One Guard

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Eight consecutive victories, 35 wins and 3 losses, four consecutive wins since the start of 2015. The Mavericks' record is still outstanding, and there is no trough that many experts have speculated. From the beginning of the season to the present, the Mavericks have maintained a strong momentum.

But even so, Carlisle was extremely troubled at this time. Since Jose Barea was injured, Devin Harris's colander-style defense has allowed many teams' backup point guards to play smoothly. The reason why the Mavericks have not overturned is because Carlisle has increased Yiyang's playing time.

With him suppressing the opponent's number one position for a long time, people can't see how Jose's absence will affect the team.

After playing the Nets, the Mavericks finally got another day off. And Carlisle is hoping to use today's time to solve the problem of the backup point guard.

"The Rockets refused to trade Terry, Jeremy Lin had a three-year $25 million contract, and the Mavericks did not have the bargaining chip to match it. To be honest, Rick, I really can't find a good enough candidate." In Cuban's office , The Mavericks owner is also in despair. Mid-season trades are often more complicated than offseason trades.

A strong player usually speaks loudly to the opponent. If you don't have a strong player, you can't use it yourself.

"I think we should lower the requirements, Mark."

"Less demanding?"

"Yes, at first I wanted to find a backup point guard like Jose who can organize offenses and shoot from beyond the three-point line. Best of all, he can have a better defense than Devin Harris. As you can see, we can’t trade such a backup point guard at all. And to be honest, Mark, I don’t want to undermine the integrity of the team. Therefore, I plan to abandon the trade and reinforce it by signing."

"So do you have a goal? Is it possible that we are going to the Development League to find someone?" Cuban spread his hands, and it is not easy to sign players, because in the mid-season free agent market, there are basically no one. The "scrap" needed.

"I said, I lowered the bar. For this backup point guard, my only requirement is that he can defend. When he is also resting, he will not be blown by the opponent, that's enough."

"So, what's his name?" Cuban stared at Carlisle, seemingly ready to wave his bill.

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After talking with Cuban, Carlisle immediately returned to training to watch the players' training. As always, the training is proceeding in an orderly manner, and everyone is working on their own projects. After all this, Carlisle will arrange confrontational training to prepare for tomorrow's game.

Ten minutes later, the training came to an end and entered the rest time. Carlisle walked straight into the court and came to Yiyang.

"How about it, is there any physical problem?" Carlisle asked with concern looking at Yiyang.

"Well, everything is normal. Although the playing time has been increased in recent games, it is still stable."

"Speaking of this, we have a candidate for the backup point guard. Mark wants to know what you think of this guy." Carlisle smiled. Now Yiyang's idea of ​​the team's signings plan is very important.

To put it bluntly, everyone they signed exists to assist Yiyang.

"Oh? Jeter's business is finalized?" Yiyang thought that it was Terry who was going to join, and Yiyang was full of excitement.

"No, it's not Jeter. The Rockets are dead and alive, and we can't help it." Carlisle stretched out his hands helplessly and cursed in his heart: Damn Morey.

"But this guy is familiar to you too, it's your college teammate."

"College teammate? Point guard? Could it be..."

"Yes, Shelvin Mark."

Shelvin Mark, this name makes Yiyang feel both familiar and unfamiliar. Familiar, because the two were once college teammates and won an NCAA championship together. Unfamiliar, because after Mark entered the league, the two met very little time.

Except for some large gatherings, such as Yiyang's wedding and Stevens's family dinner last summer, the two would almost never see each other again.

Shelvin Mark entered the league a year later than Yiyang and Hayward, and unlike Heyiyang and Hayward, Mark's NBA career was very bumpy.

He first spent a few years in the development league team, and after finally entering the league, he moved to many teams. And the playing time is not very stable. Sometimes he can start, but sometimes he doesn't even have a chance to play.

In five seasons, Yiyang has never played against Mark. Therefore, when I hear this name now, Yiyang is both pleasantly surprised and unexpected.

"Shelvin Mark, he is definitely an excellent player." Yiyang smiled, remembering the scene of playing against Shervin Mark on the first day when he entered college.

At that time, he was full of energy and impulsive. Mark is also a star guard at Butler University, and he has a glorious moment.

In just the blink of an eye, everyone has become a human being.

