Chapter 771
On June 20, 2004, a series of explosive news shocked the entire basketball world!
The Atlanta Hawks, who just won the championship, dismantled half of the team!
When Boozer was sent away in the morning, people were not particularly surprised. Instead, they thought it was normal. The Jazz had sent such chips. It would be surprising if the Eagles did not trade.
Boozer is getting stronger and stronger now, and has already had conflicts with Rasheed Wallace in terms of playing time. The relationship between the two of them was still very good in the season they just won the championship, because for the sake of the championship, but after winning the championship, it is bound to spread. Zell needs more playing time to show his strength, and it is inevitable that the two can no longer be on the same team.
For the Eagles, Boozer and Rasheed Wallace are two extremes. One has excellent offensive skills and excellent rebounds, and can help organize offenses. On the other hand, it is equal to the black hole; Rasheed Wallace's weird defense has become surprising, but the offensive end is getting weaker and weaker, and it is the gate of the inside defense.
Both have obvious advantages and disadvantages, and Rasheed Wallace's trading value is obviously far inferior to Boozer. Sending Rasheed Wallace away obviously can't get anything back. The most important point is that Boozer still needs time to improve, and Rasheed Wallace is at his peak. For the championship, Rasheed Wallace is more important than Boozer.
When the Jazz offered that kind of chip, the Hawks couldn't possibly turn it down.
However, a series of decisive and quick transactions by the Eagles after that scared the media and fans, even the teams that did not participate or the teams that participated.
The Eagles reached deals with one or more teams from the Rockets, Nets, Supersonics, and Magic respectively, and finally submitted them to the league together, forming a five-team deal!
To put it all together, the Eagles first reached a six-year 110 million contract extension with Sherif Rahim, and then packaged and signed and then exchanged for three years for Matt Barnes and Theo Ratliff. Tracy McGrady of the Magic, the 13th overall pick of the SuperSonics in the 2004 first round.
The Sonics sent the 13th overall pick in the 2004 first round and the 2006 first-round lottery-protected pick, Vladimir Radmanovic, to Steve Francis from the Rockets.
The Nets sent Richard Jefferson, relying on the more than 9 million space they vacated after this season, plus Richard Jefferson's contract, they took the West from the Eagles. O'Ratliff, and the Sonics' Vladimir Radmanovic.
The Rockets sent Steve Francis, Cardinal Mobley, got Richard Jefferson from the Nets, Matt Barnes from the Hawks, and got a Juwan Howard's three-year contract, the Sonics' 2006 first-round lottery-protected pick.
The Magic sent Tracy McGrady and Juwan Howard to the Hawks for Shareef Rahim and the Rockets for Cardino Mobley.
Magic general manager Martins had a bad relationship with McGrady for a long time. He originally wanted to rely on McGrady to earn a vote, but now he can give away Juwan Howard's three-year contract and reduce the luxury tax a little. Get a shooting guard.
What moved Martins the most was that the Eagles offered to persuade Raheem to renew his contract in advance. Martins, who was made nervous by the Eagles, finally accepted the final deal.
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After this series of transactions ended, the media and fans gave mixed reviews.
The Sonics and they definitely made money. With two first rounds and one Radmanovic, they got Francis and got the coveted core point guard.
The Nets received good or bad reviews. Ratliff is definitely a powerful improvement for their inside defense, but instead of getting Boozer, they got Radmanovich. Although they are all shooters, Radmano Vicky is still the main three-pointer, but his rebounding ability is too far behind Boozer.
The Nets are obviously betting now that Ratliff is 31 years old and has played very well for the Hawks for three years. It is estimated that the state can be maintained for two or three years. The Nets are obviously betting on the present, but they have already paid for the first rounds brought by Kenyon Martin to get Carter. The 24-year-old Richard De Jefferson sent away in exchange for two insiders, and overdrawn the future again, that is, betting on whether Ratliff can win the championship in two or three years when he is still in shape. After all, Kidd is already 31.
For the Rockets, they are already disappointed that Francis can't play well without the ball in his hands. With Yao Ming, Francis will definitely hold the ball less. The second-year Yao Ming is already an All-NBA player. After playing for five years, they are still not close to the best team. Coupled with the huge difference in commercial value, the Rockets chose Yao Ming as the core of the team, adding outside pitchers to open up space for Yao Ming to play singles, and Yao Ming to pull to a high position. For an air cut player when shooting, Richard Jefferson is a good choice.
Dawson originally wanted McGrady. When McGrady had a conflict with the Magic last season, he was waiting for the summer to snatch someone from the Magic. However, McGrady announced that he would not renew his contract after the deal, which made many teams hesitate. Dawson is one of them. , the value of Francis is not low.
In addition, the old cat Mobley became the opponent's best sixth man defense in the playoffs, and he couldn't prevent or make shots, and it was two consecutive years. Dawson couldn't help it. With Jim Jackson on the team, he could In the case of shooting guard, Richard Jefferson can be obtained, and Dawson will send Francis and the old cat Mobley away.
