This three-party transaction did not involve draft picks. It can be seen that the Pistons and Rockets, as the subjects of the transaction, are eager to make changes.
For the Rockets, getting rid of McGrady while still getting Hamilton's level of immediate combat ability is an S-level operation. You must know that Hamilton still averages 18.5 points per game this season and is the Pistons' leading scorer. .
As for the Pistons, the team's record is poor and there is no hope for the playoffs if they don't make changes. They chose to keep Gordon and send Hamilton away after choosing one of the second choices. In fact, they can only do this because Hamilton will be 32 years old soon. , and his contract lasts until the summer of 2012.
As for the Bulls, they simply got a bargain.
Because next year's first and second rounds have already been sent out, their room for reinforcements is very limited. It just so happens that the chips given by the Pistons at this time are not enough to balance the contract, and the Rockets already have Brooks and Lowry, and they will not ask for them again. Bynum.
So this is a garbage expiring contract for a garbage contract, and then Bynum was picked up for nothing.
As for Bynum, he averaged 10 points, 2.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game with the Pistons this season, which is the peak period of his personal career.
The Pistons want to send him away because the Pistons' trade for McGrady will most likely allow him to play point guard. In that case, Bynum won't have many chances to play.
After all, the Pistons still have a "Prince Foundation" that needs to be cultivated that even Iverson can only step aside.
Because Tim Thomas's wardrobe is right next to Xu Yong, this is also the first time Xu Yong has experienced NBA transactions up close.
Thomas was a well-known player when he was young, but as he gets older, he can only be used as a trading chip in addition to guarding the water cooler.
However, the team had a solid camp, and just two days after the deal was concluded, "Silver Fox" Harris led two new players to the locker room.
Xu Yong is very familiar with these two newcomers.
Needless to say, Kwame Brown, of course, before Bennett came out, he had always held the title of "The Most Excellent Number One", and he and Thabit were known as the sleeping dragon and the phoenix.
This big man, who was trained to be autistic by Jordan when he first entered the league, and was trained by Kobe to doubt his life when he came to the Lakers, can be regarded as the most miserable talented man in the NBA.
He has had few opportunities to play in the Pistons this season, averaging 13 minutes per game, 3 points and 3 rebounds, which are also career lows in all statistics.
But he was actually not as embarrassed as he thought. After all, his body was here and he also had some presence on the defensive end.
Especially against Howard or O'Neal, he is obviously more effective than Noah and Miller.
As for Bynum, Xu Yong is also very familiar with it because Bynum played in the CBA and was on the team that attracted the most attention in Guangdong, the so-called "Guangdong Famous Player".
He still remembers that before Harden was punished by the traffic police for riding an electric stove during his trip to China, Bynum caused a stir by riding an electric bike to train.jpg.
Bynum's wardrobe was assigned to Xu Yong's side.
He took the initiative to greet Xu Yong and seemed very outgoing and optimistic.
Moreover, Xu Yong noticed that he and Rose got along very well, and only after asking Rose later did he find out that Bynum was also a native of Chicago.
This seems to further explain why the Bulls made this deal.
By the time the training sessions arrived, Bynum's role for the Bulls began to become apparent.
Before this, the Bulls had a problem in the backcourt, that is, the substitutes had no offensive points with the ball.
Hinrich is very stable, but he does not have the ability to tear apart defenses with the ball, so Denagro's previous method has always been to use Rose or Xu Yong to partner with Hinrich to lead the substitute transition period.
This is actually one of the reasons why there will be power outages in their scoring. You must know that the players' physical fitness is limited.
But in training sessions, Bynum showed this ability.
Because of his short height and inaccurate outside shooting, Bynum cannot be a starter, but he is very suitable as a substitute.
Or to put it in layman's terms, this is a typical American small guard who is bad at dribbling and strong at impact.
And Bynum's passing vision is pretty good, so the Bulls' deal seems unremarkable, but it is the type of spending small money to do big things.
On January 1, 2010, the first day of the new year, the Bulls went away to challenge the Raptors.
Although the season has not started long, the Raptors are currently ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference and are likely to be the Bulls' potential playoff competitors, so this game is still very crucial.
The game was also very fierce, and the two teams did not decide the winner until the fourth quarter.
Bynum made an eye-catching performance in his first game with the Bulls. He stunned Calderon at the beginning of the fourth quarter. After scoring 10 points in a row, he helped the Bulls establish an advantage in the game.
This sounds incredible, but after understanding Bynum's resume, you will find that this can only be regarded as a small scene.
