From today on is the king

Chapter 1363. 1362. A sheep waiting to be squeezed

After this email was replied to the boss, the five core members of the Eagles fought in Coach Kruger's room for a while. Coach Kruger ordered food at the hotel.

Notification sound for email reply.

"Ace, go and take a look for me." Coach Kruger was chatting with Kwame Brown and was not free.

Liu Mang ran over to take a look, and saw that it was another email from Pat Riley forwarded by the boss.

Liu Mang clicked on it, and Pat Riley replied, "You guys don't have enough bargaining chips."

"What do you mean?" Liu Mang was shocked!

Just about to tell Kruger coach Pat Riley's reply, Coach Kruger's cell phone rang.

Liu Mang probably called the boss.

Sure enough, when Coach Kruger answered the phone outside the room, he had a strange expression on his face.

Liu Mang's expression was also weird, and Coach Kruger's expression was also weird when he returned to the room. The abnormal reaction of the two attracted the attention of other people in the room.

"Ace, what's the matter?" Mai Di walked to Liu Mang and asked, suddenly remembered something, and his face became terrified: "Ace, could it be..."

Liu Mang looked at Mai Di and nodded: "Ah... yes, that guy doesn't play cards according to the routine..."

……

Originally, coach Kruger just wanted to communicate with the five core players in the last game of the year to strengthen the friendship between the core players about this trade. When he suddenly received a trade application from the Heat, Liu Mang felt bad and wanted to tease the fortune teller.

I didn't expect to want to disgust Pat Riley's behavior, but the other party actually responded!

Liu Mang never expected that Pat Riley really put Wade on the shelf!
There was no publicity for the time being, Liu Mang originally wanted to speak directly, but Coach Kruger went out and called Liu Mang to calm down and think, so Liu Mang decisively shut up and did not announce it.

Coach Kruger didn't say anything when he came back. He adjusted his mentality and continued to eat and drink.

McGrady is an experienced person, he knows how to deal with this kind of thing, secretly complained to Liu Mang, and continued to play.

Anyway, it is impossible for the Eagles to trade him for Wade. He will only turn 5 at the end of May next year. He is at his peak and is at the peak of his contract value.

After the afternoon tea, everyone else left. McGrady knew what was going on and didn't stay. After all, he has nothing to worry about, unless the Heat add Stoudemire and use two top players with a huge risk of injury to replace him.

If the Heat really do that, he can't help it. The combined salary of these two people is just about the same as his salary.

But with such an extremely low probability, McGrady has nothing to worry about.

And he is not Liu Mang, the management attaches different importance to him than to Liu Mang. As a veteran player, McGrady understands this very well.

After everyone else left, Liu Mang stayed in Coach Kruger's room, watching Pat Riley's reply, the two of them still feel weird.

"Coach, what does that grumpy guy think? Are there any stars who dare to go to them?" Liu Mang can finally complain to his heart's content.

"If they give enough money, and there is an exciting South Coast, there will definitely be people going." Coach Kruger has been the head coach and deputy general manager for so long, and he has seen this clearly.

"That's right, no one will have trouble with money." Liu Mang nodded, "Then what should we do? That is Dwyane Wade. This year is the only chance to get him. His salary this year is only about 300 million. We will have no chance when the contract takes effect next year."

"..." Coach Kruger was silent, and he didn't expect this situation.

Not to mention anticipation, I never even thought of expecting this to happen.

When the head star is seriously injured, the general team will give care and care, reflecting the team's humanistic care.

That's what the Eagles did when Wilkins ruptured his Achilles tendon. At that time, coach Kruger was in his early 30s and had just become the head coach of the Georgia Tech Jackets. He also paid attention to this aspect.

However, Coach Kruger didn't expect it at all. He followed Liu Mang's bad idea to disgust Pat Riley. The owner, Price, probably had the same mentality and returned such an offer. He didn't expect the Heat to consider trading Wade at all!

Coach Kruger was silent for a while and asked, "Ace, you should know the details of Wade's injury, right?"

"Uh... yes." Liu Mang thought of Wade's specific diagnosis report that Schwartz gave him.

Perhaps the diagnosis report from the Heat team was not as clear as Liu Mang's. After all, Wade was a player under Schwartz.

"Do you think Wade can restore 80.00% of his previous level?" Coach Kruger made a conservative prediction.

This question... Liu Mang's eyes lit up, this is a chance!
Thinking of the possibility of dismantling the fateful mandarin duck group, Liu Mang was very excited!

Although it is not the same as the future helper originally envisioned, the current situation of the alliance is completely different from what was designed earlier.

The current alliance is more brutal than expected!

Gasol is deeply in love with another No. 24 logo man who would rather be fired and sent to the Lakers. The Suns put Gentry back up early, which opened up another strength. The Spurs got Artest, all of which are different.

