Chapter 391: Transaction and Amnesty

Do you have a personal crush on Marc Gasol because of an acquaintance who came to visit him?

Nelson's emphasis on Marc Gasol surprised Ye Si.

Since his breakup with Weber, Nelson likes to choose character when selecting players.

In this Sonics draft, Presti is more optimistic about Durant, because Durant's talent is the better one.

Nelson values ​​Noah more.

Nelson also believes that Durant's talent is better and his future achievements in the NBA may be higher.

But Nelson didn't like Durant's somewhat willful and overly sensitive character.

Durant always reminds Nelson of his favorite disciple, Chris Webber.

In the history of the NBA, everyone knows that the first person to propose positionless basketball was Pat Riley.

In the history of basketball, everyone knows that the first person to successfully use positionless, so-called five-small tactics on such important stages as the NBA and NCAA finals was the head coach of the University of Washington, Lorenzo Romar.

The future development trend of basketball proposed by Pat Riley during the Lakers' show-time period is that five players of about 2 meters who can do everything will dominate the court.

These players have no fixed position on the court. Everyone can attack, defend and organize. They are an omnipotent collective on the court.

Pat Riley's conjecture and concept are now very influential in basketball academia.

Not to mention the five-little tactics of Lorenzo Romar, the master tactician of the University of Washington. This tactic that changed the history of basketball made him one of the greatest head coaches in the NCAA and basketball history.

Pat Riley and Lorenzo Romar remind others of positionless players and the small five.

Pat Riley was the first to suggest that the future of basketball would be positionless, but he was definitely not the only one to think so at the same time.

Romar was the first person to make the five-small tactic successful, but he was definitely not the first person to experiment with the five-small tactic in major NBA or NCAA games.

While Pat Riley proposed the five-small tactic, Nelson also proposed what he believed to be the future development trend of basketball, which is also positionless.

It’s just that Nelson’s positionless theory is not as sensational and shocking as Pat Riley.

So the impact is not that big.

Pat Riley's positionless approach sounds good, but it is not feasible in the NBA.

Five 2-meter-ish players who can do everything?

Five Tracy McGrady?

Can a team have five Tracy McGrady?

There are not five Tracy McGrady to be found in the entire league.

Compared with Pat Riley's five-small tactics, which have no operability, Nelson's positionless five-small tactics are relatively more feasible.

Nelson's positionlessness means that the position is blurred, but the division of labor is not.

Nelson's five-little tactic is based on outstanding athletic ability, excellent defense, and tireless running on the court. Some people are responsible for organizing, some are responsible for scoring, some are responsible for shooting, etc.

Nelson's position-less approach is based on defense, while taking advantage of the speed and mismatched offense of small lineups on the court.

This is Nelson's inability to optimize his run-and-gun defense.

This is theoretically feasible and operationally feasible.

As long as you find the tactical core in this system who has inside height, can defend, organize and defend, and can push fast breaks, and then find four players with other functions around this tactical core, this system can The build was successful.

As a mad scientist, he is different from Pat Riley, who likes to talk endlessly and to attract attention.

Nelson has really been preparing to experiment with his unconventional tactical system in the NBA.

At that time, after meeting Chris Webber, Nelson felt that this was a gift from God.

Height, speed, offense, defense, organization, shooting, ball intelligence, etc., this is a diamond that can do everything.

It is the perfect core of his five-small tactical system.

Therefore, after Nelson acquired Chris Webber, he immediately started experimenting with his system in the Warriors.

However, what Nelson never expected was that the perfect player he valued, Chris Webber, had no interest in his system at all.

You want me to blur the location?

I am a power forward, why should I blur my position?

I want to play power forward!

Don't expect me to average a triple-double, MVP, or championship all game long. I don't believe it. You're trying to trick me!

In that era, if you called offense to win the championship, some people believed it. The Lakers' Show-time was an example.

There are more people who claim that defense wins the championship. When most teams win the championship, they claim that they rely on defense.

But if you want to win the championship by calling for positionless five-small tactics, then you can only be crazy.

Chris Webber just thinks Nelson is crazy.

