Vol 3 Chapter 282: Goodbye, Salt Lake City

(The first volume is finally over, some melancholy)
The Jazz and the Lakers completed the transaction about Lin Han in a short time. From the Jazz's request to the Lakers' chips, it seems that it has only been two days later, and it seems to be very smooth.
In fact, this transaction was not so smooth. At the very least, as far as the Jazz are concerned, the two players they most requested this time, neither Ricky Pierce nor Bruce Edwards, were able to come.
This is not that these two players are non-selling items of their respective teams. If it is really a non-selling Jazz team, there will be no such requirements. In fact, these two players are put on the shelves by their own teams, but it is obvious Whether it's the Bucks where Blue Edwards is or the Supersonics where Ricky Pierce is, both teams are too greedy.
When I learned that the trade between Bruce Edwards and Pierce was for the trade of Lin Han, the Bucks and the Supersonics were really sitting on the floor. For example, the Bucks, they originally wanted to clean up Bruce Edwards. There are no requirements, as long as someone is willing to accept this junk contract, they have no requirements, but this time, the Bucks actually proposed to the Lakers draft rights and an expired contract to trade Blue Edwards, Lakers The draft pick of this year is the 10th pick of this year. Blue Edwards is not worth the 10th. I am afraid that it is not even worth the first round. For this kind of explicit behavior that is to rob, Jerry West is a little stunned. After a while, the Bucks were directly excluded from this transaction.
Regarding Jerry West’s decisiveness, I am afraid the Bucks didn’t think of themselves. After all, they dared to rob the Lakers in this way, because they heard that the Jazz had asked the Lakers to include the option of Blue Edwards. Although the Bucks didn't think they could get Lin Han, the Lakers wanted Lin Han to be in an urgent mood. Even if the robbery is unsuccessful, it should not be abandoned outside the transaction?
In fact, there is also the idea of ​​supersonics. Since the poor performance of Kippiers in the playoffs this year, the supersonics were eliminated as the second final in the Western Conference. Supersonic had already thought about throwing Ricky Pierce away, so it was like Bruce Edwards. Ricky Pierce is not so important now at supersonic speed. Also because of the poor performance of the playoffs, Ricky Pierce has limited value. Weak teams have never thought of asking an old All-Star to support the team. It is not necessary for the strong team. The strong team also has some fears. If Kippiers came to the team and performed the same as last season's playoffs, what should he do if he loses it? So even if some strong teams are willing to ask for the best sixth man in the league, but the trading offer is limited. Of course, the supersonics understand this, according to the requirements of supersonics. Rickie Pierce, an All-Star, they could have only had a draft pick in the middle of the first round or a good player to trade.
Only after inquiring about the Jazz's request to the Lakers, this team that just changed the general manager also showed its own greed. Originally only needed Pierce, a middle-place draft pick, and asked Jerry West At the time of the price, the supersonic requirement turned into Divac plus the Lakers' No. 10 draft pick. Although Rickie Pierce is an All-Star player, even if he is an All-Star in NBA, he may not be able to switch to music. Through draft picks, not to mention the addition of a center like Divac.
You know, although Divac is not an all-star superstar center. But this European center is also an already recognized player in NBA. This season, he is averaging 14+11+4+1+1.5, in addition to the league's four centers. Which other center in the league has such a comprehensive data in Divac?
Moreover, Divac is now only 26 years old. For a center, this age has not even reached the peak. Generally speaking, unless the talent is super talented, the peak of the center player is slightly later than the defender. Most of the centers are at their peak at around 28 years old. That is to say, although Divac is not a superstar now, he is still a sweet bun in the league. Otherwise, with Jerry West’s shrewdness, if Divac fails, he will not give Divac the highest annual salary.
Now the supersonics want to rob it. I didn't expect to be greedy to this point, compared to the Bucks. In this case, with Jerry West's character, even the Bucks can't stand the supersonics. Since the supersonics are not sincere, they haven't waited for the supersonic players to react soon. The Lakers' The overbearing president abandoned the supersonic speed.
