God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 302 Undercurrent
In addition to the 76ers, other strong teams in the league are also secretly preparing for signings, especially the Pacers and Raptors in the East, as well as the Lakers and Kings in the West. They are all for the 76ers.In the finals, everyone saw that the inside of the 76ers is a weakness, because they are often configured with one inside and four outside, not one big and four small. Lewis can be considered a "big", but he is still an "outside". ", which makes the inside line of the 76ers relatively empty.

Just look at O'Neal. He averaged 29.3 points, 13.7 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game in the seven finals. Except for the last game, he basically sifted the 76ers inside.They also know that the 76ers will definitely strengthen this loophole during the offseason, but will the new aid really be able to integrate into the team smoothly?

Strictly speaking, among the four teams, only the Raptors' insiders are relatively average. Their starting insiders, Antonio Davis and Charles Oakley, are too short in height, one is 2.06 meters and the other is 2.03 meters. Fortunately, they can Support the team's inside offense and defense.The inside lines of the other three teams are relatively good. Needless to say, O'Neal, the Kings have Divac, who is a supporting center, and the Pacers also have the rising O'Neal. They are all lacking. center.

But the Lakers are now looking for a third scoring point. The loss in the finals made the Lakers realize that the "OK combination" is not a panacea. When these two guys fail to play a role on the court, there is no third person who can stand Come out and score.Kobe and O'Neal are humans, not gods. They can't play 48 minutes in every game. When only one person is left on the court, they also need fire support. It is just a last resort to do everything alone.

Zen Master actually already has a goal, he hopes to get the Timberwolves' second-year pitcher Szczerbiak.First of all, the Lakers have no shortage of people in the backcourt and inside, but their wing is Fox, who averaged only 9.6 points, 4 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game last season. Although the data is very comprehensive, it is not what Zen Master wants. .In contrast, Szczerbiak is more capable of being the team's third scoring point. He averaged 14 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game last season. More importantly, he is still in the first season of his career. For two seasons, the price is not expensive, but it is estimated that the Timberwolves will find it difficult to release people.

However, Zen Master has a decisive personality. After identifying Szczerbiak, he will do his best to make him wear the Lakers' purple and gold jersey. In his opinion, Szczerbiak is very suitable for the Lakers' tactical system. With Kobe and O'Neal on the inside and outside, he can get a lot of shots from the outside, and his shooting percentage last season was 51%.

The Lakers' rumors about Szczerbiak's trade quickly flowed out. Of course, this was also instructed by Zen Master. He hoped to put pressure on the Timberwolves. After all, most players in the league dreamed of playing in Los Angeles, and the Lakers, as history A long-established wealthy family is naturally attractive.Moreover, as the No. 1999 pick in 6, Szczerbiak still has two years left on his rookie contract. If the team can be forced to trade him out, then the Lakers can reduce the price they need to pay.

Regarding the rumors that the Lakers wanted to get Szczerbiak, Chang Wei just smiled. He naturally knew what Zen Master was thinking. It was nothing more than a third scoring point for Kobe and O'Neal. Everyone knows their weakness, but whether the Timberwolves are willing to trade is up for debate, after all, they already have Garnett, the cornerstone of the team.

Now Chang Wei should focus more on the trial training of the rookies. The list of signings has been determined after many discussions, and the next step is to look at Billy King.In fact, there are not many outstanding insiders in the league now, and many of them are well-known, and the team is willing to trade even one in a million. The target given by Chang Wei is-Alonzo Mourning.

Mourning, who was born in 1970, was one of the best centers in the league in the previous ten years, and he is also a well-known iron-blooded tough guy in the NBA. However, he was diagnosed with severe kidney disease in October last year, which caused him to miss most of last season. He didn't return to the team until March this year. The Heat's management still had doubts about his kidney. Riley didn't dare to bet at this time. After all, Mourning's kidney disease will greatly affect his career, and may even Will choose to retire early.

When Chang Wei told Brown that he suggested the introduction of Mourning, Brown was also taken aback. The reason he opposed was also Mourning's kidney disease.But Chang Wei said to him: "Coach, if you go to find out, you will know what kind of injury McGrady had at the beginning, which may also affect his career, but isn't he still alive now? And has become a top star in the league, I can tell you, I did this, if you don’t believe me, I can call him, even ask him out, we can face to face, so please believe in my ability, Mourning It can help us."

Brown's expression fluctuated a bit, and finally he gave a wry smile, pointed at Chang Wei and shook his head and said, "You, you will really cause me trouble, it is difficult for any team's management to agree to the introduction of Mourning. Players with injury history, you are gambling! It’s okay to win the bet, but what if you lose the bet? Forget it, wait for my news, I will try my best to convince them.”

Chang Wei was very moved by the coach's trust. In fact, few head coaches could tolerate such nonsense from their subordinates. Yes, the introduction of Mourning looked like nonsense.But the reason why the team was allowed to introduce Mourning and prepare to use the system to treat him was because Chang Wei saw a name in the list of players participating in the draft, a name he had accidentally omitted at the beginning.

In Chang Wei's view, the team does not need to continue to trade up draft picks, nor does it need to choose Dalembert like in the previous life. There is a better choice for the 30th pick, although this person is as unruly as Iverson Unruly, but if he can be selected, the firepower of the 76ers' bench will be greatly improved, and there is no need to continue to trade.At that time, use one of the top second-round picks to select Okur as a backup center. In fact, what the team will get through the trade is only a starting center. This will undoubtedly greatly reduce the difficulty of signing for the 76ers. It also reduces the workload.

As for the name Chang Wei saw, for a period of time in the first decade of the 21st century, the whole league could be said to have changed after hearing about it, and that was Gilbert Arenas, known as "Agent Zero".

(End of this chapter)