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Before waiting for the next round of warm-up games, Stephen received a trade plan about draft picks from Presti. The New York Knicks are eager to get out of the luxury tax space, so their requirements for the expiring contract are very urgent. They didn't have any expectations for this year's draft, so the lions didn't open their mouths and asked for too high a return.

The newly appointed Walsh also wants to establish a certain relationship with the Seattle SuperSonics to facilitate future trades. The two teams are located in the east and west, which is just right for establishing a long-term relationship, and both he and Presti are new Taking over a team, you can exchange ideas in many things.

The New York Knicks sent this year's No. 200 pick in the first round, plus Jerome James and Jared Jeffries, two players whose contracts expire in [-], in exchange for Szczerbiak from the Seattle Supersonics. An expiring contract worth [-] million and a second-round pick this year.

Draft picks are worthless, and the salaries of players on both sides are roughly equal, except that the Sonics exchanged a second-round pick for a first-round fifth pick. The deal is very equal and in line with the league's trading rules.

If Jerome James and Jared Jeffries stay with the Knicks, the New York Knicks will have to pay at least nearly $5000 million for their two-year contracts, because their salary expenditures are far beyond the luxury tax incentives. For every dollar spent in salary, a fine of one yuan must be paid to the alliance.

And if the two of them arrive at the Seattle Supersonics, the Seattle Supersonics only need to pay two salaries, and after accepting Szczerbiak's expired contract, the Knicks only need to pay 400 million this year. Just do it, save at least 400 million US dollars in expenses, and Szczerbiak can still play a certain role on the court.

Of course, this is because the Knicks have too many rubbish contracts, and there can only be one buyout player each season. It will take at least several years for them to get rid of the current rubbish contracts, and they still have to pay a lot in the past few years. under the contract.

The best way is to seek an expiring contract and replace the long-term contract with a short-term contract. However, only those teams with sufficient salary space are willing to accept these contracts, and there are only a few such teams in the league. , and not everyone is willing to trade with them.

In this trading plan, Jerome James is already a player who has basically lost the ability to play, but Jared Jeffries can still exert a certain ability, just like a peddler trying to sell goods that cannot be sold , you must catch a fairly good item, buy one get one free, the Knicks are such a hawker.

As for the No. [-] pick in the first round, for the Knicks, it feels a bit tasteless, the pick is not particularly high, and the two or three players who performed particularly well cannot be selected, and the remaining players have nothing to match. , and as a lottery pick, the selected players must sign, which adds millions of dollars to their own salary space.

So this deal is a suitable deal for the Knicks, and it is also for the Sonics. Since the league also has a minimum salary limit in addition to the salary cap, if the Sonics do not sign some players this summer, their The salary expenditure is even lower than the league's minimum salary standard, so it is very appropriate to use the space to make some transactions.

Moreover, the fifth pick is worth at least a few million dollars for the team that needs it. The Knicks don't have a favorite player, but the Sonics do. Presti believes in his draft vision. When I was on the team, there were so many rewards for the late picks, let alone the high ones.

Forget about Jerome James, and don’t expect him to play any role at all. As for Jared Jeffries, Presti feels that he should still be able to play a certain role in the Sonics system, and Carlesimo He also recognized Jeffries' ability, so he asked for Jeffries' support.

Stephen approved of this trading plan very much, and he didn't feel any pity about Szczerbiak's departure. In addition, in the last season's game, Szczerbiak's performance was very average, and there was nothing exciting. Unexpectedly, leave and leave.

But use the fifth pick to select Russell Westbrook, what about Watson and Ridnour, they are already tense enough to split the playing time, although Delonte West left, but come again A Russell Westbrook, playing time is still not available.

Stephen always felt that one of Watson or Ridnor should be sent away first, and then find a backup point guard. Later, after Bob Deng Huade explained, as a team, you cannot go to the Considering salary or playing time, why each team has a roster of fifteen people is to ensure that there are rich people in each position.

Especially for the position of point guard, it is better to make people richer than no one available, especially in the long season, everything is possible, and it is not uncommon for two players at the same position to be injured.

