One Hundred and Seventy-Seven. A Man's Romance

Just when the main participants in the Warriors side of this transaction were entering a sleepless night, the transaction finally came to light.

Originally, the news of the Sun Ce + Curry VS Jennings battle dominated the front pages of major sports media, and the three rookies had a lot to write about.

But because of this sudden transaction, Toutiao immediately became the content of this transaction!

"The first deal of the new season, the second pick was traded"

"Breaking News: Chinese Players Change Owners"

"Mad scientist dissatisfied with deal, announces resignation"

"The 2009 Rookie Triple-Double King Changed Owners"

"Sun is equal to the top five picks? "

"Midgame Trades? China Kidd Triple-Double Farewell"

On the night of November 15, 2009, the general manager of the Warriors and the Grizzlies reached a deal. The 54th overall rookie Sun Ce and the second overall rookie Hashim Thabeet exchanged clubs!

It was a neat deal, and the details were revealed soon.

The deal was completed on the way between the Warriors and the Bucks! That is to say, skipping the deal completed by the old Nelson, the head coach and president of operations!

The Warriors sent Sun Ce, the 2010 lottery-protected pick, and got the second overall pick Hashim Thabeet selected by the Grizzlies this year!

The draft pick sent by the Warriors in 2010 to protect the Grizzlies in the lottery will definitely not get it this season, and the Warriors will definitely not make the playoffs this season.

Moving forward to 2011 is the protection of the top eight picks. If you still can’t get it, you will continue to move to the top three picks in 2012. If you still can’t get the top three picks in 2012, it will become a protection in 2013. Unprotected first-round pick.

In addition to this, there is another very exciting thing. Old Nelson called the familiar media that night and told the familiar media that he resigned because he didn't like this transaction!

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The trade between the Warriors and the Grizzlies happened after Sun Ce got a triple-double for the second time this season, and after Sun Ce led his team to overturn the game of the same rookie who scored 55 points in a single game, it quickly sparked a heated discussion. discuss.

As for trading, the most discussed one is, of course, which team made money and which team lost money.

However, this transaction is very delicate. Except for the lively discussions among the fans, some experts and media who usually talk a lot, did not comment as directly as they commented on other transactions.

Too hard to comment!

The rookie with the 54th overall pick is replaced by the second overall pick, even with the addition of a future first-rounder... It looks similar to Sun Ce's replacement for Thabeet alone!

A No. 2 pick can generally be exchanged for a fourth and fifth pick in the year except the No. 1 pick plus a mid-first-round pick.

Just like the future Celtics exchanged the No. 1 pick for the No. 3 pick of the 76ers plus a future top-three protected pick, the top-three protected pick is basically a top ten pick. Not too low, not too high, middle lottery pick, the top three pick protection is just in case the hell draws a draft pick like that.

The No. 2 pick, and the No. 2 pick that was selected, is definitely not worth as much as a No. 1 pick that has not yet been drafted, so changing a top-five rookie plus a future first-round lottery protection pick seems like a lottery. Quite reasonable.

But, that is to say... In this deal, Sun Ce was treated as a top-five rookie...

It seems that this is indeed the case at present. Counting Griffin who was reimbursed in his rookie season, the top five rookies in this draft are undoubtedly Evans, Sun Ce, Curry, Jennings, and Gerry Fern, these five are by far the best performers.

However, when discussing with fans, they generally stick to their own ideas extremely. The media and experts need to think a little bit. After thinking about it, it is more difficult to comment.

First of all, Sun Ce is really not bad! After the first game of the regular season, it was regarded as a baby left in the second round, which became the key to the Suns coach Steve Kerr stepping down.

Relying on two recent single-game scoring 20+ points, Sun Ce's scoring average has increased to 11.5 points,

It doesn't look very good, with a shooting percentage of only 39%. After eight games, he averaged 11 shots per game and only made 4.4 shots.

But there is still an average of 7.5 rebounds and 7 assists per game. In the previous games, he had dropped to an average of 6.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game.

Averaged 11.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 7 assists per game, just like a rookie Kidd with enhanced rebounds and defensive jumps!

