bestfiction Chapter 256 The Struggling Season
Chapter 256 The Struggling Season
Chapter 256 The Struggling Season
Whenever there is a trading scandal, it is the time when the players are desperately playing on the court.
No player wants to be displaced in the NBA. Only by playing harder can they regain the trust of the management.
Among the Raptors players, the most likely to be traded away is Ibaka or Gasol Jr. inside.
Xiaojia is burdened with the five-year 5 million contract signed during the Grizzlies period. His contract will not expire until 1.13. That is to say, the Raptors still have to replace the Grizzlies and pay Xiaojia the high salary for the remaining two years.
Ibaka only signed a three-year 3 million contract with the Raptors last season. His contract, like Xiaojia, expires in the summer of 6500.
But the Raptors don't want to wait anymore. The Raptors urgently need reinforcements. Among the Raptors players, the two veterans mentioned above account for the largest salary.
Judging from the rumors flowing out of the outside world, the Raptors management has no plans to trade Lowry.
After all, Lowry played for the Raptors for 8 years. If the Raptors didn't get Lowry's favor at the beginning, it would be unreasonable to kick Lowry out of the team.
So the Raptors management focused on the inside, hoping to send out a star forward to free up more salary space for the team.
In mid-December, the much-anticipated Christmas battle is about to begin.
According to the usual practice, the two teams participating in the Christmas game must be the two most interesting teams in the league.
Before the start of the season, Ujiri got the news that the team participating in the Christmas game this season has a place for the Raptors.
For this reason, the Raptors management is extremely excited.
This is the first time in the history of the Raptors that they have the opportunity to participate in the Christmas game. The Raptors cheered and cheered. Even before the start of the new season, they began to prepare for the Christmas game early.
But when the participating teams for the Christmas game were officially confirmed, Ujiri was completely dumbfounded.
It's like he's been slapped in the face by the league.
The new season's Christmas battle was arranged for the Lakers and Clippers.
In early December, the Lakers finally reached a 12-for-6 deal with the Pelicans, sending away all potential young players except Kuzma, and getting All-Star power forward Anthony Davis.
The joining of Davis has instantly raised the strength of the Lakers to a higher level.
The current Lakers are the Lakers dynasty expected by fans in the off-season.
One city, two championship-level teams.
The gimmick of the city derby is definitely much bigger than the defending champion Raptors.
The Raptors were directly kicked out of the Christmas game by the league due to their poor performance in the new season.
Now the Raptors management is completely blown up, and they can't wait to make a big move to help the Raptors return to the championship ranks.
The Raptors' record in December stayed at 12 wins and 8 losses. Although it has improved significantly from last month, it still falls short of management's expectations.
The Raptors climbed to seventh in the Eastern Conference in the regular season, still belonging to the lower half of the Eastern Conference team, and have no home court advantage in the playoffs.
The only gratifying thing is that Ge Feng's performance in December was amazing.
Ge Feng is already familiar with the playing style of small forwards on the field. As Lowry gets older, Ge Feng's number of rounds of offense with the ball in each game has increased significantly.
In December, Ge Feng averaged 12 shots per game, ranking first in the team.
The Raptors are still Lowry's team in name, but in fact, Ge Feng has a faint tendency to replace Lowry and become the core of the Raptors' offense.
Ge Feng's scoring average has maintained a steady rise since entering the league.
In December, Ge Feng averaged 12 points per game, ranking No.26.7 in the league in scoring.
Ge Feng's statistical results came out, which surprised all the fans.
The Raptors' record has fluctuated this season, but Ge Feng's state is terribly stable.
On social media, discussions about Ge Feng are roughly divided into two factions.
One group is fans who support Ge Feng becoming the new king of the northern border, and the other side is fans who question Ge Feng's inability to lead the team.
Fans who support Ge Feng believe that Ge Feng has scored the highest score in his career this season, and Ge Feng has helped the team win the championship, and Ge Feng is worthy of the title of Dragon King.
At the same time, fans who hold the opposite opinion believe that Ge Feng is only scoring points in the new season, and his 47% field goal percentage is not considered top in the NBA.It's just that Ge Feng's number of shots per game ranks first in the team, and it's not surprising that he averaged 27 points per game. Didn't the Raptors struggle all the time?They are no longer a championship-level team.
The Raptors in the new season have been struggling with the fans' saliva.
On January 2019, 1, during the NBA 23-2018 season, the results of the fourth round of All-Star voting were officially announced by the league.
The fourth round of voting is the last round of the NBA All-Star Voting Contest. The result of this ballot means the final voting result of the All-Star Game.
In the Western Division, although Lao Zhan missed many regular season games of the Lakers due to injuries, these minor problems did not affect James' status in the hearts of fans.
James accumulated 377 million votes and became the NBA All-Star vote leader in the new season.
Antetokounmpo in the East is not far behind, getting 362 million votes, only 15 behind James, ranking second in the All-Star votes.
Antetokounmpo basically locked the seat of the captain of the Eastern team.
After Antetokounmpo changed to small forward in the new season, it is really eye-catching.
The change in tactical status has helped Antetokounmpo to be difficult to be restricted by other teams through simple double-team tactics.
字母哥这赛季，场均能够砍下31.3分6助攻8篮板的全面数据，并且雄鹿一度打出了32胜10负的傲人战绩。
The Bucks this season are even ranked above the four giants in the Western Conference in terms of winning percentage in the regular season.
Under the outstanding performance of Antetokounmpo, the Bucks temporarily lead the league with a 77% winning percentage in the regular season.
What a familiar rhythm.
Before the All-Star start last year, the Raptors, like the current Bucks, won the NBA championship with overwhelming bravery and fire.
Could it be that this year's Bucks can also play a season that makes fans Fuck constantly?
Judging from the data and team record alone, Antetokounmpo has indeed surpassed James and has become the strongest small forward in the league.
It's a pity that Brother Antetokounmpo is still young, and his popularity is far from that of James.
Durant of the Warriors also performed well at the small forward position.
However, Durant's number of votes is not the No.3 predicted by most fans.
Durant averaged 29.9 points per game in the new season, and his shooting percentage was as high as 56%.
This season, Durant is terribly silent. This is the only season in which he has not played a trumpet and exchanged passion with fans.
Durant has been keeping his head down and doing his own thing.
Under the leadership of Durant, the Warriors ranked second in the league with 30 wins and 12 losses and a 72% winning percentage, beating the Rockets, Clippers and Lakers.
(End of this chapter)