Chapter 111 Undercurrent
After winning the Hawks, the Magic expanded their winning streak to seven games. At the beginning of the new season, it not only became the only three teams in the league with undefeated results, but also had at least seven games in a row (the other two teams are the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers), but it was also the Magic's best start in recent seasons.
The best performance in this game was Wu Feng. It was his assist at the last moment, a fast break layup after a steal and a steal that allowed the Magic to win this difficult victory.
Wu Feng played 38 minutes in the whole game, which was the longest game in the first seven games. Not only was playing time Wu Feng's career high, but even the number of shots and scores were also Wu Feng's career high.
In the whole game, Wu Feng made a total of 19 shots, hit thirteen of them, and made all six free throws, scoring 33 points efficiently, making him the player with the highest score in both teams.
In addition to scoring a career-high 33 points, Wu Feng also sent 11 assists, 6 rebounds and 4 steals.
The performance of ‘Warcraft’ in this game was also very exciting, with 24 points and 14 rebounds.
Currently, Dwight Howard is ahead of the rebounding rankings with 14.7 rebounds per game; Wu Feng is also ranked seventh in the assist list with 8.7 assists per game. He is ahead of him, namely Jose Calderon, Deron Williams, Derek Ross, Chris Paul, Steve Nash and Rajon Rondo.
Except for Jose Calderon, all of the previous players were top organizational defenders in the league and were selected as All-Stars. Jose Calderon has always been the first-line point guard and the leading point guard of the Spanish national team.
It is amazing that Wu Feng can achieve such an achievement. Moreover, his average assists per game is ranked first among all rookies. The second place is John Wall, who is averaging 7.9 assists per game.
Wu Feng became the most valuable player in this game without any suspense. Not only that, he also became the most valuable player in nine games that day.
Wu Feng once again attracted the attention of the media and fans. People thought that this rookie who performed crazy in the first two games would gradually become mediocre after receiving the attention of various teams. But what was unexpected was that in this seventh game, Wu Feng once again completed a counterattack, and used his almost crazy performance to let everyone know that he was destined to be an extraordinary rookie.
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Amway Center Arena, General Manager's Office.
"Mr. Smith, have you really decided to trade?" Stan Van Gundy asked Ortis Smith, who was sitting at his desk calmly, with some rush.
Just an hour ago, Ortis Smith called Stan Van Gundy and asked him to come to the stadium to discuss the next step in strengthening the team.
"Yes, my head coach, you have also seen that we have achieved seven wins and zero losses since the beginning of the new season. I think we should have the determination to hit the championship. Last season, we lost to the Los Angeles in the finals. Last season, we didn't even enter the Eastern Conference Finals. This season, we must set sail again to hit the championship."
After saying this, Ortis Smith took a sip of coffee and continued to say to Stan Van Gundy with a smile: "Stan, don't look at me with such eyes. I know that our team is not as strong as the championship yet. So, I asked you to discuss the transaction."
"But sir, how do we make a deal? Is it like you said last time, trading Rashad and Jamal? You know, not many people will ask for Rashad's contract." Stan Van Gundy was a little dissatisfied.
The reason why Stan Van Gundy was dissatisfied was because he was worried that Jamal Nelson would leave the team in this transaction, which he didn't want to see.
"Don't worry about this. Some teams are willing to accept Rashad's contract." Ortis Smith replied lightly, with a feeling that everything is under control in his tone.
After hearing Otis Smith's words, Stan Van Gundy was shocked, and recalling the rumors that had been in recent times, he immediately exclaimed: "Mr. General Manager, do you want to send Rashad to the Wizards in exchange for Gilbert's garbage contract?"
Ortis-Smith frowned, and the expression on his face became a little ugly.
As we all know, Ortis Smith and "General" Gilbert Arenas have a close relationship. The two used to work with the Golden State Warriors. At that time, "General" was a player of the Warriors, and Ortis Smith was a member of the Warriors' management.
Even though they parted ways later, the relationship between the two was still very good.
Now, when he heard Stan Van Gundy question his judgment, especially when it comes to Gilbert Arenas, Ortis Smith was naturally very unhappy.
After realizing Ortis Smith's dissatisfaction, Stan Van Gundy quickly changed his words: "Mr. General Manager, you also know that Arenas' contract is also very large. You should also know his performance in recent seasons, not to mention the previous locker room gun incident..."
"Stan, I know what you want to say. But besides the Wizards, who else do you think will accept Rashad's big contract? You're right, Arenas's form is not good, but that's compared to his peak. This season, his performance is still very good. As for the locker room gun incident, I think we can't always look at others from the past, right? We can't take off Rashad's contract. We should take advantage of his current combat power. Of course, this is not what I'm talking about strengthening the team lineup, and there is another big deal that is held at the same time as this deal."
As soon as Ortis Smith finished speaking, someone knocked on the office door.
"Come in."
After obtaining permission from Ortis Smith, the other three Magic assistant coaches walked in under the eyes of Ortis Smith and Stan Van Gundy.
"Well, we're all here. Now, we have to discuss the matter of strengthening the team's lineup together." Ortis Smith signaled the four people, including Stan Van Gundy, to sit down and smiled at the four people.
So, the upcoming blockbuster deal began to be brewed in this office.
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In the next few days, the Magic continued to play and train in an orderly manner. However, undercurrents surged under this calm sea.
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