After the All-Star Game, the trade deadline was fast approaching.

The Lakers made another trade, packing Brooks and Landry to the Wizards in exchange for Jarred Jeffries and Jordan Hill.

The Lakers did this to strengthen their interior defense and bet on Jordan Hill's talent. In addition to the old fish Fisher in the No. 1 position, Shannon Brown can also make a cameo, and there is no place for Xiaobu.

Boo didn't want to go to the Wizards at all, but he didn't have a choice. After joining, he can only be a substitute for the champion John Wall, and there is no hope of getting on the top.

Previously, the Magic traded Rashad Lewis for "The General" Arenas from the Wizards. The Magic trade is to get out of the slump, and Lewis is in poor shape year by year, with poor defense and accurate shooting.

They made a bad deal to satisfy Howard "Warcraft", and Arenas was also saddled with a three-year, $6,000 contract, worse than Lewis. Otis Smith, the general manager of the Magic, has always been a big supporter of Arenas, and even when the gungate incident happened, it didn't lose his affection for him.

The Thunder and Celtics completed a trade.

The Green Army traded centers Perkins and Nate Robinson for the Thunder's Yi Jianlian and Bledsoe, and without Jeff Green, the trade still happened. The Thunder need a meat shield center who can protect the frame. The Green Army has been replaced by Yi Jianlian, who can attract Chinese fans, and a potential newcomer.

Bledsoe's weakness of not being able to shoot three-pointers doomed him to not play in the Thunder, he and Westbrook are in the same style, not as strong as Weishao, and are not suitable to play together.

The Trail Blazers made a big trade in exchange for former Bobcats All-Star Gerald Wallace with backup center Joel Pulzbilla and forward Cunningham and two second-round picks. Roy had a knee problem, and after the trade, the Trail Blazers were able to stay competitive and make a difference in the playoffs.

There are also some players who have been cut in the free market looking for work.

Veteran point guard Mike Bibby has joined the Cavaliers, strengthening the team and working hard for the championship.

Peja Stojakovic joined the Mavericks, added a three-point shooting point, and also wanted to hold his leg to win the championship.

The Clippers brought in a free agent in the middle of the game, Ek Diogu on the inside, and Sheldon Williams, the team's backup inside line, was reimbursed with a serious knee injury.

Playing an average of 7 minutes per game and still being reimbursed, Sheldon is probably the unluckiest man this season.

Previously, Masimmi was injured and sidelined for a month, and the team was able to withstand it, and Sheldon was injured again, and there were fewer people on the inside who could resist.

Diogu, who didn't play last season due to injury, played 12 games for the Pistons as a temporary worker this season and performed well, averaging 5.8 points and 3.2 rebounds per game. His technical characteristics are very similar to Sheldon's, he is 203cm tall, weighs 113 kg, has strength, can protect rebounds, and has good defense.

He's not as strong as Sheldon, and he's the best free agent interior player he can find in the mid-term.

Shelton's injury is a wake-up call to the coaching staff, and Yang Rui is more careful when using Curry and Gay, if they are injured and miss the playoffs, the Clippers have no hope this season.

This year, Yang Rui's life is not as indulgent as it used to be.

"Gravity" quickly set up a project to find a crew and prepare for filming, and Stana got a job; Nina has been very busy because of the Twilight series, and she has hardly stopped filming and promoting it; Scarlett is pregnant, and she has restrained a lot.

Yang Rui is in good spirits, training with the team, his body is much stronger, and he also has the energy to communicate more with the players and point out a clear way for them.

The person Yang Rui talked about the most was Curry, who kept urging him to train. "Increase the range, I don't think it's your limit to one meter at the three-point line, if you can shoot from a farther position, no one will be able to guard you one-on-one in the future."

He chatted with Jordan Jr.: "You have to strengthen the interior single defense ability, don't always jump and block, you have a strong body, excellent arm span, a lot of time you just rely on the other party, raise your arms to interfere, don't be overcome, and then get stuck to grab rebounds, you have to practice the judgment of rebounding in the front court and back court." ”

Jordan Jr. asked, "Do I need to practice anything on the offensive side?" ”

"Offense isn't something you need to think about, I don't expect anything from your offense, but I'm very optimistic about your rebounding and your defense. You're positioning yourself as a super blue-collar player, and when you don't have a lot of playing time, you have to play as much as you can and grab more rebounds. ”

Now Jordan Jr.'s rebounding efficiency is already great, playing 19 minutes per game, he can grab 7 rebounds, if he plays more than 35 minutes, he is likely to win the rebounding king, and his blocks are also excellent, averaging 1.4 per game.

Yang Rui also chatted with Mike Dunleavy a lot, encouraging him to develop in the No. 4 position.

'If you can feel better when you have more confrontation, you can help the team better, and now your defense is too soft and it's easy to get knocked out. If you don't want to be on the fringe in a few years, or run out of balls to play, go for strength exercises. You're only 31 years old, and I'm optimistic that you'll play for many more years. ”

Dunleavy's stats plummeted, averaging only 7.5 points and 1.6 assists per game, while shooting 40.2% from three-point range. If he leaves, it will not be easy for the Clippers to find a big man who can move the ball quickly, shoot three-pointers, and open up space, and letting Dunleavy take a pay cut and renew his contract is the best case.

The person Yang Rui wanted to send away the most last summer has now become the role player he most wants to stay, better than Novak.

Even Danny Green, a marginal person, Yang Rui has not forgotten, often chatting with him and encouraging him to work hard.

Green has barely played for the Clippers this season, he moves fast and can defend breakaways, but his three-point shooting is erratic, shooting just 30 percent per game, he played a total of 48 minutes in garbage time, and he was dropped out of the Development League.

At North Carolina, Green is a well-rounded player with a balance of offense and defense, and he is the only player in North Carolina history to have both 100+ blocks (155) and 100+ three-pointers (184).

Although his abilities stood out in college, he was a little stretched thin after transitioning to the NBA. He was labelled as "unremarkable" and mundane. Experts believe that this man is good at many things, but not good at anything.

This kind of label is the worst, and many people with better qualities than Green can't get mixed up in the NBA, such as James White, who is super strong at dunking, and if he wants to succeed, he must transform.

The good news is that Yang Rui never thought of giving up on Green and gave him the right advice.

The reason why he brought Green in is that he is optimistic about his performance in his previous life, has a clear template, and just practices in the direction he did when he was at the Spurs.

"As long as you defend well and make sure you shoot from three-point range, the Clippers will have a place for you next season, and I often criticize you because you have the potential to be a great 3-and-D player, and if I don't think well of you at all, you're not in this place. When you play, you have to relax, don't worry about work, no matter how bad you are this season, you won't be cut. ”

Green has an advantage, that is, he is very obedient, and all Yang Rui needs to do is to relieve him of pressure.

Many young players are obviously not strong, but they don't like to listen to the coach's nagging, this kind of person Yang Rui hates very much. Green is low-key, never self-righteous, he has long realized that he is not special, he has ordinary talents, and he will not miss the glory days of college and stop moving. ”

Green has few games and is the hardest working person on the team, and in addition to his daily training sessions, he often practices three-pointers in various positions until he is tired and can't shoot.

Yang Rui knew that it was only a matter of time before Green broke out of his cocoon and turned into a butterfly.