Nine Hundred and Thirty-Four. He Came for You
"Congratulations to the host for improving his three-point shooting rating to C+."
On the morning of the 16th, Sun Ce was practicing three-pointers when the system prompt came.
"Ability evaluation A-,
Physical fitness A: Speed S-, strength B, endurance A, jumping B-, static confrontation B+, leg explosive power A (explosion acceleration, bullet speed), explosive confrontation ability A+...
Shooting evaluation B+: three-pointer C+, mid-range shot A (A+ in the mid-range on the right side of the baseline, A+ in the mid-range in front of the basket, A+ in the mid-range on the right side of the three-second zone, B in the mid-range on the left side of the three-second zone, and bottom line on the left side of the three-second zone) A-), layup A+...
Technical evaluation A-: A+ in ball handling, A in passing, B+ in jump shots after pick-and-roll, A- in shooting after dribbling, C+ in pull-up jump shots, A- in low post skills, A in high post skills, and D- in triple threat stance... …”
Sun Ce looked at his comprehensive shooting evaluation. He estimated that if the mid-range shot on the left side of the three-second zone can reach the A- level on the edge of the first-rate and the mid-range shooting evaluation can be raised to the quasi-top level of the A+ level, his overall shooting evaluation will definitely break through. First class.
If the shooting evaluation reaches A-level, Sun Ce feels that he may become an A-level player evaluated by the system based on his physical fitness, technology, and shooting, which is a truly first-class player.
Even if the three-pointer is currently at a quasi-good level, the C+ level should be able to break through.
But now Sun Ce feels that it is possible that the three-point breakthrough has reached the B- level, but he still cannot break through the mid-range on the left side and has been unable to move for a long time! From the time he returned to Memphis at the end of September to now, his three-point shooting has broken through from the C- level to the big bottleneck of C+ level. The mid-range shot on the left side of the three-second zone is still silent, which means he has probably reached the limit of his shooting in that area.
Sun Ce can only place his hope on shooting left and right, otherwise this area will eventually become his weakness and be targeted by his opponents. On the left side of the three-second zone, this area is wide, but Sun Ce's shooting in this area is not as good as the right side, even if it is not He can feel the intuitive level display of the system.
It's just that he is still a system player in the eyes of people and opponents. Opponents often pay more attention to Randolph and Nash. After all, if the defensive focus is put on Sun Ce alone, Sun Ce will definitely give the ball to others, which will affect the defense of the ball. The team's defensive tactics, but it is difficult for opponents to understand Sun Ce's mentality.
Obviously he is essentially a bad guy who is one or two rebounds or assists away from a triple-double in garbage time, but he really doesn't stick to the ball and delegates power when it is necessary. It is so free and easy that people can't compare him with being one or two rebounds or assists away. of him.
I felt sad about the shooting from the left side of the three-second zone. Progress is good. The three-pointers have improved step by step. For the time being, there is no shooting limit in any area. This gives Sun Ce some comfort in his heart.
At 8:30, after his personal three-point training session, Sun Ce watched the Raptors' scouting report for a while. At 9:00, his teammates arrived at the arena one after another. After a short team meeting at 9:30, After two tactical training sessions, the preparation for the Raptors is complete.
After the All-Star Weekend, it was already determined whether each team would have a chance to enter the playoffs. Therefore, after the entire league loved Irving last year, the model of the entire league loving Brother Big Eyebrows was launched.
The Raptors, who are eight games away from eighth place in the Eastern Conference and have only 14 wins and 28 losses, have no hope of the playoffs. Their head coach Dwayne Casey has also begun to control the court recently. He loses when he should lose, and when he shouldn't, he loses. Efforts lost...
Of course, Coach Hollins is not careless. As a coach, he understands very well that when things go badly, the coaching staff and management just want to lose. The players on the field still work hard, whether it is for dignity or the next contract. They will all work hard.
Even if the Bobcats have only won 5 games so far, haven't they also won 5 games?
