The death of Davidson Sr. has made Richard's recent days quite dull.

After returning to Charlotte, he called Paul Allen again and told him to pay attention to his body at all times.

Just a few days later, the Pirates had an away game against the Trail Blazers, and Richard took Tiana and his three sons to Portland to see Paul Allen.

"God, I haven't seen you in a few months, and this kid is tall again?!" When Paul Allen saw Libit, he couldn't help but be amazed.

At present, Libit is not yet four years old, and his height has reached one meter three, which is quite terrifying, and no one looks like a four-year-old child.

Normal four-year-old children are less than 110 centimeters tall, and most children may not be 1.3 meters tall by the time they are eight years old.

And Libit was less than four years old, and his height was directly comparable to that of an eight-year-old child, Paul Allen couldn't help but pull Richard and asked in a low voice: "Are you sure it's not gigantism?" Lee, you need to pay attention to this. ”

Richard waved his hand, "No, it must be sure and sure it's not, you can rest assured, I don't care about my own children." ”

"It's good that you care, don't say it, this kid is really as good as his name, just like a pitbull."

"No, it's not a Pitbull, it's not that big."

"The Caucasus? No, the Cangol is more suitable. ”

Paul Allen smacked his lips and said.

The Kangao dog he said is known as the world's largest dog breed, if it is well raised, the shoulder height can reach more than 90 centimeters, and the weight can reach a terrifying 200 catties, which is quite majestic and majestic, and is a national treasure of Turkey, similar to the status of the Chinese giant panda.

Not to mention, Paul Allen's analogy is still somewhat reliable, now the three children have already gone to the early education class, and the deterrent power of a man like Libit in the class can be imagined, and no child dares to approach within three meters......

However, Richard, who is a father, must be quite speechless when he hears others compare his son to a dog.

Richard rolled his eyes, "Paul, Libit's name has nothing to do with dogs, it's the name of wine!" ”

……

That night, the whole family got together for a meal, and all three children loved Paul Allen.

The main reason is that Paul Allen is too generous, and every time he sees a child, he gives away toys for cars......

This time was no exception, and the body of a Ford Raptor pickup truck was full of toys that made the three children happy.

Seeing this scene, Richard couldn't help but sigh, it's good to be rich......

After eating, Richard followed Paul into the study, lit a cigar, and the two of them had a drink.

"Lee, we are now putting Jermaine on the shelf, there are many teams that are interested, you help us with the staff, which player should be introduced." Paul Allen got down to business.

He and Richard have agreed that after the end of this season, they will let Oden and Durant swap owners.

So at the moment, there is no need for the Trail Blazers to keep Xiao Ao, taking advantage of Xiao Ao's current injury return to a good state, trade Xiao Ao in exchange for an outside star to replace the position that Durant left.

"Let me see which teams have made offers." Richard was also very interested.

Paul Allen pulled out a form from a drawer, apparently prepared.

When Richard saw this form, the first line said Nets Carter......

The Nets have made a big move in recent days, and after seeing the rise of Yi Jianlian, they quite decisively changed the coach, and then learned that the Trail Blazers were going to sell Xiao Ao, and immediately prepared to trade Carter for Xiao Ao.

The Nets also know that this deal is risky, because Xiao Ao's current physical condition is unstable, and he will be injured from time to time, and he may be hit hard one day, and his strength will decline significantly.

After all, Xiao Ao is also a veteran who has played in the league for more than ten seasons.

But even if there is a risk, Nets management is willing to take it.

If Carter is kept, Carter is also a veteran, who can guarantee that Carter's form can be maintained forever?

Looking at Carter's competitive state in recent years, it has actually declined quite a bit.

If Xiao Ao is in good physical condition, then he can form an inside twin tower lineup with Yi Jianlian, even if he is not the opponent of the Pirates, they can also try to wrestle with the Pistons or Lu Kai.

Most of the teams in the East have recognized a reality, that is, if Richard does not leave the Pirates, the Pirates will be a mountain that will never be overcome!

Since you can't get over it, then you can simply ignore the Pirate team, and when the Pirates are air, go and compete with teams like the Pistons and Green Kai.

That's clearly what the Nets are going to do.

"Don't think about Carter, he's slumping so much right now that he can't make up for the lack of firepower after Durant's departure." Richard crossed the Nets option.

