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It's bye-bye Bibby
It happened to Chris Webber, Peja Stojakovic and Doug Christie, and now it has happened to Mike Bibby.
The Kings traded Bibby, the last of the team's stars from its glory years, to Atlanta on Saturday for guards Anthony Johnson and Tyronn Lue, forward-center Lorenzen Wright, forward Shelden Williams and the Hawks' 2008 second-round draft choice.
The Kings waived center Justin Williams and guard Dahntay Jones to make room for the new players.
The reasons behind the deal for the Kings and the Hawks are clear and different. Atlanta is a young team attempting to reach the playoffs for the first time since 1998-99. Sacramento, meanwhile, is trying to clear salary cap space to become a player in the free-agent market as well as increase its ability to make trades. Three of the players acquired by the Kings have expiring contracts. Williams has one year remaining on his contract at $3,395,760 with a team option in 2009-10.
Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie noted that the team did not just acquire expiring contracts.
"We wanted to try and keep the team moving forward, and it's a chance for us to look at a young frontcourt player," Petrie said of the 6-foot-9, 250-pound Williams, the fifth pick of the 2006 NBA draft.
Bibby said he was a bit surprised to hear Atlanta was the destination but not that he was traded.
"I had some good times here in Sacramento," said Bibby, one of the league's better clutch shooters. "Sometimes you need a change, and you never know where that might take you. I just prayed and asked for what might be the best for my family, and this is what happened, so you can't question it.
"I'll always have love for the people in Sacramento, the Maloofs and Geoff."
Bibby and Petrie ran into each other at the Kings' practice facility shortly after the deal received league approval.
Petrie acquired Bibby in a 2001 trade that sent Jason Williams to the Grizzlies .
"I think when times like these come around and you have to trade someone with whom you've had a significant relationship for a long time," Petrie said, "there is a level of nostalgia that goes along with that. Mike was a particularly strong contributor to our efforts here."
Bibby said he also spoke to the Maloofs and thanked them for supporting him over the years.
"I got traded," he said, "but we left on good terms."
Said Petrie: "We talked, and I think we both felt we had a terrific run. I know we appreciated what he did, and he said he felt the same about what we did with regards with him."
The Kings not only acquired Bibby from the Grizzlies but eventually signed him to his current seven-year, $80 million deal.
Petrie also brought Johnson into the league when he made the College of Charleston product the 40th overall pick of the 1997 draft. Former Kings coach Eddie Jordan, now Washington's coach, gave Johnson the opportunity to run the Kings' offense 11 years ago. The 33-year-old now has a chance to do it again.
"I haven't really watched (the Kings) too much this season because Mike was out," said Johnson, who was in his third stint with the Hawks and also has played for New Jersey, Orlando, Cleveland, Dallas and Indiana.
Johnson said having moved aroundmakes this transaction easier to handle.
"Whenever one door closes, another opens up, so I'm going to try and take advantage of the opportunity. I'm going to show up and hoop and do the best I can."
Few people within each organization were willing to discuss the trade talks, in light of a proposed deal between Dallas and New Jersey earlier this week that was put on hold. The Mavericks and Nets would exchange point guards Jason Kidd and Devin Harris as the central figures. However, the trade has not received league approval because of a contract situation involving Dallas swingman Devean George.
Bibby began packing even before the trade was finalized. He left Saturday night for his home in Phoenix but planned to take his physical in Los Angeles, where the Hawks play the Lakers on Tuesday. He'll return to Sacramento on Wednesday, when the Hawks play the Kings in their only visit this season to Arco Arena.
Bibby was a key figure in the Kings' run to the Western Conference finals in 2002.
Sacramento lost to the Lakers in overtime in the deciding seventh game at Arco Arena.
Los Angeles then swept New Jersey in four games for the NBA title.
