On the morning of January 17, all members of the Rockets flew to Dallas non-stop. Although it was a back-to-back home and away game, Dallas was not far from Houston, so the hard work of traveling and traveling was less.
The two sides met once in December, when the Rockets easily defeated the Mavericks at home.
Since then, the Mavericks' state has improved significantly, as if they were hammered by the Rockets and opened up the second line of Ren and Du. They won 13 games in the next 20 games, including a 6-game winning streak.
With their outstanding performance during this period, the Mavericks are now 20 wins and 17 losses, quietly jumping to seventh place in the Western Conference.
Dirk Nowitzki was the first to bear the brunt. During this period, he averaged 22.6 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. His three shooting percentages were 51.5%, 40.6%, and 88.9%. He just entered the 180 club. His efficient shooting performance helped the Mavericks win. protection.
The scorer the team hired from the Grizzlies, known as the strongest high school student after James, O.J. Mayo is getting better and better. During this period, he also averaged 20+ per game and became the best helper of the "driver".
On the plane, Xu Xin looked at the current situation of the Mavericks and turned his attention to the Pacers.
During yesterday's game, the assistant coach and another "Hugh City son" he mentioned, Gerald Green, is with the Pacers this season.
Green's career can be said to be ill-fated. He has changed to countless teams, not only limited to the American Basketball Team, but also including the European Weekly, the Chinese League, the Development League, and also played for the Celtics and Rockets. Palace, enter the palace three times.
This is not a story that happened late in his career. At this point in time, Green's experience is far richer than that of most players in the NBA.
Green, who was only 19 years old in 2005, was not reused after being selected by the Celtics with the 18th pick in the first round. In his first season, he scored 5 points and 1.5 rebounds in less than 12 minutes of playing time. For a 19-year-old For a rookie, this is already a very good result.
The next season, the second-year Green impressed the coach after a summer of hard training and got more opportunities. He started 26 games throughout the season, doubled his scoring average, and was crowned the dunk king in the All-Star Dunk Contest that season.
Everything is slowly getting better, and Green himself believes that he will reach the next level next season and reach the level of a starting player.
However, Danny Ainge resolutely pulled the trigger on the trade that summer in order to acquire Garnett, and an epic eight-for-one deal was concluded.
Green was the sweetener in that deal.
A new team, a new environment, in the cold Minnesota, Green completely lost himself, his playing time shrunk to 12 minutes, and his average data returned to his rookie year.
During the rebuilding period, the Timberwolves aimed to cultivate potential rookies and had little patience for players like Green, so they traded him to the Rockets in the middle of the season.
This is his first time playing for his hometown team, and Green is excited about it. But contrary to expectations, what greeted him was being benched day after day.
For the Rockets that season, Xu Xin considered himself to be the strongest Rockets during the Yao-Mai era. The 22-game winning streak was also completed that season. It was normal that Green had no chance.
Only half a month later, Green was waived by the Rockets. It was the first time he was waived by the Rockets, and he would be waived several times in the future.
Next, Green began his wandering journey. In his fourth year as a rookie, he went to Dallas, not far from Houston.
Cuban signed Green with the mentality of scratching the prize, but he still could only contribute about 5 points in a limited time.
When the first word you scratch off is "thank you", will you continue to scratch it off?
Most people won't, and this is true for Cuban and the management of the other 29 teams in the league.
At the end of the season, no team offered Green a contract. This is the cruelty of the NBA. A new generation replaces an old one. The team's patience in cultivating potential new stars is very limited. It can take up to four years to replace players if they are unable to perform well.
Green, who had no place in the world, began his wandering journey. He played in cold Russia for two years, and then went to China.
It's a pity that Green couldn't integrate into the team system. After only 4 games, the Florida Football Team waived him, and Green was unemployed again.
Fortunately, there is always a way, and the Lakers on the other side of the ocean threw an olive branch at him. Although he was waived after playing only two games, this also brought him back into the sights of the American Professional Basketball Team.
After that, he joined a Lakers affiliate team, averaging 19+5 per game, and won the MVP award in the Development League All-Star Game.
The outstanding performance impressed the Nets and offered him a ten-day short contract. Green signed without any hesitation.
When he came to New Jersey, he seized every opportunity to play and went all out to show off his offensive talents. He also spared no effort in defense, which he was not good at.
Averaged 12+3 per game, which is good enough for a substitute.
This performance also impressed the Nets. After the ten-day contract ended, they were offered a second ten-day contract, and then signed until the end of the season.
Last summer, Green became a completely free agent. With his outstanding performance in less than half a season with the Nets, the Pacers gave him a three-year, 10 million contract. This is the largest contract he has signed so far in his career.
But this time, Green disappointed again. He came to Indiana from New Jersey. Although he still worked hard, he was still unable to adapt to Vogel's tactical system.
Xu Xin looked at Green's technical statistics and could only say that they were unsatisfactory.
Head coach Frank Vogel positions him as a standard rotation player.
In less than 20 minutes, he averaged 7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game, but his shooting rate was really inefficient. The overall shooting rate was 36.6%, and the three-point shooting rate was as low as 31.6%.
According to current rumors, the Pacers management already regrets giving Green this three-year, 10 million contract. As long as there is the right bargaining chip, they will send him away without hesitation.
This is a good opportunity to buy the bottom, Xu Xin thought.
Green is a player he likes very much, but he knows that Green's current poor condition is just a bottleneck period. Last season, he averaged 12 points per game, which was by no means his peak.
Xu Xin always acted vigorously and resolutely.
After getting off the plane and checking in at the hotel, I found out Larry Bird’s contact information.
Just when Xu Xin was about to call, his phone rang.
"Good morning, Mr. Anji."
Xu Xin said with a smile.
"You brat, I've been waiting for you for almost a week and I haven't seen your reply. What do you mean?"
On the other end of the phone, Angie said angrily.
"oops."
Xu Xin slapped his forehead. He had been busy signing contracts with Iverson and the Traditional Chinese Medicine Massage Parlor recently, and had completely forgotten about the previous agreement with Anji.
