Super Evolution of Basketball

Chapter 366 Penetrating into the Bone Marrow
In late December, on the eve of the Christmas War, the trading market slowly became active.

After defeating the Pacers at home, the Magic called Yuan Qingshan and Walton to the office.

"Danny Ainge from the Celtics called and said..." The magician picked up a sheet.

"Stop it, Mr. Ervin, it is the consensus of the entire league not to make a deal with Angie. Do you want to be tricked by him?" Yuan Qingshan interrupted the magician. He is the absolute core of the team and has the confidence and right to have such a conversation with the president and general manager.

Another person who dared to talk to the magician like this was Towns, but that guy never cared about the team's operations. Apart from playing games, he wanted to dedicate all his time to Taylor Swift.

The magician smiled wryly, and put down the list in his hand, which read Angie's proposal: exchange Smart for Brogdon at the cost of the Lakers helping the Celtics eat a bad contract of 1500 million.

If Yuan Qingshan saw this trade proposal, he would definitely want to catch Angie to Los Angeles and beat him up.

Everyone knows that Brogdon has great potential and is a coveted championship puzzle. Not only does Angie want to rob, but he also has to deal with bad contracts by the way.

Simply insane.

The magician is not too satisfied with this proposal, but from Angie’s voice, they really want Brogdon, and they have some bargaining chips. They are likely to hand over Bradley. After Brogdon replaces Bradley, the Celtics can release nearly 3000 million space. Angie must want to do things in the summer of 2017.

The magician shook his hand, since his family's top card is so disgusting, he should give up.

Then he picked up the second list: "The Suns want to get rid of Brandon Knight's contract, 1300 million, and two years."

Walton interjected: "Why are the teams looking for us to trade are all teams who want to dump big contracts?"

Yuan Qingshan replied for the magician: "Because Curry is due in the summer."

Wharton was surprised: "Is anyone still thinking about Curry now? He is the LOGO of the Warriors."

The magician disagreed: "That's not necessarily the case. Don't forget that Durant has joined the Warriors. Their interior is far less peaceful than it seems."

Yuan Qingshan nodded. Curry had already dealt with him before, and now the delicate relationship within the Warriors is really difficult to handle.

The magician added: "There is also Durant, he can also jump out. This year everyone has seen how powerful Durant is. There must be many teams wanting to grab people."

Wharton scratched his head. The temptation of Curry and Durant is indeed too great. In this way, it is easy to understand that some teams rush to clear the space before the trade deadline.

Walton counted the Celtics lineup on his fingers: Conley, Bradley, Jaylen Brown, Crowder, Horford, Smart, Amir Johnson, Rozier, Olynyk.

The current lineup has already made many teams envious, and they still want to eat a super giant. Looking at it this way, the Celtics are really greedy.

Yuan Qingshan suddenly remembered something, and asked the magician: "Is the knight not moving?"

The magician smiled: "That guy Griffin never gave up on wanting to trade you."

Yuan Qingshan said in his heart, that guy James hasn't given up yet.

"Are they willing to offer Irving?" Wharton couldn't help asking.

The magician immediately stated his position: "Even if James is out!"

Yuan Qingshan laughed out loud, "Don't be so hypocritical, okay?"

The three laughed heartily. In fact, Cleveland would never trade James, and even if it did, the magician would never trade Yuan Qingshan.

Because Yuan Qingshan and the Lakers have penetrated into each other's bones, in comparison, James is just a star who holds the right to veto the transaction, signs the contract once a year, and is ready to leave at any time.

The magician took out the ipad and flipped through it: "The Rockets have been very active recently. I heard that they want to add another super giant."

The Rockets let go of Howard and Beverley in the summer, and brought in Gordon, Anderson and Dellavedova. At present, the gains outweigh the losses. With other strong teams frantically reinforcing, Morey really started to worry. He has no confidence in Harden's single core.

They still have space, and the players on the list have relatively moderate contract sizes and years, so it is not difficult to operate.

"Who do they want?" Wharton asked.

The magician had an expression that you must not guess, paused for a few seconds and said: "Letter, Antetokounmpo."

Yuan Qingshan was surprised, and Wharton couldn't wait to ask: "Can we get that guy?"

The magician shook his head: "Antetokounmpo will also expire in the summer, and he only has the right to use it for one season. It is not suitable for heavy bets unless he promises to renew."

Yuan Qingshan thought for a while and said: "I can persuade him to stay in the team, but the price of exchanging him should be very high. He has fully evolved under Kidd's training this season, and his value has soared."

Magician: "That's right, he already has the potential to be a superstar. It is said that the Cavaliers offered Irving and was rejected."

This rumor must be fabricated, because James revealed to Yuan Qingshan privately that he was going to die in Cleveland, and Irving was his successor being trained.

So how could Cleveland trade Irving?Unless they don't even want James anymore.

Wharton: "Since Qingshan has a way to persuade Alphabet to stay in the team, why not try it?"

Magician: "Who do you want?"

Wharton: "Except for Qingshan and Towns, you can choose anyone else."

The magician was lost in thought.

However, Yuan Qingshan immediately rejected Wharton's proposal from the bottom of his heart. If he wanted to change Brother Antetokounmpo, he might have to make two starters. In that case, one of Whiteside and Murray would definitely have to leave, unless the magician had the ability to use Barnes alone.

But the Bucks are not stupid.

Several people chatted about some rumors about other teams. It is still early, and some negotiations will probably not enter the substantive stage until January. The teams are currently testing each other and listening to the wind.

On December 12, the Lakers flew to Houston, and they ushered in their first strong opponent this month.

Yuan Qingshan and Harden are not as familiar as Curry, Westbrook and James, so there is no pre-match solo session. Yuan Qingshan flew to Houston with the team, and after arriving at the hotel, he was dragged by Towns and Nick Young to play games for several hours.

At 9 o'clock in the evening, Walton went to Nick Young's room to forcefully stop the game and ordered the players to go to rest quickly, and everyone dispersed.

Yuan Qingshan returned to the room, and with a thought, gakki appeared.

Turning off the lights, Yuan Qingshan put his arms around Gakki and asked her to tell him what he had seen and heard about traveling in Africa.

After about half an hour, Yuan Qingshan fell asleep in a daze, gakki curled up in his arms, staring at his side face dazedly by the moonlight.

The next day, Toyota Center.

The audience was full. Teams like the Rockets have never had to worry about selling tickets since the Yao Ming era, especially after Harden's arrival. Texas fans are well known for their love of basketball.

Before the game, Harden carefully trimmed his beard in the locker room.

Gordon and Harrell were fighting, and accidentally touched Harden's hand holding the scissors.

There was a soft snap.

A round and neat beard with one corner missing.

"Emmmm... ah!"

There was a hoarse roar from the home team locker room.

Everyone in the Lakers rushing to the stadium in the corridor was stunned: Oh, the Rockets are going to kill themselves!

(End of this chapter)