Reboot McGrady

Chapter 278 Trading
After Maddie started her vacation.Billy Knight is the busiest moment.

The meaning of the owner Chambers is very clear, "The championship team only needs to maintain the stability of the lineup and make minor repairs."

To put it bluntly, a businessman is a businessman, and an alliance is also a business alliance.

Billy Knight is communicating with Jazz coach Jerry Sloan, "We can provide Rasheed Wallace and Christian Laettner, you only need to provide Andrei Kirilenko, He's just a role player."

The caliber given by the Eagles is to reduce the salary space through this arrangement, which seems to be unlikely to convince the opponent.

Jerry Sloan didn't seem to be very cold. "By next year, we can even waive Rashid. He is a good player, but let me take out Kirilenko. Sorry, it's impossible."

"Leettner can come over. His contract is short and the amount is small, and he can't change anything. At most one non-this year's protected first-round pick."

The so-called protection refers to the agreed lottery positions, which do not belong to the scope of transactions, which is equivalent to keeping the good lottery positions for themselves.

Billy Knight had no negotiating skills and could not get Jazz players, so he had to report to McGrady.

McGrady didn't blame him either. After all, everyone has eyes, and Rashid's annual salary is indeed very high, and there are not many teams that can afford it.

"The deal with the Pistons must be successful. The Pistons have inside needs, so let's keep their appetite first."

"I get it. The Pistons don't have a quality big man. Rasheed is one of their most desired players. It's a good idea."

Billy Knight thought for a while, "Hey, Tracey, shall we compete and invite Shaq O'Neal to join?"

The whole world knows about OK's falling out.Although Kobe made a mistake, the Lakers seem more inclined to keep him.Young, with a fan base, and after making a mistake, it is not easy to shoot.

In fact, the transfer situation of the two Lakers is open.Whoever can exchange for a better bargaining chip will go out.Even Buss Sr. prefers Kobe Bryant.

"O'Neal?" McGrady laughed. "You shouldn't ask me this question. You should ask Mr. Chambers directly. He is the person who talks about the team."

"Oh, yes, I'll ask him directly." Billy Knight clapped excitedly.

Immediately called the boss, and then, was scolded.Yao Ming has just won the championship and has become the team's cash cow. The general manager actually wants to exchange Yao Ming for O'Neal?Is this sending money to Los Angeles?
Chambers hung up the phone angrily, and connected to a new number, "Mr. Jerry Bass? You actually called me."

"Hey, Mr. Chambers. You're at the helm of the Eagles, and I'm the owner of the Lakers. If I ask Kupchak to communicate with you, it's disrespectful to you." Jerry Buss put his attitude straight, and then He smiled and said, "I'll talk to you about a good deal. You already have Yao Ming, a unique cash cow in your team, and the role of Tracy is a bit duplicated. Why don't we make a deal?"

"I'm going to add a little extra here, trade Kobe Bryant for Tracy?"

"You've had too much to drink, man."

Sure enough, Bryant has been unable to trade on a par, even with other additions, Chambers has no idea of ​​​​trading Tracy McGrady.

Bass smiled slightly and tried to persuade, "What if you trade O'Neal for your insider? How about trading Yao Ming? He is just a rookie, and Chinese players have never been successful in the NBA. Don't take this risk."

"O'Neill?" Chambers couldn't help but fell into deep thought.Purely from a competitive point of view, O'Neal's partner with McGrady is definitely more lethal than his partner with Yao Ming.After all, O'Neal is not old yet, he is still the league's number one center.

But money is what matters.Yao Ming will bring countless money to Chambers, and the value of the Eagles will continue to soar. This is Chambers' greatest affirmation of Yao Ming.

"I think we should be able to trade in other ways. For example, if I package Ben Wallace and Rasheed Wallace for you and trade O'Neal, isn't it better?"

Chambers is no fool.As long as O'Neal comes in and Yao Ming and McGrady are still there, the team will not worry about the title of the championship, and it must be the biggest contender for the championship.

"It's impossible, the salary is not equal. Even if you use Yao Ming to trade O'Neal, you have to post Rasheed." It is equivalent to the Lakers using O'Neal as an insider to replace the Hawks' main center and power forward.

"Can't O'Neill beat them?" Chambers thought for a while and rejected the proposal.I lost my temper with Billy Knight just now, but I didn't expect Bass to communicate with him in person, and was almost led into the ditch by the other party.

Pick up the phone and call Maddie.It didn't work. Maddie usually doesn't bring a phone when he's on vacation.

Billy Knight is on the phone with Joe Dumars.Joe Dumars is the general manager of the Pistons.Players of the same era as Isiah Thomas, the two led the Pistons backcourt, one of the core figures of the Bad Boys, and won two consecutive championships.

After retiring in 1999, he took charge of the Pistons in the second year. In the past few years, his luck was very bad. The draft and trade were not very successful, and the position of general manager was in jeopardy.

He is eagerly looking forward to bringing the Pistons back to the playoffs through a beautiful trade.

"Comparing the two, I want Rasheed Wallace. If possible, can you trade Ben Wallace to us?" Joe Dumars is looking forward to it, and the conditions are very good , Pistons players, pick whatever you want.

It's a pity that none of them are Billy Knight. The Eagles players are used to watching them, and anyone who looks at them feels very ordinary.

"Let's just talk about Rashid. You know the relationship between Ben and Tracy, and Tracy will be unhappy. He is now the number one star in the league, and I can't fight against him."

Billy Knight was very frank and stated his needs, "If there is no better draft pick, then trade Mehmet Okur for Rasheed!"

Mehmet Okur is also just a rookie. Although he was drafted in 2001, he continued to stay in Turkey to practice. He only entered the league last season, and his performance was mediocre.This center who can shoot three-pointers is currently not recognized.

Joe Dumars hesitated a little, and agreed.Because of the unequal salary, he has to put together a bunch of short-term junk contracts before he can trade, and at the same time provide draft picks for other years in the future to serve as salary space.

"Happy cooperation, Rasheed will like the environment in Detroit." Billy Knight completed Tracy McGrady's request, feeling a lot more relaxed.Unfortunately, it's a pity that the Pistons failed to get the pick.

The Pistons won the second pick this season, and they will most likely choose another inside player.Chris Kaman and Chris Bosh are already well-known in the United States.

As well as the Serbian and Montenegro player Darko Milicic, his body and skills are amazing, known as "Bai Garnett", he is a strange man.

(End of this chapter)