Chapter 407: McGrady

? "Young man, can you tell me about your future plans?"
"For example, what preparations do you have next?" Richard asked with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Maddie suddenly felt his scalp numb. He really didn't want to answer such a question...
He doesn't like to lie, especially in the face of such a famous person as Richard, the ghost knows that his lies will be taken out in the future, will Richard kill him.
But if you don’t lie, can you tell the truth?
Directly tell Richard that after the season is over, he will sell at a price. Who will pay the higher salary? !
Right now McGrady is indeed such an idea.
After playing this season, anyone who pays a higher salary will go to anyone, anyway, he does not have too many attachments to the Blazers!
"Coach, the game is about to start right now, and it's the playoffs. Can we change the subject..." McGrady asked bitterly.
Upon hearing Maddie's words, Richard suddenly had a heart in his heart.
McGrady has plans to leave the team...
This situation, in fact, Richard had imagined this situation when he was dealing with the Raptors!
McGrady's rookie contract is only the last year left. This year in the Blazers, if he can play it out, it will definitely be a top salary...
The Blazers will certainly not be able to pay the top salary, and McGrady will definitely leave the Blazers.
Even if McGrady has such data, in fact, Richard also knows clearly that there must be some fans in the league who will pay McGrady a contract with top salary!
No kidding, there is really a team that will give McGrady an average salary of about 14+5+6 per game this season.
For this, Richard is quite determined!
Because under normal circumstances, Tracy McGrady's rookie contract in the last year, his average data is 15+6+4 data, but the Magic gave Tracy McGrady in this case...
The 15+6+4 Raptors data is no exaggeration to say that it is really not as good as the 14+5+6 data of the Blazers!
In this case, I am afraid that it is not just magic, there will be many teams in the league to give McGrady a maximum salary contract.
Mainly, McGrady is still young. He is also a high school student who participated in the draft. He is one year younger than Kobe. It can be said that it has real potential.
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To say that Richard is not entangled in McGrady’s affairs, it is totally impossible, he is more entangled than entangled...
Don't give McGrady playing time and suppress his stats? ! Not to mention this kind of thing, Richard couldn't bear to start with his own person, in fact, even if it is started, it is completely useless.
McGrady is not a fool, do you suppress me like this? I will stay with the Trail Blazers next season. Isn't that brain water? !
He can go to a team to sign a short-term contract, and when the contract is over, they can get the top salary.
Give McGrady a lot of playing time? Richard felt that if McGrady was given enough ball rights and playing time, McGrady might have come up with a 20+7+7 level of data...
In that case, Richard has no chance of leaving McGrady!
Under the entanglement of two times, Richard simply came up with a play that allowed McGrady to play normally without giving him too much playing time, but there were also many, anyway, there were more than the Raptors.
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Under normal circumstances, the Raptors actually want to stay in McGrady.
But the problem is that they are unwilling to give McGrady the top salary, they are preparing to leave the top salary to their more promising Vince Carter...
McGrady certainly has feelings for the Toronto team. The cousins ​​of the far room are in this team. If they can work together, it will be a good story.
But it was because the Raptors did not pay the top salary and their management fired Butch Carter, McGrady chose to leave the Raptors and join the Magic.
Of course, McGrady also brought some benefits to the Magic. For example, he was signed and then traded to the Magic. The contract value signed at that time was a terrible 7 years of 93 million US dollars!
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"Young man, forget it, anyway, I hope you have a happy future!"
"Come on for the playoffs this season..."
Richard sighed and was not prepared to continue.
Originally he also wanted to tell McGrady that letting him cut his salary and stay with the Blazers, in return Richard would give him a healthy career.
But after thinking about it, Richard didn't say it. It was really unbelievable.
After perhaps speaking, McGrady will think that Richard is a neuropathy and a big liar...
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"Tonight's playoffs, the opponent is very weak, let's play well, give you plenty of playing time, and strive to hit a hit data!"
"Maybe we still have the opportunity to join forces in the future!" Richard patted McGrady's shoulder and said with a smile.
McGrady nodded solemnly...
He knew that Richard might know his intention to leave the team, but even so, Richard was still ready to reuse himself in the playoffs, which made McGrady a little grateful.
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Rose Garden Arena, home of the Portland Trail Blazers.