There is also the Bulls. The Eagles have not played against the Bulls yet, but Garnett is equipped with two meat shields and a group of mid-range and long-range shooters who can defend...

Two superstars and two or three first-class stars seem not enough!
Originally, if you get Artest or Garnett as a striker, the situation will be very different. No matter which of these two you get, it will be much easier to play against those super teams!
The gap between Prince and Artest is obviously obvious. Prince's first defense is top-notch, and even if Artest is suspended for a year, he will still be the first defense when he comes back. This is the best defensive player who can defend from the first to the fourth position. His age is also at the peak...

The main reason is that the trend of the league has not developed towards small balls as Liu Mang expected. On the contrary, those teams that aspire to compete for the championship have all started hoarding insiders in order to deal with the small balls of the Eagles.

A more extreme example is the Suns. They replaced O'Neal with Stoudemire, which greatly restricted the small-ball style of the Eagles' rotation.

Liu Mang and a few starting teammates are not afraid of anyone, but it will be very painful to rotate the lineup to face those teams with super insiders, or even more than one super insider.

But what if the outside line is extremely strong?

Moreover, their own team's interior is not weak. Marion is a top star at power forward, and Kwame Brown is the best single-defense center in the league. The Eagles' interior group is just behind the Lakers, Spurs, Mavericks and other teams.

Now that there are fewer and fewer super insiders, the probability that the Eagles can get it is very small, just like Embiid will be reimbursed for several years in a row in the future, and the 76ers are willing to wait. The rarer the more precious.

The era that Liu Mang thought would be accelerated has not come, so he has to think of a new way.

There is a first-class insider, although it is not a fantasy high school combination like Garnett and Kwame Brown, but a first-class insider paired with a super outside group...

It is also worth trying.

This season the Eagles are taking this route, but they are not as super as Liu Mang's ideal.

Battier is really a rookie at his peak. After his rookie season, he doesn’t seem to know how to score. Except for the corner three-pointer, there are only setters on the offensive end.

Seeing the super combinations of other teams, Liu Mang also wants to create a super outside combination that goes the other way. Mitaka is very flamboyant, but why not be more flirty if he can be more flirtatious?
Liu Mang thought about it. Originally, he wanted Carter, but Carter's salary was too high. The maximum salary was renewed until 2012. The last year was more than 2100 million, and the lowest year was more than 1600 million. It was simply unaffordable.

Wade is relatively cheaper. In 2005, he renewed his contract in advance with a maximum starting salary of more than 1200 million. He also gave up the right to use the two best teams to trigger the Ace clause.

Now there is Wade in front of you, why not fight for it?
It doesn't matter if you don't succeed.

As for Wade's injury...

Does Liu Mang care about this? If it is a teammate, even if it is only four years, it will be useful!Four years later, Wade will be 29 and almost 30. With Wade's body, he is destined to be like most superstars who collapse after the age of 30. Using these four years is also excellent.

And even if there is a problem that Wade is not satisfied with the role at that time... Although the probability is small, Wade will definitely perform amazingly after he recovers from his injury. The new four-year contract has been signed, and the transaction is definitely a very attractive bargaining chip. Then it is possible to get the super insider who was not available before!

Thinking of Liu Mang, I feel excited!

Liu Mang calmed down his emotions. After thinking about it, let’s talk about a conservative expectation. After hesitating for a while, Liu Mang said to the expectant Coach Kruger, “80.00%… I guess it’s okay. Jeff is also very confident.”

Hearing the affirmative answer, Coach Kruger thought for a while and said, "Okay, I will discuss with the boss. If the price is reasonable, we can try to get it."

After Coach Kruger finished speaking, he paused and continued: "But in that case, we will have a big problem this season!"

After Liu Mang got excited, he also paid attention to this problem.

What bargaining chips do the Heat want?
What is beneficial to the Eagles is Wade's four-year maximum salary. With the owner of the Heat not willing to bear the luxury tax, it is very likely that Pat Riley will test pressure on this point. As long as the price is reasonable, of course, it is reasonable for the seriously injured Wade.

"Give it a try, even if the transaction is not completed, we won't suffer a loss." Liu Mang replied.

Coach Kruger thinks this is the reason.

Now that you've decided, let's do it!

This is their specialty!

……

That night, Eagles owner Price brought his secretary and some team staff to the arena where the Eagles stayed in the small town of Rutherford.

The Nets are currently competing for the eighth place in the Eastern Conference. They dare not be careless in every game. Although there are constant infighting, fortunately, Carter and Kidd want to perform well now. I hope that some teams will look at them.

The contracts of both of them are still long. Kidd signed a 03-year contract after losing to the Spurs in the 6 Finals, which expired in 2009. When Carter was traded to the Nets, the six-year contract was renewed in advance.

