Chapter 75 Trading Resumes
Sitting on the plane to Boston, Angie asked, "Teacher, why don't you lie to Kobe first?"

"Danny, I was able to gain the support of Bill and others without cheating. Lies only last for a short time."

"Have you ever thought about how the Celtics would face Kobe when the lies were exposed?

Even Shaq couldn't suppress Kobe in the locker room, how can you be sure that Lin Yu can suppress Kobe? "

Strength on the field and in the locker room are two different things.

If we go by the finals, there is no doubt that Shaq played better, but did Shaq suppress Kobe?
No!

Therefore, the Cardinal does not want the Celtics to become the Lakers today.

And just after the cardinal got on the plane.

Kobe then signed a seven-year, $7 million contract with the Lakers.

The Indiana Pacers also reached a deal with the Hawks at this time.

The Indiana Pacers traded Al Harrington to the Atlanta Hawks for Stephen Jackson, the "Martial Saint".

Harrington played 79 games last season, including 15 starts, and his averages of 13.3 points and 6.4 rebounds per game made him a strong contender for the Sixth Man of the Year award, and he ultimately finished second.

Although O'Neal Jr. is nominally the Pacers' power forward, he is actually the power forward.

Because Harrington plays more of the four position.

This is also the reason why O'Neal Jr. recruited Dampier.

The Celtics then began preparing to trade Luol Deng.

The Celtics actually didn't want to trade Luol Deng, but the team was too crowded with numbers three and four at the moment.

Pierce is a small forward, and Lin Yu, in accordance with the Cardinal's idea, started out playing the power forward position.

Okur himself is also a player who can swing to the four position.

Although Dio is said to be able to play five positions, he is still more suitable for swinging between the three and four positions.

Even if Luol Deng stayed with the Celtics, he would not have stable playing time at this time, so the Celtics put Luol Deng on the shelf.

After the player was put on the shelf, the Bulls were the first to start inquiring about the price. For the Bulls, they really needed a forward defender.

We have to mention the Knicks here.

Due to the Smiling Assassin's mischief, the Knicks' draft picks were traded away in various ways.

In the original history, the Bulls were able to play in the playoffs while getting the second pick in 06 and the ninth pick in the first round in 07, all thanks to the support of the Knicks.

But that's all for the future when it comes to Eddy 'Baby Shark' Curry.

The Bulls wanted to use their first-round pick to trade for Luol Deng, but the problem is that the Celtics are not fools.

The Cardinal knows very well that the young players of the Bulls are about to complete their training and will have no problem making the playoffs. Isn't it crazy to trade the Bulls' first-round pick at this time?
Moreover, the Bulls were unwilling to give the first round in 2005, only those after 2006.

This……

This is how you get something for nothing!

The Celtics still had plenty of salary space at the time, so after the Bulls completed the deal with the Knicks regarding Crawford, they once again pulled the Smiling Assassin into the deal.

Knicks sent: Kurt Thomas, Anfernee Hardaway, 2006 first-round pick and 2007 first-round pick.

The Celtics sent out: Jeri Wilshko (the 2002th pick in the first round of the draft), Luol Deng.

Bulls sent: 'Baby Shark' Eddy Curry and a 2007 first-round pick.

Celtics receive: Kurt Thomas, Anfernee Hardaway, Knicks 2006 first-round pick.

The Knicks received: 'Baby Shark' Eddy Curry, Jerry Velezko and the Bulls' 2007 first-round pick.

Bulls receive: Luol Deng and the Knicks' 2007 first-round pick.

The Bulls and Knicks swapped their first-round picks in 2007. Penny Hardaway is an absolute garbage contract at this point.

He has $3000 million left on his contract for the next two seasons.

Last season with the Knicks, he averaged only 10 points and 5 rebounds per game in the regular season.

But in the playoffs against the Nets, he averaged 16 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds per game in the series.

Although he has two years left on his contract, the Celtics currently have basically all over-value contracts and are not worried about the issue of salary cap space exploding.

In addition, the Celtics are currently composed of rookies and need a veteran to help them grow, as they are unable to trade for an All-Star player.

Hardaway is barely a good choice.

In addition to the draft picks, the Celtics' real target is Kurt Thomas.

Kurt Thomas, nicknamed "Crazy Eyes" and "Dirty Kurt", has average talent, but has established himself in the league with his strong low-post defense.

Just from his nickname, you can tell that Kurt Thomas is not a good guy.

And what the Cardinal wants is this kind of villain-like player!

Just like the Spurs have Bruce Bowen, the Warriors will have Draymond Green in the future.

The Cardinal also needs a bodyguard for Lin Yu on the court.

And Kurt Thomas is the best choice!

Although some chips were given away, if 2006 was the same as the original history, the Knicks' first-round pick would still be the second pick.

So for the Celtics, this deal is definitely a huge profit!

The Celtics also have Ricky Davis, Chucky Atkins and Walter McCarty on the shelf.

In the original history, Chucky Atkins was one of the bargaining chips in the trade for Payton.

But given this history, as the Celtics brought in a large number of rookies, Payton naturally did not believe that the Celtics could win the championship.

Payton asked the Lakers to send him to a place where he could win a championship.

So, the Pacers became the destination of Payton's history.

The four teams in last year's Western Conference Finals were the Timberwolves, Lakers, Pistons and Pacers.

The Timberwolves have the All-Star point guard 'alien' Cassell, and Payton still has a fighting chance at this time, so naturally he doesn't want to be a substitute.

The Pistons also have new Finals MVP Chauncey Billups.

The Pacers lacked a top point guard, so this deal was made.

Pacers sent: 2006 and 2008 second-round picks to Lakers for Payton.

7 month 15 day.

As time goes by, the big fish in the free market have come to an end one after another.

At this time, a big thing happened to the Dream Team 6, which was just starting to assemble.

Of the original 12-man roster of the Dream Team 6, only two showed up!
Nick Chriss and Okafor are college students, and the Dream Team has always had a tradition of bringing in college students.

The remaining ten were all NBA stars, and only Iverson and Duncan reported for duty.

Gentleman Ray, "White Devil" Bibby, McGrady, O'Neal Jr. and others all made excuses to miss the Dream Team call-up.

Their reason is very simple, they don’t want to join the dream team because of “personal reasons”.

But in fact it was because of terrorist attacks on chickens.

(End of this chapter)