You know, although the Bucks and the Supersonics are preparing to rob the Lakers, the request made to the Lakers is more than a trick, but for them, although they can’t get Lin Han, they are also very clear. This time Regarding Lin Han’s big deal, they can really benefit, so although the requirements put forward by the Lakers are demanding, there is no room for negotiation. They actually really hope to join this multi-party deal. After all, everyone knows that Lin Han’s salary is too low, and it must inevitably require multi-party transactions to maximize Lin Han’s value, and multi-party transactions no matter how they are traded, if the transaction can be completed, it means that this transaction was for many parties at the time. It is advantageous, otherwise, unless a fool chooses to trade.
Especially in the case of the Lakers in order to get Lin Han, for example, to make a profit, the Jazz must also make a profit in order to meet Lin Han’s requirements. When the two parties to the transaction have to make a profit, other participating teams naturally There will be more benefits, so at this time, when most of the teams have sharpened their heads and have to come in, the two teams with the best chances, the Supersonics and the Bucks, were abandoned.
It must be said that this is indeed a bit miserable. Both the Bucks and the Supersonic underestimate Jerry West's dominance. The overbearing president is not an easily provoked person.
Of course, since the Jazz haven’t thought about embarrassing the Lakers, it’s impossible to target Ricky Pierce or Bruce Edwards. The Jazz’s list is a lot, as long as Jerry West It is enough to be able to match people according to the combination, in this case.
In the end, the six-party deal became the Lakers, Jazz, and Heat. 76ers, Clippers and Hornets.
In the end, the Lakers gave away the chip is the team's most valuable player center Divac. Guard Anthony Piller, center Elden Campbell. Potential outside Doug Christie and backup guard Tony Smith and former starting point guard Slater who were squeezed into the bench by Van Exel, of course, the most important thing is naturally last year No. 12 rookie George Lynch, the total salary of these seven people Adding up to $12 million, this is half of the Lakers’ total salary. Similarly, these seven players are like 7 of the Lakers’ most important group of players.
As for the players sent by the Jazz, of course, Lin Han is the first to bear, followed by Tyron Corbin and then the team's backup power forward Chambers and the backup guards Walter Bond and Isa who completed the first sign and then exchanged with the team. Austin and Lin Han’s younger brother Aron Williams, because Bond and Austin signed and then changed. The total salary of the six men of the Jazz is 6 million US dollars, of which Bond and Jazz renewed a one-year contract of 700,000 US dollars, while Austin is a three-year renewal contract of 3 million.
In addition to the Lakers and Jazz, another important trader, the Heat, this team also sent a lot of chips, not only Stephen Smith, one of the team's two guns, but also Grant Grant. The team's starting power forward and this year's 12th pick
Of course, last season was very tragic, the record is the same as the Heat, but there is no Hornets who can enter the playoffs. This team also sent the team to the expiry of the contract. The former team starting center Gomin, who has been completely suppressed by Moning on the bench Schisky plus first-round picks for next year's lotto protection
There is also the 76ers, this team that is ready to rebuild has sent the team's all-star guard Hornacek and junk contract power forwards Tim Perry and Johnny Dawkins and the same lotto-protected first round of the future One pick
of course. In addition to these five major trading teams, there is also a Los Angeles Clippers, the Clippers owner Sterling and the Lakers owner Old Bath are good friends. Very good and good friends, the whole league knows that Sterling is a very weird and weird person, but it is surprising that this weirdo can actually play with Old Bath, and it was a lot of old Bath. Agree, the Clippers can't come to Los Angeles at all.
The players sent by this Clippers are not others, but the former nba superstar that the team just exchanged for this season. Dominic Wilkins, who had never renewed his contract with the Clippers!
Obviously, instead of letting Dominique Wilkins go free, the Clippers exchange this expired contract for some useful players before the contract expires, of course. The Clippers didn't just want to take advantage, but they also sent out a future first-round draft lottery protection.
under these circumstances. The transactions of these six teams are all completed.
After the Lakers sent away the seven most important players, they received Lin Han from the Jazz. Aron Williams, Tyrone Corbin and Chambers and the Heat forward Grant Lang and the 76ers Tim Perry and the Clippers' Dominic Wilkins, and of course the Heat's No. 12 draft this year right.
