Sometimes, trying to steal the spotlight can be annoying.

Especially when you or your country are hosting the largest Olympic Games in history. As the champions of the last World Championships and the fourth place in the last Olympic Games, your country’s national team will see you at your doorstep this time.

When the heroes of the national team are performing, a piece of news with a strong impact will definitely make you feel disgusted.

But...this is not an absolute thing.

On the morning of August 10th, 2008, Beijing time, which was the evening of August 9th, US time, a sudden big news swept the entire basketball world! Even the Olympic basketball program that was about to start was affected!

The Atlanta Hawks sent Marcin Gortat, rookie Goran Dragic, the Hawks' own 2011 second-round pick, the trade exception obtained by trading McGrady, and acquired Ron Artes from the Rockets

special!

The Rockets sent away Ron Artest and acquired Mike Bibby from the 76ers in a sign-and-trade, and Marcin Gortat from the Hawks.

The 76ers traded Mike Bibby for Goran Dragic from the Hawks and the Hawks' 2011 second-round draft pick.

The 76ers definitely can't keep Mike Bibby. At this age, Mike Bibby just wants to go to a strong team to compete for the championship. He is unwilling to go to the Lakers and Spurs. The most violent pursuit of Mike Bibby is losing Nash.

The opportunity of the Rockets.

The Eagles' selection in recent years has been phenomenal. The 76ers were able to get a second-round pick from the Eagles, and they also obtained a second-round pick selected by the Eagles this year during negotiations. The 76ers have already won them.

The greatest return you can get.

Either lose Mike Bibby for nothing, or help the Hawks and Rockets complete the deal. Of course the 76ers are willing to get some reward.

This deal caused a huge stir in the Western Conference!

Just three months ago, the Rockets came within a whisker of beating the Los Angeles Lakers.

Next season, the Rockets' new-generation super center Andrew Bynum is bound to continue to improve. Iguodala is gradually reaching his peak. Now they have acquired Mike Bibby and Lewis, and they have also found a comparable player for Bynum.

Reliable substitute insider!

The product produced by the Hawks is naturally a high-quality product. Although the Rockets sent Artest, their core group of three young players still has Rudy Gay. Some people have always felt that having Gay come off the bench is a waste of talent. Now they can also use Gay.

Yi regained her position!

Mike Bibby, Iguodala, Rudy Gay, Lewis, Bynum...

By trading Yao Ming and Battier, Francis got three players in return. After several years of planning, the Rockets announced - we are back!

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Liu Mang was preparing for the afternoon game in the Olympic Village. Before the transaction was exposed, he received a call from Stockton...

They got Artest! They got Artest for almost nothing!

"Damn it! Did you really succeed?" Liu Mang was so frightened that he almost dropped his phone on the ground.

Stockton on the other end of the phone didn't understand a word he said, but he roughly guessed what it meant and didn't go into details. He said: "We have many veterans who are going to try out now. I still have things to do. Come on for the Olympics!"

Stockton didn't talk much with Liu Mang, he just informed Liu Mang.

Now the Hawks have basically determined the positions of Liu Mang, Wade, Artest, Marion and Milicic.

If Rondo is retained, Dragic will naturally not be needed. One young backup point guard is enough, and the other needs to find a veteran to hold the line. If Rondo chooses to leave, Dragic will be retained. This will

It was Stockton's idea.

Now we need to bring in a veteran backup point guard, and there are plenty of backups at the center position, including a poor version of Kwame Brown and wild little brother Gasol.

The backup small forward is Grant Hill, the backup shooting guard Jason Terry, the rookie Courtney Lee who can play both small forward and shooting guard, the backup power forward is Scola, the focus is on the point guard and power forward

As for the veteran substitute at the position, if there is an opportunity, they will work hard to bring in a small forward substitute. Of course, after gathering eight outsiders, the Eagles still want to find a unique inside substitute like last season.

However, the situation this summer went beyond the expectations of the Hawks management. After sending McGrady away, the Hawks management was already prepared to be discriminated against in the free market.

But...the veterans' favor for the Eagles in the free market far exceeded the expectations of the Eagles management!

Seeing the outstanding performance of Grant Hill, O'Neal Jr., Brad Miller, Finley and others, the Eagles also have dedicated tactical roles for these veterans, giving enough respect to some veterans who want to use their remaining energy.

Crazier than last summer!

And the outcome of McGrady and Kwame Brown leaving the Hawks doesn't look bad now! They have their own team, and the new team has built a lineup around them that is enough to compete for the championship. It can be said that it is easy to get together and break up.

Since the start of the free market, many veterans have contacted the Eagles and want to join the Eagles.

