super point guard

Chapter 179 The Last Transaction

After the game against the Los Angeles Clippers, Xu Nuo and his teammates ushered in a rare two-day rest.On the second day of the game against the Los Angeles Clippers, coach Larry Brown did not schedule any practice, so he promised a rare rest at home.However, when the players rested leisurely, those high-level personnel of the Indiana Pacers did not rest, but were planning the team's last trade before the trade deadline.

In the current Indiana Pacers lineup, there are Darren Collison, Promise and George Hill at the point guard position, and DeMar DeRozan and OJ Mayo at the shooting guard position. And Danny Jones, Danny Granger, Rudy Fernandez and Paul George at small forward, David West and Tyler Hansbrough at power forward, center The position has Roy Hibbert and veteran Jeff Foster.It can be said that in every position on the court, the Indiana Pacers have players who can do it.

Of the five positions on the field, however, the Indiana Pacers are the weakest at center.The backcourt of the Indiana Pacers can be said to be full of talents, hoarding a large number of young talents like Xu Nuo.The positions of the two forwards can also be regarded as top-notch in the league because of the presence of a group of young players such as Danny Granger and David West.But there is only Roy Hibbert at the center position, and the substitute Jeff Foster is 35 years old. It is difficult to guarantee that Jeff Foster can play in the league for a few more years. I. Hibbert looking for a qualified replacement has become a top priority for the Indiana Pacers management.

In addition, due to the arrival of DeMar DeRozan, OJ Mayo, Rudy Fernandez and others, Deng Tai Jones' status in the team has become more and more marginalized, and he has not even played for two consecutive weeks Contest.Therefore, how to use Dengtai Jones to trade for a young capable player is also a problem that the Indiana Pacers management must now consider.

Soon, however, the shrewd Larry Bird found a solution to these problems.It can be said that in the eyes of Larry Bird, nothing is impossible. This is the case with Larry Bird in the player era, and even more so with Larry Bird as a team manager.

Therefore, when Xu Nuo stepped into the locker room of Conseco players after a leisurely day of rest, Xu Nuo found out that the lockers of both Jeff Foster and Deng Tai Jones were blocked. Empty, the team staff is packing things from the locker.

"What's going on here?" Xu Nuo frowned and asked, "Is someone going to be traded again?"

"You guessed it right." Danny Granger said to Xu Nuo.

"It looks like Jeff Foster and Dengtai Jones have been traded!" Xu Nuo said looking at the two emptied lockers.

"Yeah!" Dengtai Jones nodded and said, "Jeff Foster is the player who has played for the Indiana Pacers for the longest time among our players, and now he has also been traded."

"Of course the team is doing this for the good of the team," Danny Granger said, "Now let's go to the training ground as soon as possible!"

Xu Nuo knew that Coach Larry Brown didn't like players talking too much about player transactions in the locker room, so he kept his mouth shut, changed his clothes and talked with Danny Granger and Darren Cole Leeson went to the training ground together.

There are many players practicing on the training ground, but the figure of coach Larry Brown has not yet appeared on the training ground.In the stands around the training ground, some fans who came to watch the team's training sat sparsely.Xu Nuo just remembered that today is the day when the team's training is open to the public.

It wasn't until the training was about to start that the silver-haired coach Larry Brown and his assistant coaches appeared on the training ground like a thousand calls.Since the team will face the powerful Dallas Mavericks tonight, Coach Larry Brown did not arrange any high-intensity training so that the players can save their energy and face the Dallas Mavericks.In a relaxed but rigorous atmosphere, two hours of training passed quickly.However, the players must meet the various requirements for group photos and signatures put forward by the fans at the scene before returning to the locker room.When Xu Nuo returned to the player's locker room, Xu Nuo felt his hands were tired because he was the one who signed the most autographs for fans, which also shows how popular Xu Nuo is in the hearts of Indiana Pacers fans.

At this moment, Xu Nuo found two players who were both familiar and unfamiliar, sitting in the players' locker room.

Xu Nuo feels that they are very familiar because Xu Nuo has often seen them on TV in the past; it is said that Xu Nuo feels that they are very strange because Xu Nuo has not actually met them a few times.And now that they're all sitting in the Indiana Pacers' locker room, they're the two new additions to the team.

