Chapter 1,112 A Turbulent Summer!
After Yeas and the Seattle SuperSonics returned to Seattle, they felt what it meant to be crazy.
For weeks, Seattle was in a state of madness.
Of course, the Seattle SuperSonics' championship is a huge news, even the biggest news, not only for Seattle, but also for China and the entire world.
Therefore, many people say that now is not the craziest time for Seattle. When the Seattle SuperSonics celebrate their championship, Seattle will once again create the largest championship celebration in NBA history.
These people's guesses were not wrong. On June 18, 2010, the grandness of the Seattle SuperSonics' championship ceremony was indeed beyond the imagination of the entire world.
Seattle is a very special city in the United States. It has a very high level of urbanism. Moreover, this city has too many big companies and big capitalists. If these big companies and big capitalists are willing to contribute to the Seattle SuperSonics championship ceremony, That mobilization power is simply terrifying.
As the boss of the Seattle SuperSonics, Bill Gates will certainly not let go of what may be the grandest carnival in the city of Seattle.
Microsoft, Amazon, and every large and small company in Seattle mobilized with all their strength in almost this week.
When the Seattle SuperSonics championship ceremony comes on June 18, standing on the top floor of the NBA’s temporary headquarters, the 235-meter-high Seattle Washington Building, the second tallest building in Seattle, overlooking the entire Seattle, the dense crowds and the flow of people chasing after them wantonly , David Stern’s face was all smiles.
"President, it is estimated that the number of people participating in the Seattle SuperSonics championship celebration parade that goes around Seattle is likely to exceed three million."
"I think it's more than that."
David Stern shook his head.
Of course there are more, because as one of the largest "congested" cities in the United States, there are many, many fans from Washington State across the United States who are currently stuck outside the city, preparing to abandon their cars or get off public transportation. Walk to your nearest parade point to participate in the celebration.
There are now three million people. When these people are in place, the number will increase by at least one million.
This terrifying mobilization and carrying capacity...
For the first time, David Stern felt how powerful the city of Seattle was.
Maybe Los Angeles and New York are more energetic cities, but it is difficult for them to mobilize for the NBA and basketball.
But Seattle is different. Now, they are really willing to mobilize the energy of the entire city for the glory of the SuperSonics. Now the glory of the SuperSonics is the glory of them and the entire city.
Such a scene would have been unimaginable five years ago.
At that time, the Sonics were even preparing to move out of the city.
Many people even believe that this city does not have the energy to host an NBA team.
Now it seems that it was really a joke.
It’s not that the city doesn’t have the ability, it’s that the city hasn’t found the right people.
Yes, it is the key to this city!
Thinking of Yes, David Stern thought of Jordan.
It's been a while since he threw Jordan as a key to Charlotte.
But the door to Charlotte is still tightly closed.
Compared with Yes, the efficiency of opening the door is almost too much to complain about.
Of course, counting Yes’ four years of high school in Seattle, Yes has been open in Seattle for a long time, but Jordan University has also opened in North Carolina!
So, in the final analysis, the gap between the two is indeed quite big.
Maybe ten years later, Jordan will be able to achieve what he is now in Charlotte, right?
I hope Jordan can stand in front of the NCAA president during his lifetime and proudly say, I occupied your capital!
"President, the headquarters received a trade request. The San Antonio Spurs applied to package the team's star guards Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili to the Charlotte Hornets to trade the Hornets' forward Diaw and guard Laga Bell and join the Hornets this year. The fourth overall pick.
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"..."
The smile on David Stern's face suddenly froze as he originally set his sights on the Seattle SuperSonics championship ceremony.
Spurs trade Parker and Ginobili? !
Let’s not talk about the current transaction value of 33-year-old Ginobili and 28-year-old Parker.
This is the Spurs GDP that has tortured him and the league for a long time!
Suddenly there is no GP?
When he heard that the Spurs sent GP away, he was even more shocked than when he heard that the Pistons sent away Billups and Hamilton.