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After their thrilling win against the Lakers in this third consecutive home game, this consecutive home game has really become the best opportunity for the Grizzlies to make adjustments.
Playing the Raptors at home, they easily won 115-91. It was different from when Nash wanted to play in Toronto.
This time Nash rested, Sun Ce scored 28 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, but only 6 rebounds and 3 assists. It was purely because the offense was so smooth today and Sun Ce had a good touch. He only played 23 minutes in the first three quarters and shot 11 out of 15. He scored 28 points in the game, helping the team lead 88 to 65 by 23 points in the third quarter, and went to rest.
On March 19th, there was no pressure to play the Wizards. The Wizards' record was worse than the Raptors, only 10 wins and 32 losses, averaging 93 points per game and conceding 102 points per game. It was so bad that it was borderline... , the Bobcats have lost 37 games and won only 5 games, averaging 87 points per game and conceding 101 points per game.
In the game against the Wizards, Sun Ce played 32 minutes, scoring 17 points on 6 of 10 shots, 16 rebounds, 10 assists, 6 blocks and 2 steals. He was assisting in the third quarter, because it was 15+10+6 at halftime. After scoring 2 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in the quarter, he ended happily.
The Grizzlies defeated the Wizards 103-79 to win three consecutive home games.
After these three games, the Grizzlies' record improved to 35 wins and 8 losses, maintaining their No. 1 spot in the league.
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Memphis International Airport has only three international flights. A group of people who are uninvited guests to airport security arrived here and were preparing to take a charter flight to Sacramento, the capital of California.
"I have to have a video call with you at 12 o'clock every night. I don't want to see other women in your bed. It's best to tell them to get out before 12 o'clock." Lily Collins said a rare swear word.
Hearing this, Sun Ce complained: "Am I that kind of person?"
"Hmm?" Lily Collins showed another smirk that made Sun Ce unable to stop.
"..." Sun Ce was speechless. Why did this girl not trust him? He, Sun, is a good person, okay!
Seemingly really worried, Lily Collins said to Zu Goose next to her: "Lerina, you have to help me look after Noah, you know, wait for your sister to come back and take you shopping."
"Hmm!" Hearing about shopping, Zu Goose didn't care about her brother.
Just when Sun Ce was about to say something to refute, his neck was hooked and pulled down. Sun Ce saw Lily Collins' face coming up, and he closed his eyes consciously, and then he was kissed.
This was in public, and so many onlookers who were stopped by security began to cheer, which made Sun Ce's face red. He was still a little uncomfortable with such an unrestrained kiss in public.
After sending Lily Collins away, Sun Ce led Zu Ge to his teammates who looked contemptuous, walked into another passage, boarded the team's chartered plane, and headed to Sacramento.
After getting on the plane, thinking about the schedule for next month... Sun Ce decided not to think about it, and enjoy the remaining games this month. The real nightmare is coming next month!
After playing the "dream schedule" of 9 days and 3 games, the Grizzlies have no more than two days of rest before the playoffs this season, and there are only three times of two days of rest.
There are 23 games left, and there are 7 back-to-backs, one of which is back-to-back-to-back, but the "good news" is that 6 of the back-to-backs, including back-to-back-to-back, are concentrated in April, and 17 games will be played in 27 days in April.
From the 21st to the 30th of this month, 10 days and 6 games, it is a very easy schedule.
And this time, Jordan also went with the team. Although he wore a pressure suit, his shoulder strain has almost healed. He is expected to play in the second to last game of the five-game road trip against the Lakers. At that time, we don't have to rely on Yi Jianlian to counterattack. Although Yi Jianlian played well against the Lakers last time, we can't put the pressure on Yi Jianlian alone.
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When the Grizzlies came to Sacramento, the Lakers in Los Angeles had already started preparing for the game against the Grizzlies. When the Grizzlies were on the road for five consecutive games, the Lakers happened to be playing at home for four consecutive games. The last game of the four consecutive home games was against the Grizzlies. They had to prepare well for the last regular season game against the Grizzlies.