Although tonight is the opener of the Trail Blazers playoffs, but the atmosphere on the scene is still normal, not particularly crazy.
The main reason is that the supersonic speed is too weak. No one Blazers fan will take the supersonics seriously. If the supersonics have a chance to catch up, it is estimated that the Blazers fans will laugh.
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"Ben, Jermaine, the driver, Ron and Tracy, five of you will start tonight!"
"Ron, remember, always pay attention to help drivers to defend the field!"
"Tracy, the player you are facing tonight is Payton, remember, don’t do too much unnecessary dribbling, it will increase your massive turnover data! After the ball reaches the frontcourt, if your teammates have a better chance , Just pass!"
"And if you don't have a good chance, use your own height advantage directly and get ahead of Payton!"
"Ben, Jermaine, don't need to tell you too much, do good inside defense and protect the rebound!"
Before appearing on the scene, Richard told the five starters.
The things that are said are always commonplace. In fact, even without Richard's command, these arrogants are very clear about what they should do on the field.
For example, McGrady, he is not likely to do some meaningless dribble against the defense of Glove Payton, it is definitely adding to his own block.
It's better to advance to the frontcourt and pass the ball, or simply use the advantage of height to directly pull.
"Beep beep!" The referee blew the whistle at the beginning of the game.
The starting players of both sides started playing.
Supersonic's starting lineup, two insiders are Cobra Grant and Wen Baker!
Cobra Grant's peak strength is certainly not bad, but it is also at the age of thirty-five years old, and the supersonic speed is definitely not up to him.
As for Weinbeck, his health status this season has been good, but the embarrassment is because of the injury last season, his competitive level has dropped a lot this season!
Originally said to be the top power forward with an average of 20+10 per game, now there are only 15+7 left. It is estimated that the real strength is not as good as Harrington.
Harrington's defense is indeed not the same, but Wenbeck's defense is not so good. Basically, it is a half-bearing situation with Harrington, which is at least a little better.
Richard even wondered if Harrington would really go against Wenbeck for a while and see what happened...
Right now Richard is actually planning to sell Harrington.
Taking advantage of Harrington's high value, quickly sell it in exchange for a lot of chips, such as draft picks or potential newcomers...
This is good for both the Trailblazers and Harrington himself.
In the Blazers, Harrington's playing time has basically reached the upper limit. In fact, his playing time is Richard deducted from Lewis...
And to those fish belly teams, perhaps Harrington can become the team's second and third level, then naturally get more performance opportunities!
Perhaps the data can also rise!
It is beneficial to both sides, then Richard will naturally consider this matter carefully...
For example, in this series of rounds, Harrington shines, and then wait for the offseason to put Harrington on the shelf. The teams are still eyeing to trade Harrington.
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But now is the playoffs after all, Richard also dare not mess up.
Still look at the situation first.
If the supersonic speed is really scum, it is not a bad thing to take the risk of reusing Harrington.
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The two supersonic frontcourts were almost completely overwhelmed by the Blazers, and their backcourts were actually nothing but glove Payton.
The only one that can be called reliable is Rubens Patterson, who traded from the Lakers at supersonic speed.
However, Patterson and Harrington entered the league in the same session. Their strength is definitely not as strong as those of Harrington. Otherwise, Richard will not let Paterson go.
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After Xiaoao easily got the ball for the Blazers, he saw Tracy McGrady quickly advance to the frontcourt, just outside the three-point line, and directly pulled the three-point shot!
How dare to vote!
And really dare to enter!
Tracy McGrady has relaxed a lot of his mind now. He knows that he has a happy future waiting for himself. The only thing he needs to do now is to stand well in this last job and fight for a championship in the Blazers!
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After the whole person relaxes, I feel the feel is also a lot softer, this ball is completely hollow into the net!
"Slow down, don't worry, wait for the inside to settle!" Richard stood at the sidelines and yelled.
Playing a supersonic team that is not a strong inside player is naturally better and more stable. There is no need to attack. Wait for the inside player to protect the rebound before shooting!
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In the first quarter, only four or five minutes were played, and the gap between the hard power of the two sides was fully reflected.
Gloves Payton's defense is still old and strong, not diminishing!