Even if they lost McGrady and Kwame Brown, the Hawks got Milicic back, and... they have Liu Mang!

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After this three-party outbreak, Chinese basketball fans felt that someone was stealing the limelight of their Olympic Games, but... the teams that benefited were Yao Ming's old team, the Rockets, and Liu Mang's Eagles...

Domestic basketball fans can’t even get angry, but instead feel very excited!

The Rockets still retain the love of a wave of old fans, not to mention the Eagles. During the Olympics, Liu Mang had no negative fans!

There is no doubt that this deal is a huge profit for the Eagles!

Artest, who has not yet completely aged, the Artest who in the 2008-09 season was able to lead Yao and McGrady, who could never pass the first round, into the second round, and he was still able to reach the second round after McGrady was retired.

Strong leadership skills.

And Artest's defense is undoubtedly better than McGrady's. No matter how good McGrady's defense is, he is still the second defense. Artest is half a year younger than McGrady. This is a former best defensive player. Last season's

The second defense is as good as last season’s first defense!

The lineup consists of Liu Mang, Wade, Artest, Marion, and Milicic, mainly three perimeter defenders. There are also Rondo, Grant Hill, and rookie Courtney on the bench as perimeter defenders.

-Lee was also known for his defense in college.

The Eagles' ultimate outside meat grinder combination is born!

The media and fans feel very strange!

The Hawks have always been a team that promotes the development of the league in the direction of small ball, but most of the time their transactions are to introduce defensive heroes, hoping to strangle their opponents on defense.

After seeing the news of this deal, the basketball circle began to discuss it wildly. Even the imperial TV station broadcast a broadcast during the Olympics about this deal that benefited two NBA teams with deep ties to China.

The Chinese men's basketball national team has also caused a lot of turmoil.

Yao Ming feels his brain hurts!

The Spurs bucked the trend and recovered. The Suns defeated them last season. They also robbed the Cavaliers this year and traded the elderly O'Neal to get Tyson Chandler.

The Jazz and Nuggets are two strong teams ready to go...and now the Rockets are here again!

Looking at the Rockets' young, capable and cheap lineup... Yao Ming can only hope that Ariza can improve faster. They have no room to sign small forwards and can only tap potential from within.

Fortunately, Ariza is a product of the Hawks, which gives the Lakers people confidence.

As the strongest inside player of the Eagles' biggest rival, Yao Ming feels a little pained when he thinks that he has to look forward to the title "Produced by the Eagles" to make his team stronger... But at this time, he still has to look forward to it.

But really speaking, Yao Ming is excited!

Yao Ming feels that he has no opponents for the center position. He only plays two games in a year. Except for meeting Milicic, he has almost no motivation in the regular season.

What interests Yao Ming is Bynum, but when the Rockets rarely beat the Lakers in the regular season, the gap in overall strength was too big. It's different now. The Rockets have the strength to compete with them!

Yao Ming is also looking forward to playing more excitingly when he meets his old club next season.

Yao Ming still has great feelings for the Rockets. After all, it is where the dream began.

Just seeing Liu Mang's arrogant look made Yao Ming so angry! He was going to calm down his anger with Russia's 2.17 meter center in the afternoon!

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Some people on the Chinese team were happy, some were expecting and angry, but overall it didn't have much impact. On the contrary, their two strongest players entered an excited state.

On the contrary, the reaction from the US team was even more violent.

As the core insider of last season's Western Conference champion, Josh Smith felt a strong sense of crisis.

Iguodala is naturally so excited that the championship lineup he wants is finally here!

Although with Bibby, Gay returning, and Lewis at power forward, Iguodala will have fewer opportunities to perform, but he is not a person who is greedy for statistics. He is an excellent team player to the extreme.

Kobe and Yao Ming have similar ideas. Kobe can no longer control the Eastern Conference, and the Western Conference is a headache.

The stars who entered the NBA in the mid-to-late 1990s were at their peak; at the beginning of the century, Liu Mang, Yao Ming, and the 2003 generation became the pillars of the league. The three rookies of 2004, 05, and 06 began to shine on the league stage. The number and quality of stars exploded.

In this era, it is too easy to form a super lineup. Last season, the top nine teams in the Western Conference all had at least 50 wins, which clearly demonstrated this.

James, Bosh and Stoudemire in the East saw that the Hawks got Artest and went to the side to talk secretly...

As for the coaching staff, Popovich started to drink too much...

Coach Krueger is excited!

Coach Kruger has been planning all this since the Raptors proposed the trade, and has already set his sights on the Rockets.

Ever since we obtained a large number of draft picks and trade exceptions, we have been waiting for this moment of comeback.

Finally succeeded!

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Chapter completed!