The invincible kryptonite of basketball

"He chose the most difficult path."

"Is there no more difficult way?"

"Hey! Hey! You're off topic, we're talking about Durant!"

"Okay, but it's just a regular season. This year, the Thunder and the Spurs still have a good chance to meet in the Western Conference Finals. I was thinking that if Durant played like today...then the Thunder lost the game. ..."

"That's impossible. Durant is just out of shape tonight. When he feels good, the quality of defense has no effect on him."

"It's as if it's true!"

"That's the truth, otherwise wait and see in the playoffs!"

"Wait, how does this person speak in the same style as Durant's trumpet before? Is this his new registered account?"

"..."

……

Fans' buzz on Twitter made the game's aftermath extremely lively.

But this time, even though the fans made fun of Durant on Twitter, Durant didn't use his big size to show up.

But you can tell from his speech on the trumpet that he is obviously still unconvinced, holding back his strength to re-establish his name in the playoffs.

Winning the Thunder is a very good start for the Spurs after the All-Star break.

Moreover, what made Popovich even more satisfied was Tang Tian's high-intensity defense throughout the court, which made him feel at ease and put him on the court all the time.

Although Jefferson was absent due to injury, Tang Tian's performance in these two games has fully won Popovich's trust.

He's already the perfect starter at the three for the Spurs.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it came to March 3. The Spurs played 11 games after the All-Star break, with a record of 6 wins and 5 loss.

Except for a loss to the Bulls, the overall performance was quite perfect, and the chemical reaction reached the highest peak after the start of the season.

Jefferson also returned during this period.

However, playing strong teams continuously, Popovich didn't immediately arrange him to play because he didn't want to destroy the team's existing chemical reaction.

It wasn't until the game against the Wizards on the 12th that Popovich decided to let Jefferson play.

The Wizards have a poor record this season, only slightly better than the bobcats at the bottom. This is a good time for a comeback.

But Jefferson directly refused, and he didn't even appear on the scene of the game.

After playing the Wizards game, Jefferson also sent an e-mail to the Spurs management through his agent.

In the email, he expressed his doubts about the team's mistrust of him and hoped to get more playing time.

Jefferson renewed a 2010-year, 4 million fully guaranteed contract with the Spurs in the summer of 3880.

In other words, counting this season, he still has a full three-year contract on his contract, and it is impossible for the team to lay off him at this time.

And he has just returned from injury, and the transaction value is also very low, so he is sure that the Spurs will not trade him away, and will finally compromise to give him playing time.

If this is a different team, maybe it will be done, but Jefferson seems to have forgotten who in this team has the right to speak.

Spurs owner Pete Holt and Popovich have an extremely close relationship, and general manager Buford is also Popovich's former assistant.

Popovich is more than just a head coach with the Spurs.

After Jefferson's email reached front office, Popovich was instantly irritated.

After obtaining the acquiescence of the management, he directly announced an indefinite suspension of Jefferson from the team until the day he was traded and left the team.

From the perspective of the team's interests, it is unreasonable to keep a player with a contract of nearly [-] million yuan from playing.

But it's a pity that Popovich is such a stubborn person. He has been with the Spurs for 30 to [-] years, and he is really the only one who dares to do this.

And this is also a way to completely kill chickens and monkeys. This is a very clear way to tell others that this method may be useful for other teams, but it is completely unworkable for him.

2 Chapter [-] Transaction Opening (First Update) (Revised)

The suspension of Jefferson did not affect the Spurs. The team beat the Magic at home on the night of the 14th and won a wave of 4 consecutive victories.

In fact, Jefferson has been unable to integrate into the team since he was traded to the Spurs. On the contrary, after Tang Tian entered the starting lineup, they played more freely.

Because of the suspension of the season, like the previous All-Star Game, the various time points of the season are different from the normal season.

The trade deadline refers to the last day of trading during the season. After this day, teams are not allowed to make trades until the day before the draft in June.

Also after the trade deadline, the league will calculate the total salary of each team for this season according to the latest lineup of each team on this day.

Teams that exceed the luxury tax trigger line will also be levied a luxury tax on this day.

In other words, the final lineup of a team is basically determined before this.

(Note: After the trade deadline, the team can still carry out operations such as layoffs and signing free agents to avoid emergencies such as injuries.)

The trade deadline is the 16th Thursday after the start of each season. In the past, it was about a week after the All-Star Game. This year, the time node is March 3.

Teams have been undercurrents and rumors a few days before the deadline.

The Clippers' small forward position is weak, and they are trying to find a trade for a backup small forward, including Nick Young of the Wizards and Brandon Rush of the Warriors.

The Nuggets are interested in the Kings star DeMarcus Cousins, and general manager Ujiri said that he has prepared a bargaining chip that the opponent cannot refuse.

The Rockets intend to trade for a veteran insider to prepare for the playoffs. General manager Morey stated that the team will not repeat the same mistakes (finally ranked ninth in the Western Conference last season), and this year's goal is the playoffs.

The Lakers are interested in Timberwolves' striker Beasley. Beasley averaged nearly 20 points per game last season, but he has not been reused this season. The second place is struggling in Minneapolis. Kupchak intends to take him into his command .

Dwight Howard is strongly inclined to implement the contract option, and he will stay in Orlando for one year for the Magic.

According to Woj, the Lakers have put Pau Gasol on the shelves, the Spurs have Richard Jefferson on the shelves, and the Wizards have put Nene on the shelves.

……

This year's trade deadline rumors are obviously more than normal seasons. Because of the lack of games in the suspension season, many teams are more eager to move than ever.

"Trading is not the style of this team."

The day-to-day training was over, and the teammates left one after another. Green and Tang Tian finally took a shower and chatted while changing clothes.

