The NBA started with helping Iverson win the championship

Chapter 136 The Rockets Apply to Trade Yao Ming
After returning to Detroit, the generals only rested for one day before embarking on the journey again and flying to Los Angeles.

With such a dense schedule, not to mention veterans like Iverson, but young people like Li Xun are all tired and bubbling.

The Lakers' pregame press conference.

Kobe and a group of Lakers players did not talk to the Pistons.

Maybe in their eyes, there is no need to talk about it at all.

When the strengths of the two sides are close, talking about it may make the opponent lose his mind.

Now the combat power of the two sides is not at the same level at all, and there is no need to talk about it.

Li Xun was quite reserved in the pre-match press conference this time.

Before he dared to say that he would win, it was because he was really sure of winning.

Now he doesn't even have [-]% certainty, if he dares to speak big words, wouldn't he be slapping himself in the face.

He is not stupid.

The final G1 kicked off.

Just as Li Xun expected, the Lakers had just used up four fouls in the first quarter, and immediately launched a shark-slashing tactic against Jordan.

Michael Curry had no choice but to replace Jordan.

Another orthodox center in the team, Kwame Brown, was replaced.

I thought that Kwame Brown could limit the little shark Bynum's offense at the basket, but it turned out that he was not Bynum's opponent at all.

Not even Kwame Brown, much less the older McDyess.

Li Xun had no choice but to get into the restricted area.

As a result, the three high schools in Los Angeles played in turns, without giving Li Xun any chance to breathe, and exhausting Li Xun's physical energy as much as possible.

Kobe is playing against Sun Yue tonight.

The former bag-carrying boy is now a matchup player who defends himself.

Perhaps Zen Master has also studied the Pistons' defense. The Lakers reduced their shots as much as possible, and almost the whole team was rushing towards the penalty area with the ball.

Li Xun stepped out to defend Kobe, and the latter immediately passed the ball to the little shark under the basket for a relay dunk.

I got the little shark stuck on my side, and saw Odom hit the board again.

Li Xun has never realized so deeply that basketball is a game for five players.

If the opponent's inside line is weak, then that's fine.

However, the Lakers' inside line can be said to be the strongest in the league today.

After the G1 loss, the Pistons let themselves go.

Judging from the current situation, there is indeed no hope of winning, so just give it a go.

Want to chop Jordan?
Cut it casually!
Who doesn't eat dumplings during Chinese New Year?Maybe Jordan just exploded with free throws.

Li Xun stopped playing center, returned to his job as a small forward, and began to attack wildly.

The result really gave the Pistons a chance.

In G4, Jordan made a lot of free throws, reaching [-]% of his shots.

Li Xun's hand feeling is also overwhelming, and finally beat the Lakers by 111:94.

It's a pity that in the next G5, the Lakers will show off their power and carry away the Pistons at the Lakers' home court.

Under normal circumstances, the Magic was killed 4:1, but the Pistons did not escape the same fate.

Although this situation was completely expected, when the Lakers were eliminated at home, Li Xun still felt unspeakably uncomfortable.

"Son, look away."

"You've had an incredible season."

Iverson patted Li Xun on the shoulder to comfort him.

In fact, he felt more uncomfortable than Li Xun, but he didn't want to see the young Li Xun depressed because of a defeat in winning the championship.

"Alan, I'm sorry."

"It failed to help you realize your dream of being a champion."

This is what Li Xun regrets the most.

He has imagined countless times in his heart that this year he led the remnant Pistons to kill the Lakers led by Kobe and helped Iverson realize his championship dream.

He even thought about it. When holding the cup, let Iverson stand in the C position.

The results are now nothing but fantasy.

"Lee, I'm not going to retire next season."

"Are you going to have Mr. Dumas reject my application for renewal?"

Iverson joked.

Li Xun's face looked better now. According to Iverson, he will stay with the Pistons next season.

This is easy to do.

The inability to win the championship this season is indeed a big problem with the lineup.

This offseason, I and Dumars have been thinking about it and improving the lineup.

It will be their Lakers who will be 4:1 next season.

Those fantasies I had before were no longer fantasies.

"Aaron, I promise!"

"Next season will definitely let you win the championship trophy!"

Li Xun's spirit has improved a lot, and he patted his chest to assure him.

"I believe you!"

"Okay, now you should act like a leader and comfort your teammates."

……

On June 6, the Pistons will return to Detroit.

As soon as we got off the plane, we were greeted with cheers from Detroit fans.

"King of Detroit!"

"Welcome home, heroes!"

"Come back next season, we will definitely win the championship!"

The fans didn't complain about the Pistons' loss.

After all, with the Pistons' lineup this year, it is not easy to get to this point.

"Lee, Mr. Dumas wants to see you."

"The rest will be dismissed first."

Michael Curry is in a good mood. Even if he fails to win the championship, it will not hinder his brilliant coaching performance this season.

……

Office of the Pistons General Manager.

"Lee, after the game last night, I contacted Timberwolves' David Kahn."

"The other party has already agreed to our transaction offer, sending Afflalo the second-round pick of the express ship, and another 100 million in cash in exchange for their No. 6 pick in the first round."

Li Xun nodded. Dumars was willing to give so many chips to trade for the sixth pick, which he did not expect.

Originally, he thought it would be Afflalo who changed the No. [-] pick alone, but it seems that Kahn is also an old fox.

In order to quickly facilitate the transaction, Dumars had to let go of blood.

But these are trivial things. Compared with getting Curry, the extra million in cash plus the second round pick is nothing.

"Thank you for your confidence in me, Mr. Dumas."

"This kid will never let you down."

After Li Xun failed in the championship, he finally ushered in a piece of good news.

"You have always had a good eye, I trust you."

Dumas said in a gentle tone, and then took out another document and handed it to Li Xun.

Li Xun opened it and saw the contracts of the players on the Pistons roster.

The contracts of Rasheed and Iverson have expired, with one with an annual salary of 1400 million and the other with an annual salary of 2100 million.

If these two want to renew their contracts with the Pistons, they will definitely not be able to get such a high salary.

Rashid is okay. Under normal circumstances, he will go to the Green Kai next season and sign a two-year 1200 million contract.

Iverson, on the other hand, only signed a year with the Grizzlies for 350 million.

"Lee, which players do you want to keep, I will talk to them."

"By the way, there is something I must tell you."

"The general manager of the Rockets, Morey, called me this morning. They are willing to use Yao Ming to trade DeAndre and Sun Yue."

"Yao Ming's situation is now clear to the entire league. He has almost no trade value."

"It's just that he is your compatriot. I think it is necessary to let you know about his trading offer."

Dumars did not conceal the Rockets' trade application and truthfully informed Li Xun.

In fact, if you were the general manager of another team, it would be impossible to tell Li Xun.

Because this deal is obviously a scam.

Yao Ming's bone fracture plus fracture, the greater the tonnage, the less likely this injury will recover.

Yao Ming is the player with the second largest tonnage in the league after O'Neal, with a weight of 140+ kilograms, which is not much worse than O'Neal.

With such a tonnage, suffering such a serious injury can basically declare the end of his career.

The key point is that Yao Ming still has a two-year contract, which adds up to about 3300 million.

No matter how daring the general manager of the team is, it is impossible to take 3300 million to take the risk of being in vain.

(End of this chapter)