Kidd averaged 11.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game in his rookie season. No matter how you look at them, they are very similar.

But Sun Ce is not as stable as Kidd's rookie season. He has a triple-double performance, but he also has a 4+3+2 performance.

There are also a few similarities in that both of them have a shooting percentage of less than 40%, and they both have a lot of free throws, but their free throw percentages are not good either.

Can Sun Ce maintain this performance throughout his rookie season?

It's hard to say. He played such a performance. Many people think that this is because he just entered the NBA, and his opponents don't know much about him. They don't even have college game data, so there is no way to study it.

Of course, it is true.

Many people think that when Sun Ce reaches the middle of the season and other teams are familiar with him, his statistics and performance will decline, that is, he will encounter the so-called rookie wall.

No one can say whether it is possible to cross over.

But no one insisted that he would definitely not be able to play.

After all, the talent that Sun Ce has shown so far is really great. Will the Grizzlies suffer from trading the No. 2 pick for him and a future draft pick? At present, it seems that the Grizzlies are definitely going to suffer.

But with the twin towers of Randolph and Gasol Jr., when Thabeet has not yet shown his ability, the Grizzlies will not consider giving Thabeet too much time to level up slowly.

The Grizzlies who got Randolph in the summer want to hit the playoffs this season!

With Conley, Mayo, Gay, Randolph, and Gasol Jr., it is unreasonable not to want to hit the playoffs. The young players have improved so much, and they have an offensive core. It is time to make achievements. There is no time to train rookies.

As for the Warriors, they can get a center that they lack and want most at present, and only use a backup point guard who will definitely return to the bench when Ellis comes back, plus a backup point guard who will not get it for who knows how many years in the future The first-round pick doesn't look like a loss!

At present, many people regard Thabeet's lack of playing time in the Grizzlies as the situation that Darko Milicic, who was also the second overall pick, encountered in the Pistons, that is, the two starters are too good .

Larry Brown's side is subjective and doesn't want to use Milicic. From the perspective of others, the Grizzlies have no choice but to not give Thabeet playing time. It is too difficult to compete for a playoff spot in the West. Gasol's talent It seems that there is no need for Thabeet to be much worse, and it was developed quickly. The moment when they chose Thabeet instead of Harden was the most surprising.

Now it seems that it is just a stop loss.

The Warriors were deemed to have earned it.

The comparison object is Milicic.

After Milicic left the Pistons, it has been deserted for many years. He can still average more than two blocks per game in 20 minutes of playing time. His defense is very good, and he has a soft shooting touch. Stars of Sol's level exploded each other, but they were delayed in the NBA for too long.

This is also the key to convincing others that Thabeet has only played 4 games since the beginning of the new season, averaging only 11 minutes per game.

Thabeet has better mobility than Ilgauskas, the same height of 2.21 meters, and after 4 games, he averaged 2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 11 minutes per game...

Got it during garbage time, but at least it looks pretty good.

With such a height, such athletic ability, and the fact that DiBacon Mutombo was the template for the draft, it's hard not to imagine that if you train well...

This trade, on the contrary, gives people a feeling that the Grizzlies want to relieve Thabeet and do not want to waste the potential of a talented center like the Pistons, and it is indeed to make up for not choosing Harden or Evan at the time. Si's mistake.

Face is also a problem. If Thabeet is exchanged for Harden now, it may be possible, but face will really affect the occurrence of many things.

As for changing Evans... Thabeet plus Mayo can't be changed.

And the direction of the two teams' trading is very clear. After the Grizzlies' signing of Iverson was determined to be a signing failure, they urgently need a backup point guard to lead the second team.

The Warriors' core center Biedrins was suddenly abolished. It is understandable that the Warriors will replace one of the two talented point guards with a talented center.

The news from the media is biased, the experts are ignorant of their analysis, and the fans are arguing extremely, everything seems so harmonious.

It's just that everyone is puzzled, how can the Grizzlies be willing to trade a second pick center for a rookie point guard?

The Pistons were unwilling to trade Milicic back then!

