The three-point line is really too close

Chapter 107 The deal is concluded! "Natural Bole" Old Nelson!

In the past few days, rumors about Zhang Bolong's trade have almost attracted the attention of the entire league.

The media's investigation and tracking of this transaction can be seen everywhere, and the forums are also full of various discussions and analysis.

Not only the sports reporters from the Beacon Country, but also many Chinese media personnel went to the Lakers and the NBA headquarters to squat in front of the building, waiting for the first-hand news of their national idols.

Which team's new jersey will Zhang Bolong wear?This has become the most concerned issue in the basketball world for a while.

There are rumors that he will join the Rockets, join hands with Yao Ming, who is also a Chinese fellow, and dominate the outside line with Tracy McGrady;
There are rumors that he will go to Seattle, and the Sonics hope to make him and Ray Allen form the strongest three-point combination;
There are also rumors that he will stay in Los Angeles, and the Clippers are willing to pay super scorer Maggette to trade in order to improve the team's popularity in the City of Angels.

……

Finally, on December 12, the dust settled.

The Lakers chose to start negotiations with the Golden State Warriors on Zhang Bolong's trade, and quickly reached an agreement.

The Lakers acquired All-Star point guard Baron "The Beard" Davis from the Golden State Warriors at the cost of Zhang Buron, Ronnie Turiaf and a 2007 second-round pick.

Since the Lakers amnesty waived Brian Grant's 1400 million contract, the salary space cleared made this deal possible.

Seeing such a deal in front of him, David Stern was also very pleased.

When he heard that the Lakers wanted to trade Zhang Bolong, his head buzzed for a moment.

You know, the exposure in Los Angeles has a multiplier effect on his star-making.

He didn't want the new star he was promoting to lose his shining stage just like that.

Fortunately, the Lakers chose the Warriors.

In a sense, this is still a win-win deal.

For the Lakers, they won the current competitiveness.

Davis' strength is undoubtedly a great improvement for the team. The backcourt combination of him and Kobe has both offense and defense, and they are not afraid of any team's challenges.

Coupled with the insider composed of potential insider Bynum and quasi-star Odom, the Lakers after the transaction are fully capable of doing things in the West.

To reshape the glory of Zijin, we can count the days and wait!
For Zhang Bolong, he has won the core position.

As long as Kobe is around, the Los Angeles Lakers will only have one core, and this will always be Kobe's team.

Although the two will frequently connect online and show a tacit understanding on the court,
But most of the time, Zhang Bolong will give the ball to Kobe to solve the problem, and Kobe will control the game.
What Stern hopes to see more is that this little guy can represent his city like Cleveland's "little emperor", growing savagely without any scruples.

Only when one star after another emerges, this league will become more competitive and star-studded.

For the Warriors, they got a box office guarantee, a promising young star.

Although the Warriors play their home games at the Oracle Center in Oakland, they are across the sea from San Francisco, just across the bridge.

The number of Chinese in San Francisco accounts for nearly a quarter of the city's population. It is one of the regions with the highest density of Chinese in the Western Hemisphere, and the total number of Chinese is second only to New York.

The arrival of Zhang Bolong will definitely be loved by the fans here. His skills, appearance, and even his identity as a Chinese will make him quickly become the new favorite here.

As for the departure of the head star Davis, it seems not so important.

Anyway, the Warriors' performance was not good before that...

This team, which won the first championship in NBA history, has experienced too many turmoil in these years.

As of last year, they have missed the playoffs for 12 consecutive years.

The last time they entered the playoffs, under the leadership of the old Nelson, the trio of "Madman" Sprewell, Chris Webber and Chris Mullin helped the team get 50 wins.

And this has to be traced back to the 1993-1994 season.

Even so, the fans here are still full of support and love for the team.

After learning that the deal was concluded, the Warriors held a press conference as soon as possible.

At the press conference, the team's head coach Nelson couldn't hide his excitement.

"We have the best fans and now we are about to have the best players.

I assure you that you will be proud of this team again soon.

Let's go together, warriors. "

Old Nelson was succinct.

This is of course an exaggeration, but the old man has indeed held back for too long.

If West is the godfather of the Lakers, then Nelson Sr. should have a similar status in the Dallas Mavericks.

The current powerful status of the Mavericks is inseparable from the hard work of old Nelson.

Even the current head coach of the Mavericks, "Little General" Avery Johnson, is his successor trained by himself.

The old Nelson's vision is vicious, he is a Bole who loves to discover the talents of players by nature.

In addition to trying to exchange Ewing for O'Neal that year, he also exchanged rookie Robert Taylor and the Bucks for the signing rights of German rookie Dirk Nowitzki in 1998.

At the same time, he traded with the Suns for the young player Steve Nash.

There is no need to go into too much detail about the level of stars these two are.

However, he is also a "monarch" with a strong desire for control.

It was precisely because of these two players that the conflict between him and Cuban intensified, and they eventually parted ways.

In the Western Conference finals of the 2003 playoffs, Nowitzki tore his ligament, but the team doctor thought he could continue.

So Cuban rushed to Nelson's office and asked him to let Nowitzki play.

"If you let him play, his career will be in danger. I promised his parents to treat him like a son."

This is old Nelson's answer.

"You're just making excuses for losing," Cuban yelled.

According to the description of the staff, Nelson Sr. "threw Cuban out of the office."

Then in the summer of 2004, Cuban chose not to renew the contract with Nash without negotiating with him, which made the old man extremely crazy.

Nash is his favorite player, and also his old friend. Cuban's behavior is regarded as a kind of betrayal by the old man.

The old Nelson's patience reached the limit, so he gave up the coaching position to Johnson, and had to reluctantly leave his beloved Mavericks, and he didn't come out again until this year.

In today's Warriors, Nelson Sr. enjoys supreme authority.

His last wish in basketball is to be able to get the player he likes, to watch him shine as a talent, and to lead the team invincible in the tactical system he is best at.

He firmly believed that Zhang Bolong was such a person.

……

At this moment, Zhang Bolong had just bid farewell to former teammates such as Ao Daidai and Bynum, and boarded the plane to Oakland.

Somewhere in the crowd at the airport, a tall man and a tall girl stood together, watching his figure disappear out of sight.

"Why don't you go see him off?"

"Such a distance makes me more emotional about saying goodbye, as well as the inspiration to write songs."

The girl sighed softly.

"What about you? Your teammates are all there."

"It's not like I can't see you anymore."

The man turned around, "The next game against the Warriors, I'll give you a ticket to see how Kobe Bryant beat him."

(End of this chapter)