NBA: Start the water cooler and reach the Hall of Fame

Grunfeld is the current president of basketball affairs for the Washington Wizards. This position is equivalent to the boss's team manager, helping the boss take care of everything about the team.

He was also the decision maker for the Wizards to sign Arenas at the beginning, and he was also the one who selected Li Kaiming in the draft. He thought that as long as he could find enough helpers for Arenas, the latter would play with peace of mind, but he didn't think that What's more, the two cores I chose, the internal and external cores, were actually pinched before even finishing a regular season...

So when Ernie Grunfeld received a call from Heat president Pat Riley, he knew that Riley must do something.

Pat Riley is known as the "magic operator". He was known for his crazy defensive strategies when he was a coach. After becoming the president of the Heat, the Heat still implement his iron-blooded style. Not only is the training intensity extremely high, but also the requirements for players very high.

This offseason, Pat Riley also formed the Big Three of the Heat that everyone in the league is talking about. The team lineup is already a bit beyond people's imagination, but now it seems that he still wants to play Li Kaiming's idea .

Grunfeld laughed dryly, "Pat, you guys are quite ambitious? The Big Three are not satisfied, and they still want to plan for our No. championship trophy?"

On the other side of the phone, Pat Riley leaned back on the chair, changed to the most comfortable position, and then raised his legs, "Ernie, I just think this guy is very suitable for me. If he can come to the Heat, he Definitely the type of player I want to coach, and keeping him in Saunders' hands seems like a waste of money to me..."

Grunfeld laughed and scolded after hearing it, "You old guy, you are so rude, Philip is the coach of our Wizards after all, isn't it inappropriate for you to speak ill of him in front of me?"

"Just tell the truth. By the way, what did you say just now? Oh, yes, as for the things you said that you have no bargaining chips, in my opinion, that is not a problem. The road is dead and the person is alive. As long as you nod over there, I will give you a satisfactory answer."

Grunfeld showed a meaningful smile, "Then I want LeBron James, will you give it?"

Riley on the other end of the phone was silent for a while, and then suddenly said with a smile, "Ernie, don't be kidding, LeBron's contract doesn't match Li Kaiming at all. If you want him, you have to combine Gilbert with him." Li Kaiming came here as a trade, I just think Li Kaiming is very talented, why do I want another thorn?"

Hearing that Riley was actually seriously considering his proposal, Grunfeld was also dumbfounded!

You know, although James has become a public enemy in the eyes of many fans because of his transfer and grouping this summer, his own strength is indeed at the top of the league, and his playing style is extremely violent. For Americana fans who dunk, James is a masterpiece of body flow.

With such a player who is one of the best in the league in terms of strength and influence, Riley actually seriously considered the possibility of replacing Li Kaiming.

Originally, Grunfeld thought that Riley would tell him to stop joking, but in fact he knew in his heart that he was just joking!

Riley's vision is notoriously critical. At present, in Riley's eyes, Li Kaiming's prospects may not be inferior to LeBron James?

Grunfeld didn't dare to think about it anymore, and he was afraid that his imagination would not be able to hold it any longer, so after dismissing Riley, he immediately sent a text message to the team's vice president Tommy Shepard, simply saying Take a look at what just happened...

And Shepard's response made him even more surprised. It turned out that after the news of the Wizards' infighting came out in the past two days, the general managers of about five teams had contacted Shepard, hoping to discuss The possibility of getting Li Kaiming in a trade...

Many of these teams are well-known tank teams in the league. They lack everything but draft picks. The bargaining chips they took out made Sheppard, who has been in the management of the league team for many years, very excited. !

After hearing Shepard's reply, Grunfeld sat on the leather chair in the office and fell into deep thought. Originally, he wanted to take another look. It would be best to resolve this contradiction within the team, which would be considered a happy one.

Arenas played under his hands. Li Kaiming is the future star he selected for the team. He does not want to give up any side easily.

However, the current strong interest in Li Kaiming shown by other teams made him realize that he might have underestimated Li Kaiming before.

So far, counting the Heat, six teams have come to ask the price, and some are still waiting to see the situation. Grunfeld estimates that if the Wizards intends to trade Li Kaiming, there will be at least more than 6 teams in the league. Two-thirds of the teams will join the fray.

Possibly even all teams.

With Li Kaiming's current strength, the league's scoring leader with an average of 30 points per game and a salary of less than 600 million is a super bargain contract, and if Li Kaiming can be traded, the team that gets him will also be rewarded. The latter's bird rights will be obtained, so that after the rookie contract ends, the parent team can offer a maximum salary that is about 10% higher than in the free market, and the excess will not trigger the salary cap!

It can be said that the current Li Kaiming is the lowest-paid and high-powered player in the league, and he still has a very broad prospect.

This kind of situation made Grunfeld also fall into a tangle. Originally, he planned to keep both of them, but at present, it seems that Li Kaiming's value in the trading market is ridiculously high. It is absolutely impossible for the team to trade Li Kaiming out!

Unless his mind was caught by the door when he left the office today!

If Li Kaiming is not traded, there are only two options, one is to trade Arenas, and the other is to keep both of them in the team.

Grunfeld decided to challenge the impossible, trying to reunite Li Kaiming and Arenas...

What happens in the president's office is hidden behind the scenes to the general public. Fans can only see what is shown on the court and the media reports before and after the game.

As the clock ticked down, so did the long intermission, which the MCI Center fans took advantage of by draining their respective tanks and returning to their seats.

On the court, the game started again. In the third quarter, the Cavaliers served and the two sides still started the game.

Mo Williams dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, called JJ Hickson to come out to cover, and Li Kaiming followed. His current perimeter defense is the lowest of all attributes, and his perimeter defense badge is also a bronze level, so facing other teams He still has to pay attention to the [-]-point pick-and-roll.

JJ Hickson stuck Hinrich's position, Mo Williams bypassed Hinrich, dribbled into the three-point line, and met Li Kaiming who came to change defense head-on.

Mo Williams slapped the ball twice, then suddenly made a sharp change of direction and flashed past Li Kaiming's side!

Li Kaiming's mind kept up, but his body couldn't give a timely response. Mo Williams broke through and took the lead by a body.

Fortunately, his straight-line explosive speed is strong enough to allow him to keep up with Mo Williams after losing his frontal defensive position, and then be ready to take off and block shots at any time.

Blatche, who crouched inside to protect the basket, saw that Mo Williams was approaching the basket, and immediately went up to him. His defensive position was still relatively good, and he did not allow Williams to pass directly to Valle. Joe's space.

In this narrow inside line, facing the siege and interception of two big men, Mo Williams chose to give the ball to JJ Hickson who was following the free throw line.

At this time, Hixon was not facing Li Kaiming. He immediately gained confidence, dribbled the ball twice to Brac, pushed it in for more than one meter, and then jumped up and made a throw!

Two points scored! 65 to 55!