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Chapter 234 Prediction

It seems that it has become a tradition for the Jazz to play hard in the second half. If it breaks out earlier, Stockton won't even make the All-Star Game this year.

So far, the large echelon lineup in the West has been formed, and the three teams that can compete with the Supersonics for the first place are the Lakers, Jazz and Spurs.

The pressure in the west is still greater than that in the east. Like the bulls in the east, they have formed a situation of riding the dust again. The eagles, who played well in the first half, still fell out of the competitive echelon after all.

Not long after the All-Star Game is the player trade deadline.

Before the trade deadline comes, many teams will make some unexpected deals.

Many transactions that changed the pattern in the NBA were completed during this time period.

Of course, there were also many trade rumors that aroused daydreams before the deadline, but did not happen.

Firstly, regret is always good. You can use your imagination to satisfy your fantasies about a team or a player. Second, from behind these transactions that did not happen, you can also get a glimpse of some teams’ team building concepts, lineup understanding and current situation.

Before the 1998 trade deadline came, there were some small transactions in the league, and the overall scale was not large.

Involved in four transactions, 13 players and 8 teams.

The main transactions include the Heat getting Brent Barry from the Clippers, and the Clippers getting Austin Smith and the 98 first-round pick from the Heat.

As Brent Barry introduced before, he is a strong player of the Barry family, who can fly and dunk well.

Before Kobe, Brent Barry was the 96 slam dunk champion. He won the house with a gliding dunk from the free throw line, making him the first white dunk champion in NBA history.

In the third year of his career, Barry averaged 13.7 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game, and his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 4%.

This transaction can be regarded as a further reinforcement of the Heat.

Currently, the Heat rank among the top three in the East, second only to the Bulls and Pacers.

The Clippers continue to rely on selling talented players in exchange for draft picks, and then hope to select a reliable core in the draft.

The Sonics didn't have any deals, and signed two free agents with a basic salary as a supplement, and officially started to sprint for the playoffs.

At the end of February, Qin Fei's ability value increased to 2.

The ability value of 80 points is a watershed. When it is above 75, it can be regarded as a qualified starter in the NBA. If it is above 80, it can be regarded as a quasi-All-Star in the NBA.

More than 80, it has enough influence on the game, and both offense and defense play an important role.

If a team is full of players with an ability value above 80, it can be called a quasi-all-star team, then even if there is no super giant, it is still a team that cannot be underestimated.

Although Qin Fei couldn't see the ability values ​​of other players, he felt that Payton had an ability value of 90, Kemp had an ability value close to 90, and Schramf should be above 80 and below 85. As for other players like Geiger, their ability values ​​should not be as high as him now.

He is a real first-class player, rated as A.

After the All-Star break, Qin Fei performed well in many games, including scoring 30+ points in two consecutive games. Throughout February, he averaged more than 20 points per game.

Some teams defended Qin Fei in a targeted manner, but it didn't have much effect. In the end, there were still restraints. It was impossible to let Kemp and Payton ignore Qin Fei and defend Qin Fei with all their strength.

But if he defends alone, unless there are particularly good flank defenders, Qin Fei will always have a way to complete the offense for ordinary players.

The popular Qin Fei is regarded as the hottest player in the league. He has a lot of exposure before and after the All-Star Game. Sports Illustrated made another issue of the cover. This time, Qin Fei appeared on the cover alone.

The title of the cover is taken from a certain columnist, which means that Qin Fei has become a young star with both offense and defense, and his potential is among the top three in the 96th class.

So if time goes back and the draft is rearranged, many people think that Qin Fei will be selected at the third place.

If it's the third pick, then the Vancouver Grizzlies should pick him.

But the Vancouver Grizzlies themselves don’t regret it, because in the second season of his career, Raheem has already demonstrated All-Star level strength, averaging 22.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 0.9 blocks per game. Except for the weak defensive end, the offensive end has completely opened up Ren Du’s second line.

And the Grizzlies believe that the reason why Qin Fei is so popular now is because the Supersonics are currently number one in the league, and the Grizzlies don't have such a good configuration, so Raheem can't make it to the All-Star.

Anyway, in a word, if you ask, you will not regret it.

And why say they are the Grizzlies, ask the Hornets or the Knicks if they are not good?

Two weeks later, Geiger recovered and returned. At this time, Schramf was injured again. The Sonics adjusted their lineup, and Michael Smith started on top.

Without the Schramf organization, Qin Fei has to play more roles on the offensive end.

However, the defensive pressure encountered was also great, and the offensive efficiency dropped a lot, and the shooting percentage dropped from less than [-]% to just over [-]%.

At this time, the attention of the North American sports world is focused on the NCAA, and it is time for the annual March Madness.

