Chapter 625 Closing the Transaction
Chapter 625 Closing the Transaction
After finishing this round of the Eastern Conference road trip, the Warriors ushered in a precious 4-day rest period, and within these four days, the Warriors officially announced that they had completed their first deal of the season.
The Warriors traded Reggie Lewis to the Celtics for Brian Shaw and the swap rights to a 94 first-round pick.
After this transaction appeared, public opinion was in an uproar. Everyone thought that the Celtics were robbing. Could it be that Auerbach caught Frank?Otherwise, how could Frank agree to the deal?
Brian Shaw, who is the subject of the transaction, is 198cm tall and weighs 86kg. He is 24 years old this year and was the 88th pick in the first round of the 24 draft, which is not much different from Lewis.
But compared with Lewis, his ability is not a little bit worse.
As a wing, he can play two positions of shooting guard and small forward, but his characteristics are relatively single. Except for a three-pointer, his performance in other aspects is mediocre, and he does not have outstanding technical characteristics. It cannot be compared with Lewis.
Not only that, during the three years of training in the Warriors, Lewis not only developed his own offensive ability, but also performed well in three-pointers, and his shooting percentage was even better than Bryan.
In this way, Lewis' ability almost completely surrounded Brian, which was considered a loss-making business by anyone.
As for the exchange of first-round picks, in the eyes of fans, it is even more like a tasteless existence.
Although there are still several years before 94, basically by that time, the older generation of the Celtics will have retired, but the Celtics have been strong for so many years, and no one thinks that they will play very well in the regular season. Difference.
So for a 20-something pick versus a late-round pick swap, there isn't much difference in value in between.
So overall, the Warriors are definitely at a big loss, and the reason for doing this is most likely to stop the loss.
After all, as the performance of the Warriors this year is no longer the same as before, rumors about the Warriors are also coming and going, and it is almost a well-known secret in the Golden State sports circle that Lewis wants to start.
However, no matter how the outside world guesses, the Warriors did not announce the reason to the public. Instead, they expressed their gratitude to Lewis at the press conference.
Not only the team management, but the teammates also expressed their gratitude to Lewis and wished him a better performance in the Celtics.
"Ray Guitar is a very good teammate. He also proved last year that he does have the ability to start. There is no conflict between us, it is just a normal competition. I respect his choice." As a direct competitor with Lewis, Mullin , said in an interview.
"The NBA is a business, and playing is a job. How can I not change jobs? What? Do you think I want to leave? Of course not! Unless they drive me away, I won't go anywhere!" After the decadence of summer, now Rodman, whose personality has become increasingly unpredictable, said some very serious words in the face of reporters' interviews.
This made people suddenly discover that this guy also has serious moments?
"For Reggie's choice, I don't think it is a good choice. Although Larry has good organizational skills, he is not an organizer who digests the ball. They lack a good point guard. In this way, The tasks that Reggie needs to undertake in the Celtics are more complicated, which will distract him from defense and scoring.” As the top of the Warriors, Li Weisi will naturally not be forgotten by the reporters, and of course they will ask him about Lewis left view.
However, the honest Li Weisi really analyzed the situation of Lewis going to the Celtics together, and the reporters frowned. They really racked their brains from which angle to report this interview.
In short, as the dust of the transaction settled, although the fans were still discussing, the Warriors soon came to the game day again. On December 12, the Warriors played against the Bullets at home again.
There was almost no suspense in the process of the game. Although Bernard King's performance tonight was still impressive, scoring 31 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, it didn't look like a game played by someone who had a broken leg. In addition, Harvey · Grant also got 27 points and 9 rebounds.
However, the disparity in the team's overall strength still made their score empty. The team also lost to the Warriors again with 104:118 and was double-killed by the Warriors.
After the game with the Bullets, on the 7th, the Warriors ushered in a challenge from the Bucks at home.
The Bucks have a pretty good record this season. Up to now, they have achieved a record of 13 wins and 6 losses. Of course, this record is not good compared to the Warriors, but there are not many teams in the league that are better than the Bucks. !
The results of the Bucks are basically ranked third in the East, second only to the Celtics and Pistons, and they have 2 more wins than the favorite Bulls this season. This is absolutely beyond everything. people's expectations.
Regarding the current lineup of the Bucks, it is also very strange. The current scoring leader in the team is the small forward Ricky Pierce of the Bucks, but this Pierce classmate is a substitute, which means that Ricky Pierce has become NBA history. On the day, the first player to become the scoring leader in the substitute team.
And what does this mean?
Naturally, it shows how balanced the Bucks' scoring points are now. Seven players in the team scored in double figures, which also proves this point.
Against the Warriors tonight, the Bucks are starting with Jane Humphries (aka Long Hanjie), Ervin Robertson, Frank Brickkowski, Fred Roberts and Jack Hikoma.
It can be seen that as far as the Bucks' lineup is concerned, there is no special offensive strength, but every player has offensive ability. Moreover, when facing the Warriors, the two backcourt guards Humphries and Robert Sen played very excitedly and caused great trouble for the Warriors.
As for Pierce, the team's leading scorer, coming off the bench to lead the Bucks' bench also caused huge trouble for the Warriors. Without Lewis' defense on the bench, the Warriors can only rely on Starks or Anthony Mason. Acting as a defense at the three position, but obviously the effect is not good.
In the end, with Humphries scoring 28 points and 5 assists, Robertson scoring a large triple-double of 25 points, 16 rebounds and 12 assists, and Ricky Pierce scoring 28 points off the bench, the Bucks were at home and won Defeated the Warriors at 126:119, successfully won the game, and ended the Warriors' six-game winning streak.
Fortunately, the Lakers lost to the Jazz 79:101 in the game against the Jazz tonight, which allowed the Warriors to continue to maintain the second title in the Western Conference.
(End of this chapter)