The lack of organizers on the back line and whether Collins Kennard Playoffs is stable are still open to question.
In addition, the conflict with Cavaliers a few days ago reminded him.
Does the team need someone who plays the villain role?
Chen Xi is always on the front line in every conflict, and it is too easy for problems to arise.
If one is not good, he will be banned. If this happened to Playoffs, it will probably directly lead to Thunder's strength in the series being greatly reduced, and thus he will be eliminated.
In the end, Thunder unfortunately lost to Warriors with a score difference of 101 to 115, 14 points.
After the game, Chen Xi refused Curry's invitation to visit his home and stayed with Oracle Arena to accompany Turtle Turtle and practice extra after the game.
Westbrook is very dissatisfied with his performance tonight. Being competitive and proud, he will never accept such a poor performance.
Chen Xi also accompanied League, brother Leader, who had been taking care of him since joining League, and practiced more silently.
Anyway, this was his daily routine at Oklahoma City. It doesn't hurt to practice at Oracle Arena occasionally. (If you practice extra in away games, just communicate with the staff. Generally speaking, it won't be too troublesome.)
At this time, in the distant offices of Oklahoma and Presti, the general manager was still working overtime.
The trade deadline is approaching, and the set goals must be achieved as soon as possible.
For now, it shouldn't be too difficult.
As for the candidate for the back line, Presti already has a set goal in mind.
Now that the opposing team is eager to make a move, they probably won't refuse. It's just a question of how many chips they have in the deal.
In addition, in the free market, there seems to be a player who looks pretty good and can be signed to fill the roster.
As for the so-called villain, Presti has a bit of a headache.
Not a buddy? We traded for Big Morris, do you really only use him as a substitute for Wing?
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was the night of February 7th, the eve of the trade deadline.
The continuous transaction news was broken by the well-known reporter woj, and then the officials of each team also released the news to confirm his revelations.
The first is Cavaliers, Cleveland sent away the culprit who has been troubled by injuries this season and caused conflicts in the locker room - Isaiah·Thomas As well as championship hero Channing Frye, who joined the team in 2016, in exchange for Lakers's Jordan·Clarkson and little Larry Bird·Nance.
It can be regarded as a reinforcement. Although the combat power shown by Isaiah Thomas is much stronger than that of Clarkson, it is obvious that Cavaliers can no longer stand him.
After that, Cavaliers did not stop and immediately invited two teams, Jazz and Kings, to reach a three-party deal.
Cavaliers sends Jay·Jae Crowder and Derrick·Rose to Jazz, and then sends Shump to Kings.
Then get Rodney · Hood from Jazz and George · Hill from Kings.
Kings is Joe Johnson who got Jazz.
The management of Cavaliers, which has been criticized for most of the season, finally took care of personnel matters.
Of course, the Fanss of Cleveland don't really buy it. After all, in their opinion, the players they exchanged are all junk scraps. How can they compare to Irving?
Last summer, they really lost too much~~
But actually from God's perspective, Cavaliers's transactions are pretty good.
Stop the loss in time. Both Clarkson and Nance have pretty good potential. Hood is also of high quality and ready to fight. If it weren't for Mitchell, Jazz gave up on cultivating him. It is estimated that Cavaliers would not be replaced.
Chen Xi is at home, reading media news and always waiting for other big melons.
"It still happened. This wave of Cavaliers is actually not a big loss, but for Old Zhan, that is not necessarily the case. This year is Old Zhang's contract year after all. If this momentum continues, next year 80% will be decided again."
Chen munched on the snacks and commented savourily.
As a result, the next second, I actually ate my own melon.
Thunder gave away a 20-year lottery ticket to Second Round, and exchanged it for a veteran from Cavaliers - Dwyane·Wade.
"WC?
Chen Xi was shocked for a whole year. He never dreamed that Wade did not return to Heat, but chose to come to Thunder?!
After taking three deep breaths in a row, Chen tried to calm down and turned back to look at the phone again, only to be startled again.
Thunder signed a free agent - Deron·Williams with a fully guaranteed one-year contract of 600,000 yuan.
"Not a buddy?!!!" Chen Xi looked at the phone screen in shock and took another deep breath.
"What year is it today?!"
Chen Xi, who took a while to calm down, quickly went to check the information.
"Huh~~ Wade bought out Bulls this year and joined Cavaliers with a basic salary of 147w. I forgot about it."
The joining of two veterans, in general, is definitely a reinforcement for Thunder.
Although Wade is older, his skills are still excellent. Chen, who has opened his eyes, naturally knows that according to the original trajectory, he can still perform reasonably well when he returns to Heat.
Coming off the bench, he averaged 15 points, 4 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game.
Although he is no longer at his peak, his speed has been greatly reduced, and his breakthrough threat is no longer what it once was, Wade still has delicate offensive steps, coupled with excellent passing and control skills, he can be used as Westbrook's backup point guard.
And at the end of his career, Wade also developed a Three-Pointer ball with decent efficiency, so that he would not be shorted as a non-Spacing Option.
He is also a player with a big heart. He has made quite a few buzzer-beating shots in his career. In his final performance in the last year, he could still hit a super magic ball like Warriors, the buzzer beater.
The most important thing is that he only wants 147w!! Isn't this money-making money?!
Poor Bulls has to pay Wade a salary of US$1,555w this year.
Thunder This wave of missed picks is a big hit.
The only thing worth worrying about is that he went to two teams in a row, and both teams had conflicts in the locker room.
Wade has to bear a certain amount of responsibility in this, but of course, it can't be entirely blamed on him.
Rondo and Isaiah Thomas are the main core of conflicts between the two teams.
Chen Xi still admires Wade. Although the reason why he chose the No. 3 jersey is more ai, there must be factors of Wade in it.( ai, Wade, Paul, presumably most of Fans chose No. 3 for them, right? I'm not talented, I wore No. 3 in college competitions, hehe~~)
As for Deron, it is a lottery.
Chen is very doubtful whether Presti signed Deron because he regarded Rockets as an imaginary enemy.
By the way, didn't Deron retire? Presti persuaded him to come back again??