Pick Westbrook

Chapter 41 The Story Begins

Geoff Petrie's heart tightened, and he looked at Li Lai cautiously.

He had promised that team that he would never say anything about their secret transactions, but who would have thought that Li Lian would find out now.

Geoff Petrie hesitated and said again and again: "Yes, it is true, but this has nothing to do with our transaction."

Li Lai nodded and said, "It's really irrelevant."

"But Maurice Williams is worth a lottery no matter what. No matter who the Kings are planning to make a deal with in the future, this lottery will not escape."

"Also, everyone has seen the potential that Ramon Sessions has shown last season. It may be too far-fetched to trade him to get a lottery pick, but there is absolutely no problem with a first-round pick. of!"

"In the future, whether your Kings plan to develop Ramon Sessions themselves or trade, he will have great value."

"Combined with the first-round pick given by the Bucks, it means that the Kings got three next year's scratch cards from this deal at once."

"It's like buying a Powerball. You must buy more to have more hope."

Geoff Petrie was amazed by Li Lai's remarks.

Yup!

If you want to scratch off next year's top prize lottery, you must have more lottery picks.

Although the Bucks have played well since the start of the game, even the Cavaliers have won.

But they don't really think they can make the Eastern Conference playoffs, do they?

Even if the Bucks make the playoffs, it's a big deal to get a lottery pick and two first-round picks at the same time.

Finally Geoff Petrie agreed to the subject of the deal!
Then there was the wrangling between him and Hammond, discussing the details of the transaction and the balance of funds.

Fortunately, the Bucks' current financial situation is very sufficient, so the restrictions on transactions have also been greatly reduced.

In the end, Geoff Petrie had to add Kenny Thomas, the king's garbage contract of 2 years and 1500, to the deal.

Kenny Thomas averaged 1 point and 2 rebounds last season.
Li Lai really wanted to say "Oh my god!

The Bucks now have three players with junk contracts in the team, Marshall + Malik Rose + Kenny Thomas.

Marshall is okay, at least he still has the strength to fight under the Bucks system, but the latter two are complete water cooler administrators.

Since his trade with the Thunder, Malik Rose is now warming up during practices and handing out towels during games with the Bucks.

Other than that, there is absolutely nothing to do, and the annual salary of 700 million is in vain.

The good thing is that the rubbish contracts of both of them are only one year, but the bad thing is that now there is another two-year contract.

Hammond knew that he couldn't beat Geoff Petrie, and Li Lai agreed to the deal, so knowing that the major premise could not be changed, he wisely asked for cash for the deal.

The league stipulates that teams can use or accept cash amounts in transactions every season, but the amount is limited by the terms of the annual maximum cash usage limit.

In other words, as long as the cash put in the transaction does not exceed this limit, it can be used at will.

"The transaction cash limit is about 5% of the salary cap, so I asked for the highest $330 million directly.

This funding will again relieve a large portion of our salary pressure. "

Hammond still couldn't get over the way Geoff Petrie looked when he left.

The other party almost said "Your Bucks are so poor, you want all this money" directly.

Li Lai let out a long breath.

The Bucks' financial problems can be regarded as blowing his head, but now is not the time to deal with this matter.

The deal between the Bucks and the Kings has been reached and submitted to the league headquarters. Before passing, the first thing that needs to be dealt with is Artest's problem.

Geoff Petrie kindly reminded him when he left, "Artest's temper is very stubborn and hot.

He pointed out the team that was going to compete for the championship. He had no interest in a team like the Bucks that was unreliable whether it could make the playoffs. "

Li Lai couldn't be more clear about Artest's temper.

His father learned how to box and become a gangster, and his sister often beat her boyfriend to the police station for the night when she was idle. His uncle and sister are now in jail because they broke the law.

What's more, his grandma dared to hold a rifle to rob a bank at the age of 87. This incident was also included in the FBL file, called the Grand Canyon Robbery.

So a person who grows up in this kind of family, all elders and peers tell him that fists can solve everything, how can he know other ways to deal with interpersonal relationships.

But no matter how bad-tempered Artest is, he has never deliberately stepped on the court or made dirty tricks with black elbows. The fans only ridiculed him for his bad temper, but did not insult him for his poor game skills.

"Artest's defense is very clean, he is different from Bowen's defensive players who rely on dirty tricks to survive in the league.

His defense is full of strength, defensive awareness, defensive skills and defense judgment, so Artest can get DPOY, but Bowen can't. "

This is why Bowen has defended for five years, but missed DPOY every time, because his defensive moves are too dirty.

Before Li Lai and Hammond returned to Milwaukee, they received a call from Tylen Lue.

Because of the upcoming home game against the Denver Nuggets, Tyronn Lue specially pulled all his teammates to the training camp to warm up.

"Maurice Williams was very dissatisfied with this arrangement. He stayed in the locker room and refused to warm up and practice together, and..."

Since the beginning of the regular season, the Bucks have been known for their smooth offense, but Maurice Williams is the only one who doesn't fit in with the team's overall offense.

Apart from the fact that his technical characteristics are more suitable for chaotic battles, the main reason is not to integrate into the team's tactics at all.

Hammond was very angry at Maurice Williams' attitude, saying: "And what?"

Tyronn Lue paused on the phone and continued: "And he messed up Westbrook's locker and gave him a kawaii elementary school schoolbag.

Warn Westbrook that the team must carry this schoolbag to enter the locker room in the future, otherwise he will be kicked out, just like his current locker. "

This is really a cancer in the locker room.

Tyronn Lue detailed everything that happened in the locker room.

After Westbrook was warned, Yi Jianlian was the first to stand up for the opponent.

Yi Jianlian, who was also bullied by Maurice Williams in his rookie season, knew how insulting he was.

But bullying Westbrook this time will only be the beginning, and there will be countless insulting scenes in the future.

Except for Yi Jianlian, everyone on the team stood up for Westbrook.

The players were very unhappy with Maurice Williams' behavior in the team.

Not participating in the training camp, pointing fingers at the players, pretending to be the boss but watching his teammates being bullied on the court, and even contradicting the coach.
At this time, Li Lai was very calm.

The deal about Xiao Mo has been finalized, and everything has become a thing of the past. No matter what the other party has done, it is time to say goodbye to the other party.

"At first, I was very optimistic about Xiao Mo's ability to score independently. I wanted him to lead this group of rookies to win more games. Now it seems that I am thinking too much."

(End of this chapter)