really only gives Westti shoes and is not a rival at all.

The second largest city in the United States.

Contract extension negotiations between O'Neal's team and the Lakers have reached an impasse.

At the same time, Kobe announced that he would opt out of the player option for the final year of his contract.

At this moment, Kupchak had a headache.

Both Kobe and O'Neal have to renew their contracts, and neither of them can be neglected.

This caused O'Neill's negotiations to slow down again.

O'Neal was very angry about this. He felt that Kobe was deliberately hindering his contract renewal, so he publicly bombarded Kobe as a villain and an ignorant bad boy.

In fact, O'Neal and the Lakers have been talking for so long. If the negotiation could be completed, it would have been decided long ago.

A deal as big as Liu He's was completed in just a few days.

O'Neal's contract extension has been negotiated for so long but it can only show that Buss is unwilling to give O'Neal so much money.

Kobe's presence will definitely have an impact, but Buss's attitude comes first.

The young Kobe Bryant would definitely not be able to bear being accused by O'Neal.

The next day, Kobe announced through the media: "The Clippers are also a good choice."

Now, the Lakers are anxious.

Old Bath, who was on vacation in Italy, personally contacted Kobe and told him that the Lakers would discuss his contract first, and then discuss O'Neal's contract.

The reason is simple, Kobe is 26 years old and O'Neal is 32 years old.

With Kobe here, the Lakers will be competitive within 10 years.

O'Neal has begun to decline. How many more years can he dominate the basket?

What's more, Kobe is now the new FMVP and his value is even greater.

As a result, the Lakers shifted all their attention to Kobe and snubbed O'Neal.

O'Neill was furious.

At the same time, after this period of consideration, O'Neal also understood that "Old Buss was unwilling to give himself a long-term big contract."

O'Neal felt betrayed. He won 4 championships for the Lakers, but the Lakers were unwilling to give him the last big pension contract. How heartless!
So O'Neill made the final decision.

"I'm going to request a trade and leave Los Angeles!"

O'Neal's speech was earth-shattering and shocked the league.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

The Big Three of the Lakers, who were invincible this season, clearly had the hope of establishing a dynasty, but they actually chose to disband after the first championship.

First Liu He applied for a trade, and then O'Neal also applied for a trade.

Why is this?

O'Neal responded: "I gave everything for the Lakers and won four championships for the Lakers, but they were unwilling to give me the last bit of dignity. The Lakers were too ruthless and cold-blooded, so I chose to leave."

All of a sudden, the Lakers were on the forefront.

Some fans reacted: The NBA is really just a business league with no emotions at all.

Some Lakers fans who originally thought Liu He had betrayed Los Angeles actually started to praise Liu He.

"Liu He must be smart. If I leave first, there will be no chance of being abandoned by the Lakers."

Because of O'Neal's incident, Liu He's application for a trade received more understanding and support from fans, which can be regarded as an unexpected surprise.

But now, the biggest thing in the league has become O'Neal's trade.

Although O'Neal is 32 years old, there has been a certain degree of decline.

But there is no doubt that O'Neal is still the league's number one center and has the influence to change the NBA landscape.

Suddenly, teams began to contact Lakers general manager Kupchak again.

This time, Kupchak couldn't laugh.

The Lakers actually want to keep O'Neal, but they are not willing to give O'Neal so many dollars. They want to lower the price and save more money.

Who knew that O'Neal felt slighted, got angry, and took the initiative to apply for a trade.

Kupchak didn't know how to deal with it, so he could only ask the old Bass in Italy.

Old Bass was very angry. He had a strong need for control and what he hated most was when things were beyond his control.

O'Neill actually took the initiative to apply for a trade?And slander yourself in front of the media.

Buss Sr. told Kupchak on the phone: "He is no longer the omnipotent shark!"

In a word, extremely ruthless.

And just when the NBA was turned upside down, the Knicks were moving forward silently.

As mentioned before, West put all the players from the Knicks last season on the shelves and established the Knicks Store.

