strokinit Chapter 172
Chapter 172
Of course, the Trail Blazers made more money. Although Theo Ratliff is just a fill-in now, this guy is the three-time NBA block leader. You know, at that time, Mutombo, the African mountain, had not yet retired. Woolen cloth!
Ratliff actually grabbed the shot-blocking title from Mutombo! However, this guy was quite miserable. The 76ers used him to trade with Mutombo, and then the 76ers entered the finals!
This guy got injured after playing three games with the Hawks, and he didn't play for a year! However, his strength did not drop significantly after the injury, and he won two more blocks. He did not officially retire until 2011.
This guy wanted to go to the Lakers in his last year to see if he could win a championship before retiring, but Nowitzki turned out to be a god that year! Beat the Lakers directly 4:0! This guy has no choice but to retire!
However, for now, he is a good center substitute. The current Trail Blazers have Sabonis, the roof of the world!
Although Sabonis is seriously injured, he is still strong! Unfortunately, after a serious injury to both legs, my jumping ability has dropped significantly, and I am no longer able to complete the perverted blocking that I did when I was young. However, I still have the top inside ability of 16+10!
It is worth mentioning that Sabonis is capable of three-pointers. Although his shooting rate is poor, he really dares to shoot! These days, centers with three-point ability are really rarer than diamonds!
Ratliff also waited until Sam was really exhausted before he could step up. Otherwise, Sabonis would definitely be the Blazers' first choice center. It is worth mentioning that Sam could withstand the Sharks, no matter in the 1996-97 season. In the 1997-98 season, there were several games that made the Sharks particularly uncomfortable!
It even caused the Sharks to hit less than 50% in several games! This is already a very uncomfortable game for the shark!
However, the Blazers lost to the Lakers in the playoffs for two consecutive years because the star player was really not good enough. Whether it was Kenny Anderson or Isiah Leder, neither of them had the ability to serve as the core of a team!
Oh, I forgot to mention, the Blazers' lineup looks like this now.
Center, Sabonis, power forward, 163 Rasheed Wallace, small forward, Gary Trent, shooting guard, Isiah Leder, point guard, Kenny Anderson.
If you are not familiar with them, I will introduce them one by one. Of course, if you are a trader, I will not introduce them.
The Trail Blazers trade is not over. You may not be familiar with Isiah Leder now, but in the 1990s, he was a complete villain. He caused all kinds of things during his time with the Timberwolves, and even got into trouble because of He attacked the referee and was sent to the inning.
Of course, old Dunleavy must get rid of this kind of person as soon as possible. It is impossible to keep him in the team. Moreover, his strength is indeed not bad, but his character is too bad, but he is still a good bargaining chip!
Of course, old Dunleavy also wanted to find someone to take over such an unstable locker room bomb!
Who is this taken advantage of? That's the Sacramento Kings!
You may not know that the best shooting guard in the West, whom Jordan calls him, is on the Kings!
He is a very low-key man, his name is Rocky Richmond! A shooting guard with excellent skills and strong body! He is also the current star of the Kings!
However, the current Richmond is also very anxious. He was born in 1965 and is already 32 years old! Although he was praised by Jordan and made into the best team many times, he still doesn't know what a championship is!
Seeing that his peak period is about to pass, Richmond is also a little anxious. As an NBA player, how could he not want a championship!
In 1996, Richmond won an Olympic gold medal with the Dream Team 3 and tasted the championship for the first time. Since then, Richmond, who was originally very Buddhist, suddenly ignited his desire for a championship! However, the Kings' lineup cannot satisfy Richmond's pursuit of a championship at all. Therefore, the Kings also plan to get together with Richmond and let the 32-year-old veteran pursue his dream of a championship.!
However, the Kings are not doing charity, so how could they just sell Richmond? Of course they have to come back with something new!
As a result, all the teams that had been eyeing Richmond the most for a long time came to find him!
Lakers, Rockets, Wizards, Trail Blazers!
These teams all want to recruit Richmond! Especially for the Lakers, although Kobe Bryant has been practicing for a year, he still does not have the strength to win the championship. In order to appease the Sharks, Jerry West also had to show his desire to compete for Richmond. Stance, after all, Richmond is really powerful!
However, the Kings are not satisfied with the Lakers' chips at all!
Neither Fox nor Crazy Fan is what the Kings want!
The Wizards' bargaining chip makes the Kings even more excited. They have Chris Webber, a power forward, which makes the Kings excited!
However, the Trail Blazers' bargaining chip makes them even more excited, that is, Isaiah Leder and the Pistons' 1998 first-round pick!
Because of the presence of Vince Carter and others, 1998 was an absolute draft year. Such a pick is very valuable!
The Kings were a done deal right then and there! Double happiness! However, there is a small problem with this deal, that is, Richmond actually signed a child labor contract. His current salary is only US$3 million per year, but Isiah Leder's contract is US$4.21 million! If you add a first-round pick, it won't be even at all!
Therefore, the two teams conducted a wave of first-round pick swaps! This is completely balanced!
However, the Kings would never have thought that they would be taken advantage of. The Pistons' first-round pick in 1998 was only the 11th overall pick, while the Kings' first-round pick was the 7th overall pick!
I guess the Kings didn't expect that Richmond was so important. Without Richmond, their record would drop to this point!
The reason why the Kings have such an idea is entirely because Richmond has only led the team to the playoffs once in seven years with the Kings!
The Kings' management and coaches didn't expect that this was actually not a problem with Richmond at all, but a problem with other configurations!
Richmond is just a traditional shooting guard and can't do that much work at all!
This time, the Blazers were even happier with the trade. They got rid of the two big losers in the team, Isiah Lederer and Kenny Anderson, and retained more advantages!
