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Chapter 210 The Maverick's Poaching

The general manager of the Mavericks, Nelson Jr., is the son of Don Nelson. He has been worried about the Mavericks' record since he took over the position of general manager of the Mavericks from his father.

When he received a call from his boss Cuban, he began to think about several possibilities of trading Wu Di.One is to trade Nowitzki for Wu Di. This is the most likely, but also the least realistic.

Nowitzki is the core of the Mavericks. In order to make Nowitzki the leader, Cuban even traded away Nash.At that time, Nash had already begun to look like a superstar under the training of Don Nelson, which shows how much Cuban likes Nowitzki.

Therefore, this method is completely unfeasible, and it is impossible for Cuban to agree to trade Nowitzki.

The second way is to find players the Lakers are interested in, and then operate privately.But this method is impossible. For a while, there are no players interested in the Lakers. Wu Di is already the top superstar in the entire league. Apart from Kobe, James, Wade and others, he is the most famous.Moreover, Wu Di's Chinese identity gives him extra points. It is not so easy to find a team with both ability and market.

Even if they find a player that the Lakers like, they will be at the superstar level and their annual salary will be at least 1500 million.Such a player simply cannot be exchanged for Wu Di, who only has more than 500 million. The Lakers do not want to increase the total salary out of thin air. They have already exceeded the luxury tax of more than 1000 million.

The remaining methods are to use subversive methods or take the alliance route.However, Nelson didn't think his own energy could defeat the Bass family, so he dismissed the idea as soon as it arose.

However, knowing that there was no hope, Nelson still initiated a trade request to the Lakers, and the publicity was intense.

The Lakers were also shocked when faced with the sudden trade request from the Mavericks. They had no plans to trade Wu Di.Jeanie Buss even said directly in front of the media: "Wu is the future of the Lakers and cannot be traded."

Of course, Nelson Jr. would not simply poach people like this. While taking advantage of the media's publicity, he also called Wu Di.

Wu Di felt very strange when he received a call from Nelson. The league has very high restrictions in this regard.Ever since the Jazz and Boozer teamed up with the Cavaliers, the league has been very disgusted with such things.Now Nelson is contacting him semi-publicly, which makes Wu Di feel a little resistant.

The fact that the Mavericks wanted to dig him has already spread throughout the United States.Jenny Buss hailed him as the future of the Lakers and pushed him to the forefront.

You must know that the current Lakers are still dominated by Kobe. Although Kobe is losing the ball, he is still the star of the Lakers.Many media asked Kobe what he thought about this matter. Although Kobe didn't say anything, he was still screaming in his heart!

Some media also asked Wu Di for his views. Wu Di's answer was very formulaic: "All young players are the future of the NBA. After the seniors retire, the NBA will belong to young players."

Nelson Jr. said a lot of good things about Cuban and the Mavericks' commitment on the phone. His only purpose was to hope that he could sign with the Mavericks when his contract expired.Nelson promised that the Mavericks could give Wu Di a maximum salary and form a combination with Nowitzki to win the championship.Nelson Jr. said that Wu Di and Nowitzki can completely play pick-and-roll tactics, and their cooperation must be perfect.

Wu Di's inside impact is the best in the entire NBA, and only James can compare with him.Because the two are not afraid of the defense of the inside line at all, many weak inside lines can be knocked out by the two.

And Nowitzki's shooting range has reached beyond the three-point line, and playing pick-and-rolls is a perfect match.

But Wu Di doesn't think so. If he just attacks the inside, he won't be able to shoot three-pointers, which is equivalent to half of his weapons being useless.He can completely lead the team by himself. He only needs to bring four players who are good at defense and can shoot to play against any team.After he elevates Zhou Cang to the mythical level, no player in the league will be able to block his impact.

Woody rejected Nelson's request and said that if the Lakers' offer was suitable, he would continue to sign with the Lakers.

Although Wu Di rejected the Mavericks, the Mavericks' poaching caused some rifts in the relationship within the Lakers. Many people were very envious of Wu Di, and at the same time, there was also jealousy.

On January 1, it was fine when the Lakers played against the Rockets, and the news had not yet reached them. On the 6th, because they were playing back-to-back games and the news was leaked, many people were out of shape and lost against the Clippers.

By the 8th, the Mavericks had already spread the news. Only Gasol on the team was not affected, and everyone else on the team was obviously out of shape.When they played against the Trail Blazers on the 9th, they were not as strong as they were against the Mavericks a few days ago. In the end, they were worth 82 points.

82 points!This is the Lakers' lowest-scoring game this season. The previous lowest score was 96 points, and they suddenly lost 14 points. The feel is one thing, but the mental state is the biggest problem in this game.

The experienced Zen Master immediately knew the situation of the Lakers, and he also had an insight into Nelson's conspiracy.

The reason why Nelson made this matter a big deal was not only to show his sincerity to Wu Di, but also to disturb the psychology of other Lakers players.The Lakers are now far ahead of other teams and ranked at the top of the rankings. Other teams will definitely face the Lakers eventually, but it is very good to be a step later.So while Nelson was poaching players, he was also digging holes for the Lakers.

Once this hole is dug, the Lakers' regular season record will decline, there will be problems in the playoffs, and they may be eliminated by other teams.If this hole is not dug well, other Lakers players will have bad thoughts about Wu Di. In this way, Wu Di will be isolated and may switch to the Mavericks.In any case, Nelson has dug the hole well, and something will definitely happen to the Lakers. Even if there is no situation, Nelson has nothing to lose, it is just a matter of saying a few words.

The development of the matter made Nelson Jr. not expect that the Lakers would suffer two consecutive losses. It seemed that there was indeed a problem within the Lakers.

The Zen master called everyone into the room and said to them: "Why do we play basketball?"

The players looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.The answer is actually ready, but they don't know whether to answer it because the answer is too simple.

(End of this chapter)