Vol 18 Chapter 1952: Paul is so miserable

Sun Ce did not participate in the small core player meeting held by coach Hollins, but this does not prevent these core player-level teammates from knowing that it was his Sun's suggestion.
At this time, he doesn't show up and hides his merit and fame... Anyway, his teammates can guess that it was him.
The feasibility of this suggestion is obviously because their Christmas wars have begun to play an extraordinary state, otherwise they will continue to fight steadily... it is the best choice.
When the coaching staff returned to Memphis yesterday, they still said that the current stability is great, and if they want to continue, they suddenly changed their tone today. Although they are only discussing with these core players, they obviously have made a decision.
Suddenly changed the decision... Besides Sun Ce, who else in the team can contribute to this?
Anyway, when the team owner occasionally pops up with a weird suggestion, he will be kicked out by the coaching staff to do business. Their coaches are not good, coaching, the boss is not good, the division of labor within the team is clear.
Good condition is the foundation!
The state has been really good recently, and it is probably a good stage of running-in. When running in the previous game, if it is a combination of new players, there are often situations where the running position is not tacit enough, but it has rarely happened recently.
Among them, the two rookies Brogdon and Jaylen Brown have made the most obvious progress. The performance of the two was far behind the excellent rookies of previous years. No one noticed that they "hit the wall". Perhaps the rookie wall was hit. Broken, they found a way to integrate themselves into the team.
For example, Brogdon has finally learned how to switch between his two styles of play. When Sun Ce is on the court, if Sun Ce does not take the initiative to request, Brogdon can boldly ask Sun Ce to pick and roll for him and launch an attack; when Sun Ce is not there , Brogdon played completely off the ball, don't think too much, Carter, Paul George, and even Aldridge and Yi Jianlian are more experienced than him and can distribute the ball better.
Jaylen Brown’s improvement is reflected in the better timing of the cut, and the defensive end is less frizzy. After being trained 10,000 times by Mr. Tony, the probability of fouls has finally dropped. The main reason is that he studied humbly. Except for the silly spirit of a fan when he saw Sun Ce, other times, he treats people and things very well. From the interview, it can be seen that the team has 13 teammates + 3 development players, each of which he can boast The flowers come.
Gion belongs to a one-off deal. This is something that both the Grizzlies and him understand. On the Grizzlies' side, Nance, who has a potential rookie contract, exchanged for a first-rate insider swingman who was in his prime. Increasing the probability of defending, of course, is happy, even if it can only take more than half a season, if you send away a player to guarantee the championship, double 3D or inside double towers will do, as long as you can complete three consecutive championships.
This year is the last year of Gian's rookie contract. With his demonstrated ability, after this season, there will definitely be a team offering a starting salary of tens of millions of dollars. The Grizzlies can't afford that money, and Gian will not give up. Rich.
But Gion also wants to win a championship with the Grizzlies. This is a rare opportunity, especially after playing for a team like the Timberwolves for more than three years, and finally got a ball that can win and even have a chance to win the championship. He must be very active in playing for the team. As a player, he has played in the NBA for several years. He knows very well how difficult it is for a player to hold the thigh to win the championship early in his career. For the players, if the opportunity to take the championship ring is missed, it is really missed, and there may be no chance for the entire career.
Gion is trying very hard to learn how to complete high and low positions with Aldridge, how to build an inside defense with David West, how to run and play with Yi Jianlian... Some progress is good, some are not so suitable, now It's time to strengthen the game that suits him best.
Rolle Deng is...very enthusiastic and energetic, with excellent leadership in the locker room, much better than Randolph last year. The team activities that Randolph organizes are all about doing whatever he thinks of, and Roll Deng, It will be planned ahead of time, just like Shane Shane back then, very good.
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Several core teammates left separately, practiced for additional training, and went home. Today is the second day off, and tomorrow is the 6th. The Grizzlies will have a game against the Wizards at home, January 7 There is no competition, it is his grandson’s birthday, and it is also the statutory day of Lordship in Tennessee. Since 15 years, the local union has been advocating that this day be a paid holiday. Many companies in Tennessee choose to support it, especially those who sell Manufacturer of agricultural mechanization equipment.
The NBA also complied with the "advocacy" of the Tennessee State Labor Union. It did not arrange a game for the Grizzlies on this day, which is regarded as a "holiday" for the Tennessee NBA team.
