"Lionar, I know you want that thick eyebrow or LeFou, but no team is going to help us get him, and they themselves won't be willing to trade him outright."

"I know, it's just that we have chips, but we don't get them, it's a pity."

"No way, if you trade directly, they want too many things."

"It's not bad now, it's a week to close the deal, it's a lot better than I expected...... "Coach Hollins also chose to accept.

Originally, the Raptors were not the Grizzlies wanted to trade, their first target was Anthony Davis, whom Sun Ce had not thought of, ready to trade Paul George and Gasol Jr., and was willing to send draft picks.

But the other side wanted double 3D, instead of holding up for a year in the regular season and winning the best defensive player, and began to let go of Gasol Jr., who was not easy to manage.

The Grizzlies couldn't accept it, and they could only lose one at most in double 3D.

The second target is not to trade with the Raptors, but to trade with the Timberwolves.

But the other side doesn't want Gasol Jr., who is also a slow-paced type, and hopes that the Grizzlies can trade to get more chips and add a team-building core with a lot of draft picks, but the Timberwolves don't have as big a lion as the Pelicans, and only Paul George is enough.

But the value of the Grizzlies draft picks is not high, with Sun Ce and Klay Thompson, Randolph staying, the Timberwolves are unwilling to ask for the Grizzlies' own draft picks, and, more importantly, no team is willing to help them Grizzlies get LeFou, unwilling to make a three-way trade, Randolph reimbursement of the injury exception applied for is far less than Lefou's salary, and the chips exchanged for Gasol Jr. must also bring the players, and it is not the last decade, in the 2011 collective bargaining agreement, It has been determined that unsigned players drafted in the seventies and eighties cannot be used as an addition to a draft pick deal.

In this way, there is no chance of getting Lefou.

Fortunately, the Hawks and the Raptors were finally found, and originally, the Grizzlies were also negotiating with the Hawks, because the Hawks' Horford season was reimbursed, and the Hawks intended to exchange Millsap for Gasol Jr.

However, Randolph was reimbursed by the Grizzlies side!

Originally, due to Randolph's age, the Grizzlies were ready to let him play center on the defensive end, starting with Larry Sanders, reducing Randolph's consumption on the defensive end, and the tonnage of 122-125 kilograms was enough to carry most of the league's centers.

But Randolph reimbursed, so if Gasol Jr. plus chips can be exchanged for Love or Anthony Davis, if they can't be replaced, then they have to be exchanged for two suitable players, obviously the Hawks have no other chips that can satisfy the Grizzlies except for Millsap.

In the end, the Raptors were chosen, and this choice was not chosen by Chris Wallace himself, although the Hawks did not have more chips, but the strong Millsap was no less attractive to their Grizzlies than the Raptors' starting twin towers.

Instead, Gasol Jr. prefers the Raptors, who have a more international atmosphere.

Coach Hollins looked at the scouting reports of two new players who were coming to Memphis this afternoon, and he and Chris Wallace had to wait until the two arrived and completed their medical exams before they could leave work.

Aamir Johnson, the last high school rookie, in the ninth year of his career, only turned 27 in the summer, is in his prime, this is a veteran who has been in the NBA for many years, and finally played well with the Raptors, and in the ninth year of his career, he played 35 games this season, averaging 10.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.6 steals and 1.2 blocks per game.

It's not that good, and the salary is not low, with a total of 13.5 million for the remaining two years, $6.5 million this season and $7 million for next season.

But Aamir Johnson's energy and positivity are quite popular with Raptors fans, and he has also impressed Grizzlies players in games.

He was always full of passion and energy, and before joining the Raptors, he played only thirteen or fourteen minutes per game for several years, but he never slackened off, and finally got a big contract of 4 years and 25 million in the summer of 2011.

Valanciunas, one of the representative centers of the new generation, a sophomore player, will turn 22 in the summer, and has averaged 11.3 points, 9 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 1.3 blocks per game so far this season.

He doesn't have much passing ability, but he has good low-post and fixed-point shooting, good blocking, and good movement at 120 kilograms, although he is a little worse than Gasol Jr. after losing weight, but he is self-disciplined and will not have such a big weight fluctuation.

To say that these two people, in fact, they can't be replaced by Gasol Jr., Gasol Jr. has a heavy usage, but the Grizzlies are unwilling to play like that, and the outside trio does not match, the reproduced version of Gasol Jr.'s defensive area has become smaller and can only defend the basket, and he can't play fast break, but he still has the ability to average about 18+9+4 data per game, and the transaction value is not comparable to the current two.

Valanciunas is on a rookie contract though! He is currently in his second year, and he can use it cheaply for two and a half years, which greatly increases the value of Valanciunas' trade.

Not counting this season, Valanciunas still has two years of contract, with a salary of 3.66 million US dollars and 4.12 million US dollars respectively, as a 2011 lottery show, Valanciunas' salary is about the same as that of Paul George, cheap and easy to use!

But even so, the combined trading value of these two people is still not as good as Gasol Jr., who is in his prime.

So the Grizzlies wanted a future first-round pick from the Raptors, but after the 2015 first-round unprotected draft pick, the Raptors felt at a loss, and it was predicted that '14 and '15 would be draft years.

