PFC Chapter 113 The choice that must be made
Chapter 113 The choice that must be made
Chapter 113 The choice that must be made
Allen Iverson has been fierce lately.
Especially after the third round of the All-Star first-round voting came out.
There have been three 30+ games and two 40+ games.
Such a small person is quite capable.
His mind is on the bright side, he wants to regain the starting position of the All-Star.
Appreciation is appreciation, but he doesn't feel that he has reached the age where he should make way for the younger generation.
This season, he averaged 26.4 points, 7.1 assists and 2 steals per game. Both scoring and assists are the highest in the Nuggets, and he is still a super giant performance.
Including that this game showed all its combat power from the very beginning. After scoring the first goal aggressively, it continued to score with difficult shots. Even with the help of Kwame Brown, Li Wan's defense was in front of him. , still as brittle as McGrady's knee.
The whole world knows that Allen Iverson is on the right, but no one can defend him. Li Wan has also found out that all the singles moves of this guy with the ball are to force the center of gravity of the defender to shift to the left. , If you don’t follow, he will continue to lie. After all, your body can’t help but shift to the left. At this time, he will use a large change of direction to wipe past you in one step.
This is Allen Iverson's breakthrough art.
Li Wanyuan called him "the strongest breakthrough player".
In fact, before the league allowed zone defense, Allen Iverson was once like Shaq, an existence that no one in the league could limit. My younger size!"
At the end of the first half, Allen Iverson had scored 16 points alone.
But even so, the leader is still the Lakers.
Li Wan doesn't have a breakthrough method like Allen Iverson, but he also has an advantage in fighting Allen Iverson. His method...is also a lie!
People in the league basically know how the "answer" steal came about.
Especially likes out-of-position interceptions.
In 01, Larry Brown paired "African Mountain" Mutombo and "Block King" Ratliff on the inside, which allowed him to lose his position unscrupulously.
But the Nuggets don't have that defensive ability.
As long as he is tricked out of position, it will be easier for Li Wan to break through or attract a pass that has been defended.
The Nuggets averaged 110 points per game this season, top three in the league, but they also conceded 107 points, also top three in the league.
You must know that the Heat, currently ranked last in the East, only conceded 108 points per game.
They've been known to score, and they've been known to lose.
Li Wan scored 10 points in the first half and added 5 assists.
Three were given to Kobe.
Not surprisingly, tonight is the rhythm of feeding Kobe "full".
Well, mainly on the current books of the Lakers, Odom has never had the desire to attack, and only occasionally when the mood comes, will he actively participate in the offense.
This is also related to his inability to concentrate because he smoked too much.
Even so, he still won the "Best Sixth Man", which shows how exaggerated his talent is.
Kwame Brown can finally eat a little "cake" now, but it's only limited to the basket.His style of play has long been finalized. Even if he regains his confidence, there will only be more changes in his attitude. This is mainly to improve defense, and it is useless for offense.
Luke Wharton is not so much an attacker as a smart ordinary main force. His talents are more displayed in supporting and running positions. It is unrealistic to expect him to catch the ball and make several long-distance shots in a row. .
Therefore, only Kobe can improve his assist conversion rate.
In the first half, Kobe and Carmelo Anthony fought fiercely. They were sweating profusely and panting. They competed vigorously from the beginning. Both of them even committed two fouls, both of which were given to each other. .
The encounter between the representative of the league's scoring and the soon-to-be representative of the league's scoring is so exciting.
In other words, if Anthony defends Kobe every night, then he might be able to enter the "Best Defense Team" at the end of the season.
Against Kobe, he really worked hard!
Before George Karl's game with the Lakers, he never emphasized who would guard Kobe.
Everyone is well aware of this.Everyone knows who is going to guard Kobe.
The whole court fought fiercely, and the game soon came to 7 minutes and 15 seconds of the fourth quarter.
The Lakers temporarily lead by 108 points 104 to 4.
Seeing that he couldn't defend his opponent, George Karl twitched his head and put jr Smith on the field again.
The "Anshi Rebellion" has achieved fetters.
Li Wan was the same as in the previous Nuggets away game. He kept asking for the ball to misplace Kobe. Carmelo Anthony thought it was a good thing to have Kobe in his eyes, but he only saw Kobe in his eyes, which was a bad thing.
First, Li Wan scored a three-pointer, and then assisted Kobe Bryant to break through and switch defenses to jr-Smith to complete the score.
Relying on this wave of scoring climax, the Lakers defeated the visiting Nuggets 118 to 111, 7 points.
Allen Iverson scored 40 points and 7 assists.Li Wan scored "only" 20 points in the end, exactly half of his score.
Although the game was lost, the data was won.
Fans love to watch, isn't it the stars soaring points, not to mention that Allen Iverson is so good-looking when he plays.
As he continued to soar, Li Wan felt that the All-Star starting position he finally got was going to be lost.But Li Wan didn't worry too much about gain and loss.
After all, this is one of the "popular kings" of the league for many years, with a profound background. Li Wan remembers that when he went to school before crossing, one of the posters of the "Basketball Pioneer" was Allen Iverson wearing the back of the Philadelphia 76ers At that time, all the boys in the class bought this issue of "Basketball Pioneer" as long as they watched the game, because of this poster of Allen Iverson.