It's just embarrassing that when he defends against McGrady, he can only show 60 to 70 percent of his defense.
After McGrady took control of the ball in the frontcourt, he either passed the ball or drew it. There was no interest in breaking through.
On the contrary, Peyton received considerable resistance on the offensive end!
Artest on the field is the Blazers' defensive gate. No matter who is the opponent's outside sharpener, Artest's physical fitness is not a loss.
Not to mention, at least want to break through Artest's defense, it is not an easy thing...
Although Payton's performance on the field is still strong, even in the case of Artest, the performance is not worse than Kobe.
But with his own play alone, it is obviously impossible for the Supersonics to have any hope of winning!
Since the opening so far, let the current supersonic coach Paul Westphal want to vomit blood, their inner Grant and Weinbeck's inner combination, even scored no points!
The two were directly expelled from the three-second zone by Big Ben and Xiaoao.
Weinbeck got the chance to make two mid-range shots, but they all destroyed Daben.
As for Grant, he is not a supersonic offensive point. Most of his shots are made by grabbing offensive rebounds and attacking twice.
But for this game tonight, Grant obviously didn't have much chance to attack the offensive rebound...
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The inside line can't be opened completely, and the outside line can't play the advantage. The result of this game is already obvious.
Even the results of this round of the series are obvious, the Supersonics have absolutely no chance to advance!
Seeing the end of the first half of the game, the Blazers scored a double-digit difference. Richard did not change the big book, put on Harrington, and let Harrington partner Xiao Ao play on the field. .
As a result, what made the entire Rose Garden Arena boil is that after Harrington debuts, it seems that the performance does not lose to All-Star power forward Wen Baker!
This is a bit scary...
Richard casually mentioned Harrington from the bench and was able to play a super-sonic second in the same game!
Such a pioneer is simply unreasonable!
No wonder Richard has confidence that his Blazers are still the strongest team in the league...
It is normal to think about it. Harrington, who was proposed on the bench, does not lose the second-place supersonic team of the Eastern Conference playoffs!
What a terrible thing...
It is equivalent to the supersonic second-handed number two character, to the Blazers, even the starting position can not be mixed!
The strength of these two teams is completely incomparable!
What makes the fans think more and more terrifying is that there seems to be a lot of players like Harrington in the backup lineup.
At least one Ginobili, in terms of strength, outperforms the second-leader of many league teams!
And Mobley, the fans are quite convinced that if Mobley is given enough time, this second-year rookie will also be a qualified sophomore!
If Richard knows the fans think so, I am afraid that the quality of the fans this time is really high...
Because they were right, if Mobley was not selected by Richard, in fact, he will be very comfortable this season, all mixed up with the Rockets No. 2 scorer.
Francis is the No. 1 scorer of the Rockets. He is the No. 2 scorer. When the big dream and big are gone, the two of them are the Rockets master and second.
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In the blink of an eye, this game was over tonight. The Trail Blazers won a score that was not particularly scary, and finally won 13 points.
In fact, this is mainly because Richard did not use all his strength!
If you use all your strength, both Xiaoao and Daben will not have only twenty minutes of playing time tonight...
At this level of confrontation, it's no problem for the two to play forty minutes on the field!
And if the Auburn team plays for 40 minutes, the difference between the two sides will not be only 13 points...
That will definitely break through the 20th mark!
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After the game, Glove Payton was quite helpless, and his face was bitter!
If you want to win a championship, is it so difficult for Mao? !
Judging from the current situation, unless the Blazers, Spurs and Lakers, all players of these three teams have a plane crash, otherwise, Payton is absolutely impossible to get involved in the championship.
No, even if these three teams have an air crash, Payton will have a hard time getting it, because there are three teams like Jazz, Timberwolves, and Suns that are stronger than the supersonic...
Thinking of this, Payton felt desperate.
Some players have no quest for the championship ring, and they have the icing on the cake. If they don't, they can accept it.
But some players value this little ring quite a bit, and sometimes they can even cut their salaries significantly for this ring.
Peyton is such a player who values ​​the ring very much, but he just signed a five-year contract with the Supersonic two years ago, and now there are three years to execute the contract...
"When you finish the three-year contract, you will find a team to join. You have to mix a championship ring before retiring!" Payton thought secretly.
