Five Hundred and thirty-four.2 The Rookie Shines Inside

Sun Ce didn't care about the exchange of two bad contracts at all, and focused on his own team's transaction.

The Grizzlies bought the draft pick with cash, and then used the $10.88 million trade exception that Gay applied for for season reimbursement plus the pick to trade Jason Williams for $2.6 million over the salary cap. Expired contract.

The Magic acquired Arenas in a trade, and Jason Williams will definitely have no playing time. Originally, the Magic played 10 games in the new season, and Jason Williams only played 5 times.

A solid point guard who averaged one three-pointer per game last season, the Magic wanted to get Arenas without giving him any playing time, but they actually sold him for $600,000...

This transaction can be regarded as taking advantage of a loophole in NBA rules.

There are always loopholes in the rules, and this time the Grizzlies and Magic took advantage of them.

This is not uncommon in the history of the NBA. Sun Ce feels that it is similar to the Cavaliers trading away Big Z. Big Z did not report for duty and was bought out and then returned to the Cavaliers.

But... being able to exchange $600,000 for a point guard who can catch and shoot is a great deal! He hasn't given away his draft picks yet, which really shows that team manager Chris Wallace has studied the rules.

As a player, he is still the team's number one ball-handler, so he is naturally happy to have a good pitcher join him.

However, trading back Jason Williams was highly controversial within the Grizzlies front office.

Sun Ce occasionally gets distracted and plays pass games, which makes Coach Hollins a little worried, so Coach Hollins is opposed to trading back Jason Williams.

But Jason Williams actively wants to return to the Grizzlies and retire...

When the Magic made progress in discussing the Arenas and Lewis trade with the Wizards, they had already given Jason Williams the right to contact other teams.

Originally, Jason Williams didn't consider the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies were already full. He almost made an agreement with Pat Riley to go to the Heat. Last season, he was still averaging three shots per game. 1 three-pointer, with a three-point shooting percentage of 38%, which is very attractive to the Heat with the combination of James and Way.

But Gay was suddenly injured and was reimbursed for the season. After applying for an injury exception, he temporarily vacated a position. Jason Williams had won the championship long ago. He was about to retire anyway, and he hoped to return to the Grizzlies. Retired.

The Grizzlies didn't want to get Jason Williams from the beginning, but... when the news that Jason Williams wanted to come back reached the owner, the owner was a weirdo who bought the team and watched the game. Ordered to bring Jason Williams back and let him retire with the team where he spent his prime...

After all, Jason Williams is currently the assists leader in the history of the Grizzlies, with a total of more than 2,000 assists. He is also the only player in the history of the Grizzlies with more than 1,500 assists. The second one is Dajia. Sol's 1473 times.

The boss is that kind of idealist, Chris Wallace also supports this team culture, and Coach Hollins can't stop him...

Now that the deal has been reached, all the previously prepared trials have been cancelled.

Although it was very unfair to the players who came for the trial, they had been preparing for a long time and prepared for the trial. As a result, the Grizzlies directly found the signing target without even starting the official trial.

But the NBA is so cruel.

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The next day, the Grizzlies played the last of three consecutive home games. After that, they had to play two consecutive away games, and it was a bit tough two consecutive away games.

Sun Ce got up early and took a good look at the latest ability evaluation while taking a shower after morning exercise.

The ability evaluation has been improved to B+. Sun Ce is happy and feels that there is a long road ahead...

From April 2009 to November 2010, in one year and seven months, Sun Ce went from a freshman with speed and intelligence to a talented freshman.

Now he has become a B+ level player, a solid NBA starting player...

Judging from his performance in the game, everyone regarded him as a super genius. He only started playing basketball officially after entering the NBA. As a result, he became a stable starter in more than a year and played in a team like the Grizzlies. The French team became the leader in various statistics.

But Sun Ce knew how much he had sacrificed.

I have reduced a lot of recreational activities and practiced to exhaustion every day for at least 300 days, 365 days a year...

However, a man's happiness is different from other things. Sun Ce intuitively saw that his ability evaluation has improved to the B+ level. When he reaches this big bottleneck, he can become a real star by crossing over and become the real core leader of a weak team!

I don’t know how long it will take for the comprehensive ability evaluation to break through again, but the goal is clear, that is, to become a star, and there is sufficient motivation. This feels really good.

After breakfast, Sun Ce went to the arena to prepare for the game.

The arrival of a new teammate will have little impact on most players.

Anyway, it has no impact on Sun Ce.