This shows that the group of "Ai fans" is huge.
The "small group" of Allen Iverson that domestic fans have chased after in those years is an existence of Kobe and Tracy McGrady, who can't touch porcelain.
Li Wan thinks that if he really loses to Kobe and Allen Iverson, there will be no problem.
After all, he has met the two defenders with the most popularity.
Kobe scored 15 points in a single quarter tonight and scored 38 points, beating Carmelo Anthony's 25 points.Once again let "melon" know that the future is yours, but now is not the future.
After winning the game and winning the statistics, the "Black Mamba" was so happy that Odom dared to ask Li Wan loudly in the locker room "whether or not to go to the nightclub"!
Li Wan shook his head. After the interview, he walked around the entrance of the arena first, but did not see Ivanka.
gone?
impossible……
I haven't even given me any clothes yet...
Li Wan thought for a while, came to his senses, and went to the VIP channel.
He suddenly realized that Ivanka was sitting next to Nicholson on the sidelines today, and that area was almost full of big bosses, and the Lakers management also specially prepared VIP parking for these "distinguished" fans. field.
If Ivanka isn't outside the arena, it's most likely in the parking lot.
Sure enough, as soon as Li Wan entered the parking lot, a car flashed twice.Running towards the car, the window next to the driver's seat opened, revealing a face with a sweet smile and capable makeup. It was Ivanka.
When she was just watching the game, she was still wearing a khaki windbreaker, and she didn't take it off for the whole game. Now Ivanka, who was sitting in the car, had already taken off the windbreaker.
Li Wan also knew the reason.
It was a black lace vest.
This rich girl really loves to find excitement!
Is it because she wants to pretend to be obedient to her father every day, and is sick?
Li Wan thought it was very possible.
After all, she stabbed her father in the back later, and there were relevant revelations: In order to get her father's love, she spent a lot of effort to please her father.
These thoughts were just for a moment, Ivanka unlocked the car, and after Li Wan got into the car, the two of them got down to business without saying a word.
This battle was Li Wan's first battle after half a month. Ivanka lay there for a long time, as if she had just woken up, and lit a slender women's cigarette.
The hand holding the cigarette was casually placed outside the car window, the pink color on the nails, unexpectedly harmonious with the cigarette.
She reached out her hand to brush the messy ends of her hair, stroked them back a few times, and at the same time looked at Li Wan, her eyes were almost drawn.
Looking back at the suit in the back seat of the car, Ivanka reluctantly said: "The clothes are brought back to you, what excuse should I have next time?"
This is for the next appointment.
Li Wan didn't think much about it: "If you want, you can put the clothes here, so you can always have an excuse."
"Heh~" Ivanka smiled like a flower, and nodded in agreement, "Then it's settled."
After smoking a cigarette, Ivanka has to go back to the company. The price of going out to watch the game all night is that she has to go back to work overtime all night, but tonight's experience makes her feel that it is worth it.
Before Li Wan got out of the car, she suddenly asked again: "Li, do you plan to buy a house on the east side of Sunset Boulevard?"
"Ok?"
Li Wan tilted his head and glanced at her.
"You can buy one and I think in a year you'll find that's a good investment."
"uh-huh!"
Li Wan is not stupid, so he can understand what Ivanka is talking about.Back in his car, he immediately called Tai Lun to ask about the situation over there, and he didn't do it directly.
America is going through a subprime mortgage crisis.
There are too many house price bubbles, and it is impossible for him to spend millions of dollars in vain just based on Ivanka's words.
However, after learning that the land tax over there has been stable at a relatively high range, and there have been rumors of investing in business circles, Li Wan felt that he could give it a try.
The real estate investment in the United States mainly depends on whether it is next to a business district, whether it is next to a school, and other factors have little influence.At the same time, in areas with high land taxes in the United States, house prices are generally relatively stable with little fluctuation.
Even if Ivanka's information is wrong, he should be able to recover the principal no matter how much money he spends. ——It is worth mentioning that with the 5 US dollars that Li Wan sent back earlier, his parents also bought a two-bedroom apartment worth one million RMB in Shanghai.
Li Wan hasn't decided what to invest in specifically, but now that cheap information is not used, it would be a waste, so he asked Tai Lun to investigate and help him choose a house of about 100 million yuan there.
If a year later, if there is real investment in a business district, the returns will still be considerable.
Early the next morning, the Los Angeles media continued to push "Kobe and his Pippen".
Li Wan's performance yesterday was suppressed by Allen Iverson, but he still sent out 20 plus 10 data, and his cooperation with Kobe was so harmonious.
At the critical moment, it was also his continuous cooperation with Kobe that won the game.
Li Wan, who passes the ball, and Kobe, who is a tough player, is there anything more "Jordan Pippen" than this?
Just before the Lakers fans had more imaginations, the Lakers suffered a "three-game losing streak"!
First, he challenged the Spurs in an away game, allowing Tim Duncan to score a luxurious stat of 30 plus 12 in the interior. That night, Daidaimeng returned to 03;
Then back to the game against the Wizards at home, Jamison played like Nowitzki, scoring 28 points in a single game, coupled with the performance of Arenas and Caron Butler on the outside, and finally beat the Lakers by 7 points Team;
Kobe averaged 30 points per game in these two games, and Li Wan also averaged 18 points and 10 points in these two games. Both of them played at their due level, but in the end they failed to win.