You know, O'Neal is still sitting on the bench of the Trail Blazers!
Regardless of the past, present, or future, the Trail Blazers have it all in their hands!
Of course, old Dunleavy knew that Richmond could not be the first boss at all. He was a perfect second boss. Not only Richmond, but also Rasheed Wallace and Sabonis. You have to let them Team C every time, that’s just bullshit!
However, if you let them serve as assistants and play second or third place, they will be absolutely the best!
And what such a pioneer team lacks is a leader! In the original time and space, Dunleavy chose Scottie Pippen, who had returned from surgery. However, Dunleavy never thought that the reason why Pippen was Pippen was because he couldn't fuck Jordan. What to do!
The biggest reason why that Blazers team failed to win the championship is because this team does not have a reliable leader! However, Dunleavy has now established himself as the boss in his heart! That's Lin Chen! He believes that a player who can match Duncan 50-50 must be the material to become a big boss! Although the Wake Forest Demon Deacons are also a dual-core team!
But I have to say that Dunleavy didn’t make any mistakes this time! Although Lin Chen said he was a dual-core person next to Duncan, he was actually the executive deputy boss. Well, Lin Chen didn't expect that the original 1.5 would become him! (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)
But Lin Chen was indeed used to being the boss, and he didn’t feel any discomfort at all. However, this is all a story for another day.
Since the Wake Forest Demon Deacons won the championship, there have been many agents who want to sign Lin Chen, including ace agents like David Falk, but Lin’s father and mother have long been prepared for Lin Chen. Chen Chen's manager, whom they had trained for a long time, was a man about forty years old. He had been the housekeeper of Father Lin and Mother Lin before, and now acted as the manager of Lin Chen and Duncan.
Yes, there is Duncan. After all, the number one power forward in history was cheated by his agent and wife in his previous life. He was called the Ugly King Baoqiang. In this life, of course, Lin Chen used a little trick to make that The shameless bitch let the cat out of the bag, and Duncan broke up with her decisively. Fortunately, Duncan hadn't married her yet and had children, otherwise, he would have been cheated in his life.
So since this incident, the relationship between Duncan and Lin Chen has become even better. When choosing an agent, he immediately thought of his good friend, and finally he and Lin Chen shared an agent.
Of course, in fact, this agent is also responsible for Sakuragi Hanamichi's related work, but the NCAA is a bitch and has to set up a memorial. During college, athletes are not allowed to receive any form of subsidies, and athletes are not allowed to take photos. Advertising and contacting agents, so Sakuragi Hanamichi cannot currently be listed under Lin Chen and Duncan's agents.
In fact, this is also the reason why James did not enter college, because this guy started accepting various sponsorships in high school.
The NCAA absolutely does not allow this to happen, so James can only choose to enter the NBA!
It's not that he doesn't want to play in the NCAA, it's because he is simply not qualified to play in the NCAA!
This guy was thoroughly investigated by the NCAA and couldn't make it to the NCAA.
However, this kind of news is no longer seen.
It is estimated that old fans around 2000 still have the impression that when James entered the NBA, in today's words To put it bluntly, the hype was really in full swing.
Marketing was all over the place.
Even before he entered the NBA, he was claiming a 7-year, 90 million contract.
You said that Hook invested so much in him, how could he not praise him!
Unfortunately, this guy is a real talent. If Duncan is given a James-style start, Duncan will definitely win more championships!
What is the concept of paying luxury tax every year! You have to know that Duncan has played basketball for 19 years and won 5 championships. In total, the Spurs have paid a total of about 20 million in luxury tax, and most of it was paid later in Duncan's career. In total, he still pays 20 million in luxury tax in one year. Less than 1.2 million!
James's luxury tax during the Cavaliers 1.0 period alone is already countless! Not to mention the Big Three period! That means the luxury tax is extremely high!
Ahem, I'm going too far. Back to Lin Chen, the Trail Blazers are no longer hiding it. They have clearly told Lin Chen that the second pick is his. Mike Dunleavy personally came with his assistant coach. Lin Chen talked about it. At that time, Mike Dunleavy was about to tell Lin Chen that if he never gave up, Dunleavy would like to make you his adopted father!
Lin Chen also didn't expect that a dignified head coach could stretch his figure to this extent!
Therefore, Lin Chen decided to play for the Trail Blazers on the spot. Not only did the coaching staff and uniform staff attach great importance to Lin Chen, but even Paul Allen, an old pervert, called Lin Chen immediately. , welcome him to join the Trail Blazers, and tell him to ask for anything!
Lin Chen was also rude. Paul Allen also knew Lin’s father and Lin’s mother. With such a relationship, Lin Chen directly asked Paul Allen to change the medical team. He didn’t want the pioneers’ veterinarians to give him see a doctor! Isn’t that just seeking death?
Throughout all these years, it seems that only Lillard has escaped the treatment of the Trail Blazers veterinarian! Counting one by one, everyone else is not much better. The most outrageous one is Aldridge. His heart disease was only officially diagnosed during his time with the Nets!
Paul Allen also announced on the spot that he would change the veterinary team and hired the Suns' miracle doctor team at a high price. Thomas Carter, the leader of the miracle doctor team, was reluctant to go at first, but there was nothing that couldn't be solved with money. If so, then Spend a lot of money!
Thomas Carter is also really good. He obediently brought his medical team to the Trail Blazers. Why is he called a miracle doctor? This guy can even cure serious illnesses like Grant Hill, and even gave Grant Hill a long-lost season. Played more than 70 games! This is very shocking!
Lin Chen also wanted Thomas's team to see if they could cure Sabonis' leg. If it fully recovered and recovered to 70%, it would be an absolute surprise!
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