When the trade was decided, the two teams immediately submitted formal applications to the league, and as expected they were quickly approved.
As soon as Edison proposed the trading plan, the trio of Old Pat, Dev, and Otis came to Edison again immediately.
Old Pat spoke on behalf of the other two people about the purpose of their visit, "Paul, can you discuss with us when making deals in the future? You see, with Hardaway's body, he will be a substitute when he comes.
But his contract is so big. We originally managed to control the salary to less than 60 million. If you trade him now, including the luxury tax, we will have to pay an extra 15 million US dollars. You have to think about the management of the team.
.”
In fact, as soon as these three people came in, Edison knew what they wanted to say, so Edison was not polite and said directly, "Our current record is the first in the league."
Then...then the three people left.
If the team's record is poor, and you say restricting contracts and lowering wages, that makes sense. You are already No. 1 in the league, and your goal is to win the championship. At this time, you have to reduce wages. So what are you thinking?
At this time, the correct approach should be to increase investment and introduce bigger players to compete for the championship. If you reduce salary, do you still want to achieve better results? How will you explain it to the fans and audiences?
After sending away the stingy three people, Edison once again had the idea of making money. But before he had any idea, Thibodeau told him to pack his things and set off.
The Magic take on the Utah Jazz away from home.
98-92, according to international broadcast convention, the home team is in front and the away team is in last.
No one could have imagined that the Jazz, with a dilapidated lineup, would win against the surging Orlando Magic, just like no one could have imagined that five children would light a fire in a trash can and die of gas poisoning without burning themselves.
.But the fact is that it happened, the Magic lost.
The Utah fans were so crazy. They kept making noises throughout the game and constantly disturbing the Magic players. The Magic players were too young. Under this noise that was like a construction site, Howard, Josh, and Igo
Darla and Martin were collectively lost. If Hill hadn't come off the bench and scored a team-high 19 points, the Magic would have lost everything.
In the final post-game statistics, the Magic's field goal percentage was less than 40%, and their three-point shooting was an astonishing 3-for-16. The entire team didn't even have sights on them.
Willing to admit defeat, Edison did not blame the players. After all, his heart felt like it was beating out of his chest here. You must know that Edison has been here many times, and most of the players experienced the horror of Utah's home court for the first time, and they performed abnormally.
excusable.
After Edison expressed his congratulations to Sloan Sr., he led the team back to Orlando overnight. After all the Magic team members experienced such a game, they did not want to stay in Utah for a second.
Back at home, the Magic took another day off and welcomed the Golden State Warriors at home on December 11.
The current Warriors are not the Golden State Gang that later made the Mega League. The only players on the team who can show off are the former dunk champion Richardson, the emerging Duke star Dunleavy Jr., and finally, Xiaoyu, one of the best outside shooters in the league.
Fisher, he is not considered an old fish at this time.
In this game, all the Magic players vented their grievances from losing to the Jazz in the last game on the Warriors.
132-101, the Warriors' fast offensive style and poor defense contributed to a big victory for the Magic, and the score of 132 was also a season high.
In this campaign, Nash scored 15 points and 23 assists, becoming the MVP of the game again, and his 23 assists also set a new career high for him.
Dwight Howard also made a killing in the paint in this game. He scored 23 points, 15 rebounds and 9 blocks, achieving a near-triple-double. Most of the 9 blocks were given to Dunleavy Jr., who was so scared that Dunleavy didn't dare to slap him for a while.
Even entering the paint area...
Josh Smith also scored 29 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks. 29 points was the highest score in the game.
Hill, who came on as a substitute again, played 20 minutes and scored 15 points. He has fully entered the game. Now Edison is worried about whether he should increase Hill's playing time, especially in the first game.
In the fourth quarter, although Hill's defense was not as good as Marion's, he was able to defend alone and help, and it gave the Magic more options offensively.
Although the Magic won with an astonishing score, the game did not become the focus at the post-game press conference. Because this morning, the league passed the big deal between the Magic and the Knicks. If the time is moved forward by seven
In eight years, the news that Juwan Howard and Hardaway exchanged clubs is definitely no less than the news that James left the Cavaliers in the millennium. But this is not 7 or 8 years ago. Now Penny and Juwan can only be remembered by people.
The star is aging. However, because of Hardaway's relationship with the Magic and Hardaway's huge contract, it still attracted a certain amount of attention.
"I would like to ask Mr. Edison, why did you trade back Hardaway? His physical condition is very unstable. Do you think he can have any effect on your tactics?"
"I have confidence in the current team's doctors. I believe they can adjust Hardaway's condition. As for tactics, there is no doubt that 'Penny's basketball IQ is the best on the planet." Edison faced such a situation.
A reporter who is like a wolf and a tiger, talks calmly and calmly.
Although Edison's words were beautiful, they could not really convince experts and fans. The next day, all aspects of the league gave their own opinions on this transaction.