The last game of the "three-game losing streak" was against the Boston Celtics.
If in the first two games, the Lakers can still play back and forth with their opponents, then this game against the Boston Celtics will make all Los Angeles people understand that the Lakers with Kobe and Li Wan at their core How far is the team from the championship.
In this game, Thibodeau, the man behind Rivers, took a different approach. Instead of caring about Kobe's soaring points, he set his sights on Li Wan in the first position.
Layers of siege cut off the connection between Li Wan and Kobe, coupled with various close defenses, this game, Li Wan was a bit "revealed", shooting 37% of the field, and only scored 10 points. 4 turnovers.
Kobe scored 35 points alone, but the Lakers still lost to the Celtics by 15 points...
Throughout the game, the Lakers did not get even a single score lead.
After this defeat, there are still 1 days left in January, and there are only 4 days left before the free trading market closes!
ESPN wrote a headline article that caused heated discussions-"The Lakers have reached a critical point of choice, whether it is now or the future!" "
Li Wan scored 52 points in a single game. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that his future prospects are limitless. According to his current growth rate, within a year or two, he will definitely become one of the best players in the league.
It's really not surprising if the Lakers regard him as not for sale!
The key is……
Kobe willing?
The entire league knows that the 30-year-old Kobe is eager to win the championship, as the absolute core of the team.
When Li Wan grows up two years later, no one can guarantee who will be the absolute core of the Lakers, right?
Even if Li Wan is still willing to assist Kobe at that time, but in the contract year, he has a maximum salary and the future positioning of him... these two points alone have forced him to compete for the core position of the team .
You know, there has always been a saying in the league that Pippen has not taken off the title of "second child" throughout his career because he stayed with Michael Jordan for too long and missed the best stage of his own growth and honing his ability to be independent. .
The style of play will be fixed...
The whole league has seen Li Wan's temper and character. He must not be reconciled to being the second in command of the team!
"It is true that Bynum will return next season, and the Lakers are still the favorites for the championship, but don't forget that after entering the league in 05, Bynum has already been reimbursed twice in three seasons!"
As a commentator, Bill Walton rarely expresses his views off the court, but this time he also rarely spoke to the media: "It may be a bit alarmist, but these are indeed a difficult choice that the Lakers need to face!"
Kobe's forced game last summer is still in sight. If he ends up in the first round or semi-finals this season, who knows what he will do this summer!
and……
"There is only one last chance left for the Lakers!"
Yao Ming has just renewed his contract for two seasons, Tim Duncan and Nowitzki are unlikely to move.
In addition to these three, Kevin Garnett has just joined the Celtics. Once he wins the championship, it is absolutely impossible to leave the Celtics.
The rest can still be regarded as being in their peak period and able to partner with Kobe...
Only Pau Gasol is left!
If the Spaniard is missed, there is only one impossible choice left on the market-Shaq O'Neal.
This "old diesel engine" still has oil.
Can……
Everyone knows that before he proves that he can win the championship without Shaq, it is impossible for Kobe to become teammates with Shaq again.
And Shaq, who is constantly injured, and Pau Gasol, who is at his peak...
Anyone who doesn't understand football knows who is more worth chasing.
Barkley also regrets the current situation of the Lakers: "Winning Li Wan in the draft is the most beautiful thing the Lakers have done besides keeping Kobe with all their strength. Unfortunately, in this season, they Li Wan was chosen..."
If it was in 05 and 06, when Kobe himself was still honing his skills, and Li Wan was selected, then there would be no problem for the Lakers!
now...
I am not born, but I am old.
It is equivalent to spending 10 years for "Michael Jordan" to wait for Pippen.
You said, can "Michael Jordan" not be in a hurry?
You know, Kobe's goal is not just a Shaq, his ultimate goal, there is no doubt, is definitely to become Michael Jordan, and then another shooting guard who won the achievement of "three consecutive championships MVP".
To the maximum extent, catch up with Jordan!
At the age of 30, every season is really precious...
Just look at the 26-year-old LeBron James.
Why did you leave Cleveland?
The Cavaliers, which has squeezed the salary space into a deformity, can no longer carry his championship dream, and he urgently needs a championship to prove himself!
The 26-year-old LeBron is so anxious, let alone the 30-year-old Kobe!
Kupchak did start again, too.
After losing to the Celtics, Buss Sr. called that night and asked him to restart his trading plan.
But on his haggard face, there were dark clouds.
Before hanging up the phone, he asked Old Bass again, "Can Li Wan be traded?"
Old Bass, who gave an affirmative answer last time, hung up the phone after being silent this time.
This means that it can be understood as the default...
But if there is a problem with the transaction, and he backhandedly refuses to admit it, then he, the general manager, will be responsible for it!
Kupchak's face was so sad that he wanted to lock the door of his office and cry hard.
Being the general manager of the Lakers is too difficult!
Originally, when Xia Tian selected Li Wan, he thought he would get a "big king" who could "advance to attack and retreat to defend".Instead, it became a "hot potato".
