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Chapter 201 The Spurs Stereotype

Li Xun and others took a plane to start their away trip, and their next three games were all away games in the West.

The first game was against the Spurs, and the second game was against the Kings.

Just when Li Xun arrived in San Antonio, Dumars also submitted a trade offer to the Hornets.

This move by the Pistons was very abrupt.

Because before submitting the offer, they did not say hello to the Hornets executives.

Even the Hornets executives didn't talk about putting Paul on the trading shelf.

This is as abrupt as the Pistons suddenly submitting an offer to the Lakers to trade Kobe.

When the Hornets management saw the offer made by Dumars, they felt even more insulted.

The Pistons are willing to send Jordan, Beverly and Hamilton in exchange for Chris Paul and the Hornets for a first-round pick.

That's right, the Pistons not only refused to give a first-round pick, but also asked the Hornets for a first-round pick.

Hamilton has a good combat power, Jordan and Beverly are both looking at rookies with unlimited potential, and looking at the bargaining chips given by the Pistons, they are actually quite sincere.

But you must know that as long as there are no accidents, Paul is almost destined to be a Hall of Fame point guard.

Then such a bargaining chip seems a bit insufficient.

The key point is that the Pistons are still licking their faces and asking for someone else's draft pick.

If you don't want a draft pick, then send next year's first round plus a second round pick, plus Paul to force the palace.

Then this deal is still somewhat feasible.

Of course, the premise is that the deal is reported to Stern, and Stern has to agree.

The strength of the Pistons itself is already terrifyingly strong. If Paul is added to this, their combat power will be truly invincible.

Yao Ming, Li Xun, Ron Artest, Curry plus Chris Paul, are they hanging?

Yao Ming, who is heading towards the top ten centers in history.

After retiring, Paul will be the top ten point guard in history.

Li Xun is destined to be the number one small forward in history.

Artest, one of the few perimeter players who got DPOY.

There is also Curry, the strongest three-pointer in history.

Curry played as a shooting guard in the NCAA, and later switched to the point guard position for the sake of draft prospects.

In fact, fans are also very clear that Curry is a shooting guard on the court.

The real point guard of the Warriors, it is more appropriate to say that it is Dream Chasing Green.

There are also a lot of reliable veterans on the bench.

With this ghostly lineup, even the immortals are hard to stop.

With Stern's temperament, it is almost certain that he will find many reasons to obstruct the transaction.

After Paul learned of the Pistons' trade offer, he felt a little embarrassed.

Originally, he thought that the Pistons would seize this opportunity and use Curry, Beverly, Jordan Jr., plus Prince, plus a first-round pick, to trade with the Hornets.

If this kind of bargaining chip is really given, the Hornets management may agree without having to force the palace.

But now the Pistons not only didn't give it to Curry, but also didn't give it to Prince, and gave it to an older Hamilton.

In addition, the first-round pick is not given, but the Hornets are asked for a first-round pick.

Paul is a little skeptical about his life. Is he really so worthless in the eyes of Dumas?

With such an offer, Paul was too embarrassed to speak to the team.

"Lee, can you ask Mr. Dumars not to have a first-round pick, and give the Hornets a first-round pick?"

"If you quote like this, I think the chances of success may be higher."

On the same day, Paul called Li Xun, and it was obvious that he really wanted to go far away.

The Pistons are undoubtedly his best next home.

Not only does the team have a lot of trading chips, but after joining, they can win the championship immediately.

Li Xun is also helpless, and Paul thinks too highly of himself, a rookie of the Pistons.

"Chris, I can't influence Mr. Dumars with this kind of thing."

"He's Dumas!"

"Why don't you wait? Anyway, it's not like we won't have a chance to join forces in the future."

Li Xun said with a wry smile.

When Paul heard this, he could only sigh sadly. It seemed that there was no way to trade.

But what Li Xun said at the end comforted him a little.

Both myself and Li Xun are still very young, and there are indeed many opportunities to join forces in the future.

How about waiting until the end of his four-year contract, jumping out of the contract and looking for Li Xun, wouldn't he be able to join forces with Li Xun then?