The first to visit the Knicks store were the Chicago Bulls.

The Bulls have trained Jamal Crawford for four years, but found that it was difficult for Crawford without defense to take on a big role.

Last season, Crawford averaged 17.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game, but his thin frame did not offer any defense at all, and he was not the next Jordan that Chicago was waiting for.

Coupled with the sudden emergence of Kirk Hinrich last season and the Bulls' selection of two high-ranking rookies Luol Deng and Ben Gordon this season, the Bulls intend to give up Crawford.

They had their eye on the Knicks Big Store.

In fact, this transaction happened in another time and space.

Bulls send Crawford, Jerome Williams to Knicks for Dikembe Mutombo, Osella Harrington, Frank Williams and Cesniel Tai Barsky.

But now, Mutombo has been sent away in the previous trade, and the Bulls are interested in the Lakers' former starting No. 4 Devin George, who has [-] championship experiences, as well as some other leftovers.

But is the value of George in his prime comparable to that of Mutombo in his twilight years?

West said on the phone: "I am running a store, not doing charity. You are not here to do business, but to rob."

Bulls general manager John Paxson could only smile awkwardly, lamenting that the Knicks' general manager was no longer Isiah Thomas, but the legend West, who was indeed difficult to deal with.

So he said: "Of course I know, so I will replace Jerome Williams with Tyson Chandler. He was the second overall pick in 2001."

West laughed: "A second-place finisher who played 35 games last season?"

John Paxson has a headache: "I'll add another second-round pick, no more!"

West: "Deal!"

At this point, the Knicks' second deal was completed.

Send away Devin George (there is no trade protection period at this time), Jackie Butler, Michael Swetney, and Mookie Norris, and get Jamal Crawford and Tyson Money from the Bulls Dele, and a future second-round pick.

Liu He was stunned when he saw the deal.He just wanted to ask Mr. West, did you come through time as well?Otherwise, why are you so awesome?
Crawford, Chandler, this is already making money.

"Take advantage of yourself", no! The "good guys" Bulls were actually willing to take a second-round pick.

Soon, the second customer to visit the Knicks store appeared.

That is the Magic with 2004 No. [-] pick Dwight Howard.

Of course, the Magic team, who think they are smart, are not here to patronize the store, but are here with the same intention of "robbery" as the Bulls.

They proposed to use Grant Hill to replace Alan Houston.

At first glance, both of them are veterans, both are former All-Stars, both are currently suffering from injuries, and both have large premium contracts, and the contract amounts are similar.

Seems like a fair deal.

But
休斯顿这个赛季好歹打了50场比赛，场均砍下18.5分2.4篮板2助攻0.8抢断，仍然有准全明星的实力。

But what about Hill?
前面的4个赛季，分别出战4场、14场、29场、0场。

Played 47 games in four years, not as many as Houston played in one year.

As for the average data per game, are the average data per game still important?

No matter how high the data is, what's the use if you can't play ball?

Didn't you see that Magic boss Tracy McGrady fainted in the bathroom from crying?He was really tricked to death by Hill.

In this comparison, Houston's value is much higher than Hill's, and the value of the two people is not at the same level at all.

The Magic's offer of one-for-one, isn't that just robbery?

But in the end, West agreed to the deal.

Only the content of the transaction has changed.

West gave the Magic a bargaining chip, 2003 rookie Zaza Pachulia.

Pachulia played 59 games for the Magic this season, averaging 3.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.

Despite this, the Magic management still feels that they have made a lot of money and are overjoyed.

A completely useless Hill, plus a European big man who didn't play well in the first year, wouldn't the Houston Magic make a lot of money in exchange for the Houston Magic who still have quasi-All-Star ability?

The Magic management immediately felt that West was nothing more than that.

And Bulls general manager John Paxson, who warned himself to be careful, is also a fool.

Look, it’s up to me, the Magic team’s management, to crush everything.