After a bitter winter.

When spring comes, everything comes back to life.

In addition to the cherry blossoms that are about to bloom at the University of Washington, the surrounding countryside is full of golden daffodil fields.

Miss Lin came to Seattle from New York.

She has a bit of a literary atmosphere, and she also likes the city of Seattle very much.

Facing the sea, backed by snow-capped mountains, the sun is shining, the sea breeze is blowing, and the climate is livable. The background of row upon row of urban skyscrapers is the towering snow-capped mountains and the blue Pacific Ocean. Modern urban style and leisurely outdoor experience are perfectly integrated here.

Last year, the two once enjoyed flowers together, and it seems that at this time, a unique tacit understanding has been formed.

"The company's benefits can only be regarded as average. Maybe I still have a little deviation from the public's aesthetics, but there is no problem in maintaining basic expenses."

While admiring the flowers with Qin Fei, Lin Xuanyi talked about some business progress.

For Qin Fei, Simil clothing can only be regarded as one of the many endorsements, but it is somewhat different from other endorsements.

And after getting acquainted with Lin Xuanyi, I found that this lady from a big family in Hong Kong Island is very thoughtful, understands some designs, and has a good eye, but she has no enterprising spirit, including offline sales promotion, which is actually not very great.

Even many of Qin Fei's fans didn't know that Qin Fei endorsed this brand of service.

Qin Fei usually doesn't have many opportunities to wear formal clothes, and the suits are actually not too different. NBA players are all clothes racks, and they look good no matter what they wear.

Belonging to the real one tall cover one hundred ugly

"What about this year's commercial shooting? Why didn't you ask me to shoot during the All-Star Weekend?"

Qin Fei took the initiative to ask about the agreement in this regard. It was written in the contract that one advertisement can be shot once a year, whether it is a photo or a video. It doesn't make sense for the other party to voluntarily give up this right.

"It's really rare for you to take the initiative to ask for an advertisement." Lin Xuanyi said with a smile.

"No, that's what I'm asking. I won't shoot other endorsements if I want to."

Qin Fei revealed the special things between him and Simil, which made Lin Xuanyi even more happy. The two of them were considered business partners, and also meant to be friends. Lin Xuanyi was always impressed by the hand-in-hand tour on Hong Kong Island last year.

"Don't worry about it this year. We may start shooting after your entire season is over. We have already considered launching casual wear styles for couples. We need to find a model to shoot couple wear with you."

Lin Xuanyi explained it seriously, and estimated the time, it should be around July or August.

At that time, Qin Fei must have finished the season and had a lot of time to do other things.

The two turned around in the suburban area of ​​Seattle and saw the golden daffodil fields.

Lin Xuanyi let out a cry and happily came to the flower field.

She wore a floral dress today, which was very suitable for the occasion.

From the trunk of the car, Lin Xuanyi took out a drawing board, brushes and two small benches.

One was for himself, and the other was for Qin Fei.

"It's too short, I might as well just sit on the ground."

Qin Fei looked at the height, and there was no place to put his two long legs.

This stool was too short for Lin Xuanyi to sit on, and it was inconvenient for Qin Fei to sit on it no matter what. Lin Xuanyi saw him competing with the stool, her eyes were crescents when she smiled.

She took off the elastic on her wrist, tied her hair in a ponytail, and started painting.

The level of painting seems to be relatively high, but Qin Fei can't understand it. After reading it for a while, he feels a little bored, and he doesn't dare to disturb Lin Xuanyi, so he runs to other places to wander around by himself.

It turned out that this place was really remote, and there were no people at all, so I went around and came back.

At this time, Lin Xuanyi had already finished sketching, combining the daffodil field and the blue sky in the distant mountains to create a romantic scene in Seattle style.

"How about it?"

Lin Xuanyi glanced at Qin Fei and said with a smile.

"No, it's a beautiful painting."

Qin Fei felt that they looked alike, but not very much.

"I didn't ask if your painting is good or not. I mean, is there anything interesting nearby?"

Qin Fei:

The two came out of the flower field, went to the beach for a walk, and blew the Seattle sea breeze in March for a while.

Then back to the city, went to one of the earliest Starbucks coffee shops in Seattle.

The store still retains the bronze medal at that time, and it is the only Starbucks in the world that still uses the earliest Logo. However, other than that, this Starbucks has no other characteristics. The types and tastes of coffee it offers are the same as any Starbucks in the world.

In terms of feelings, it is full marks and has attracted many fans.

On the streets of Seattle, there are many more posters about Qin Fei than before.

Occasionally, some residents would recognize Qin Fei walking on the road and smile at him.