If I had known that I was still competing with Phil Jackson, if I listened to him and traded it earlier, wouldn't it be Phil who was responsible for it!
In his [-]s, Kupchak finally understood that sometimes, it seems that he has won, but he has actually lost...
There is no impenetrable wall in the world, not to mention that the media will make various analyzes without expectation. After speculation, Li Wan's name appears more and more in the transaction rumors.
No way, ESPN has set the atmosphere to such an extent, Kobe or Li Wan, fools know who the Lakers will choose.
Li Wan didn't seem to be bothered by the trade comments at all, he still lived his own life, tried his best on the court, trained off the court, and went to the lace news on the lace news.
On January 1, the league officially announced the All-Star starting list.
Kevin Garnett was the same as before, because of the threat of Yi Jianlian, he won the support of public opinion and won the only All-Star "voting king" in his career.
The All-Star lineup of the Eastern Conference was finally released, and the starting five were: Jason Kidd, Wade, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Howard;
Among them, Howard entered the All-Star starting list for the first time in his career.
He should be in too!
The league's best third team last season, and this season's data has reached an average of 20 points and 12 rebounds per game that can only be played by top insiders.
On the west side, the final list is: Kobe, Li Wan, Carmelo Anthony, Tim Duncan, Yao Ming.
Li Wan was a little surprised when he saw that he was still ranked in the top two of the western defense line.
Because Allen Iverson's performance in the last week was so hot, averaging more than 35 points per game, Li Wandu secretly voted for him.
Unexpectedly, he could hold it!
Facing doubts from the Denver media, the league released the final stage of voting.
Judging from the results, 56% of Li Wan's votes came from within the country, and Allen Iverson also got a lot of bonuses from the other side of the ocean, 45% of which came from within China.
The 10% gap is actually not that obvious, only about 7 votes, minus the 7 votes, Li Wan still won by about 3 votes in this round.
In the end, Li Wan also won the final victory with an advantage of 17 more votes.
Interestingly, according to the official data released by the NBA, in the last two days of January, Li Wan's votes in the American states suddenly increased.
Just in time for the rumors about trading him...
California's votes accounted for 12 percent of the Phase [-] total.
The rest are made up of the states of the United States.
Two of these states stand out in particular.
Is this an expression of welcome to me?
OK……
New York State and Ohio each add 10 points to their impression points!
However, Ohio seems to have only one NBA team, right?
Cleveland Cavaliers...
Is it possible that I am one of the "Brothers Basketball" this time?
He was idly studying the percentage of votes in each state. The fans in China immediately rejoiced when they heard the news. After many days of hard work, it finally paid off. "Li Wanba" is very lively, very lively:
"Li Wanniu pen!"
"It's not easy, it's just 17 more votes, but to squeeze out the peak Allen Iverson, this is enough to brag for a lifetime!"
"It's the first time there are two Chinese players in the All-Star Game, it's awesome!"
"I'm already bound to the TV. Wherever I go, it will be mine. On Chinese New Year's Day, it must be mine!"
"The genius upstairs!"
"It's a pity that Yi Jianlian didn't get in, otherwise there would be three!"
"Don't mention Lianmei, he gets angry when he mentions it, the sixth pick in the first round, that's it?"
"Major injuries are really a problem..."
"He's a good man! Angrily scored 2 points and 1 rebound, Ah Lian smiled slightly, he has gained the trust of the head coach!"
……
It's not that they don't know the news that Li Wan may be traded, but in their view, Li Wan is an All-Star starter...
Wherever you go, you should be treated like a boss, right?
That being the case, they have nothing to worry about.
And as far as Li Wan's ability is concerned, they don't need to worry...
He is not Yi Jianlian...
After the continuous injuries of the United Arab Emirates, they only played 10 minutes many times and scored a pitiful 2 points and 1 rebound. Coupled with the touting of the media, the number of "easy black" in China has officially reached a certain scale.
At the same time, a big deal was suddenly announced in the NBA.
Pat Riley suddenly reached a deal with Suns general manager Steve Kerr without warning. "Achievement.
From here, it can be seen that O'Neal's market in the league is now, and he has officially withdrawn from the top ranks. In the eyes of the general managers of each team, he is only a player between the first and first-line, and because of injuries, his value Still in infinite decline.
"Shark" swam a total of 5 times.
At the beginning, he "journeyed west" to Los Angeles in Orlando, then "journeyed east" to Miami from Los Angeles, and now "swimmed" to the west coast, and then he will travel east twice.
However, since this time, the influence has become smaller and smaller every time.
But why are Phoenix general manager Steve Kerr and later Cavaliers general manager Griffin willing to gamble on him?
This has to be said, the iron law of the league's team building.
The templates for all general managers to build teams are the lineup templates of those championship teams.
The "Iron Triangle" of the Bulls won two "two consecutive championships". Many stars at the end of their careers chose to keep up with them and formed the "Big Three". The template has changed again.
It has become the "one inside and one outside" that most teams are still pursuing.
McGrady went to the Rockets in 04. Why did the outside world expect so much, because in the eyes of most media and experts, this has reached the core condition of the "champion template".
Then, Shaq O'Neal and Wade won the championship in 06, which proved that a strong enough outside player can win the championship with an inside "second assistant".
