$1,575. You Will Have to Pay Later.

Everyone on the Grizzlies team knows that changes to the team will happen sooner or later, and sooner rather than later.

But with that player meeting held by Richard Jefferson, the players were mentally prepared.

Regardless of whether they can accept being traded, they are ready to be traded.

Then, in order to get playing opportunities and get more playing time after joining a new team, you must show your abilities well before being traded!

After a day of preparation, on the 9th, the Grizzlies ushered in the first focus game of the new year-the first game of 4 consecutive games, against the Spurs at home!

In this game, the Grizzlies were at a disadvantage, but they tied with the Spurs at 106 in regular time and dragged it into overtime!

Originally, the Grizzlies thought they would have an advantage in overtime. Sun Ce played 37 minutes in regular time and scored 29 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal. Although he was exhausted in overtime, the threat was still there, giving Clay -Thompson passed a three-pointer and passed an alley-oop to Stoudemire. Together with the cooperation of Paul George and Gasol, the two scored 4 points together and 9 points in overtime. The overtime was very good.

But what the heck, Duncan, who played 28 minutes in regular time and scored 15 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks, surged in overtime, scoring 8 points, plus Gay's two key three-pointers, the Spurs were in overtime. Defeat the Grizzlies 14-9!

115 to 120, the Grizzlies lost to the Spurs at home, and their record became 23 wins and 11 losses.

Although the Grizzlies lost this game, the media and fans were surprised. The Grizzlies players, who were in the storm of public opinion, not only were not affected by the trade rumors, but also played extremely hard!

Sun Ce had 29 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal to get his 18th triple-double of the season. Paul George had 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Klay Thompson had 18 points. Gasol had 15 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists. Yi Jianlian had 12 points. Scored 5 rebounds and 1 block, Beverley scored 9 points...

The Grizzlies and Spurs were neck and neck during regular time!

However, there is another thing that makes fans complain crazily-Duncan played better in overtime than in regular time! What a hell!

Without Duncan, with the Grizzlies' 9-point performance in overtime, it would be difficult for any team to defeat an opponent with such a performance in overtime.

Even though the overtime is as long as 5 minutes, the NBA often fails to score a single point in these 5 minutes of overtime.

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After losing to the Spurs,

The Grizzlies dropped to fifth in the Western Conference, overtaken by the Jazz and Trail Blazers.

The top ten teams in the Western Conference are currently the Spurs, Lakers, Jazz, Trail Blazers, Grizzlies, Warriors, Mavericks, Pelicans, Thunder, and Timberwolves.

These teams all have a chance to make the playoffs.

The Nuggets are in the 11th place. They are so bad that they can't be completely bad, and they can't go any further.

The following Kings, Rockets, Suns, and Clippers have long been competing for the top three picks.

For the Grizzlies, the bombardment of public opinion and trade speculation continues, with various trade rumors emerging.

Some were released by the Grizzlies on their own initiative, while others were leaked by sources who actually contacted certain teams. They may not necessarily be the "source" of their Grizzlies team, but may also be the "source" of the person they communicate with. Source", so Chris Wallace took the initiative to release some false news, a mixture of true and false news.

Also, Sun Ce has had 18 triple-doubles... Westbrook just got his 17th triple-double, and Sun Ce opened the gap with another triple-double.

The players, on the other hand, continue to work hard to play the game.

On December 11, the Grizzlies ushered in a home game against the Suns.

Sun Ce, who was defended by the Spurs in the last game, had most of his points limited to the mid-range. Sun Ce, who had almost all-round shooting ability, scored 29 points with mid-range shots. He made 11 mid-range shots in a single game. Helped the team reach overtime, but failed to score a three-pointer.

This time we played against the Suns. Although the opponent had DJ Augustin and a better point guard, and their offense was sharp, their defense was not good.

Sun Ce had many outside opportunities. With the help of Paul George, Beverley, and Gasol, he took crazy shots. He threw 12 three-pointers in a single game and made 7 of 12 shots!

Sun Ce played 38 minutes and made 15 of 26 shots. He scored 45 points, 17 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 blocks and 2 steals. He scored 40+ points for the eighth time in the season, helping the team beat the Suns, whose offense has surged again recently!

108 to 102, the Grizzlies narrowly defeated the Suns at home and avoided a losing streak.

On December 13th, the Grizzlies ushered in their third opponent in four consecutive games-the Hawks.

98 to 91, the Grizzlies once again won the game thrillingly.

Sun Ce scored 21 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists, 6 blocks and 2 steals tonight. He passed the ball when shooting was not accurate, counterattacked, attacked the basket, grabbed rebounds, and defended. He helped 5 people on the team score in double figures and relied on the team to defeat the Eagles. The team improved its record to 25 wins and 11 losses, once again returning to the top four in the Western Conference.

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Paul George discovered that what Sun Ce said about "not being the boss" was not what he thought.

Sun Ce did not take the initiative to say that he would bear the greatest responsibility, but his actual actions were to take the team on himself.

In the past three games, Sun Ce has played harder and harder, and he has not shied away from the responsibilities he should bear.

