Xie Kai saw the news when he was reading the news on the way to plateau training. He did not seem too surprised. In his opinion, as long as the Grizzlies still want to compete for the championship next season, it is impossible to allow Gay to stay.

The team was swept in the second round of the playoffs last season. Is it really because the Spurs are that strong?

If the Spurs were really that strong, they would not have lost to the Thunder in the Western Conference Finals. Whether it was pre-game predictions or the overall strength comparison between the two teams, both teams were evenly matched, and no one was even higher.

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Xie Kai is also worried about this matter. He has never been swept in his career. When the strength is close, being swept is simply a shame.

Gay's various performances in this series have made him completely lose confidence in this person. He doesn't think he can win the championship by partnering with this person.

"Rudy was traded!" Tony Allen said.

Xie Kai nodded: "What is supposed to come will always come."

"He asked for it when he was traded away!" Westbrook really said it bluntly. He always stood by his good brother Xie Kai no matter what.

The Grizzlies sent away Gay and Iranian center Haddadi, and acquired Raptors power forward Ed Davis, Pistons veteran Prince and center Austin Daye.

Obviously, neither Ed Davis nor the old prince, in terms of hard power and potential, are as good as Guy at his peak. No matter how Guy tries to hack him, his physical condition is too good and he has the potential to enter the world.

He has star potential. Ed Davis's performance with the Raptors showed everyone that his upper limit is just an outstanding role player. As for the old prince, he is already 32 years old and is already declining.

He is no longer the defensive warrior who won the championship with the Pistons back then.

Ed Davis graduated from North Carolina and was a championship-winning teammate with Ellington, whom the Grizzlies acquired in a previous trade. He is 208cm tall but only weighs 98kg, making him a slim inside man.

This kind of insider is really good in the NCAA. He has enough height and wingspan to play center. His excellent jumping and movement ability allow him to become the team's inside defender.

But in the NBA, people with this height prefer to play the 5th position, and lack of weight prevents them from being stuck in the inside position; they lack enough shooting ability to play the 4th position, and their playing style is also a pie-eating style. If the center is also this type, he will

The high degree of overlap makes it difficult to exert sufficient offensive power. As for the defensive end, protecting backboards with a weight of 98kg will be a problem, and pushing people under the basket is also a problem.

Last season with the Raptors, Ed Davis averaged 6.3 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1 block in 23.1 minutes of playing time. As a substitute power forward, his performance was still qualified.

After coming to the Grizzlies, he will compete with Arthur and Speights for playing time.

The old Prince Prince is the type of player the Grizzlies most want. Ed Davis is indeed young and has certain potential, but there is also Arthur who is similar to him in the team. But the old Prince is different.

The Bears don't have that type of player on their roster.

After trading Gay, the Grizzlies lacked a starting small forward. Patsett is an excellent player and player, but if he is allowed to play the starting small forward, it is still a bit worse. If Tony Allen is allowed

As the starting small forward, the space problem in the starting lineup will become greater, and he is still more suitable to appear at specific times.

The Grizzlies' problems exposed in the series with the Spurs last season made them in urgent need of a small forward with 3D attributes.

Prince's career shooting has been very stable. In his 10 seasons with the Pistons, he only had one season where his 3-point shooting percentage was lower than 35%. However, he was selected to the second place in the league's All-Defensive Team for 4 consecutive years.

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Even though he is no longer at his peak, Prince's defense still maintains a very high level, and he is still a wing defender above the league average.

In addition to outside shooting and defense, Prince is also a wing with certain organizational skills, which will be an additional asset for the Grizzlies.

Not only that, the old prince has the experience of winning championships, has seen big scenes, and is a good teammate. He will be an excellent piece of the puzzle to win the championship.

The Grizzlies' starting lineup no longer needs a ball handler. The starting lineup's ball rights have been denied to the Black Bears and Conley. The old prince's attribute of not occupying the ball rights is naturally very suitable for partnering with Xie Kai and the Black Bears.

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After coming to the Grizzlies, the old prince does not need to play more than 30 minutes in every game. He only needs to play more than 20 minutes efficiently to complete his 3D forward task.

The Grizzlies got an addition besides the old prince, Austin Daye.

Daye graduated from Gonzaga University and was selected by the Pistons with the 15th overall pick in the first round of 2009. He is 211cm tall, but weighs less than 100kg, and his body is thinner than Ed Davis.

As an inside post, Daye's style of play is more outside, giving people the impression of a pure shooter with a fast shooting speed. His weight and strength make it difficult for him to gain a foothold in the inside, while his size makes it difficult for him to gain a foothold on the defensive end.

It seems somewhat bad.

Fortunately, Daye is only a substitute player, so his poor defensive end will not cause him to be targeted indefinitely.

It can be seen that after the Grizzlies experienced a failed playoff, their management learned the lesson and tried their best to find some players with outside shooting ability for the team, whether inside or outside.

The Grizzlies' completion of this deal also released some of their salary pressure, leaving ample room for maneuver next summer. They got rid of Gay's big contract. The old prince's contract was only 15 million for two years.

Both Ed Davis and Daye have rookie contracts that will expire next summer. The initiative will be in their hands whether to renew or not.

Xie Kai is quite satisfied with the team's operations during the offseason. He knows that the team's operating space is actually not large. There are no valuable bargaining chips in the team. At best, it is micro-operations. But the team still made a change.

Lots of great puzzle pieces in preparation for next season.

Who knew that less than 24 hours before Gay was traded, the famous Yahoo Sports reporter Woj broke the news: The Memphis Grizzlies fired head coach Lionel Hollins, and the team’s chief assistant coach Dave Joger will be appointed as the new season’s head coach.

The team coach.

The Grizzlies traded their losing starting small forward and fired their coach in one day, which immediately became the focus of the entire NBA. As the media day and training camp of the new season are approaching, the operations of each NBA team are changing.
Chapter completed!