Coach Hollins got up from the conference room and went back to his office. He saw Sun Ce who was practicing calligraphy standing inside and joked, "Happy birthday, Noah."
"Thank you, it's a pity that you don't have a statutory holiday as a coach. I have worked hard for so many years, but I haven't been able to get you a day off."
"Oh, the fans will thank you very much, especially those students in Memphis. They have an extra day of winter vacation this year... This is what you call calligraphy? Practicing this can make people feel calm?"
"The elders say so, but the more I practice, the more irritable I get."
"Then I guess what the elders said should be correct, because you are different from ordinary people."
"..."
"Noah, we are ready to decide who is the 15th player on the team. We must take him down before the All-Star Weekend. Do you have any good candidates?"
"Deron Williams, Curry..."
"Curry?"
"His brother, Seth Curry, that of the Mavericks, I have his phone number. He is already applying for a deal or a buyout agreement with the Mavericks. He wants to play for a team that can win."
"That's pretty awesome, I don't think it is necessary."
"why?"
"We have Malcolm, a good point guard like Deron Williams or Seth Curry will delay Malcolm's growth, and we are looking for a third point guard, Deron Williams It’s not the kind of player who needs him to make a contribution. He needs his teammates to cooperate with him. It’s not suitable. Seth Curry. Letting him play as the third point guard will affect him from winning a contract. I have seen his Information, he hasn't won a big contract yet, and we can't give it either."
When a player's head coach considers certain things, there is always a hint of non-basketball reasons.
After explaining a bit, Coach Hollins continued: "So our goal is a forward and back line player to solve the problem of weak scoring ability at the two positions of small forward and shooting guard."
Hearing this, Sun Ce became serious. This is really a problem.
Regardless of the fact that Carter’s statistics are the same as in previous years, he is becoming more and more inclined to aspherical, getting older and getting older and more proficient in off-ball play. With good physical fitness, Carter’s adjustments are in place and his state Keep it, but the decline in singles is a decline. This is unavoidable. Carter cannot be expected to be required to singles opponents who are teenagers younger than him when he has 21 days to reach his 40th birthday. Occasionally, it is possible. Regular offense is not good. Therefore, the Grizzlies coaching staff was very happy when Brogdon was selected as a point guard with excellent singles ability and strong combat capability.
But this only made up for the loopholes in the position of the point guard after Mo Williams retired and Sessions went to take the big contract. The striker Carter slipped in singles, which shows that Paul George's autonomous scoring ability is not so impressive.
Paul George’s development direction is to organize forwards, and he has developed very well in this direction, which has led to his ability to score autonomously is not the top, far inferior to him in the original time and space. Of course, he in the original time and space is worse than the current him. Organizing offenses is not in the same dimension.
In fact, their 13-man roster for the Grizzlies is already very strong. Look for a third point guard, or shooting guard and small forward to score points with the ball. It is just a spare tire. It is used during regular season breaks. The playoffs are not necessarily There is a chance to play.
What adds is depth.
However, Sun Ce still has a question: "What if we have an injury at the point guard position? I am confident of staying healthy, but Malcolm is still a rookie. Just after coming out of college, I am worried that he will be at risk of injury because of his intensity. ."
"We will pay attention to this, and we have already selected the third point guard used in the regular season. The rookie point guard you recommended played very well in the development league. He is like a smaller Malcolm. The ability is not good and the height is not good, but his technique is very good and he adapts well to the adult basketball environment. We are going to try to give him a chance to see if he can grasp it."
Hearing this, Sun Ce felt that gold would shine everywhere! Van Jordan played well in their subordinate Memphis fighting team, and entered the home team's field of vision.
The main reason is that Van Fleet’s losing draft is similar to Brogdon. He will be 23 years old in two months. After four seasons of NBAA, his basic skills are very solid. What he has to do is to adapt himself to NBA confrontation. , Can adapt to NBA rules, adapt to the NBA three-point line...
To count on Brogdon and Van Fleet’s rookie years to make much contribution to the championship, Sun Ce has no hope at all. The two are technically mature and yes, but they are 24 years old and have not yet reached their peak. It will be almost the same in two or three years. I just hope that they can do what a backup point guard and a third point guard should do during the rotation phase.
That's right, but two good point guards who have played in the NCAA for four years have solved their point guard line problem this season.
Then you have to focus on the front line.
