Chapter 981 Depressed Anthony and the Longest Winning Streak!

In order to welcome back Iverson, the Philadelphia 76ers are preparing to rebuild again.

The Seattle SuperSonics have no interest in sending away Millsap and Harden.

But other teams in the league are very interested in players like Iguodala and Lou Williams.

Unlike Garnett Pierce, Garnett Pierce is still very strong, but his age is there. It can be said that many teams are willing to just get these two people, but unless they are fools, they will not really Someone is willing to pay a price too high for the two of them.

Unless they are teams that are eager for quick success and urgently need to get rid of their weak status.

But the key is that these two people plus Ray Allen failed to succeed in the end. Can these two people bring success to such a team that desperately needs success?

In the current situation of the alliance, it is obviously impossible.

Therefore, Garnett and Pierce are somewhat useless to most teams in the league today.

So much so that Danny Ainge was waiting for a fool to come to his door, or to knock on a fool with door-to-door sales, but after a long time, Garnett and Pierce were still in his hands.

But Iguodala and Lou Williams are different. Both players are in their prime.

Although Iguodala's potential has reached its peak, the 76ers no longer have any expectations for Iguodala to become a superstar.

But even if Iguodala cannot become a superstar, as the boss of a playoff team, his strength is definitely All-Star level, and he is among the best among All-Stars.

If you go to any team that pursues it, you can become the third in charge or even the second in charge.

For those weak teams, with him, they can even complete the reconstruction directly, as long as they are not a pursuing team like the 76ers, who don't care about championships or great results, with Iguodala as the core of the team. Still very enjoyable.

It can be said that when Iguodala was put on the trade market by the 76ers, the entire league was in motion.

This also includes Anthony's Nuggets team.

The Nuggets really covet Iguodala.

Although the Nuggets already have Anthony, neither Anthony nor Iguodala is fixed at the small forward position.

Anthony can be three or four, while Iguodala can be three or two or even one.

The characteristics of the two people not only do not conflict with each other, but are also very compatible.

However, what makes Anthony quite uncomfortable is that they do not have the chips the Pistons want.

Everyone now knows that the bargaining chip for the 76ers to trade Iguodala is not what the 76ers want, but what the Pistons want.

Billups and Hamilton wanted to return to the Pistons. The two Pistons veterans had a lot of heart-to-heart talks with him. They felt that they were really cheated by the young Nuggets in the Nuggets. They saw the 76ers take Iverson back. Fallen Leaves Return to Their Roots, they also want to go back to Fallen Leaves Return to Their Roots, wouldn’t Ben Wallace just go back?

Seeing Billups and Hamilton like this, Anthony was reluctant to give up, but thinking that Iguodala could be exchanged, Anthony also accepted the two people and communicated with the Pistons' management.

If the two elders can return home and Iguodala can come to the Nuggets, it will be a win-win for both the elders and the Nuggets.

But the key is that the Pistons can use Iverson to blackmail the 76ers. Even if they don't do anything, they can get Iguodala and Lou Williams. The Pistons can force the 76ers to take Iguodala and recommend it to the league. It is to get the players they want more, such as Millsap of the SuperSonics and so on.

If they can't get anyone better than Iguodala, they can take Iguodala. Why bring back Billups and Hamilton?

Did Billups have 10,000 assists in the NBA?

Or is Hamilton's score like Iverson going to reach 30,000 points?

Or should we do without these two Pistons?

Although Billups and Hamilton have a high status in the Pistons' team history and are not weak now, but giving up Iguodala and Lou Williams for them, Anthony feels that with his IQ, this possibility is not possible. It's very, very low.

Anthony wants to make a difference in the NBA this season.

But this season, he and his Nuggets really encountered huge challenges.

This year's league and Western Conference are simply too strong.

Let’s not talk about the entire league, let’s talk about the Western Conference, SuperSonics, Grizzlies, Lakers and Mavericks. They seem to be welding the door to the top four.

He and his Nuggets can only compete with teams such as the Timberwolves, Thunder, Warriors and Clippers Trail Blazers for the fifth position.

It may feel a bit embarrassing to say it.

He and his Nuggets can't compete with the Timberwolves in the top five this season, but they can't even compete with Chriss' Thunder.

