Chapter 980: Mr. 30,000 and the undercurrent surging trading market!
The past week has been crazy for NBA fans around the world.
I thought that the NBA, which should have ushered in the finale of this season, would have undergone such a big change.
The league's two strongest teams a week ago, the Heat, who were first in the East, lost back-to-back home games to the Memphis Grizzlies in the past week.
And what about the Memphis Grizzlies?
Although the Heat, who defeated the same super strong team away, stopped a little decline, but after returning to the West, they were avenged by the Los Angeles Lakers on their home court.
Two teams that had not been beaten in the first 20 games of the season lost two games in quick succession in just one week.
This has made NBA fans all over the world see that the NBA can compete for the strongest super teams, and it is really not just the Grizzlies and the Heat.
The Lakers, who are also a super team, are back on track after the Kobe Bryant and Rondo vindictive events at the beginning of the season, and the same powerful makes people feel terrible, the Los Angeles Lakers have not lost so far after a bad start, and after the Heat and the SuperSonics pulled their hips one after another, the Lakers are now the team with the most consecutive wins in the league in addition to the SuperSonics!
In addition to the Los Angeles Lakers, after the start of this season, the Dallas Mavericks, who have been firmly in the third place in the West, defeated the Heat, and this week's time is also impressive, not only because they beat the Heat away, but also because the Lakers' crazy winning streak has no way to threaten the third place in the West for the Mavericks, which shows how stable and underestimated this team is this season.
Now many people have included the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA's superteam sequence.
Of course, for the NBA, which has been turbulent for many times in the past week, the most popular team is of course the Seattle SuperSonics!
More than a week ago, the Seattle SuperSonics were never recognized as the best team in the league.
Even now, a lot of people don't think they're the best team.
As Yes himself said, they are indeed vulnerable most of the time against the Grizzlies.
But even so, it still doesn't affect the madness of the Seattle SuperSonics in the past period.
After beating the Grizzlies on the road, the Seattle SuperSonics really seemed to be in an unbelievable super state, whether it was a strong team or a weak team, as if no team could stop them.
After back-to-back victories over the Mavericks and Cavaliers to complete a 22-game winning streak.
On December 17, 2009, the Seattle SuperSonics host the Eastern Conference Rebuild, Allen Iverson's Pistons.
Facing a weak team like the Pistons, the main players of the Seattle SuperSonics are still very polite.
After all, Iverson's NBA total score this season has just surpassed Elvin Hayes and Moses Malone one after another, becoming the first person after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Jordan, Chamberlain, and O'Neal.
Iverson's NBA regular season total has exceeded 28,000 points, and after O'Neal's total score exceeded 30,000 points, the world is now looking at Iverson for the next NBA 30,000 points.
Among the active players, Kobe Bryant's total score is also close to 28,000 points, but it is clear that with the situation of the Lakers and Pistons.
Bryant's score with the Lakers was clearly no match for Iverson's score with the Pistons.
Now the Pistons can be said to be in the midst of a rotten rebuild, and at the same time, they are fully supporting Iverson to brush up to 30,000 points.
For the NBA, any Mr. 30,000 points is a treasure, and getting 30,000 points, as far as the current NBA is concerned, it must be able to lock in the top 30 or even higher positions in NBA history.
For the entire NBA, Mr. 30,000 points is such a special and precious existence, let alone for a single team.
When Iverson was close to the 30,000-point mark, there were rumors that the 76ers wanted to trade Iverson back to the 76ers at all costs.
For the 76ers, Iverson scored 30,000 points in the Pistons, which can be called a big girl who has been trained for 18 years and was finally picked by someone else!
You don't see O'Neal after the Cavaliers got Mr. 30,000 points, the whole city of the Cavaliers went crazy, and another 30,000-point city in the NBA was born, which is a huge honor.
At present, there are five 30,000-point players in the entire NBA, including Abdul-Jabbar in Los Angeles with a 30,000-point achievement, Malone in Utah, Jordan in Washington, Chamberlain in Los Angeles, and O'Neal in Cleveland.
The NBA has five 30,000 points, and the 30,000 cities are only Los Angeles, Washington, Salt Lake City and Cleveland.
The 76ers, who have been almost impossible to achieve anything immediately in the championship, now really want to become the fifth city with 30,000 points.
Because in terms of the current situation, the next Mr. 30,000 after Iverson must be Kobe, and after Kobe, it is really not possible to see anyone who can come close in the short term.
So, it's really a huge honor and a gimmick.
What's more, Iverson returned to Philadelphia and returned to the 76ers to score 30,000 points, how could the prestige brought by this be comparable to Iverson's 30,000 points in Detroit?
The whole of Philadelphia was looking forward to it.
It's just that the Pistons, who have always wanted to change the composition and attributes of their team, also want to change from a knife heirloom to a cultivator heirloom, and if the 76ers don't have enough sincerity, they can't let Iverson and 30,000 points out.
Because of the imminent impact of 30,000 points, the entire Pistons are cooperating to brush up on Iverson.
In fact, it's not just the Pistons who are cooperating, other teams in the league, and the Pistons' opponents in each game are also cooperating to a limited extent to score Iverson.
Some of these teams are players who worship Iverson, Iverson's popularity among NBA players has always been terrifying, and he is the brave representative of the previous generation of the NBA before Yes.
There are also some players who don't worship Iverson or don't like Rondo, and you may not believe it, but the player who competed with Rondo for the scoring title this season is none other than Iverson, and those who don't want Rondo to tarnish the scoring title are secretly supporting Iverson.
In addition, some other people who cooperate with Iverson and the Pistons are ordinary onlookers who simply want to see the birth of another Mr. 30,000 in the NBA.
