"I am very grateful to Tony and Trevor for their contribution to the team. Their talents are great. I hope they will have more opportunities to perform in their new teams and show their extraordinary strength. I believe they will have a better future."

He will become a very good star. Kevin has been discussing future matters with us. We hope that his life after retirement will be more fulfilling. We will hold a retirement ceremony for him during the Christmas game. We are more focused on the present and cannot give them anything.

Provide more training opportunities, so we chose to let them go and let them go to a stage more suitable for them to perform. We now have two veterans, Alonzo and Walter, to supplement the team's lack of veteran disadvantages. Now we

The lineup is already very complete and will stabilize the current lineup..."

On the afternoon of December 22, the Hawks held a press conference to confirm the transaction, bid farewell to Tony Allen and Ariza, and welcomed Mourning and Walter McCarty.

The news conference for Mourning and McCarty will not be held until the Hawks return to Atlanta after playing an away game against the Nuggets.

At this time, Schwartz has already taken Tony Allen to Boston to report. When he goes to Boston, Tony Allen will not be wandering back and forth between the NBA and the Development League. Ainge will definitely be occupied with Tony Allen's playing time.

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I have to say that the positive reviews brought about by the Eagles' "loss-making business" are very good.

I would rather let go than delay the development of rookies, which gives Mourning enough face, which is a good thing for the Hawks to build team culture.

The foundation of team culture, in the final analysis, is three words: human touch.

It is very important for players to win championships, but many players not only want to win championships, but also have good development opportunities.

The team needs you, and you can perform well. You are a bit redundant to the team, and they will send you to a stage where you can show your abilities; when the players get old, if they have made enough contributions, they will be willing to do it.

Provided a pretty good pension contract, and delayed the contract with Kevin Willis until now, and then negotiated a buyout because there were teammates who must be traded, and also gave the Raptors cash compensation to let Kevin Willis

If you refuse to report to the Raptors, you can get some money. This is the most important team culture.

Otherwise, the Eagles would simply trade Kevin Willis away. If Kevin Willis doesn't report, he can apply for layoff without being paid.

The Eagles have lost their team culture for decades. Except for the Bob Pettit era, the Eagles before Liu Mang came, even with Donimik Wilkins, it was still okay.

The good years did not precipitate any team culture. Moreover, in Bob Pettit's era, there was no such thing as team culture. Even before the 1980s, the only ones who had team culture were the Lakers and Kyle.

Special two teams.

Now that the Eagles have Liu Mang, they have begun to rebuild the team culture.

According to unreliable media reports, after the Heat and Hawks failed to compete for Mourning, suppressed but still loud laughter came from a villa in Los Angeles. Over in Miami, a burly man went to a fast food restaurant to eat.

So many burgers…

Also driving the deal was Liu Mang's agent Schwartz, who recommended Tony Allen to Ainge after getting permission from the Hawks.

Tony Allen is also a member of Liu Mang's agency, but Liu Mang is not familiar with him, but Schwartz has been looking for a team for Tony Allen that is more suitable for him, and the Celtics are very suitable.

The Celtics are so short of shooting guards. The best shooting guard is actually Yeri Vershko, who averages 6 points and 2 rebounds in 20 minutes per game. Tony Allen was sent to the Celtics, and even more

There may be opportunities to play. Only with opportunities to play can you have the opportunity to show your strength and talent. Only then will you have the opportunity to get a big contract and make money for the company.

Of course, Schwartz himself is also a very humane and moral person. A large part of the reason why Liu Mang chose him as his agent was because he knew this person’s resume.

Even when both gave up, they still did not abandon Wang Zhizhi. Instead, they actively contacted European teams for him, which can be seen. It was just that Wang Zhizhi gave in and returned to the CBA to play, giving up the last chance to play with world-class players.

There is also the subsequent active search for a job for Odom after gaining weight, and the fact that there was no way to get ahead when he was young, but he became the star of Love, Aldridge, Whiteside, Harris-Barnes and others when he was almost 50 years old.

Agent, began to gain status in the NBA.

Being humane and moral may not necessarily make people rich, but at least it can give people a good reputation. With a good reputation, there may be opportunities to make a fortune.

