NBA Absolute Flood Dam

Chapter 1264 Transactions about Warcraft

At this time, at the Heat headquarters, Pat Riley was contacting Nike to discuss the possibility of trading Howard to the Heat.

But unfortunately, Nike told him that the Magic will not keep Howard in the East.

But Pat Riley did not give up. He immediately started contacting the Spurs and found general manager Robert Buford.

He hopes to make a deal with the Spurs, which he has long considered, let the Spurs trade with the Magic first, and then the Heat trade with the Spurs.

Buford and Pat Riley talked for an hour before wrapping up the call, and then immediately found Popovich.

The Spurs have been rotten for several seasons. Popovich has been trying to rebuild. Unfortunately, the Spurs are out of luck and the reconstruction has not been successful. Hearing this news, he is also a little bit moved.

But it’s just a little exciting, because the inside combination of Gasol and Bosh has proved that he is not Li Ba’s opponent. Such a deal cannot make the Spurs have the strength to fight against the Suns. Povich doesn't have much appeal.

"If we can get Howard, we might as well use it ourselves. But we can use the Heat's influence on Nike to reach a deal with the Magic and us first."

Popovich said to Buford.

Buford's expression changed, and he said, "But if we repent, it will be difficult to trade with the Heat in the future."

"I can't control that much anymore, the reconstruction must be completed." Popovich said fiercely.

Buford was helpless, this kind of loss of credit was not what he wanted to do.

On the 24th, the 2011 NBA Draft was held as scheduled.

The Cavaliers took Kyrie Irving with the No. [-] pick, the Spurs took Enes Kanter with the No. [-] pick, and the Timberwolves picked Derek Williams.

The Suns have five first-round picks, the highest being No. 21. David Griffin originally wanted to trade the pick, but he took a fancy to a rookie named Kawhi Leonard in the hands of Gao Yuanyuan.

This rookie, like the hammer, has a pair of super big hands. The predicted draft position is before the top [-] in the first round, but he didn't enter the lottery, so he took a fancy to those superstar hands.

It's a pity that the Suns defended the dynasty for the second time. Other teams didn't want the Suns to get another good card in the draft, so they all rejected the sign trade.

In the end, Kawhi Leonard was selected by the Pacers, and then immediately traded to the Spurs and became a member of the Spurs.

The Suns finally selected Kenneth Faried, Jordan Hamilton, Norris Cole, Chandler Parsons, and Jimmy Butler.

The No. 21 pick Faried is a forward, Hamilton is a swingman, Kerr is a point guard, Parsons and Butler are also forwards.

Of these five people, David Griffin decided to trade two out, because there are too many forwards and not enough people on the back line.

He wants Ginobili and Ray Allen to serve as a backup guard combination, so he wants to trade two young guards with potential.

He knew that Li Ba's younger brother, Paul, wanted to leave New Orleans. This was an opportunity, depending on whether the Suns had enough bargaining chips.

If possible, he wants to sign first and then trade, using Yi Lai as a bargaining chip, it depends on whether the Hornets can offer Yi a maximum salary contract.

After the draft, the trading window officially opened, and the teams began to operate overnight.

On the morning of the 25th, Carter announced that he had signed with the Mavericks and signed a new three-year contract.

And the trades negotiated by the Suns earlier were also passed, and David Griffin began to contact New Orleans to make an offer for Paul.

The Hornets traded Paul. The team must rebuild and need a pick. The Suns now only have their own pick for next year. This is definitely not enough, so David Griffin proposed to sign first and then trade. Yi is the core bargaining chip, plus the signing rights of the two rookies Cole and Hamilton who were just selected, as well as the Suns' unprotected first-round pick in 2012, to trade Paul.

At the same time, he also contacted Paul and his agent, hoping that they would exert influence on the Hornets.

The Hornets did not directly refuse, because the inside line with both offense and defense is what the Hornets lack. The team record is not good, and Paul wants to leave because the inside line is not good.

There used to be Tyson Chandler, but then Chandler died, and the Hornets were also in trouble, and Paul couldn't bring it up.

However, now that Paul is leaving, it is useless to trade Yi Yi, because Yi cannot become the cornerstone of the team.

So the Hornets did not agree to this offer, but made another offer.

"Shet!"

After receiving the reply, David Griffin was furious, because the Hornets actually wanted the Suns to trade Li Ba for Paul, and they said that anyone could do it, and the Hornets could still take the unprotected first-round pick for the next three years. , What good thing is this thinking?
"It seems that Paul has no chance."

Griffin pondered for a moment, and began to consider new trading targets.

There are no big fish on the guard line in the free market this year, they are all role players, and he has nothing to choose, so he can only make ideas from other teams' lineups.

On this day, the Lakers announced a signing. The team and Duncan completed a two-plus-one contract extension. The contract amount reached 500 million US dollars, and the third year was a team option.

The Lakers want to introduce Howard or the United Arab Emirates, so the contract period given is not long. A big contract that is too long will completely lock up the Lakers' salary space.

However, Duncan is 35 years old, and this contract can be regarded as a maximum salary. He is also satisfied with getting this kind of contract at the end of his career.

But Duncan didn't know, Kupchak turned to the Magic and handed in a quotation, Duncan + Bynum + Artest, for Howard.

When the Magic received the quotation, they did not agree, because Duncan was too old. How could it be possible to exchange a young Warcraft for an old stone Buddha?The Magic is reconstruction, not pension, the Lakers show off, right?
After being rejected by the Magic, Kupchak found the Suns again and handed over the offer again in exchange for the United Arab Emirates and Haslem + Ginobili.

David Griffin's eyes lit up when he received the offer.

It is impossible for him to give Ah Lian such a big contract, so he is already mentally prepared to let Ah Lian go. Now if he signs first and then trades, it is completely possible to exchange Ah Lian for Duncan.

But after he got Duncan's new contract amount from Kupchak, he hesitated again.

Duncan's new contract has the highest amount in the first year, reaching 2000 million US dollars, 500 million in the second year, and 1000 million in the third quarter. This contract is not small, especially next season will have an impact on the salary space of the Suns , and even had an impact on Li Ba's contract renewal.

So after repeated consideration, he rejected the deal.

The reason why Kupchak wanted to trade Duncan was also because he was getting old, and he would be replaced by two main players who were playing in his prime, but unfortunately he was rejected consecutively.

But things are still going on, because Warcraft Howard still has a chance.

(End of this chapter)