As for the Jazz after sending away six players, they got Hornacek from the 76ers and Stephen Smith from the Heat, Lakers backup guards Tony Smith and center Elden Campbell, and from the Clippers. The Hornets and the Sixers’ future lottery-protected draft picks. The three teams’ future lottery-protected draft picks are all for five years. The so-called protection of the five-year lotto draft picks is that if the team will be in the next five years, It’s all lottery, so the first-round pick Jazz team doesn’t need it. If there is a year that is not a lottery, then naturally the first-round pick will be handed over to the Jazz, so can these three picks Jazz take To see whether these three teams can enter the playoffs in the next five years, the Hornets should have no problem. As for the 76ers and Clippers, it seems a bit overhanging.
However, even if only one of the three future draft picks can be secured, the Jazz with Stephen Smith and Hornacek traded with Lin Han are not bad. After all, Hornacek is a rare defender in the league. A defender who can make a three-point break, and Steve Smith is the same. One of the Heat's double guns last season was 17+5+5. The outside player also has a strong three-pointer. The ball ability, and Steve Smith is still a young player in the third grade. Also when the Heat was traded, this young player's promise suddenly made the Jazz give up Ricky Pierce and Bruce Edwards.
Just like Jerry West’s guess, the Jazz wanted Bruce Edwards. This kid really confessed to the Jazz team, hoping to be taken back to the Jazz, Jazz thinking that this kid contract is quite long. The strength is not bad, it is a rebuilt garbage contract for the Bucks. But it’s not a junk contract for the Jazz. It’s just that when Steve Smith said he would renew the contract with the Jazz after the rookie contract expired, the Jazz didn’t even ask for the ball. Edward Edwards, crap, history Tiff Smith, an outside player with all-star potential, can almost kill Bruce Edwards the traitor.
As for the Heat, this team knew very well after the failure of the playoffs last season. If you want to make a difference in this league, the team is unreliable to play double guns. It’s not good to have only one reliable inside Secari inside the team. It can be said that this team is a little bit frustrated in search of a super center. Even the Hornets’ super potential inside Moning’s idea dare to play, just Will the Hornets trade Moning now? Of course not. As one of the hottest young centers in the league, fools will only change Mo Ning unless there is a chaos inside the Hornets.
In this case, it is impossible to get four big centers, you can't get Mourning and O'Neal. Divac, a third-level center with all-star potential, is naturally the best choice for the Heat. Of course, a Steve Smith can't be replaced by a Divac, although both sides have the potential for All-Star. Claiming to be an All-Star in the future, but can the future All-Star center and All-Star outside be the same? It’s just that although the value of the two is not equivalent, but if you send Steve Smith for Divac plus this year’s first-round draft pick, it’s a little bit loss. In the end, the Heat chose to send the team’s garbage contract Grant Lang out. Originally, he was not a garbage contract, but after Divac came, he naturally became a garbage contract. Although the Heat are not bad, they are not Lakers after all. They can't afford more than 1 million, and they don't see much bench time inside. Therefore, it is the best choice for this backup inside to get a strong potential outside.
So after the Heat sent Long and Steve Smith and this year's lottery picks, they got Divac plus the Lakers' potential small forward last year's No. 12 rookie George Lynch. It can be the No. 12 rookie in the draft year that is bigger than this year. George Lynch's potential is needless to say. Last season, he had 20+20 against the Pistons in a single game, and the average number of rookies can reach 10. Scored 6 bosses and 1.5 steals. This was only averaged in less than 25 minutes per game. Although this guy was miserably played by Lin Han, it was also facing Lin Han. Which player in the league is not facing Lin Han? Tragically, at least in the Heat’s opinion, the team focused on training him. Although it may not be able to achieve the strength of Steve Smith, it can definitely withstand a No. 12 pick. In fact, in addition to last year, in the history of the league Few No. 12 rookies can average 10+6+1.5 in the rookie season.
