Leon had been holding his arms on his knees, hunched over his back to watch the second game on the field, and then he felt someone close to him and sat down next to him, cocking his legs.

His peripheral vision caught a glimpse of the shoes on the man's feet, Versace's canvas shoes, simple in style but with fine materials, which looked like ordinary cloth shoes, but in fact, they felt completely different when worn on the feet. Leon remembers that Pagliuca had a pair that Khomeenez bought for her father, and the price was $3,500 per unit without discount. Those who are successful like these things that are plain on the outside but hidden on the inside.

The man took out a cigar from his pocket, which was Leon's familiar Cleopatra, and handed it to Leon, which was Auerbach's favorite cigar now.

"Cleopatra, it seems that Mr. Riley understands my tastes very well." Leon took the cigar and put it under his nose and smelled it, the wrapper on the outside was very good, thick enough and oily, but the tobacco inside was relatively fresh, so the flavor was rich but not too choking, so it was deeply loved by the old bishop.

And the person who handed the cigar was none other than the general manager of the Heat, the god operator with the four rings in hand, Pat Riley.

It stands to reason that for a pediatric game like summer league, Riley doesn't have to be there in person. But first, he has to observe Wade, a rookie who has just been drafted, which is Riley's proud choice in this year's draft; On the other hand, the Heat's roster needs to be further supplemented. This year, the Heat let go of Mourning Riley and need to try their luck here to see if there are any small fish and shrimp that can fill the void.

"Make a deal, Leon." Riley didn't bother to discuss the cigar with Leon, even though he had carefully selected it after inquiring about Leon's tastes.

Leon didn't speak, just wiped the cigar and unceremoniously took it in his mouth. But he didn't have matches with him, so he could only bite like that and looked at Riley.

Riley smiled, took a pack of long stick matches from his pocket, and lit one before Leon stepped in and let the wrapper pass the fire, then slowly lit the cigar head.

You can't smoke in the training gym, but the staff saw that it was Fox Leon and Pat Riley, and they were discouraged. Fox Leon even dared to smoke a cigar at Staples, let alone at the Magic's training gym.

"I need a defender." Leon said to Riley very simply after taking a sip. Both of them are extremely smart guys, and they don't need too much nonsense at all, and they can immediately know each other's intentions in a word.

So Leon doesn't want to hide anything, they just lack a guard right now, whether it's a point guard or a point guard. The Heat don't necessarily have the players Leon wants, but since Riley says he wants to trade, he can definitely get the chips Leon wants.

At this point, Leon still believes in God's operator.

Riley certainly came prepared, and in fact from the first day of summer league he had his eye on Celtics' power forward Haslem, a player who was not tall enough but had some extraordinary fighting spirit.

Riley has investigated Haslem as an undrafted pick who went undrafted in the 2002 draft before spending a year in France. Riley also knows some details, such as Haslem is prone to obesity, and has been insisting on almost brutal training in order to lose weight during his time playing in Europe, which is very much to Riley's appetite.

And Haslem is still a native of Miami, which would also be a plus factor, and playing for his hometown is something that every player aspires to.

It's just that just when Riley wanted to contact Haslem, he was preempted by the Celtics and recruited him directly.

Riley is not in a hurry, and the Celtics will not sign with Haslem immediately, and the summer league is just a good time to see what Haslem is doing. As a result, Haslem has performed well in all three games, especially today, and his defense against Wade is textbook, which makes Riley determined to get Haslem in his hands.

However, although Riley can choose to contact Haslem directly to sign, the Celtics have the right of first refusal to sign after all, and Haslem has been training in the Celtics training camp, and will definitely give priority to the Celtics.

To be on the safe side, Riley decided to make a small deal with the Celtics head coach and swap signing resources. Riley knew what the Celtics wanted, and he had exactly what they wanted.

Leon's words hit Riley's heart, he gently pressed his thumb and middle finger on his temple, and said: "I have some point guard resources at my disposal, and of course I know that Mr. Fox Leon has a lot of contacts in the development league and has a lot of eyeline, and he will definitely find better players." ”

Riley, as a successful senior, was able to lower his status for a failed draft, negotiate terms with Fox Leon, and did not hesitate to praise Leon, and others had long been sincerely afraid, and they wanted to complete the deal immediately, so as not to owe too much favor.

