Chapter 400 398. Let's Start Doing Things!

On the night of December 19, 2002, the Hawks and the San Antonio Spurs reached a deal.

The Hawks sent Glenn Robinson, the 2004 second-round pick, plus the 2004 Spurs' option to swap the first-round pick with the Hawks for Kevin Wesley and Danny Ferry of the Spurs.

The Spurs sent Kevin Wesley and Danny Ferry, who were found to be inappropriate when they were just signed, with one year and 7 million garbage contracts left, and got Glenn Robinson, the Eagles' 2004 second-round pick and the 2004 The Eagles have the right to swap first-round picks.

The final result of this transaction made Liu Mang somewhat regretful and surprised.

The initial suggestion Liu Mang and Schwartz gave to Steven Price was to trade for Lamar Odom from the Clippers. As a result, Glenn Robinson was not wanted, saying that the contract was too big, and the first round of 2004 was not worth it. Give.

It would be great to get Odom, but unfortunately, Glenn Robinson is a player with negative equity for most teams. With such a high salary, the Clippers can also be regarded as a team that can hit the ranks of the playoffs , not available.

The first target of the Eagles is Odom or Rasheed Wallace. When Rasheed Wallace heard the offer, he hung up the phone without saying a word. The Clippers even chatted. Let’s take a look, but if the chip is only one first round in 2004 and one second round in 2004, their boss Sterling will not agree, it’s too much money, he tries to reduce his salary to less than 30 million every year, and he is unwilling to accept such a big contract.

That being the case, Liu Mang can only try to contact Odom or Rasheed Wallace in the summer. It seems that Odom will leave the Clippers after his rookie contract is over. The Clippers directly gave up Odom's home team The right to renew the contract, Rasheed Wallace finished this season, the Blazers lost his big brother, and he also wants to leave, but now there is still a big brother, he still has a little bit of thoughts.

Just when Steven Price simply wanted to buy out Glenn Robinson, the Spurs contacted them. Popovich desperately wanted Glenn Robinson, and the original asking price was 03 In the first round of swaps in 2019, Steven Price refused without even thinking about it. It might as well be a buyout.

At this time, Steven Price really regretted the introduction of Glenn Robinson, even if it was a cheap deal before the start of the preseason!

However, Popovich really wanted Glenn Robinson very urgently, inexplicably urgent, and finally talked all afternoon, and finally negotiated the final bargaining chip until night.

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When the transaction was exposed, Eagles fans felt that it was dawn! The Eagles fan forum exploded!

I just feel that the dawn is a little late, but as long as it is bright, is it all right?

Compared with many news media that criticized Liu Mang, the locals in Atlanta have generally positive comments on Liu Mang.

Eagles fans don't care so much, the final result is that Liu Mang stayed and Glenn Robinson was sent away, which is perfect for Eagles fans.

A 2004 first-round pick? who cares!

It's true that I don't know what the 2003-2004 season is like now, but will it be worse than keeping Glenn Robinson? As long as you don't do a few tricks, the top three in the Eastern Conference will be easy! That is to say, the record is at most a little worse than the Spurs, a difference of one or two picks, and it is still at the end of the first round.

Steven Price personally came out to apologize for the failure of this transaction. Although the fans expressed their displeasure, generally speaking, for Steven Price’s barely timely rectification, of course they chose to forgive him. .

Although a second-round pick and the right to exchange the first-round pick in 2004 were taken away by the second-round mad team of the Spurs, at least this mess is finally over.

Fans of their own team will feel that no matter what chips they send, they will feel a loss, but from the outside world, after the deal broke out, the basketball circle was stunned!

The Spurs are hurting too many people, conscience found out?

Actually helping the Eagles take over? Everyone is curious, what exactly is the Spurs planning? Just for the exchange rights to a 2004 first-round pick?

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"Ace, you must go to this press conference!"

"Jeff, can you not go?"

"This is your sneaker press conference! You have to go, you are the first non-American to have a signature shoe in the history of the four major leagues in North America!"

