Chapter 362 [Medium-term Transaction, Sprint Stage]
The news after the star game is more about feelings, and the media does not overtly praise Jordan's strength, his shooting percentage is not high, and he can no longer score as easily as when he was young. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Yang stayed in Los Angeles for the weekend before heading to Sacramento alone to join the team for the first game against the Kings after the star game.
It was a game of disparity, and the Wizards were abused 82-109.
"White Chocolate" Jason Williams is back, the Kings have a full lineup, with tacit understanding, the Wizards have problems on the defensive end, and Princeton, who only relies on half-hanging, is not an opponent.
Both Jordan and Stadamire had only half a day off and were not in good shape.
Yang Rui chose to fight with the Kings on offense, and Boozer singled Divac, which turned out to be a mistake. Boozer played just three minutes before he was given two offensive fouls by Divac and was given a lesson.
You can't deal with Divac because he's the king of fake throws. This person faked his greetings to his friends. This is not a fool's errand, Divac and O'Neill have done it since they retired, and it has been in the news.
The next day, the Wizards defeated the underdog Clippers on the road back-to-back.
Olavokandi played only 36 games before being injured and Kwame Brown lived up to expectations after joining the Clippers, taking over as the starting center, and continuing to show people what it means to be a "parallel trade".
In all fairness, Brown's defense is pretty good. He's physical, he's not slow, he's good at jumping, he's resistant, he's able to block shots. But on the offensive end, this guy is too pitiful, not good at shooting, inaccurate free throws, and can't do well after blocking and dismantling in the low post, and often catches the ball and gets out of his hands.
This weakness is fatal, and Brown can't even play the most basic pick-and-roll offense, so there is no coach who can arrange tactics for him. His ceiling is to defend blue-collar defense, which cannot be compared to Gasol, Chandler and other interior players in the same period.
On Valentine's Day on February 14, Yang Rui couldn't spend time with his girlfriend and led the Wizards to a 106-84 away victory over the Jazz.
Sloan doesn't want to mess around, but they're already a lotto team. Without stars, no matter how tacit cooperation is, you can't win.
Soon the trade deadline is approaching, teams looking for results are looking for last-minute trade reinforcements, and underdogs are starting to swing for a higher pick.
The Wizards' good regular season also has to do with the fact that there are so many bad teams this season, everyone knows that 2003 is a big year for the draft, and many teams have been preparing for it since last summer, seeing it as a key point in changing the club's fortunes.
Yang Rui set his sights on the present, approaching manager Unseld during the break and asking him to try and make a big deal that would affect how far the team can go in the playoffs.
The Wizards are already a strong team, but with the current roster, it will be very difficult to win the championship.
In Yang Rui's previous life, there was a famous big trade in 2003, the Bucks traded the team's top scorer Ray Allen in the middle of the game, and the veteran Gary Payton was traded from the SuperSonics.
It was a clearly loss-making trade due to the disagreement between George Carr and Ray Allen.
Payton's form is starting to decline, Ray Allen is in his playing year, and even if it is to be traded, the Bucks should trade Ray Allen for some potential rookies and draft picks. But because the contradiction between Ray Allen and George Karl has become public, other teams are waiting and watching, sitting on the ground, and not wanting to cheapen the Bucks.
As a result, Unseld asked the Bucks manager, and was rejected by a mouthful, even if he said that he was willing to send Hamilton, a potential star, the Bucks did not change.
Hamilton is not for sale in the Wizards, and Yang Rui is a little helpless about it, because Hamilton likes to shoot too much, and the three-point is average. Hamilton's strength is inferior to Ray Allen, just an ordinary star, just because the range is one step closer, which is a pity.
What Yang Rui didn't know was that the SuperSonics had also asked the Bucks for the price, which was also rejected.
Ray Allen became a non-sale for the Bucks, this season was very bad, the team could not enter the playoffs, and the Bucks management was ready to get rid of coach George Carr after the season and keep Ray Allen as the core of the team.
The reason why the Bucks made this decision was also a butterfly effect caused by Yang Rui, who selected Michael Reed to the Raptors. Originally, Reed would play at the level of Ray Allen's injury to make the management feel that he could replace Ray Allen, so there was a big trade.
Now without Reed as a replacement, as soon as Ray Allen is injured, the Bucks can't win at all. The Bucks management understands that George Karl's strength can fight fires and make the playoffs, but the unbalanced offensive and defensive tactics want to win the championship, and there is no play in this life.
And George Carr is short-sighted and has no bearing in life, which is unpleasant.
Yang Rui knew that the deal could not be completed, and there was no way. He felt that the Bucks did the right thing, with Ray Allen as the core, patiently strengthening the interior line, even if it was to choose a potential interior training, plus Kassel and Tim Thomas, it may be a championship team in the future.
Ray Allen isn't just a three-point shooter, he can combine points and shots to lead the whole team. In Yang Rui's previous life, he led the SuperSonics to the Western Conference semifinals and lost to the Spurs.
Yang Rui prepared for the team's future and proposed another trade, sending Etang Thomas, who always sat on the cold bench and was the last choice on the inside, in exchange for Jazz backup power forward Scott Padget.
With Haywood and Boozer here, the Wizards have no shortage of meat shields, and Thomas is inferior to these two in all aspects, let alone Lightner and Stoudeyer.
Padgett to the Wizards is definitely also a fringe man, and the tactical effect is a little better. He's a very soft space inside, poor defensively, and can shoot three-pointers, just like Novak, the famous soft egg in the future.
This year is his contract year, and the Summer Jazz don't plan to renew it. Sloan wanted a strong interior player who could defend, and after Malone retired, he didn't have no one to use, and Sloan felt that Thomas still had some potential, and this was only his second season, and he was also a high draft pick at the beginning, 12th in the first round in 2000.
After the transaction is completed, Yang Rui can only rely on the current lineup to fight for the playoffs with his opponents, and he intends to take the route of the Nets and win as a whole.
The bad news is that the Wizards have no advantage in the East against the Nets, Bulls, or even the Knicks.
The Bulls closed a trade with the Bucks at the trade deadline, trading Marcus Fetzel, who was reimbursed for an injury, for Bucks blue-collar backup center Joel Poolsbilla.
The Bulls wanted to make a mark this season, so they found a big man in order to deal with Eddie Curry in the East. If you make it to the finals, this trade is even more necessary. It's okay to beat the Mavericks and the Kings, but if you play against the Spurs or the Lakers, you will definitely lose without a meat shield.
Potzbilly has a poor offense, a good defense, and was a rookie with the 9th pick in the first round in 2000, and he didn't fit into George Carr's system with the Bucks. The Bucks are trying to bet on Marcus' talent, and this season is going to be a mess.
On Feb. 19, the Wizards defeated the Hornets 95-87.
David Wesley had a great performance against his old club, finishing with 21 points, three rebounds and four assists on 8-of-13 shooting, 2-of-3 three-pointers and 3-of-5 free throws. In this match, he played better than his former teammate Francis. Francis is sharp in his breaks, invincible in physicality, and his shooting has always been a hard injury.
The Wizards' record has stabilized, Margeti has been in good shape since returning from injury, and he is a strong contender for the league's best sixth man with a brave and fearless impact on the basket.
Veteran Leitner suffered a wrist injury in the confrontation and the comeback time is yet to be determined, and Yang Rui began to spend more time training the newcomer.
With Padgett added, the Wizards had an extra three-pointer, Marshall was off, and there were people on the inside who could maximize the space. The Wizards are still not weak, and the regular season has entered the sprint stage.