This is why, after 07, the Lakers have had scandals with every big man.
Kobe is strong enough!
Kevin Garnett, Pau Gasol, Yao Ming, whoever partners with him, guarantees a championship...
Originally Paul Gasol went to the Lakers, Popovich immediately said it was a naked robbery, because he knew that giving Kobe a Gasol would win the championship!
From this, it can be understood why Steve Kerr wanted to introduce Shaq. He just wanted to fight in accordance with the "OK" combination model.
After all, halfway through the season, the Suns are currently ranked sixth in the Western Conference, showing signs of fatigue. The potential of this team has been exhausted. It's better to fight for it.
Later, it was revealed that Cole was already targeting Stephen Curry at this time, wanting to snatch him as Steve Nash's successor, but unfortunately the Warriors finally cut him off. In desperation, he chose to resign. To appease the anger of the Phoenix people.
Of course, no one knows exactly what happened.
It is worth mentioning that this wave of creating "OK" combinations has almost stopped in the past two years. LeBron James has fought against the Celtics in the East for three years. After learning from the pain, he brought his talents to Miami and formed "Peak Big Three", so far, "Big Three" has become the winning mode...
It's just that the Raptors won the championship in 19 years, and the "single-core" team led by Xiaoka changed the atmosphere of the league. The Lakers got LeBron James and once again formed the "OK" combination mode of "one inside and one outside".
NBA, it is also a circle...
There was such a big commotion on the first day of February, and the splashes it caused were also huge...
The Lakers are the first to bear the brunt. Shaq's going to Phoenix means that they don't even have an imaginary impossible target. There is only one Pau Gasol left in the market now!
Ready-made "champion templates", to or not to...
Kupchak struggled, too.
In the past few days, his relationship with Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace has become closer again, but the other party will not let go and will not take out Li Wan, so there is no need to talk about it.
Kupchak also understands...
If Li Wan didn't get the 52 points, he wouldn't want to.
Now Li Wandu has become the second rookie in history to score 50 points in a single game in his rookie season after Allen Iverson. Get fucked.
Changing Kupchak to the opposite position, his current attitude is probably even more determined than Chris Wallace.
But if you must join Li Wan...
No matter what, Kupchak felt that he was at a loss...
Yes, even if Li Wandan traded for Pau Gasol, he would feel he was at a loss!
No way, Pau Gasol's upper limit is already there, an All-Star player, the best second-in-command...
But what about Li Wan?
With what he did in New York, no one knew where his limit was!
But this is from his point of view...
It is impossible for the opposite side to give a peak Pau Gasol and give him two first-round picks... right?
Although Kupchak thought it was impossible, he still called to ask. Chris Wallace fell silent after listening, his hands trembling slightly, and he gritted his teeth and forced himself to put down the microphone gently.
Only then did he curse aloud: "fxxk, fuck you!"
The tone of resentment, the expression of resentment!
It was also the first time he had heard that the All-Star All-Star had to get a first-round pick for a rookie. No, Kupchak actually picked two!
Wow, it's different for people who have seen the world in big cities!
Are they all traded like this?
Chris Wallace instantly felt that his pattern had not been opened.
While the negotiations were at an impasse, Li Wan won the "Most Rookie of the Month" trophy for the second time in his career.
In the middle photo, the pose is changed, but he is still so handsome.
In the just-concluded January, even though there was a cruel "seven-game streak" and constant gossip, because of Bynum's reimbursement for the season, he got more possessions and calls. The scoring has increased again, breaking through 1 points for the first time, averaging 7 points per game, and thanks to his partner Kobe, the number of assists is also full, averaging 1 assists per game, which is already the league's first-class assists.
In addition, he averaged 4.8 rebounds and 1 steal per game.
This allowed him to successfully defeat Kevin Durant, who also scored a new high in scoring per game, and regained the "Rookie of the Month" in the West.
Kevin Durant averaged 23.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. Except for scoring, he was not as good as Li Wan, and his advantage in scoring per game was not obvious.
It is not surprising that they lost to Li Wan.
Durant himself knows this.
Li Wan scored 52 points in a single game. He also held back his energy and wanted to prove himself, but the problem is that when January comes, he is really tired. In addition, other teams in the league have touched his offensive habits. No matter how hard I tried for the rest of the month, I didn't score more than 1 points in a single game.
This month is abolished, and next month, Kevin Durant vowed to work hard to get back his "Rookie of the Month Trophy"!
He still has a lot of handsome poses that are useless!
Li Wan was not very satisfied with his performance last month either. His hip stretch in the second half made his average shooting percentage in January barely reach 39%.
The three-point shooting percentage is even lower, only 35.3%. …
It really became a "moment bright" with Kevin Durant!
Fortunately, there are not many rookies with good shooting percentages in January, including Al Horford, who won three consecutive Eastern Conference "Best Rookie Awards", with a shooting percentage of about 45.5% in January.
As an insider, this is obviously not qualified.
The "Best Player of the Month Award" in the Western Conference, as Li Wan knew, belonged to Dayao.He averaged 25.4 points and 12.3 rebounds per game this month, leading the team to 12 wins and 3 losses.
It is worth mentioning that the game against the Warriors at the end of January was the same as before, with Yao's 1 plus 30 data leading the team to win.
