Last year, Deron bought out Mavericks for NBA Championship and joined Cavaliers. As a result, he produced the worst data in his career, and Playoffs's performance was even more unsightly.
This also directly led to the fact that no one cared about him this year and he became a free agent.
In terms of level, Chen Xi thinks it should still have some gas in the tank.
Maybe it's more because he has no chemical reaction with Cavaliers. You must know that he can still average 13.1 points, 2.6 Rebound 6.9 assists per game when he was Mavericks.
This is normal. After all, it is difficult for many players to have a good chemical reaction with Cavaliers~~ (Manual dog head saves life)
I hope this lottery ticket will not disappoint people, but will show a certain level and make Thunder better.
When Chen Xi sorted out his thoughts, he felt much happier. The joining of the veterans actually represented their recognition of Thunder.
If they didn't think that Thunder was expected to compete for this year's NBA Championship, how could they have agreed to join with a minimum salary?
Then he has to play as a substitute and be a marginal player. You must know that Wade and Deron are not short of money.
Not to mention what he earned in the past, this year alone, Bulls still has to pay Wade a salary. Nets also has a salary of 5.47 million dollars, which he wants to pay to Deron. (Mavericks's buyout was paid in one lump sum by Cuban.)
Therefore, it is obvious that they are all here for NBA Championship.
Presumably, he will also restrain his sharpness for NBA Championship.
Turning your eyes back to your phone, transactions are still happening.
Trail Blazers reached a deal with Bulls, Trail Blazers sent Noah Vonlega part of the cash, Bulls sent Milovan Rakovich's signing rights...
Pelicans made a deal with Nets, Hawks made a deal with Wizards, Orlando Magic made a deal with Suns, Raptors made a deal with Kings...
Wait, wait, wait, little messy Splash Brothers, turning over and over.
Compared with this, Cavaliers's major shake-up and Thunder's reinforcements, most of these transactions can't make any waves.
Smelly fish and rotten shrimps are just replaced by rotten copper and iron.
Seeing that the time was coming to an end, Chen Xi thought there was nothing left to see.
As a result, it was suddenly discovered that Thunder had made another transaction.
Thunder gave away Luke·Kennard, and got Malik·Monk from Hornets.
"Who?! Monk?!"
Chen Xi is a little confused.
He didn't have a deep impression of Monk. He only knew that he later performed at the Sixth Man of the Year level abroad, but he didn't know much about his current level.
"Tsk, Kennard is actually a pretty good shooter, but he is still a rookie and is relatively unstable. Moreover, with Chen Xi and McDermott here, plus Wade, it is really difficult for Thunder to get ahead. But, Monk! Tmd! Isn't it a rookie this year too?!"
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"Forget it, think on the bright side, the future of Monk is much broader than that of Kennard. In the long run, it is still a good deal."
The transactions between the teams have now come to an end.
With the arrival of February 8th.
At this point, each team has established its final season lineup.
What should be done well should be done badly, and what should be sprinted should be sprinted harder.
Thunder's 15-person roster is officially established:
Point guard: Westbrook, Monk, Deron
Shooting Guard: Chen Xi, McDermott, Wade
Small forward front: Butler, Roberson, Grant
Power forward: Harris, Gordon, Morris, Nick Collison
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Center: Sabonis, Collins
Except for Nick Collison, who is on the inactive list 99% of the time, one of the other 14 people will be selected to become the little mascot on the bench together with Collison.
Of course, the candidate is not fixed. Who it will be depends on Donovan himself.
It is very possible that the people in each game are different, and this is also possible.
Moreover, unknown hidden dangers of injuries must be prevented.
The most suffocating thing is Presti's outrageous calculation.
After completing this series of reinforcements, Thunder's salary cap is still stuck just a little below the luxury tax line.
The remaining space is less than 100,000 dollars.
Chen Xi was reading reviews online and saw reviews from the media. Presti scored full marks.
"Let me tell you, GM Presti is being possessed by Mor dog? Emm... I guess the price was negotiated with Deron, and it just stuck. So careful with the money? This directly puts a high-quality label on his career." (Although Mor dog is a beast, he is still capable of saving money for his boss.)
The next day, Thunder was the guest of Los Angeles and challenged Lakers.
The match against Lakers was quite easy.
Thunder and Starting Lineup easily defeated the game.
Then came the training session of Donovan.
Lakers, which gave away Clarkson and Nance, has dropped slightly in terms of competitiveness and is unable to resist at all.
Therefore, De Xiaopang, who just joined Thunder and completed the physical test last night, successfully got the chance to play.
Wade and Monk are still on the road, and Kennard has left the team.
This is Deron's best chance to prove himself.
Standing on the technical stage on the sidelines, Deron took a deep breath of the familiar air.
In Staples Center, which he has been away from for a long time, he needs to seize his last chance and prove that he can still survive in this League.
Although Xiaopang doesn't love Basketball, he still wants to bring his career to a relatively satisfactory end.
If he can get NBA Championship with the team at a level that will allow him to enter the rotation, then his Basketball career will be considered a complete success.
If so... maybe he can also find the courage to face the old man in Utah.
Take the NBA Championship ring and go apologize to him.
This is Deron's idea and his expectation.
After leaving Jazz in 2011 and wandering around League, Xiaopang has suffered frequent injuries and been frequently traded by teams. Now he finally wakes up and knows who is the best person for him.
I used to always hate his overly strict coaching style, his unsmiling education method, and his refusal to let me use the more comfortable and effective Drop Step and scissor step breakthroughs.
Only now do I realize that it was me who was at fault. (In fact, in September 2018, Deron did apologize and reconcile with Sloan)
Although I have huge expectations and the so-called mentality of standing up after breaking things.
But Deron failed to perform well on the court.
The first half is over.
Deron played 8 minutes, made 1 of 4 shots, and only scored 2 points and 1 assist.
In the limited appearance time, he still failed to do much to help Thunder.
He is getting older. At the age of 34, he no longer has the ability to easily defeat all League small point guards.
Too frequent high-intensity technical movements left his ankles, knees, and even wrists scarred.
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