"The first one? It's so cute! I'll go!"

After signing the contract with Liu Mang, Schwartz took the money in a hurry. The signing fee was more than one million US dollars in one summer, plus the endorsement fee commission, which is more expensive than when he was a basketball agent and tennis agent in the past five years. That adds up to a lot of commissions.

But sometimes he doesn’t understand. For some things, this young man rushed forward with his head sullen, just like the time he went to force the palace. If Coach Kruger hadn’t contacted him, this guy would have gone to the Eagles alone. The team boss forced the palace.

Should he do this kind of thing as a player?

Of course the villain wants to be a manager! Otherwise, is it good to draw one or two million U.S. dollars a year?

But when it comes to things like interviews, this young man is occasionally very motivated, and occasionally he doesn't want to go to death, so he has to be coaxed.

Liu Mang didn't want to go to the press conference at the beginning, mainly because the start of the season was really unfavorable!

I was really careless before, I was too impulsive, I should have to discuss everything with my agent except for my own playing, off-court and team affairs.

No, Liu Mang's coercion was revealed by the "informed sources" of the Eagles, and then a deal suddenly occurred, and it can be seen with the naked eye that the Eagles are at a disadvantage.

Before, the entire league knew that the Eagles were going to trade, but because the trade was too sudden, Liu Mang was criticized by many unfriendly media.

But the sneaker launch is imminent, and the Christmas battle is coming soon. Nike is so anxious!

In the new season, the Eagles have gone from being the favorite to win the championship to being the second last in the league. Everyone knows that this is not the true strength of the Eagles. In the trough, the team and the individual are in the trough.

Fortunately, the Hawks set things right in time anyway. Although we don’t know how effective it will be, this is probably the most promising moment for the Eagles since the start of the regular season. Take this opportunity to announce Liu Mang’s first-generation boots from the Christmas game up.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Liu Mang followed Schwartz to a large Nike store in West Georgia Square in Atlanta.

Seeing his own exclusive boots, Liu Mang is generally satisfied. A pair of well-regulated sneakers, Liu Mang knows that this is also due to him. The signing is too late, and there is not much time for Nike to prepare, so he used the ones that have been used in the past. Used a very mediocre design.

The main reason is that Liu Mang is very different from the future James when he first signed the contract. Liu Mang had already played it out when he signed the contract. In the first year of signing, he will play the Christmas game. He will definitely participate in the All-Star Weekend. Unlike James, a rookie It doesn't matter if the boots are released after the year is over.

Looking at this pair of combat boots, Liu Mang felt that the sky was really bright!

No matter what his previous 5 wins and 18 losses, no matter what the media criticized him for forcing the palace.

Depend on! I don't want to force the palace, waiting to be dragged down to death by that Mr. Panda, and go on the old path of the Eagles, finishing the season with 35 wins?

Come on!

Inside, I looked at the ICE-I engraved on the table where the boots were placed, and the Chinese version of Ice Generation next to it.

My first generation of combat boots!

Although I made complaints about the lack of creativity in naming Americans, the boots are all named after the players, but I am still very excited!

Liu Mang now feels that it doesn't matter even if he started with 5 wins and 18 losses, life is full of challenges! As the saying goes, the good things come, now that the bad things are over, and the good things have begun to come, why do you have to be depressed? Start doing things!

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Nike officially announced the release of Liu Mang's signature shoes, shocking the whole United States!

When Liu Mang just signed with Nike, people originally thought that Liu Mang's signature shoes were expected to come after the new season, but they didn't expect it to come so soon, and Liu Mang was at his lowest point.

When Liu Mang got his first signature shoe, it was a history!

Something that had never happened before should have attracted a lot of attention.

But now, the focus of the media is not on the sneakers, but on Liu Mang.

After the press conference started, the first question Liu Mang was asked had nothing to do with sneakers.

A reporter from T.N.T Sports asked: "Ace, I heard that you were the one who pushed the Eagles to send away Glenn Robinson this time? Do you think you would be stronger without Glenn Robinson?"

