The Godfather of Basketball

Coming out of the coach's office, Tang Tian knew that Gasol's trade was a foregone conclusion.

Dare to make such a big commotion, Morey must have managed to convince Alexander.

The next day, the league officially announced the transaction information.

The Rockets traded backup center Marc Gasol and the 2009 second-rounder traded from the Bucks for the Grizzlies' 2009 unprotected first-round pick and center Adonal Foyer.

This transaction caused a shock in the league, and the management of each team was also talking about it.

Some people think that the Grizzlies have a brain twitch and exchange a high-probability No. 1 pick for a substitute insider who averages 10 points and 5 rebounds per game? You must know that if you choose Griffin, you will directly have the cornerstone of the team!

Some people also think that the Grizzlies are "helping the bad guys." Now that the Rockets are so powerful, if they are given another No. 1 pick, won't other teams be able to turn around for ten years?

Of course, the most common thing is that they don't understand the Rockets. Is this the difficulty of finding their own three consecutive championships? Or do you have too much heart and plan to win the championship and choose the champion at the same time?

However, most people are currently optimistic about this deal, because no matter what the future holds, at least for now, the Rockets' strength is much lower than before.

On the day the deal was concluded, Gasol Jr. went to the Rockets locker room to pack his things.

The members of the Rockets are saying their final goodbyes to him.

This deal came suddenly, and Gasol Jr. also played for the Rockets for one and a half seasons, and everyone is still a little bit reluctant emotionally.

When Tang Tian came to the locker room, Gasol was just about to come out.

"Coach, I'm going to find you." Gasol said with a smile.

It was Tang Tian who brought him from Europe to the Rockets and trained him step by step. It would not be too much to say that he was his mentor.

Tang Tian nodded, walked out of the locker room with Gasol, and chatted with him in the corridor.

"The insiders of the Grizzlies are very average. If you go, you will get more opportunities than here, and the Grizzlies are willing to pay such a high price for you. They also regard you as the core of rebuilding, so you don't have to. Worry about your own future, and don't be discouraged by going from a championship team to a rich team." Tang Tian comforted.

"Thank you, coach. If possible, I want to play under you all the time. It doesn't matter if you are a substitute." Gasol said sincerely.

Everyone has their own personality, and Gasol is more affectionate and righteous.

Hearing this, Tang Tian felt even more uncomfortable. No matter how good he is, he is only a head coach, unable to control the fate of his players.

The two chatted for a few more minutes, and at the end, Tang Tian reached out and patted Gasol on the shoulder: "Okay, let's go to the airport early, next time we fight, don't let me down."

"No coach, I will make them regret it." Gasol said through gritted teeth.

Tang Tian paused, it seemed that Gasol was trying to make trouble.

He didn't say anything, just gave some instructions, and after seeing him off, he went back to the office.

Gasol was traded to leave the team, and the center Foyer the Rockets got was purely an addition, an embarrassing task, and now even if he didn't want to, he could only let Jordan take the top in advance.

In the morning, he chatted with Mutombo again. Judging from the results of the exchange, although Jordan was not fully prepared, he should be fine for ten minutes.

On February 9th, US time, there are only 6 days left before the start of the All-Star Game, and the Rockets still have three games to play.

That night, they flew to the Denver Plateau to challenge the Nuggets.

The last time the two teams played against each other was at the beginning of the season, when the Rockets played at home and scored 132 points to beat their opponents.

Now that Gasol is missing, the Rockets' bench firepower has declined significantly. Coupled with the mediocre morale of the team, it is really difficult to deal with a Nuggets team running on the plateau.

After the game started, the two teams started a confrontation battle, and the home team, which is good at plateau combat, took a lot of advantage.

By the end of the first quarter, the Nuggets led the Rockets 32-27.

The two sides began to send substitutes one after another.

For the Rockets, Jordan got the chance to play for the first time, and the remaining three points were Scola, Pietrus and Sun Yue.

The Nuggets are also dispatching troops, leaving Nene and Anthony in the starting lineup and replacing them with JR Smith, Anthony Carter and Kleiza.

"Don't jump around casually, pay attention to controlling fouls." Before going on the court, Tang Tian still worriedly pulled Jordan and told him.

Little Jordan nodded again and again, but he kept looking at the people on the court, and he didn't know if he listened or not.

"beep!"

The short whistle sounded from the sidelines, and the substitute lineup came up to play the last two minutes.

Before the substitution, it was the Rockets' offense, and Sun Yue advanced with the ball.

Although Gasol left the team, the tactics of the Rockets' bench lineup have not changed, and Scola will support them at a high position.

He also has this ability.

Pietrus accelerated away from the defensive JR Smith and made a quick cut to the basket.

Scola's ball followed, and Pietrus caught the ball for a layup.

Nene retreated quickly and stood up ahead of time. Pietrus hesitated between passing and shooting, and finally made a reluctant throw.

"boom!"

The ball bounced high after hitting the basket.

Nene stuck Pietrus to take off and was about to accept the rebound.

"Whoosh!"

At this moment, a black figure suddenly jumped up from him like a spring.

Before he really jumped up, the ball was caught by the black shadow.

Little Jordan!

Nene didn't expect that the rookie on the opposite side, who had never played before, bounced so hard, and was ready to defend against his dunk when he got stuck under the basket.

But Jordan didn't want to attack at all. After getting the rebound, he threw the ball into the hands of McGrady on the outside.

McGrady received the ball and broke through, shaking Anthony and Kleiza's defense continuously and rushing to the basket.

Nene rushed out to help defend, and McGrady directly chose to make an emergency stop.

"boom!"

The ball was a little shorter and hit the front of the basket and bounced.

Nene turned around and went back to collect the rebound.

But before he could take off, it was Jordan again, jumping up from the ground with a "bass".

"Boom!"

With a muffled sound, Jordan directly dunked the ball into the basket with both hands!

The fans at the scene were stunned, the bullet speed is too fast!

There was a burst of excited cheers from the Rockets' bench, which boosted morale too much!

In the Nuggets offense, Carter dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and gave the ball to Anthony. Anthony and Nene came out to play a pick-and-roll. After attracting double-teams, Carter gave the ball to Nene.

But at this moment, a black shadow suddenly arrived in front of him.

It was Jordan who went to double-team Anthony!

This guy's retreat speed is so fast!

But that's just a rookie.

Nene didn't stop. Playing tough, he directly chose to carry Jordan to dunk.

He wants to avenge the basketball just now!

Nene jumped up with the ball in one hand, and Jordan also flew up as he retreated.

Because the ball was held with one hand, the ball was lifted very high, half a hand above the basket.

But Jordan jumped even higher!

That is the truest portrayal of uprooting onions in dry land.

Nene tried his best to lift the ball over Jordan's hand, but he couldn't seem to do it.

"Snapped!"

"boom!"

Nene had an advantage in rushing up to fight, and dunked to the basket with one hand through Jordan.

But the ball in his hand has been thrown out by Jordan!

There was an uproar at the scene.

This jumping height, coupled with the previous bullet speed, is simply a miniature version of Howard!

The coach of the Nuggets, Carl, was also stunned. After a while, a little Gasol came out, and another abnormal one came out?