Chapter 390: The Overlooked Life of Shawn Marion
After the All-Star weekend concluded, the NBA experienced its most tumultuous trade deadline since the dawn of the new century.
The Atlanta Hawks acquired Mike Bibby from the Kings Team for a very low price, for this team bristling with Spiderman-like players, getting Bibby meant they finally had a trustworthy point guard.
But if we consider that they had passed over Paul, Deron, and Rondo in successive drafts, this acquisition didn't seem so wonderful.
Next up were the Lakers Team.
Despite Kobe and Kidd leading the team to the second-best record in the League, a lack of core talent made it hard to believe they could advance further in the playoffs.
Kobe endured the pain of a finger injury to keep playing, not to be eliminated in the second or even the third round of the playoffs.
The Lakers were acutely aware of this.
Therefore, they had to make a big move.