And who can guarantee that you will be able to select Russell Westbrook if you send away Watson or Ridnour, or what if his performance is not satisfactory after you are selected, you will find this position again Players may not necessarily be able to find the right fit.

The Sonics have three second-round picks this year, and it’s no problem to trade one to the Knicks. There’s no mandatory contract for the second-round picks. You don’t have to give a player a contract after you’re selected, and you can offer him a contract when you want it. , or wait for the team to trade with them when they want it. Unlike lottery picks, players must be provided with a fixed-amount contract.

In addition to the No. 16 pick, the Sonics also have a No. [-] pick traded from the Suns. In addition to this Russell Westbrook, Presti communicated with Carlesimo and Stephen. The confirmed selection list is Eric Gordon, Jason Thompson, Brandon Rush, Serge Ibaka, Dante Green, George Hill.

It is these people in the target, starting from the first Eric Gordon, whoever can fall into this position will be selected, and the following draft picks must do the same, because no one knows, the team ahead of you will Who to choose, if the player you are thinking of is selected, it will be too late to change the target temporarily.

This year is really not a good year for the draft. There are really no rookies that can make people shine, especially those behind. Presti is not afraid that those players have no shortcomings, but they have no characteristics. This year's rookie, there is really no one who can make people excited.

For these players, Stephen roughly looked at them, and even the players who were not included in the list, Stephen also looked at them. Although everyone's vision is different, the list that Presti came up with is still very valuable. , Other players, Stephen has no one who can look up to.

There are no good candidates in the draft, so we can only hope for trades. The general manager of any team is very busy at this time, and Presti has also received a lot of trade intentions. It is impossible to give all the intentions to him. Stephen knew that only the deals he thought were feasible were told to Stephen.

This is his power as the general manager of the team. He needs to be responsible to the owner of the team, not to Stephen. Out of adjustment.

Stephen re-examined the trade plan and the draft list, and found no problem, so he told Presti that there was no problem, and then sat in front of the TV with Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian and a lot of people, waiting for the draft to start , still like the usual games, the night in the United States is the morning here.

"What's the big move of your team today? Shall you reveal it?" Before the draft started, it was time for everyone to chat, especially Stephen and Yao Ming, who were very concerned about their own team's actions. Although Yijianlian also paid attention, But he didn't have much right to speak in the team. In fact, he was Yao Ming, and he didn't enjoy the treatment of the general manager's notification, so Yao Ming asked Stephen very concerned.

"I can't say, what if you intercept it." Stephen shook his head. This kind of thing is actually a commercial secret. Before it happens, no one can tell it, let alone a competitor like Yao Ming. .

"We are behind you, how can we intercept you, just kidding, which one are you going to choose? Outside players or inside players, this can always be said." Yao Ming continued to ask, the Sonics last season With such a good result, this season must be strengthened, but how to make up, from that position, it is hard to say. Thinking of his own team, Yao Ming feels sad, and it must be another small deal. , I don’t know when Alexander will be generous.

"It's not that you don't know, we are so late in the draft, so naturally we have to prepare a lot of targets, both inside and outside." Stephen didn't know that Yao Ming had such a great curiosity. It should not be very attractive. The other players of the national team, except Wang Zhizhi, Li Nan and other veterans, young players are still very concerned about the draft. Even if they can't enter the league, they still have such a dream.

"Hey, I seem to see an Asian player." At this time, the camera swept across the crowd of rookies, and suddenly a yellow-skinned and black-haired player flashed past, which aroused the interest of many people. Sun Yue was immediately surprised cried out.

"That's Du Fei, who is also from the University of Southern California. He is my junior. He will participate in the draft this year and may be selected in the second round." Stephen saw clearly at a glance that it was Du Fei sitting there, accompanied by His was Coach Benjamin and his agent, and his parents didn't come to the scene.

In fact, except for those players who are sure to enter the lottery or be selected, they rarely show up with their parents. Before Du Fei came, he had a phone call with Stephen. The team did not have any suitable goals in the second round. Even if it was traded to the Knicks, the Sonics still have two, so Stephen told him with certainty that the team would select him in the second round, and even if there were any accidents, they would provide him with one. Contract, let him rest assured.