Sun Ce closed his eyes and reviewed the characteristics of all his teammates in his mind and what the team currently lacks... After thinking about it for a long time, Sun Ce thought about what the team needs to strengthen.
"First, players who can score autonomously at small forwards and shooting guards; second, they can move to the power forward position to cooperate with Yi Jianlian; third, they have enough speed and awareness of counterattacks to instigate fast breaks. Point guard..."
Thinking of this Sun Ce felt wrong, he felt as if he was talking about...
"Wait, I have to think from a different perspective, and include my grandson. With my grandson, it means that there is one who can organize scoring in multiple positions and can act as a scorer or initiator in running and bombing... …Plus my teammates, then we need…we need a swingman who can play 1-3! Fast and able to shoot; or fast and able to play singles; or can shoot and singles…mainly He has to be able to play multiple positions, which is not easy to find! A player with such a blurred position is expensive! Hey, wait... Contemporary Jordan seems to be good, can keep up with the speed in the running and shooting, and can shoot back."
Thinking of this, Sun Ce said to Coach Hollins: "Why didn't we recruit Joe Johnson last summer?"
"We recruited. He wants a full middle class. We can't afford it. He signed a two-year contract with the Jazz for 23 million yuan."
"..." Sun Ce was silent for a moment, "Well, not every veteran has a soft spot for rings, and they can't sell for 23 million."
After all, coming to hug the thigh is only closer to the championship, and everyone's pursuit is different at each stage. Joe Johnson can get a two-year pension contract at this age, and he is definitely not willing to give up.
Sun Ce didn't think there was anything wrong with Joe Johnson's choice.
In this regard, Sun Ce can only give up this near-perfect option. Joe Johnson's solid body, the top of the front line in the small ball era, and the big deal, the defensive end of his son to play forward, what a big deal.

I’m playing forward on the defensive end, and one more player who can keep up with the counterattack speed, can serve as a small forward and shooting guard singles mission? Brogdon is tall enough, 196 cm, just a bit slower. It takes rhythm to catch the ball and shoot the ball. It is not suitable for counterattack, sticking the ball, and not suitable for counterattack advancing player..."
Thinking of this, a player appeared in Sun Ce's mind, but he didn't say it right away, but asked: "Coach, do you have any candidates for the team?"
Coach Hollins shook his head: "In the past few days after entering the New Year, we have received 16 phone calls from player agents who have obtained the permission of their team to negotiate with other teams, wanting to join us in the championship, but otherwise The play style overlaps, or the strength is not good enough, each of our players must have their own role, even Rohr, his role is very important, we can not make casual decisions, originally prepared to wait until the All-Star weekend. How veteran is to get the permission of their team to make a decision, so I want to ask you if you have a good overall situation and see if you have any recommended candidates. We can discuss with his team whether we can discuss with his agent. contact."
To put it this way, coach Hollins just wants a reference condition for Sun Ce. It is really not good. You can lower the requirements. As long as it can play a role in more than 20 games after the All-Star Weekend, what does Sun Ce think? Such players are more suitable for the team and are worthy of reference. If Sun Ce has an idea, he can start acting immediately. Maybe some games before the All-Star Weekend can also play a role. Anyway, it cannot be delayed until after the All-Star Weekend. Otherwise, the significance will become smaller and smaller, and in the playoffs, it will definitely be 10-11 individuals.
Originally, Coach Hollins was planning to wait for Curry, Paul, Evans and others to pick up the bargains, but Evans’s deal has been dragging on; Curry’s hard-checking to change players; Irving unexpectedly The deal is another center. The additions are junk contracts with matching salaries or marginal players who vacate positions; Paul’s side has always been loud and rainy, and he is completely used as a tool for raising or lowering prices...
Seeing Sun Ce seems to have no idea, Coach Hollins is ready to lower his demands.
At this time, Sun Ce said: "I have someone to choose, wait, I'll call him first!"
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In the early morning of January 6, 2017, Yahoo Sports reporter Shams Chalatia broke the news that the Pacers have been trying to trade but there is no next guard swingman Monta Ellis who is willing to take over to the Pacers. Buyout application, willing to accept the terms of next season's salary divided into 5 years deferred payment.
Delayed payment, it seems that the salary is the same, but considering the increasingly severe inflation, the new US president’s quantitative easing policy and the tax reduction policy, the dollar depreciation momentum is obvious, and now many players are unwilling to accept the delayed payment agreement, unless it is Really want to leave the team, or retire after a buyout in a friendly negotiation with the team.