Regardless of the reasons for those who cooperate with Iverson to score points, for these people, the Pistons can definitely beat anyway, Iverson scores high, they win, why not?
Therefore, although Iverson did not announce his retirement this season, he was really empty and glorious everywhere he went this season, which is considered to be the most beautiful parade performance of NBA veterans after Jordan's retirement season.
Although the Seattle SuperSonics must support Rondo in the scoring title, for such a player with great prestige in the current NBA, most of the SuperSonics' starters are still very respectful.
But......
Most people respect respect, but they can't stand it, and a small number of people just like to make trouble on this kind of big scene!
In the game between the SuperSonics and the Pistons, Rondo defended Iverson and showed his best defensive form this season.
And James Harden's bench lineup, which is very troublesome this season, is making trouble again tonight.
Every game Iverson has now is a big event, and this game against the SuperSonics is certainly not a surprise.
167 to 109!
Looking at the score board at the Key Arena, many Philadelphia reporters and Detroit reporters on the scene really wanted to hit someone.
If this game takes place in Detroit, they guarantee that James Harden, the kid Nima, will never get out of Auburn Hills Palace.
This Nima is blatantly smashing Iverson's field!
Knowing that Iverson was on the parade, you threw stones at the parade.
"James, I think the next time we go to Philadelphia, you're going to have to watch out for black guns."
“……”
James Harden was shivering as he finished his work.
Seeing this kid like this, little Gasol couldn't help but laugh and cry.
Why didn't I see you so cowardly when I was making trouble?
Got it done?
It seems that James is really unintentional, and this season in garbage time James is used to giving opponents a 58-point hat.
After the game against the Pistons, the Detroit and Philadelphia reporters on the scene were very unhappy, but Iverson didn't feel anything.
He is a proud person, and he hopes that his 30,000 points will be cut down by himself with a knife and a shot, but he can only accept it if he doesn't like it if everyone treats him so politely.
He can accept the courtesy and respect of his opponent, and he can also accept the humiliation and blame of his opponent.
So although James Harden made trouble, Iverson still accepted the jersey exchange with Yes.
"Iverson is wishing Yes, 30,000 points is a great and difficult achievement for all players, but it's very, very easy for Yes."
Seeing Iverson and Yes exchange shirts amicably, the smile on Barkley's face was very confident.
Kenny Smith also felt that there was nothing wrong with Barkley's confidence.
However, not only is Mr. 30,000 not difficult for Yes, but also not difficult for James.
They are not like players like Iverson Kobe, and their pursuit should be more ambitious than that.
Until now, he has not looked down on players like Iverson and Kobe, and until now he feels that James's future achievements are far greater than these two.
"I'm curious, where do you want to accomplish this achievement?"
"Philadelphia, if I can't be in Philadelphia, I want that game to be away and against Philadelphia."
Iverson's answer was firm, and Yes nodded unsurprised.
Iverson's greatest accomplishments would have been best left to Philadelphia.
It's just that......
Philadelphia failed Iverson's career last time, and this time, will they continue to live up to it......
Ye Si is not very sure, in fact it is now a worldwide curiosity.
With Christmas just around the corner, and as Iverson gets closer to 30,000 points, the NBA's trade market is becoming more and more active.
And how much Philadelphia can get to get Iverson back, and what level the Celtics will be down to in the era of fools in the era of fools, is the core and focus of this NBA trade period.
There is no doubt that the future of Garnett, Pierce and Iverson is the biggest thing to watch in this trading period.
After the game with the Pistons, the SuperSonics received a trade request from the 76ers, who wanted to use Iguodala and Louis Williams as chips and a Pistons trade in exchange for Iverson, and wanted the SuperSonics to be the third party to the deal, and the SuperSonics sent Millsap, Nick Collison and James Harden.
Millsap and Nick Collison go to the Pistons, James Harden goes to the 76ers, while the SuperSonics get Iguodala and Louis Williams.
From the 76ers' point of view, this is a very sincere deal, Iguodala is the boss of the 76ers, and Louis Williams is the second of the 76ers.
For a 34-year-old veteran, he took out all his belongings, and this sincerity is really great.
From the perspective of the 76ers, the SuperSonics may still be earned, James Harden and Louis Williams, and now nine and a half out of ten people in the NBA will choose Louis Williams, and the other half are Supersonic fans will think that the two are about the same.
And the value comparison between Iguodala and Millsap and Nick Collisson, Iguodala's current trade value in the eyes of the general managers of other NBA teams, what Millsap and Nick Collison should be exchanged for Millsap and Gasol Jr., or for Milicic and Ibaka.
The 76ers' trade is very sincere from the 76ers' own perspective.
The Pistons must have named Millsap, so they were willing to suffer for Iverson.
However, Ye Si and the SuperSonics politely rejected the deal at the first time.
The 76ers are sincere, but the SuperSonics have no plans to trade any of the team's players right now.
Iguodala's arrival will certainly be able to raise the strength of the supersonic.
And Louis Williams is perhaps a better sixth man than James Harden right now.
But this season is a pivotal moment for the SuperSonics to win three consecutive championships, and stability is paramount, which is the idea of SuperSonics general manager Presti, who is actually willing to trade in his heart.
As for Yes, he doesn't want to lose James Harden, a special five-star talent......
James Harden's value is far from being comparable to Louis Williams in Yes's mind, and even adding an Iguodala may not be enough, let alone sticking Millsap and Nick Collisson.
The deal with the 76ers didn't work out.
But Yees and the SuperSonics got a lot of useful inside information from the deal.
That is, in order to get Iverson, Iguodala is no longer for sale with the 76ers.
Iguodala, the leader of the playoff team, will flow into the trade market.
Thinking about the past when the 76ers traded Iverson away in order to correct Iguodala, I can't help but sigh for a while......