When Liu He learned about the deal, he was even more shocked.

As a time traveler, he knows.

Houston retired after playing 20 games next season, averaging 11.9 points, 1.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.

Hill regained his second spring next season. In 67 games, he averaged 19.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game, performing like a star player.

Even if they exchange one for one, the Knicks will win.

As for Zaza Pachulia, although this guy's game is particularly bad, his strength is still good, and he is more than enough to be an inside rotation.

If it were Liu He, he would definitely make this deal.

But he couldn't understand that West was not a time traveler, so how could he agree to this deal?

Curious Liu He asked West.

West said: "Allan Houston's characteristics are the same as yours, all running, catching and shooting, so he will definitely not be on our roster next season. Hill's style of play is very suitable for you, so I am willing to try Give it a try.”

Liu He was speechless.

What can I say?

Jerry West is awesome!
The Knicks' lineup now looks like this:

Centers: Anderson Varejao (22), Tyson Chandler (22), Zaza Pachulia (20)

Power forwards: Karl Malone (41), Kurt Thomas (32)

Small forwards: Liu He (20), Tim Thomas (32), Trevor Ariza (19), Grant Hill (32)

Shooting guards: Anfernee Hardaway (33), Shandon Anderson (31), Jamal Crawford (24)

Point guards: Gary Payton (36), Mookie Norris (31)

Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, the Knicks are still an old, weak, and disabled team with bloated salary space and an unreasonable age structure.

But Liu He, the time traveler, knows that the current Knicks team has improved a lot.

At least it's not like Liu He who felt hopeless when he saw the lineup on the first day he came to the Knicks. The current Knicks already have a certain fighting capacity.

Of course, summer has just begun and business at the Knicks Big Store will continue.

But at this moment, a piece of news shocked the entire alliance.

Like that time and space, the Heat reached a deal with the Lakers and acquired the league's No. [-] center Shaquille O'Neal.

O'Neill travels east to the south coast.

On July 2004, 7, the Lakers traded "Shark" O'Neal to the Miami Heat, receiving Brian Grant, Lamar Odom, Caron Butler, a 14 first-round draft pick and A 2006 second-round pick.

So far, the Sharks and the Flash have joined forces, adding a strong player to the Eastern Conference team.

The competition in the East is a little more intense.

This also makes it a little more difficult for the Knicks to make the playoffs.

As for Lakers fans, they may be the most injured fans this summer.

The arrogant Big Three of the Lakers actually broke up like this.

Three people, three teams.

The Lakers' championship-winning lineup this season fell apart instantly.

However, this summer is destined to be particularly exciting and will not be quiet.

Soon, the Lakers signed a seven-year, $7 million contract with Kobe Bryant.

The Lakers move frequently.

The Knicks are trading.

The next one to steal the spotlight is the Jazz.

The Jazz first signed the Pistons' Memet Okur for $6 million in six years, and then signed Cavaliers power forward Carlos Boozer for $5000 million in six years.

And Boozer's story is even more exciting.

The Cavaliers' designated deputy to James made an agreement with the Cavaliers to skip the last year of his rookie contract, then sign a big contract with the Cavaliers to stay and assist James.

However, after the Cavaliers lifted the team option for the final year, Boozer turned around and signed a contract with the Jazz.

"Rebellious boy" Boozer has now become famous all over the world and has been criticized by many fans for countless years.

Of course, if we look at it in later generations, Boozer's decision may be a very wise one. After all, James has a very famous reputation as a "waste teammate."

If he stayed with the Cavaliers, would Boozer still be an All-Star?
According to statistics, a large part of Boozer's points this season are secondary offensive points after grabbing rebounds, and the proportion of offensive points scored with the ball has shrunk significantly.

This may be the real reason why Boozer wants to run away.

Of course, it would be unethical for Boozer to break someone's trust anyway.

It's as unethical as if James promised Cleveland fans he would stay in Cleveland only to run away twice.

(End of this chapter)