After Monta Ellis’ contract with the Mavericks expired last summer, he accepted the Pacers’ two-year offer of 21.16 million dollars. This season’s salary is 10.154 million dollars and next season is 11 million dollars.
But then the Pacers were traded for Teague, veteran CJ Miles played well again this season, Big Dog’s son Glenn Robinson III also showed potential this season, plus the Pacers star Hayward... Ellis’s Pacers’ trip can be described as difficult and hot, and the Pacers as a whole also have problems. A group of outside players grab the ball and the relationship between outside players is very cold...
This cannot be blamed on Ellis alone, because he has an annual salary of tens of millions. With his character, he naturally wants to play a performance that matches the salary. Last season, he averaged 18.3 points and 5.5 assists per game, so he has some strength. Otherwise, even if the style of the game has been criticized, it will not get ten million annual salary contracts.
A team where the chaos never ends, everyone grabs the ball...everyone has to carry the pot. Ellis does not listen to the coaching staff’s arrangements. The pot must be heavier, but after Larry Bird resigned, the Pacers recovered. Chaos is the key.
The Pacers have been peddling Ellis to ease the pressure on the team, but the more they put the pot on Ellis' head, the more they can't trade, so they are ready to try to buy out, trying to change the atmosphere of the team.
But they just signed with Ellis last summer, and they planned to buy out within a year. They really couldn't hold back. Ellis certainly couldn't hold back to seek buyout unless it was necessary.
This soap opera has been acting for more than a month this season, and both sides are unwilling to tear their faces. It is one of the hot topics discussed by fans this season. Finally, Ellis bowed his head first. .
It's hard to say which side is the winner. Ellis and the Pacers signed this time. At present, it can be regarded as a double-loss situation.
Perhaps, Ellis with the buyout fee is a small profit, but his career is basically over, and his reputation is not good at first, but now it is completely ruined.
The Grizzlies played against the Wizards tonight, relying on Sun Ce's 36 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, Paul George's 22 points and 8 assists, plus Gobert's 15 points and 12 rebounds... in Yi Jianlian With Aldridge and Klay Thompson in rotation, they still beat the Wizards 122 to 111 to win 7 consecutive victories.
This momentum is called a steady! It perfectly shows the current chemistry and offensive state of the Grizzlies.
This can be seen from Sun Ce's easy 36 points in 35 minutes of playing time. He made 13 of 23 shots, 4 of 7 three-pointers, and 6 of 8 free throws. This shooting efficiency, this true shooting percentage, and post-match The media described it as terrible!
After the game, the fans at the scene celebrated Sun Ce’s birthday one day in advance. Originally, Sun Ce’s fan forum discussed how to sing the birthday song for Sun Ce before the game. More than half of the fans who bought tickets passed the fan forum, Fan WeChat public platform, fan twitter group chat group... etc. I knew about the birthday song for Sun Ce live, but his Sun’s fans called confidence. In the end, after discussing it, they decided to win the game and sing it. !
As for the fans with unknown circumstances, they were led to sing birthday songs.
Sun Ce was about to be interviewed after the game. He heard that the fans at the scene were a little messy at first, but after they sang, they were obviously organized and disciplined. Even the live DJ was bought and played softly with accompaniment... birthday song blessings, Regardless of how much money has been made, Sun Ce feels that as a player, after so many years of hard work, this moment is worth it!
Without interrupting the fans’ blessings, after the fans finished singing twice and stopped in an organized manner, Sun Ce waved to the fans without saying anything. At this time, the most important thing is to force the grid.
The reporter asked in a surprised tone: "Oh, Lord, your fans are so good, this picture is so moving, do you have anything to say to the fans?"
Sun Ce eased his psychological excitement, closed his mouth and exhaled heavily, so as not to let people realize that he had taken a deep breath just now to hold back the tears. It was too uncomfortable.
Looking up, he had an idea, and Sun Ce curled his lips and said, "They are great and outstanding. If I forget that they kicked me out of the fan base, they and I are brothers."
The reporter's attention was immediately diverted, and he asked: "Are you kicked out of the fan base by them?"
"Yeh, you heard that right. I was curious to join a larger fan group of mine. There are 2,000 people. That time I got more than 90 points. I saw them saying how good I am. I happily admitted that I was me, and then I was kicked."
