stadium ambition

Chapter 88
Su Yang hung up the phone and looked up at the TV, where Liu Huaqiang's stabbing clip was playing.

"Maybe it was deleted for some special reason. This is obviously used to highlight Liu Huaqiang's brutal and brutal character, and to pave the way for the later running scenes. It is impossible to shoot such a scene for no reason, understand?"

After speaking, he continued to browse the web, thinking about whether what Schwartz said was feasible.

Thunder general manager Presti has rich experience in the industry and has many successful cases in player recruitment, trade operations, and rookie selection.

But if you only exchange the No. 3 pick for the No. 2 pick, you won't have to pay so many draft picks.

The current situation should be that the No. 2 and No. 3 picks are taken together, and it is likely to plan some big move.

"It may also be false news. Choosing Harden to play shooting guard is the best strategy for the Thunder. Westbrook and I have conflicting positions. The key is to have four young people at once. There are not so many ball rights to distribute. This thing is a bit evil... "

Thinking of this, Su Yang picked up his mobile phone and called Schwartz, asking if he could find out about Thunder's options.

Schwartz said he could try it. He thought it would take a long time, but he quickly called back and said that the Thunder hoped to select Thabeet with the No. 2 pick and Harden with the No. 3 pick to complete the rebuilding work directly. playoffs.

"That must be fake news..."

From Presti's point of view, it is inevitable that Thabeet's name does not match the reality, and Thabeet's prediction last year was more than 20 picks. This year, there is no qualitative change, and there is an inexplicable and substantial increase. Even many fans can see that something is wrong.

The Thunder took the initiative to release the news, most likely to entice the Grizzlies to use the No. 2 pick to select Thabeet.

The trade of multiple draft picks is only used to exaggerate the value of Thabeet. Once the Grizzlies choose Thabeet, the Thunder will be able to gain great freedom, choose whatever they want, and may even actually acquire insiders through trades.

"Thunder must not just spread the news through the major agents..."

Su Yang conducted a Google search with the keyword "Thunder trade draft pick" and found a lot of news, several of which were bragging that Thabeet would be the next Mutombo and had the potential to become an All-Star center.

In addition to the news reports, there are also people in the NBA circles who are stirring up the water. For example, the general manager of the Rockets Morey publicly stated that he will find a backup center for Yao Ming. However, previous reports have shown that his goal is Thabeet.

The Suns also had related news. A reporter reported that the general manager of the Suns, Steve Kerr, was trying to use Stoudemire as a bargaining chip to trade up, and the target was center Hashim Thabeet, who was full of great potential.

All kinds of news and reports are all bragging about Thabeet's potential, as if Thabeet is the champion.

"Grizzlies are so hard..."

Su Yang felt emotional. The Grizzlies are located in Murphys, a small ball market. It is almost impossible to attract big-name free agents, and rookies are not so willing to join. Finally, they hired Jerry West to manage them, but they were handed over to the stupid boss. I ran away.

With the No. 2 lottery this time, he has to face all kinds of true and false news, which can be said to be passive everywhere.

After lunch, Schwartz called and said that the Grizzlies had been notified to cancel the trial.

He suggested to use the spare time to go to the Thunder to participate in the trial training, after all, the other party is very sincere.

Su Yang resolutely refused, but did not state his own reasoning, only saying that joining the Thunder would affect the possession of the ball.

After discussing with the Kings, the two decided to communicate with the Kings whether to conduct a trial training in advance. If it can be completed as soon as possible, then the time until the draft will be free, which can be used for training or other things.

The Kings readily agreed, and asked what kind of cooperation was needed, and they must do so [-]%.

Su Yang didn't make a request, the king is not the number one lottery, just follow the normal procedure for trial training.

In the evening, Schwartz called again, saying that he had contacted Sterling, but did not get a clear answer. However, the Clippers intend to obtain the No. wheel.

Schwartz also said that if the Clippers finally get the No. 2 pick in the trade, they will definitely choose him as the No. [-] pick.

Su Yang reasoned carefully, feeling that the difficulty was relatively high, and the Grizzlies would definitely open their mouths. As for Sterling's urgency in not being willing to buy business class tickets for the staff, he would most likely end up in failure in the end, so he couldn't expect too much.

...

At two o'clock in the afternoon on June [-]st, Su Yang and Schwartz flew to Sacramento.

The king attached great importance to it, and specially arranged a luxury car to greet him at the airport. The car also prepared Chinese snacks, Jiaduobao herbal tea, and even a few round Chinese fans. The only difference was that there was a red lantern hanging on the roof of the car.

The king’s general manager Geoff personally accompanied him. As soon as he got in the car, he chatted with Su Yang about how many Chinese people had settled in Saskatchewan for a long time. He also took out a video that he had made in advance. There were many Chinese people holding photos of Su Yang and shouting welcome king.

With such warm hospitality, Su Yang couldn't help asking subconsciously: "How can you ensure that you can choose me?"

The Kings are the No. [-] pick, even if the Clippers choose Griffin, there are still two opponents, the Grizzlies and the Thunder.

Geoff was silent for a while, looked at Su Yang solemnly, then at Schwartz, and then said in a low voice: "In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, I implore you two not to spread it to the outside world. ?"

Su Yang and Schwartz looked at each other and nodded silently in agreement.

"Tell you the truth." Geoff rubbed his hands nervously. "We are going to trade the No. [-] pick with the Grizzlies, or let the Grizzlies choose you, then we choose the player the Grizzlies want, and finally make a deal."

This is a common draft swap operation. For example, in 08, the Timberwolves first selected Mayo, and then exchanged Love with the Grizzlies. Moreover, this transaction occurred between the Kings and the Grizzlies. The difficulty is lower than that between other teams. .

Thinking about the bargaining chips the Kings currently have, most of them are last year's first-round pick Jason Thompson or potential center Sespin Hawes, which can also meet the Grizzlies' needs to improve their internal combat effectiveness. It is indeed possible after careful consideration.

But Su Yang still couldn't help complaining in his heart, how could a team want to make a deal with the Grizzlies.

"As long as we succeed in getting you, we will immediately start a deal and build a lineup around you, and we will determine your absolute core position in the first year." Geoff looked at Su Yang excitedly, as if he had already secured the victory, and was just waiting for the draft meeting to be held .

Su Yang responded with a smile, and patiently listened to various plans. Fortunately, he rushed to the king's training base soon.

In the arena, the sound of basketball hitting the board, smashing the basket, and wiping the net kept coming and going.

Su Yang walked around the corridor and entered the court, and saw Curry and Evans shooting, while Jonny Flynn and Patrick Mills were stretching their legs, and an unknown player was standing on the sidelines chatting with the Kings coach.

"what's the situation?"

Su Yang was stunned, what kind of mysterious operation is this.

Why did the king arrange a luxury car to pick him up and make a promise in advance, but he didn't try out alone.

(End of this chapter)