Coach Hubie Brown joined the Grizzlies after the All-Star break in the 2002-2003 season and spent half a year transforming Jason Williams. By the 2003-04 season, Jason Williams had completely changed. , unlike the Kings period and the first year and a half after joining the Grizzlies, he has become an extremely outstanding team player, and even Pat Riley is rushing to give him a big contract.

When such a teammate joins, he is 35 years old, that is, a pitcher. The pitcher is liked by any teammate and can open up the space. Even another pitcher will like to have one more pitcher in the team.

But there is also someone who feels excited, that is Shane Battier.

Both joined the Grizzlies in 2001 and performed at their peak in the 2001-02 season. Battier averaged 14 points and 5 rebounds per game in his rookie year, and Jason Williams averaged 14 points and 8 assists per game. The two played together. With peak performance, coupled with the best rookie Gasol, the three-core team looks promising.

But they couldn't produce good results, and the head coach was fired after the All-Star Weekend of the 2002-03 season.

Then Hubie Brown came and transformed Jason Williams and Battier. By the 2003-04 season, both of them became role players, and Gasol's ability to transfer the ball was greatly improved. Development, the Grizzlies became a 50-win team and entered the playoffs.

Now, Battier occasionally thinks about what if he hadn't met Hubie Brown and continued to play as a comprehensive player in college. Jason Williams would have always been so cool if he hadn't met Hubie Brown...

Due to personal reasons, Jason Williams will not report to Memphis until the end of the next two consecutive games.

This matter has been approved by the Grizzlies coaching staff. Jason Williams will not be included in the future plan anyway. After this season, he will retire. If his shooting can return to the level of last season Of course, you can get more playing time. If not, just keep an eye on the water dispenser.

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At five o'clock in the afternoon, Sun Ce entered the court with his teammates to play the Kings.

Without Evans, Sun Ce didn't take the Kings seriously at all. They were also a strong team with an 11-game winning streak at the beginning.

The Grizzlies as a whole did not take the Kings seriously and planned to use this game as a tactical training game.

Then……

The Grizzlies were upset!

Sun Ce played 33 minutes and scored 17 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists on 7 of 15 shots. His performance was not bad. The Grizzlies also performed well overall and practiced tactics very well.

But they underestimated their opponent too much. The opponent led 33 to 25 by 7 points in the first quarter. The Grizzlies felt that the defense was tight and they could easily catch up. In the next two quarters, they trailed by nearly 10 points, but the Grizzlies The team didn't take it to heart. The opponent was the bottom team in the league.

But... a player like Cousins ​​can't contain himself if he gets happy after being beaten by him!

Cousins, who scored 16 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists in the first three quarters, scored 12 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists in the fourth quarter. Even Gasol couldn't stop him!

Led by Cousins' triple-double performance of 28 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists, the Kings were on full fire and beat the Grizzlies by 13 points!

101 to 114, the Grizzlies were upset by the Kings, and their 11-game winning streak was ended!

Cousins ​​became the second rookie to score a triple-double this season.

The first one was not Wall, but Griffin, who was in the same class as Sun Ce, and got a triple-double in the fifth game.

Rookies who perform well are always more likely to attract attention.

After the start of the new season, Griffin, the No. 1 pick in 2009, quickly became popular. However, there is another popular rookie in this class, and that is Cousins ​​​​who just faced the Grizzlies and scored a triple-double!

Before the start of the new season, everyone thought Wall would be the best rookie this season. Who knew that after playing more than a dozen games in the season, he would gradually become the two most eye-catching insider rookies!

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The 11-game winning streak at the beginning was ended, and the Grizzlies were a little depressed, especially the public opinion guided by the media, saying that without Gay and their strongest outside player, the Grizzlies were not as stable as before.

Of course, this is true, but they will definitely be depressed. Although they know that they cannot continue to win continuously, they thought that they can win at least until they meet the Spurs.

But the game has been lost, and the Grizzlies players can only adjust their emotions on their own.

"The second phase of the Bear King's Road(s): The team's history has started a new era, with 11 consecutive wins. The event score of this stage is b+. Because the host has completed special events, the event score of this stage has been improved to a+."

The 11-game winning streak was ended, and the winning streak at the beginning was also over. Sun Ce has been playing for more than a year, and his mentality is very different from that of the fans. He knows that it is impossible to win all the time. Even the invincible Lakers in 2001 will not be able to win in the playoffs. Did you also lose a game?

Losing is normal, especially in the regular season.

And Sun Ce calmed down and thought about it... The current public opinion that is looking down on them is a good thing for them. They need to leave the spotlight for a while in order to have a good tactical run-in.

It is very crucial for them to find the best way to play without Gay at the beginning of the season and adjust it well!