Nelson had a very fiery personality at that time. If you didn't listen, I would blow the hair dryer.

Weber was a young genius at the time, and he had just led the team with Hill to defeat the Dream Team in a training match. He had the same fiery personality, and was sensitive and irritable.

The two bombers were together, and the final spark was that Webber found out that he really couldn't beat Nelson in the Warriors, applied for a trade, and left on his own initiative.

If I can’t spray you, why don’t I leave?

This is not a place for men to hang out. Men should hang out elsewhere.

Weber walked quite gracefully.

Where's Nelson?

Webber's departure made Nelson desperate.

Weber waved his sleeves and took away not only the clouds, but also Nelson's dreams and ideas.

After proposing his version of the positionless five-small tactic, Nelson waited for so many years and finally met Webber.

I thought this was because God took pity on his persistence and gave him a fateful encounter.

I thought this was a fairy tale of a lifelong relationship, but I didn't expect that the collision of their personalities actually led to the separation of Lao Yan.

After Webber left, the desperate Nelson lost the motivation and goal to stay with the Warriors, and finally chose to resign and leave the Warriors.

After separating from Weber, Nelson has been reflecting on whether he and Weber would end up completely different if his personality were not so strong and he liked to turn on the hair dryer.

Or maybe Weber's character is tougher and less sensitive, and the ending may also be different.

In short, Nelson's character has changed drastically since then.

The magnitude of the changes is staggering.

If I have to give an example, it would be the current **Vic.

Can you imagine that the most popular player in the league, Vicky, will become a kind grandfather in the future?

**Vitch and his teacher Old Nelson's previous styles were almost identical.

Fortunately, Parker and Ginobili are not the number one pick, they are not teenage geniuses, they are not Weber, and they are not sensitive.

The Weber incident had a great impact on Nelson's life. It not only changed Nelson's character, but also changed Nelson's selection criteria.

When both talents are good, character is more important than talent.

"Mr. Nelson, have you seen Marc Gasol train?"

"I've seen him, he's a very good young player."

When leaving the general manager's office with Nelson, Yes suddenly asked.

Old Nelson smiled and nodded.

"Mr. Nelson, you haven't forgotten your five little tactics, have you?"

"No."

Old Nelson stopped and sighed.

"I hope that one day I can fulfill my dream like Master Romar on the most important stage."

"However, before I complete my dream, I hope to help you complete your dream."

Ye Si looked at Old Nelson in surprise.

I see.

Want to fulfill our dreams before then?

Even if Marc Gasol is not a player that fits his basketball philosophy, he can do this.

Marc Gasol is willing to come to the SuperSonics to play as a substitute. How could Nelson not give him a commitment?

Giving a promise to a player who doesn't fit your ideals?

Is this still the same old Nelson?

"Yes."

Um?

"Thank you for the fairy tale. It's an honor to grow up by your side for a season."

Grow by my side for a season?

Ye Si was stunned.

If I had understood this earlier, my dream would have been fulfilled with Chris Webber, right?

In a daze, Old Nelson patted Ye Si on the shoulder, smiled and left.

Very relaxed smile.

No longer a mad scientist who willfully uses players' careers and dreams as guinea pigs?

However, can five small lineups really not be successful in the NBA?

Not necessarily.

Ye Si thought of the days when James and the Cavaliers acted crazily.

In today's NBA, centers have slowly become a very scarce resource.

This is an era when functional centers such as Camby, Tyson Chandler, Dampier, and Dalembert can sign with near-maximum salaries.

It is not easy to find an excellent center in such an era.

For a team, facing this era, it is easier and simpler to eliminate the center than to rack your brains to select a center.

After going around in circles, the Sonics finally found a backup center available to the team.

The deal between the Lakers and the Nets regarding Kidd was basically finalized after the Mavericks and the Grizzlies withdrew. After the SuperSonics were willing to be the bridge for this deal, in order to facilitate this deal, the Nets readily transferred their second Round 46 was sent over.

If the Sonics select Persjan Nahba instead of Kwame Brown, the Nets will not give up their second-round pick.

On June 17, 2007, the Lakers, Seattle SuperSonics and Nets reached a three-party deal.