"Hahahaha... Lord, you are suitable for talk show."
"I don't know how to tell jokes. I have said that I am a People's Artist."
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The day after the game with the Wizards was Sun Ce's 27th birthday.
Many people sent him birthday wishes through Twitter, Facebook, WeChat, media interviews, etc.
It’s been 7 years since he played in the NBA. This is the first time Sun Ce has no games on his birthday or on his way to the road. It’s rare.
And the next game is also a home game. Although the 8th and 9th are back-to-back, it is also very difficult. If the game schedule is randomly arranged after determining the density of the game and the strength of the opponent at a certain stage, the probability of this is very low. It may be rare to have such an arrangement once in your entire career. It has to be specially arranged like the Christmas game, the opener, the curtain call... and other popular time games.
Sun Ce really felt the gains of years of hard work, psychological gains.
I did not invite relatives or friends. The blessings of my teammates were sent after the game last night. No one disturbed Sun Ce today. Sun Ce spent a relaxing day with his family at home. Even the team did not arrange training. The home court back-to-back directly arranges tactics to play on the same day.
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Happy hours always end quickly, and on January 8, the day of the Grizzlies vs. Timberwolves game arrived.
Back-to-back, the rest of course must continue, the first game Aldridge and Paul George rested, but the problem is not big, the Timberwolves strength...just like that, the only strong point is Karl Towns.
Without the leadership of the wolfberry Mamba, Towns has been very vigorous since entering the NBA. He averaged 26 points, 12.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.4 blocks per game in his second year. He was indeed a well-deserved No. 1 pick in the 2015 season. Defensively, offensive skills, the league , Perhaps even Cousins ​​and Embiid's offensive skills are not as good as Downs.
But the Grizzlies relied on Splash Brothers and Yi Jianlian to score 13 three-pointers, Sun Ce 5, Klay Thompson and Yi Jianlian each scored 4, and the team made 19 three-pointers. The Timberwolves shot through.
Sun Ce made 16 of 27 shots, 5 of 7 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, easily scored 43 points, 13 rebounds, 12 assists, 5 steals and 1 block. The Grizzlies slaughtered the Timberwolves 131 to 107 and won 8 straight. Improve the record to 32 wins and 9 losses!
Sun Ce won the 5th 40+ and 6th triple-doubles of the season. After the game, fans were discussing the 28th regular season 40+ triple-doubles of Sun Ce's career. The highlighted comments were teasing Sun Ce's lack of thoughts and conditions with Westbrook. Fighting for the triple-double in history, so I worked very 40+ times. This season there were 6 triple-doubles and 5 40+ times, and there were 3 40+ triple-doubles. I want to give Weiss in terms of 40+ triple-doubles. Brooke set a record that could never be broken.
Westbrook has played 112 triple-doubles so far. Sun Ce counted as having just won this triple-double, a total of 128 triple-doubles. Based on Westbrook's 20 triple-doubles in half a season, Sun Ce may be surpassed this season.
But in terms of the number of 40+ triple-doubles, except for Sun Ce, since there are detailed statistics, all other players in NBA history including Westbrook have a total of 26 40+ triple-doubles. Sun Ce alone has 28 times... …Really beat a group of people alone!
Then on January 9th, the Grizzlies ushered in back-to-back home games against the Utah Jazz.
Of course, the rotation will continue. This time it is Klay Thompson and Yi Jianlian.
The six players in the poster above the gate of the arena, Sun Ce’s health is surprisingly good. Gobert only played 20 minutes in a game. The two of them don’t need to take a rotation. The other four have reached the point where they need a rotation. More or less There are some injuries, but they will not show up on the court, but small injuries must be prevented from accumulating into major injuries.
Rest is one of the best ways to avoid injury. As for accidents... God knows which one will come first.
Klay Thompson and Yi Jianlian take a break, which has a huge impact on the Grizzlies. It is equivalent to the loss of the most stable three-pointer on the inside and outside lines. After the game started, they were basically on defense.
With Conley, Jimmy Butler, Joe Johnson, Rodney Hood, Exam, Ingles... and other perimeter players, the Jazz’s perimeter strength is not lost to the Grizzlies, but it’s inside and the Grizzlies. The Bears are far behind. The Jazz can even be compared with the Lakers last season. For the Jazz, blocking the outside, shrinking the basket, and using mobile defense are the best defensive options. If Yi Jianlian and Ke Ly-Thompson can play, then the Jazz will be greatly restricted from shrinking defense, and will be cut into players cry.
