Chapter 639: 638. The "Big Three" Of the Nets

"Uncle, Uncle, Carter is going to the Nets!"

"oh."

"Uncle, aren't you worried that the Nets will become stronger?"

"Uh... Your uncle will continue to blow them up next time."

"That's right, Carter and Kidd are not as good as Uncle."

"certainly."

...

"Uncle, Uncle, are we going to Los Angeles for the All-Star Weekend?"

"No money, don't go!"

"Uncle cheapskate!"

"I remember Dinah, you saved a lot of pocket money, why don't you treat Dinah this time?"

"Uncle! You are too much! You even want to cheat children's money!"

"Your teacher is a poor man, your mother is an iron rooster, your uncle and I have become poor after investing, and the richest person in our family is you, Dinah!"

"..."

Liu Mang and Dinah huddled together to keep warm and watched the transaction news on TV, chatting without a word amidst Dinah's endless disdain.

On January 3, the day after Liu Mang was suspended, tonight is the day when the Eagles will play against the Bucks at home.

Since Liu Mang was suspended for two games, he will not be able to play the next game against the Bucks and the next two home games of the Magic. Changes are bound to happen, so he can only practice by himself in training, and he can simply stay at home and practice shooting.

Liu Mang got up at 3:50 in the morning and practiced for a few hours. After making breakfast, he found out that today was Sunday. Then he and Dinah watched TV for a rest.

In the new year, the situation in the league has almost stabilized, but some teams are not satisfied with the status quo, or the team's performance has not met expectations, and the trading market has become active.

Liu Mang's appearance, the first two years were fine, and did not have a particularly large impact, but this year, the impact has become greater.

Of course, Liu Mang's influence must be limited. For example, some teams have been planning for many years to build a team, or some general trends that have been developed for many years will definitely not change.

The appearance of Liu Mang is more to promote the development of some things, such as the conflicts of some teams broke out in advance by Liu Mang, and some teams were forced to speed up the rebuilding process, etc. Of course, speeding up may not necessarily lead to success, but on the contrary It is possible to fail more tragically because of being forced to speed up, and it is also possible to be more successful.

Liu Mang saw two deals that shocked the league from the news, mainly the deal that happened last night, and because of this deal, the negative impact of Liu Mang's suspension was covered up, and the 2004 deal was officially announced. Pull aside, the deal that robbed all the attention is the big deal for the Nets!

It was the first time for Liu Mang to feel so thankful after being "stealed" by others.

Last night, the Nets, the Nuggets and the Raptors, who just had a fight with the Eagles, reached a big deal with up to 10 players or draft picks.

Kidd and Kenyon Martin broke out in a big conflict. When Byron Scott was there, Kenyon Martin was the player Kidd cooperated with the most, but after Byron Scott left, Richard Jeffer Sen has become Kidd's most willing partner. In the past month or so, Kenyon Martin has had a lot of conflicts with Kidd. In the game against the Eagles, Kidd only made 6 of 18 shots in the first half. Others dare not complain to Kidd, but Kenyon Martin is already a first-class power forward in the league. Many teams have revealed that they want to give him a maximum salary in the summer, and the most positive one is the huge salary. The Denver Nuggets are short of manpower because of Nene's knee injury.

During the intermission between the Eagles and the Nets, Kenyon Martin was very dissatisfied with Kidd because the Nets were 30 points behind, and the two had a violent quarrel.

After the game, Kidd, who had led the team to the finals for two consecutive years, was obviously swollen. After driving away the head coach Byron Scott who made him enter the peak of his career, he turned to the basketball team. The Nets management forced the Palace, either to trade him or to trade Kenyon Martin.

It is obviously impossible to trade Kidd, so the Nets management can only take Kenyon Martin.

Another important point is that the relationship between Kenyon Martin and Kidd is so bad. After the end of the season, if other teams offer maximum salary, Kenyon Martin will definitely accept it. The Nets management is unwilling to give it any more. A max salary, they don't have that much money to pay the luxury tax, so it definitely won't match.

In order to avoid losing Kenyon Martin for nothing at that time, they contacted the Nuggets. The Nuggets originally planned to sign first and then trade in the summer. They could keep the bird rights for Kenyon Martin and give Kenyon a bigger contract. -Martin is willing to go to Denver Plateau.

Kenyon Martin averaged 14 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks per game against Duncan in the Finals last year, which made many teams covet him. The Nuggets, who were promoted to eighth in the Western Conference, have higher pursuits, trying to form a super inside defensive combination of Kenyon Martin and Camby. They have already offered an offer to the Nets, but the Nets have not agreed. To use cheap Kenyon-Martin for another year.

Now that Kidd is forcing the palace, the Nets have to make a deal in advance.

The Raptors, who got the information, stepped in at this time and gave the Nets an irresistible temptation. They were unwilling to give Kenyon Martin a big contract, but if they took this player's big contract, the Nets would not be able to refuse. I am willing to add a few million!

In the early morning of January 2, 2004, a three-team deal that shocked the league happened suddenly!

The Nets sent Kenyon Martin, Alonzo Mourning, Robert Pike, and Mickey Moore to the Nuggets for the 2005 first-round pick and the Nuggets' 2004 second-round pick. And Vince Carter of the Raptors!

The Nuggets sent three first-round picks in 2004, 2005, and 2007, a second-round pick in 2004, and a signing right named Rav Zaitsev, who was selected by the Nuggets with the 131st overall pick in 1985. , Relying on space to eat Kenyon Martin from the Nets.