The last loss was too frustrating. Such a good and perfect key ball tactic, and it was so smooth that Kobe ran out of position at the farthest place from Odom. They believed that the serve was not intercepted this time, and Paul immediately passed it to Kobe. Kobe definitely had a perfect chance to kill the ball, and Kobe had already made two three-pointers before. Everyone on the Lakers believed that Kobe would definitely make it.
However, just when several of their core players were actively studying the games that the Grizzlies had a hard time playing or lost this season, a piece of bad news came to them...
At the same time, the Spurs, Mavericks, Thunder, Heat, 76ers, and Bulls, which are aiming for the championship, also received this bad news.
Rashard Lewis signed a two-year contract of 4.58 million US dollars with the Grizzlies!
Lewis reached a buyout agreement with the Wizards. The Wizards have 23 games left this season. Since it is a lockout season, the salary of each player this season is calculated according to 66/82, that is, the salary for playing a game in 82 games is the same as the salary for playing a game this season, and only the salary for 66 games is taken.
Lewis still has 5.93 million US dollars in salary left this season, and only 13.7 million US dollars of the 23 million salary next season is guaranteed.
In the agreement reached between Lewis and the Grizzlies, the first year is 3 million US dollars split from the mini-mid-level contract, the second year is a player option of 1.58 million veteran base salary, and the remaining games this season will receive a salary of 841,000 US dollars, and the next season will be 1.58 million US dollars, a total of 2.421 million US dollars.
Lewis gave up 2.421 million US dollars of the 19.63 million US dollars buyout fee that the Wizards should give him. The Wizards pardoned Lewis and Lewis successfully joined the Grizzlies!
This news shocked the Lakers, Heat, Bulls, and 76ers. The Mavericks and Spurs are okay. The Mavericks don’t lack such a pitcher power forward. The Spurs know that they can’t get it, but the other four teams are determined to get it.
The Lakers have already used the mini-mid-level contract. Seeing the salary given by the Grizzlies, they can barely accept it if they can’t get it.
The Heat, Bulls, and 76ers can’t accept it!
The salaries of the Heat, Bulls, and 76ers have not yet reached the luxury tax threshold, and the full middle class has not been used yet. They can offer better contracts.
And the size of the contract is actually not important at all. What is most unacceptable to several big cities including the Lakers is that Lewis clearly did not get a penny more. How much money he got from the Grizzlies means how much less money he got from the Wizards, which means that it doesn't matter how big the contract Lewis gets.
But why did Lewis choose the Grizzlies instead of them?
They are big city teams!
Let alone these four teams, when the Grizzlies officially announced the signing of Lewis and the Wizards officially announced the amnesty agreement with Lewis, the media and fans felt incredible.
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"Did I attract Lewis to join?" Sun Ce asked Chris Wallace in surprise.
On March 20, at the visiting team training ground at Sacramento Arco Arena, Lewis was receiving a physical examination from the team doctor. After submitting the physical examination report to the league before noon tomorrow, the signing will be truly completed. At the same time, the Wizards and Lewis also reached an amnesty agreement.
When Sun Ce followed the team to Sacramento, he learned from Stockton that Lewis had already left Washington and came to Sacramento to meet with them. Only then did he know that the signing had been reached. He followed to join in the fun. When chatting with Chris Wallace who came to Sacramento with the team, he learned that Lewis joined the Grizzlies because of him, and he was very curious.
Chris Wallace responded: "Yes, but part of the reason is because of Steve."
"Why?"
"We started talking to Lewis about this matter on January 15 when the Wizards agreed to Lewis' contact with other teams. He didn't talk to us much at first, but at the All-Star Weekend, after you played a crazy winning streak, he began to contact us actively. He told us that he had a strong interest in playing with you. He felt that he could play his role whether he was partnered with you or with Steve. A week ago, after we defeated the Lakers, he started to talk to us about the contract."
