At the beginning of 2023, the Spurs started the new year with a wave of three consecutive losses. Although the two games against the Lone Ranger and the Knicks were fought to the end, they still ended in defeat.
Although their performance on the court was not eye-catching and they had no wins, but in the recent trading field, the performance of the Spurs can be described as active. Different from RC Buford’s concept of “one more year of sewing and mending” in the latter part of his general manager career, after Wright took office, it can be said that every operation was unexpected by the fans, and the team was drastically rebuilt, although a little less Human touch, but most of the operations made fans call “really fragrant” in the end.
This season, with one of the largest salary spaces in the league, Wright also successfully won the first order, and the transaction object is still the old customer-the Celtics.
The Green Army sent forward Feng Lai and 1.5 million cash to the Spurs, and the Spurs sent a protected second round symbolically, but don’t worry, this protected second round must be the same as not given, it’s just a process. After the trade, the Spurs will lay off Feng Lai. Speaking of which, Feng Lai also beat the Spurs during the Trail Blazers. In order to make room for Feng Lai, the Spurs waived veteran Gion, and the team was further rejuvenated. Brother Dao replaced Gion and topped the team’s age list.
This transaction also shows that there is not only fighting and killing in the trading field, but more about human relationships. Through this transaction, the Celtics will save about 7 million U.S. dollars in taxes, and the Spurs will not have any monetary losses because they have not yet reached the poverty line. The Green Army saved a lot of money, and the Spurs made a personal favor. While getting the salary, Gion can find a more competitive next home and play his due role. This deal can be said to be a happy one. Everyone is a winner.
The completion of this transaction also announced that the Spurs will enter into negotiations with a positive attitude before the transaction deadline. In one sentence, “the door of my house is always open, and I am waiting for all customers with open arms.”
After talking about the transaction, let’s talk about the players. Prior to this, Vassell, one of the team’s dual cores this season, has been injured for many games due to injury. The Spurs officially stated that Vassell will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and there is currently no timetable for his return. After the injury recovers normally, there will be no serious problems, and there will be no record pressure this season, and Vassell can recover with peace of mind. Vassell’s time will also be used to distribute the many young people in the team who are waiting to be fed. The fans can look forward to which newcomer will show up next.
Vassell’s growth trajectory this season is also very surprising. In the recent list released by the US media, I am very happy to see that Vassell’s bottom corner scoring ranks first in the league. It has also been greatly improved, and it is very likely to become an important part of the Spurs’ future plans.
The injury this time makes people think of the season when the general was reimbursed due to injury more than 20 years ago. There is no need to say more about the following story, everyone knows it.
In the results of the first stage of the All-Star Game fan voting officially announced by the league on January 6, it is no surprise that none of the Spurs were selected. Azan ranked 6th in the backcourt of the Eastern Conference with his outstanding performance this season; Magic’s performance this season is actually better than Chu Yang’s to a large extent, but the voting results are not satisfactory, the All-Star After all, fan voting is still a competition between exposure and the football market.
Recently, the amount of exposure of the old man has unexpectedly increased. First, he was met by fans on the street, maybe he was rushing to drink, took a photo with the fans and then left in a cool way. The slowest among young people, but the flexibility is no less.
Bobo’s spirit makes people sigh, this is an old man in his 70s. When asked when he would choose to retire, the old man said, “I think that little voice in my head will tell me the answer. If I’m tired of saying, ‘Why do you keep getting backdoored by opponents?'” Can you please stay in front of the opponent at all times?’ If I don’t want to do it anymore, then I know it’s time for me to leave.”
Today, Bobo holds the fourth-highest annual salary among head coaches in American sports with an annual salary of 13 million US dollars, leading a group of young guys from the Spurs on the right path. Of course, the old man will sometimes be lazy, such as lore ball arrangement Just retreat to the periphery or something. I hope that the league and the boys will work harder to win the class, win a championship, and draw a perfect end to Popo’s coaching career.
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