At this time, no one knows that a winning streak that will be recorded in NBA history is about to begin!
Tai Lun met Li Wan.
Li Wan asked him to buy the house. After careful comparison, he discussed with several experts in the industry, and after summarizing the opinions of these people, he chose a house with a good location and bought it. It exceeded the budget and cost about 130 million. After buying this house, Li Wan has less than 1 million left in his hands.
Fortunately, at the end of the month, Nike had transferred 50% of the first year's sneaker endorsement fee, which is 625 million US dollars, to Li Wan's card. Otherwise, Li Wan would have to tighten his belt again.
In addition, he also brought news that David Stern called and wanted to ask if Li Wan was willing to participate in the three major challenges.
Li Wan was not surprised.
After 52 points, he can be said to be the most popular person in the league, especially in the recent trade messages. David Stern cannot ignore the huge topic he carries.
That is because of Yao Ming's height, he is not suitable for any of the three major challenges.Otherwise, Yao Ming would have to choose one of the three.
But Li Wan refused.
He is going to play the Rookie Challenge and the All-Star Game, with the "Three Challenges" in between. Does he have to rest this All-Star Weekend?
Well, the key is these three items. He has no confidence in winning any of them. Let's wait until next year's "magic skills" go further...
And, only if he rejects David Stern, the latter will realize his vision in another event!
"I sure hope the four of us in Ohio can play the Rookie Challenge together, it's a cool thing!"
The East and West All-Star substitute lineups have almost been selected in the past two days. It is estimated that the competition team is currently arranging the list for the Rookie Challenge. As soon as Li Wan was interviewed that day, he officially opened the "Cook" as agreed on the night of "Christmas Eve". Battle for position".
Like him, Oden, Conley and Cook will face reporters' questions with the same attitude.
With his current huge popularity and the influence of rejecting David Stern's three major challenge events, it should be a certainty that the four of them will enter the Rookie Challenge together.
Because only in this way can the gimmick of this Rookie Challenge be maximized.
In order to make up for the traffic lost by Li Wan not participating in the second day of the All-Star game.
Everything was as Li Wan expected. On February 2, just after the game between the Lakers and the Timberwolves ended, he got the news from the reporter: He, Oden, Cook, and Conley were all selected for this Rookie Challenge hour.
The remaining five places are: Yi Jianlian, Kevin Durant and Noah, Horford and Brewer of the University of Florida.
All the players from the two teams that entered the NBA in the NCAA Finals last year will cooperate on the stage of the Rookie Challenge. In particular, the conflict between Li Wan and Noah is well known. This combination is not to mention the fans, even Li Wan himself , I felt a burst of inexplicable anticipation!
It just so happened that the next game was the Lakers away game against the Heat.
When he came to the enthusiastic Miami, Cook, who had just learned that he could play in the Rookie Challenge, warmly entertained Li Wan and called out the hottest girl.
However, for this kind of young women in nightclubs, Li Wan just touches them to get used to it, and doesn't communicate with them in depth.He has always avoided women with similar occupations.
And as his fame grew, he even went to nightclubs less frequently.
In order to prevent an illegitimate child from appearing out of nowhere, Li Wan's current targets are all those celebrities, models, and socialites.In the entertainment industry, the moral bottom line is relatively low, and they don't take it seriously, and they don't cause unnecessary trouble, and they don't have those messy thoughts.
It can be seen that Cook is really happy, drink after drink, and never close his mouth. ——I don’t know if the teeth of black people will look whiter,
On January 1, the Lakers' away game against Miami officially arrived.
After sending away Shaq O'Neal, the Heat's "bad" plan has been implemented more thoroughly.Except for Wade, everyone else on the team is mainly based on scoring. Li Wan has seen this kind of state before with the New York Knicks. No wonder Cook averaged 8 plus 3 per game and still felt hopeless. With this data, the team really couldn't attract the attention of the league.
108 to 98, the Lakers easily took away the victory from Miami.
Li Wan seemed to be able to see Pat Riley in the general manager's office showing an old fox's smile, saying in his heart: Steady, steady, steady now!
On January 1, the next stop of the Lakers is to challenge the Cavaliers away.
As soon as he walked out of the away player's tunnel, Li Wan received a warm "welcome" from all the fans, all of them looked excited and resentful, as if Li Wan had done something to them.
It seems that so many votes in Ohio have nothing to do with Cleveland.
In this game, the Cavaliers fans finally left the arena with a smile.
Yes, as they wished, the Cavaliers defended the home court and killed the Lakers who came to challenge on the road.
Kobe scored 30 points, Li Wan scored 21 points and 8 assists, playing as normal as ever.
But the Lakers still lost the game by 9 points.
LeBron James played very eye-catching, with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, only 2 assists short, and won the "triple double" with a shooting percentage of 50%!
He is one of the heroes of the Cavaliers' victory.
Another reason why the Cavaliers can win...
It's the big Z inside. He played like Yao Ming in this game, with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks, dominating the inside of the Lakers.
The Lakers lost again on the inside.
After Bynum is reimbursed for the season, as long as the opponent's inside line is above the league average, whether it is offensive or defensive, the Lakers' inside line will inevitably be exploded.