Of course, the Hornets sent out the team’s expired center Gominski and a future lotto-protected first-round draft pick. Naturally, they want to be supplemented by strong players. Last season, this team The playoffs didn’t make it, because the team’s outside players weren’t strong enough, especially if there was only one Boggs on the point guard. That’s not enough, so the Hornets sent out the first round of draft lottery protection. Can get one or two players of the year, such as the former starting point guard of the Lakers Slater, Slater was pressed by Van Exel on the bench, but he could play 11+4 anyway. Point guard, it's definitely more than enough for the Hornets to be a substitute for Borges.
As for the 76ers, this team didn’t send Honasek for the purpose of getting all-star players. In fact, the biggest goal of this completely rebuilt team is to clean up the team’s big contract, especially like Tim Perry's big, long and stinky contract is also very good if he can get potential rookies and first-round draft picks. After all, they don't lack high draft picks themselves. Last season they wanted to use Horner. Seck traded Jeff Malone to clean the team’s big contract instead of naively thinking that the team can own the Jeff Malone and then enter the playoffs. That is impossible, but now the league’s strong teams have not People are willing to take over the 76ers' junk contracts, and there are no potential players to hand out. As for the weak team, they don't need to take Hornacek as a core of reconstruction. This has made Hornacek's transaction always blocked. Although Honacek is an All-Star player, his age makes him too embarrassed. The 76ers' request added another layer to this embarrassment, and this time the 76ers traded after sending Hornacek and Tim Perry. Gominski and Bond and Isaac Austin and the Lakers have a very potential second-year outside Christie. This is a very cost-effective deal for the 76ers. Austin is known as Xiao Malone, although The season suffered serious injuries, but the potential is still there. Bond was last season as the successor of Bruce Edwards, only because the rise of Lin Han allowed the rookie season to average the Mavericks The 8-point guard has absolutely no chance to play, and as for Christie, that's even more. The Lakers are now one of the three most promising newcomers, except Van Exel and George Lynch.
Of course, the first five teams joined the deal for their own purposes, and the Clippers are purely soy sauce. Dominic Wilkins, the former nba superstar, made it clear that he will not be quick. The team renews the contract. In this case, the Clippers can only trade him. There is no way. The superstar is unwilling to even sign and then change, but wants to leave the team he likes freely. In this case, the Clippers took advantage of the relationship between the team owner and the Lakers to join the trading bell, sending out an unprecedented lottery-protected pick for the next five years. In the next five years, if the Sixers have the ambitious team to have a chance to enter the playoffs, then the Clippers have never thought that their team can have a pick that is not a lottery in the next five years. In the case, the Clippers used Dominix Wilkins empty gloves and the white wolf was stunned. The Lakers' important defender Anthony Piller and the 76ers have been reduced from the core to Johnny Dawkins, and Piller is good. Dawkins is a garbage contract. Fortunately, this garbage contract expires next season, the Clippers can afford it.
In this case, the Jazz and Lakers about Lin Han's six-party deal. The biggest deal in the history of 6 teams and 20 players was completed.
Lin Han was traded by the Jazz to the Lakers is crazy enough, and what is even more crazy is the so many players involved in this transaction. You know, this time it is not only the player of concern like Lin Han. There are Dominic Wilkins and Hornacek, Steve Smith, Divac many players that have attracted attention.
"The craziest trade in history, the Lakers are betting on Lin Han's future with their own now, and the super giants have completely entered the reconstruction period!"
"The transaction is completed, Jazz general manager Scott Redden thanked Lin Han for his contribution to the Jazz in the past season, the Jazz fans rioted!"
"Lin Han, Wilkins is in Los Angeles, can the Lakers still score a ball? The two major tumors are gathered in Los Angeles, and the Lakers officially entered the era of tumors from the era?
"The most terrible deal, David Stern said that this can make the league full of vitality. The Clippers, 76ers and other teams have said that this deal is great."
"Lin Han refused to show up publicly after the deal was completed. Steve Smith and Hornacek have expressed that they are looking forward to the game next season and are very happy to join a championship team like the Jazz."
Of course, after such a deal appeared, the United States and NBA were naturally in an uproar. There was no way. This time, the Lakers and the Jazz played a little big, and they shouldn’t even say that they played a lot. Big.