Just like this, the Rockets lack a lot of point guards, but the Rockets' salary space has always been good. Without Francis and Mobley, there is now enough salary space to trade or sign free agents.
As for the Magic... the management of the Magic can't exaggerate any deal. After letting O'Neal go, they paid less and people regarded them as a profit. Moreover, they got Raheem and sent Juwan away- Howard, and got Mobley... The Rockets, a 50-win team, look down on Mobley, but they are another guy in the Magic.
Of course, what people pay the most attention to and discuss the most is naturally the core team of these transactions-the Eagles!
If you only look at the returns from the trade, the Eagles are not losing money. McGrady added a first-round pick with the 13th overall pick. Apart from Howard and Emeka Okafor, there is no T1 rookie at the core level of team building, but this year's players have a lot of high combat power. It is predicted that ten rookies who enter the NBA will have starting strength. Able to average more than 10 points per game, even in the 2003 generation, only six rookies averaged double figures in the season that just ended.
And the Eagles have no shortage of cores. With Liu Mang and McGrady, what cores do they need.
In terms of value, the Eagles are not at a loss.
However, the Eagles just won the championship! The perfect chemical reaction established in three years has just played a perfect season, ranking in the history of the NBA, and the overall performance of the entire season can be ranked in the top three. Most of it was dismantled!
Originally, even if Boozer was traded, Stockton and Ostertag retired, the Eagles' Liu Mang, Prince, Raheem, Rasheed Wallace, Ratliff, Jason The eight-man rotation of Terry, Muhammad, and Kwame Brown is still the biggest favorite for the championship. There are several second-round picks and the No. 6 pick from the Jazz. Repair it and hit two consecutive championships. impossible.
But within a week of winning the championship, the lineup was dismantled without giving a reason.
After the trade, the Eagles just sent a thank you letter overnight, thanking Raheem, Ratliff, Boozer, and Barnes for their help to the team in the past two or three years, but due to the team’s team building plan, in order to adapt The current NBA has to make personnel adjustments, hoping that they can develop better in the future.
Raheem notified the Eagles in advance that he was leaving the team, and also handed over the choice of his next home to the Eagles, so as to prevent the Eagles from being caught off guard after everything was planned, traded, and drafted for next season. , The Eagles did not announce that it was Raheem who asked to leave the team on his own initiative.
The media and fans who don't know the truth have only one question: What is the Eagles planning? McGrady is very good, but that is the championship lineup! What the hell are the Eagles trying to figure out?
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"Carlos, I won't go to your farewell party with Sharif, Matt, and Theo. I'm going to Los Angeles. I'm fed up with this feeling. I don't want to go through this."
"I understand, Ace, next time, my pick and roll will not be for you."
"Of course, the next time I dunk, it's not the player you're facing."
When talking about this, the two were silent for a while, and it was Boozer who broke the embarrassment first: "Haha, so be it, be careful on the road."
"Bye-Bye."
Liu Mang didn't expect Boozer's reaction to be so calm, maybe he had already guessed something, maybe...someone had already discussed something with him, such as the team's new assistant coach.
One of Boozer and Rasheed Wallace will always leave, that's for sure, and Boozer also needs to show his ability more, going to Salt Lake City to play the most pick-and-roll coach Jerry -Sloan's subordinates are undoubtedly the best next home for Boozer. Salt Lake City's medical technology is also what Boozer needs.
As for Barnes, when Liu Mang and Barnes called, the other party seemed to have been crying all night. When Liu Mang called, it was only after five o'clock, and the other party answered the phone immediately...
Ratliff is bearish about being traded, he can win the championship, and he still has a four-year contract. After the game, he will be 35. In the remaining four years, he can get a total of 45 million. The championship has already been won. This time he was traded. Telif's most stable mood ever.
After talking on the phone with the three teammates who had been traded away, before dawn, Liu Mang left home with a small suitcase...
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At 7:30 in the morning on June 21st, Liu Mang arrived at the airport, going to the joint trial training in Los Angeles, looking for a new bodyguard for himself... No, he was looking for a new teammate.
The Eagles fell into a storm of public opinion. No one understood what they were trading for, and the Eagles didn't explain it.
For one thing, there is a new superstar coming, so you can't slap the new players in the face. Could it be that Raheem is leaving and looking for a spare tire? Moreover, this is also a move that reflects the team's humanistic care. It may be many years later that McGrady has integrated into the team or left, and this matter will be made public, but it will not be now.
For Liu Mang, the transaction has already passed, so what else can we do? I can only see these teammates next time and beat them to death.
Liu Mang is very satisfied with his thoughts: Young master is such a loyal man...