So the Grizzlies compensated for the 15-year first-round pick they got from the Spurs when they traded Guy that year, and their own 14-year second-round pick with the Grizzlies, and finally felt a bit of a loss, 14 was a big year for the draft, and they also got a second-round pick from the Raptors in 2016 that would most likely be a small year of the draft.

The deal has been struck and Coach Hollins' coaching staff has begun to work out a plan for a tactical change.

One thing that is fortunate is that they did not have a special strategy for the fat version of Gasol Jr. this season, and they did not formulate it from the beginning of the season, because they were waiting for Gasol Jr. to lose weight at the beginning, and they were going to use playoff tactics.

Now that the Twin Bears can't play this year, and the other combinations of the Grizzlies are playing well, what needs to be done now is to integrate the two new interior players into the team's tactical system to ensure the team's tactical variability.

In the evening, Aamir Johnson and Valanciunas, who received the news of being traded in the morning, came to Memphis, underwent a health check, and after confirming that there was no problem, the trade was officially approved, and the Grizzlies' one-for-two, four-draft pick swap deal was reached!

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It's time for the real champions!

On the morning of the 15th, Amir Johnson, who is not yet 27 years old but is already a big brother, took his younger brother Valanciunas from the hotel where he is currently staying and came to the FedEx Arena together at 8 o'clock.

Yesterday it was just a health check, and the team let them go back to the hotel to have a good rest, and tonight they are going to play the Thunder.

Amir Johnson, since he entered the NBA, has not been in control of his future, he has been working hard, and he also won the best fighting award at ESPN's ESPY Awards, and he won it three times! Everywhere you go, you're a player who is respected by your teammates.

To be able to play on a competitive team like the Grizzlies...... Although he was sad to leave the Raptors, here he felt that he was closer to a championship!

Valanciunas, the Lithuanian tough guy, has come to his new team with some timidity and is not as full of anticipation as Amir Johnson.

The two have heard for a long time that there are often players who come to the arena to take a look outside the arena before coming to Memphis to play the Grizzlies, but they didn't have this idea before, mainly because they are not the top players of the new generation or the middle generation, and the player that the Raptors will come to see is DeRozan.

But now, as a Grizzlies player, if you come here to take a look, even if you are photographed by reporters, you will not be ridiculed by the fans for wanting to challenge the authority of the lord.

It's just that, like every player who comes here to see the Grizzlies arena, the two don't see anything famous......

"Jonas, you're more talented, do you see what the hell James is looking at?"

"No, Amir, you entered the NBA at about the same time as James, what do you see?"

"No, I'm only in my ninth year, James is an 11-year veteran, maybe I can't see it."

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The two security guards at the entrance of the arena watched these two new players of their own team who had been popular in Memphis in the past two days and were studied and discussed by the fans, and stood stupidly in the middle of winter like those who came to see their stadium for no reason.

The security guards were also curious, what was so special about the architectural style of their own team's stadium?

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After a "pilgrimage", Amir Johnson and Valanciunas entered the arena, the time was only 8:15, and the two wanted to have a good visit to the stadium, and when their teammates came, they got to know each other and liven up their relationship.

However, they thought they had come early, got up at 7 o'clock, had breakfast, and departed from the hotel at 7:40 to come to the stadium at 8 o'clock, but when they entered the home team's training ground, they saw Sun Ce, who had already practiced two sets of shots!

Next to him, Hardaway Sr. was recording the training results for Sun Ce, and what he wrote was that two sets of 100 shots had been practiced.

Sun Ce also noticed the two of them and walked up towards them.

Amir Johnson and Valanciunas are new to the game, and even players like Aamir Johnson, who are already veterans, feel their hearts skip a beat at the fact that a superstar from a new team has stepped forward.

This is an honor that they have won in a year, and they can't compare to it in their lifetime!

According to this pretending to be the league's urine, the team has new players on the team, and the superstar is likely to come and get new teammates to obey them.

Aamir Johnson and Valanciunas were ready to "serve", and whatever Sun Ce said, they were both ready to smile and scratch their heads, nod their heads, and then hug, which was discussed by the two in the double room of the hotel last night.

Sun Ce came to the two of them, and just when the two of them were ready, Sun Ce raised his right hand and waved: "Hi, good morning, why did you come so early?" Why don't you sleep a little longer when it's so cold? ”

These words made Aamir Johnson stunned, what kind of opening statement is this?

But on Valanciunas's side, after Sun Ce finished speaking, he reflexively scratched his head and replied with a smile: "Lord, you said too much!" ”

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Aamir Johnson covered his face in pain, why didn't the superstar play his cards according to the routine? When he met Ben Wallace and Bosh, they both loved to pretend!

Also, this little brother of his own family......

Amir Johnson looked at Sun Ce, Sun Ce also looked at him, Aamir Johnson read a message from Sun Ce's eyes - is the little brother next to him not having a good head?

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Hard work, passion, positivity, and fighting spirit are the labels of Aamir Johnson, a player who has been in the NBA for many years, and easily mingles with the Grizzlies veterans.