But everyone agrees on one thing...

That is, if this deal is proposed by the Grizzlies, then the Warriors have no possibility of refusing it!

Since no one thought that the Grizzlies would be willing to send away Thabeet who had just played a few games after being selected, there was no rumor of walking before, and Sun Ce had just played a beautiful game, but was traded in the middle of the game. That's why the deal was so sensational. Even the team of the leader of a mysterious curse organization on the west coast was terminated and no one cared about the eight-game winning streak...

No headlines if you win, no headlines when the winning streak is ended, American Wang Feng is about to cry...

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"Coach, why are you leaving?" Sun Ce asked Old Nelson who was seated next to him.

"I'm tired of being the head coach, and I'm going to go home and retire." Old Nelson has calmed down now. In front of the little devil... in front of the little devil in his eyes, of course he can't show his weird temper like he did in front of his old friend logo man .

Although his tone was very calm, Sun Ce could hear a strong willfulness!

Old Nelson was so self-willed. After the deal was suddenly confirmed last night, old Nelson directly notified the media and announced his resignation. After notifying the media, he notified the two bosses that he was resigning.

And he was so self-willed that no matter whether the Warriors agreed or not, he directly booked a ticket for this morning and went back to Oakland with Sun Ce.

The Warriors talked to Nelson last night to no avail. They could only announce that Smart would serve as the interim head coach for the time being, and they wanted to have a good talk with Nelson.

But old Nelson didn't give them a chance to have a good talk! The old Nelson didn't eat breakfast in the morning, so he called a taxi and asked the hotel attendant to call Sun Ce, and we went to the airport together. The old Nelson also contacted Bill Duffy and booked a ticket for the same flight for Sun Ce.

When Sun Ce went out, he didn't see Curry coming to see him off, and Curry was no longer in the room even when he woke up early in the morning.

Since the Warriors are going to Cleveland this morning, they will play the Cavaliers the day after tomorrow.

Sun Ce has been traded, and now he is no longer a player of the Warriors, so naturally he should do what he should do.

And after Sun Ce was traded, the two didn't talk much.

Men, of course, don't cuddle like mothers-in-law. There is no farewell from mother-in-law or even heart-to-heart communication.

Because these things are not needed.

It has become a foregone conclusion, there is no need to talk about it, and the two of them don't need to do things for others to emphasize their relationship.

Sun Ce didn't want to say goodbye like that, he thought it was better this way, this is a kind of man's romance...

On the other hand, other teammates in the team who have a good relationship with Sun Ce, but not as close as Curry, came to Sun Ce's room early this morning and expressed their reluctance to Sun Ce.

The two second-year players, Morrow and Randolph, have also enlightened Sun Ce for a long time. They saw too many teammates leave last year. Sun Ce, a rookie, is not used to this kind of sudden trade, but some second-year players Players have already experienced this kind of thing, especially a team like the Warriors that needs to be broken and rebuilt. They have changed more than a dozen teammates in more than a year, and many of them have good relationships.

When the waiter came to inform Sun Ce to go to the parking lot, a few first- and second-year teammates who played well sent Sun Ce to a taxi.

On the way to the airport, Sun Ce recalled the incident of being traded suddenly. Through this incident, although Sun Ce may not be said to have matured, at least he has grown.

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The Warriors will also come to this airport to take a flight to Cleveland today, but the time is more than two hours later than the departure time of Sun Ce and Nelson.

But a guy from the Warriors who fooled airport security into thinking he was an underage kid came to the airport early.

Looking at the backs of Sun Ce and old Nelson entering the security check from the fast lane, they just hid in the corner and watched secretly.

He doesn't want to admit his weakness.

When he heard Sun Ce talk about being traded last night, he realized how used he was to playing next to Sun Ce, how accustomed he was to predicting Sun Ce's sudden pass, how accustomed he was to having such a good one. When his partner sends the ball to him, he can shoot at will without worrying about other things.

But now, it's different!

When the backs of the two disappeared from his sight, he silently made up his mind: "I have to rely on myself!"