This question is so sharp!

Liu Mang admitted that he was criticizing Glenn Robinson. If he denied it, he would be slapping himself in the face, and it would also affect the team's unprecedentedly high morale.

Therefore, Liu Mang's answer was: "Of course, we will become stronger! Didn't we prove it last season? And didn't Mr. Glenn Robinson prove himself in the Bucks?"

This answer is unexpected!

I thought Liu Mang would be afraid, at least keep a low profile at this time, now Liu Mang and the Eagles are on the cusp, if they play well in the future, they will naturally be praised, if it is because of the team's cohesion during the first month of the season It has already been destroyed, and the subsequent fights are still poor. If you talk big, you will be slapped in the face, so everyone thinks that Liu Mang will keep a low profile.

Everyone didn't expect that Liu Mang would directly attack! This Glenn Robinson has not left Atlanta yet. Although the deal was reached yesterday, Glenn Robinson is moving again at this time. At least he will report to San Antonio tomorrow, but the former All-Star power forward of the Eagles has returned.

The T.N.T reporters felt that there was drama, and they liked doing things the most. They continued to ask: "Glenn Robinson said in an interview that you have no chance to make the playoffs. What do you think about this? Your current record is only 5 wins. 18 losses, the winning percentage is only 21%, what is your goal for this year?"

"We don't have a chance to make the playoffs? Then we have to thank Mr. Glenn Robinson for his contribution to the team. He gave us an epic chance to win the championship, with a 21% winning rate? Really? It’s very difficult,” Liu Mang said a little excitedly, not only because of his displeasure with Glenn Robinson, but also because of his desire for victory: “But no matter how difficult it is, no matter how crazy it looks, our goal is still the championship! But first we must Make the playoffs, we're definitely going to make the playoffs!"

With a start of 5 wins and 18 losses, according to the Eastern Conference playoffs, about 42 wins are needed, that is, in the next 59 games, at least 37 wins must be won! That is to say, the rest of the schedule needs to achieve a winning rate of more than 60%!

If it is the beginning of the season, or give the Eagles a training camp again, people will not doubt that they have a winning percentage of more than 60, and they will believe that they have a winning percentage of more than 70.

But now it is the middle of the season, and the Eagles have just experienced the greatest chaos and pain since the new century. Can they adjust to the best state immediately? There have been too many examples of teams falling apart after failed trades.

And the example of reaching the playoffs with 5 wins and 18 losses at the beginning... seems to have never happened! A team with a winning rate of only 20% in the first 20 games has never made it to the playoffs!

The ESPN reporter, who was partial to the Eagles, couldn't believe it and asked, "Ace, are you so confident that you will definitely make it to the playoffs?"

Liu Mang has just seen his first-generation combat boots. He is so excited, so he can control so much. First, he set up a flag: "Of course, I promise here, we will definitely make it to the playoffs!"

"Ding... In keeping with the oath of the host, the system releases the season mission: the road to counterattack begins."

"Road to counterattack: The host needs to enter the playoffs with the Eagles in the 2002-2003 season. Task reward: one talent skill fragment. Failure penalty: 100,000 superstar points will be deducted. If the superstar value is insufficient, the future will be deducted by double the amount. The superstar value obtained."

"Damn it! I'm just pretending to be tough!"

"Since it's all like this! Let's start doing things!"

There will be another chapter in a while. The road to counterattack has begun. Thank you for your tolerance in the past few days. I will try my best to write what I am good at in the future, thank you!

PS: The deal that the Big Dog was sent to the Eagles is real in history. Steven Presby is still insane. He also swapped his first round in 2003 with the Bucks and fell out of the playoffs Only got 35 wins, and the failure to make the playoffs also caused the lottery pick to become the 15th pick.

It’s just that I overestimated my writing skills and imagination of drawing solutions. I wanted to make it difficult for the protagonist to obtain something, but I went astray. Don’t worry, there will be no next time!