On June 20, 2004, a series of breaking news shocked the entire basketball world!

The Atlanta Hawks, who just won the championship, dismantled half of the team!

When Boozer was sent away in the morning, people were not particularly surprised. Instead, they thought it was normal. The Jazz had given away such bargaining chips. If the Hawks did not trade, people would be surprised.

Boozer is getting stronger and stronger now, and has already had a conflict with Rasheed Wallace over playing time. In the season they just won the championship, the relationship between the two was still very good, because they were for the championship, but after winning the championship, they will inevitably

Zell needs more playing time to show his strength, and it is inevitable that the two will no longer be on the same team.

For the Hawks, Boozer and Rasheed Wallace are two extremes. One has excellent offensive skills and rebounds, and can also help organize the offense.

The aspect is equal to the black hole; Rasheed Wallace's defense has become weird and surprising, but the offensive end is getting weaker and weaker, and it is the gate of interior defense.

Both of them have obvious advantages and disadvantages, and Rasheed Wallace's trade value is obviously far less than Boozer. Selling Rasheed Wallace away obviously won't get anything back. The most important point is that

Boozer still needs time to improve. Rasheed Wallace is at his peak. Rasheed Wallace is more important than Boozer for winning the championship.

When the Jazz offered that kind of chips, it was impossible for the Hawks to refuse.

However, the Hawks' subsequent series of decisive and swift transactions scared the media and fans, even teams that were not involved or those that were.

The Hawks reached deals with one or more teams from the Rockets, Nets, SuperSonics, and Magic, and finally submitted them to the league together, forming a five-team deal!

To sum up, the Eagles first reached a 6-year 110 million contract extension with Sharif Rahim, and then packaged it to sign and then exchange for 9 million in 3 years. Matt Barnes and Theo Ratliff got

Tracy McGrady of the Magic, the 13th overall pick in the 2004 first round of the SuperSonics.

The Sonics sent away the 13th overall pick in the 2004 first round and the 2006 first-round lottery protected pick, Vladimir Radmanovic, in exchange for Steve Francis from the Rockets.

The Nets sent away Richard Jefferson, relying on the more than 9 million in space they had freed up after this season, plus Richard Jefferson's contract, to force Westbrook from the Hawks.

Ratliff, and Seattle's Vladimir Radmanovic.

The Rockets sent away Steve Francis and Cardinal Mobley, acquired Richard Jefferson from the Nets, and Matt Barnes from the Hawks, and acquired the Magic from the Magic.

Juwan Howard's three-year contract, Seattle's 2006 first-round lottery-protected pick.

The Magic sent Tracy McGrady and Juwan Howard and acquired Shareef Raheem from the Hawks and Cardinal Mobley from the Rockets.

Magic general manager Martins has had a bad relationship with Tracy McGrady for a long time. He originally wanted to earn a vote with Tracy McGrady, but now he is lucky to be able to give away Juwan Howard's three-year contract and reduce the luxury tax, and it is also

Get a shooting guard.

What impressed Martins the most was that the Eagles offered to persuade Raheem to renew his contract in advance. Martins, who was made nervous by the Eagles, finally accepted the final deal.

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After this series of transactions ended, the media and fans received mixed reviews.

The SuperSonics definitely made a profit. They used two first-rounders and Radmanovic to get Francis and the coveted core point guard.

The Nets received good or bad reviews. Ratliff definitely improved their interior defense. However, they did not get Boozer, but Radmanovic. Although they are both pitchers, Radmanovic

Veach still mainly focuses on three-pointers, but his rebounding ability is far behind Boozer.

The Nets are obviously betting that now, Ratliff is 31 years old. He has played very well in the Hawks for three years and played a big role in the playoffs. Mainly because the Hawks are sparing in the regular season and the 31-year-old

At his age, it would be good if his condition can be maintained for two or three years. The Nets are obviously betting on the present, but to get Carter, they have already paid several first-rounders brought by Kenyon Martin to get Richard, who is only 24 years old.

De Jefferson was sent away in exchange for two insiders, and the future was overdrawn again. In other words, it was a bet on whether Ratliff could win the championship in two or three years while he was still in shape. After all, Kidd was already 31.

The Rockets are already disappointed with Francis's style of play where he can't play well without the ball in his hands. With Yao Ming, Francis will hold the ball less. The second-year Yao Ming is already an All-NBA player, and Francis

After playing for five years, he is still not close to the best lineup. Coupled with the huge difference in commercial value, the Rockets chose to use Yao Ming as the core of the team, adding outside pitchers to open up space for Yao Ming to play in singles, and pull Yao Ming into the high position.

As a cutter when shooting, Richard Jefferson is a good choice.

Dawson originally wanted McGrady. When McGrady had a conflict with the Magic last season, he was waiting to steal someone from the Magic in the summer. However, McGrady announced that he would not renew his contract after the trade, which made many teams hesitate, and Dawson was one of them.

, Francis’s value is not low.

In addition, Mobley, the old cat, became the opponent's best sixth man defense in the playoffs and could not prevent or make any shots. For two consecutive years, Dawson could no longer bear it. With Jim Jackson on the team, he could do it.

If he plays shooting guard, he can get Richard Jefferson, and Dawson will send Francis and old cat Mobley away.

However, the Rockets' salary space has always been good. Without Francis and Mobley, they now have enough salary space to trade or sign free agents.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! As for the Magic... No deal made by the Magic team's management is too much. After letting O'Neal go, they lost less and people regarded them as gains, and

, got Raheem, also gave away Juwan Howard, and got Mobley... A team like the Rockets that has won 50 games has no respect for Mobley, but when it comes to the Magic, he is another man.

