It's not that the team doesn't want to spend money, it's that they can't spend that much.

Before the contract was renewed, Sun Ce counted it, and he had 21.5 million for him; Randolph's contract expired in 2015, and although it was a salary reduction and renewal, the contract for next season also reached 17.12 million; Gasol Jr. has a contract of 14.86 million next season, with a 2015 player option.

Just the three of them, the total salary has reached 53.48 million, because it is expected that the income of the past season will increase a lot compared with the shrinking season of the 11-12 season, and the income expectation is higher than that of the 10-11 season, there is a high probability that the salary cap will be 66 million to 68 million next season, and the three of them together also occupy more than three-quarters of the salary cap.

I will give a top salary after the day.

Moreover, if you give another top salary, the total salary will have to go to more than 90 million or even break 100 million.

So Sun Ce didn't have a strong line on who to keep, and when he asked who he preferred to partner with by the team's management before, he was talking about Klay Thompson.

Well, people are selfish, and he's the same, teammates who can trigger combo skills, and the relationship is better, of course, choose Klay Thompson.

And the trade partner, Paul George, who is in the final year of his rookie contract, is the strongest and also the best trade option.

The status of a team's No. 4 or No. 5 star cannot satisfy this Maddie-like talent.

However, Sun Ce hasn't seen too many substantive reports on this aspect, which is strange, the draft is about to start, if you want to get Paul George, you must rebuild the team, after all, Paul George also needs to continue to cultivate, trade Paul George back as soon as possible, even if there are not too many talented players this year, but you can also choose around Paul George.

But none!

Sun Ce told Chris Wallace and Coach Hollins about his confusion.

Hearing Sun Ce's confusion, the expressions of the two were not very good-looking, and it seemed that a lot of unpleasant things had happened.

Chris Wallace, who is still in the better temper, said: "Those teams are only willing to trade Paul for a first-round pick. ”

"Are they crazy? A 23-year-old talented player with the third best performance in the finals, and he wants to change it with a first-round pick? Sun Ce couldn't believe his ears.

Coach Hollins said in a very unhappy tone: "We have analyzed, they want to wait until next summer to make a direct offer, and then wait for us to steal the contract if we can't match the contract, and then sign and trade with us like the Heat subsidize a first-round pick for the Cavaliers, our sources have provided us with intelligence, Houston wants to use this to keep Anthony to renew his contract, and also want to use Anthony to attract or Howard to join, and they have the ability to free up a third salary cap next year with two max-paid players." ”

So insidious!

From a team in Houston, Sun Ce learned about the minds of other teams that wanted to get Paul George.

Paul George has just turned 23 years old, he is still young, and his rookie contract is with the Grizzlies, and their Grizzlies will also use it well, if it is a rebuilding team, it doesn't matter if they get Paul George a year later.

"Why is this happening? Aren't they very motivated to get to Paul during All-Star Weekend? ”

"Because we didn't defend our title at that time, and now we've won two titles in a row." Coach Hollins said angrily.

'Even though it doesn't matter if we defend the title or not, they don't want to see us make changes to the squad just like that. Chris Wallace said and sighed, the summer after the first championship is already difficult, and the summer after the two consecutive championships is even harder!

Hearing this, Sun Ce understood.

Some teams are prostituting Paul George for nothing, some teams are jealous and hateful, and perhaps, some teams have good relationships with some championship favorites and deliberately don't want to give them Grizzlies trading chips.

There's no doubt that Paul George, if he can get back the right trade chips, will be the most important part of their Grizzlies this summer.

They have long run out of space, and it will be difficult to make substantial reinforcements other than a trade with draft picks.

If you don't have trading chips, the best-case scenario is to get your salary below the luxury tax threshold and get a full middle-class exception.

Nash's contract has not been bought out, even because it will be a salary cap, and Nash has said that he is trying to trade his contract back to the Suns, and he can retire as a Suns player when he retires his jersey.

But if there are no chips, the Suns can't help them pay more than 5 million salaries for nothing.

But Sun Ce thought about it for a long time and found that the team was really right!

NBA teams are in business, and they must maximize their interests, and they will definitely not let go of the opportunity to take advantage of their Grizzlies for nothing.

That's business.

Sun Ce understood why the team "didn't move" during this time, and it couldn't move at all!

I really can't think of a way, all that comes out of Sun Ce's heart is bad water.

"Chris, how many people want to get Paul and only offer very low chips?"

"Many, except for the championship teams, almost all want Paul."

This Sun Ce is not surprised, Paul George's talent, if it weren't for Klay Thompson, who is more suitable for him, and the team really can't keep people next summer, their Grizzlies are reluctant to send Paul George away.

"So, Chris, you find a way to expose the names of teams that want to get Paul but don't want to offer chips......"

"It's a great idea."

Before Sun Ce could finish speaking, the door of the conference room was withdrawn, and it was the owner Robert Pera who walked in: "Since other teams are not willing to give chips, using the fact that they only need a first-round pick next summer to sign and then exchange for Paul as a trade threat, and if you want to trade Paul this year with next summer's chips, then we will wait until next year."

Paul is a player with a lot of self-esteem, and he will certainly be unhappy with teams that want him but are not willing to provide leverage, which may allow him to stay with the team in his final year. ”

This boss must be hiding outside the conference room to eavesdrop on the "NBA team insider", which the three people in the conference room did not feel strange and used to it.

However, Robert Perra's approach was met with mixed reactions from the other three people in the room.

Chris Wallace is deep in thought, thinking about whether he makes or loses, or how much he loses, and whether he can make up for it; Coach Hollins, for his part, didn't think it was a good idea, he was a former player, he was a top player, he knew the minds of top talents too well, but there seemed to be no better way for the time being, they would definitely not agree to trade Paul George for the 2013 draft pick, even if Houston was willing to sign them for the first pick.

Sun Ce was stunned, he didn't mean that! He wanted to make those teams worry that Paul George would not be willing to raise his offer next season!