"Orlando Sentinel" NBA columnist Mike Bianchi wrote an article analyzing this transaction.
"Since the league announced the trade yesterday, countless friends around me have called me and asked me if Edison is crazy. My answer is: He is indeed crazy. But we should have adapted and accepted this long ago. I think.
Think about what happened 4 months ago: when he sent away McGrady, the league's leading scorer, in exchange for only Marion and a few draft picks, we all thought he was crazy. When Edison signed with 6 draft picks,
During Madison's draft, we thought he was crazy again. When we all thought he would select the safe Okafor with the No. 1 pick, he ended up choosing the young Howard, and we still thought he was crazy.
. If I told you 2 months ago that the Magic's winning rate is above 80% and their record ranks first in the league, you must have thought I was crazy. But as a result, look at the current league rankings, the Magic's record is 15
With 3 wins and 3 losses, they are number one in the league. This is a fact that no one can deny. So we have to believe in Edison. He must have deep meaning in exchange for Hardaway. What we have to do now is to support him unconditionally and believe in him.
He, he will lead our Magic team into a bright new era."
"This guy must have been obsessed with fans when he wrote this article." Edison held the newspaper and said to Thibodeau next to him.
"So I rarely read the Sentinel's analysis after I came to Orlando. I read this article instead. The analysis is very accurate."
Edison turned his head and looked at it. It was an article published by ESPN titled - "Analyzing Edison and looking at Hardaway's return".
"Yesterday, the league announced the trade between the Magic and the Knicks. The Magic sent away veterans Juwan Howard and De Klerk in exchange for the once legendary 'Penny' Hardaway of this city. When I heard the news,
I feel that there is only one person leading this transaction, and that is Magic head coach Paul Edison. Edison is a very complex person, he is very rational but full of emotion. And I think this transaction is exactly what he is.
This is the result of the joint efforts of a complex dual personality. First of all, we are sure that if Hardaway is just exchanged, the Magic will really suffer a big loss. From a salary perspective, this transaction does not clear the Magic's salary space. Hardaway's contract period and
Juwan Howard is not much different, but the amount is three times different. From the perspective of team strength, the Magic have not gained strong immediate combat power. We all know that Hardaway is no longer the 'penny' he was when he fought against Jordan.
He can now score 10 points in every game even if he plays hard. And the Magic bench still has young talents such as Martin, Diaw, and Wallace. Instead of letting Hardaway play, it is better to train the newcomers. So Hardaway
The return of Edison is definitely not a rational choice by Edison, but a release of his sensibility.”….
"But why do I say that this deal has Edison's rational side? It's about the Knicks' 2006 pick. Edison is a famous 'golden eye' in the league. Judging from the results of this year's draft, he
None of the players I'm interested in are parallel imports, and their performance is very outstanding. And Edison is very fond of draft picks. I believe everyone has discovered it through the previous summer's transactions, so I think there must be some connotation in this draft pick, and Edison must have it.
The unknown judgment may be that the high school players he values will participate in the draft that year. In short, I believe that Edison can surprise us with this draft pick in two years."
"Let's talk about Edison's emotional side. When Hardaway comes back, I can't help but think about what Edison values in him. I have never been able to figure it out. Until I saw the Magic team photo before publishing, I suddenly had an idea.
An idea. What Edison wants is not Hardaway, but the Magic brand on him, the history of the Magic. Hardaway was once the pride of this city, but the team's management ruthlessly abandoned him. At that time, Edison was already
He is a staff member of the team, but his status at the time did not have any say. But now he has a say, so he wants to get Hardaway back, just to get back the original memory. The Magic is a team
The new team has a history of less than 20 years and has nothing to pass on. What Edison has to do is find something to pass on and give it to the young people on the current team to let them know that the Magic are a team
The connotation hidden under the emblem. Today’s magic is too young, and this society is too impetuous. These young people enter the NBA just to earn a lot of money. Many of them no longer understand the true meaning of the game, and do not understand that football is
The team makes the individual successful. Hardaway, who has gone through many vicissitudes of life, can teach these young people these simple principles."
"The significance of Hardaway's return is not on the court, but off the court. Hardaway is a carrier of the history of the Magic team. Only by respecting history can people make better progress. I believe that one day Hardaway's jersey will be flying in the water.
over the center of the house, because that's what Edison really wanted to pass on to the team, a dedication and love for this city, this team. ESPN Erin Andrews."
Edison read the article carefully and said, "I didn't expect that sentence to make sense."
"Which sentence?" Thibodeau asked.
"The person who knows you best in this world is your opponent."
"Actually, you two are no longer rivals. She rarely gets right with her recently." Thibodeau began to talk to her.
"That's because my team performed well and Howard played well. If we enter a trough, you can see what she will say at that time. But this article completely touched my heart, and it was exactly what I thought.
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There is an audit again, and I'm also very surprised. You will know after you take a look at it after the audit is passed. I don't think there is anything.
