I am so Accurate

When Stern announced the final result of the MVP, James couldn't hide the excitement on his face.

Although the All-Star Game MVP has the lowest gold content among all MVPs, no matter how small a fly is, it is still meat, especially when a player wins this honor for the first time in his career.

He took the trophy from Stern and couldn't help but kiss the trophy excitedly, his eyes turning red.

This scene also caused a burst of cheers from the audience.

In the eyes of many people, this "Chosen One" who was clamoring to defeat Sun Hao as soon as he entered the league has finally begun to fulfill his talent!

In the days to come, fans will have one more topic to discuss.

James's two-way quotient is very high. After receiving the trophy, he gave a long but well-organized acceptance speech, which was very Sun Hao-like.

And surprisingly, at the end of this speech, James thanked one person in particular.

"I want to beat him because he is the most complete player in my opinion, and I also want to thank him because he inspires me to keep moving forward."

Although James didn't say who "he" was, everyone knew who "he" was.

Especially when James looked at Sun Hao after he finished speaking, the cheers reached a peak.

Compared with James, Sun Hao actually only entered the league three years earlier.

But what he has achieved cannot be made up for by a gap of many years.

It is no exaggeration to say that in the eyes of James and others, the current Sun Hao is just like the previous players who looked up to Jordan.

The All-Star Game has come to an end, and fans’ attention has shifted from the All-Star Game to the free trade market.

As in previous years, the trade deadline comes shortly after the All-Star break.

However, compared with previous years, the performance of each team this year is close to pre-match expectations. Although there are many trade rumors, most of them are minor.

The Lakers originally had many problems. Kupchak wanted to trade away all players except Sun Hao at the end of December.

But after O'Neal came back, these people suddenly became good at playing ball, and those ideas disappeared.

But there are always rumors about one person.

Michael Finley.

Finley is 32 years old this year, and his abilities are declining with age.

Especially after Payton arrived, his position became a bit awkward.

Many people may have forgotten that Sun Hao is actually a combo guard because he has played point guard for a long time.

From the perspective of the Lakers' configuration, the effect of Payton and Sun Hao in the backcourt is obviously better than Finley.

Therefore, the Lakers sought to trade Finley at the beginning of the season, but they have been struggling to find a new buyer.

This has to start with Finley's contract.

Nelson and Finley signed a seven-year long-term contract of more than 90 million yuan with Finley in 2001. This contract will last until 2008.

Moreover, Finley performed well at the beginning. This is a contract with annual salary increases. Finley's salary this year is as high as 15.94 million, which is higher than Sun Hao.

But having said that, if it weren't for Finley's contract, the Mavericks might not agree to trade Sun Hao to the Lakers.

So it makes no sense to complain about Finley's contract. The key lies in how to deal with it.

Of course, rumors are rumors. Historically, Finley's contract was bought out directly by the Mavericks without any choice. It is really difficult for the Lakers to deal with it.

To make a very simple analogy, this contract has three years left, and all of them are close to the maximum salary, which is larger than the two garbage contracts the Lakers gave to "Deng Yingqiao" and Mozgov in history.

It was impressive how difficult those two contracts were to deal with, so you can imagine how difficult it was.

Time flies, and the trade deadline is here in a blink of an eye.

There were constant small transactions between the teams on this day, but basically they were all within the scope of small fights.

The only one that attracted attention was a trade between the Nuggets and Hornets.

The Nuggets sent former Three-Point Contest champion Wash Leonard and two future second-round picks to acquire J.R. Smith from the Hornets.

This transaction can be regarded as "unexpected and reasonable."

It was unexpected because JR was the first-round pick selected by the Hornets last year. Although the pick was not very high, the 18th pick was not low either.

And as a rookie, he averaged double figures in points per game last year, which is great value for money.

Including the cooperation with James in the dunk contest last year, it is still fresh in my memory.

The rookie was traded away before he finished his second year, which is somewhat surprising from a theoretical point of view.

It makes sense because Smith has already shown his thorny attributes in only his second season.

