NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 302 The bus's Philadelphia debut
That night, Comb and the Raptors submitted a transaction report to the league.

Stern was disturbed in the middle of the night and couldn't sleep again. Such a heavy deal, I don't know what kind of waves it will cause in the league.

Fortunately, this deal does not seem to make the Philadelphia 76ers much stronger.

At ten o'clock the next morning, Combe led the bus, Boozer and Kirilenko to a trade conference with the Raptors management.

The general manager of the Raptors, Sha Lun and Old Wilkens, are in a very good mood. Although they are also very reluctant to leave the bus, at least the current internal strife in the team has been resolved.

When the reporters at the scene heard that Daba was traded, they were all surprised from ear to ear. No one expected that a super power forward with Daba's status would be traded without warning.

However, the Raptors fans are quite satisfied with the bargaining chips traded by the bus. Both of them have proved themselves under the hands of Combe.

Boozer has been partnering with Yao Ming this season, and he has played well. You must know that he is just a rookie, and his ability to play at this level is enough to prove that he has a bright future.

Although Kirilenko's statistics are not very good, everyone knows that he is limited by playing time. If he is given enough playing time, his statistics will definitely not be bad.

Kumbu is satisfied with the deal, Bus is satisfied, Boozer and Kirilenko are also satisfied, the Raptors management is satisfied, and the Raptors fans are also satisfied, but there are still people who have considerable opinions on this transaction.

This person is Lao Deng who is far away in New York.

When Lao Deng heard that the Raptors had exchanged one for two, he directly attacked the case and shouted that it was unfair.

Before the Raptors' starting fourth position was the bus, Lao Deng didn't worry about the bus at all.

The main reason is that the clumsy fourth position of the bus can't restrict Da Zhi at all.

Now that the Raptors have Kirilenko, the situation is different. Dazhi will definitely not play so comfortably against the Raptors in the future.

If Dazhi plays uncomfortable, it will easily lead to the loss of the series between the Knicks and the Raptors.

Lao Deng can tolerate his loss to Combu's Philadelphia 76ers, but he cannot tolerate the team's loss to the Toronto Raptors.

"I don't know what benefits the Raptors offered to Combe. This deal is obviously not reciprocal."

"Today's alliance has too few restrictions on transactions, which has led to one unreasonable transaction after another. If this continues, the alliance will definitely end."

At the press conference in the afternoon, Lao Deng directly criticized the deal.

The relationship between him and Kongbu is extremely good, and this expression of dissatisfaction will not affect the relationship between him and Kongbu.

He was quite sure that even if Combe was unhappy, at most he would give him a watch the next time we met.

Kong Bu really didn't think there was anything wrong with it. This transaction did have a great impact on Lao Deng, and it was no big deal for him to yell in displeasure.

But how could the Raptors tolerate this? Sha Lun and Lao Deng were college roommates. Later, when the two steered the Raptors together, Sha Lun was completely emptied by Lao Deng and had no rights at all. Of course he was full of enthusiasm for Lao Deng. It's resentment.

Now that he managed to take advantage of Kong Bu, Lao Deng jumped out to criticize him, and Sha Lun was not used to him.

"Is this deal unreasonable?"

"Did you know? The most unreasonable trade actually happened last offseason!"

"A certain team got Evans, who ranks third in the league's rebounding list, and Haslem, who is at least worth a middle class, from Comb for nothing!"

"That's right, this team got these two players without any chips."

"Isaiah Thomas, I know you're watching this live, I'm talking about you!"

"You got cheap and didn't let a fart go. Our Raptors took the top three super power forwards in the league and replaced two young people. You jumped out and said it was unfair."

"Okay, how about you return Evans and Haslem to Comb, and our deal is cancelled?"

Sha Lun was really mad at Lao Deng, and directly caught Lao Deng in the face of the reporter.

Lao Deng got very passive and returned Evans and Haslem to Combe?Why?It's all in my hands, so there's no reason to go back.

All he can do now is act deaf and dumb, as if nothing happened.

Kumbu made fun of Lao Deng for several days in a row.