More than ten years later, although Liu Mang didn't know what Schwartz looked like, he knew from the news that this man was a good person. He didn't need to be very capable when choosing an agent. The main thing was not to cheat him. What happened to Duncan was too much.

Crap.

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On the 23rd, the Hawks' last game before the Christmas game, the Hawks came to the Pepsi Center to challenge the Nuggets.

The sudden trade caused quite a shock within the Eagles team.

Just as the media didn't expect this trade, neither did the Eagles players.

There are rumors that Mourning is coming, Kevin Willis has also returned to the team, and they are talking about a buyout.

Unexpectedly, the negotiations for a buyout were with the Raptors, not the Hawks. The Hawks were just compensating the Raptors with cash and asking the Raptors to help with the buyout.

Everyone thought there was just one more teammate, but they didn't expect three teammates to be missing, which made some players feel uneasy.

Even though they are just rookies bouncing back and forth between the Development League and the NBA, the players can't help but wonder: Is the team going to change the lineup? Is it possible that I will be given up?

This situation is unavoidable, because the Eagles have changed too much after the new season. Starting from the style of play, the personnel have also begun to change.

Although Steven Price emphasized the need to stabilize the current lineup at the press conference, if the team is in turmoil, the team management and coaching staff cannot do anything about it. People's inner fears and worries are very big.

normal.

The most important point is that Raheem, who played a major role in winning the championship last season, can be traded. What about the others?

Only Liu Mang and Jason Terry among the Eagles players know the truth about Rahim's trade, but they will not tell it, otherwise it will not only be affected by Rahim, but also the Eagles will be greatly affected.

Because of the influence, the two of them would never say anything and had no reason to say anything.

The management and coaching staff won't mention it either.

Psychological fluctuations bring about fluctuations in the state on the court.

Playing with negative emotions, the Eagles performed abnormally.

Although many players are used to trading, psychological fluctuations cannot be controlled. Liu Mang has no choice. He and McGrady are stronger than everyone on the court and can still perform well based on their strength, but others are a bit troublesome.

, mainly reflected in lack of concentration.

The concentration of the Eagles players declined, which led to problems on the defensive end. The Nuggets, a track and field team, are very good at running. They are originally a fast-playing team that is difficult to deal with the Eagles' small-ball style. In this game, the Eagles

The team was suppressed by the Nuggets.

Liu Mang and McGrady were fighting each other, and they started to play each other. Liu Mang played 41 minutes and scored 35 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. McGrady played 38 minutes and scored 26 points and 6 assists.

8 assists on the board.

Kwame Brown and Jason Terry were undisturbed.

But Kwame Brown faced a strong opponent today. The combination of Camby, Nene, Kenyon Martin, and Anthony, a master of offensive rebounds. Kwame Brown only scored 8 points and 8 rebounds. It seemed that

Prepare to get the maximum salary.

Jason Terry was severely guarded by Andre Miller. This guy is similar to Manu Ginobili. He can be amazing when advancing, but can be a turtle when retreating. He only scored 9 points on 3 of 13 shots.

The Hawks have no psychological pressure at all. They only have Liu Mang, Tracy McGrady, Jason Terry, and Kwame Brown. The four of them are the skeleton of the team, and the other main players all have alternative options, and the trade value is still high.

It's all good.

When coach George Karl discovered that there was a problem with the Hawks, he decisively started the big-kill mode, and the Nuggets' strong young combat effectiveness came into play.

Mainly because Anthony went crazy today, playing 40 minutes and scoring 38 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.

Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady lasted until the last minute, but there was nothing they could do to prevent it. The Hawks lost to the Nuggets 106-115, ending their seven-game winning streak.

With 22 wins and 5 losses, the Hawks' record was surpassed by the Suns again, but they still maintained first place in the Eastern Conference and were on the same winning margin as the Pistons with 23 wins and 6 losses.

Anthony celebrates the New Year!

He became the first player among the top five picks of the 2003 generation to defeat Liu Mang in a game!

The people of Miami, Detroit, Toronto, and Cleveland sent congratulatory messages one after another.
Chapter completed!