At the beginning of this season, he played well in the starting lineup, playing in 21 of 22 games and averaging 11 points per game.

But it was during the game when he was a substitute that he and head coach Scott had an argument on the spot.

After that, his status in the team dropped again and again, from starter to substitute, and finally he was directly benched by Xue Zang.

At this time, some people may ask, why does Scott have so much power to directly bench the starter?

As a player who is being trained by the team, won't the management have any objections to Smith?

This has to start with Smith's style of play.

Smith's style of play when he first entered the league was very different from what he will do in the future. He was a standard dunker.

This is why he was invited to participate in the dunk contest as a rookie last year, competing on the same stage with James and Sun Hao.

One thing most dunkers have in common is that they are not very good at shooting, and Smith is no exception.

In his rookie season, he shot 56.7% from the basket, but other than that, his mid-range shooting was only 38%, and his three-point shooting was only 28.8%.

In the end, his overall shooting percentage was only 39.4%.

This is obviously not qualified for an outside line.

So this year, in order to improve himself, he began to practice three-pointers hard, and his outside shooting percentage improved tremendously.

The Hornets at this time were a team that valued pick-and-rolls and defensive counterattacks, and they did not want Smith to develop in that direction.

It may be strange to say it, but his hard training is in conflict with the Hornets' training method.

In addition, Smith always likes some difficult shots in the game, as well as his head-piercing attributes.

It makes sense that the Hornets front office didn't dispute Scott's decision.

So at this time, the Hornets would be happy to trade Smith, who has been shelved, to get an experienced veteran and two draft picks.

As for the starting point of the Nuggets, we have to go full circle and start with last year's dunk contest.

The stage of the All-Star Weekend is full of exposure. The tacit understanding shown by James and Smith in the dunk contest was noticed by the Nuggets management.

In addition, Smith's defense is good, his three-pointers have improved greatly, and his style of play matches well with James.

As for the thorny attributes, the Nuggets management also believes that James' character can restrain players like Smith.

Taking all of this into account, it makes sense that they would trade for Smith.

It is unknown whether the management consulted James for his opinion, or whether James actively requested this transaction.

Sun Hao was also surprised when he saw the deal.

In the history he knew, James and Smith began to cooperate very late, and the classic gif of dribbling to the end of the game was born.

But now, the fledgling Smith meets James, who is beginning to realize his talent. He doesn't know whether the two will recreate the "reunion after a long separation" in history or have a violent chemical reaction.

To be honest, Smith's talent is very outstanding, and he is called by fans as a person with "highlights comparable to Jordan".

Another person said, "JR is not crazy, he is an All-Star every day."

If James can suppress Smith at this time, the combination of the two is worth looking forward to.

It was at this time that Sun Hao felt that James was summoning historical generals.

Copy the miracle of Nowitzki in history in 2011? It's starting to look impressive.

Other than this trade, there's not much else to note about this deadline.

Including the Lakers, Kupchak failed to send Finley out in the end.

To use an inappropriate metaphor, this level of difficulty is much more difficult than when the Lakers traded for Sun Hao without hesitation.

Some people may say that it’s not okay to trade draft picks? Or maybe change it to a shorter junk contract and deal with it slowly.

In other words, it is really not possible to directly cut him like the Mavericks did in history.

From a purely processing perspective, this is feasible.

But the problem is that the Lakers' current situation does not allow them to do that.

When they deal with Finley, they expect to get a player with similar strength to Finley, or worse than Finley.

If not for anything else, just because the Lakers still want to defend their title.

If one Finley is suddenly missing and there is no reward, it would be tantamount to wasting one's martial arts, and the gain outweighs the loss.

This is the hardest part for Finley to deal with.

The dust of the free market has settled, and the second half of the NBA season has officially begun.

As in previous years, this is the time when many teams choose to tank or make the playoffs.

In this year in history, because the overall quality of the 2006 rookie class was average, there were not many bad teams.

In the end, many teams did not reach 30 wins. It is not that they can be bad, but that they are really bad.

Now if Durant announces his early candidacy, his impact... is actually not that big.

