basketball pope

Chapter 96 [Too bullying]

Glenn Gruward is looking for Brian Grant, a 206cm tall and 115kg strong man.

Grant averaged 31.8 points, 12.1 rebounds and 9.1 assists in 1.2 minutes per game last season.His mid-range shooting is accurate, his defensive strength is strong, and his ferocious style is a bit like Oakley.

Larry Miller refused. "No, Bryan is very important. Sabonis can't play for long now. We are a team that wants to rush to the championship and have no time to train new players. If you want to change, we can only send Jermaine O'Neal."

"You replaced the team's fringe for our inside core, the league's shot-blocking king?" Glenn laughed angrily, really wanting to hang up the phone.

After entering the league, O'Neal was a marginal person. Last season, he averaged 13.5 minutes, 4.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. The only bright spot was 1 block per game, which was also garbage time to cover the bench.

Miller was interested in Camby and began to sell: "Glen, I'm not trying to cheat you. Think about it, the reason why the Raptors were poor last season was directly related to their inability to shoot inside. Jermaine has a shot, and his physical fitness It's not bad. It's just that we have too many inside stars on the team, so he was forced to come off the bench. If he goes to a bad team, he will definitely be focused on training."

Bad team, are you talking about us... Glenn had veins popping out of his head.

O'Neal Jr. was the 1996th pick in the first round in 17. If the Raptors used Camby, the No. [-] block champion, for Jr. O'Neal, who had no data, the Toronto media would definitely spray him into a brain.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Miller smiled and said, "You can think about it, other than us, it is estimated that no team is willing to trade insiders who can shoot with you. There is still time before the draft, so just contact me when you think about it. "

"Humph!" Glenn snorted coldly and hung up the phone.He felt his body being hollowed out, and rubbed his face with his hands, not knowing what to do.

Camby and his agent were so bullying that they had no idea of ​​communicating with Yang Rui at all, leaving no room for them, and made it clear that they would shame the management and the new coach.

Now calling a management meeting, the same can only be done like sending away "Momong Squirrel" and replacing Camby with a role player.If Yang Rui's side is not happy, the manager Glenn is not a person.

After thinking about it, Glenn called Yang Rui and wanted to hear his opinion.

Yang Rui currently does not have enough weight to ask the management to find stars. If he can accept ordinary players in exchange, he will have an explanation for the boss and fans in all aspects.

Of course, doing this is also suspected of bullying young people, and Glenn is full of guilt.Jerry is about the same age as his son, but he has to stand in front of him to block arrows...

"Hi, Glenn." Yang Rui answered the phone.

"Jerry, I want to talk to you about the transaction. This year, due to labor negotiations, the transaction has become very difficult. It is difficult for us to exchange for a power forward who can shoot, and there is no bargaining chip that can impress people, so we can only trade Marku. S-Camby, do you think you'll be able to play next season without Camby?"

Glenn was holding the phone, blushing furiously.

How to fight?Not even a strong center.

Yang Rui had long known that Camby might be traded, and was not very interested in this "glass man" blue-collar with poor attacking power, but he still asked in a depressed tone: "Isn't Marcus the core of the team last season? He If you leave, how do you defend? Um... you can say who can be replaced first, right?"

Glenn asked, "Charles Oakley of the Knicks, do you think it's okay?"

"Is there a mistake? He will earn tens of millions next season, and he will be 35 years old." Yang Rui exclaimed.

He is not pretending, but is really surprised. Oakley was reduced to a bench last season, and the Raptors still want him?

Glenn was very embarrassed. He wanted to throw out a hopelessly stupid choice first, and then move on to two other stupid choices that were still somewhat salvageable.

"The other is Nuggets power forward Tony Batty, who can shoot from mid-range."

"This isn't good either, is there any more?" Yang Rui knew that Barty was the No. 1997 pick in [-]. He was a high-ranking pick. He had never played in his previous life. He was an ordinary role player with a style similar to Mickey Moore.

"The last one is Blazers power forward Jermaine O'Neal."

"What?" Yang Rui was stunned, his jaw almost dropped, and he asked loudly, "Who do you want to change?"

"Jermaine O'Neal," Glen repeated, sweating on his forehead. "Jerry, don't be angry. Although he has poor statistics in the Blazers, he is only a substitute... but his physical fitness is not bad, he can shoot, but the Blazers lineup is too strong, so he has no chance to show."

Glenn couldn't even convince himself, what a substitute, just a marginal person.

Yang Rui was not angry, but was so surprised that he couldn't believe it.

Compared with O'Neal, Camby is a ball? !

When O'Neal played for the Trail Blazers, he was only one month old and was the youngest player in NBA history.He is 211cm tall and weighs 103kg. He is too thin, which is why he can't play.

After two years of exercise, O'Neal's weight has risen to 110 kilograms, still slightly thin, but can adapt to the confrontation.

In Yang Rui's previous life, O'Neal was selected to the NBA All-Star Game for 6 consecutive times in his career, twice was selected to the NBA Third Team, and once was selected to the NBA Second Team.If it wasn't for Pacers coach Rick Carlisle who made him fat to 120kg to play center and suffered serious injuries, the honor would have been more.

O'Neal has no dead ends in his mid-range shots, he can shoot from all positions, he can quickly break fast, and he has footsteps in the low post.

On the defensive end, he has first-class awareness, excellent shot-blocking ability, and his footwork can prevent pick-and-rolls.

A healthy little O'Neal is inferior to Garnett and Duncan, but has no problem wrestling with Dirk Nowitzki, Webber, Brand, Gasol and others, and is an absolute star.

Yang Rui took a few deep breaths, stabilized his mind, and said sternly: "Glen, the situation in the team is not very good now? Does Camby have to leave, so you can only be forced to trade, and there is no suitable target? We are now Family, don't hide it from me if you have difficulties, although I am young, we can find a way to get through the difficulties together."

Glenn felt hot.What a good boy, guessing my difficulties with just a few words, and thinking about me, I still want to put the blame on him...

"Jerry, I'm sorry, it's hard for us to dig a big-name star, and we can't keep Camby. He wasn't here at the beginning, and he definitely won't be here."

Yang Rui smiled and said: "Then let's trade, replace Jermaine O'Neal, if you call me, there must be no better choice. Although his data is bad, he is only 20 years old. If he is trained well, it may not be impossible. Be a star. However, it's definitely more difficult to make the playoffs this season, we have to find a center."

Glenn sighed: "We're probably going to have to find veterans in free agency for centers."

"If you believe me, I can find two people in the second round or the undrafted rookie." Yang Rui sighed.

With the same sigh, Yang Rui was actually happy.O'Neal Jr., McGrady, Carter, Billups... In the future, he will lead the Raptors to win the championship.

(End of this chapter)