Since Rahim was about to leave, the Eagles have entered a situation that may fall into a chain reaction collapse. The three eaglets, one is responsible for scoring and organizing offense, one is responsible for connecting defense and grabbing rebounds, and the other is responsible for scoring points off the bench. The key to the strength of the Eagles last season, all the signings and tactics of the Eagles were based on the three eaglets, but now that one of the eaglets is gone, the role of many people on the team is not so important.
The championship team with a very young lineup has actually reached a situation where it cannot be broken and cannot be established, so it has to not break nor establish, so as not to let the chain reaction of the collapse have a chance to become a reality, and start a new situation directly.
Liu Mang is going to draft now!
The two "bodyguards" are all gone, how can this be possible! He is really not used to going out without two thugs! Why does the team have the highest transaction value, except for himself and Raheem, but Barnes and Boozer?
Since winning the championship, the Eagles have received many trade offers from teams, but they have never paid any attention to them. Fortunately, they did not refuse them. They just put those offers aside, which will really come in handy later.
It may be difficult for Boozer to get a maximum salary in the future, but it is still very easy to get a ten million contract. It's just that Liu Mang didn't know that he cheated him by letting the team select Boozer in the first round? Or cheated him? Anyway, I made a profit here, two first rounds!
Barnes also signed first and then traded, 9 million in three years, which is already a big contract for Barnes.
Now that the bodyguards have gone to earn a lot of money, Liu Mang can only find new bodyguards. During the draft, Liu Mang has to remember carefully who he should choose.
Liu Mang went to Los Angeles alone. In the early morning, the boss and the coaching staff had already rushed to Los Angeles overnight. In the morning, he had to go to participate in some activities, take photos with the newcomers who participated in the trial training, get to know each other, etc. Liu Mang only needed to rush to Los Angeles. The announcement of body results at noon and the trial training in the afternoon will be enough. In the evening, there will be a rookie match in the small green house. The Eagles now have two lottery picks. Liu Mang was also notified by the coaching staff to watch the match.
Liu Mang did some calculations, and now the team has three first rounds, a No. 6 pick, a No. 13 pick, and a No. 23 pick. This feels like turning three second rounds into three first rounds. Liu Mang feels that the current draft picks are worthless. Liu Mang feels that it may not be a few years before he can use the rookie bonus in this way. After cherishing the picks, this kind of operation will be difficult to achieve.
Like the Supersonics, they didn't take the draft pick seriously at all, so they threw it out.
In addition, there are two second-round picks, one with the first pick in the second round, which was obtained from the Magic a long time ago, and one with the Celtics' 41st pick.
For the rest of the team, Liu Mang looked at the team roster. In addition to himself, Calderon, shooting guard Jason Terry, Korver, Prince were on the bench, and McGrady was at the small forward. The power forwards include Rasheed Wallace and Mohamed, and the center has Kwame Brown.
If Kevin Willis accepts the player option and does not retire temporarily, the team has a total of 10 players,
Keep yourself and Jason Terry, Korver, Prince, McGrady, Rasheed Wallace, Muhammad, Kwame Brown, exactly eight protection spots...
Liu Mang is thinking very much now, especially wanting to call the small owner of the newly established team. It is not easy to start a new team. Up to now, there is still no player. It is too pitiful. Liu Mang seems to want to send him some warmth.
It's just... the management of a team is not allowed to contact players under contract with another team in private, otherwise it will be a violation of the rules, ranging from fines to draft picks.
What a pity, Liu Mang really wanted to put the list of Calderon and Kevin Willis in front of his teacher for him to choose...
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After night after morning, the Eagles' deal not only did not cool down, but was discussed more and more intensely.
People originally thought that the Eagles would begin to dominate the Eastern Conference for many years, but they did not expect to disband as soon as they said they were disbanded, which is known as the "Eastern Eagles Upheaval" in history.
When Liu Mang arrived at the joint trial training venue... the Great Western Forum Arena, he was chased and intercepted by the media. Liu Mang rarely chose to keep his mouth shut when facing reporters. He doesn't have that skill now.
I didn't sleep well a few days ago, and now I have to recall which players have played and are suitable for the current Eagles. The degree of attention.
The only good thing is that he has stirred up wind and rain in the NBA, and it has not yet affected people's evaluation of the strength of college students. Those who want to choose will still choose, and those who want to bet on their potential will still bet.
From the 21st to the 24th, for four consecutive days, Liu Mang traveled to three cities with the team in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Philadelphia. Finally, on the 24th, he returned to Atlanta for his own trial training invitation.
After working hard for four days, Liu Mang finally gave coach Kruger 10 targets to choose from. Five were the first choice and five were the second choice. There will be no possibility of being intercepted by other teams before the interception, but in case, so it is still safe.
When Coach Kruger saw this list, he felt a little headache... It seems that it is not a fuel-efficient lamp, but Liu Mang's vision is really good! He immediately went to find the scout report, and studied these ten players in depth with his colleagues on the coaching staff...
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There is another chapter in the evening, ask for a monthly ticket~