basketball hero

Chapter 291 Being Traded for the First Time

The days of waiting are quite torturous. Fortunately, Ying Xiong can shift his energy and attention to training, so that he will not be too anxious and irritable.

Bill Duffy gave him timely feedback on Yingxiong's trading rumors and trading trends, and told him which rumors lacked substantial content, which rumors had the possibility of trading, and so on.As a senior professional broker, Bill Duffy's business ability is still very strong, and his contacts in the circle are also very extensive.

Soon, substantial progress was made in the deal with Ying Xiong.In fact, the reason is very simple. Naturally, the earlier the transaction, the easier it is to trade.If you wait until August, after the lineup of each team is basically determined, before you think about trading, not to mention that good bargaining chips cannot be exchanged, and there will be much fewer buyers.

Since Ying Xiong signed a total of 4 years (2+2) first-round rookie contract, in theory, as long as the home team implements the team option, there are still two years left on the rookie contract.For the potential and strength he has shown, the two-year contract is still cheap and good. For those teams with playoff strength, it is a good supplement of immediate combat power + potential.

The reason why there has been no substantial progress before is also related to the high asking price of the Bucks.The Bucks' asking price is two first rounds or 1 first round + 1 second round + 1 player.For those teams that are interested in the corresponding male, generally this kind of asking price will definitely not be agreed.Ying Xiong does have excellent immediate combat power and potential, but the problem is, how far his potential can reach, no one can say for sure, because he has never really played out in the Bucks (the team did not give a Chance).

What's more, most of the playoff teams that have the hope of winning the championship don't have so many draft picks.The bad team has a lot of draft picks, but they don't have that much demand for Yingxiong.

In this way, the Bucks can only lower the asking price.There was no other way, if the asking price was not lowered, Ying Xiong also proposed that he was unwilling to stay on the team. Even if he was forced to stay, people would lose their hearts. They couldn't guarantee whether he would play negatively.Instead of setting a locker room time bomb, it's better to lower the asking price and trade him.

The local media and Bucks fans in Milwaukee like Ying Xiong very much. They always think that the Bucks’ incompetent management and incompetent coaching staff are to blame. They didn’t make good use of Ying Xiong. Now they want to trade him. up.But their opinions can't affect the team's decision-making. At most, they are under the pressure of public opinion and have no practical use.

According to Bill Duffy, there are currently four teams that are in substantive negotiations with the Bucks, namely the Dallas Mavericks in the west, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Miami Heat and the New York Knicks in the east.Among them, the Miami Heat are the "magic operator" Pat Riley, the team's core Wade, and the newly joined regular season MVP James jointly proposed to get Yingxiong.But their problem is that they lack good bargaining chips, and they have no advantage in competing with the rest of the teams.The situation of the Los Angeles Lakers is similar, the team lacks a lot of draft picks.The New York Knicks want to get Ying Xiong more out of the Asian market behind him. In the absence of a chance to win the championship, they hope to get a Chinese player who has a good popularity among Asians to stimulate him. ball market.The core of the Dallas Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki, has not yet renewed his contract. In order to keep him, they just made a big deal with the Bobcats, sending away Eric Dampier, Matt Carroll, Dura Donahuela, Tyson Chandler, Alexis Akinsa.At present, in order to build a championship lineup around the German chariot, they hope to continue to strengthen, and Yingxiong's versatility and excellent defensive potential make them quite satisfied.

For Xiong, from the bottom of his heart, he doesn't want to go to the Heat and the Knicks.The Heat have just formed the Big 3 and have become the public enemy of the entire league. Going there by himself, although he can get exposure and a good chance to win the championship, he is unwilling to take shortcuts in order to win the championship; as for the Knicks, this team has always been chaotic. The management of the company lacks long-term planning. Even with a big market like New York, he is unwilling to ignore his future development for the sake of business.

As for the Lakers and Mavericks, he has a good impression of these two teams.Of course, if he is forced to choose, he will be more inclined to go to the Mavericks.The reason is simple. The Lakers just won the championship. The goal of the new season is to defend the championship, while the Mavericks are to compete for the championship. The goals of the two are the same, but the foundation is different.

Of course, for Xiangxiong, it is useless to think too much. He is not a completely free agent and does not have the right to choose his next home freely.

Negotiations are in full swing... Ying Xiong has not been idle, and has been actively training hard...

Negotiations of deals have changed over time.Since the Lakers and the Heat are not as good as the Mavericks and the Knicks, the negotiations between the Bucks and the two teams have stalled.Strictly speaking, the two teams have already been out of the trade negotiations on Yingxiong.The Heat have the worst bargaining chips, because James is not a free agent, but a sign and then a trade, so their first-round pick was sent to the Cavaliers early.

And because the Knicks are unwilling to send out next year's first-round pick, the negotiations with the Bucks have also encountered a bit of stagnation.Due to the poor strength of the Knicks, their draft picks are relatively high compared to the other three teams, so the value is naturally much higher.After all, the lottery picks and the first-round picks after the 3th pick in the first round are not the same in value.

As a result, the Dallas Mavericks are currently in the leading position in the trade.But it is not so easy for them to win Ying Xiong.The Mavericks' bargaining chip is their first-round pick, but based on their strength, the position of this pick is estimated to be late.The Bucks are naturally not satisfied with only getting a late first-round pick from the Mavericks, hoping that the opponent will increase their chips.

To this end, the general managers of several teams are negotiating intensely.

One day in late July, Ying Xiong was about to get up and go to the training hall for training when he suddenly received a call.He looked through the phone number and saw that it was Bill Duffy. He was a little expectant, but also a little nervous. He guessed it was related to the transaction.

Ying Xiong answered the phone, and Bill Duffy's familiar voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hi, Ying, it's me, Bill."

"I know, what's the matter?" Ying Xiong's calm tone was a little excited.

"The deal is settled, Dallas Mavericks!" Bill Duffy's tone was also very calm.

(End of this chapter)