Chapter 981 Depressed Anthony and the longest winning streak!(1/2)
In order to welcome back Iverson, the Philadelphia 76ers are preparing to rebuild again.
The Seattle SuperSonics have no interest in sending away Millsap, Harden and others.
But other teams in the league are very interested in players like Iguodala and Lou Williams.
Unlike Garnett Pierce, Garnett Pierce is still very strong, but with his age, it can be said that many teams would be willing to just get these two people, but unless they are fools, they will not really
Someone is willing to pay a price too high for the two of them.
Unless they are teams that are eager for quick success and urgently need to get rid of their weak status.
But the key is that these two people plus Ray Allen failed to succeed in the end. Can these two people bring success to such a team that desperately needs success?
With the current situation of the alliance, it is obviously impossible.
Therefore, Garnett and Pierce are somewhat useless to most teams in the league today.
So much so that Danny Ainge was waiting for a fool to come to his door, or to knock on a fool with a door-to-door sales pitch. However, after a long time, he still had Garnett and Pierce in his hands.
But Iguodala and Lou Williams are different. Both players are in their prime.
Although Iguodala's potential has reached its peak, the 76ers no longer have any expectations for Iguodala to become a superstar.
But even if Iguodala cannot become a superstar, as the boss of a playoff team, his strength is definitely All-Star level, and he is among the best among All-Stars.
If you go to any team that has ambitions, you can become the third in charge or even the second in charge.
For those weak teams, with him, they can even complete the reconstruction directly. As long as they are not a pursuing team like the 76ers, they don't care about championships or great results, and use Iguodala as the core of the team.
Still very delicious.
It can be said that when Iguodala was put on the trade market by the 76ers, the entire league was moved.
This also includes Anthony's Nuggets team.
The Nuggets really covet Iguodala.
Although the Nuggets already have Anthony, neither Anthony nor Iguodala is fixed at the small forward position. Anthony can be used as three or four, while Iguodala can be used as two or even one.
The characteristics of the two people not only do not conflict with each other, but are also very compatible.
However, what makes Anthony quite uncomfortable is that they do not have the chips the Pistons want.
Now everyone knows that the bargaining chip for the 76ers to trade Iguodala is not what the 76ers want, but what the Pistons want.
Billups and Hamilton wanted to return to the Pistons. These two Pistons veterans had a lot of heart-to-heart talks with him. They felt that they were really cheated by these young people in the Nuggets. They saw the 76ers take Iverson back.
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Seeing Billups and Hamilton like this, Anthony was reluctant to give up, but thinking that Iguodala could be exchanged, Anthony accepted the two and communicated with the Pistons' management.
If the two elders can return home and Iguodala can come to the Nuggets, it will be a win-win for both the elders and the Nuggets.
But the key is that the Pistons can use Iverson to blackmail the 76ers. Even if they don't do anything, they can get Iguodala and Lou Williams. The Pistons can force the 76ers to take Iguodala and recommend it to the league.
It's to get the players they want more, such as Millsap from the SuperSonics, etc.
If they can't get anyone better than Iguodala, they can take Iguodala. Why bring back Billups and Hamilton?
Did Billups have 10,000 NBA assists?
Or will Hamilton's score reach 30,000 points like Iverson?
Or should we do without these two Pistons?
Although Billups and Hamilton have a high status in the Pistons' team history and are not weak now, they gave up Iguodala and Lou Williams for them. Anthony felt that with his IQ, this possibility was not possible.
It's very, very low.
Anthony wants to make a difference in the NBA this season.
But this season, he and his Nuggets really encountered huge challenges.
This year's league and Western Conference are simply too strong.
Let’s not talk about the entire league, let’s talk about the Western Conference, SuperSonics, Grizzlies, Lakers and Mavericks. They seem to be welding the door to the top four.
He and his Nuggets can only compete with teams such as the Timberwolves, Thunder, Warriors and Clippers Trail Blazers for fifth place.
It may feel a bit embarrassing to say it.
He and his Nuggets can't compete with the Timberwolves in the top five this season, but they can't even compete with Chriss' Thunder.
The Nuggets, which have been one of the strongest teams in the Western Conference in the past few seasons, actually dropped to seventh place in the Western Conference this season.
