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Chapter 54 Showing Goodwill in Many Ways ([-]) (Today's third update)
On February 2, the Heat finally ushered in the return of Brian Grant when they returned to the home court.

After several weeks of recuperation, the insider, who has played outstanding performance this season, finally returned from injury, and finally brought a little psychological comfort to the Heat who suffered a losing streak in away games.

But... it's just psychological comfort!

Although the Heat played at home in this game, they still lost to the Phoenix Suns by a big score of 85:100. All the players in the team seemed to be sleepwalking, unable to score offensively, and unable to defend.

The team's best performance was Grant, who returned from injury. He made 14 of 9 shots and scored 21 points and 5 rebounds. Everyone else performed poorly.

Especially Hardaway, who has been performing steadily before, he only scored 3 points and 4 assists in this game, and his performance was so bad that even Riley couldn't bear to scold him.

On the Suns side, Marion had just played against Wang Dalin in the rookie match before. After the game, the two exchanged jerseys very friendly.

Although "Hacker" looks very "majestic", in fact he has a pretty good temper, and he can be regarded as a rare good guy in the NBA.It's just that when Wang Dalin saw his smile, he always felt... uglier than crying.

"Brother, let me tell you, you should come to our team next season!" Marion said with a smile that was uglier than crying, "Look, our team not only has the league's number one point guard, but also me, Rodney and 'Uncle Cliff'. Coach Skiles is also a very good coach, not much better than you staying in the Heat?"

That's right, Jason Kidd is indeed the best point guard in the league at the moment, not one of them!

And Rodney Rogers and "Uncle Cliff" Clifford Robinson are also very good players. "Hacker" Marion himself has averaged more than 17 points and 10 rebounds per game this season, and he is a high-quality power forward ranked in the forefront of the Western Conference.

It has to be said that the strength of the Suns is indeed very strong, and their current record is slightly better than that of the Heat.

But they are in the West...at least until the "big shark" of the Lakers has not slipped from the peak, the Western Conference teams can touch the floor of the Western Conference Finals at best!
In addition, Wang Dalin, a veteran fan, knows that Kidd will leave the Suns to go to the Nets next season, and the Nets will also reach the Finals...Of course, they were still swept by the Lakers in the Finals.

And the next season, the Suns traded for Marbury, but they didn't even make the playoffs...

Um... why did you ask me to go?
Standing on the court to watch "Lone Wolf" singles?
Besides, if you want to recruit me, do you have to do it when I lose?

Losing is fine, I only had 9 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in this game... Are you sure you can see me?

Since Jones and Grant retired from injury, Wang Dalin has been the starter for many consecutive games, and he returned to the sixth man position until the two came back.The playing time is not much less, but the feeling of the game is much worse.

In the long history of the NBA, some players are naturally suitable to play the sixth man, such as Jamal Crawford and Louis Williams. These two guys really didn't perform as well when they played as a starter.

And most of the players are like Wang Dalin. After playing in the starting lineup for a period of time, they always feel uncomfortable when they play as substitutes.

For example, Iverson, he has never played as a substitute in his life, and he was unwilling to play as a substitute even when his condition was getting worse at the end of his career, so that he simply went to Europe to play.

Wang Dalin just laughed off Marion's recruitment, and leaving contact information with each other was just social etiquette.Even if he is almost certain to leave the Heat next season, he is definitely not willing to be teammates with Marbury's "independent force".

"If Kobe or O'Neal come to recruit me, should I go to the Lakers?" In the locker room after the game, Wang Dalin couldn't help but wonder in his head, "Of course it's cool to join the Lakers, and we can guarantee a championship!"

……

On February 2, the Heat played against the Nets at home, and the two sides played another very classic defensive battle of this era.

It is said to be a defensive battle, but it is actually a "strike with iron"!
The players of the Heat and the Nets seemed to be competing with each other. The sound of shooting from both sides was "like a continuous river." The final score was naturally pitifully low - 70:75, and the Heat won.

王大林替补登场28分钟，15投5中拿到14分8篮板4助攻，竟然是这场比赛得分最高的人。

Sure enough, after the game, Kenyon Martin and Stephen Marbury had a "happy conversation" with Wang Dalin, and both of them expressed their willingness to cooperate with Wang Dalin.

Wang Dalin was very speechless about this, because one of them was "independent" and the other was in the same position...

He didn't know whether he should praise these two guys for their accurate eyesight...or should he secretly laugh in his heart that they were overreaching?

Even if they really want to go to the Nets, it's because Kidd will come next season, and if Martin stays on the team, the Nets can at most touch the floor of the Finals.

In fact, if the Nets replaced the main power forward Kenyon Martin with Kevin Garnett in the original history of 2002 and 2003, the Lakers and Spurs would have been overthrown by them.

……

On February 2, the Heat played against the Wizards at home.

Wang Dalin didn't expect Mickey Richmond, a legendary superstar, to come to recruit him.

Although there is no suspense for the Heat to win this game, Richmond, a veteran who is about to turn 36 years old, performed well. He scored 20 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in the game, but his shooting percentage was a bit poor, only 19 of 5 shots.

The last time Wang Dalin saw such a hit rate and still got a high score was undoubtedly the "bearded" James Harden he saw on TV in his previous life.

There is one thing to say, when you can get more than 10 free throws in a game, this in itself is a full manifestation of your personal ability.

Because when you calculate his true shooting percentage, you will find that... it's really not low!
……

On March 3, the Heat challenged the 1ers in an away game. In this game, Hardaway truce due to knee discomfort, and the Heat lost as expected.

Without a core point guard, and Riley didn't allow Wang Dalin to play in his most comfortable high position, the team's offense naturally stumbled, without any sense of smoothness.

Of course, this is also related to the opponent's tough defense... The team coached by Larry Brown will never say that the offense is good, but the defense is absolutely leveraged!

You can tell just by looking at the score - 69:79!

It is estimated that only the 76ers in the league can do this to prevent the Heat into such a bird.

After the game, Iverson also took the initiative to say hello to Wang Dalin.

Although he didn't say clearly about the recruitment, Wang Dalin still "knows the elegant meaning by hearing the stringed songs", and heard the "answer" in the words of "answer".

Wang Dalin did not expect that since the All-Star Weekend, he would become a "favorite", as if everyone wanted to recruit him.

This is also the relationship that he will become a completely free agent at the end of the season, because as long as you can offer a high price, it is very hopeful to get this rookie with extraordinary potential.

And Wang Dalin is very hopeful to win the best rookie award this season. Once he wins the best rookie, his worth will definitely go further.

Regardless of his final destination, anyway, it should be difficult for the Heat to offer a high price to keep him...

(End of this chapter)