Chapter 167: Walk with Me
The Clippers' next game is scheduled for Feb. 9, when the Clippers will continue their Eastern Conference tour to the Continental Airlines Center arena to challenge the New Jersey Nets.
Now about Elton. Brand's various trade rumors, just like Gasol at the beginning, have become the focus of media coverage. Jason. Kidd just denied yesterday that his agent had asked the team to trade him, and the 35-year-old triple-double king claimed in front of the media: "I don't know where that news came from, I haven't talked to my agent about a trade since the road trip started, so as far as I know, there is no such thing as a trade request." ā
On the other hand, Nets manager Thorne declined to comment on the trade, but when asked if he felt his players would be happy to stay with the Nets, his answer may contain some information.
"All of our players want to stay here and play, can I convince myself to accept that? I think their table on the pitch hints at whether they want to stay in the team or not. Thorne's remarks that anyone with a discerning eye could see were undoubtedly slapping Kidd in the face.
Across the river is New York Post columnist Pete. Vikase, this bastard doesn't know whose money he received in private, he told about the Kidd trade in his column, and said that in the rumors of the triple-double king trade that has now become the core topic of the league, both the Clippers and the Mavericks have been deceived, and there is only one reason why this deal has not been reached so far, that is, the Nets are too greedy!
According to Kidd's agent Jeff. An informant close to Schiewatt revealed that at first, it was supposed to be between the Clippers and the Nets. For Kidd, the usually stingy Sterling made a good offer this time, or rather, it was pressure from Chinese sponsors. Everyone knows that the better the Clippers are, the faster these Chinese companies that sponsor the Clippers will be able to recoup their costs, and the more they will bring back their advertising returns.
Sterling is a stingy guy, but he's not a fool. On the contrary, he was a very successful and very intelligent Jewish businessman, and a successful businessman naturally knew when to be stingy and when to change to investment. Raheem Sterling is willing to offer Kidd a $20 million annual contract when he settles in Los Angeles and extend his old contract into the 2009-10 season, something the Nets simply don't want to do.
But with such a reluctant conversation, the deal was put on hold.
According to Clippers executives, the Nets offered a condition that was unacceptable to the Clippers in principle. Of course, the process of bargaining is similar, you make a price, I make a price, and finally reach a compromise on a certain point, so you can't say that Kidd's switch to the Clippers is stillborn, but where is the Clippers' principled position?
"We have to put Sharif. Abdu. Raheem's unfinished contract came in, and if he didn't, we wouldn't be able to match Kidd's $20 million salary. Dunleavy Sr. emphasized in the team's internal meeting that the Clippers are also a rebuilding team, so they will not send any first-round draft picks for Kidd, which is the explanation of the Clippers informant.
And the Nets' position is clear: "You're not going to have a 'I've got to make a bad deal' attitude about this, are you?" ā
Meanwhile, there are only two weeks left before the February 21 NBA transfer deadline.
The deal is now deadlocked on two of the most important points, and the Nets don't want the scrapped Sharif. Abdu. Raheem's unfinished contract, even if it expires in the year. They also want a first-round pick, which is also something the Clippers won't compromise on.
The Nets were able to have the confidence to open their mouths because the Mavericks joined the group that coaxed Kidd in January, making Kidd a strange commodity to live in. However, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the Mavericks' chips are not comparable to the Clippers at all, especially after the game between the Clippers and the Celtics, Brand scored 24 points in 30 minutes, allowing everyone to see that he is still the captain. The Clippers' three-inside line worked unexpectedly, and they even knocked over the Celtics on the road, which made many Clippers fans shout to cancel the trade, and they could have fought with the three-inside line.
New York Post columnist Vikase, after recounting the inside story of the above deal, turned his gun and officially opened fire on Kidd, making it difficult to tell which side he was on.
"I think it's best for the Nets to get this deal done as soon as possible, and I think they'd be better off without this self-serving playmaker, he's a disgusting leader, he's unproductive offensively, he's polluting the atmosphere of the team, he's making a lot of mistakes in the game...... And this also allows him to earn a high salary of $21.3 million next season. ā
No one knew if the column was bought by the Clippers or the Nets, and it felt like both the Nets and Kidd had been hacked by him, and finally the guy emphasized: "People are blinded by his triple-double, and a respected Nets all-time legend privately says, 'They don't notice that he's become a high-priced role player, the $20 million kind.'" āā
The Clippers rode the train to New York the next day, and the New Jersey Nets have now dropped to 10th place in the East, so it's no wonder that both Kidd and Carter want to flee the city. Neither of them had a championship ring in their hands, and the only thing a basketball player cared about except money was that ring, and Kidd and Carter were no exception. That's one of the reasons why the Clippers dared to drag the deal, believing that the Nets were just bluffing and taking advantage of the opportunity to inflate the asking price, and that Dunleavy Sr. didn't put his eggs in one basket.