This shit is really embarrassing.
You know, at the end of last season, he and Chris said that he and the Nuggets were going to the Finals, and Chris and the Thunder were going to the Western Conference Finals.
It's good now, both teams are in the first round.
Although the Nuggets' strength has not improved this season, it has really not declined.
The Nuggets basically have no personnel changes this season. Nene, Martin, Camby, Billups, Hamilton, and Jr. Smith all remain the core players.
With such a lineup and such strength, Nima's team can only rank seventh in the Western Conference. What does it mean to retreat if you don't advance?
This is called retreat if you don’t advance!
These beast teams in the West are really beasts!
Anthony hopes the exchange between Billups, Hamilton and Pistons management will have a good outcome.
After all, haven't the 76ers been hitting a wall in pushing Iguodala?
This shows that Iguodala, the player the Pistons want most, cannot be replaced.
The Pistons either have to acquire Iguodala and Lou Williams, or they have to settle for the next best thing.
If the Pistons wanted Iguodala, they would have given up on it. Obviously, the Pistons don't want this top-paid player who even the 76ers can see has maximum potential.
Iguodala is strong, has peak potential, has a high salary, and has a long contract. His advantages and disadvantages are very obvious.
Carmelo Anthony is anxiously waiting for the result of the communication between Hamilton and Billups.
Fortunately, these two people are indeed very well-connected with the Pistons, and they are the kind who can directly reach Tianting.
The result of the communication between the two also surprised Anthony a little.
"The Pistons are willing to take back Richard. As for my position, the Pistons want Nene."
Billups' face was very dark, which is understandable. After all, he was moved by Iverson and wanted to return to his roots.
They came here because of Iverson.
Now it makes sense to go back unchanged because of Iverson.
But they were talking about relationships with the Pistons, but the Pistons were talking about interests with them.
The reason why the Pistons are willing to recycle Hamilton is because Hamilton is 31 years old and can still average 20 points per game in the NBA. His All-Star strength is visible to the naked eye, and he is also the shooter with the slowest decline in strength.
As for Billups, he is 33 years old this year. Although Billups is also averaging 20 points per game this season, one is a heavy point guard and the other is a lightweight shooter. The future decline path is simply visible to the naked eye.
Make a choice.
Billups' trade value is indeed not high, just like Pierce and Garnett.
Replacing Billups with the 27-year-old Nene is a small robbery of the Nuggets.
Nene's statistics in the past few seasons have been averaging 1,581.3 steals and 1.3 blocks per game. This Orc insider is the second most valuable player in the Nuggets' trade.
It can be seen from the Pistons' desire to exchange Millsap from the SuperSonics that the Pistons really want a power forward, a power forward with strength and potential.
The Pistons want Millsap and Nick Collison from the SuperSonics, but why do they want Hamilton and Nene from the Nuggets?
In any case, the trade value of Nene and Hamilton is higher than that of Millsap and Collison, right?
It doesn’t matter if we don’t discount internal communication among acquaintances, but they are so damn familiar!
In fact, from the perspective of the Pistons, it is not considered a deal. It is true that the trade value of Nene and Hamilton is higher than that of Millsap and Collison, but the SuperSonics still have James Harden.
They didn't want the Nuggets to produce Jr. Smith.
Of course, the Nuggets can't get Lou Williams either.
Regarding the Pistons' response to this trade, Billups felt very sad, and so did the Nuggets.
For the sake of Iguodala's ability as a top second-choice player, the Nuggets are willing to bear the shortcomings of Iguodala's max-salary contract and his lack of potential.
But the Nuggets are not willing to lose Nene either.
What's more, aren't the Pistons planning to rob the 76ers?
How come from this transaction method, you are robbing our Nuggets?
The Nuggets wanted to continue negotiating, but the Pistons didn't give the Nuggets any chance to negotiate.
In the end, the Nuggets, who wanted to equip Anthony with a strong second-in-command, finally gritted their teeth and agreed to the Pistons' trade request.
After the Seattle SuperSonics defeated the Pistons at home, they boarded a road trip to Denver.
When the Sonics got off the plane, Yeos and the Sonics players were a little confused.
They also rejected a trade for Iguodala in Seattle before.
To be continued...