Also, Odom's outside play at the fourth position plus Kwame Brown, such an inside combination really can't make people expect much.
After this defeat, rumors about the Lakers trade reached a peak.
After all, there are still 7 days before the start of the All-Star Weekend. During these 7 days, the Lakers must have a break.
Judging from their current situation, if there is no big deal, they may have to fall in the first or second round of the playoffs...
Now the team's internal problems are really too big!
"OK, got it, that's a pity..."
"Clap!"
Kupchak hung up the phone. He already knew the news that the Lakers lost in an away game against the Cavaliers.
In the past two days, he changed his mind...
If Kobe and Li Wan are really the core to build a team, then what is missing from this team?
Michael Jordan's line "We're one rebound away from a championship" came to mind.
Yes!
Wouldn't it be enough to add an inside gate like Rodman?
But he really didn't expect...
The general managers of other teams in the league have been linked to collusion. As long as they have made an agreement, any trading partner with some ability will say "Li Wan must be put on the negotiating table!"
One by one, the attitude is extremely firm...
Because they all know that the change of the Lakers is imminent. If there is no change now, there will inevitably be greater shocks this summer.
At this time, how could the general managers of other teams let go of Kupchak's opportunity to be "taken advantage of"?
What's more, since your Lakers came to Los Angeles, how many years have they robbed the core of the family. Now that these teams have a chance to take revenge, will they kill them severely?
His predicament seems to be normal!
"call!"
The office was quiet, and Kupchak could clearly hear the "click, click" sound of the wall clock on the wall, as well as the shaking of his brain nerves, clicking again and again.
Now everything is obvious, if they want to change, the whole league is waiting for the Lakers to hand over Li Wan.
In this situation……
Kupchak had to formally consider trading Li Wan.
If Li Wan is used as a bargaining chip, then naturally the best target should be chosen, without a doubt Pau Gasol of the Memphis Grizzlies.
Although the Bulls brought out Ruhr Deng and Ben Gordon, and the Pistons took out Rasheed Wallace, but as long as the Lakers play Li Wan, the other two will have to stop.
And they spent such a price on Pau Gasol who is the most suitable for Kobe, especially the Bulls, it is hard not to think of their follow-up actions...
but!
No matter what, it would be a shame to take out Li Wan and only exchange for Pau Gasol!
Kupchak told Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace his thoughts: "I need more bargaining chips. This is a super rookie who can score 52 points in his rookie season!"
When he said this, the 70-year-old general manager of the Lakers felt his heart was bleeding.
Unexpectedly, Chris Wallace was calm and calm this time. He also knew the reactions of the general managers of other teams, and he returned to the leading situation again, which made him very relaxed.
When people work in a relaxed state, their efficiency will increase.
"I can make you gain more, buddy, let's video connect, I will introduce you to a collaborator who can make us both satisfied with the final result!"
I should never be satisfied.
Kupchak muttered silently.
Let him take out Li Wan, no matter who he changes back to, he will not feel that he has made a profit.
Get your computer ready and click on Chris Wallace's video request.
During the three-way call, Kupchak saw himself and then saw Chris Wallace. In another picture, the man squared the camera and slowly moved his hands away.
Kupchak narrowed his eyes.
He saw it.
Magic general manager Otis Smith.
When did this guy hook up with Chris.
Kupchak was surprised when he saw it was him. This was someone he hadn't expected at all.
Chris Wallace also officially stated his trading plan at this time: "I will take out Pau Gasol and a second-round pick to you, and the Magic will give you the starting point guard in their current lineup. Jameer Nelson, plus JJ Redick and Trevor Ariza..."
"Then Li Wan..."
"It will be traded to the Magic!" Magic general manager Smith said.
You don't want Li Wan?
Kupchak nearly blurted it out at Chris Wallace.
Chris Wallace doesn't want this person who he regards as a treasure now?
But considering that Li Wan didn't score 52 points in a single game at the beginning, and this guy didn't even mention Li Wan's name, Kupchak is not surprised.
This grandson is now completely fascinated by the genius OJ-Mayo who is known as "the combination of Michael Jordan and Kobe"!
If Kupchak utters his slander at the moment, Chris Wallace will definitely look excited: "You are right!"
All he really thinks about now is OJ-Mayo.
Although Li Wan is good, he took a look and found that this guy's singles ability is not outstanding. His scoring is mainly based on breakthroughs after Kobe's containment, or catch-and-shoot shots.
The Grizzlies do not have Kobe, and his performance will certainly not be as good as that of the Lakers.
oj-Mayo is different, look at his skills and his physical fitness, the future superstar of the second position in the league!
By selling Li Wan, he can get two first-round picks and one second-round pick from the Magic. In addition, the Lakers also need to give him a first-round pick and an expiring contract player to balance the deal. A Pau Gasol earned three first-round picks!It can also clear up the space for tens of millions of salary.
To do his job in business, he wanted to ask, who else!
Kupchak didn't immediately agree.
Even if this salary is indeed very ideal, it can satisfy all the current problems of the Lakers, such as inside, wing defense, and even the offensive ability of the No. [-] position after Li Wan left.
Nelson averaged 10.9 points and 5.6 assists per game this season. He has scored more than 16 points in the last three games, and his performance is getting better and better.