This has nothing to do with strength or transaction value, but rather, these two have been key players for the Spurs since they entered the league.
In David Stern's knowledge, it is impossible for the Spurs to trade these two players.
Even the liaison officer he put in the Spurs has been spreading the news that Popovich often yelled at Parker and Ginobili that they were useless and wanted to trade them, and he even talked about it for several seasons.
But, isn’t there still no deal in the end?
Therefore, Popovich and analysts around the league believe that Popovich was just joking when he said he wanted to trade Parker and Ginobili.
But now...
The two were literally sent away.
And he was sent to Charlotte, the Hornets...
Parker and Ginobili were traded for Diaw, LaGabell and this year's No. 4 draft pick.
This is indeed a peer-to-peer transaction, and neither party gains much nor suffers much.
The contract amounts are equal and the values are equal.
The Hornets got the star guard they always needed, and also sent away two players with big contracts who were not successful from the Suns.
The transaction value of Diaw and Laga Bell, the two Suns champions, is almost equal to Ginobili.
And Parker's trade value is almost the same as the fourth overall pick.
There is nothing wrong with this transaction.
In terms of value, there is no problem.
However, it is quite unreasonable from a logical point of view.
The Spurs themselves have the fifth overall pick. Naturally, they continue to use the top picks not to select players in the draft, nor to keep them for their own use.
If you use it yourself, it would be better to keep Parker. It takes time to develop players selected with draft picks into immediate combat capabilities. This year's immediate combat capabilities guards Bradley and John Wall are not the fourth and fifth picks. The right can be chosen.
Therefore, the answer to this illogical transaction is already clear.
"Popovich and the Spurs are piling up chips to trade another star point guard!"
"The Spurs and Popovich are ready to join the Chris Paul trade!"
If Chris Paul is traded from the Thunder, Parker will indeed not be needed.
The fourth and fifth picks are enough as the main bargaining chips for trading Chris Paul.
"President, our analysts think so too, the Spurs will join the battle for Chris Paul!"
The assistant was very excited, and David Stern put away the surprise on his face and nodded with a smile.
The Spurs suddenly sent away Ginobili and Parker, which really surprised him.
But if the Spurs were to join the race for Chris Paul, he would definitely be happy to see it happen.
There are various signs that Chris Paul and the Lakers have reached some kind of tacit understanding.
Of course he doesn't want Chris Paul to go to the Lakers.
,
Are you kidding? Are you trying to build a second Heat in the West?
Is there any more royal method?
If Chris Paul goes to the Lakers, maybe the Lakers next season will be more terrifying than the Heat.
The Spurs sent away Parker and Ginobili, and the overall strength is not that strong. Adding Paul will only make them a strong team.
The key is that the Spurs can convince Paul, who wants to go to the Lakers, to join him.
After all, Duncan was Paul's senior in college.
"The draft is about to start. You have to keep an eye on Chris Paul's movements. Also, when Popovich and the Spurs submit a trade application to the Thunder, they must notify me as soon as possible."
"President, I understand."
David Stern is now sitting back and waiting for the Spurs to add Chris Paul to the deal.
He absolutely does not believe that the Spurs are accumulating chips for the Clippers' Westbrook.
Because the Clippers won the second pick in this year's draft, the whole world knows that Westbrook is leaving.
Even Clippers fans are now crazy looking forward to the addition of John Wall and Nick Young to form a super backcourt combination.
With Westbrook's poor performance in nine games with the Clippers in the past two seasons, fans have long been impatient.
However, what is slightly surprising is that the Clippers players and Clippers management are still very patient with Westbrook.
It seems that they are really unwilling to trade this player who they are extremely optimistic about.
The Clippers tentatively proposed to the Thunder to trade Westbrook for Chris Paul but after being rejected, nothing happened.
The Clippers don't seem to have any interest in John Wall.
Many people even believe this. After all, Wall didn't shoot, and Westbrook didn't shoot either. Although Wall's organization and passing are better than Westbrook's, Westbrook's body is more powerful. His athletic talent is basically average.
