I'm good at basketball too

Chapter 51 The dust has settled again

Author: Autumn Leaves Orange

Chapter 51 The dust has settled again

The core of the Nuggets is Anthony, there is no doubt about it.

This proud son of the golden generation in 2003, a super genius who suddenly became famous with James, has now been working hard in the league for five years and is about to enter his sixth season.

So far in his career, Anthony has played a total of 379 regular season games, averaging 19 shots per game, averaging 24.4 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.1 steals, 0.5 blocks, 3.1 turnovers, and a shooting percentage of 46%.

When it comes to Anthony, everyone will give a thumbs up, saying that he is a super scorer rarely seen in ten years. On the offensive end, he can make breakthroughs and shoot without any shortcomings. He can be called an offensive kaleidoscope.

Then what?

What are the statistics of James at the same time as him?

Since James entered the league, he has played a total of 391 regular season games, averaging 21 shots per game, contributing 27.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 1.7 steals, and 0.8 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 46.7%.

As for Anthony's current honors, excluding the mosquito-legged ones such as best of the month, the best is two and three teams, and the playoffs have never broken the curse of the first round.

James has already won two second-team awards, two first-team awards, two All-Star MVP awards and a scoring title. He even successfully broke through in the Eastern Conference in the playoffs the year before last and got a valuable opportunity to be beaten by the Spurs.

No matter how much fans like Anthony, they have to admit that James has pulled Anthony further and further away from the two starting from the same starting point.

The Nuggets have tried many methods to activate Anthony's full potential, whether it was unlimited shooting rights at the beginning of his career or later trading Iverson to form "Double A", but these methods have now failed.

Moreover, it's time for Anthony to make some achievements.

The Nuggets' perimeter height last season was really too low.

Their starting guard last season was the combination of Allen Iverson and Anthony Carter.

Carter is 1.85 meters tall.

Iverson knows everything.

So this season, George Karl is going to work on the back line.

His ideal target is Billups of the Pistons.

Nicknamed Big Heart, this point guard who looks a lot like Cassell is a master of field control whose statistics are not outstanding. Compared with Iverson, Billups is not even the slightest bit better at controlling rhythm.

George Karl feels that the team needs such a commander to restrain the team's offensive rhythm that is becoming more and more like a stray dog.

Chips?

The bargaining chip is of course Iverson.

Iverson is 31 years old this year, and his style of play is destined that his peak period will not last long.

Therefore, the Nuggets management decided to send Iverson away as soon as possible while he still has trading value.

Iverson's current value is definitely higher than Billups.

Thinking of the No. 13 rookie that Anthony could never forget, George Karl rolled his eyes and had more concerns in his heart.

Now that Anthony has said that Li Ran's performance in the summer league is seriously inconsistent with his real level, George Karl of course chooses to believe in his proud disciple.

And a player who only averaged 5 points per game in the summer league, even if he is the 13th pick, does not have much value.

And as a veteran who has been in the NBA for many years, George Karl knows very well that the Mosaic team is more eager to achieve results than the Nuggets.

As we all know, the Mosaic team has two cores.

One is injured, and so is the other.

Seeing that the Yao-Mai combination is about to go downhill, Mosaic certainly wants to compete again while they are still at their peak. This season has been called a swindle and the acquisition of Artest is the best proof.

In this case, the Rockets need immediate combat power more than potential rookies.

"Then give them immediate combat power!" George Karl squinted his eyes and his brain was running at high speed.

"Manager, the Bobcats require us to give a reply before tomorrow. The final reply date for the Suns, Pacers, and Lakers is also approaching."

A member of the uniform team came to Dawson's office and handed him several faxes.

Dawson took it with his eyes dim, looked at it briefly, and then nodded.

"Ask Coach Adelman to come over."

Not long after, Adelman came to Dawson's office.

"How to say?"

Dawson handed the faxes to Adelman, pushed up his glasses on the bridge of his nose, and asked in a deep voice.

"Richardson is of course the best, but we already have Ron at the swingman position, and the position is not very abundant. Moreover, one of the chips we used in exchange for Li Ran's selection was Rafe (Alston), and we need to add more in the follow-up

The shortcomings of the point guard will be made up for in the transaction," Adelman said enthusiastically.

He regrets it extremely now.

What did that damn former general manager of MMP think, using Raf and a No. 25 pick to select Li Ran?

Isn't this a complete injustice?

If you could hear Adelman's current thoughts, Mogou's coffin might not be able to hold it down.

"But the best bargaining chip offered by these companies is Richardson. If it doesn't work out, we can trade him first and then look for other deals."

"That's all it can do."

After the two discussed it, Dawson had already picked up the phone and was ready to talk to Bobcat.

At this moment, the member of the uniform team who came in just now knocked on the door again and walked in.

"Manager, this is the Nuggets' trade request."

Dawson put down the phone in surprise, took the fax and read it.

"Three-party transaction?" He was even more surprised after reading the content.

"Is the Nuggets making a big move? Yes, the answer doesn't match their lineup very well." Adelman basically guessed what the Nuggets were thinking just after hearing a keyword.

Two days later, news came out that shocked the alliance.

The Nuggets, Pistons, and Mosaics made a three-way deal.

The Nuggets sent Allen Iverson, Anthony Carter, and Linas Kleiza.

The Pistons sent Chauncey Billups, Antonio McDyess, and Cheek Sambu.

The Rockets sent out Li Ran.

The Nuggets acquire Ran Li and Chauncey Billups.

The Pistons acquire Allen Iverson.

The Rockets acquired Anthony Carter, Linas Kleiza, Antonio McDyess and Cheek Sambu.

Kleiza, a small forward from Lithuania, averaged 11 points in 22 minutes per game as Anthony's substitute last season. He is a very important firepower point on the Nuggets' bench.

Anthony Carter was the Nuggets' starting guard combination last season when he partnered with Iverson.

Although Antonio McDyess of the Pistons is already a veteran, his performance has been very stable and he averaged 8+8 per game last season.

As soon as this transfer came out, it was immediately rated as the hottest deal of this offseason by the media.

Each of the three teams got what they needed. The Nuggets reorganized their backcourt and spent a lot of resources in exchange for this year's No. 13 pick.

The Pistons acquired a superstar, which injected a boost into their sluggish market in recent years and greatly increased the team's offensive firepower.

Mosaic just sent out the No. 13 pick Li Ran, plus the bargaining chip for trading the No. 13 pick, which is equivalent to using Alston + the No. 25 pick to fully strengthen its lineup.

Point guard, small forward, power forward, center, this is almost a complete substitute lineup.

They had to cut several fringe players to narrow the roster to a qualified level.

"This is a win-win deal, but I feel like the Nuggets get the least." The host of a sports program talked to the camera.

"They almost dismantled last season's lineup, only replacing a point guard who is not as good as Iverson and a rookie who has mediocre performance and serious injury risks. It is difficult for me not to doubt whether the Nuggets management will be disappointed this summer.

I took too many drugs."

The Pistons' transaction rating is B+, the Rockets' transaction rating is A, and the Nuggets' transaction rating is B-.

When Li Ran learned that he had been traded again, he was just packing his bags to attend the preseason games, and he was stunned on the spot.

Then came the joy.

No matter where you are, it's better than this impersonal mosaic.

(End of chapter)