The Nets are actively preparing for the game, but the head coach and star of the Hawks almost forgot about them and focused on negotiating with the Heat.

Price and Pat Riley had a not-so-long phone call. After hanging up, Liu Mang felt short of breath and asked, "Boss, how is it? Did they agree?"

Price had a strange expression, and said with doubts on his face: "Riley, don't pull Jane, Danny, Sean..."

Price is surprised. Fans and the media are praising the Eagles last year and this year. Granger and Rondo will be the next Josh Smith and Iguodala. How come Pat Riley doesn’t want him?

Battier is also a quality role player who works hard.

"He refused the deal?" Liu Mang felt a little regretful.

"No, he wants Tyshawn and Paul..." Price was even more confused.

"Is he crazy?" Liu Mang complained.

"And," Price continued, "he still wants Kwame."

"He's really crazy!" Liu Mang felt that this was a dead end, Kwame Brown... No matter how you trade, you can't trade a center forward!Stoudemire can't be changed, which is the cornerstone of the Eagles' defense.

"I said no, and he seemed to guess that I would say no, and he wanted to talk about it tomorrow," Price explained.

"What does he mean?" Coach Kruger was even more confused.

Price shook his head. He had never negotiated such a deal.

"I think... Riley wants Auden..." Liu Mang said uncertainly.

Riley's heart is wild!

From the amazing idea of ​​Pat Riley asking the Lakers to use Magician to trade Jordan back then, Liu Mang can imagine how wild this guy is. You must know that Magician was No. 1 in history at that time.

But why does Liu Mang feel... the Heat have become a sheep that can keep pulling wool?

Riley is such a nice guy!
The Rockets are almost done, and it's the Heat's turn next?

Liu Mang thinks it is feasible!
But how the deal will proceed now is like a cloud of fog. Liu Mang feels that Pat Riley has the heart to make a deal, but he also has the kind of ruthlessness that would rather be broken than broken.

Price and Coach Kruger thought it was possible that the guy was Pat Riley, and that guy could do anything.

Liu Mang suddenly thought of one thing: "Riley doesn't want to pull Jane, it's not because he wants to pursue Kidd!"

"Kidd?!" Coach Kruger and Price both exclaimed.

This way, it all makes sense!

"The Heat want Kidd, Kidd plus Stoudemire, and they may get a high pick..." Price was a little incoherent.

Price agrees with Liu Mang's speculation. With Wade's serious injury and reimbursement, the Heat have formed a half-dead situation. We can only hope that Stoudemire will not be injured, and that Wade will be at least [-]-[-]% of his previous strength after he recovers.

But with the combination of bad performance, trade to get a young substitute, and the fight for Kidd, the dead end was revived at once!
Liu Mang's guess made Price feel creepy!

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Rondo will definitely be a first-class point guard in the future. Such passing awareness, overall situation view and defensive ability are something that others can't learn.

In this way, Liu Mang's guess that the Heat want to win Kidd...is very possible!
Seeing Liu Mang and coach Kruger talking about this matter, Price felt the gap between himself and the super general manager, and felt that he should hold Liu Mang's thigh tightly...

"It's fine if we don't rush, don't make irrational decisions lightly." Coach Kruger comforted the two of them, and he was also comforting himself.

"Yes, boss, you can't be in a hurry!" Liu Mang said to Price whose expression control system had collapsed.

"I know, I will make a decision after we discuss it." Price was actually sweating in the winter. Although the air conditioner was turned on, it was not hot enough to make people sweat, which was enough to show his nervousness.

Liu Mang thought about it for a while, and came up with a solution. He asked Price, "Boss, how is your relationship with Heat team owner Arison?"

"I'm familiar with it, and I will go to his seaside restaurant for tea when I have time." Price replied a little strangely.

"That's good, boss, are you free for the next few days?" Liu Mang's eyes began to flicker.

Seeing Liu Mang's expression, Price felt flabbergasted, there must be some bad idea!

Although he felt that he was going to be tricked, Price could only admit that this man was the Buddha he enshrined. He bit the bullet and said, "There is nothing important in the next few days. If you need my help, I will just push those things away."

"No, no, I have nothing to do, but if you have free time, go to Miami to live for a while, ask Alison to play golf, go fishing... Can you go fishing in winter?" Liu Mang couldn't help laughing as he spoke.

What is leisure!Price didn't like it, but seeing Liu Mang's sinister smile, Price didn't say this, so as not to be hated by this kid, because he didn't dare to say anything, just like Jordan pointed at their manager's nose when he was in the Bulls and called the manager a pig, and the manager could only bear it.

"Is it enough to go fishing and play golf? No need to talk to Alisson directly?"

"No, when you go, just let Pat Riley know you're going..."

(End of this chapter)