The city of Orlando hasn't made a big impression on Henson in years. Since Howard's departure from the Magic, Orlando has lacked some presence in the NBA. In the past few years, the Magic team has actually won a lot of high-quality potential rookies.

But for the Magic, they are still a long way from revival. And now, they face a problem that most underdogs face – which up-and-coming rookie to use as the core of the team?

After all, it is the focused development that produces capable players. There are so many resources, so many balls, and it is impossible for every young person to get an equal opportunity.

Just imagine, if you get all the young Kobe, Maddy, James and others into one team, can they still grow into what they are now? Which of these guys was not cultivated by getting more resources.

While the Magic's current rookies can't match Kobe, Maddy, and James, it's enough for them to have such troubles.

11 years after joining the alliance, now very practical Tobias. Harris.

Joining the league in 12 years, Evan Brown, who has been very consistent last season. Fornier.

Drafted with the 10th pick in '14 and occasionally showing good talent, Alfried was drafted with the 10th pick. Peyton.

and the No. 4 rookie, who was also drafted in '14 and was hailed as "the next Blake. Griffin's Aaron. Gordon.

Of course, how can you forget Victor Oladipo, who averaged 17.9 points per game last season?

With so many young people combined, it's clear that the Magic team can't make progress. While these guys all have potential, the Magic need to establish a core of the team. Second, the Magic also need some veterans to help the team go further.

Among them, the Magic team does not know who will be the core of the team. But what they can be sure of is that Victor. Oladipo has been letting them lose their patience.

Oladipo is a player with a clear character, give him the ball, he gives you the basket and scores.

Of course, you can't expect him to have too consistent a projection. This kind of defender might have been popular a decade ago. But after the Warriors won the championship with Curry and Thompson's three-pointers, young guards who weren't consistent in their shots were less likeable.

At the beginning, the Magic also planned to build a team with Oladipo as the core. But it was later discovered that Oladipo's offensive consistency was too poor to be reused. Subsequently, they played with the Payton + Harris combination as the core. And then again, think Aaron. Gordon is the biggest potential stock and should be focused on ......

In other words, even the Magic don't know what they're doing. Their goals and strategies are changing all the time, which is clearly not conducive to the team's progress either.

They also want to change the status quo, so something needs to be changed. They believe that Fournier, who can defend and shoot, is more suitable for the Magic than Oladipo, who can only carry the ball. So, they released the news that Oladipo could be traded.

The Magic have been rotten for so many years since Howard left, and of course they want to win. If you want to win, you have to change.

And the news was just released the day after Larry. Bird found Magic general manager Rob Brown. Hannigan. What Hannigan didn't expect was that Bird actually brought Henson, a minority shareholder of the current BodyArmor sports drink company. Joe, together in the negotiations.

"Coach Henson is coming back?" The first time Hannigan saw Henson, he had this reaction in his heart.

"No, I'm just coordinating Bird to complete the trade as a Pacers celebrity. Let's start negotiating, Mr. Hannigan. I know you've been busy this summer, so let's not waste time. ”

Henson, as he did back then, doesn't like crap. And looking at his posture, it is not so much to help Bird coordinate the completion of the transaction, but rather to coordinate the completion of the transaction by Bird.

"It's just rumors that we want to trade Oladipo, you know, he's a great young lad and there's no way we're going to give up on such a potential stock." Hannigan first refused to admit that he wanted to trade Oladipo, in order to raise the price.

I don't want to trade players, you have to come up with good enough chips to impress me.

"You've got too many young guys in your team, Mr. Hannigan. Crazy piles of young people can't make you win. Even the Warriors are bringing in Bogut, David. Lee and Iguodala and Stephen. Cole and other experienced old fritters won the championship later. And the Thunder, who started by the draft, has only thundered and rained a little in recent years. ”

Henson didn't bother to go around in circles with Hannigan at all, but pointed directly at each other's pain points.

This feeling of intrigue in the office for the sake of player trading is very refreshing for Henson! He sometimes really thinks that he might as well come back and be the general manager of the Pacers.

Anyway, An Jiali also said that as long as it doesn't affect her health, it's fine.

"yes, yes, but at least the Thunder have made it to the Finals, and they're already recognized as a league powerhouse."

"If I give you a three-time champion Al. What about Horford? An experienced All-Star center with multiple Finals experience who can definitely help the team. I believe that the strength of the Magic team will also be on the next level. And I know very well that if the Magic want to learn from the Warriors, they will definitely need a center who can move and shoot. Vucevic can indeed shoot, but his three-point shooting percentage and mobility don't seem to be ideal. ”

Henson still ignored the other party and pushed the chips out of his own hands. From the first second he stepped into this office, he was in control. Bird has to admit that Henson is a genius in this regard.

"Even Al. Horford also has no way to match Oladipo, and their salaries are not equal. This deal simply won't work, Coach Henson. You've been out of the NBA for too long, maybe it's time for Mr. Bird to talk to me. Hannigan smiled playfully, Henson was like a drunk who didn't understand anything.

"You can give me Ilyasova and Channing again. Frye came to match the salary, and for that, I'm willing to pay a first-round pick next year. You know, if you have Horford, then Ilyasova and Frye are a bit redundant to you. And getting a first-round pick is good for your operations in next year's draft. It doesn't hurt to trade or use it yourself. ”

"I know that Oladipo has good numbers on the surface. But considering his incompatible style of play with the Magic, it would simply hurt to keep him on the team. You have to establish a nucleus, so you have to give up some young people. Nothing to think about, Mr. Hannigan, it's a win-win deal, and we're not going to let you lose. ”

"And, Horford is on expiring contract. If you don't think he's a good fit, you can choose not to renew your contract next year to make room. At that time, you don't have to worry about Oladipo's contract renewal. An experienced all-star, and a bunch of young people with a lot of potential...... Do the right thing, Mr. Hannigan. ”

Henson's continuous offensive drive made the general manager of the Magic team fall into deep thought, and Henson smiled slightly, knowing that he was halfway there.

In addition to understanding the pain points of the other party, Henson has also put on a badge before, but it has never played a role. And now, after he retired, this badge can be used to show his powers.

Badge: Trading Expert: When trading, the trust of the other party's general manager increases by 10%.

This thing, but only Henson alone in the world has an advantage.

Rob. Mr. Hannigan? Ten minutes later, Henson called out to Hannigan, signaling that he was almost ready to give an answer.

"I'll get back to you, Mr. Henson. I have to say that I am very interested in your proposal. ”

Bird looked at Henson in amazement, this guy's magic, reappeared!

Three days later, the NBA, the Pacers, and the Magic released a bombshell news at the same time.

The Pacers used Al. Horford and a 2016 first-round pick, got Victor from the Magic. Oladipo, Channing. Frye and Eisen. Ilyasova three players.

Before that, it was known that Horford had a difficult contract extension next year. It's just that they didn't expect the Pacers to take the lead.

As soon as this news came out, many reporters said they couldn't understand it.

Rob. Hannigan made the worst deal of the year, not one. ”

"Magic fans are outraged that they don't understand the team's behavior."

"Beautiful, the Pacers completed a robbery. Yes, I call this a robbery, not a transaction. ”

Although Horford and Oladipo are not the top players in the league, there is no doubt that this seemingly nonsensical trade that does not know what the Magic are up to is still hotly discussed.

Robin. Hannigan's own ambiguity and stunting are one thing, but Henson's badge and eloquence also play a huge role.

This seemingly unbelievable deal happened.

There were also some media rumours that it was Henson who assisted Bird in completing the deal. It's just that like countless fake news about Henson's imminent comeback over the past year or so, people have long since stopped believing such reports......