You must know that Paul will be a completely free agent at that time, and he can join any team he wants to go to.

The only cost is the loss of Bird rights, which will make his contract smaller.

But compared to winning the championship, this loss is obviously nothing.

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After Li Xun arrived in San Antonio, he received a call from Deng Daidai.

Last season, Li Xun originally had a chance to play against the Spurs, but he was suspended that time.

Although I had a phone call with Duncan last season because of Lagabel, the two have not really played against each other yet.

"Li, our holy city is a small place, and there is no high-end nightlife."

"However, our coach has treasured some good wine, how about I buy you a drink after the game?"

The purpose of Duncan's call is self-evident.

In fact, I still want to intercede with Lagabel.

After playing the Spurs, it's the game against the Kings. Now Lagabel may be too nervous to think about food or tea.

So far this season, when Li Xun just started the game, he has played Green Kai once.

At that time, Garnett forced the audience to run around.

You must know that Garnett punched Li Xun at that time, but he didn't hit Li Xun.

If Garnett hadn't escaped so quickly, he would definitely have been taken to the hospital that night.

What Lagabel did to Li Xun was much worse. Of course, he would not naively think that Li Xun would forget about it.

He is well aware that Lee Hoon may be waiting for this game to come.

He didn't know how Li Xun would deal with himself when he was on the field.

Even though he knew Duncan's idea, Li Xun didn't refuse. He was still looking forward to drinking some of Popovich's collection.

After the Spurs were black six last season, they made a comeback this season, and the lineup has been greatly improved.

Signed McDyess, who left the Pistons, and then signed Richard Jefferson.

Many people's impression of the Spurs is that they are poor and picky.

In fact, this is a stereotype.

The Spurs owners really don't have much money, but they really don't care about team salaries.

Their total salary this season ranks seventh in the league, as high as 7924 million US dollars, much higher than the Pistons.

Most of the seasons, the Spurs' salary can be ranked in the top ten in the league. It is really unfair to the Spurs owner to say that the Spurs are cheap.

The real stinger should be the Charlotte Hornets. In the past five seasons, their annual salary ranked last in the league.

That is, after Jordan became the major shareholder of the Hornets, this situation has changed, and the salary has increased.

In addition, the second stingy is the Kings.

After the Hornets ranked last in the league for five consecutive years, the Kings took over the baton and ranked last in the league for four consecutive years.

This year, the Kings are the league's lowest salary, only a mere 5400 million.

At the end of the game against the Spurs, Li Xun sat on the bench frowning. From his expression, he knew that the result of tonight's victory was definitely not a victory.

The Pistons lost.

Since the start of the game, the Pistons have achieved a record of 11 wins and 1 loss. Among these 11 wins, there are ten consecutive victories.

As a result, the ten-game winning streak came to an abrupt end with the Spurs.

Li Xun sat on the sidelines, silently thinking about the reason for tonight's loss.

The main reason is that the Pistons feel too cold. Even Li Xun's shooting percentage is not good tonight. After 20 shots, he only scored 24 points.

In addition, the Spurs' three-point shooting tonight is really good.

In addition to the stereotype of the Spurs, in Li Xun's mind, the Spurs are a team that is too traditional.
If DeRozan is the last glory of the classical shooting guard.

The Spurs are the last glory of sticking to the classical style of play.

As a result, they shot a lot of three-pointers tonight, and their hit rate reached an astonishing [-]%.

After the introduction of Jefferson, the Spurs' offensive firepower became especially terrifying with the trident of Ginobili, Parker, and Jefferson on the outside.

There is also an old monster Duncan inside.

It's no wonder that this year the Spurs can blackmail the Mavericks and avenge last season.

Li Xun felt quite helpless. Originally, he thought that the Pistons he led would be able to continue winning streak, not to mention breaking the longest winning streak record in NBA history.

At least a 20-game winning streak should not be a big problem.

As a result, just ten consecutive victories ended for the Spurs.

Since then, Li Xun did not dare to underestimate the other powerful teams in the league. The reason why they are powerful must have something.

Losing the game and feeling depressed, Li Xun felt that he should drink more of Popovich's good wine.

(End of this chapter)