Of course, the team that people pay the most attention to and discuss the most is naturally the core team of these transactions-the Eagles!

If you look at the return from the trade alone, the Hawks did not lose. McGrady added a first-round pick with the 13th pick. Although people regard the 2004 draft as being drained by the 2003 draft, except for Dwight-

Except for Howard and Emeka Okafor, there are no T1 rookies at the core level of the team. However, the players in this generation have much higher immediate combat abilities. It is predicted that ten rookies will have the ability to enter the NBA.

Averaging more than 10 points per game, even the 2003 generation, only six rookies averaged double figures in the season that just ended.

The Hawks have no shortage of cores. With Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady, what kind of core do they need?

In terms of value, the Eagles are not losing money.

However, the Hawks just won the championship! The perfect chemical reaction that was established in just three years has just played a perfect season, ranking among the top three in NBA history in terms of overall performance throughout the season.

Without any warning, most of it was demolished!

Originally, even if Boozer was traded, Stockton and Ostertag retired, the Hawks' Liu Mang, Prince, Raheem, Rasheed Wallace, Ratliff, Jason-

The eight-man rotation of Terry, Muhammad, and Kwame Brown is still the favorite for the championship. There are several second-round picks and the No. 6 pick from the Jazz. After some repairs, it is not possible to win two consecutive championships.

impossible.

But less than a week after winning the championship, the lineup was dismantled without giving a reason.

After the trade, the Eagles just sent a thank you letter overnight, thanking Raheem, Ratliff, Boozer, and Barnes for their help to the team in the past two or three years. However, due to the team's team building plan, in order to adapt to

The current NBA has to make personnel adjustments, and I hope they can develop better in the future.

Rahim notified the Eagles in advance that he was leaving the team, and also handed over the choice of his next home to the Eagles to prevent the Eagles from being caught off guard after everything was planned, traded, and drafted for next season.

, the Eagles did not announce that Raheem took the initiative to leave the team.

The media and fans who don't know the truth have only one question: What are the Hawks trying to do? McGrady is very good, but that is a championship lineup! What are the Hawks trying to do?

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"Carlos, I won't go to your farewell party with Sharif, Matt, and Theo. I'm going to Los Angeles. I'm fed up with this feeling. I don't want to go through this again."

"I understand, Ace, next time, my pick-and-roll won't be for you."

"Of course, next time I dunk, it won't be your opponent."

When they said this, the two were silent for a while, but Boozer was the first to break the awkwardness: "Haha, let's be like this, be careful on the road."

"Bye-Bye."

Liu Mang didn't expect Boozer's reaction to be so calm. Maybe he had already guessed something, maybe... someone had already discussed something with him, such as the team's new assistant coach.

One of Boozer and Rasheed Wallace will always have to leave, that's for sure, and Boozer also needs to show more of his ability to go to Salt Lake City under the head coach Jerry who is best at using pick-and-rolls.

-Sloan's team is undoubtedly the best place for Boozer. Salt Lake City's medical technology is also what Boozer needs.

As for Barnes, when Liu Mang and Basn called, the other party seemed to have been crying all night. It was only after five o'clock when Liu Mang called, and the other party picked up the phone immediately...

Ratliff looked down on being traded. He could win the championship. He still had four years of big contract. He would be 35 after playing. The remaining four years would earn him a total of 45 million. The championship had already been won. However, he was traded this time.

Treve is the most emotionally stable he has ever been.

After making phone calls with the three teammates who were traded away, Liu Mang left home before dawn, dragging his small suitcase...

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At 7:30 in the morning on June 21, Liu Mang arrived at the airport. He was going to the joint trial training in Los Angeles to find a new bodyguard for himself... No, he was looking for a new teammate.

The Eagles were caught in a storm of public opinion. No one understood what the deal was for, and the Eagles did not explain it.

First of all, there is a new superstar coming, and we can’t slap the new players in the face. Could it be that Rahim is leaving and has found a spare tire? Moreover, this is also a move that reflects the team’s humanistic care. Maybe

Years later, after McGrady has integrated into the team or left, the matter will be made public, but not now.

On Liu Mang's side, the transaction was over, what else could he do? He could only beat these teammates to death the next time he saw them.

Liu Mang was very satisfied with his idea: I am such a loyal man...

Ever since Raheem left, the Eagles have entered a situation that is likely to fall into a chain reaction collapse. There are three Eagles, one is responsible for scoring and organizing offense, one is responsible for series defense and rebounding, and one is responsible for grabbing points off the bench.

The key to the Eagles' strength last season was that all the Eagles' signings and tactics revolved around three little eagles. But now that one little eagle is gone, the role of many people on the team doesn't seem so important.

The championship team, which obviously has a very young lineup, has reached a situation where it cannot break or establish, so it can only start a new situation without letting the chain reaction of the collapse become a reality.

Liu Mang is going to draft now!

How could this be possible when all two "bodyguards" were gone? He was really not used to going out without two thugs! Why was it that the team's highest transaction value, besides himself and Raheem, was actually Barnes and Boogie?

Where's Zell?

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Since winning the championship, the Eagles have received trade offers from many teams, but they have always ignored them. Fortunately, they have not rejected them, and they have just submitted those offers.

Leave it alone, it will come in handy later.

It may be a little difficult to get Boozer a maximum salary in the future, but a multi-million contract is still very easy. It’s just that Liu Mang didn’t know if he let the team select Boozer in the first round. Did he cheat him? Or did he cheat him? Anyway, his own situation
To be continued...