But the two can't fight, the Jazz are much better off defense.
At this time, Sun Ce and Aldridge’s mid-range shots looked like they were playing another game. Sun Ce made 7 of 13 shots from the field and Aldridge shot 6 of 11 shots. They forced the Jazz to block the basket and defend. The three-point extreme defensive strategy fell apart!
Sun Ce made 14 of 28 shots, scored 14 points on the mid-range, 6 of 6 three-pointers without dragging, 10 of 12 free throws, back-to-back scored 40 points; Aldridge scored 26 points, Gray The Bears relied on defense and prevented Conley's key three-pointer. They narrowly defeated the Jazz 96-93, winning 9 straight! It broke the 8-game winning streak that the Lakers maintained this season!
40 points, 17 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks...The only regret for the fans is that they failed to win a triple-double.
After winning back to back at home, the Grizzlies schedule has become relatively easier. If the opponent is strong, there is no way. The opponents in the first 31 games of the season are relatively weaker, and the opponents in the subsequent games are of course stronger because they can make the playoffs. There are always more teams than teams that can't make the playoffs.
But the schedule is easier, yes, there are only 1 back-to-back in the remaining 10 games this month.
On January 11th, the Grizzlies ushered in the last opponent of the four-game home, the New Orleans Pelicans.
The original double champions played well, and they couldn’t go further. In order to save money, the Pelicans management sent away some important contract expiring players who needed a salary increase every year, offsetting the increase in the double champion’s personal ability, but Still maintaining the strength to hit the playoffs, but the Pelicans management didn't know what was wrong, and ran for the Twin Towers, which is good, and now the Pelicans directly fell to the 11th in the West! Fall out of the ranks of competing teams in the playoffs! The record has fallen to 18 wins and 24 losses.
In this game, Yi Jianlian and Tony Allen didn't play, the Grizzlies lined up outside shooters, and the defensive end closed to the basket, directly throwing the Pelicans down.
115 to 97, the Grizzlies won the league's first 10-game winning streak this season!
After losing the eighth game of the season with the Lakers, the Grizzlies, which has 34 wins and 9 losses, are only 1.5 wins away from the 36 wins and 8 losses of the Lakers!
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The Grizzlies are here again!
In this wave of winning streaks, the Grizzlies once again returned to the ranks of competing for the regular season championship. Sun Ce and the Grizzlies, who were at their peak in the spring and autumn, were blown up by the media and experts.
The fans of Sun Ce and the Grizzlies naturally followed, the black fan should be black or black, and the angle is tricky, it is impossible to guard against, anyway, let the fans spray against them, and it has achieved the purpose of the black fan.
The Grizzlies have long been accustomed to this situation, and they always have the upper hand, because they are the biggest winners in more than two seasons, as long as they have not lost the championship this year, they are still winners.
Most of the next games this month are home games, and the corresponding February games are mostly away games...but it doesn't matter! The important thing is that the home game is good for them to reach No. 1 in the Western Conference and even No. 1 in the league before the All-Star weekend!
The Grizzlies’ regular season journey continues, and Ellis’ buyout signing is still under negotiation.
On Ellis's side, there are nearly half of the schedule left this season, that is, this season has a salary of nearly 5 million dollars, and a salary of 11 million next season. A buyout is not a buyout. Of course, the Pacers are slow. After discussing slowly, the Pacers communicated with Ellis and learned of Ellis' ideal next home.
The Pacers’ management is no longer the Celtics. I don’t care if the Grizzlies want to establish a dynasty. They have no grievances and are not competitors, so they are already discussing claims with the Grizzlies. .
According to the NBA’s latest claim rules, if the claimed team’s salary does not exceed the luxury tax threshold after the claim is completed, a maximum of 3% of the salary cap, or a contract of $3.13 million, can be used to claim and buy out players.
The Grizzlies meet the conditions, but this, the Grizzlies definitely need to talk. The difference between the minimum claim price and the maximum claim price is more than one million and close to two million dollars. It must be discussed carefully. The gap in the salary of a veteran player's basic salary.
In comparison, the Grizzlies are more anxious, and the Pacers are slowly discussing with the Grizzlies.