Paul George felt that Sun Ce just didn't want to "steal Randolph's reputation as the boss" rather than really not wanting to take responsibility. This made Paul George feel very special.

Coach Hollins had already guessed Sun Ce's "idea".

Because, all along, Sun Ce has never shied away from taking on the heaviest task on the court. In the regular season and playoffs, he will fight as hard as he should!

He has the same senses as Paul George, which is why Sun Ce doesn't want to "steal" Randolph's boss position.

No one can blame him for this kind of thinking, because there is nothing wrong, and Sun Ce has not stopped playing well because of this incident. He should get good data when he should get good data, and he won everything like MVP.

So what if you verbally don’t want to be the boss? Coach Hollins even felt that there should be a big brother to keep Sun Ce under control to prevent this kid from drifting off.

So when Paul George went to coach Hollins with full of doubts, coach Hollins did not refuse Sun Ce’s desire to make Paul George a perimeter leader because Paul George had the talent to become a superstar, but In terms of personality and playing style, he is just right to be the second boss.

Now for Coach Hollins, he has to prepare for the coming storm.

Judging from the past three games, when the players are working hard and playing hard, whether Randolph is reimbursed or not has little impact on the team's strength... Of course, this is compared to the season before Randolph was reimbursed. of that period.

During that period, Randolph's state was ups and downs, affected by injuries and suspensions, and he played as many good games as he did poorly.

Therefore, at this stage, Randolph is reimbursed, which really has little impact on the Grizzlies.

On the contrary, the sense of urgency that Randolph's reimbursement brought to the Grizzlies players allowed them to play better when other strong teams were slacking off and relaxing when they encountered weaker teams. Very hard.

Teams like the Lakers, Heat, and Bulls have all lost to weak teams in recent times, and even the Clippers have won three games since entering January.

But in the past few games of their Grizzlies team, apart from being upset by the Pistons, they only lost to the Spurs!

When they played against the Suns, the opponent's offense was very good, but the Grizzlies still withstood it.

At least at this stage, the sense of urgency that Randolph's reimbursement has brought to his teammates has played a positive role in the current situation.

However, what is supposed to come will eventually come...

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The last game of the 4th company is coming, and the opponent is the Thunder!

On the morning of January 14th, Westbrook, who had his 18th triple-double of the season after playing against the Nuggets last night, came to Memphis with the team.

When Westbrook arrived in Memphis, he came to the square outside the Grizzlies Arena as usual, wearing a thick fur coat, hat and mask, staring at the federal government like a terrorist crawling out of the sewer. Panda above the gate of Express Arena.

Therefore, Americans are easy to relax. Like in the past, when people with this appearance appeared, security was as tight as terrorists, and the police would be called if the other party made any changes.

But over time, the security got used to it, and even brought a cup of hot coffee up to ask for a photo...

Westbrook drank hot coffee and did not mind being cheap. He looked at the big screen in front of the Grizzlies Arena to promote tomorrow night's game.

There are data on the main players of their Thunder team and the opposite Grizzlies team.

Westbrook played 36 games, averaging 24.5 points, 10 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.5 blocks per game.

Durant played 10 games, averaging 33 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.4 blocks and 1.1 steals per game.

Ibaka played 30 games, averaging 15.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 2.6 blocks and 0.9 steals per game.

He, Westbrook, still has a chance to average a triple-double per game, and he is still doing so.

However, his triple-doubles are actually one less than the guy opposite him!

Klay Thompson averaged 18.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.

Paul George averaged 15 points, 5.2 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game.

Marc Gasol averaged 16.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.

Sun Ce averaged 33.3 points, 12.9 rebounds, 9.3 assists, 3.3 blocks and 1.6 steals per game!

From a certain perspective, Sun Ce averaged 9.3 assists per game and Westbrook averaged 12.3 assists per game. In fact, there is not much difference. Both assists can reach double figures most of the time. So as long as there are enough rebounds, Sun Ce's triple-double figures will not matter. It will be less!

And Sun Ce, since his sophomore year, has never averaged less than 12 rebounds per game!

On the contrary, it is Westbrook who often does not have double figures in rebounds. The biggest obstacle to getting a triple-double is rebounding. His teammates are willing to help him get rebounds, but he is innately inferior to rebounding. Sun Ce.

Then there's the record... After Durant returned, the pressure on Westbrook's record increased.

As a Mamba player, Westbrook will naturally not give up his record, especially with teammates like Ibaka and Durant.

Currently, their Thunder team has played 36 games, which is the same number of games as the Grizzlies, who played two more games in the first half of this month and two fewer games in the previous two months.

The Grizzlies currently have 25 wins and 11 losses, while Westbrook's Thunder team has only 20 wins and 16 losses... This is a record that has only improved after winning three consecutive victories in the past period of time.

But since they have won three games in a row, it means that the Thunder have gradually completed the running-in of the new style of play.

Tomorrow, they will play against the Grizzlies again, and Westbrook feels inexplicably nervous.

In the field of basketball, he is a player who rarely gets nervous, but now he can't help but feel his heartbeat speeding up...