……

After leaving Toronto, the Philadelphia 76ers continued their road trip.

The next opponent is the New Orleans Hornets, which was the Charlotte Hornets last season.

Although they moved to New Orleans, the Hornets still belong to the Eastern Conference. They will not enter the ranks of the Western Conference until Combe and Jordan create a new team next season.

"Kong, I have been inviting you to Charlotte all those years ago."

"It's a pity you never agreed."

"Who would have thought that you would end up going to Charlotte, just as the boss."

Hornets general manager Bob Bass sighed after seeing Comb.

He has known Konbu for a long time, and he is considered to be the first group of big bosses in this league who are very optimistic about Konbu.

When Combe led the Raptors to win the first championship, Bass Sr. kindly invited Combe to coach in Charlotte, but it was a pity that Combe was not interested in the Hornets at all.

I managed to get the Raptors in order, and it really didn't make sense to go to the Hornets to do it all over again.

Who would have thought that a few years later, Combe would eventually go to Charlotte, but this time as the boss.

"Mr. Bass, you have a good record this season."

"Paul's coaching ability is as impressive as his player's strength."

Comb smiled and praised the current Hornets coach Paul Silas.

Silas is one of the top [-] superstars in the league. He usually has a low-key personality and is a senior whom Kumbu respects very much.

It's a living legend.

In high school, he once led his team to win 108 consecutive games. It is worth mentioning that he and Lord of the Rings Russell attended the same high school.

Later in college, he averaged 20 points and 21 rebounds per game.

"Paul would be too happy to sleep if he knew you praised him so much."

"By the way, your new team will be established next season. We may need to hand over some tasks, such as some records in team history."

"I also discussed with the boss, thinking that we will directly change the team name and leave the Hornets team name to you."

When Old Buss mentioned this matter, he was more trying to sell Comb's favor.

You must know that under normal circumstances, the Hornets have been unwilling to give up the team name to the Charlotte new army, which caused the new army to only use the Bobcats team name at the beginning.

It wasn't until the Hornets changed the team name to the Pelicans in 2013 that the Bobcats had the opportunity to inherit the Hornets' team history, and at the same time they changed their name to the Hornets.

Some people care about team history, because a team without a team history sounds like it’s not up to the mark, and from the perspective of commercial interests, the team also needs team history, otherwise the team will not have a ten-year anniversary. profit point.

But Combe doesn't care about the Hornets' poor team history that can be ignored.

What is the history of the Hornets? The team was just established in 88, and until 2002, it has only 14 years of history.

The funny thing is, let alone the championship in the 14-year team history, they haven't even scored in the playoffs once.

Thinking that Dell Curry is the leading scorer in the history of the Hornets, you know how shabby the history of this team is.

With these 14 years of team history, it is completely cumbersome for Kumbu's new army.

Without these 14 years, Comb's new team would have made it to the playoffs in the first year, with a playoff rate of 100%. If those 14 years were counted, the playoff rate would be only 6.6%.

There is not a decent player in the key team history. If the team has any activities, it is really embarrassing not to invite a decent team history star.

"I need to discuss this matter with Michael, after all, this is not my team alone."

Kong Bu played Tai Chi and did not continue to discuss this matter in depth.

How did the old Bass know that Kongbu didn't look down on their Hornets' 14-year team history at all, thinking that this new army Kongbu could not sit alone.

In fact, if Kongbu really wants this piece of team history, there is no need to discuss it with Jordan. This is not a matter of his words.

……

That night, in the locker room of the visiting team, everyone was performing a welcome ceremony for the bus.

The bus came too suddenly, and he joined the team when the team was on an away trip, so there was no time to hold a decent entrance ceremony for him.

I can only make a cake for him now and make a small fuss.

"Brothers, tonight is the first show for the coach to join our Philadelphia 76ers. Whatever you say, let him perform well."

Iverson stood up, applauded the team generals and said.

The bus joined the Philadelphia 76ers. For Iverson, it may not be a good thing, but Iverson is a typical drunk today. He doesn't want to care about the future. He only knows that the Philadelphia 76ers have Bus, the hope of the dynasty is even greater.

