basketball task

Chapter 183 Reinforcing Target
The Celtics took the lead in forming the Big Three and started the first group of superstars. Naturally, other teams were unwilling to sit still. The team managers showed their talents and worked secretly to get the players they wanted, even at the expense of high luxury taxes. .

So far, there are not many officially concluded deals, and they are not explosive enough, but Channing knows in his heart that soon, Shaquille O'Neal will leave the Heat and join the Phoenix Suns, becoming a giant cactus standing still in the fast-break storm; Paul Gasol will also transfer from the Grizzlies to the Lakers to achieve Kobe's championship dream; there is also Big Ben Wallace assisting the little emperor James, Mike Bibby switching to the Eagles and so on.

This is a chaotic era, with heavy deals emerging one after another. This is also an era of hope. Whether it can profit from the era of great deals and lead Philadelphia to rebuild its glory is what Cheeks needs to do, and it is what Channing has been thinking about things.

"As of now, the potential transaction partners under discussion are the following two."

Cheeks turned on the computer and played the prepared slides. It seemed that he had put in a lot of effort to facilitate the transaction.

The first is the Jazz, who are willing to pay shooting guard Gordon Girisek and a future first-round pick for Korver from Philadelphia.

The second is the Grizzlies, who are willing to use Dakomirisic to trade Dalembert.

Looking at these two transactions, Iguodala fell into contemplation. Although he has always been the leader of the team, he is smart and very talented in business, but in terms of basketball transactions, Iguodala is also unclear. Both trades are good or bad for the team.

"Korver is a three-point shooter, but he can only catch and shoot. He is relatively weak in terms of defense and movement. Girisek is 1 meters tall and is a standard shooting guard. He has a good offense with the ball. Ability, may be able to fill our outside offensive firepower, and the Jazz also gave us a future first-round pick, if it weren’t for the conflict between Girisek and Jazz coach Sloan, this bargain would definitely not be our turn our."

Cheeks was eloquent, with a feeling of complacency in his words. Some time ago, Gordon Girisek and Jazz coach Jerry Sloan had many disputes. In a certain game in November, Girisek Jerry Sloan was replaced by Jerry Sloan due to a pass error, and the conflict between the two escalated again. Girisek was directly repatriated by the team to Salt Lake City, and did not participate in the next few games.

This opportunity was seen by Cheeks. He had a good talk with the Jazz who wanted to sell Girisek. After some bargaining, he managed to get a first-round pick. Iguodala nodded, and Cheeks could sign with the Jazz immediately.

"Sounds good." Iguodala spoke after pondering for a while, which meant he agreed.

"No!"

Channing's decisive answer surprised both Iguodala and Cheeks.

"It's not a good deal. Gordon Girisek's three-point shooting ability is a step worse than Korver's. His offensive ability with the ball is better than Korver's, but not much better. , More importantly, Girisek's defense is weak, and our outside line needs 3D, not a ball-holding point."

"Although the strengths of the two are similar, it is very cost-effective to get an additional first-round pick, but Girisek has not been in the NBA for a long time, and his playing time, average data, and reputation cannot be compared with Korver. We got Girisek, so how to send him away in the future has become a big problem, and Korver, his transaction value is far greater than Girisek, it is better to be patient and sell Korver Good price, this is more cost-effective."

After finishing his long speech, Qian Ning looked at them and waited for their feedback.

"It makes sense!"

Cheeks was the first to stand up and applauded Channing's speech. He only thought of getting rid of Korver, but he ignored that what the team needs most outside the line is not a starting point for holding the ball, but a 3D player. If If Girisek is really traded, he can't take away some of the ball from Channing based on his strength. The defense is as black as Korver. It's not easy to trade away, so he can only smash his hands.

"Channing's head is not simple!"

Unexpectedly, Channing had a very reliable opinion on team trading, and Cheeks looked at Channing with a little more admiration.

"I'm going to contact the Jazz and veto this deal."

Cheeks was very determined. Channing's words gave him a sense of enlightenment, and he saw more clearly the direction in which the team needed to strengthen.

"As for your second trading plan, although Dalembert can't keep it anymore, he can't just send it away. As we all know, Dakomilicic is a good-for-nothing. What's the use of coming? Boxing Is it?"

"In matters like trading, don't be in a hurry. You have to find the right candidate slowly. If you are in a hurry, it is easy to make mistakes. Once you make a mistake, it will delay the team's reinforcement, and it will take up a few years of salary space in vain, which will seriously affect the future. Development, do you think I'm right, Coach Cheeks?"

Channing turned into an old driver, and with just a few words, he completely negated the two trade plans that Cheeks had prepared for a long time, which made the old coach feel a little frustrated.

"Don't worry, take your time. This is your first time as a team manager. You have no experience. It's normal to take detours, but it doesn't matter. With me here, I have already made a plan for the team's trade reinforcement. .”

Channing patted Cheeks on the shoulder to express his comfort, then took out a USB flash drive, plugged it into the computer, and opened the PPT of the transaction target he had prepared.

Cheeks was half surprised and half happy, and rubbed his old eyes. As the PPT played, the images of each player were displayed in turn, as many as ten or twenty.

Sean Battier, Mike Miller, Derek Fisher... Cheeks knows these players very well, but there are some others that Cheeks has no impression of, and he is not even sure whether the opponent is an NBA player.

"These players are very good, but it is also very difficult to trade, such as Battier and Mike Miller. Battier is an old man in the Rockets. Without enough bargaining chips, Morey will not let go easily. There is also Mike Miller, who is the core of the Grizzlies' outside line, second only to Pau Gasol's scorer, and can be regarded as a star, the probability of getting it is not high."

Cheeks had a difficult time. He believed in Channing's vision and was willing to facilitate the transaction according to Channing's plan. But as he was worried, the Philadelphia team had limited chips and it was difficult to exchange for suitable candidates.

(End of this chapter)