The most classic game of this player was when he played against the Bobcats last season. He scored 6 points in the first three quarters and scored 26 points in the last quarter. Yes, 26 points, which directly stunned Boss Joe who was present.
So he really doesn't lack in explosive scoring ability or anything like that.
After the game, Xu Yong and DeRozan went out to reminisce.
"James and I complained." DeRozan said as soon as he sat down.
Xu Yong nodded after hearing this.
DeRozan laughed at this.
Among the three of them, regardless of what the future holds, Harden is definitely the worst now.
Xu Yong's current scoring average is second only to Rose on the team, and he is considered the number two player on the team.
However, his performance as the second overall pick was not that dazzling.
But for a playoff-level team like the Raptors, DeRozan would start from the get-go.
On the other hand, Harden is really miserable.
"By the way, have you received an invitation to the league's dunk contest?" After chatting about Harden for a while, DeRozan asked Xu Yong again.
Xu Yong nodded.
The NBA Slam Dunk Contest is the most watched individual event in the All-Star Game.
It's just that in recent years, because big-name stars cherish their feathers and are unwilling to participate in the dunk contest, the dunk contest tends to invite rookies to participate.
Although the 2009 class is a small draft year, Griffin, Xu Yong, DeRozan, and Curry have a lot of dunks.
"Do you accept it?" DeRozan asked.
"What about you?" Xu Yong did not answer directly, but looked at DeRozan first.
"I'm going to go, there is a rookie game to play anyway, let's take part in it." DeRozan replied. Of course, what he didn't say was that in a city like Toronto that is not in the United States, it would be really boring to stay for a long time.
"Do you still remember our previous agreement?" Xu Yong suddenly asked at this time.
DeRozan was stunned for a moment and didn't understand.
"When I went to Compton, James took me to you and said he wanted us to have a dunk contest." Xu Yong recalled for DeRozan.
"I remembered, you talked about competing in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest." DeRozan remembered, that was all in the first half of 2008.
At that time, he was surprised by Xu Yong because of this sentence. After all, they had no NBA prospects at that time.
"Yes, now is the time to cash it in." Xu Yong nodded.
DeRozan was excited when he heard this.
He was just planning to participate, but he was also ready to put in the effort to prepare.
But while he was excited, he remembered another thing and couldn't help but said: "I heard that LeBron might also participate."
"Really?" Xu Yong asked.
"Chris told me that LeBron said last season that he would win the dunk contest if he participated in it," DeRozan said seriously.
Xu Yong couldn't help laughing when he heard this.
DeRozan looked at Xu Yong doubtfully.
Xu Yong originally wanted to say that you believe what the guy said, but it seems that James is not the person who likes to "throw and buckle" at this time.
He continued: "Then do you think he can win the championship if he participates?"
DeRozan thought for a while and gave a pertinent evaluation: "There is a chance, but you may have to choose your opponent."
James' actual dunks are indeed explosive and full of power, but the dunk contest is more of a competition to showcase skills.
Therefore, if you encounter an opponent who does not have many skills, James, who has not gained much weight compared to his bounce and impact, does have a good chance.
"He won't participate." Xu Yong gave an affirmative answer at this time.
"Why?" DeRozan didn't understand.
"We are not the opponent he wants to pick."
DeRozan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded.
It seems to be the case. Both he and Xu Yong are the type with relatively good flexibility and can fully demonstrate their skills.
If it were someone like Griffin or Shannon Brown, James might go.
But just after saying this, Xu Yong touched his chin with his hand and had other thoughts.
James' previous handshake gesture had always bothered him, so he really hoped that James could participate in the dunk contest.
After all, the game depends on teammates and referees, they can save you.
But the slam dunk contest is head-to-head.
So, is there any way to get James to fulfill his promise?
Inspire James?
It doesn't seem to work. If it were Kobe, the method of motivating generals would work every time, but James, if he could be provoked, he wouldn't create a nomadic dynasty.
Make James feel that he must win if he participates?
It seems useless. If it were his rookie year, the slam dunk contest championship would still be somewhat attractive to James, but now he may not have any ideas even if he is guaranteed to win.
It's still difficult, it's as difficult as persuading Yao Ming not to participate in the national team competition.
Update 11 is finished. Thank you all for your support. I will try my best to update the following chapters. I have already finished the following chapters with 3K, so I will try to update as much as possible~ Special thanks to Commander Meng Zhi of the Forbidden Army for his 11,500 reward~~
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