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Chapter 327 328. Decentralized Layoffs (5 More)

Chapter 327 328. Decentralized Layoffs (Fifth)

Facing the reporter's interview, how to say that Bickerstaff is also from his own side is of course a good way to say it.

After praising Bickerstaff first, he also pointed out that the team's rebuilding potential must take a process, and he also wanted the Warriors' management to give him more patience.

After all, Bickerstaff has always been a slow person, and Liu Rui is not sure whether the Warriors will get better and better under his leadership in the future.

But when the time is right, Liu Rui doesn't suggest helping Bickerstaff.

Because there is one more ally, there must be a lot of convenience in future transactions.

And with the Bobcats defeating the Warriors in the away game, the team's current record has come to five wins and three losses, temporarily rising to sixth place in the Eastern Conference.

At present, except for the Heat and Pistons in the entire Eastern Conference, the records of other teams are relatively close, and none of them are particularly good.

Although on the whole, the strength of the East has been weakened this year, the competition is not as fierce as last year.

However, since the gap between the teams is not very large, it is completely a scene of demons dancing wildly.

On the same day, the league also announced the best players in the East and West last week.

The best player in the West was won by Nowitzki of the Mavericks.

Under the leadership of Nowitzki, the Mavericks got a record of three wins and zero losses last week.

And in these three games, Nowitzki can contribute an average of 28 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists per game.

Whether it is in terms of personal data or the team's record, it is well-deserved.

The Eastern Conference Player of the Week was won by Arenas of the Wizards.

Arenas led the Wizards to a record of two wins and one loss last week.

And in these three games, he contributed an astonishing performance of 35 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists per game.

The general with full firepower is definitely a first-class scorer in this league. No matter who he faces, he has the ability to fight against it.

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April 11

The Bobcats announced that Wang Zhizhi will be transferred to the Development League.

Of course, this decision is also Liu Rui's suggestion, not because Wang Zhizhi currently has no playing time in the team.

On the contrary, under Liu Rui's men, Wang Zhizhi can get more than ten minutes of stable time in each game.

But Liu Rui felt that this time was not enough to change the general situation.

And because there are many outstanding rookie players in the team, Wang Zhizhi's playing time is also in a state of being compressed.

Therefore, Liu Rui decided to transfer the general to the development league first, at least in the development league, he only needs to say hello, and he can generally get more chances to play.

In addition to allowing Dazhi to find his status in the game, he can also hone his general shortcomings.

After all, the general physical fitness today is still too thin compared with the inside players in the NBA.

Murphy is already a player known as a soft guy, but even so, Murphy's average rebounds per game this season so far is 9.3.

And Liu Rui was sure that even if he gave Dazhi an average of more than 30 minutes per game, he would not be able to average more than nine rebounds per game.

Talent is no excuse for a player not to work hard.

Now that he has the opportunity, Liu Rui also hopes to be able to become even better under his own hands.

Even if he can't make a name for himself in the NBA like Yao Ming, at least he can secure a position in the rotation, then he has done a good thing.

Delegating players to the development league, this kind of thing happens every day in the league, and for players like Wang Zhizhi, no team has paid attention to it.

Even though this sounds a little heart-wrenching, it is reality.

And on this day, there was also a news from the league that the Mavericks announced that they had abandoned the team's veteran Christie.

When Liu Rui saw the news, he was a little moved and quickly picked up his mobile phone to call the general manager Smith.

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"Hello? What's the matter, Rui?"

"To make a long story short, we don't have that much time. Christie is currently waived by the Mavericks. Before he completely becomes a free agent, we will directly claim his contract."

"If I remember correctly, no team in the league is interested in him yet, because his condition has indeed declined seriously, but just in case, we still have to start as soon as possible."

After making this call to Smith, Liu Rui also hurriedly expressed his thoughts.

It was as if he was afraid that someone would suddenly come out and intervene.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, I'm a little dazed. I also saw the news that Christie was waived, but his state has declined seriously this season. He can only contribute less than 20 points in an average of more than 5 minutes per game."

"So this is the main reason why the Mavericks cut him, but we know that his condition has begun to decline, and we want to bring him in?!"

"You know, if we choose to sign him, we have to cut a player to make room for him. It's really worth it, Ray."

Hearing Liu Rui's words, the general manager Smith also felt a little dizzy.

Christie was laid off, and he had received the first-hand news just now, even earlier than Liu Rui's news.

But the reason why Liu Rui was not notified is precisely because Christie is now a 34-year-old veteran.

Although Christie is known for his defense in the league, his current state on the offensive end is really bad, so no one in the league has contacted him so far.

After all, the season has just started, and if each team wants to sign Christie, it is bound to make layoffs.

Then after paying part of the salary after layoffs, only one person who can only defend was signed in the end. This is definitely a loss-making deal in the eyes of all teams.

What's more, this is a 34-year-old veteran, and no one knows how much his body can exert on the field.

At least the Mavericks' gamble on him has failed.

This prevents other teams in the league from throwing olive branches in the first place.

"Short-sighted, I can only say that it is too short-sighted, believe me, you are right, you can contact Christie in a while, expressing our intention to sign him."

"In terms of layoffs, the only person who can be laid off in the team is Kareem. This season, we can use more and more people on the back line, so Kareem's playing time has been compressed to about 10 minutes."

"If we meet a strong team, this time will be further compressed. Although he made a contribution to the Bobcats last season, he is the only one we can choose to lay off at present."

(End of this chapter)