Chapter 1321 Freeze All Transactions

Anthony played in the first quarter, and was pressed on the bench by the coach for protection, and never got up again.

Li Ba defended Anthony with all his strength in the first quarter. Facing this offensive superstar known as a kaleidoscope in the league, he showed his extreme and terrifying single defense ability, giving Anthony three blocks and five steals, preventing Anthony from making 9 turnovers in a single quarter, and was shut out by him.

Li Ba did not play in the second quarter, and at the beginning of the third quarter, he also sat on the bench without moving.

"Hammer, play!"

"Hammer..."

At this time, the fans of Madison were fed up and began to shout his name.

Li Ba had to play and continue his performance.

The game ended without any suspense, 62:115, and the Suns won by 53 points.

Li Ba finally only played in the first and third quarters, and did not play again in the fourth quarter.

He did not attack again in the third quarter, focusing on assists, and used two quarters to brush out a 5*5.

On the 3rd, the Suns left New York and arrived in Memphis. They will challenge the Grizzlies on the 4th.

The Grizzlies built a quasi-championship-level team in the previous seasons, but the lineup in the past two seasons has lost its strength and has become an ordinary team.

The Suns defeated the Grizzlies and returned to Phoenix on the 5th.

A wave of 6 consecutive away wins allowed the Suns to get a record of 17 wins and 2 losses.

At this time, the Lakers unexpectedly lost to the Pacers in a back-to-back away game, breaking the undefeated record, but still ranked first in the league.

The Heat also lost to the Thunder and are still first in the East.

The Suns are still in the second position, whether in the Pacific Division, the West, or the entire league.

At this time, the Lakers are trying to trade Paul George of the Pacers through Nike.

Paul George is the core of the Pacers. The Lakers, through Nike, clearly want to get something for nothing. They want the Pacers to give the Lakers a future superstar for free like the Clippers. This stupid thing was rejected by the Pacers.

So Nike threatened the Pacers management through Paul George's agent and asked for a trade.

After O'Neal, the Pacers finally selected Paul George, who had the potential to become a superstar. Nike and Paul George's attitude angered the team.

On December 10, the Pacers held a press conference, and General Manager Larry Bird publicly denounced Nike, the Lakers, and Paul George's agent for colluding to manipulate the transaction.

With Larry Bird's status in the league, it immediately triggered a huge public opinion. Stern was furious and froze all transactions of Paul George during his rookie contract and issued a huge fine of five million US dollars to the Lakers.

This means that Paul George cannot leave the Pacers within two seasons. The Lakers and Nike were also dumbfounded and had to press all actions and let the storm pass.

The one who was most affected was Paul George, which ruined his reputation in the Pacers. Some fans even publicly burned his jersey.

During this period, the Suns started another winning streak, defeating several weak teams and winning seven games in a row.

The Lakers, affected by public opinion, were demoralized and lost to the Thunder and the Knicks, falling from the top of the league, the Western Conference, and the Pacific Division.

On the 20th, the Suns topped the league with an excellent record of 24 wins and 2 losses.

On the 26th, the Suns played against the Knicks at home, and the Suns' record reached 26 wins and 2 losses.

That night, the Suns defeated the Knicks and completed a double kill against them. With the strength of the Knicks, this was also the last time the two teams met this season, and the Suns won.

The next day, the Suns arrived in Indiana and will challenge the Pacers on the 28th.

The Pacers currently have a record of 16 wins and 12 losses, ranking third in the East, but because of the Paul George trade issue, the team's morale is unstable.

At 4 pm, Li Ba received a call from Larry Bird at the hotel, saying that he was inviting him to dinner.

Larry Bird made an appointment at the Xianbei Restaurant, but said, "Iron Hammer, it's too difficult to find a seat there. I just called and it's scheduled for half a month later. You have to solve this problem."

"No problem, come and pick me up." Li Ba said with a smile.

Under the support of dozens of NBA superstars and Hollywood stars, the Xianbei Restaurant has completely opened up the market in the mid-to-high-end catering market in the United States, but due to the lack of chef training, it cannot expand, which has led to the restaurant's business being extremely hot. Reservations in big cities are generally scheduled for a month later, and in medium-sized cities are also half a month later.

This is the case in the United States, Li Ba can imagine how popular domestic restaurants are, so he is not surprised at all by Larry Bird's words.

"You want to trade Paul George to us?" The two chatted while eating. After hearing Larry Bird's words, Li Ba said in surprise.

Larry Bird smiled bitterly, put down his chopsticks, and said, "He can't stay here anymore, we can only trade him."

"But hasn't the league frozen his trade?" Li Ba said.

"Leave this problem to me. I'll go find Mr. Stern," said Larry Bird.

"Why did you find me instead of Mr. Griffin?" Li Ba asked in confusion.

Larry Bird smiled and said, "Who would dare to trade your substitute Drummond if you don't nod?"

Li Ba laughed. This old fox actually wanted the rookie.

The current center of the Pacers is Roy Hibbert, the 17th pick in the first round of 2008. He played 13+9 last season and was selected as the All-Star Eastern Conference center substitute. His strength is okay, but not as good as the original O'Neal, and The potential is not as great as Drummond. He is not surprised that the Pacers want to trade Drummond.

Li Ba began to consider whether this transaction should be carried out.

The Suns are currently very weak at the third position, which is considered the weakest link, and Paul George can make up for this weakness.

Drummond has great potential, but in the Suns, he is destined to be his own substitute, because no matter how great his potential is, he is not as good as himself at the basket.

Therefore, strengthening the third position is what the Suns need to do most.

Wanting to understand this, Li Ba nodded.

Seeing Li Ba nodding, Larry Bird felt happy.

"Larry, just a trade won't work, don't be careful, you have to at least find a first-round pick." At this time, Li Ba said with a smile.

Larry Bird's face collapsed when he heard this, and he yelled: "Come on, Hammer, Paul George is also the 10th pick in the first round, not two picks lower than Drummond. Is a first-round pick too expensive? "

Li Ba smiled and said: "When does the trade depend on the order? Otherwise, if you trade me to the Suns, will our Suns still trade back?"

Larry Bird was startled and suddenly smiled bitterly.

"For specific details, you can talk to our general manager. I will mention it to him. I will not guarantee whether the negotiation can be successful." Li Ba added.

"OK, I will contact him." Larry Bird smiled.