On February 8, the Clippers just arrived in Bogan County, New Jersey in the morning, and several newspapers in Los Angeles broke another shocking news, according to an insider's swear, the Clippers have privately agreed with the Detroit Pistons that it is possible to complete the trade of Billups and Brand in the near future.
Well, whenever this happens, there will be many roles such as N insiders and insiders, which is also quite interesting.
It's no secret that Billups is no secret, last summer, the Pistons offered a $60.5 million contract to retain Mr. Finals, but this year the situation is completely different.
Piston President Joe. In his press conference last Tuesday, Dumas specifically mentioned the issue of urgency among the players, apparently in response to Billups, who emphasized the team's overall defense several times, and Billups was clearly the weakest of the five starters. After half a season of trying, the Pistons concluded that Rodney. Starkey can be a star point guard, so it is better to send Billups, who is in decent form, away now in exchange for their scarce All-Star interior lineman.
Billups still has a four-year, $36.3 million contract, which isn't too expensive for his stature, so the Pistons are likely to trade him with a young bench for a power forward who can score.
The trade between the old Dunleavy and the Pistons also fell into a stalemate on a point of contradiction. Dumas demanded that the Roaring Celestials be added to the deal, or they would rather fight for the playoffs again this year. You know, no one in this world is stupid enough to make a losing deal, so the guy who wants to take advantage of others in everything is the biggest fool himself.
Of course, the Grizzlies are an exception, and it's the Lakers......
The Pistons were already tired of Roaring Tianzun, and Wallace still had a good trading market. First of all, Wallace only has one year left on his contract after this season, which makes him even more appealing because the team will not have to carry long-term salary baggage if the team finds out that he can't do it. Wallace has a long-range shot that big men don't usually have, and teams that are hell-bent on a championship won't risk too much to get him. Dumas has already received a lot of offers for Tianzun this year, and it is clear that to get Billups, he will have to package up and acquire Rashid. Wallace.
And Billups plus Rashid. Wallace, the two have a salary of $25 million, and the Clippers are simply not enough for a 15 million brand, they have to pull other teams for a three-way trade, which is too troublesome.
Ji Guoqiu said that the team trade had nothing to do with him, and the Clippers had a half-day vacation on the 8th. In the afternoon of the same day, Ji Guoqiu immediately took his younger brother to take a taxi to the suburbs.
"Why are you pulling me out...... What, you said that Twilight's crew started filming today, in East Rutherford, Boganshire? ā
"That's right, you have nothing to do anyway, come with me to have a look."
Ji Guosha was originally in and Taylor. Swift called and couldn't help but complain: "You're not embarrassed to go by yourself, are you?" I said, are you sick? You're even in the back, what's so embarrassing? ā
When Ji Guoqiu heard this, he quickly glanced at the driver, and then remembered that Ji Guoqi said it in Chinese, so he relieved his heart, and then said angrily: "Don't you know? The actor in another time and space is the main one, you say I'm not worried? ā
"Oh! As soon as you say that, I remember, Christine was originally the male protagonist of Twilight, and that guy later brought a cuckold, but now you took the lead in getting a split-leg girl, so the cuckold may be ......"
"I'm cĒo Uncle, do you know how to speak human language?"
"Calm the anger...... Anger ...... I'm here to help you decompress, don't worry, I'll take care of it for you. ā
Ji Guoqiu looked puzzled: "How can you help me get it, don't mess around!" ā
Ji Guo smiled and said: "Don't worry, I won't do illegal things, such a trivial thing as helping you destroy your rival in love is a matter of hand-to-hand for me, and the mountain people have their own clever plans!" ā
The two arrived at 1 p.m. in East Rutherford, a town of less than 10,000 inhabitants and a filming location in the Twilight Zone, where the film crew would shoot in the first few days of filming.
To be honest, Ji Guoqiu didn't want to come, as long as he thought that his girlfriend might have to shoot a kiss scene with another man, he felt uncomfortable. Even if Christine has already sued him, there are no passion scenes in this movie, only two understated kiss scenes, Panda Hero said: Then he can't stand it, who wants to let his girlfriend kiss others?
Christine knows her boyfriend's thoughts clearly, so she called him here today to prepare for this giant panda to see how the kiss scene in the movie was filmed, which was not at all what Ji Guoqiu imagined...... R1152