More senior fans were deeply impressed by Durant's scouting report that year.

Durant, who had finished his freshman year at that time, showed his unparalleled scoring ability. His scouting report also had many advantages: excellent height and wingspan, outstanding shooting ability for a big man, and skillful ball control. Ability, and also has excellent passing vision thanks to his height.

Disadvantages: The body is too thin and may not be able to adapt to the intensity of the NBA.

This kind of scouting report is incredible for a No. 2 pick.

But there is a reason for all this. As an NCAA big man, he can't even bench press 84KG once.

This alone is enough to scare away scouts.

Historically, the SuperSonics would select him because of the high-level draft picks they are famous for.

Now he has not attended college for a year, his skills are not as good as those in the historical draft, and he is still a high school student.

It can only be said that not all high school students are James and worthy of being messed up by NBA teams.

But in the dark night, there are always people whose eyes can penetrate the darkness.

A pair of wise eyes has been fixed on Durant.

Of course, who the owner of these eyes is will only be known when he comes out of the darkness.

Turning your attention back to the arena.

The second half of the NBA season is still going on, and at this time, two things have attracted much attention.

One has to do with free agency.

The season's trade deadline has passed, but the free agent signings haven't stopped yet.

Because in addition to the trade deadline during the season, there is also a buyout deadline.

NBA regulations stipulate that only players who are waived before the buyout deadline are eligible to sign with a new team to play in the playoffs.

Therefore, before the deadline, which is March 1, it is a high-frequency period for player buyouts.

And this year's trade deadline is a little fussy, but the buyout market is booming.

"Penny" Hardaway, Joan Barry, Jim Jackson, one of the "Three Musketeers of the Mavericks", "NBA Rising Star" Tim Thomas, "Mr. 53 Points" Tony Delk, "Tattooed Man" Marku Feizer, former All-Star Antonio Davis and more.

For those teams that are competing for the playoffs or the championship, this is simply a prosperous era.

For example, the Pistons liked Delk very much and signed a contract with him as soon as possible to serve as Billups's substitute.

Jim Jackson was also quickly acquired by the Suns.

It was at this time that many veterans, including Hardaway, had a strong desire to join the Lakers.

Needless to say, this reason goes without saying. Although the current record of the Lakers is not as good as the Mavericks, the defending champion is still the strongest.

These laid off veterans are basically veterans who are about to retire. Who doesn’t want to get a ring?

There is a special case here.

Tim Thomas.

Compared with others, Thomas is only 29 years old and at his peak.

The reason why he was laid off was largely due to his inactivity during training, which made the team intolerable.

But Thomas didn't realize this. He felt that he was not appreciating his talent.

So after being laid off, he angrily scolded his former club, the Knicks, for being ignorant, and immediately showed favor to the Lakers.

"Son is the greatest guard on the planet and Shaq is the greatest big man, and I desperately want to play with them."

"Los Angeles is the greatest city, and it's been a lifelong dream of mine to play there."

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Apart from anything else, Thomas's ability to flatter people is quite impressive.

But Kupchak wasn't impressed.

Thomas's offensive talent is undoubted, he is a space-based insider, and his three-point shooting rate reaches 40%. His style of play is a bit like a weakened version of Walker.

But Walker is really on his own team, so why would Kupchak be interested in this weakened version?

Moreover, this guy's defense is much worse than Walker's, and he is a complete colander.

Of course, the most important thing is this guy's training attitude. Kupchak doesn't want to find someone to ruin the team's atmosphere.

Of course, there is also chemical reaction. The Lakers have played very well since O'Neal returned. Unless there is an irresistible temptation, the Lakers do not need to take the initiative to change.

So no matter how much Thomas flattered him, Kupchak had no reaction.

This ended up irritating Thomas.

"The Lakers will regret their choice!"

After saying this, he turned around and signed a contract with the Suns.

Of course, not many people care about what a small character like Thomas says.

ps: It’s the end of the month, I’m so cheeky asking for a monthly ticket, the 8K guarantee will be updated tomorrow.