One of the most important points is that Yi Jianlian, Larry Sanders, and Stoudemire are not so data-oriented players, and everyone can fight for playing time, Yi Jianlian has long been used to it, Stoudemire is here to hug his thighs, and Larry Sanders is not worried about the contract, so there is no vicious competition.

The same goes for Amir Johnson, and the Grizzlies management trade also has a clear direction.

Valanciunas, on his side, had little exposure before, and may have played in the NBA for more than a year, and the number of searches on the Internet has not added up to the 24 hours from yesterday to today.

But Valanciunas is a decent man with a good character, otherwise Amir Johnson would not have taken such good care of him.

No matter where people with good character go, at least they will not be excluded, but they may suffer, but they have a hot personality, and they have deeds of helping their teammates in the rookie season, which is very in line with their Grizzlies style.

However, there was no dispute on the inside, and now a complete inside five-man group has been formed, which is a good thing for the outside, and the first day the two joined, they felt a very good atmosphere in the team.

On Sun Ce's side, after a day passed, he relieved the depressed mood of little Gasol leaving, and also focused on the present.

Gasol Jr. has left, it's useless to be low, the NBA is like this, Gasol Jr. left, the team reduced the salary by almost 5 million US dollars, the future space has become more flexible, and it has also alleviated the current shortage of manpower on the interior due to injuries and potential injury risks.

"Aamir Johnson, Ability Evaluation B+ (Peak), 10.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game......"

"Jonas, Valanciunas, Competency Assessment A-......"

After getting to know the two of them, Sun Ce continued to train, and after his teammates arrived, he looked at the ability evaluation of the two new teammates, which was okay, although the two may not be able to compare to the role of Gasol Jr. after successfully losing weight...... If you play a positional battle with a slow pace of offense and defense, the two together will not be able to play the role of a fat version of Gasol Jr., but it is not bad.

Amir Johnson is a player, Sun Ce is very impressed, and he also attacked Randolph twice.

The current squad of the team, due to Randolph's reimbursement, this season, is equal to Randolph + Gasol Jr. becoming Amir Johnson and Valanciunas.

In Sun Ce's view, even if there are three rotation players of Yi Jianlian, Larry Sanders, and Stoudemire, plus these two players, it is difficult to compare with the interior combination that played the best winning rate in team history in the 10-11 and 11-12 seasons in the case of Gobert's return.

Especially in the 11-12 season, which had a 55-11 record, the two bears had no weight or health problems that year, and they had a win rate of more than 80 percent.

Now this interior lineup, which can be regarded as a "blue leading group", is definitely not as good as the interior combination led by the double bears in those two years.

An S-level star may play a stronger role than a bunch of A-level stars, many teams have proven this, the whole for zero, not many teams are willing to do it, unless it is a last resort, but zero for the whole team, more teams are willing to do it.

With a top player, it's a lot of role players who are willing to come and partner with them.

Sun Ce didn't fall asleep in the middle of the night after practicing the Nash training method last night, and he figured out a lot of things.

Probably, Gasol Jr. was traded, which was planned by the team for a long time, but the team did not expect Randolph's season to be reimbursed, because Randolph has been offered as an ancestor, and the game can not be played, and the game can be walked...... I just want to be able to get back to form and play the playoffs at the end of the regular season.

Then the team began to change the rotation strategy of the core of the inner line combination and the outside selection partner in the past few years in December, and changed to the rotation strategy of the external trio as the core and the internal selection partner, which is to prepare for the later operation!

Sun Ce didn't expect this, but now that he thinks about it, the team has indeed been prepared.

In this case, you can only choose to accept it.

Sun Ce analyzed the probability of the two joining the team from the detailed ability evaluation of the two new teammates and his impression of the two when he played against the Raptors before.

It doesn't seem to be low!

Both of them are good at blocking and dismantling, obviously the team is looking for him to find the inside line, and now the ones who can block and dismantle are Yi Jianlian and Stoudemire, and the team is ready to let Yi Jianlian take turns to rest to avoid injury, but he fell to his hip because of the confrontation and sprained slightly.

Stoudemire, the old wounded.

So the trade comes with two pick-and-roll interior lines.

Among them, Aamir Johnson will definitely be able to integrate into the team easily, and Larry Saunders and Valanciunas may cooperate well, but they still need team training to find a way to cooperate and the verification of the game.

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At 9 a.m., the Grizzlies had a pregame meeting to welcome two new players to the board.

At 11:15 a.m., after finishing today's two training sessions, the Grizzlies held a press conference to officially announce the addition of Amir Johnson and Valanciunas to the team.

The Grizzlies attended the press conference for the pair, with Paul George and Richard Jefferson handing Amir Johnson's No. 90 jersey and Valanciunas' No. 17 jersey to the duo as team leader and locker room leader, respectively.

Watch as the team's boss Sun Ce and team owner Robert Pera stand in the middle of their teammates and cheer and applaud...... Why do Amir Johnson and Valanciunas feel so wrong?

Why is the guy who is theoretically the leader of the team not Sun Ce? Is it this No. 24 who has been in trade rumors for more than a year and has a figure like Maddie but whose idol is Kobe Bryant?