I'm good at basketball too

Chapter 223 Trading Deadline

In fact, in this matter, strictly speaking, Arenas is not very responsible.

The younger brother under him refuses to accept discipline, so of course he must stand up as the boss of the team.

Especially Crittenton, this guy is a typical scum.

After retiring, Crittenton was charged with murder in 2013 and was sentenced to 23 years in prison. . .

Arenas took out the gun just to scare the younger brother and make him more obedient.

The golden Sand Eagle that Crittenton took out was definitely loaded!

To be honest, if it wasn't for another big shot in the Wizards - Caron Butler, who persuaded the two to leave, otherwise it might not be as simple as pointing guns at each other.

The melon-eaters gathered around Calipari to inquire about the news in amazement, but Li Ran sat alone in his seat.

Before he crossed, something similar to the gunmen this time happened in the NBA.

Q: Black, male, dreadlocks, double guns, who is this?
Holy Gun Ranger Lucian?
No, it's Morant.

Morant, the Grizzlies' No. [-] leader, blatantly showed off with a gun twice.

The first time the league held high and put it down gently, ready to give the young man a chance.

But the second time, the league couldn't bear it.

Although Li Ran hadn't given a punishment decision when he crossed over, there is a high probability that he will be punished with the highest penalty, banned for one season or the like.

Holding a gun is a red line that cannot be touched in the NBA.

As for how much the suspension of a season will affect the players, this is actually a matter of opinion.

There are several ready-made examples in front of Li Ran.

Artest was suspended for one season (the rest of the season) because of the Auburn Hills Palace incident, but he is still the league's top small forward when he comes back.

Then there is Arenas, who has been offline for the past few seasons due to injuries, and finally showed signs of recovery, but was interrupted by this gun door. When he returned to the NBA again, the once crazy "0" "Agent No. [-]" has disappeared from everyone.

The last one was OJ Mayo who was sent to the Nuggets as a bargaining chip for Li Ran.

In 2016, Mayo, who played for the Bucks, was suspended by the NBA for two full years because of drug use!
Then Mayo left the stadium completely and went to Africa to seek spiritual relief. Later, he also played in many overseas leagues and joined the CBA. The last news Li Ran heard about him was that he went to Russia to play.

You know, this is the blank of a superstar who averaged 18.5 points per game in his rookie season.

OJ-Mayo, who has never left the Grizzlies in history, led the team to win 16 more games this season than last season.

"There is a high probability that Arenas will be useless. There is no way. In the face of money and desire, these stars are too easy to degenerate. How did you say that, if virtue does not match, there will be disasters." Li Ran sighed , Then put on the blindfold, no longer think about it, and fell into a deep sleep.

After returning to Memphis for a day of rest, the Grizzlies embarked on the journey again.

They go to Indiana to face the Pacers.

This is a game without any suspense. The core of the Pacers, Danny Granger, the Most Improved Player of last season, missed the game due to injury.

Granger, who broke out completely last season, received "meticulous" care from his opponents.

Inconspicuous but difficult minor injuries such as knocked out front teeth by Pierce, sprained left ankle, poked fingers, bruised elbows, etc. began to trouble Granger.

And on February 2 this year, Granger tore a part of his right Achilles tendon and announced that he would be reimbursed for the season, ruining the Pacers' hope of reaching the playoffs.

This game was played without any danger. Although a small person on the Pacers bench played the best performance of his career, he still couldn't help the team win.

卢瑟-海德，姚明的老队友，上个赛季场均只有4.7分他的这场比赛19投10中，三分6中4，罚球6中6砍下30分。

However, with Li Ran and Curry scoring 60 points together, the Grizzlies still easily won the game.

After the game, the Grizzlies went to Phoenix non-stop.

The Suns' guard line composed of Dragic and Nash performed extremely well on the offensive end this season.

But in turn, the two of them are on the defensive end. . . .

I understand everything I understand.

Li Ran didn't have much defensive pressure in this game. Under his performance, the Grizzlies beat the Suns 128-103 by 25 points.

李然又一次砍下40+，还是40+20+5+5的大号两双。

The two 5s refer to blocked shots and steals. As we all know, getting Li Ran to have more than 5 assists is harder than getting him to score 50 points. . .

After playing this game, the Grizzlies' game in 2009 is all over.

At the same time, the All-Star voting has officially begun.

This year's All-Star Game will be played in Arlington, Texas, at the stadium of the Dallas Cowboys, which is still under construction.

On the first day of voting, Li Ran was far ahead in the rankings.

To be honest, Li Ran was a little surprised.

But after thinking about his own achievements this year, Li Ran felt relieved.

You know, the Grizzlies were the bottom team in the league that won the second pick last year.

And after he came?

Second in the West and third in the league.

His personal data is even higher than last season.

As time passed day by day, Li Ran also led the Grizzlies forward steadily.

However, just before the trade deadline, Li Ran was called to his office by Cole.

"What's wrong, Steve?"

Li Ran, who was still wearing training clothes, came to Cole's office with some puzzlement.

"Li, the trade deadline is coming soon. How do you think the team is doing this year?"

With a pair of glasses on his face, Cole looked up from behind his desk with a polite look.

He handed Li Ran a cup of coffee and asked.

"I think...it's pretty good? Last season, the team only won 24 games. This season we are ranked second. Isn't that good enough?"

"Then what do you think is the problem with the team now?"

"question?"

Li Ran was a little puzzled, and then hesitated.

"If there's anything wrong with it, it's the perimeter defense."

Cole nodded, nodding to the head coach Calipari who had just entered.

"Yes, John and I both think that the team's perimeter defense has some problems, so is there any possibility for the team to continue to strengthen?"

"Reinforcing? Do you want to make a trade? But with all due respect, most of the season has passed. Will trading at this time destroy the team's chemical reaction?"

"That depends on how ambitious you are."

Li Ran was slightly taken aback.

"Ambition?"

"Whether to make the Grizzlies a dynasty or a playoff powerhouse with obvious weaknesses."

Li Ran was stunned.

"Lee, I've never seen a perimeter player average close to 3 blocks and steals per game. This has never happened in the entire NBA history. This actually exposes the team's perimeter defense. The problem is that our outside players, or the entire team has a serious excess of offensive power, but the defense can only rely on you and Mark. If the team comes to the playoffs, a team with serious shortcomings like ours will fail. Not very far."

The old god Calipari said to Li Ran presently.

(End of this chapter)