Chapter 222 Trade Deadline

Author: Autumn Leaves Orange

Chapter 222 Trade Deadline

In fact, in this matter, Arenas does not have much responsibility in a strict sense.

His younger brother refuses to obey discipline, so of course he, as the team leader, must establish his authority.

Especially Crittenton, this guy is a typical scumbag.

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

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

The golden sand eagle that Crittenton took out was seriously loaded!

To be honest, if Caron Butler, another big boss in the Wizards team, hadn't persuaded the two to break up, it might have been more than just holding a gun at each other.

The crowd gathered around Calipari in surprise to inquire about the news, but Li Ran sat alone in his seat.

Before he traveled through time, something very similar to the gun owners happened in the NBA.

Question: Black, male, with dreadlocks and double guns, who is this?

Lancer Lucian?

No, it's Morant.

Morant, the ninth head coach of the Grizzlies, openly showed off with a gun twice.

For the first time, the alliance raised it high and put it down gently, ready to give this young man a chance.

But the second time, the alliance couldn't stand it anymore.

Although Li Ran had not yet given a penalty decision when he traveled through time, there was a high probability that he would also receive a maximum penalty, such as a one-season suspension.

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

As for how much impact a season's suspension will have on players, this is actually a matter of opinion.

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

Artest was suspended for one season (the remainder of the season) due to the incident at the Palace of Auburn Hills, but he came back as the league's top small forward.

Then there is Arenas. He has been offline due to injuries in the past few seasons. He finally showed signs of recovery, but was interrupted by the gun-toting goal. When he returned to the NBA again, he was once crazy and arrogant.

"Agent No. 1" has disappeared from everyone.

The last one is OJ Mayo, who was sent to the Nuggets as a bargaining chip in the Li Ran trade.

In 2016, Mayo, who played for the Bucks, was banned from the NBA for two full years because of drug abuse!

Then Mayo completely left the court and went to Africa to seek spiritual relief. Later, he also played in many overseas leagues and even joined the CBA. The last time Li Ran heard about him was that he went to Russia to play ball.

You know, this is 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.

"Arenas is most likely dead. There is no way. In the face of money and desire, these stars are too easy to fall. What does that say? If morality is not matched, there will be disaster." Li Ran sighed.

, then put on a blindfold, stopped thinking about it, and fell asleep.

After returning to Memphis to rest for a day, the Grizzlies set out on the road again.

They go to Indiana to face the Pacers.

This is a game without any suspense. Danny Granger, the core of the Pacers and the most improved player last season, is out due to injury.

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

His front teeth were knocked out by Pierce, his left ankle was sprained, his finger was poked, his elbow was bruised, and other minor injuries that were inconspicuous but difficult to deal with began to trouble Granger.

On February 19 this year, Granger suffered a partial tear in his right Achilles tendon and announced he was out for the season, ruining the Pacers' hopes of reaching the playoffs.

This game was a close call. Although a little guy on the Pacers bench played the best performance of his career, he still couldn't help the team win.

Luther Hyde, Yao Ming's old teammate, averaged only 4.7 points per game last season. In this game, he made 10 of 19 shots, 4 of 6 three-pointers, and 6 of 6 free throws, scoring 30 points.

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

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

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

But on the other hand, the two of them are on the defensive end...

Everyone who understands understands.

Li Ran had no defensive pressure in this game. With his performance, the Grizzlies beat the Suns by 25 points 128-103.

Li Ran once again scored 40+, a large double-double of 40+20+5+5.

The two 5s refer to blocks and steals. As we all know, it is harder for Li Ran to assist more than 5 times than to score 50 points...

After this game, the Grizzlies' games in 2009 are over.

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

This year's All-Star Game will be played in Arlington, Texas, at the stadium of the Dallas professional football team 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 results 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 what happens after he comes?

Second in the Western Conference and third in the Conference.

His personal data is even better than last season.

As time passed, Li Ran also led the Grizzlies to make steady progress.

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

"What's wrong? Steve?"

Li Ran, still wearing training clothes, came to Cole's office in confusion.

"Lee, the trade deadline is coming soon. How do you think the team will perform this year?"

Cole, wearing a pair of glasses and a gentle look, raised his head from behind his desk.

He handed Li Ran a cup of coffee and asked.

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

"Then what problems do you think the team has now?"

"question?"

Li Ran was a little puzzled, and then hesitated.

"If there's really a problem, it's the team's perimeter defense."

Cole nodded and nodded to head coach Calipari who had just entered.

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

"Reinforcement? Make a trade? But with all due respect, more than half 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 startled.

"Ambition?"

"Should we build the Grizzlies into a dynasty team or a strong playoff team with obvious weaknesses?"

Li Ran was stunned.

"Li, I have never seen a perimeter player average close to 3 blocks and steals per game. This has never happened in the entire history of the NBA. This actually exposes the team's perimeter defense.

The problem is that our outside players, or the entire team, have a serious excess of offensive power, but our defense can almost only rely on Qin and Mark. If the team comes to the playoffs, a team like ours with serious shortcomings will go

It’s not that far.”

The old god Calipari said to Li Ran.
Chapter completed!