The Nuggets, which have been one of the strongest teams in the Western Conference in the past few seasons, actually dropped to seventh in the Western Conference this season.

This fucking thing is really embarrassing.

You know, at the end of last season, he and Chris said that he and the Nuggets were going to the Finals, and Chris and the Thunder were going to the Western Conference Finals.

It's good now, both teams are in the first round.

Although the Nuggets' strength has not improved this season, it has really not declined.

The Nuggets have basically no personnel changes this season. The core players of Nene, Martin, Camby, Billups, Hamilton, and Jr. Smith have all remained.

With such a lineup and such strength, Nima's team can only rank seventh in the Western Conference. What does it mean to retreat if you don't advance?

This is called retreat if you don’t advance!

These beast teams in the West are really beasts!

Anthony hopes the exchange between Billups, Hamilton and Pistons management will have a good outcome.

After all, haven't the 76ers been hitting a wall in pushing Iguodala?

This shows that Iguodala, the player the Pistons want most, cannot be replaced.

The Pistons either have to acquire Iguodala and Lou Williams, or they have to settle for the next best thing.

If the Pistons wanted Iguodala, they would have given up on it. Obviously, the Pistons don't want this top-paid player who even the 76ers can see has maximum potential.

Iguodala is strong, has peak potential, a high salary, and a long contract. His advantages and disadvantages are very obvious.

Carmelo Anthony is anxiously waiting for the result of the communication between Hamilton and Billups.

Fortunately, these two people are indeed very well-connected with the Pistons, and they are the kind who can directly reach Tianting.

The result of the communication between the two also surprised Anthony a little.

"The Pistons are willing to recycle Richard. As for my position, the Pistons want Nene."

Billups' face was dark, which was understandable. After all, he was moved by Iverson and wanted to return to his roots.

They came because of Iverson in the first place.

Now it makes sense to go back unchanged because of Iverson.

But they talked about relationships with the Pistons, but the Pistons talked about interests with them.

The reason why the Pistons are willing to recycle Hamilton is because Hamilton is 31 years old and can still average 20 points per game in the NBA. His All-Star strength is visible to the naked eye, and he is also the shooter with the slowest decline in strength.

As for Billups, he is 33 years old this year. Although Billups is also averaging 20 points per game this season, one is a heavy point guard and the other is a lightweight shooter. The future decline path is simply visible to the naked eye. Out of choice.

Billups' trade value is indeed not high, just like Pierce and Garnett.

Replacing Billups with the 27-year-old Nene is a small robbery of the Nuggets.

Nene's statistics in the past few seasons have been averaging 15+8+1.3 steals+1.3 blocks per game. This Orc insider is the second most valuable player in the Nuggets' trade.

It can be seen from the Pistons' desire to exchange Millsap from the SuperSonics that the Pistons really want a power forward, a power forward with strength and potential.

The Pistons want Millsap and Nick Collison from the SuperSonics. Why do they want Hamilton and Nene from the Nuggets?

In any case, the trade value of Nene and Hamilton is higher than that of Millsap and Collison, right?

It doesn’t matter if you don’t discount the internal communication between acquaintances, but they are so damn familiar!

In fact, from the perspective of the Pistons, it is not considered a deal. It is true that the transaction value of Nene and Hamilton is higher than that of Millsap and Collison, but the SuperSonics still have James Harden.

They didn't want the Nuggets to produce Jr. Smith.

Of course, the Nuggets can't get Lou Williams either.

For the Pistons' response to this trade, Billups was very sad, and the Nuggets were also very sad.

For the sake of Iguodala's ability as a top second-choice player, the Nuggets are willing to bear the shortcomings of Iguodala's maximum salary contract and his lack of potential.

But the Nuggets are not willing to lose Nene.

What's more, aren't the Pistons planning to rob the 76ers?

How come from this transaction method, you are robbing our Nuggets.

The Nuggets wanted to continue negotiating, but the Pistons didn't give the Nuggets any chance to negotiate at all.

In the end, the Nuggets, who wanted to equip Anthony with a powerful second-in-command, finally gritted their teeth and agreed to the Pistons' trade request.

After the Seattle SuperSonics defeated the Pistons at home, they boarded a road trip to Denver.

