chsdbacks Chapter 307 [Terrifying blockbuster deal]
Chapter 307 [Terrifying blockbuster deal]
Chapter 307 [Terrifying blockbuster deal]
The emergence of Hayes led to a series of butterfly effects.Last season, the Bobcats lineup still had a lot of shortcomings, and the defensive loopholes were serious, and some teams could hold them back.This season, Hayes has turned the Bobcats into a star-studded super team by virtue of his past life memories.
Gerald Wallace, Chauncey Billups, and Kevin Durant all have All-Star power.It's just that Wallace and Durant didn't become famous, and the Bobcats have actually formed the Big Four.
In order not to let the Bobcats dominate, several wealthy and powerful giants began to form star teams, and the first to bear the brunt was the Lakers.They felt that Artest was not strong enough, and sought a deal on the grounds that Artest was not suitable for the triangle offensive tactics. The primary target was Caron Butler, who was competing with Zach Randolph.
Wizards manager Grunfeld is having a headache how to solve the troubles of the disagreement between the two leading stars. When the Lakers came to him, he felt like he had grasped a life-saving straw.The Wizards also took a fancy to the Thunder's Rashard Lewis before, but the Thunder wanted a guard, not a small forward, so they had to give up.
Artest was once elected the best defensive player in the league. Although he has been in poor form recently and caused some troubles, his strength is not much different from Butler.And the most important point is that Artest's annual salary is lower than Butler's, so if the Lakers want to make a successful trade, the Wizards can also let them paste other players in order to achieve equal salary.
The Wizards want the Lakers forward Radmanovich who is good at shooting three-pointers. Radmanovic's contract is 5 million for 3025 years and expires in 2011.Because the team introduced Artest and Ariza, Gasol and Odom are at the power forward position, Radmanovich, who started 41 games last season, has no place in the Lakers, but this The talent is there, and the Wizards lack pitchers on the outside. Grunfeld believes that the Lakers are willing to let people go.
Wizards executives still raised objections.Acting head coach Tapscott said: "I am opposed to trading Artest. Artest has a personality problem. After he comes, it may aggravate the team's conflicts. He is not convinced by anyone in the Lakers except Kobe. Could it be that when the Wizards come, can he listen to Zach (Randolph) with peace of mind? I think it would be good for the two of them to get together and not fight. And the Lakers are a team that may win the championship. Artest never How will he feel when a team that is aiming for the championship is in a team that is not in the playoffs? Whether he is willing to come or not is still a question!"
In the summer, the Wizards fired the original head coach Eddie Jordan, and Tapscott was just an interim acting head coach, but he was very responsible for the team.
"Whether Artest is willing to transfer is not up to him." Grunfeld said indifferently.Now he not only wants Artest, but also begins to fantasize about Randolph's qualified substitute Radmanovich, and by the way, he can also clear an unused player to go to the Lakers, so he hopes that the deal will be reached.
"This transaction may not be possible. The previous transaction between the Kings and the Pacers was almost canceled because Artest refused to report. Those are still two teams with similar strengths. Now our strength is far worse than the Lakers." Taps Kurt insisted on his point of view: "And I think Caron (Butler) is better than Artest! We are helping the Lakers put together a championship lineup!"
"Our team is now going to rebuild with inside players as the core. Artest has always been known for his toughness. He will definitely help the Wizards if he comes. If he is unwilling to come, it will not be too late to cancel the transaction. I think This is an opportunity, ideally to get a point guard or a center from the Lakers." Grunfeld ignored Tapscott's suggestion.
After the trade, the strength of the Lakers will indeed become stronger, but even if there is no trade, the champion will not have the Wizards' share.Not to mention the Finals, if the Wizards don't start to rebuild, it will be difficult for the Wizards to make it to the playoffs, and they may still go to the lottery.After the draft, the Wizards have several potential players on the outside line. Last year’s Nick Young and this year’s Eric Gordon are both good, but the Wizards’ inside line has shortcomings. Center Brandon Haywood was injured. , At present, only Ethan Thomas and Andre Bretcher can be used to fight.With Randolph off the court, backup power forward Darius Songela was also poor.
In fact, as long as the Wizards use Andre Buletcher to play power forward, they will achieve unexpected results.Bu Laiqie is 211cm tall, but not strong enough, playing power forward is more powerful.
Now the Wizards are going to send Bu Laiqie away, because he has the best relationship with Butler in the team and refuses to accept Randolph.Moreover, Bu Laiqie's performance on the field is acceptable, but off the field it is surprising. He was arrested for driving without a license and harassing a plainclothes policewoman. Such a style and conduct made the Wizards dare not reuse him.With Zach Randolph at the power forward position, Bu Laiqie rarely played, averaging only 3.7 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.
The Wizards replied that the Lakers are willing to make a trade, but they need to add a few more people.Butler and Bligh switched to Artest and Radmanovich.But the salary is still not equal, and the Lakers need to send another person, or a second-round pick.The Lakers have a strong momentum this season. Of course, the Wizards don't want the Lakers' second-round pick. It's the end of the second round. The chances of picking a good player are too low to make any sense.
