Chapter 178 Transaction
After the Heat's five consecutive victories, the team's record has become 5 wins and 4 losses, temporarily ranking fifth in the Western Conference, second only to the Spurs, Thunder, Lakers and Grizzlies, and the battle situation has become clearer.
At the same time, the Clippers' further blood exchange was slowly and quietly.
Because he was too dissatisfied with his position in the Clippers, Mo Williams had talked with the team's general manager and head coach several times. Mo Williams was also very straightforward, not making trouble with anyone in the Clippers, nor did he compete for power. He knew that in the Clippers, he could not compete for anyone, whether it was Paul or Griffin, and he could not shake it. It was Paul and Griffin who were away from the light. Even if it was Wang Dapao, he might not be able to compete. A peaceful breakup was the choice of the smartest person.
Mo Williams' trading options have long been opened by the Clippers' uniforms. During this period, Mo Williams' performance on the Clippers' bench was quite average, and his average of 16 points and 4 assists per game is quite satisfactory, so there are still many teams who hope to get this offensive point guard.
After screening, the general manager of the Clippers finally chose a quote from the Trail Blazers.
The Trail Blazers' offer was to call Mo Williams with Wesley Matthews plus a certain amount of dollars.
The Trail Blazers lineup this season has been in turmoil, and the team has always lacked a powerful point guard. Although Matthews is a relatively important player in the Trail Blazers lineup, in order to get Mo Williams, the Trail Blazers gritted their teeth and could only make such a choice.
Matthews was a rookie in 2009, and he was also a rookie who was ignored by 30 players in the draft.
Fortunately, he was good at his own strength, and he got an opportunity in the team's trial later, and successfully obtained a contract from the Jazz.
In the Jazz's rookie year, Matthews burst out with surprising strength. Within 20 minutes of playing in the regular season substitute, Matthews was able to score 10 points, playing a very important role on the bench.
It is precisely because of this that the Trail Blazers spent a lot of money to bring Matthews from the Jazz to the Trail Blazers.
Matthews, who came to the Trail Blazers, did not disappoint the Trail Blazers fans. When Roy was a substitute, he averaged 13 points per game. During Roy's injury, Matthews played instead of Roy, and his average score increased to 15.9 points, filling Roy's vacancy in shooting guard to a certain extent.
However, compared to offense, what makes Matthews pay more attention to is his defense.
Although Matthews' defensive data is not that good-looking, anyone who knows basketball will know that. Matthews is a player with excellent single-defense and assistive defense abilities.
If you have to find a player similar to Matthews in the league, then it will undoubtedly be Bathir.
Excellent defensive ability and defensive awareness have made Matthews a very important player for the Trail Blazers. After Roy was injured, he has been starting the Trail Blazers.
However, his starting position is becoming a little precarious now, because the Trail Blazers' position is a bit bloated and overlapping.
Last season, the ambitious Trail Blazers introduced Elvis Gerald Wallace of the Bobcats, hoping that the Elvis can lead the Trail Blazers further in the playoffs with Roy and Aldridge. Later, Roy was injured, and the Trail Blazers' performance in the playoffs was disappointing. Matthews also temporarily became the starting shooting guard of the Trail Blazers.
Matthews didn't take this shooting guard position for long before he started to rest. Because another player in the Blazers performed very well and had a trend of rising.
This person is called Batum, a player from France.
Unlike Matthews, Batum's offense is obviously more lethal than Matthews, because Batum is born with a pair of long arms.
More importantly, Batum is younger than Matthews and has a higher plasticity.
It is precisely for this reason that Batum gradually replaced Matthews in some games to start playing on the court.
Although Batum's position is more inclined toward small forwards, because the small forward has a more awesome Gerald Wallace, Matthews became a victim of tragedy.
Originally, the Trail Blazers were still hesitating whether to give up Matthews to help Batum with more potential. After all, they were not sure whether Batum had a bright future. But when they saw the Clippers give up Mo Williams and were about to trade Mo Williams, they couldn't control it anymore.
Although the Trail Blazers now have no Roy, the lineup still ensures at least a complete level, that is, there is no Roy who lacks a team brain.
Although Mo Williams is known to be a passer, he is still an All-Star point guard after all, which is the most lacking for the Trail Blazers who currently lack point guards.
So, the Trail Blazers no longer hesitated and chose to trade Matthews to the Clippers.
This was a very rapid transaction. When the sports media did not react, the players of the two teams went to the teams they traded and began physical examinations and related matters in various aspects.
This deal is not a small deal in the league, after all, the transaction amount between the two players has reached about 8 million US dollars. So when the media reacted, they immediately reported on this matter.
"Just a while ago, the Clippers finally completed the final reinforcement for the team. They sent away Mo Williams, who had a position conflict with Paul, in exchange for the Trail Blazers' shooting guard Wesley Matthews."
"Wesley completed full attendance with the Trail Blazers last season. He started 69 games in 82 regular season games, averaged 15.9 points, 3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, and performed quite well. Moreover, his technical style is a player who runs and catches the ball. He has no conflict with Paul in terms of ball rights."
"Wesley's three-pointers are excellent. Last season, the average three-point shooting percentage averaged as high as 40%. His arrival also added a lot of firepower to the Clippers' three-point line. Not only that, what makes Wesley even better is his defensive ability. The Clippers now obviously focus on defensive tactics. With a player like Wesley who has excellent defensiveness, the Clippers' defensive tactics will also be implemented more perfectly."
In short, in a word, many people think that this transaction is a pretty good deal, both for the Clippers and the Trail Blazers.
Wang Dapao was quite curious about this player from the Trail Blazers. Wesley Matthews, this is a player who is not very famous. He has no major news or topics. If it weren't for this transaction, Wang Dapao wouldn't even call his name. After all, he is not a famous player.
But such a player has made the entire Clippers team, including the head coach, Paul and others, pay great attention to it, which has forced Wang Dapao to feel a little curious about this seemingly depressed guy.
Having said that, in the previous games with the Trail Blazers, Wang Dapao fought against Wallace and Batum, who were small forwards. Matthews really never fought with him.
In the training game, because Matthews had just arrived at the team, Negro did not let Horses rest and join the main team, but continued to let Ferre be the main team and Matthews be the small forward in the substitute lineup.
In this way, Wang Dapao also had his first fight with Matthews in the training match.
I have to say that this first fight really scared Wang Dapao.
Although Matthews looked depressed and didn't say much when he came to the team, he really had two tricks, especially his defense, which was quite difficult.
Although he is not strong and not fast, he seems quite smart. He is very cunning in single defense or auxiliary defense. He never fights you to the defensive end, but it will not make you feel comfortable. Just like a piece of candy, it will make people very irritable.
What Wang Dapao hates the most is this kind of defense. Although this kind of defense cannot completely interfere with Wang Dapao's attack, it is very annoying. For an impatient guy like Wang Dapao, it is undoubtedly the most troublesome thing. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!
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