The Godfather of Basketball

On the last day of the All-Star Game, the 76ers head coach Brett Brown coached for the first time on the Eastern team, and Cole coached the Western team again.

The players of the two teams played very seriously. At the decisive moment, Irving hit consecutive three-pointers from the outside to lead the team to victory.

Irving scored 33 points and was named the All-Star Game MVP for the first time in his career.

The Nets have a remarkable record, and with the absence of George, Irving contributed a lot, and this honor is the icing on the cake.

The All-Star Game has come to an end, and the season has entered the second half.

Both the Nets and the Warriors are obviously playing against injuries, but the strength of both teams is obviously stronger than the average team, and their records are constantly rising.

The time came to March 1 in a blink of an eye, and the league's trade deadline was advanced, but the buyout deadline remained the same.

This year's buyout market is much stronger than last year. Zach Randolph of the Kings, Tyson Chandler of the Suns, and Austin Rivers of the Wizards all have rumors of buyouts.

All the powerful teams are ready to move. These players are either veterans or high-powered representatives with basic salaries, but once they are bought out, the new team will pay very little salary, which will definitely be a strong supplement.

Tang Tian was also paying attention to the buyout market and asked Jones to follow up immediately.

The Nets currently have only 14 players on the roster, and the depth of the team's insiders seems almost meaningless. Now that there are so many good insiders in the buyout market, it is necessary to find one.

As the deadline is getting closer, rumors in the market have gradually increased, and the direction has become clear.

Randolph of the Kings averaged 13.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game this season, but he has no championship in his career and is already 38 years old. At the last moment, he obviously hopes to chase the championship.

The Warriors are the frontrunners.

The Warriors now only have Looney and Jerebko as their inside substitutes. Jerebko has proven to be embarrassing. They urgently need to supplement the inside. Randolph, who is good at offense and has first-class shooting ability, is obviously a good choice.

What many people don't know is that Randolph and Kerr played for the Trail Blazers for a year.

Cole recalled that Randolph gave a very high evaluation. He said that although Randolph was still a rookie at the time, he did not show any fear in the face of famous stars such as Dale Davis and Rasheed Wallace in training. Duan could even gain the upper hand. He felt that if this person could meet Bole, his future would be limitless.

More than ten years have passed, and the roles and positions of the two have changed. One has become a champion coach, and the other has reached the twilight of his career.

But the personal relationship between the two has always been good, which is why the Warriors lead the way.

The news also shocked other teams.

The Warriors have a remarkable record now. Although they experienced a disastrous defeat in the opening game, they also won back in early January after Cousins ​​came back, and now they are heading for 70 wins.

In this case, they still have to sign Randolph!

Although Randolph is old, he still has combat power, and he is still the core of the fourth position in the King!

This is a real military competition, don't give other teams a chance to survive!

And just after Randolph, the "boxing champion" Tyson Chandler of the Suns also reached a buyout.

Chandler and Randolph are in a similar situation, both veterans and still strong.

Jones contacted Chandler immediately this time, and the latter also expressed interest in joining the Nets.

But after them, the Mavericks also contacted the old player, hoping that he can help the team hit the playoffs.

After consideration, Chandler decided to join the Mavericks.

Mavericks veteran Dirk Nowitzki and head coach Carlisle became key players.

Randolph and Chandler are the two biggest fish in the buyout market. As a result, they missed the Nets successively. The Nets are a little bit behind this year.

Before the deadline approached, other buyouts were reached one after another.

The Clippers have reached a buyout for Marcin Gortat.

The Wizards reached a buyout with Austin Rivers.

The Kings and Koufos reached a buyout.

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Gortat finally chose to join the 76ers after the buyout, and his former teammate JJ Redick became a key figure.

Koufos chose to join the Celtics, and the team's assistant coach Ron Adams had a close personal relationship with him.

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After the buyouts and signings were reached one after another, human feelings became the main theme in the market.

The Nets miss every time because of this.

There was no one in the buyout market that could be signed, so Tang Tian could only target the free agent market.

Those players who did not play in the NBA this season can still be signed.

But most of them have not been able to play in the NBA this season, and their strength can be imagined.

After the screening, the Nets targeted two individuals.

One is the old general David West. West was still in the Warriors' rotation last season, but the Warriors signed Jerebko in the new season and gave up him. He is now a completely free agent.

However, after Jones followed up, he learned that West is basically enjoying a leisurely life now, and his body is obviously out of shape.

Although professional players have recovered quickly, I don't know how much of West's combat strength is still there.

And West is not particularly interested in playing in the NBA again. After all, he has already won the championship with the Nets and the Warriors.

The other one is Amare Stoudemire. The last time "Little Overlord" appeared in the NBA was in the 2015-16 season. He played for the Heat at the time, averaging 14.7 minutes per game, and was able to score 5.8 with a 57% shooting rate. Points, 4.3 rebounds and 0.8 blocks, and played with the team in the playoffs.

The state at that time was actually not bad, but because of age and knee injury, he did not appear on the NBA stage again.

However, he did not give up playing after leaving the NBA. He has been playing in the Israeli basketball league for the past two years, and even played in the BIG3 league last summer. He performed well and has been training since then.

Everyone knows that Stoudemire has a knee injury, but Tang Tian doesn't have enough honor points now, and even if he signs Stoudemire, he is only the third substitute, so he just asked Jones to bring him to the team Had a tryout.

As a result, the results of the trial training surprised him.

Stoudemire's knee injury has recovered very well in the past two years. Although his athletic ability is no longer, his experience and ability can still play in the NBA.

At the beginning of the season, he was looking for a chance to return to the NBA, but no team wanted him, which was a mistake.

After the trial training, the two sides reached a signing contract with a veteran's basic salary.

After the league officials announced the signing, the "Little Overlord" returned to the NBA arena after more than two years, which also aroused the emotion of many fans.

After signing Stoudemire, the Nets' final 15-man roster for the playoffs was also determined.

Point guard: Irving, Murray, Sexton

Shooting guard: Butler, Mitchell, Wade

Small forwards: George, Porter, Mbah a Moute

Power forwards: Anthony, Kuzma, Stoudemire

Center: Jokic, Yi Jianlian, Mitchell Robinson