The Raptors sent Vince Carter and got the 2004 and 2007 first-round picks from the Nuggets, Alonzo Mourning, Robert Pike, and Mickey Moore from the Nets!

Liu Mang was taken aback when he saw this deal, the Raptors are really willing! Mourning, who insists on being reimbursed next season, must help Milicic.

The Nuggets are also willing to accept a 15-game suspension for Kenyon Martin.

The Trident of Kidd, Carter, and Richard Jefferson is formed!

But...it doesn't seem to be very good!

Moreover, when Liu Wei saw that the Nuggets actually got the signing rights of players who could be selected in the N round of the draft in the 1980s and who were probably already in their forties, he thought this deal was quite interesting. .

It is a rule of NBA transactions that you can't just send out draft picks.

This was the news last night. When Liu Mang saw the news, the TV had already begun to analyze the pros and cons of the Nets' trade.

Of course, the main argument is that Kidd and Carter will join forces to reproduce the glory of the Bulls' Jordan and Pippen.

The mainstream public opinion is that the Nets chose a big deal in order to deal with the Eagles.

Because the core combination of Jordan and Pippen, two outside players, won two three-peats, the media is very optimistic about the combination of the Nets' new flying man and the league's best point guard.

Kidd plus Carter's super perimeter combination, plus Kittles and Richard Jefferson, the media who originally lost to the Hawks in the Nets' three consecutive games and each game has been judged The Nets have been sentenced to death, and now they suddenly start to blow the Nets to the sky, thinking that after Kidd has a superstar as a helper, it will not be a problem to deal with the Eagles!

The combination of Kidd, Carter and Richard Jefferson, who averaged 20+6+4 per game this year, was blown up by the media for a while!

When Liu Mang saw the commentators on TV advocating that the Nets got Carter's trade, he was shocked and calmed down a lot.

It doesn't seem to be a big deal, than outside stars? Liu Mang feels that the current self, coupled with the peak Prince and the defensive Raheem, and Barnes on the bench, can prevent the Nets' four perimeter defenses to the point of vomiting!

Moreover, the Nets now have four starters and even superstar-level perimeter players, and some things give them headaches.

The most important thing is that in Liu Mang's memory, Kidd, Carter, and Richard Jefferson's "Big Three" were okay in the regular season, but the playoffs were just food delivery, so it wasn't that great.

Therefore, when Liu Mang received a call from his teammates, he answered very calmly, which gave them great confidence.

Liu Mang didn't know when he had become the backbone of the team, but Liu Mang thought it was a good feeling.

The Nets' deal shocked the league, and even the limelight of another big deal was suppressed.

After the Nets' three-way deal was concluded, other deals in the league became a foil.

The Suns started off so badly, and now they rank second to last in the Western Conference with 9 wins and 23 losses. They don’t have the feeling of unlimited potential that they had last season. Marbury is driving under the influence of alcohol and inducing unspeakable things to minors. The various off-court negative situations caused the Suns, who almost made the playoffs last season, to compete with the Clippers for the last place in the Western Conference. It has been widely reported that Marbury's influence is too far behind that of a small blacksmith, and there is still a difference between coercion and money temptation.

After the Nets kicked off the deal, the Suns and Knicks moved after hearing the news. The Knicks had sent Keith Van Horn to the Bucks last month, just to wait for the Suns to let go.

The Suns sent Marbury, Penny Hardaway, and Ceseli Terbanski to the Knicks for Howard Eisley, Charlie Ward, Antonio McDyess, March Lampe, Ross Vujanic.

Because the Nets' trade was too explosive, this Isaiah Thomas' apparently robbed trade failed to cause much impact.

Compared with the "Big Three" formed by the Nets, Liu Mang feels that the deal between the Suns and the Knicks is a real win-win!

The Knicks are expected to play in the playoffs this year. When Marbury returns to the Knicks, he will definitely act like a prodigal son, even if it is pretending. Penny Hardaway has done a good job in the Suns. He has been full-time in the past two years. Go to the Knicks It should be okay to last for a year or two, and the Knicks' hopes of reaching the playoffs this year have greatly increased.

The Suns sent Marbury away with almost no return and got several expired contracts. Although the Suns may be rotten this year and lack the core of the organization, after sending away Marbury and Anfernee Hardaway, they His salary is already below the salary cap. After the four expiring contracts in the summer free up up to 17 million in salary space, plus a high draft pick, the Suns have a very good opportunity to operate in the summer.

Seeing this deal, Liu Mang seemed to see that Nash was flying towards the Suns. Thinking about the possibility of playing against the running and bombing team next season, Liu Mang felt a little excited.

Maybe the Suns were not a championship team in D'Antoni's era. The best season in 2006-07 was when the Suns became a championship team in the 2009-10 season. After the assistant coach added defense to the Suns' style of play, the Suns were truly competitive in the playoffs.

However, although the Suns in 2005 and 2006 were not championship teams, Liu Mang was still very excited.

When he was a fan back then, what Liu Mang regretted the most was that the true pure offensive Suns failed to win the championship in the 04-05 and 05-06 seasons.

That kind of reckless offense, in the eyes of many fans who liked the Suns at that time, was a kind of belief!

After these two big transactions, there was nothing exciting. Liu Mang began to confuse the little Lolita to pay for the All-Star Weekend to play, but Liu Mang discovered that iron cocks are hereditary! Little Lolita refuses to agree...

There may be another chapter, if it can be finished before 1:30, it will be published, if not, it will be noon tomorrow!