That's when Coach Larry Brown walked in.

"Is everyone here?" Coach Larry Brown asked.

After getting an affirmative answer, Coach Larry Brown nodded.

"Now I will introduce two new players to you. Of course, you will not be unfamiliar with them." Coach Larry Brown said, and then he pointed to the big player who looked very powerful, "Ro Ni Turiaf." Then he pointed to the slightly shorter player, "And JJ—Hickson!" Coach Larry Brown said.

These two players are inside titans, one is good at offense and the other is good at defense. "Hi everyone, nice to meet you!" said JJ-Hickson with a smile on his face, and Ronnie Turiaf said in his gruff voice, "Hello!"

"Mr. Larry Bird is really a master of player trading!" Danny Granger said, "He actually brought us two such capable players. In this way, the strength of our team will definitely increase." Greatly enhanced!"

"Especially our inside line, the arrival of Ronnie and JJ-Hickson has made our inside line much stronger!" Roy Hibbert said.

But Xu Nuo noticed that Taylor Hansbrough's face didn't seem very happy. Xu Nuo knew that the arrival of Ronnie Turiaf and JJ-Hickson would definitely make Taylor Hansbrough play The time is greatly compressed, no wonder Taylor Hansbrough looks unhappy.But now, one of the things that promises to be most concerned about is how Larry Bird used Jeff Foster and Dengtay Jones, two players who didn't seem to be very useful, in exchange for JJ-Hickson And what about the two insiders, Ronnie Turiaf?
Actually it's very simple.First, Larry Bird traded Duntay Jones to the Sacramento Kings for JJ Hickson.In the Sacramento Kings whose overall defense is weak, it is natural to hope that a swingman with excellent individual defensive ability will join in to improve the team's defense, because the Indiana Pacers already have an individual defense like George Hill Players with strong abilities naturally no longer need Dengtai Jones.It is difficult for JJ-Hickson to play in the Sacramento Kings, because the Sacramento Kings have DeMarcus Cousins ​​and Chuck Hayes on the inside, and after JJ-Hickson came to the Indiana Pacers Will get an immediate chance to play.In this way, both the team and the players hit it off.

Then, Larry Bird traded veteran Jeff Foster and some cash to the Washington Wizards for Ronnie Turiaf.In fact, Ronnie Turiaf's situation is almost the same as that of JJ-Hickson. He has never been able to play in the long-standing Washington Wizards.But Ronnie Turiaf's defensive ability is still there. What Larry Bird and Larry Brown coaches value is Ronnie Turiaf's inside defensive ability, so that Roy Hiber can be guaranteed The strength of the inside defense when the special is off the court.The Washington Wizards are mainly interested in Jeff Foster's expiring contract. When Jeff Foster's contract expires, the Washington Wizards will save some salary space so that they can Take the middle class contract to attract other players to join.But, no matter what, few players want to go to a team like the Washington Wizards.

Of course, the details of these transactions were promised only after that.After meeting with Ronnie Turiaf and JJ-Hickson, the team focused on the night's game against the Dallas Mavericks, and Promise was no exception.Regarding this game, Xu Nuo is most concerned about whether Jason Terry will play, because Coach Larry Brown once said that in the entire league, as the sixth man of the team, as promised, he can make great contributions to the team. Contributions, in addition to promises, are only Jason Terry of the Dallas Mavericks, James Harden of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs.It is precisely because of this that Xu Nuo pays special attention to Jason Terry.

"But now we don't know exactly who the opponent will send on the field." Coach Brian Shaw, the chief assistant coach of the Indiana Pacers, said to Xu Nuo, "If you want to know the information about Jason Terry, you will know before the game starts. Someone gave it to you."

"Okay then." Xu Nuo shrugged and said, "But I think it's a bit late to know the opponent's details before the game starts. You must know that the opponent is the Dallas Mavericks!"

"It doesn't matter, we will win, because you are in our team and not in the Dallas Mavericks." Coach Brian Shaw said with a smile.

Xu Nuo curled his lips, he had no choice but to wait for the start of the game tonight.

(End of this chapter)