The Wizards can choose someone with a low salary to make up enough funds. At first they wanted "Birdman" Chris Anderson, but the Lakers refused.Anderson is already an important piece of the rotation.The Wizards wanted Farmar, and the Lakers were unwilling. Farmar still has a four-year rookie contract of 4 million yuan, which expires in 498. He is now an important substitute for Fisher, with low salary and high performance.The Lakers are only willing to send guard Sun Yue.In this way, the Wizards refused to agree again. When Sun Yue came, he could only send it to the Development League, otherwise would he be a mascot?
In the end, the Wizards chose the Lakers' backup center DJ-Mbenga.Mbenga didn't have much chance to play in the Lakers, but he defended well and had a basic salary.The Wizards want to use Mbenga to strengthen the inside defense, and Randolph will attack and defend the inside.
The Wizards thought this deal was a good deal, because Bu Laiqie's defense was too good, and he was blown up almost every game.In fact, Bu Laiqie's attack power is very strong.If it wasn't for Randolph grabbing the ball and not passing the ball, at least he could get an average of 10 points per game.Such a trade by the Wizards is equivalent to sending an attacker to the Lakers for nothing.This transaction is not shady, it is better than shady...
The Lakers sent Artest without having to hurt the lineup, so they happily agreed to the deal.
When Butler and Bu Laiqie heard that they were going to the Lakers, they were so excited that they couldn't sleep. They finally didn't have to look at Randolph's lazy face in the locker room. There was also the possibility of getting a championship ring. Anyone would be happy.
For the Lakers, Radmanovic and Mbenga are very open.Especially Mbenga, he couldn't get into the rotation with the Lakers, but he can still get a chance to play when he gets to the Wizards.But the "savior" Artest was furious!In order to clean up Hayes, he got the championship ring to the Lakers. He has played for less than half a season and will be traded away, and he is a wizard of the Eastern Conference. How could he be reconciled?
But it's useless not to be reconciled.
In the NBA, transactions do not need to be negotiated with players, they must be executed.There is one exception, that is, there are items in the contract that will not be traded within a few years. In this case, the team must pay liquidated damages.Artest had this item in his contract with the Pacers back then, but now that he is at the Lakers, he thinks he is an All-Star and it is impossible for him to be traded, so he did not add this item to his contract.
Without this special clause, if the player being exchanged does not agree to the exchange and refuses to report to the new team, there is a deadline for reporting to the new team. After this deadline, the player's contract will be automatically cancelled, which means The player is unemployed, and the player should also compensate the team after the exchange according to the specific content of the contract.No player is willing to pay tens of millions of dollars for freedom...
The reason why the NBA player refuses to report and the team plans to make another trade is that the player can report but is passive on the field, so the exchange value of the player will be greatly reduced, so usually they will find ways to do player work or suddenly Trade, trade it out at all costs, players have no right to resist.This is what happened to Artest.He was suddenly told that he was traded to the Wizards without knowing it.
Artest made a fuss and scolded the Lakers executives for being despicable and shameless in front of the media, but in the end he still had to report to the Wizards.
The Lakers deal is done.Although they only have 13 people now, they are not inferior to the Bobcats' luxurious lineup.
Centers: Andrew Bynum, Chris Anderson.
Power forwards: Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom, Andre Blatche.
Small forwards: Caron Butler, Trevor Ariza.
Shooting guards: Kobe Bryant, Jason Kapono, Sun Yue.
Point guards: Derek Fisher, Shannon Brown, Jordan Farmar.
When Hayes saw the news that the Lakers were making another trade, he didn't care as much as when Kapono came to the Lakers.He played against Caron Butler. Butler is definitely an All-Star player, an all-around fighter at the small forward position, and he is much better on the offensive end than Artest, who is shooting wildly.
Plus there's Blatche.Hayes remembers that this person is also very good. When Arenas, Butler, Jamison and others were all injured and unable to play, he supported the team's offense and scored more than 30 points in less than 15 minutes. soaring.Originally, if Pau Gasol was off the court, the Lakers' inside offense would be weaker, but with Bu Laiqie as an assaulter, the Lakers' offense from the bench would not be too bad.
As early as the summer of 2007, when the Bobcats chose to trade players, Hayes had considered Bletcher, but Bletcher was still very young at that time, the offense had not been practiced, and the defense was very poor.So Hayes is going to let him be "raised" by the Wizards and consider him when no one is available inside.Now there is no chance, this fierce man has also transferred, and he has entered the camp of the biggest competitor.
Hayes felt a little depressed. Although he lost to the Lakers in the first confrontation, Hayes believed that if the two teams met in the playoffs, the possibility of the Bobcats winning was at least 8%. Now the strength of the two sides is very close. .With Butler as the starting small forward, the Lakers' offense will definitely be more stable, and there will be no more situations where Artest grabs the right to make shots.And Butler is still a strong man who can play 40 minutes per game and still has plenty of physical strength.
Kobe, Gasol, Odom, Butler.The Lakers have now made up the Big 4.This quartet is not inferior to the Bobcats.
Without the time-traveling man, the Lakers put together an All-Star lineup based on luck, and the Wizards played a key role.As an Eastern team, it has sent talents to the Western team.Hayes thought bitterly... Are there all wizards?
(End of this chapter)