Legendary star

Chapter 746 A Turbulent Alliance

On June 2007, 6, the annual NBA draft came to an end at Madison Square Garden. Relying on his outstanding performance in March Madness, Greg Oden beat Kevin Durant to become the The No. 28 pick in the season's draft, and Kevin Durant, who was favored by Meng Xu and others, was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics with the second overall pick in the first round.

On the second day after the end of the draft, a blockbuster transaction happened. Just when people expected the addition of Kevin Durant to turn the Sonics' outside two-guns into three-gunners, the Supersonics The official announced that it has reached a one-for-three deal with the Celtics. The Supersonics traded star Ray Allen and a second-round pick to the Celtics, and got Celtics forward Wally - Szczerbiak, guard Delonte West, and this year's No. [-] pick, Jeff Green.

After getting All-Star shooting guard Ray Allen, who averaged 26.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 4.1 assists last season, the general manager of the Celtics announced that the Celtics' trade and reinforcements have not yet been completed. At the end, they will continue to seek deals, and strive to get another All-Star insider before the end of the trading day, forming a team led by three All-Stars, to fight against the powerful Pacers, when interviewed by reporters, as Danny Ainge, general manager of the Celtics, made it very clear that relying on the traditional team-building model of a super giant plus a group of role players, or a super giant plus an All-Star team is simply unable to adapt to the current NBA. The powerful Pacers, but if you want to beat the Pacers, you must form a lineup consisting of two superstars, or a superstar plus two All-Stars, or even three All-Stars, and it is possible to beat the Pacers. Their monopoly on the championship.

From what Danny Angie said in an interview, you can clearly feel Danny Angie's full of ambition. Danny Angie, who is close to being incompatible with Larry Bird, has been under pressure in recent seasons. Big one, with the support of Cousy and others, Danny Ainge, who served as the general manager of the Celtics, sent away the team's boss Antoine Walker at the beginning of his tenure, and then rebuilt according to his own ideas. However, the tragedy is that the Green Army, which managed to improve a bit under the planning of the Cardinal, immediately fell to the bottom again.

Watching the Pacers built by Larry Bird keep harvesting championships, but the team he supports is hovering in the lottery zone. Whether it is the Celtics fans or the head player Paul Pierce, the patience of the team It seems to have been exhausted. During the Pacers' game at the North Shore Garden, the Celtics fans at the scene held up: Larry, please, come back and save our team!It is impossible for Danny Ainge, who saw this scene, to have no idea.As the core of the team, Paul Pierce also had a showdown with the club management after the end of this season, hoping to send him to a team with hope of winning the championship. Wandering on the edge of the playoffs this year, Pierce very much hopes that he can wear a championship ring before retiring.

Facing the pressure from both fans and players, Danny Ainge knew that he couldn’t go on like this. He expected to wait for an illusory king player to save himself and the team in the draft. To do our best for the future of the team, we must build a team that can hit the championship in the next few seasons.

After making up his mind, Danny-Ainge and his assistant comforted Paul Pierce, promising him that he would bring one or two excellent helpers to him, and then Danny-Ainge searched for him throughout the league. Those stars who have the same ideas as Paul Pierce, during the nearly ten years that Meng Xu and Duncan have jointly ruled the league, there must be a lot of players who are not willing to be a passer-by for a lifetime. Champion missed.

After reassuring Paul Pierce, Danny Ainge contacted All-Star guard Ray Allen, who was in the same situation as Paul Pierce. Ray Allen, who was two years older than Paul Pierce, had a desire for a championship It must be stronger than Paul Pierce, so after contacting Danny Angie, Ray Allen quickly expressed his interest in partnering with Paul Pierce.

As for the Supersonics management, after missing the playoffs for two consecutive seasons, the management has the idea of ​​rebuilding. It just so happened that the Supersonics were very lucky to get the second pick this season. One wanted to leave, and the other did not want to stay. , So the Sonics quickly reached a deal with the Celtics and sent Ray Allen to the Celtics.

Just after sending away the head star Ray Allen, the Supersonics management let the entire league see what is courage and what is called breaking a can. Only ten days after the deal with the Celtics was reached, The Magic announced that they had reached a sign-and-trade deal with the Supersonics. After Ray Allen left, Rashad Lewis, who was on the outside of the Supersonics, announced that he had jumped out of the contract and became a free agent. Rashad Lewis signed a six-year $6 million super contract, and on the day the contract was signed, Rashad Lewis was sent to the Magic. What the Sonics got was only a second-round pick, and The special case of a multi-million-dollar transaction, the determination and courage of the Sonics to rebuild after a while, shocked the entire league.

Just when everyone was still intoxicated by the determination of the Sonics to do badly, the following two transactions made everyone realize that the NBA next season will be chaotic.

Pat Riley, who is aiming for the championship, signed Shaquille O'Neal from the Lakers with a big contract, but after O'Neal joined, for four consecutive seasons, the Heat either fell at the feet of the Pistons or lost to the Pacers. It has never been able to break through from the East, and O'Neal's injury last season also made Pat Riley realize that it was time for the Heat to rebuild, so after the season ended, Pat Riley began to sell O'Neal.And the Suns, who lost to the Spurs in the Western Conference semifinals last season, were looking for an insider who could compete with Tim Duncan after that round of the series, so as to make up for Stoudemire's lack of defensive end. At the same time, I also hope that Stoudemire can put more energy on the offensive end, so the two sides hit it off. The Suns sent power forwards Sean Marion and Marcus Banks, and got Sharks from the Heat. O'Neal.

O'Neal's Westward Journey to Phoenix will undoubtedly change the pattern of the entire Western Conference and pose a great threat to the Spurs and Lakers. The next deal will have a more significant and far-reaching impact on the league structure than O'Neal's Westward Journey.

Just one month after the Celtics and the Supersonics completed the Ray Allen deal, the Celtics’ official website released an announcement that made all the Celtics fans cheer. Al Jefferson, Gerald Green, Ryan Gomez, Sebastian Telfair, Theo Ratliff and two future first-round picks and a few hundred dollars With $10 in cash, the Minnesota Timberwolves traded for a 8-time All-Star, regular season MVP, [-]-time selection to the All-NBA Team, and super insider Kevin Garnett of the All-Defensive Team.

After getting Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett one after another, the Celtics have jumped from a lottery lottery to a super strong enough to compete for the championship. -At the joining ceremony held by Garnett and Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen also made no secret of their joy, and put down their bold words that they would join forces with Paul Pierce for Kyle The special people brought a championship trophy.

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