However, after the start of the buyout negotiations, the styles of both Ellis and the Pacers changed. Ellis began to thank the Pacers for recruiting him last summer, and began to praise the strength of his teammates and the management for their How good... The Pacers management also praised Ellis for his training hard, playing hard, and competitive... When the two sides were about to separate, both sides felt that each other was pleasing to the eye and began to support each other in business.
On January 13, after the Grizzlies beat the Denver Nuggets 97-93 away, the Grizzlies and the Pacers finally reached a buyout claim that night. If no other teams bid, the Grizzlies will After claiming Ellis at a price of $2.39 million, he finally decided to complete the buyout agreement with Ellis.
If there are other teams claiming at a higher price, then no wonder the Pacers. Of course, the Pacers hope that some team will claim at a higher price, but the probability is not high. For most teams, compared to Egypt The strength of Lis, the uncertainty of Ellis in the locker room is the most troublesome thing.
On that night, the Pacers and Ellis’ agent jointly submitted a buyout agreement to the league. After the 17-18 season salary was postponed for 5 years and 2.2 million paid annually, the Grizzlies immediately submitted $2.39 million to the league. Claim Ellis' application.
Originally, this matter should arouse widespread concern and heated discussion, and it may arouse the attention of other championship teams, and compete with the Grizzlies, such as the Celtics.
But at this time, there are other teams that sent out assists! For the first time, Sun Ce felt that it was great that others rob him of the limelight!
However, at this time, Sun Ce felt sorry for Paul again...
Really-tool man plus!
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On the night of January 13, 2017, the 76ers, Nets, and Pelicans reached a three-way deal!
The Nets sent Brandon Jennings, Jeremy Lin, Bojan Bogdanovic, Spencer Dinwiddie, the 2020 unprotected first-round picks, and the 2022 first-round picks swapped Condition, got Tyreke Evans from the 76ers!
The 76ers sent Tyreke Evans to get Valanciunas of the Pelicans, Dinwiddie of the Nets, Bogdanovic, and the first round of the 2022 Nets draft. The right to change.
The Pelicans sent Valanciunas and received Jeremy Lin, Jennings, and the Nets' 2020 unprotected first-round draft pick.
Evans and Love successfully formed a group! There is also Porzingis, a young star with potential as a superstar, as well as Larry Sanders on the bench, Eric Gordon on the outside, and Livinston and Wayne Ellington as backup guards. The two and third-year players, Ronda Jefferson and Joe Harris at the forward position are still young, and other positions are already extremely powerful!
Jeremy Lin and Jennings were the players signed last summer. The Nets will come back with two first-round players Dinwiddie and Peja Bojan Bogdanovic who started to cash in their talents~EbookFREE.me~ Just exchanged Evans back, the Nets' operation this time can be called perfect!
If it is said that helping the Warriors to build a 72-win lineup and helping the Lakers to build an OK combination is not enough to make the logo male operation gods, then this time, I spent two years with the Nets to help the Nets rise up and build a strong team. On paper, a super lineup that is slightly stronger than the Bulls, the logo man's operation this time is really a god!
For a time, the men surrounding the logo were full of praises like gongs and drums.
Especially last summer, the logo man suggested to take Jennings from the Pistons first, and then to enter the 11th round of the NBA with Bojan Bogda, who has the bird rights to enter the NBA after the expiration of last season’s $3.3 million contract Norwich renewed the contract with a ten-million-year salary. It seemed stupid at the time because they had already signed Jeremy Lin, Dinwiddie also showed potential last season, and Wayne Ellington and Livingston, the point guards all got together A table of Mahjong, and 20 million spent on Jennings.
But now, it has shown its effect! Without Jennings, the Nets directly renewed Bojan Bogdanovic. They would not be able to make room for Evans’ $27 million contract and would have to send out more quality role players. To match!
This vision, this pattern... In NBA history, there are few people who can match the logo man.
At this time, the Pacers bought out Ellis and the Grizzlies claimed it for $2.39 million, which did not cause much attention. People's attention was on the Nets.
The Nets had been pursuing fiercely before, but when the Heat came up with the desired return, the Nets grinds the trade rumors protagonist Chris Paul, also on the hot search.
Sun Ce opened a trumpet and sent a tweet, but he didn't expect it to be hot!
"Chris Paul, what a miserable man!"