"So that's it... Wait, didn't you say he was going to join before we played the Lakers?"
"We are confident in your attractiveness!"
"..."
Sun Ce was speechless. Didn't he just use this matter to stimulate the morale that was somewhat depressed after two consecutive losses due to injuries?
Chris Wallace continued: "In fact, we have defeated the Bulls, Nuggets, Thunder, Spurs, 76ers, Mavericks, and Lakers in the past period of time. They have seen our strength. This is the main reason."
"I understand..." Sun Ce nodded, but he had a question that others were also confused about: "But why do we have to pay 3 million in salary? Lewis didn't get more salary." This is what Sun Ce was confused about. It's not about money, but about luxury tax.
Just like the Grizzlies traded for Ridnour and Aaron Gray before, the salary of these two people is almost 9% higher than that of Vazquez + Speights, which meets the transaction limit of 10% maximum salary fluctuation for both parties. However, they calculated the total salary according to the salary of Ridnour and Aaron Gray, instead of how much money they got plus how much money the people who were traded away got.
That is why some teams that cannot enter the playoffs but exceed the luxury tax threshold will negotiate with teams with space and send out some big contracts before the trade deadline to subsidize draft picks and owe a favor. They will repay the favor when the other party needs them and has the conditions. Once the trade makes the total salary of the players plus the non-amnesty buyout salary below the luxury tax threshold at the end of the regular season, they do not have to pay taxes.
But the Wizards amnestied Lewis. No matter how much Lewis gets, the Wizards have already reduced the total salary below the salary cap, not below the luxury tax threshold, and the total salary is directly below the salary cap. There is no such thing as freeing up space.
"It's not that we want to pay more taxes, but the Wizards contacted us. If they want to buy out, we have to pay more money. This is the best result after the negotiation."
Sun Ce understood this answer, but this approach is indeed a bit disrespectful, but Lewis has not made any contribution to the Wizards... Maybe ending his contract a year earlier than Arenas can be considered a contribution, but the Wizards really don't need to be hard on money. This operation will save more than 2 million, which is enough for the annual salary of two or three ordinary assistant coaches or trainers.
For example, Stockton, as Sun Ce's exclusive trainer, the Grizzlies pay him 20,000 US dollars a week, which is expensive. Not all trainers can have a salary of 3 million US dollars a year like Chip Englander, the shooting trainer of the Spurs.
Lewis is here, Sun Ce is really happy. Although his strength is not as good as before, his three-point test just now was very good. He missed 8 out of 100 shots. Moreover, he came here for the test immediately after flying from Washington to join the team. It seems that although he can't play in the Wizards, he has not fallen behind in training.
With such an inside rotation player, the team's injury risks will definitely be reduced, and the rotation will be better!
"Rashard Lewis, 31 years old, ability evaluation C+, offense B-, defense C-, three-pointer A, mid-range B-, layup B+..."
Sun Ce looked at the ability evaluation of his new teammates. It's true that they are not very good in all aspects, but the three-pointer is very good. In addition, Lewis sometimes has no chance to play this season, especially after the Wizards traded for Nene, Lewis has completely lost the opportunity and hasn't played for a long time.
Last season, when Sun Ce played against the Magic before Lewis was traded, he saw that Lewis still had a B-level ability evaluation. Before being traded by the Magic, his data was 12 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists per game. During that period, his three-point shooting rate was 39%, and he averaged 1.8 three-pointers per game.
This season, he only played 20 games with the Wizards, averaging 8 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist per game.
Sun Ce does not expect Lewis to do well. It is enough for him to make a three-pointer in every game. It doesn't matter if it is three or four points or four or five points. It is good enough if he can play a role in some offensive tactics that require a big man to shoot three-pointers.
He is the team's No. 5 center, so there is no need to have such high expectations. If he plays a role in the game, that would be better. If he doesn't play a role, it won't be a loss. It's better than losing Lewis to direct competitors!
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