Coach Lee

Chapter 380 Are the 76ers Crazy?

Chapter 380 Are the 76ers Crazy?

After the All-Star Game, each team began to enter a period of strength.

The Bulls, Clippers, Grizzlies, and Warriors are struggling to compete for the last spot; the teams competing for a place in the playoffs are also working hard to squeeze into the top eight.

Of course, the most competitive momentum is still the two top teams in the East and West.

The Philadelphia 76ers are No. [-] in the East and the Los Angeles Lakers are No. [-] in the West.

Although the 76ers lost Li Nan, the second scoring point, they still maintained a strong momentum.

Iverson's strong offense is still unstoppable.Pippen also stood up more and shared a lot of pressure for Iverson.

After the All-Star Game, the 76ers won 5 consecutive victories in more than a week.

As a result, their record has also come to 47-7, still ranking first in the league.

The Lakers are closely following the pace of the 76ers!They remain in the second place in the league, and their current record is 46-8, only one game away from the 76ers.

The most eye-catching ones in the game are naturally the top cards of the two teams, Iverson and O'Neal.

Without last year's FMVP Li Nan, the attention of the news media is even more clear, and it is aimed at these two people.

Allen Iverson vs Shaquille O'Neal!

Even if there is no match between the two teams, the media will deliberately create a "conflict" between the two.

And just when everyone started discussing topics such as "Lakers-76ers" and "Iverson-Shaq", a piece of explosive news was revealed by Pooh of the "Sports Pioneer"——

"Heavy! 76ers, Eagles, Pacers, three-way deal reached!"

The specific transaction content is also reported:

"Lee of the 76ers, Dikembe Mutombo of the Hawks, Jaylen Rose of the Pacers! Three people swap clubs!

Lee was traded to Indiana!Mutombo went to Philadelphia!The Atlanta Hawks got Jalen Rose, cash and some draft picks from both teams. "

As soon as the report came out, everyone was in an uproar!

"Today is not April Fool's Day, don't come out to deceive people! I won't believe it!"

"Lee to the Pacers? Stop it! The Pacers already have sharpshooter Reggie Miller! What's the matter with another Lee?"

"The Eagles are doing badly this year, and it's normal to trade for Mutombo. But, the 76ers traded for Lee? Don't be kidding! That's the FMVP! That's last year's scoring champion!"

"If this is real news, then the "Sports Pioneer" is really amazing. How did they get news like this? This Pooh is not easy."

When everyone didn't believe it, the three teams involved hurriedly released press conferences.

76ers general manager Greenberg personally confirmed the fact of the transaction.

"Li's departure has long been part of our plan. The two parties have already discussed it. Why is Li's contract 2+1?"

Greenberg brought the topic to Li Nan and Li Nan's contract. He tried his best to reduce the anger of the 76ers fans.

What is unexpected is that everyone finally spread their anger on the head coach Larry Brown who did not speak up.

Because the team's signing plan has always been Larry Brown's decision.

"Larry Brown is getting old!"

"Just send Li away like this!? Can we still win the championship this year?"

"Larry Brown owes us an explanation!"

The 76ers fans were dissatisfied, but the Pacers fans didn't have a good face.

At the press conference, Pacers general manager and head coach Larry Bird said with a smile: "Lee's arrival, I promise to bring the Pacers the first championship trophy in team history!"

Despite Larry Bird's vows, Pacers fans don't give face at all.

When Jaylen Rose was there, the Pacers were already No. 2 in the East.They even won two games against the 76ers!The Pacers are currently the only team in the league that has beaten the 76ers twice.They have a great chance of reaching the finals this year.

However, now, the Pacers have replaced Jaylen Rose!In exchange for an unknown wounded!

Although Li Nan was last year's FMVP, it took several months for his injury to heal. At that time, the playoffs came.In the past few months, can the Pacers hold on?Even if it lasts, can Li Nan return to his original state after he recovers?Even if Li Nan recovers, can he integrate into the Pacers' system?

Everything is unknown!

"Larry Bird dismissed!"

"Why does Larry Bird just pick up Larry Brown's leftovers!?"

"Larry Bird, can you have some backbone? Can you trust your players for a while?"

The Eagles confirmed the deal and announced that the team has officially entered rebuilding.

Compared with the 76ers and Pacers, Eagles fans are much happier.

"Wow! We're finally in the rebuild! Fucking enough!"

"This is the wisest decision the Eagles management has ever made."

"If it's all over the draft and free agency in the summer, I think we'll be back in the playoffs pretty quickly."

"I beg the management to build a championship lineup!!!"

Fans of other teams and the general public watched the excitement.

"Cold-blooded! Ruthless! This is the NBA! This is just a business!"

"Is the owner of the 76ers stupid? The FMVP is all given away. Don't they want the championship this season?"

"It's not good to say that the 76ers are cheap, why should the Pacers be cheap?"

Soon, various experts also appeared.

TNT commentator Kevin Harlan analyzed: "Why did the 76ers send Li away? The contract problem! The 2+1 contract problem!"

"Lee's contract is 2+1, and the third year is a player option. From this point of view, it must be that Lee has expressed to the team that he will not renew his contract. Then, everything makes sense. This year If the 76ers don't send Li away, then this summer, Li will just pat his ass and leave, and the 76ers will get nothing."

"Sports Illustrated" experts said: "Why did the 76ers choose the Pacers? Because of Lee's injury!"

"Lee had a rib injury. It usually takes three months to heal. Three months after Lee's injury, when was that? It was May, it was the second round of the playoffs and even the conference finals." It's time. The 3ers traded Lee to the Pacers, not only got the league's best defensive player Dikembe Mutombo, but also weakened the strength of the Pacers, a competitor, which kills two birds with one stone!"

The narrator, Groom Albert, said publicly: "I wish Lee an early return!"

"The Philadelphia 76ers sent away last year's championship exploits. This move may seem very wise to outsiders. However, in my opinion, it chills the hearts of the generals. The NBA should not be such a cold Business! And, I think Lee will definitely be back this season! The Pacers may do wonders this season.”

(End of this chapter)