...

The Grizzlies are about to usher in the last game of the 4-game home run, and they are also very serious.

After a few games, the mentality of the Grizzlies players has gradually calmed down. It is right to play the game well. Time can smooth out many things, such as anxiety and uneasiness.

When the team plays well, this anxiety and uneasiness will be relieved faster.

In the morning, Sun Ce got up early, and after completing the persistence at 4 a.m., he sent Zu Ge to school and came to the gym for training at 8 a.m.

Compared with others, Sun Ce is more worried. Others are ready to stay or leave, but he is determined to stay, and he doesn't know who will leave.

It has been almost a week since Randolph was confirmed to be out for the season, and public opinion has changed more and more. From Paul George and the injury exception package trade, there are many possibilities, such as a team that wants Tony Allen, a team that wants Beverley, a team that wants Yi Jianlian...

In terms of trades, the team did not say anything except clearly telling him that Randolph and Klay Thompson would not be traded.

This is the biggest promise the team can make.

Even Kobe has always been powerless in the trade. He only knew about the trades of Gasol and Bynum afterwards.

Players are just players after all. It is good enough for the team to maintain the bottom line. Sun Ce thinks that at least he did not have to deal with Pat Riley and Danny Ainge, a pair of half-brothers.

At 8:40, after practicing 5 groups of 100 shots each, including mid-range shots on the left side of the three-second zone, three-pointers from 45 degrees to 30 degrees on the right side, top arc and right bottom corner, and free throw line running hooks, Sun Ce took a break and waited for his teammates to arrive before starting the team meeting at 9 o'clock.

But when Sun Ce was sitting down and preparing to chat with the two 3D players who had arrived at the gym in advance to pass the time, he saw Gasol's agent, Gasol, and Chris Wallace coming to the gym together...

"Mark..." Sun Ce called Gasol.

Gasol nodded at Sun Ce, smiled, and walked to the office with the general manager and agent.

"Paul, Klay, could it be that Mark was traded?" Sun Ce asked in shock.

In Sun Ce's impression, Marc Gasol was still a very good defensive center in 2019. Although he was getting worse and worse in the regular season, he successfully lost weight in the playoffs and was still very useful against Antetokounmpo, Simmons, Embiid and others in the future. At that time, Gasol was already 34 or 35 years old!

And the team didn't seem to have many rumors about Gasol's trade.

"Maybe..."

Klay Thompson and Paul George didn't think it was strange. They had been prepared for their teammates to be traded.

Even Paul George is sure that he will not be traded as time goes by, but who can say for sure?

This is a difference in consciousness. In the eyes of the two 3Ds, except Sun Ce, there is no one in the Grizzlies who cannot be traded. Even if it is agreed that Klay Thompson and Randolph will not be traded, it is estimated that only the injured Randolph is the only player who will not be traded.

Although there are not many rumors about Gasol's trade, this is often the case in the NBA. The hot trades in the eyes of the media and fans rarely happen, and the trades that are completed are often unexpected by fans and the media.

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"Mark, where will you go?"

"Toronto, there are many international players there, I like it there, the team gave me two goals to choose from, and promised to retire my jersey after I retire."

"You deserve it."

"Thank you."

"Hey..."

"Noah, don't be sad..."

"Not sad."

"Ah?"

"I'm sighing for your future, Mark."

"Why?"

"Look, you have a big market in the United States, you can make money just by lying down, but Toronto is another country, you may have to pay for a date with a girl."

"Noah, I'm going to kill you!"

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After a little joking, Sun Ce watched Gasol, who packed up his personal belongings in his locker room and lounge, leave the stadium.

Gasol is no longer a Grizzlies player after leaving.

More than 4 seasons of cooperation, two championships, especially the first championship they won together, the group of teammates who won the first championship, are the most emotional.

Some teammates will slowly stop contacting each other over time after leaving, such as Gay.

But with Jordan, Jimmy Butler... even Neil and Ridnour, Sun Ce will take the initiative to contact or receive their calls when playing away games.

The feeling of winning the championship for the first time is hard to forget.

Due to team changes, the team meeting and team training were temporarily cancelled today. New teammates will come in the afternoon. The coaching staff arranged individual technical training. The pre-match meeting tomorrow morning will make targeted tactical arrangements for tomorrow night's game.

But for some other players of the Grizzlies, after the team's first deal was completed, although they could not be guaranteed to stay, if the team did not get along well later, there might be changes, but at least at this stage, they were "safe".

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As Gasol left the stadium, at 9:44 in the morning, WOJ received the news and quickly sent a tweet: The Grizzlies and the Raptors reached a deal, and the best defensive player joined Toronto!

Later, the NBA official website confirmed Gasol's deal.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, the official websites of the Grizzlies, Raptors, and NBA announced at the same time that the deal was officially reached!

The Grizzlies sent Marc Gasol, and with a position vacated after Randolph applied for an injury exception, they got the Raptors' inside twin towers Amir Johnson, Jonas Valanciunas, the 2015 first-round unprotected draft pick, and the 2016 second-round draft pick!