Especially the Lakers, but it really sent out all the important players of the team. Except for Van Ixelles and James Worthy, these seven are the most important seven main players or rotation players of the team last season. Not only did the trade take away the most important players from the seven teams, but what players were added?
Dominique Wilkins, this veteran is indeed still in strength, but even the Hawks, his home team, feel that his play is a harm to the team, the enemy of James Worthy and the Lakers have grudges The small forward will not say whether he will stay with the Lakers, even if he stays with the Lakers, will he and Lin Han fight for the ball? Don’t think that Lin Han is the finals mvp, but it is just a rookie, and although Dominic Wilkins has a low status in the eyes of experts and a tumor, but his status in the league is quite high, he will obey A rookie like Lin Han?
In addition to Dominique Wilkins, there are several players from the Jazz. Tyrone Corbin basically didn't play many games last season because of the rise of Elliott and Lin Han. He still has a big contract of nearly one million and two million, which is now a garbage contract. As for Chambers, this Utah native is more interesting. After the trade report came out, the Jazz veteran immediately retired. Obviously, both the Jazz and the Lakers knew that this guy was needed to balance wages, and he never thought he would come to the Lakers.
The other Jazz player, the league's recognized Lin Han brother Aron Williams, when Lin Han and Hardaway became famous, Van Exel. The relationship between Lin Han and Hardaway, Antonio Harvey and Aron Williams is well known to everyone. Lin Han, Hardaway and Van Exel were really talked about because of the bull fork. Long Williams and Antonio Hardaway were recognized as players with thighs.
Especially for Harvey, he often squeezed Campbell onto the bench last season and has been criticized by many Lakers fans. The rookie does not have the strength of Campbell at all. The starter is completely Jerry West’s favor to Linham. Behavior, Jerry West was respected by the Lakers fans as gods, these Lakers fans will naturally not how to treat Jerry West, but did not ridicule Aron Williams. Many Los Angeles media even said that it was not very well-meaning that Lin Han had taken care of his younger brother before he came, so if Lin Han came. Is that okay?
Well now, one Harvey is not enough, and there is another Aron Williams. If the two men form the Lakers' starting lineup, then the picture is really beautiful, and the Lakers fans dare not watch it.
"The combination of Aron Williams and Antonio Harvey will be the most junky starting combination in Lakers history and the most junky starting combination in NBA history!"
Don't doubt whether Williams and Harvey will be the Lakers starter, who is not the starter? Now that the Lakers leave after Campbell and Divac, who else can come up with to compete with him?
These two guys can't even get a group of rookies in rookie training camp. In NBA, especially in this era of NBA starter. Wasn't it completely exploded? As for the insider from the other two transactions, Tim Perry? This guy even dismissed the 76ers as a garbage contract. Can the Lakers use it?
As for Grant Lang, it's a little better. It's a qualified blue-collar insider, but his height is too short. Although the defensive judgment is very good, even though it is stronger than Harvey and Williams, it is also limited. Will not be traded away by the Heat, in the Lakers, he can compete with Harvey and Williams two Lin Han's left and right guard and Hu Ha second general?
In this case, this Lakers deal is really except that after the exchange of Lin Han, the other players are almost terrible. It can be said that except for the players who are happy with Lin Han, they are some players with garbage contracts, and there are few useful.
The remaining players of the Lakers are useful to Van Exel and Worthy, and Worthy is so mature, how useful can it be?
"I don’t want to laugh at this as the most stupid deal I’ve ever seen, but this is really the most stupid deal I’ve ever seen. The Lakers’ excessive superstition Lin Han’s ability, he has not yet proven that he can make his teammates become Better, average double-doubles in the Finals? Man, who doesn’t know Lin Han’s brush, when he assists in the doubles, the offensive efficiency of the other players of the Jazz is 15% lower! An excellent organizer can Assists also make the team and teammates better, and although Lin Han has a beautiful stat, it makes his teammates worse!"
"The Lakers have been so bad, and Lin Han can make the Lakers worse. I have seen this team's performance next season. This team will be the weakest in the new season. Team, no one!"
"Yes, the Lakers really do not lack money, but is there any capable free agent willing to go to such a team? The Lakers will pay for their blindness!"
