NBA Building Cardinals

Chapter 99

11 month 24 day.

The Bobcats will fly away to challenge the Chicago Bulls.

The Bulls are a completely new lineup this season. All the main players in their team are basically rookies in the past two years.

But early in the season, when everyone thought they were going to suck again, waiting for the players to realize their talents.

No one thought that many of the Bulls' rookies performed so well.

Especially the starting point guard Hinrich, his style of play does not look like a rookie at all, on the contrary he plays very maturely.

Among the rookies, the Bulls have the backcourt combination of Hinrich and Ben Gordon.

There are also these two equally strong rookies, Luol Deng and Nocioni who has a good range.

The most important thing on the inside is Eddie Curry, who is known as the boxing champion Chandler and the little shark.

Although neither of them has reached the peak yet, their strength should not be underestimated.

Especially Curry's pick-and-roll with Hinrich near the free throw line.

It has already made people see a shadow of an All-Star level.

In this case, the boss of the Bulls also decided not to perform poorly, because the strength and impact shown by the team this season have completely exceeded the team's expectations.

Among the rookies, because of Hinrich, Ben Gordon, Luol Deng, and Nocioni and others.

This made Du Hong's status even more embarrassing.

And Liu Rui knew this very well, so he was determined to win from the very beginning.

The Bulls management has expressed to the head coach more than once that the team should focus on the training of Hinrich, Ben Gordon and Luol Deng.

Asked to reduce Du Hong's playing time.

But Duhon's defensive ability on the field has been recognized by Bulls coach Skiles.

So at the critical moment, Skiles also once put Duhon on the court to block the opponent's sharp knife in the backcourt.

Until the last game, the Bulls lost to the Suns at home.

In fact, the two teams have been very stalemate before. Before the game, no one thought that the Bulls could fight the Suns until the last moment.

But on the final play, Hinrich used the pick-and-roll to break into the lane and saw an opportunity to split the ball to an open Duhon.

And Du Hong did miss the open three-pointer that was enough to tie the game.

This made the team's general manager furious after the game.

In the locker room, he yelled loudly at Bulls coach Skiles, asking him why he put Duhon on the court at a critical moment.

Instead of using a combination of Hinrich, Ben Gordon and Luol Deng.

Facing the general manager's questioning, Skiles kept emphasizing the importance Duhon brought to the Bulls' backcourt defense when he was on the court.

But the angry team management didn't want to hear such nonsense at all.

The Bobcats general manager Smith, had previously proposed a deal to the Bulls.

He expressed his interest in the Bulls rookie Du Hong, but at the same time secretly expressed that his team might not be able to come up with a particularly good trading plan.

So ask what chips the Bulls need.

The Bulls' management insisted that Du Hong's ability is very strong. Although he is still relatively sluggish, he will become a great player in the future, and he almost became the second generation of gloves.

If you want to get Duhon, the Bobcats must take Bernard Robinson to trade.

Hearing this, Bobcats general manager Smith immediately flew into a rage.

"You're crazy!! Robinson has proven himself on the court. Everyone has seen his performance."

So are you sure you are communicating with me with sincerity? !I really don't know how you have the nerve to say this. "

Of course, this furious rhetoric must have been prepared by Smith in advance.

After all, shopping malls are like battlefields, and if the Bulls hold them in the early stages of negotiations, it is likely to bring unnecessary trouble to the deal.

And so far, Robinson's performance has completely overwhelmed Du Hong by more than one notch.

On the list of best rookies predicted by experts.

Many experts said that Robinson has a great chance of being selected for the best rookie team.

As for the name Du Hong, many people have never even heard of it.

Regarding this matter, Liu Rui laughed for a long time. These "experts" really play tricks on the wind.

With Robinson's steady performance in the regular season, Smith actually began to oppose the deal for a while.

Called Liu Rui many times, saying that Robinson has begun to realize his potential, and the implication is self-evident.

But in the face of this matter, every time Liu Rui said it was very strong.

And told again and again, the current situation is already the result of the Bobcats' efforts to train Robinson.

This can be said to be his upline, and Du Hong just couldn't find his position in the Bulls. If he was under him, he would definitely feel like a fish in water.

And take the record of the Bobcats for this period of time as an example. Even though Robinson has been stable enough, it can't bring the team victory.

Moreover, the outside defense of the Bobcats is extremely poor, so for Du Hong, Liu Rui is bound to win.

Every time I saw that Liu Rui was extremely firm on this matter, which also made Smith's thoughts fluctuate all the time.

The current team's record is indeed too bad, and as the general manager of the team, if the team continues in this state.

Then it is impossible for him to be very secure in his position, so he gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, and simply changed his grandma's.

Anyway, this matter was Liu Rui's idea. If there is any problem at that time, he can completely shirk responsibility.

And because of Liu Rui's current popularity and contract issues.

As early as in the previous meeting, Robert had expressed to himself that he should try his best to give Liu Rui some rights in matters such as transactions.

So after the deal is completed, if the team can indeed improve, then the credit should be credited to the outside world.

And if after the deal is completed, the team is still hopeless, and even Du Hong's performance is completely blown by Robinson, then Liu Rui will be entirely responsible.

Regardless of the outcome, Smith can pick himself out.

So Smith has absolutely no psychological pressure on this deal.

But as a professional general manager, Smith knows in his heart that he must not show weakness to his opponent during the negotiation process.

At present, the public opinion in the entire market is also in an absolute advantage.

If he was too eager for Du Hong's deal, he might be noticed by the Bulls.

And once the Bulls found out, they were so hungry for Duhon.

Then I'm afraid the other party will sit on the ground and raise the price. After all, no one who can serve as the general manager of the NBA is an idiot.

As for Smith's current thoughts, the Bulls general manager "Foreman" certainly doesn't know clearly in his heart.

Foreman only knew that when he offered to trade Duhon for Robinson.

Smith's rage was completely in his expectation.

If Smith wasn't surprised, but instead embraced it.

On the contrary, Foreman still has to think carefully, is he cheating? !
After all, it is a very crazy thing to replace a rookie who has never proven himself with a rookie who has proven himself.

In the face of this transaction, the Bulls did not let go at all, and there has always been only one reason for Smith.

That is, Duhon's draft pick is much higher than Robinson's, and in the scout report, his potential is also much higher than Robinson's.

He insisted that Du Hong is definitely a potential stock.

The Bulls are going to hit the playoffs this season, so they reluctantly parted ways and agreed to exchange Duhon for Robinson, who is ready to fight.

So this deal has been deadlocked until now.

And today, the Bobcats will sit away to challenge the Bulls.

In this game, the performance of the two rookies may become a turning point in this deal.

Before the game started, the general managers of the two teams couldn't wait to come to the arena.

Waiting to witness this showdown that God knows, you know and I know...

　Thanks Brother Dengzj for the reward! !

　　Thanks to the four brothers of Chaosai for their rewards! !
　　grateful! !
　　
　
(End of this chapter)