Leon was unmoved, he had already heard Auerbach say that Pat Riley was the most like himself in the league, and he had to be careful with such a person, even if he exchanged a coin with him, he had to be careful not to be taken away from a dime.

"I've worked for the Development Alliance, but you know, it's mostly mediocre people. Actually, I'd love to know, what kind of player I have here that deserves you to negotiate a trade in person, do you want to trade me to Miami? Leon said half-jokingly.

Now, the two men basically know each other's needs, and Leon can guess that Riley probably wants Haslem, because his performance in these games is really eye-catching. The stats aren't outstanding, but those who know the ball can tell at a glance that this guy can play in the NBA.

However, until the two actually turn over their hole cards, there is room for everything to work. And Haslem is a free agent, and if he really wants to make a trade, it will only be a verbal deal, although it does not have legal effect, but Riley's basic credibility in the NBA is still there.

This kind of private verbal agreement has more room for operation, and Leon doesn't plan to make a lot of money on the god operator, but he doesn't want to suffer a dumb loss.

"I have a plan that you can consider." Riley said as he tapped his fingers on his knee, his eyes still fixed on the game.

"You know we chose Wade this year, a fantastic guy, you should feel it. So, the former defender Eddie House is not that important, and I'm ready to trade him. He signed a two-year contract with us, and next year it will be about 700,000 yuan. I can trade House for one of your future second-round picks, plus a little cash. Riley made his offer, but Leon knew it wasn't all.

"Is that all?" Leon asked rhetorically, no matter how you look at this deal, it looks like sending warmth.

"There is one more small condition, I want to sign a player from your training camp, I hope you can give it to me...... It's the guy who came off as a substitute for Dyham Potter, and I'm a little bit interested in him. That's when Riley revealed his true purpose, he wanted Haslem.

Riley has just recently been in contact with Haslem's agent, but his agent senses that the Celtics are also optimistic about Haslem, so he wants to open his mouth, while Riley only wants to sign a one-year contract first.

If Leon gives up his attempt to sign with Haslem, then the undrafted draft pick, who has no choice, will naturally accept his one-year contract.

As for Eddie House, the Heat are not prepared to exercise his team option, and he will be a free agent in a dozen days, and Riley would be more than happy if he could mix in a second-round pick and a little cash.

Riley's abacus is a crackling, and everyone knows that Riley has always been good at playing big trades, either he doesn't make a move, or he makes a big move. But where corners and corners can take advantage of oil and water, Riley will not let it go easily.

And Riley has a more important purpose, which is to meet the Celtics young coach who rose to fame this summer, and he knows more about the inside of the trade, and he knows that this person is likely to be a huge obstacle to the Heat's rise in the East in the future. He wanted to see how many pounds and taels this guy who was said to have single-handedly pushed Garnett's trade was.

In the face of Leon's tentative offer, Leon saw a lot of unreasonableness at a glance, chips, offers, trading methods, and private agreements, even if Leon could agree, Anji would scold Leon for a bloody squirt, a player who could obviously be dealt with with a special case, had to go around such a big circle and catch a Haslem. Leon is not stupid, but he also knows that Riley is not stupid, and he doesn't want to waste his tongue on this already meaningless transaction and be led by Riley's nose.

"Mr. Riley, I think this deal is a little too complicated, in fact, you want Haslem, he's a free agent now and you can sign him at any time. It's just because he's in my training camp and he has the desire to sign with us because I've spoken to their agents. Now, I can explain to his agent that I'm not going to sign Haslem and that's yours at that point, and I don't think any other team wants him, although he's a great guy. Leon put down his cigar and said to Riley seriously, both wary and in awe of this giant in the basketball world.

Riley put down Erlang's legs, combed his oily and slippery hair, and didn't speak, he was waiting for Leon to talk about the conditions.

"And my conditions are very simple, I also want to sign a player, which Mr Riley wants to take. You know, I have some obscure friends in the scouting and agent world who often give me news. It just so happened that I got the news. Leon said he wanted a fair exchange.

"Who do you want?"

"Alstom." (To be continued.) )