As for the current season, Payton certainly has no hope. With such a huge strength gap between the two sides, how can the supersonic pass the Blazers?
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Richard found that playing these weak teams, it seems that Harrington cooperated with O'Neal and Big Ben with Kirilenko's effect is quite good.
Harrington got 17 points and 8 rebounds in this game, which is regarded as his normal play.
As for Tracy McGrady, the data tonight is a bit explosive...
Richard made Maddie play for nearly 40 minutes!
In these forty minutes, Tracy McGrady has made 27 crazy shots in exchange for 34 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. It can be said that it is quite amazing!
Richard was not surprised. The magic is not a fool. If McGrady is a real parallel, they will give McGrady a 7-year 93 million dollar contract when McGrady averages only 15+6+4. !
Magic is definitely quite aware of the potential of Tracy McGrady!
Moreover, under normal circumstances, the team chasing McGrady is not only the Magic, Magic and Heat are the two most fierce teams chasing...
Among them, the hot master Moning, personally called McGrady to invite him to join.
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Now Richard knows that McGrady has this ability, scoring 30+ points in a single game, but others don’t know...
Fans throughout the Rose Garden Arena are dumbfounded!
Dare to think that Tracy is Richard's hidden nuclear weapon? ! Specially waiting for the playoffs to reuse? !
Good fellow, this power is terrifying...
You know Kobe played the first year of the playoffs in the Trail Blazers, did not play the offensive firepower like McGrady.
But in an instant, these fans would not be happy.
Because they still know McGrady and know that McGrady will become a free agent after the playoffs this year. The better McGrady plays, the harder it is for the Blazers to stay!
This is very uncomfortable...
But they could see it. McGrady was gone, didn't he still have Ginobili?
Ginobili signed a rookie contract just this year and has to continue to play for the Blazers for three years. This coolie can be used for a long time...
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The Trail Blazers opened the playoffs, easily defeated the supersonic, and then it was desolate, winning the supersonic three games in a row!
The supersonics were completely eliminated with a big score of 4:0...
In this round of the series, the two most notable players on the Blazers side are Harrington and McGrady.
Harrington's average of 18+9 per game is even better than Wenbeck!
You know, Wen Baker only played 14+6 stats in this series!
For a time, Harrington directly became a quite hot power forward in the league...
To know that Harrington is only a second-year player, the ghost knows whether he will grow into a power forward like Duncan or Garnett in the future!
Even if you can't grow to the level of Duncan or Garnett, seeing the posture of Harrington has a momentum comparable to that of Raheem and McDyess!
Potential stocks!
The teams, especially those lacking forwards, looked greedily at Harrington...
Will Richard sell Harrington? ! Judging from Richard's daily performance, there is really such a possibility!
For other teams, I’m afraid they won’t sell...
But the Blazers are different. There are too many players in their team. If there are suitable chips, this transaction may not be possible!
This round of the series has just finished, Richard's phone was almost hit.
Those coaches who have a good relationship with Richard, after seeing Harrington, did not worry about the Trail Blazers playoffs. They directly contacted Richard and asked if he had any idea of ​​trading Harrington. ...
Especially Larry Bird, that phone call was like a bomber, one after another.
But Richard was too aware of the Pacers, they had no valuable chips at hand.
I simply didn't answer Larry Bird's call, so I was saved by this bad old man.
What other chips can the Pacers have now? ! No Mao...
Richard, who was the bottom pick in the first round, couldn't look down on him, and he didn't look down on several players on the team.
The only Reggie Miller that can be seen, the Blazers can’t swallow the contract of others~EbookFREE.me~ Moreover, Larry Bird has not been mad enough to use Reggie Miller for Harrington... …
As for other teams, Richard actually answered the phone, but at this point of time, he certainly cannot give a quasi-letter, and he will reply in a unified response and wait for the offseason.
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Harrington is a piece of fat, fatter than McGrady!
Don’t look at the fact that McGrady played better than Harrington in this series, but in fact, if each team has a choice, they are more inclined to Harrington!
Because Harrington has a two-year rookie contract...
These two-year rookie contracts are basically equivalent to working as white workers!
With the salary of a rookie, but the figure of the top salary, it is more cost-effective than McGrady...
Moreover, not all teams have salary space, to give McGrady a top salary!