With Kobe in check, his stats can definitely get better.
but……
This matter is too serious, this is Li Wan who scored 52 points in a single game!
Old Buzz didn't speak, he really, couldn't make up his mind.
At the same time, Li Wan also learned about this from Tai Lun. When he heard that he would be traded to the Magic, his eyes lit up.
Originally, he didn't care about the trade rumors, because he knew the final result. If he left, it should be the Grizzlies.
Memphis...
No matter how you look at it, it doesn't suit him.
And running there is to compete with Mike Conley for the No. [-] position. ——He plays the most smoothly in the first position now, and the trend in the league in the future is that the first position takes the ball, so there is no need for him to change positions in a hurry.
Who knows when I'll be able to get my head around...
You can't get involved in the management deal so quickly, can you?
Not to mention whether Chris Wallace listens to him, even if he does, who will come to a small place like Memphis?
Orlando is different. Although it is also a small city, it has already developed well!
The next few years will be a strong period for the Magic.
the most important……
If he remembers correctly, Jamison will usher in a big explosion next season, averaging 16 plus 7 per game, and entering the Eastern Conference bench for the All-Star Weekend.
This shows that the No. [-] position will play a role in the Magic's offense.
Another point, who were the starting point guards for the Magic next season?
Nelson and Alston, one can shoot, the other can pass the ball and catch and shoot. If you add these two together, who is it?
Isn't this him Li Wan?
Therefore, his status in the Magic will not be affected.
Both data and status are guaranteed.
Looking at the Lakers, if the Lakers don't make changes for him this year, who will be the first to be held accountable if they fail to produce results?
It must be him!
How much love is now, how much hate will be when the time comes...
If the Lakers make a change, he doesn't go, Pau Gasol comes, it's the best outcome for the Lakers.
Not so for him.
The arrival of Pau Gasol will definitely play a role on the offensive end. He remembers that "Old Fish" Fisher averaged less than 10 points per game, which started after Pau Gasol came.
Even if his tactical status is definitely higher than that of Fisher, it is impossible to be higher than Gasol.
The "triangular tactics" style of play is there, and there is no example of support from the first position.
And after Bynum comes back, he will definitely have a certain amount of shooting rights. If he wants to stay here, the ball rights may not be enough next year.
Over there, little Nelson made the All-Star for the first time in his career relying on the Magic's play style next year, and his tactical status here has all declined...
How to choose, does Li Wan still need to think about it?
In addition...
The brain circuit of this little thing, Chris Wallace, is really incomprehensible!
It is indeed the general manager who gave away Pau Gasol for nothing.
Don't say anything, it's not a loss to get Gasol.
This is purely hindsight. The Lakers took the initiative to send him a second-round pick, because there were no players who could balance the salary. Chris Wallace had two choices at the time: Sun Yue or Gasol, his choice It was for the Lakers to choose, and the Lakers chose to keep Sun Yue, so Gasol went to Memphis.
Chris Wallace didn't take "Pyrenees" seriously the whole time...
Of course, Li Wan just didn't know that before he scored 52 points in a single game, Chris Wallace didn't even mention his name when negotiating, otherwise he would definitely refresh his understanding of Chris!
"But Kupchak didn't agree immediately..."
There was no doubt in Tai Lun's words, and Li Wan knew what he meant.
Afraid of taking the blame, afraid of being difficult to do...
The general manager of the Lakers is indeed difficult enough!
Li Wan said: "Then let's be the bad guys. We've been swaying in the transaction rumors for half a month, and it's time to settle it!"
To be precise, the rumors of trading him have never stopped since the beginning of the season, and recently reached their climax.
So it's not an exaggeration to express your dissatisfaction and want to leave?
Tai Lun expressed his understanding, and immediately called Kupchak. As soon as the call was connected, Tai Lun's voice came from the phone: "Li Wan, apply for a deal!"
No one should have guessed the result, right?
I buried the thread a few times before.
Maurice Evans was mentioned twice, he was cut and he was also given a close-up shot, because he was the one the Lakers originally used in exchange for Ariza.
He is gone, and the deal for Ariza is naturally gone.
At this time, the Magic will naturally have the chips to participate in the game. Nelson, Ariza, Redick and Pau Gasol, the Lakers are the best to repay the current situation that the entire league requires them to hand over Li Wan.
Li Wan also helped the Grizzlies get three first-round picks.
Needless to say, the Magic have strengthened the No. [-] position.
If anyone still talks about Jiangzhi in this transaction, then I really have nothing to say.
As for Li Wan, I think this is also the best arrangement!
Where is the coolness? I don't need to say it, do I?
I don't think anyone has ever used this routine!
Finally, let me say that I was a fan of Allen Iverson a long time ago, and I stopped following anyone later, and I will not forcibly black anyone. Some of the opinions I quoted are also objective facts. In this world, There is no perfect football star, especially with such a developed Internet, you can know the black material immediately. I hope that you brothers will treat the novel as entertainment, and don’t be so superficial and online. Everything should be relaxed and happy.
Today is [-]. This is Li Wan's first season. The story is still long. Brothers who have regrets, don't worry, everything will come true, but after all, Li Wan is the protagonist. It is impossible to be someone's younger brother for so long.
(End of this chapter)