When the Sonics got off the plane, Yeos and the Sonics players were a little confused.

They also rejected a trade for Iguodala in Seattle before.

Before setting off, many Sonics players thought the Nuggets would be a tough battle, a tough one.

They really didn't expect that when they came to the plateau of Denver, the Nuggets would be missing two of their five starters.

When Yeosi and the SuperSonics came to Denver, the league announced that the Pistons, 76ers, and Denver Nuggets had completed a major three-way deal.

The Pistons sent out legendary guard and future Mr. 30,000-point player Allen Iverson.

The 76ers sent away Iguodala, the team's leader.

The Nuggets sent Hamilton and Nene.

The Pistons received Hamilton and Nene from the Nuggets.

The 76ers got Iverson.

The Nuggets got the coveted Iguodala.

"The whole world thought the Pistons were going to rob the 76ers, but in the end the Nuggets jumped in..."

"The Nuggets are much fatter than the 76ers. They make more money by robbing the Nuggets than they do by robbing the 76ers. If it weren't for the fact that the Nuggets' draft picks are worthless, I think the Pistons would still want to steal the Nuggets' draft picks."

“Some people in NBA uniforms are too dark!”

"I can only say that in a place like the NBA, you must not let your cards out. Robbery is everywhere!"

In the Denver hotel, SuperSonics players were discussing the three-way trade between the Nuggets-Pistons and the 76ers.

Obviously, on the surface, the Nuggets are suffering a heavy loss.

Neither the Pistons nor the 76ers suffered losses.

The Pistons got the player they wanted.

The 76ers also paid an acceptable price to get the players they wanted, saved Lou Williams, and successfully sent Iguodala away.

You know, Iguodala has a maximum salary contract under the new salary cap!

Iguodala does not have the strength of a superstar, but he carries a superstar's boss contract.

This contract is also the reason why Iguodala's trade value is limited and the Pistons are unwilling to take Iguodala. The Pistons are not prepared to make Iguodala the boss, and the Pistons do not have that much money to let the second child enjoy the boss contract.

Therefore, after this three-party deal came out, many people were laughing at the Nuggets.

The Nuggets' operation in this transaction was indeed a bit robbed.

However, who made Nuggets head coach George Karl and Nuggets player Anthony have to express so much desire for Iguodala?

Although this deal seems to be a very bad thing for the Nuggets, it is indeed a very good thing for the Sonics.

I thought this would be a fierce battle.

Now the Nuggets are suddenly missing two main players, and Iguodala, who was paid a lot of money, cannot play.

The Seattle SuperSonics can almost easily face the remnant Nuggets here.

In the end, the Seattle SuperSonics defeated the Nuggets 146-129 in Denver.

Anthony played crazy in this game, and Billups also played crazy.

Especially Anthony.

Durant was beaten quite badly by Anthony in this game.

Although Durant's disadvantage against Anthony is not that big after gaining weight, there is no doubt that Anthony is still Durant's victim.

In this game, Durant was suppressed by Anthony.

If it weren't for Anthony's three-pointer in this game, Anthony almost hit Ye Si in the face. Anthony scored 46 points in this game, while Rondo scored 47 points. Rondo almost won the scoring championship in this game. No guarantee.

Rondo had a great time shooting Jr. Smith in this game, but he didn't notice it, and the pressure on Ye Si was really quite high.

After all, it was him who slapped him in the face, not Rondo.

Rondo is actually not afraid of being slapped in the face...

After defeating the short-handed Nuggets in Denver on December 18, 2009.

The Sonics' road trip continues.

On December 19, 2009, the Seattle SuperSonics challenged the Rockets, now tenth in the Western Conference, in an away game. 140 to 105. The Seattle SuperSonics once again defeated the Rockets in an away game, extending their winning streak this season to 25 games.

On December 23, 2009, the Seattle SuperSonics ended their last game before Christmas, defeating the Phoenix Suns 147-113 away from home.

After defeating the Suns and tying the Heat's 26-game winning streak last season, it became the team with the second longest winning streak in NBA history.

As the Sonics pursue the longest winning streak in league history, the next one standing is tied with the Sonics for the second longest streak...

Miami Heat!