Chapter 665 Hello Kevin

The news that the Pacers got Garnett in a trade was like a drop of water in a frying pan, and it exploded all of a sudden.

Although Garnett is already late in his career, he is Kevin Garnett after all, and the team he went to was the Indiana Pacers.

Under the leadership of Li Liang, the Pacers have faintly looked like they will hit the championship. The biggest shortcoming is that the inside height is not enough.

This is all right, the height is enough at once.

And after Garnett came, it's not sure who he or McGee will start.

At the same time, apart from this deal, there are no other deals worthy of attention throughout the trade deadline.

They are all small actions, not worthy of attention at all, and have no impact on the situation of the alliance.

This makes the Pacers' deal even more shocking.

The entire TV station, newspaper, and website are overwhelming with news about Garnett going to the Pacers.

On the headline cover, Garnett is already wearing a Pacers jersey.

Because David West was wearing No. 21, Garnett was PS No. 5.

In many people's minds, apart from his classic No. 21, Garnett's No. 5 jersey in the Celtics has the most and best memories.

However, on the 21st, Garnett passed the physical examination and participated in the Pacers' franchise conference. The jersey he showed on the scene was No. 34.

The Celtics chose No. 5 because he was selected with the No. 5 overall pick in 1995. At the same time, the No. 5 jersey also has some special meaning in the Celtics, because in 1986, the Super Sixth Man Bill Wall Dayton came to the Celtics to wear No. 5.

Wharton won the championship with the Celtics, and Garnett also realized his championship dream.

Therefore, No. 5 is a very auspicious number for the Celtics.

After arriving at the Nets, Garnett changed to No. 2, because No. 2 was his friend in the Timberwolves, Malik Siri's number.

This number is in memory of Siri who tragically passed away in a car accident.

When it came to the Pacers, Garnett changed to a very traditional number, No. 34, because he wore No. 34 in high school.

This number has given birth to several super insiders in the NBA, and it is also a very symbolic number.

At the press conference, Garnett said that he still wanted to win another championship, so he chose to come to the Pacers.

Garnett originally had two options. One was to trade back to the Timberwolves, return to his roots, and end his NBA career from where his dream began.

After all, for Garnett, his career is quite satisfactory.

The big contract was won, the wonderful performance was contributed, and the championship was also won.

It is of course great to be able to return to the Timberwolves to complete retirement.

But for any NBA player, as long as there is still a chance to win the championship, they will not give up easily.

The same is true for Garnett, how can a championship be enough? Who wouldn't want to try lifting the O'Brien Trophy again?

And he is definitely not a mixed champion when he goes to the Pacers. The Pacers have needs, and Garnett still has fuel in his tank.

In the last season, Garnett was still the core of the team's defense and helped the Nets reach the Eastern Conference Finals.

It's just that the Nets collapsed quickly this season, Deron Williams was injured, Pierce left, and the record plummeted.

The Big Five gambled by the Nets failed.

Coming to the Pacers, Garnett will launch an impact towards the last championship of his career.

When the contract expires in the summer, Garnett will also choose to return to Minnesota to finish the last years of his career.

For Garnett's joining, Li Liang is of course a hundred welcome.

In the future, there will be an extra hair dryer on the field, and it will definitely be more fun to scold people.

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On the 21st, Garnett stayed in Indiana and did not travel with the team.

The Pacers went to Philadelphia to play away against the 76ers.

The NBA schedule is really tossing the Pacers like crazy.

Just before the All-Star Game, there was a wave of home-away-home-away jumps, and it came again after the All-Star Game.

Go to Philadelphia to play a game first, then go back to home, then go away, then go back to home.

If Li Liang wants to meet Matt Winnick, who specializes in schedule arrangements in the NBA, he will really smash his dog's head to pieces.

After the All-Star Game, the 76ers basically had no will to resist even at home.

They've started to go into a complete mess.

Facing the Pacers who had just completed the transaction but had strong team morale, the 76ers had little resistance.

It is indeed different from last year's trade. After Granger was sent away last year, the Pacers fell into internal strife and eventually collapsed completely.

And this year, the key players are not traded away, and under the leadership of Li Liang and Bird's supervision, the team has a strong centripetal force.

The "wait and see" mentality of the early season has disappeared, and now all everyone hopes is to go all out to compete for the championship.

The arrival of Garnett undoubtedly gave everyone a shot in the arm. This is the off-court effect that a player like Garnett can bring.

The 76ers trailed by 20 points early in the first half. The Pacers knew that it was Philadelphia's home game after all, so don't abuse it too ugly.

Seeing that the Philadelphia side didn't kill me, then I won't resist, let's go through the process.

In the end, the Pacers easily defeated the 76ers with a 112:98 advantage of 14 points in the away game and won their first victory after the All-Star Game.

On the 22nd, the Pacers left Philadelphia by plane and returned to Indiana.

The team originally did not plan to arrange in-team training on this day, but for Garnett, a special arrangement was made, half an hour of shooting training.

In the Pacers' training facility, Garnett joined the team, shaking hands and hugging all the players.

To be honest, he was wearing a Pacers jersey, which made people feel a little uncomfortable.

Maybe everyone is used to him wearing a Timberwolves uniform and a Celtics uniform.

But slowly, everyone will get used to it.

When Garnett walked up to Li Liang, both of them would smile heartily. After all, they were the ones who sprayed each other before and knew each other's stinky mouth.

"Hello, Bruce." Garnett greeted Li Liang.

"Fxxk you, Kevin." Li Liang replied.

Garnett was stunned, I greeted you, and you scolded me?

He couldn't help looking at Byrd, who just shrugged, thinking, I used to scold Lambiel like that.

Of course, this unfriendly greeting did not affect the relationship between the two.

Soon the two bad mouth kings chatted on the training ground.

Li Liang is not the kind of socialite player, nor is he a chatterbox.

But he has a characteristic, that is, there are too many topics on this person.

He just pokes there without saying a word, and anyone who gets close will feel that there are many topics to talk about and will not feel bored.

Garnett was already good at speaking, and the two chatted for half an hour.

Li Liang has already boasted to Garnett that he will definitely give him another championship this time.

To be honest, Garnett entered the league in 1995, and it wasn't until he went to the Celtics in 2008 that he got a taste of the championship.

And Li Liang... is only in the third grade, and he has already won two championships. Really, he is more attractive than others.

Of course, if the salaries of the two were compared, it would be Li Liang who was pissed off.

When Garnett returned to the locker room after training, he asked Li Liang, "Bruce, have you thought about going to Minnesota? Maybe you can win a championship there."

You just came here, and you want to poach my corner?

The wolf king is the wolf king, and his pack of wolves cannot be forgotten.

But Li Liang still said: "It's a bit difficult. I'll think about it when my motherland's men's football team enters the World Cup."