"Mark may be suitable for our team, but I still don't want the deal to be concluded. Because the atmosphere of our team is already very good now, no matter who is sent away, it is a kind of destruction to the atmosphere of the dressing room." Shaking his head, human touch, maybe this is what makes the Mavericks different from other teams.

"No, we don't have to trade, we just need to sign a contract."

Yiyang looked at Carlisle in surprise, and obviously didn't realize what was going on.

"Don't you know? Two days ago, Mark was laid off by the Hawks."

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Shelvin Mark, this strong black point guard is sitting on his own sofa, watching the Atlanta Hawks vs. Washington Wizards game on the TV.

At this point, the Hawks are 15 points behind the Wizards. In front of the Wizards who are in the limelight these days, the Eagles have no chance at all.

Mark smiled bitterly. Now even if the Eagles lose, what does it have to do with him? He doesn't belong to this city anymore. And just like when I left Washington and Philadelphia, no one will remember myself.

Look at John Wall now. Will he remember that he has a former teammate who is now playing in Atlanta? Would Wall feel weird because he didn't see him on the court?

Obviously not, Shelvin Mark is not a superstar, and the Atlanta media didn't even bother to report on his departure. Whether it is for teammates or fans, Mark always seems to be the dispensable person.

No, Mark played an excellent performance in the Hawks last season. During that time, you will always see Mark scored more than 20 points from time to time to help the eagle rebirth from adversity. But after German defender Schroeder grew up this year, Mark was immediately forgotten. The experience of saving the team again and again has become worthless.

Ever since, he, who performed well, but was never a "star", is now ruthlessly abandoned by the Eagles. There is nothing more humiliating than layoffs in the middle of the season.

Mark's eyes were empty, and he looked at Atlanta out of the French window in confusion. There are so many dark clouds in the sky that it seems to be raining soon. He leaned on the sofa and sighed.

He remembered his NCAA career, first with Yiyang and Hayward, winning an NCAA championship. In the second year, there was no Yiyang and Hayward, Mark single-core led the team, but still led the Bulldogs to the finals.

At that time, he felt that his future was bright. He couldn't wait to make a big splash in the NBA and become one of the greatest stars in the world.

As a result, he never expected that the NCAA period was already his most glorious moment.

What should I do now? Mark doesn't know. It's been two days since I was waived, but no team still offered him an offer. Many team general managers heard the name Shelvin Mark, and they couldn't even connect his name with people.

A point guard who ranks behind Jeff Teague and Schroder and who has not been on the team's 12-man roster for a long time, how many people will know him?

Are you going back to the Development Alliance again? To be honest, the money earned by developing the league is far less than the money earned by playing overseas.

Although the players of the development league belong to each team in name, they only sign with the league. According to their strength and seniority, they are divided into three grades: A, B, and C, and they can only get a half-year salary of 25,000, 19,000 and 13,000 US dollars respectively. So let alone compare with NBA players, their wages are even far less than the CBA foreign aid with a million-dollar annual salary.

But every player who plays in the Development League has an NBA dream.

Although the money is not much, they know that the Development League is the closest place to the NBA~www.novelmtl.com~ If teams are short of people, they will first choose from the Development League. Therefore, this is the reason why the Development League can always attract a group of high-quality players even if the salary is low.

Just when Mark was lost, his cell phone rang. Looked at the electric display, it was his own manager.

Shelvin Mark sighed, wondering where his next stop will be this time.

"Hello Dante, I hope you have brought me good news. Let's say, is it the Long Island Nets or the Austin Spurs?" Mark is ready to return to the Development League again, even if the annual salary is less than ten. Ten thousand dollars, so what?

"Neither, Mark." The manager's voice trembled.

"Neither!?" Shervin Mark was dumbfounded. Is it possible that he can't find a job in the Development League now?

"If you agree, you must pack your things and leave Atlanta as soon as possible. Because the other party wants you to play tomorrow!"

"I will leave Atlanta guys, but you have to let me know where my destination is, so I can tell if I agree."

"Dallas, man, we are going to Dallas!"

"Texas Legends?" Shelvin Mark's first reaction in his mind was to develop the league team.

"No, it's the Dallas Mavericks! The Dallas Mavericks! They have formally offered me an offer, just waiting for your signature, Shelvin!"

Shelvin Mark's mind is blank, life is always ups and downs.

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