Healing Basketball

Chapter 173: 173. The Warden's Blessing

Chapter 173 173. The Warden's Blessing

February 9th, the All-Star Weekend is here!

The first half of the season is over, and the halfway rankings are out.

record.

Top 10 Eastern Conference: Pacers, Nets, Pistons, Hornets, Heat, Bucks, Knicks, Celtics, 76ers, Raptors.

Top 10 in the West: Kings, Trail Blazers, Spurs, Timberwolves, Lakers, Grizzlies, Mavericks, Nuggets, Rockets, Jazz.

Data list.

scoring list: McGrady averaged 29.1 points first.

Rebounding list: Garnett averaged 13.7 rebounds first.

Assists list: Kidd averaged 9.2 assists first.

Steals list: Baron Davis averaged 2.5 steals per game first.

Block Ranking: Ratliff leads the league with 3.1 blocks per game.

Except for Marbury, who is chasing closely behind Kidd, the other four first places on the list have quite a big advantage, and it is difficult for the second place to catch up.

Like the second place on the scoring list, Carter, who averaged 24.6 points per game, was a long way behind.

After fighting for 50 games, each team finally ushered in a 7-8 day buffer period, which is the happiest time for each team during the regular season.

But not the Blazers, they are in turmoil right now.

The famous agent Bill Duffy flew from Los Angeles to Seattle before 8 in the morning, and arrived at Liu Xiu's house after 8 o'clock...and grabbed Liu Xiu's breakfast.

First to appease a wave: "Jess, McDyess is negotiating a buyout with the Suns, and it will be done during the All-Star Weekend, and will join you."

Liu Xiu nodded and replied, "So that's the case, I said why Nash didn't want Ratliff, but Harrington, we can play mahjong at the small forward position."

Last night, after the three-way trade of the Trail Blazers, Hawks, and Pacers, the Hawks completed another trade.

The Hawks used Theo Ratliff and Jonathan Bender as chips to trade All-Star-level striker Anthony Walker from the Mavericks.

Liu Xiu remembered that in the original time and space, the Blazers exchanged Tianzun for Rahim and Ratliff.

This time, instead of Ratliff, he wanted Al Harrington and a first-round pick.

Seeing that Liu Xiu didn't seem to be in a particularly bad mood, Bill Duffy asked, "Jess, aren't you angry?"

Bill Duffy remembers that in the post-match interview last night, Bill Walton asked a question, Liu Xiu didn’t say a word, and almost left.

Liu Xiu replied, "It's been a night."

"Also ha..."

Bill Duffy then remembered that his talented player is a person who is afraid of trouble.

Liu Xiu asked: "I'm curious, we've all locked in the top two in the Western Conference one game in advance, why do we need to trade?"

Bill Duffy smiled wryly: "Because your boss wants a team with a positive image."

“…”

Liu Xiu's white eyes were about to roll out.

Both were silent.

After a while, Liu Xiu said: "No wonder, McDyess is a philanthropist, and Ratliff is a villain taught by Rick Mahon, so Nash asked Harrington if he could choose.

We have to blame ourselves for letting the King of Tricks come into Otori's sight.

By the way, Rahim seems to be a good gentleman, the president of the foundation, and a role model for professional players. "

"How do you know them so well, Jace?"

"I guessed last night that it might be because of this. I got up today and checked the information. Before asking you, I actually already had the answer."

"Yes, I got the news from Harrington's agent, Nash informed him, he may still be traded later.

Jess, Paul Allen is determined to clean up the team. "

Liu Xiu nodded, indicating that he understood.

Bill Walton continued: "I hope you can try to start changing your image in the public mind."

Liu Xiu asked, "Why?"

With Bill Duffy's understanding of Liu Xiu, it is impossible for him not to understand!

Bill Duffy replied: "Even if you played very well in your rookie season, very well, and finally won the Rookie of the Year, if Paul Allen doesn't like you because of your image problems, you will still be traded away. In other words, NBA teams are just his 'simulated NBA boss' game."

Seeing Liu Xiu's increasingly confused expression, Bill Duffy became anxious and said, "Jess, Portland has huge market potential. It is one of the cities with the highest per capita income in the United States..."

Bill Duffy was interrupted by Liu Xiu before he finished speaking.

"Bill, you may have some misunderstandings."

"what?"

"Portland is a big city, there's a lot of money here, there's a huge basketball market here...but I don't have to be here."

“…”

"Also, it's me who makes Portland look like a basketball market, I have business value, not because this city makes me have business value.

This thing, don't do it the other way around.

Even if I go to Vancouver, it will be the most promising basketball market there. "

At this moment, Bill Duffy felt Liu Xiu's arrogance and the strong desire to control his own destiny.

and Yao Ming gave him a completely different feeling.

Have been working with Yao Ming for a long time, even though Bill Duffy knew that Liu Xiu was very different from Yao Ming, he was still used to the way of thinking when working for Yao Ming...

Thinking of this, Bill Duffy remembered that Yao Ming's personality has also changed to some extent after several contacts with Liu Xiu, but it is not obvious.

"Jace, I think you're right, just do it the way you like." Bill Duffy didn't persuade him any further.

Liu Xiu smiled and said, "Thank you for your support."

When Roy, save the prison team?

He doesn't!

He is the warden, but he doesn't want to rebel against himself.

As for whether the prison team will be levelled in the end, or will they make a career like the Bad Boys Corps and become a landscape in the history of basketball... Such a troublesome thing, he doesn't think about it.

At the beginning of the season, he may be cowardly.

Now... He just wants to be bigger and stronger!

…

Roar Tianzun joined the Pacers, Ratliff and Anthony Walker swapped teams, igniting the mid-season trade market.