If you can't replace a player like Chris Paul who is more all-around offensive and better, it seems unnecessary to replace Westbrook with John Wall.
Moreover, because the Clippers have the second pick, there is no need for them to act like they are not interested in Wall and are afraid of being robbed.
The Cavaliers are out of their minds and don't want Bradley or Wall.
It is precisely because of this that John Wall's recent draft ranking has dropped significantly.
The Clippers, who picked No. 2 in the draft, don't want Wall. Naturally, this will increase the picks of the players the Clippers need. Wesley Johnson, Cousins, and Derrick Favors have all risen to varying degrees.
Among this year's top six rookies, Bradley is in a separate category. He can be used to rob even if he doesn't need it. He will definitely be the top pick.
As for the five of John Wall, Evan Turner, Wesley Johnson, Cousins, and Derrick Favors, John Wall is half a level higher. Although it is half a level higher, it has not reached a stable third. Second, even if it is useless, he can rob other teams in the league. If he is not careful, it will fall on his own hands. Rather than doing this, he would be better off selecting four other star rookies who are half a level below him.
Now that the status of three-pointers and shooting continues to increase, John Wall's characteristics have kept his draft prospects in the fog.
But no matter how foggy it was, David Stern always told him intuitively that there must be some conspiracy behind the Clippers' ignoring Wall. It was really too obvious.
Although I don't know what Doc Reeves, the new general manager and head coach of the Clippers, is going to do, his operations are not as unpredictable as Jerry West's and others, which means there is no silverware here.
In short, no matter what, this summer is indeed destined to be a very lively summer for the entire NBA.
Where is Yao Ming's next home?
Where is James' next home?
These are two super giants, and they will definitely leave the team.
In addition to these two superstars, there are also star players such as Chris Bosh, Chris Paul, and Westbrook who will also change teams with a high probability.
It can be said that this summer did not go well, and we have to create a super team again.
For example, who Yao Ming and James will end up with can change the entire league.
The SuperSonics have the ability to take the maximum salary of two people naked, and the last thing he wants is for these two people to go to the SuperSonics!
And the place these two are most likely to go to is the SuperSonics!
Therefore, in order to block these two people from supersonic speed, he really racked his brains.
Recently I feel like my thick hair is slowly starting to fall out.
I even dream about Yao Ming and James suddenly announcing to join a team at the same time, either one of them joining the Sonics, or both of them joining the Sonics together.
Yes, the most terrifying thing is that if the SuperSonics are willing, the two of them are also willing, and the SuperSonics can eat these two people's big contracts naked!
The Sonics are now the biggest brave man in the NBA. He really doesn't want this biggest brave man to turn into the biggest dragon in the NBA.
David Stern is very worried now, and the Leafs and the SuperSonics, who completed the biggest championship ceremony in NBA history, are also frowning.
Because on the second day of the championship celebration, Rondo submitted a trade request to the team.
Almost immediately, the Spurs sent their trade offer for Rondo.
Yes knew Rondo wanted to leave.
Even in the past few days, he has been trying to talk to Rondo, but these days, except for his appearance at the championship celebration, he can't even contact Rondo at other times.
After the championship celebration, Rondo handed over all his matters to his agent Anthony Washington. After he submitted the trade application himself, he went directly to vacation abroad.
"Ye, it's useless. Rajan said that he doesn't want to meet you. He knows that he will probably be persuaded by you."
"He loves Seattle, he loves the Sonics, but he wants to be the boss even more!"
"Well, that's pretty much what Rajan said, so there's nothing I can do about it."
Anthony Washington opened his hand helplessly to Ye Si.
I don't want to leave, but I just want to be the boss!
Ye Si looked at Anthony Washington and seemed to see an extremely stubborn figure standing behind him.
And just when Rondo's incident made Ye Si frown, Ye Si received a phone call that made him frown even more.
"Little Ye Zi, James has contacted me."
Um?
"He wanted me to go to Cleveland with him..."
Um? !
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