It's not that Richard has any opinions about Carter, but Carter is really old now, and the issue of age is the most important issue that athletes can't ignore, even if Richard admires Carter very much, but he has to be realistic.

This next option made Richard smile wryly, Rocket Maddie.

The era of the big four quarterbacks is coming to an end, and this is the most intuitive feeling this list gives Richard.

That is, Iverson's Pistons are now joining, and there is an existence like Yao Ming in the team, so there is no need for Xiaoao, otherwise, Iverson's name may also appear in this list.

Thinking about it, it's really possible, and the possibility that the Nuggets will trade Iverson for Xiao Ao is still quite likely.

Only one Kobe Bryant can survive the disaster at the moment and continue to maintain a good state and status.

"The Rockets don't have to think about it, Tracy's season reimbursement this time basically announces that his career has come to an end, even if it is used for the Trail Blazers, it doesn't have much effect." Richard said with a sigh.

Paul Allen was stunned, which was a bit embarrassing, and after they got this list of offers, they had a meeting, and the target was either Carter or Maddie.

After all, both of them were former top attackers in the league, and they could just make up for the lack of offensive firepower after Durant's departure.

But now it's a good thing, the two people they elected for a night meeting were directly excluded by Richard.

Richard also read the list of the next few people, and there is nothing particularly suitable.

Tyrek Evans, Antoine Jamison, Caron Butler......

Even Richard saw the Warriors' martial saint Jackson.

"Paul, there are no particularly suitable players on this list, if you really want to say the right thing, the Warriors Jackson is an option to consider, but you don't have too many illusions about this deal, because I don't know how long Jackson's form can be maintained."

"It could be two or three years, or it could be just one year......"

Hearing Richard's words, Paul Allen sighed, which really distressed him.

If only we could keep both Oden and Durant......

"Stop, don't even think about it." Richard waved his hand directly, because he saw Paul Allen's eyes shining.

The old man's eyes lit up, and he must have thought of something good.

……

Paul Allen coughed dryly, his son-in-law is really not easy to fool, and he hasn't even been able to mention it......

"Then what should I do now, Lee, you have to help me solve this matter, if it can't be solved, Oden I want it, and Durant and I have to stay."

The old man began to play tricks......

Richard scratched his head, it was really a headache, the old man was skinny, what could he do......

"There's a way, but you have to clear the salary space."

"At the end of the season, when his contract expires, you can sign him."

"Clear salary space?" Paul Allen frowned.

They don't have much salary space right now, at least not enough to sign a new max contract.

The reason why they traded Xiao Ao is because Xiao Ao has traded for an outside star in the top salary level, which will not increase the pressure on their salary space.

But if you sign Granger alone, the pressure on this salary space will be too great.

Paul Allen is rich, but money is not everything in the league.

"It's difficult, Lee, it's impossible for us to make fifteen million salary space." Paul Allen said with a sigh.

The current Trailblazers' salaries are already much higher than the luxury line, and it is unimaginable to add another $15 million.

……

"Why don't you wait until the season is over, Granger will sign and trade, and we'll give Jermaine to you, and then you give us Granger?" Paul Allen's eyes lit up again.

Richard was speechless, his father-in-law was an elite in the business world, and he was simply a fool without blinking.

Granger is strong, and Paul Allen is incredibly convinced.

He is not a basketball layman, and even if he is a layman, he still has a group of professionals under him, and it is still easy to see what the real strength of a player is.

In Paul Allen's view, Granger can definitely make up for Durant's position, and maybe even do better than Durant!

In fact, there is nothing wrong with this view......

Under normal circumstances, Granger averaged 25.8 points per game in the 08-09 season and was already one of the top small forwards in the league.

In the same season, Durant averaged only 25.3 points per game, which was not as high as Granger's score.

Not only is the scoring not as high as Granger, but in terms of defensive efficiency, Durant is also completely unable to compare with Granger.

In the first two years of his career, Durant's defensive efficiency was still quite poor, after all, the skinny shaft was there.

……

That is, the Pirates have so many points that Granger has not been able to put up as impressive stats as they normally would.

But even if the data is not as good as under normal circumstances, Granger's strength will certainly not be worse than under normal circumstances, and now Granger is one of the top small forwards in the league, and he can perfectly replace Durant in the Trail Blazers' position.