Bill Duffy came to Liu Xiu’s house for less than an hour and left to discuss the buyout for Antonio McDyess.

Liu Xiu checked the latest news online.

Various trading rumors are swirling, and some trading quotes with clear news have also been exposed…

Of course, the two transactions that happened first are the hottest things at the moment.

Media, fans, pundits are all discussing the two deals.

In the three-way trade between the Hawks, Pacers and Trail Blazers, Sports Illustrated gave the Pacers an A trade rating.

The center position has been upgraded by leaps and bounds, all-star twin towers.

But the reason why the score is only A, because the Pacers are overdrafting the future for the present.

Three future unprotected first rounds, up to 2008 at the latest.

Back then, the Lakers relied on a similar trade to select James Worthy.

Last summer, the Pistons got the Grizzlies’ second-place pick with a similar trade that year.

But upgrading Al Harrington to Rasheed Wallace, making the Pacers the No. 1 favorite in the East, is definitely a good deal for the Pacers.

Ask the Timberwolves, 10 first-round picks for a championship, see if they are willing or not.

A championship is worth more than two Joe Smiths.

The Eagles received an F trade rating.

The trade between the Mavericks and the Hawks, Sports Illustrated gave the Mavericks a trade rating of as high as S.

This trade is seen as a correction + a huge reinforcement to last summer's blind signings.

Nowitzki, Jamison, Anthony Walker, as long as the three send anyone away, the Mavericks' internal crisis will be greatly eased.

But the Mavericks sold for half a season and failed to send either Jamison or Anthony Walker away.

Other teams knew they were going to trade, and they were all pushing down prices.

The Eagles jumped out to take the pot!

Not only ate Anthony Walker, but also helped the Mavericks to correct the trouble caused by "over-recruitment", and also provided the Mavericks with the backup defense that Nowitzki dreamed of.

The Mavericks are back in the championship competition, and the Eagles are happy to mention the second 'expulsion from the league' trade.

Liu Xiu saw the trade rating they got to the Blazers—B.

Can't say how good or ok deal rating.

Raheem and Al Harrington, who also got an unprotected first-round pick in 2008, didn't look bad either.

But Tianzun is extremely important to the Blazers.

So even though the Blazers got a B-level trade rating, the Blazers' expectations for the second half of the season, which were not very good, got even lower.

The Blazers have 32 games left, 12 home and 20 away games. After the past six consecutive home games, their home and away games have been compared 29 to 21, and the 8 away games they have played are all behind.

These Liu Xiu don't care, he has one thing that is very curious...

In January, the Warriors defeated the Rockets at home. Dampier scored 12 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocks, and Yao Ming only had 10 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks.

Dampier, who has averaged 13 points and 12 rebounds per game so far this season, called himself the second center in the West after the game and asked the Warriors to renew his contract with an annual salary of 10 million yuan.

But there are rumors that the Warriors are not planning to re-sign Dampier.

Liu Xiu remembered that Cuban finally took advantage of him and gave Dampier a big contract.

Now that the Mavericks have Ratliff, where should the second center in the West go this summer?

…

At noon, Liu Xiu boarded the cruise with his aunt, aunt and uncle.

Teammates and coaches boarded the cruise ship one after another.

Although some things happened, the people who made an appointment to go to Los Angeles together at the beginning came with their families.

Tianzun and Matt Carroll didn't stop coming because they weren't teammates.

This kind of cheap, can not but take.

Trade This kind of thing, many players in the Blazers team have had it.

I feel sad, last night was the deepest, and today, I have accepted it.

When it comes to trading, everyone’s mood is okay.

Tonight is sunny. After dinner, Liu Xiu took Qinger to watch the stars on the deck.

He just came to see the stars, and as a result, his teammates came to chat with him one after another.

From the little Momonga who still speaks yin and yang, to the arrogant butcher...to the outlaw madman who has no culture.

Liu Xiu doesn't feel anything, but others can feel that he has changed a little...

But talking to the warden is always easy to heal.

In the end, most of the teammates gritted their teeth and left, seeing how heart-warming their communication with the warden was.

Tianzun also found Liu Xiu.

"Warden, I didn't expect the All-Star Game to be the last match between the two of us..."

At noon, the league announced how Tian Zun, who was selected as an All-Star substitute, would deal with the current situation—continue to participate in this All-Star event as a Western player.

"Yeah..." Liu Xiu's tone was full of disappointment.

"I still remember the first time we played the game, you helped the butcher out, and you knocked O'Neal over when you got on the court..."

After drinking some wine, Tianzun began to talk about the bits and pieces of his acquaintance with Liu Xiu.

Don't get me wrong, I didn't tell Liu Xiu alone, after Tianzun had a drink tonight, he told many people about when he first met them or when he played the first game...

But even if Liu Xiu heard Tianzun and others say something or not, and listened to it, he was still very moved.

After Tianzun finished speaking, Liu Xiu also said warmly: "King of technical offenders, are you planning to retire this summer because of the unintentional basketball after being traded?"

After finishing speaking, Liu Xiu saw Tianzun's expression from stunned to gritted...

"Huh?" Tianzun, who was 'cured' again, unexpectedly saw Liu Xiu's squinted eyes suddenly widen, showing a blank expression.

Ignoring the matter of being cured, Tianzun hurriedly asked, "What's the matter, Warden?"

Liu Xiu closed her eyes and shook her head, then looked up at the sky.

Just now, he must have cured Tianzun.

but did not receive a prompt to gain healing value.

This means that Tianzun is no longer his teammate at any level.

"Rashid, I want to give you a blessing."

"Uh... Warden, don't scare me! You actually bless others?"

“####…Do you want to listen?”

"Yes!" Tianzun raised his ears.

"BeatLA."