Yao Ming nodded with a smile, and patted Bus on the shoulder, "What was your highest score in a single game before?"

Bus scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "37 points."

"What? 37 points? That's too little." Yao Ming was speechless, he didn't expect the bus to be so miserable.

I have already played 70+ in a single game twice.

Big Zhi has also played 60+ in a single game several times.

Even if the UAE has just entered the league, the highest score in a single game now has 50 points.

Who would have thought that the bus has played for so many years, and there is not even a 40+ game.

"It's too miserable, but now that we're here, those miserable days must be over."

"Let's go for 50 tonight. If it feels good, maybe we can get [-] or [-] points."

Yao Ming laughed loudly.

The bus quickly shook his head, what are you kidding, sixty or seventy points in a single game?He didn't even dare to think about it before.

The main reason is that the Raptors do not allow him to take so many shots. The Raptors have always had more than two top perimeter players, and they need to consume most of the shots.

……

After a while, the game officially started.

Of course, the bus will be the starting lineup tonight. As the Zhengyin power forward of the Dynasty Raptors, as the top five super power forwards in the league, he definitely has no reason to play Stoudemire as a substitute.

The Hornets' starting lineup is actually not bad at all. Their sixth record in the Eastern Conference this season is not much worse than the Raptors.

The starting lineup center is Magloire.

Although Combe has always said that Magloire is the worst All-Star center in NBA history, but no matter how stupid he is, he is also an All-Star center.

The power forward is not a stranger, it was PJ Brown who was beaten by Comb's Raptors before.

PJ Brown has become a lot more honest over the years since he was beaten up by Kumbu that time, and his stunt of wrapping someone's arm is almost never used again.

The small forward is the monster Mashburn, who was also a proud disciple of Combe, and one of the first members of the Raptors dynasty.

The two guards are a bit out of class, the shooting guard is Courtney Alexander, and the point guard is David Wesley.

There is no doubt that Mashburn is the queen bee of this wasp.

In the jump ball session, Yao Ming failed to beat Magloire, and the Hornets got the ball in the first offensive round.

After David Wesley took possession of the ball to the frontcourt, he found Mashburn's position and passed the ball.

Mashburn is nicknamed a monster, so there is nothing to say about his physical fitness. It is a pity that he met Gerrard tonight.

When he was in the Raptors before, Mashburn's style of play was mainly to attack the inside, and shooting has never been his strong point.

From this point of view, he is really similar to Gerrard.

It's just that when the two stand together, Gerrard is obviously stronger.

Mashburn made a gesture to hit the penalty area, but was blocked by Gerrard with his strong body, and Mashburn immediately stopped and shot.

He didn't mean to be afraid of Gerrard, but seeing the four big men under the basket entangled together, he lost the interest in hitting the basket.

Neither Magloire nor PJ Brown is a space-type insider, and both of them shrink to the penalty area when they attack.

In this way, Yao Ming and Daba's two super big meat shields also had to shrink inside.

One can imagine how crowded the inside line is right now.

Mashburn's emergency stop shot missed, Yao Ming spread his arms and directly stuck the Hornets twin towers, creating a comfortable rebound opportunity for the bus.

"There's no need to take care of me like this, I'm even embarrassed."

After the bus took down the rebound, he smiled innocently.

"After all, this is your first show. If you don't give you a chance, what will our domestic fans say about me?"

"You can grab it with confidence, you have to make the data look better tonight, otherwise the Raptors will laugh at you."

Yao Ming understands people's hearts. What he said directly made the bus no longer have any psychological burden, and began to frown on the data.

In the offensive round of the Philadelphia 76ers, the bus enjoyed the emperor's treatment again.

The league's top two center, Yao Ming, helped him get in. Iverson, the league's top two guard, broke through and passed the ball to the bus.

In the following time, Daba may have played the most comfortable minutes of his career in the past few years. Under the cover of Yao Ming's wings, his rebounding and scoring data soared. Before the first quarter was finished, he had already scored 18 points 9 rebounds, which has completely surpassed his average per game in the Raptors.

(End of this chapter)