这种事情发生在韦伯身上，发生在佩贾身上，也发生了在克里斯蒂身上，而现在，终于轮到毕比了。
周六，国王队交易了毕比——这位最后一位建勋立业的前朝老臣子——从亚特兰大鹰队换来了后卫Anthony Johnson和Tyronn Lue，前锋/中锋Lorenzen Wright，前锋Shelden Whilliams以及鹰队08年的第二轮选秀权。
与此同时，国王队裁掉了中锋Justin Williams和后卫Dahntay Jones来为新球员腾出位置。
不难看出，国王队和鹰队于这桩交易背后的理由是显而易见的又是有所不同的。亚特兰大鹰队是一支正试图在1998-99赛季后首次进入季后赛的年轻的队伍。而萨克拉门托国王，正试图清空薪水帽空间以成为自由球员市场上的有力买家以及增加其进行交易的能力。按照国王队的要求，交易球员中有三个正处于即将到期的合同。此外Williams仅有一年的价值为$3,395,760的合同，具有2009-10的球队选项。
国王队的主席Geoff Pertie指出，球队想得到的并不仅仅是到期合同。
“我们想让球队继续前进，而且这也是一个让我们得到年轻的前场球员的机会，”Petrie谈到6尺9寸，250磅，06年第五位选秀选中的Williams时说。
毕比说当他听到亚特兰大是他的下一站，而不是之前他所设想的其他目的地时有一点吃惊，
“我在沙城这里度过了一些很快乐的时光，”毕比，这位总在关键时刻挽救球队的投手说，“有时候你需要做一些改变，但你永远不会知道这些改变会将你带到何处。我只是祈祷并希望这对我的家庭来说会是最好的结果。这是正在发生的事情，所以是你无法质疑的。”
“我会永远爱着萨克拉门托国王队和这里的人们，包括Maloofs和Geoof兄弟。”
就在这单交易被联盟批准后不久，Bibby在国王队的训练中心时碰见了Geoof Petrie。
Geoof在2001的交易中得到了Bibby，同时把J-Will送到了灰熊队。
“我想当这种时刻，这种你必须交易某个长久以来和你有着特殊交情的球员的时刻来临时，”Geoof说，“你心中不禁流淌着怀旧与伤感交杂的情绪。迈克在这里对我们有过特别重要的贡献。”
毕比说他也和Maloofs谈过，并感谢他这么多年来对他的支持。
“我被交易了，”他说，“但我们还是好朋友。”
Maloofs也说：“我们谈了一会，我想我们都认同我们度过了非常难忘的时光。我们很赞赏他所做的工作，他说他也很感激我们对他的尊重和认可。”
那时国王队不仅仅从灰熊队得到了毕比，并且最终签了他往后的七年，总共八千万的合同。
把Johnson带到NBA的也是Geoof，当时Geoof在1997年选秀的40顺位把这位查尔斯顿学院的球员选了回来。11年前前国王队主教练Eddie Jordan，现华盛顿奇才队主教练，给了Johnson为国王队提供进攻火力的机会。现在，这位33岁的球员有机会做同样的事情了。
“这个赛季我并没有太关注国王队，因为毕比总是不在场上，”Johnson说。他在鹰队度过了三个赛季，并且曾经在新泽西、奥兰多、克利夫兰、达拉斯以及印第安纳待过。
Johnson说有过多次转会的经历使他更容易应付进入新球队的事情。
“每当一扇门关闭，另一扇门就会为你打开。所以我会尝试利用好这次机会。我会把用尽法宝并尽力做到最好。”
联盟里很少人愿意对这桩交易作出评论，考虑到达拉斯小牛和新泽西网队本周早先提出的、现已搁浅的一桩交易。这桩交易主要部分是小牛队和网队互换组织后卫Devin Harris和Jason Kidd。然而，这桩交易因为小牛队的摇摆人Devean George使用了合同里的“伯德条款”而没有得到联盟的通过。
甚至在交易最终确定之前，毕比就在打点包袱了。他在周六晚上离开了他在凤凰城的家，并将在洛杉矶进行自己的物理训练——亚特兰大鹰队将在周二晚上做客湖人主场。他会在星期三晚上回到沙城，届时老鹰队会进行本赛季唯一一次作客Arco竞技场的比赛。
毕比是国王队2002年杀入西部总决赛的关键一员。
Arco竞技场上，系列赛中第七场比赛的加时中，萨克拉门托国王不敌洛杉矶湖人。
洛杉矶湖人最终横扫新泽西网队获得当时的NBA总冠军。
最后由 5XXL 于 2008-02-19 15:21:09编辑 |
