The Godfather of Basketball

In the end, the Western team was even stronger. They defeated the Eastern team 196 to 173 to win the final victory.

The total score of 369 points refreshed the historical scoring record (321 points) of the NBA All-Star Game.

George in the East scored 41 points, and the All-Star Game MVP was won by Westbrook of the Thunder. The latter scored a Western team-high 31 points, plus 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

After the game, Tang Tianxia went to the venue to congratulate his former disciple.

He also said some words of encouragement to Yi Jianlian and Jokic. The performance of the two rookies in the All-Star game is satisfactory enough.

With the end of the All-Star Game, the 2016 NBA All-Star Game finally came to an end.

This All-Star Game has many highlights, and it is the most exciting one in the past ten years.

The All-Star Game is an important time node of the season, and its end also means that the playoffs are approaching.

And the most direct expression of this kind of footsteps is the trade deadline.

Every year, the trade deadline will cause a bloodbath in the league. The strong teams make the final reinforcement for the playoffs, while the weak teams start to clean up the junk contracts to make room for the free market in the summer.

The Nets' lineup has basically reached the upper limit, and the current record in the second place in the Eastern Conference has basically met expectations. They will theoretically not participate in this offseason.

However, the trading market is always full of unknowns, and no one knows what will happen before the end.

This year's trading market is much more lively than last year. Rudy Gay, Ryan Anderson, Joakim Noah, and Jeff Green are all players who frequently appear in rumors.

On the fourth day after the end of the All-Star Weekend, that is, on February 18, the trade deadline officially arrived.

As the zero point continues to approach, various transactions are also continuously concluded.

However, compared with the previous rumor reports, it feels a bit thunderous and rainy.

The Pistons sent Brandon Jennings and Ilyasova to the Magic for Tobias Harris.

The Cavaliers received Channing Frye from the Magic for Jared Cunningham and a second-round pick from the Blazers.

The Hornets, Heat, and Grizzlies reached a three-way deal, the Hornets got Courtney Lee, the Grizzlies got PJ Hairston, Chris Anderson and two first-round picks from the Heat, and the Heat got Brian roberts.

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"We got a deal proposal."

When Tang Tian was leading the training, Jones ran over to find him.

The Wizards are interested in trading their first-round pick for next year for Bojan Bogdanovic.

At the beginning of the season, ESPN predicted that the Wizards, the fifth in the Eastern Conference last season, would be out of the playoff list. Sit down ESPN's predictions.

At this time, it is normal for them to seek some transaction changes.

Bojan Bogdanovic re-entered the rotation due to McGrady's injury and performed well, just the player the Wizards needed.

Tang Tian thought carefully for a while, then nodded in agreement.

Next year is a small draft year, and if the Wizards reach the playoffs, they will be very late in the first round, and the value is not very high.

But that lottery is still a good choice for Tang Tian who has opened his eyes.

For example, Dejounte Murray, who was heavily trained by the Spurs and called a non-tradable asset by Spurs fans, or Pascal Siakam, who performed well in the Raptors, and even history. The first second-round pick and the best rookie Malcolm Brogdon, etc., are all good choices.

Although Bo Yang has improved in defense, it is estimated that there are still not many opportunities to play when McGrady returns. It is a wise choice to trade him when his transaction value is high.

Moreover, Jefferson Jr. has shown enough defensive talent in not much playing time, and he also needs some playing time to practice.

This deal is still a good thing for the Nets when you really think about it.

Tang Tian nodded, and the transaction went quickly.

Before the deadline, the league officially announced the deal: the Nets sent Bojan Bogdanovic, and the trade got the Wizards' 2016 first-round pick.

In another trade at the same time, the Clippers sent Lance Stephenson to the Grizzlies for Jeff Green.

This transaction also became the largest transaction of this year's trade deadline.

Gay, Noah, and Anderson, who had been rumored a lot before, are all still in their respective teams.

After completing the transaction, the Nets played a game with the Bucks immediately.

The performance of the Bucks accepted by Kidd is not as good as expected, and it is difficult to enter the playoffs. However, the Greek rookie "Antetokounmpo" Antetokounmpo has been trained well. This season, he averaged 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. , The progress is obvious, and there is a tendency to grow into a first-line star.

After the start of the match between the two teams, Antetokounmpo did have a wonderful performance against Butler. He is 2.11 meters taller than Butler by a full head, and the two are not playing at the same height. Butler's Defensive skills are a bit useless, and Yi Jianlian's misplaced defense speed is a little bit behind.

At the end of the first quarter, the Bucks led the Nets 28-21.

And Antetokounmpo is young, Kidd sent him on the field at the beginning of the second quarter, he made a breakthrough from David West, and then rushed to Oden's head to grab an offensive rebound to make up for another, directly closing the gap Drive to double digits.

Seeing this, Tang Tian replaced Jefferson Jr. on the field.

Jefferson Jr. is 2.01 meters tall. Although he is the same height as Butler, he has better wingspan, good speed and is also good at defense. He can match up on the court.

This is in theory, and it is also Tang Tian's investigation of Jefferson's entry into the rotation.

As a result, Jefferson Jr. did not disappoint Tang Tian. The entanglement without the ball forced Antetokounmpo to the outside as much as possible, and did not give him a starting space in the confrontation. Extremely uncomfortable.

Antetokounmpo was restricted, and the Bucks' offense immediately became constipated. Booker and O'land continued to fire inside and outside. The Nets quickly recovered from their backwardness and finally won the game.

Jefferson Jr. played for about 10 minutes and scored 2 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal on 1 of 2 shots. The statistics are not impressive, but his defense is impressive.

With Booker, West, and even Oden, the Nets' bench lineup is not weak, and Jefferson Jr.'s performance is a plus.

Jr. Jefferson filled in the absence of McGrady, and when McGrady returned, the Nets' record was still steadily improving.

The time came unknowingly to March 1, which is the NBA's official season buyout deadline.

The Nets were extremely active because Bo Yang was sent away on the trade deadline, but no new players were traded in. The team's current roster has only 14 players.