"Lin Han is excellent, but he is not an excellent leader. Gambling like the Lakers is doomed to fail, and Lin Han is destined to suffer a terrible failure after lacking teammates like Malone and Stockton!"
"Now I think Jerry West needs to think about how to find a superstar player who can play Lin Han!"
When people re-examined the Lakers' almost gambling deal after a short surprise, after replacing the Linhan plus a bunch of junk contracts with the team's best seven players, almost no one was optimistic about the Lakers' deal.
There is no way for the Lakers to take away most of the team's elite players now. It is absolutely difficult for Lin Han to bring such a group of players to compete for good results. Even if the Lakers still have a No. 10 and a No. 12 pick, this year, although the so-called draft year, it is Hill. Kidd and Robinson are three people, and the others are not as big as expected. There is limited help for the Lakers. What can the Lakers do in this situation?
Attract those strong free agents in the league with such a lineup? Young free agents look at Lin Han will turn around and leave. They still need data and opportunities when they are young. Lin Han’s style will give them data and opportunities. Don’t joke, the older strength faction needs champions , But this Lakers can give them a chance to see the championship?
In this case, even if the Lakers are not bad money. But at this time, it can be said that it is in a deadlock. Even if Jerry West's ability is against the sky, what can he do? !
Saying the bottom of the Lakers next season is relatively polite, the least polite is the New York media, it is directly said that the Lakers will not enter the playoffs in the next three years!
"When Lin Han can't make his teammates better, the Lakers will not appear in the playoffs in the next three years. Even if the Magic come back, it will be useless unless the nba team's head is pumped and robbed by the Lakers. The team's superstar players were sent to the Lakers. Otherwise, the Lakers will not have any competitiveness in the next three or even five years, and Lin Han will taste the pain of leaving the Jazz!"
The next three or even five years will not be able to achieve results in the Lakers. After the New York media and experts came out with this statement, in the eyes of many people, the New York media should belong to Hei Linhan and the Lakers. As another capital of public opinion, the Los Angeles media also has to fight back anyway, but it is extremely To my surprise, even the media in Los Angeles are somewhat supportive when they face questions and ridicule from New York and other media.
Obviously, in their view, this Laker even came to Lin Han. Taking the whole team to bet on Lin Han is such a blind decision. There is no way to protect them, they are not optimistic about the future of this team.
It's just obvious. At this time, the media throughout the United States questioned Lin Han’s ability to lead the rise of the Lakers and the future of the Lakers, but as a Lakers fan, at least this time when the news of Lin Han’s coming to the Lakers came out, they did not After thinking so far, at least most of the fans are extremely excited at this time.
When Lin Han first left from Salt Lake City on June 27, Lin Han was originally going to leave silently, but when Lin Han disguised appeared at Salt Lake City Airport, Lin Han was very surprised that the airport The outside of Jazz has been surrounded by Jazz fans, and when these Jazz fans saw Lin Han appear, almost all of them went crazy.
Originally, when Lin Han left Salt Lake City, he never thought of telling anyone but his own family, but it was clear that his boarding information was leaked by Salt Lake City Airport.
For the rookie Lin Han, from the perspective of the senior Jazz team, Malone and Stockton are more important to the team. They have their own sensibility and rationality, but the fans have the sensibility and rationality of the fans. The team's previous series of treatments for Lin Han~EbookFREE.me~ Whether from Malone or the team's management, their approach is questionable or unsatisfactory.
Lin Han did not have any plans to leave the Jazz, Lin Han did not force the team to request a high salary renewal, nor did anything harmful to the team, but it is such a team's finals mvp, the team One of the most important players left in this way.
When thousands of Jazz fans shouted Lin Han and mvp, when they all held the "Sorry" sign, Lin Han, who wanted to leave quietly at this time, was finally walking into the airport. Stopped at the time.
"Thank you, you are the cutest fans!"
When Lin Han stopped and turned to the arms of the dancers who gave him a smile to the Jazz fans, many Jazz fans watched Lin Han's disappearing back and some fans even cried.
"Goodbye, Salt Lake City"
(Volume One, End) (Unfinished to be continued)
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