Tang Tian nodded, the Spurs are the team with the fewest transactions in the league.

In the past 2 years, they have made 2 transactions in total. One is to send the veteran Ratliff to the Bobcats for a second round, and the other is to exchange George Hill for the 15th pick in the draft last year. Pick Leonard.

Compared with trading, signing and rookie training are their main means.

For example, Parker and Ginobili are rookies selected by themselves, and Green was also signed by the Spurs as a free agent after being waived by the Cavaliers.

This is a team culture, and because of the super cornerstone of Duncan, the Spurs have always been able to maintain the ranks of strong teams, and small repairs can maintain enough competitiveness.

"Don, do you think Richard will be traded away?"

After chatting for a while, Green then changed the subject.

Jefferson has not been in the locker room since his indefinite suspension, and his closet has been emptied.

"meeting."

Tang Tian gave an affirmative answer. In his previous life, he was not only a coach, but also a godfather. He was somewhat similar to Popovich. He also served as the general manager of the team. He still has some experience in this regard.

"So sure?"

Green had already changed his clothes at this time, and sat on the stool and asked curiously.

"Richard is already a negative asset to the team. The team has such a good prospect this season, and the management will definitely take action on the trade deadline."

"But he trades for very little value."

There was no one else here, and Green didn't hide.

"No matter how low it is, Richard is only 32 years old. It's not that there are players with lower value than him. Everyone is useless. It may be useful to exchange each other.

Just like sockets and plugs, the size may not match after a long time, but you can continue to use it with another one. "

Green couldn't help laughing after hearing this. Tang Tian's metaphor is too vivid, and the truth is indeed the same. With Popovich's character, he would indeed do that.

The Spurs did not have a game that day, and the players went back to rest one after another after training.

Tang Tian took Procopio to the arena for extra practice, and Leonard was there too.

Leonard accepted Tang Tian's suggestion and began to train himself using Kobe as a template. He worked very hard, and after half a month, he had already taken shape.

Tang Tian was also a good person to do it to the end, and asked Procopio to give him some pointers on the details.

After training, both of them sat on the sidelines to rest.

Leonard sat there wiping his sweat, while Tang Tian took out his phone and began to read the news.

With less than 2 hours left on the trade deadline, a lot has been done.

At this time, the biggest movement was the Trail Blazers. With Roy's reimbursement for the season, the Trail Blazers' record dropped significantly this season. After enduring half a season, the management decided to rebuild and began to sell off the warehouse.

They first reached a deal with the Rockets, sent away the team's starting center Marcus Camby, got the "parallel imports" Hashim Thabeet and Jonny Flynn, and a second-round pick from the Timberwolves .

Then they sent the starting small forward, "Elvis Presley" Gerald Wallace to the Nets, got Mehmet Okur, Sean Williams and a first-round protected pick.

While completing these two big deals in a row, the management also announced that the "No. [-] pick" Oden was laid off, and coach McMillan officially dismissed get out of class.

This series of operations also announced the official end of the Blazers' youth army 1.0 era, and the "yellow mamba" has officially become a thing of the past.

Of course, the trade is far more than just the Trail Blazers.

The Lakers kept Gasol and sent Fisher to the Rockets, and then traded with the Cavaliers to get Sessions;

The Bucks sent Bogut and "Captain" Jackson to the Warriors for Monta Ellis;

The Clippers, the Nuggets and the Wizards reached a deal, Nene returned to Denver, and the Clippers got their favorite small forward "Singles King" Nick Young.

At this moment, Tang Tian received a message from the Spurs.

The Spurs and the Charlotte Bobcats reached a deal in which they traded Richard Jefferson and a future first-round pick for power forward Boris Diaw from the Bobcats.

I coded a chapter with my mobile phone in the hospital, the speed is really slow, my head hurts, and it is very troublesome to check the information... And I am alone tonight, I am really busy, I will try my best to write tomorrow, and write out the guarantee five times

2 Chapter [-] Buddhist "Dior" (second update)

The "French Magician" Dior was one of the core members of the "Running and Gunning Division" Suns when he was young. He could play five positions on the court, flying into the sky and hiding from the ground, omnipotent.

After being traded to the Bobcats, his strength has not diminished. As a forward, averaging 10+5+5 per game is basically standard.

But in the past few years with the Bobcats, his weight has continued to increase.

Although the style of the ball is still very aggressive, it is impossible to fly.

Moreover, his efficiency has declined, and he has gradually lost the trust of head coach Paul Silas. He even briefly joined the Ligue [-] team this past summer.

This season the Bobcats have the worst record in history, and his performance has also reached a career low.

He averaged 7.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game, shooting 41% from the field and 26.7% from the three-point range. All the data were new lows after joining the Bobcats.

Coupled with his annual salary of 900 million, this is a standard junk contract.

However, because this is the last year of his contract, it is still not small in terms of transaction value, which is why the Spurs still have to send a first-rounder.

It can also be seen that Popovich is really fed up with Jefferson, and would rather send him out in the first round.

Just like what Tang Tian said before, a rubbish contract swap.

However, Tang Tian still felt that the Spurs had made a lot of money when they traded for Dior.

In his previous life, he remembered that Dior also came from the Bobcats to the Spurs, and signed with a basic salary after being laid off.

After arriving at the Spurs, he had a second spring and successfully helped the Spurs win the championship in 14. It was a very good signing.

Jefferson couldn't play for the Spurs, and the only substitute for the team's power forward position was Bonner, who was obviously not good at defending.

Although this deal seems to be a garbage contract swap, it has to be said that the Spurs management is quite shrewd.

He was watching when he suddenly received a message from Walker.

"The Frenchman went to your place. Don't refuse him the coffee, it tastes good."