Lakers send: Lakers 2007 23rd overall first-round pick, Kwame Brown, Brian Grant

SuperSonics send: SuperSonics 2007 22nd overall first-round pick, Danny Fordson, Robert Swift

Nets send: Jason Kidd, Jason Collins and 2007 second-round pick

Lakers get: Jason Kidd, Jason Collins

SuperSonics receive: Kwame Brown and the No. 46 second-round pick from the Nets.

The Nets received: the Lakers' 23rd overall pick in 2007, the SuperSonics' 22nd overall pick in 2007, Brian Grant, Danny Fortson, Brian Cook, and Robert Swift.

After completing this deal, the Sonics got their dream backup center.

The Lakers got the Kidd they dreamed of.

After the Nets received this year's two first-round picks, the team has completely entered the days of rebuilding with Richard Jefferson as the core.

Another superstar of the Nets, Carter, when the Grizzlies withdrew from the Kidd trade, it already represented that Carter must go to the Grizzlies.

Carter is a free agent. As long as there is a future or a team that can win the championship, as long as he has a core position, he is willing to go to any team.

The premise is that this team does not have Kidd or a Rondo-style point guard.

Jerry West initially planned to round up Kidd and Carter.

And it was almost completed. Carter's final statement caught people off guard.

Jerry West was capable of more than Carter expected.

Originally, Carter felt that the Grizzlies should not get Kidd, so he did not need to express his opinion directly.

But in the end, seeing that he was going to be teammates with Kidd again, Carter finally panicked.

It can be seen that Carter was kicked out of the shadows because of the crazy gay conference last season.

Regardless of whether Kidd is a parallel import or not, he doesn't want to experience the Nets collapse due to public opinion again.

According to Carter's idea, Rondo-style point guards like Kidd and Rondo should be left to Yes and Kobe. Others really can't hold on.

While the Nets, Lakers and SuperSonics completed the deal, the Rockets and Timberwolves also completed a deal.

The Rockets sent out Juwan Howard, the team's main power forward, and acquired guard Mike James from the Timberwolves.

Mike James was the core of the old players in the Timberwolves' internal strife between the old and new players last season. The Timberwolves' trade of James represents the Timberwolves' choice.

When Mike James was traded to the Rockets, Yeas received a call from Rudy Gay.

"Next season, I finally have the final say for the Timberwolves!"

"This piece of snow in Minnesota is now under my control!"

"Yes, you are welcome to come see the snow from time to time!"

Listening to the excited Guy on the other end of the phone, Ye Si was speechless.

You said it's so cold that you don't want to stay anymore?

After the finals between the Celtics and Suns, the NBA trade market became active.

On the second day of Kwame Brown's trade, the biggest shocking news came from the trading market. The Kings traded Artest to the Rockets in exchange for Alston and Bonchi Wells, Schneider and 08 and 10 first-round pick.

After the Rockets acquired Artest, public opinion across the United States was in an uproar, ridiculed, and enjoyed the show.

But these have nothing to do with the Supersonics.

After acquiring Kwame Brown, the Sonics are now saturated at the position.

Center: Milicic, Kwame Brown, Nick Collison, LaFrentz

Power forward: David Lee, Millsap, P.J. Tucker, Mari Rose

Shooting Guard/Small Forward: Yee, Quentin Richardson, Wilkins

Point guard: Rondo, Barea

NBA teams can have 15 players on their rosters, and now the Sonics have 13 players, plus three unused draft picks.

The Sonics need to release a player.

On June 27, 2007, the Seattle SuperSonics announced that negotiations with team center LaFrentz on voluntary retirement had failed.

The team will amnesty LaFrentz's two-year, $24 million contract.

The SuperSonics amnested LaFrentz's two-year, $24 million contract, which also became the second-highest amnesty contract since the amnesty clause came into being.

The highest was the three-year, $51 million contract that the Dallas Mavericks granted former team boss Michael Finley in 2005.

Rich and willful.

After completing the amnesty of LaFrentz and sorting out the team lineup.

The much-anticipated NBA draft in 2007 has officially begun.