manynovel Chapter 403 The Clippers Here Are Quiet (Part 1)
Chapter 403 The Clippers Here Are Quiet (Part 1)
Chapter 403 The Clippers Here Are Quiet (Part [-])
As the new season approaches, each team has started the trading and signing mode.
The Lakers' acquisition of Paul triggered a catfish effect, just as the Lakers' acquisition of Gasol in 2008 triggered the Western Arms Race.
However, compared with the stable and harmonious environment in the team in 2008, this year's Lakers are somewhat turbulent due to trade rumors, injuries and many other issues.
Pau Gasol and Derek Fisher left the team.
Lamar Odom was repeatedly put on the trade shelf, which affected his mentality.
Now that Paul is here, whether Odom can play with the Lakers at ease will be a big question.
The Lakers certainly hope that Odom can stay. After all, he won the best sixth man in the 2011 season, just when he was in excellent form.
Age 32, still acceptable.
However, Odom publicly stated that he no longer wanted to play for the Lakers, and he took the initiative to request a trade.
On December 12, two days after Paul came to the Lakers, the Lakers and the Heat reached a deal.
Send Odom back to Miami for a 2014 first-round pick and some cash.
This deal, which is equivalent to a free gift, has once again strengthened the Heat's strength.
And Odom has returned to the South Coast since 2005 and continues to partner with Wade.
The Heat failed to form a troika last season and narrowly lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals.
In the summer, Battier's contract expired, and the Cavaliers snatched Battier for 12 million in three years on Christmas Day, December 25.
With Battier, the Heat can't beat the Cavaliers.
Well now, Battier was intercepted by the Cavaliers, and the Heat obviously felt even more uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Odom's return has greatly increased the Heat's strength again.
The Heat soared to third place in the odds ranking of winning the championship in the new season.
Second only to the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers.
After the Lakers got Paul and sent Odom away, they began to recruit people in the free market.
Their salary space is full, and they still use the old method to seduce the veteran with the championship ring as bait.
On December 12, the Lakers signed Michael Reid, the former All-Star forward of the Bucks, with a left-handed three-pointer.
On December 12, the Lakers signed the once super small former Grant Hill who healed his injury and returned to his youth in the sun.
On the same day, the Lakers signed the No. 2000 pick in [-] and former star power forward Kenyon Martin.
Guard, small forward, and power forward, the Lakers added three former star players at once.
The strength on paper has skyrocketed, and the odds of winning the championship have risen rapidly, occupying the first position.
For a while, the Lakers were in a good mood, and other teams could only stare blankly.
For example, the defending champion Dallas Mavericks last season, Cuban won the coveted championship, but chose to dismantle the team.
On December 12, the last day of 31, the Mavericks signed first and then traded, sending the insider Tyson Chandler to New York, and the Mavericks only got a second-round pick from the Wizards symbolically. Guard Andy Lautins.
Because Cuban realized that the Mavericks' lineup is aging, and no matter how they strengthen this summer, they will not be able to compete with the Lakers.
Although Tyson Chandler is important, as a free agent, he will definitely get a big contract.
The 4-year salary of 5600 million and the luxury tax Cuban can afford, but the salary space of the Mavericks is locked, and they have no room for manipulation in the summer of 2012.
After all, there are no big fish in the free market this year. Cuban's idea is to endure for a season. In the summer of 12, there will be Deron Williams and Dwight Howard. This is the real cornerstone of the championship.
This shrinking season, leave the stage to the Lakers.
And another traditional Texas strong team, the Spurs, lost their favorite Leonard in the draft.
Their plans were completely disrupted, and they could only keep the original lineup and continue to tinker.
George Hill, who was supposed to be traded to the Pacers for the No. 15 pick, stayed with the team.
But like the Lakers, once you think about trading a player, it will have a bad impact on the mentality and the locker room.
The Spurs' frontcourt and backcourt are all aging, and they urgently need fresh blood.
But being intercepted repeatedly made Popovich uncomfortable, very uncomfortable.
In the East, the Cleveland Cavaliers are also winners.
Instructed by Min Congda, James urged the management to snatch Shane Battier.
James also called Shane Battier, and the emperor ended up recruiting himself.
In fact, at the end of the tiebreaker in the Eastern Conference finals, James and Battier had exchanges.
This time James sincerely invited him again, and the Cavaliers offered him a bigger contract than the Heat. Battier had no reason to refuse.
So the strength of the Cavaliers further expanded, and the James-Irving champion combination.
Defender Hinrich, striker Battier, and center Camby are a very capable lineup.
Therefore, in the ranking of winning odds, it is second only to the Lakers and ranks second.
And experts generally believe that the Cavaliers are stronger this season.
It is very likely that the two teams will meet in the finals and have a long-awaited 23vs24.
Of course, this expectation has been around since 2009.
As a result, in three years, Kobe scored twice and James scored once, which happened to be staggered.
I have to say it is a great regret.
Now the Lakers form a super team again.
The strength of the knights did not decrease but increased, and people's hope was rekindled.
In addition to these championship teams, other teams are also constantly repairing and strengthening.
One of the signings made Min Congda very depressed. The Hornets' star power forward David West jumped out of the contract to test the free market.
The Hornets did not renew the 31-year-old striker, but let the Pacers win it with a two-year 2 million contract.
Of course, the Hornets have Pau Gasol, and the two have conflicting positions.
But Gasol can top the center position.
Pairing Gasol with West is definitely a very powerful insider combination.
So the Hornets let go of Gasol, and instead signed the old Rockets player Carl Landry, Radmanovich with three-point accuracy from the outside, and Ariza, Jack, Belinelli and others in the team , formed a fairly good lineup.
However, how much fuel is left in Baron Davis and Pau Gasol's fuel tank, with them as the core, what the Hornets can do in the new season is really unknown.
Compared with the enthusiasm of other teams, signings continue.
After the Los Angeles Clippers completed a big deal, they seemed a lot quieter.
The team has a neat lineup and is fully preparing for the new season of 2011-2012.
Of course, except for their general manager Min Congda.
Min Congda has been paying close attention to player market trends during this time.
He wants to see if there is any place where he can assist in each team.
The Lakers and Cavaliers have become giants with his help.
The script for this season is the Lakers and Cavaliers meeting in the Finals.
The Lakers continued to overwhelm the Clippers.
Thunder, Grizzlies will grow up.
There will be no room for the Clippers in the West!
Only the Spurs, Min Congda felt that this old bone seemed a bit useless.
Just when he was thinking about how to help the Spurs, Ada came to tell Min Congda the bad news.
"Mr. Smart, Coach Dunleavy was unwell during training and was admitted to the hospital."
"What? Lao Deng is hospitalized? Come on, take me to have a look."
(End of this chapter)