Capable people will be respected wherever they go. Everyone in Seattle knows that Qin Fei is the star of the Sonics and the most promising basketball player in Seattle.

And they were not too surprised when they saw the Chinese girl beside Qin Fei.

It is normal for such a star to have one or two beautiful girls around him.

Lin Xuanyi was on vacation in Seattle, and she had been in Seattle throughout March. However, in the middle of March, Qin Fei left Seattle with the team for an away trip, and the two parted briefly.

After a year of low draft, 98 is generally considered to be a big draft year.

This year, Kentucky and North Carolina are both considered teams with championship potential.

There are many North Carolina players with names on the draft prediction list, including Vince Carter, who played against Qin Fei that year.

Vince Carter is finally going to participate in the NBA draft. Carter, who has finished four years of college, is considered to be the next Duncan, with very mature offensive skills and unparalleled physical talent.

Many institutions have shown that Carter is 1 meters tall, has a wingspan of 98 meters, weighs 2 pounds, and weighs 18 kilograms.

This weight is already considered a small tank among guards, not to mention that Carter performed various dunks on the court, and his jumping ability is not bad.

Carter is also a popular candidate for the No. [-] pick, but various channels show that Carter may not be the No. [-] pick.

Because this year there is another player named Michael Olowokandi.

The center from Nigeria is known as the second Olajuwon. He has the body of a rugby player. He is 2 meters tall and weighs 13 kilograms. He is top-notch in all aspects.

The most topical thing is that he got in touch with basketball very late, and he only started to get in touch with basketball when he was 17 years old.

Who was the last player to play basketball late?Olajuwon, Rodman, Duncan, etc., all sound like Hall of Fame players anyway, so many teams are salivating.

Compared with this Olowokandi, Carter still has some shortcomings that cannot be ignored.

For example, the dribbling is not good enough, for example, the mid-range shooting is not stable enough, for example, the defensive end, especially the defense with the ball, is below the level that the NBA wants to achieve.

However, the University of the Pacific, where Olowokandi is located, is not considered a strong team. In the observation of the NCAA March Madness, it is not at the top.

Now everyone's eyes are still focused on famous schools such as North Carolina and Kentucky.

Qin Fei paid attention to Georgetown University. After Qin Fei and Iverson drafted, Romy, Page and others also ushered in the graduation season. This year, Georgetown University’s lineup is even weaker, basically only relying on the senior Jashdie White to support the scene. In addition, there is an insider of Ruben Bungett, who also has potential, but his position overlaps with Jarshdy White. Waiting for White to enter the NBA, he will take the top position.

Georgetown University is no longer a top team in the Big East. Teams such as Syracuse and Villanova have completed overtakes.

The older students still miss the scene where Iverson and Qin Fei were together at that time.

That year's Georgetown championship was really destiny, not only Iverson and Qin Fei, but also Romy, Page, Osella Harrington, Jerome Williams and other players with NBA strength or quasi-NBA strength.

Including the current Jahid White, who was just a backup center in that Georgetown team back then.

It's a pity that after the glory of that year, it disappeared like smoke in the blink of an eye, and I don't know how long it will take to reach that peak.

The campus media of Georgetown University is very interesting. They came here to interview Qin Fei during his away game.

The last student who interviewed Qin Fei was Tang Qian who is now working in the imperial court.

"Any thoughts on the Georgetown NCAA Tournament?"

Qin Fei hesitated for a moment, originally wanted to say that the team was a bit weak, but finally thought about giving some encouragement, so he changed his tone.

"It felt like the guys at Georgetown had a lot of passion and possibilities on the court."

"I feel that they have a lot to do this year, and they are not much better than we were back then."

"Champion, predict a wave, it must be the champion."

"I hope that the younger students can taste the taste of the championship again."

"Yes, if I reach the final, I will definitely go to the scene to cheer for Georgetown."

"Who wants to play in the NBA, Jahidi, I know him very well. I know he is a very talented player. After four years of training in college, he is very mature. He is the object that many NBA teams are striving for."

On the day of NCAA March Madness, the NBA will suspend the game, so it makes sense for Qin Fei to go to the scene to cheer for Georgetown.

He thought it was impossible.

Then the campus media was very excited. After obtaining the interview materials, they wrote like a god.

After returning home, I wrote a book and wrote a report in the dead of night - "Georgetown University All-Star Alumni Interview Documentary"

It is written in the article that Qin Fei, the all-star swingman of the Seattle Supersonics, is very optimistic about Georgetown University this year. He believes that Georgetown University has the strength to compete for the championship, and hopes that Georgetown University can win the championship again and stand at the pinnacle of the NCAA basketball hall.

(End of this chapter)