1605. Eastern routine is deep
The boss of this new team is as arrogant as he wants, so arrogant that even Artest is scared!
Artest was just bragging that he wanted 80 wins and 2 losses, but Liu Mang directly said, "The NBA is about to end."
"How can I be as cool as Ace?"
Artest feels like he has a lot to learn.
In the afternoon, Liu Mang specifically asked for leave from the National Basketball Association to take Artest around. For the Chinese men's basketball team, several players who play in the NBA and their club matters are also related to the Chinese men's basketball team. Some things need to be done.
Please support me. For example, Liu Mang took his new teammates to watch the game this time and communicate with each other.
The best players will have a smoother career path, and the progress of the Chinese men's basketball team will be smoother.
The women's volleyball team lived up to expectations and defeated the Cuban team 3-1, winning the second medal in the three major sports for the Chinese Olympic team. The first one was, of course, the men's basketball team, which had already secured at least a silver medal.
This is the second time since the 1996 Atlanta Olympics that the Chinese Olympic team has won two medals in the three major sports!
In 1996, both the women's football team and the women's volleyball team won silver medals. In this Olympics 12 years later, the women's football team unfortunately stopped in the semi-finals, but the men's basketball team stood up!
After sending Artest back to the hotel and Levia home, Liu Mang simply ate some vegetables for dinner at home and then returned to the Olympic Village.
Collective action is very important and helps to enhance cohesion. In this men's basketball team, except for Li Nan who is determined to retire completely after the Olympics and become the head coach, the remaining oldest players are Wang Zhizhi, Yao Ming, and Du Feng.
Players other than Li Nan may be members of the national team in the next four to six years, so it is good to stay together more. After all, these guys who play in the United States rarely have the opportunity to interact with domestic players.
When the news of the interview between Artest and Liu Mang came out, there was no doubt that another wave of heated discussions arose during the two torturous days of waiting to determine the number one in the world.
Will the Eagles reinstate the iron-blooded era after forming a meat grinder lineup?
Can the Eagles defend their title?
Or can a big man with a fragile mentality and a small forward with a character problem really be better than McGrady and Kwame Brown, the two core players who have worked together for many years?
The arguments have become a topic of discussion among fans.
At this time, Liu Mang received a call from Schwartz and got the breaking news that Mr. 58 was rich! A long and smelly foot wrap in the NBA finally made his decision...
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The East is no fun!
During his two years in the Eastern Conference, Garnett felt this deeply.
It can be seen with the naked eye that the three giants of the Hawks, Magic, and Raptors will dominate the Eastern Conference for at least the next two years. Garnett has no intention of staying in the Eastern Conference.
If Pierce is really seduced to the Bulls, Garnett still has some thoughts of renewing the contract for one year. Even if Garnett is 33 years old in 2009, he is confident that he can sign a four-year contract.
of maximum salary.
After the Milicic trade, Garnett and Pierce cooperated as secret agents. Who knew that the Hawks would get the league's No. 1 center and no one would criticize them, but Pierce, a veteran in his thirties, wanted to change teams but was criticized by everyone.
For the benefit of the entire ownership group, the Celtics would never trade Pierce, who was about to enter his contract year. Garnett's dream of forming a Big Three with Reed and Pierce was shattered, and he chose to return to the West.
Except for those three teams in the Eastern Conference, no other team has any chance to get involved in the Finals. Any of the top nine teams in the Western Conference will have a chance to reach the Finals if they get Garnett. A team in the Western Conference can win 50 games.
Getting a superstar like Garnett with his own defensive system will undoubtedly transform him in an instant.
Originally, Garnett planned to hook Pierce and renew his contract for one year, or else the Bulls would provide him with a high salary for up to five years.
But the former has failed.
After three months of tug-of-war negotiations between Garnett and the Bulls, the negotiations finally failed!
The Bulls are only willing to provide 75 million over three years, which is the Bulls' final bottom line.
25 million per year, which is already the highest salary besides Kobe and Tracy McGrady, but Garnett wants a long-term contract, not a contract that expires at the age of 35.
After negotiations, 32-year-old Kevin Garnett joined the New Orleans Hornets on a sign-and-trade deal with a 5-year, 100 million-dollar contract!
The Hornets sent David West, a 2009 first-round pick, to get Kevin Garnett from the Bulls!
The two core players of the Hornets, Paul and Durant, are both on rookie contracts. As long as David West's multi-million contract is given away, he can buy whoever he wants!
The Hornets were able to successfully seduce the tough boy by giving Chris Paul, the MVP-level teammate Garnett was pursuing, and a five-year, $100 million contract!
The Bulls have tried their best to stop the losses. They must have a first-rounder to kill them. They also disgusted Garnett and brought back David West, plus Reid, as well as Hinrich, Rolle...
Deng, there is no problem in the playoffs, but it is basically impossible to compete for the top four in the Eastern Conference like in the past two seasons.
After two seasons of dominance, the Bulls collapsed overnight!
The Bulls are just like those veterans of the Jordan era who did not renew their contracts after winning the championship in 1998. They do not want to delay the chronic death of a veteran with a salary of 20 million until Garnett is 35 years old. They simply return to continue to maintain the state of a first-class lineup.
Looking forward to the opportunity to make a wave of big deals.
Hinrich, Luol Deng, Reed, David West, Sefolosha...these are all high-quality first- and second-rate trading chips.
Chris Paul, who was not selected for the Dream Team, finally has something happy.
Like Deron Williams, he has multiple All-Stars or former All-Star teammates!
When Garnett left the Bulls, he also took away big Z, a meat shield center who was very suitable for him. Big Z, whose contract expired, signed a two-year mid-level contract with the Hornets and continued to partner with Garnett.
Paul, Prince, Durant, Garnett, Big Z, although there is Durant who is too young to be useless, and there is a center like Big Z who is too old to be useless, but Paul, Prince,
Garnett is at his peak. Paul could have led the team to a top-four record in the Western Conference. Now David West has been upgraded to Garnett, the best pick-and-roll insider in the league, and Paul, the best pick-and-roll.
Ball handler fits perfectly!
This is a visible improvement!
In the already chaotic West, the Big Four Lakers are still strong, the Spurs are at their peak again, the Suns lineup has become menopausal, the Rockets have risen against the trend, the Nuggets, the two-gun Nuggets, the five-star Jazz, the Mavericks waiting for recovery... and now the Hornets have also become
The real disruptor in the West!
Chapter completed!