Chapter 706: Target: KG (5/5)
"The Bulls signed Ben Wallace?"
"That's right, 46.5 million in 3 years."
Samsinki's expression moved, and he immediately thought of a replacement: "How is Tyson Chandler?" The Bulls got Ben Wallace, Tyson Chandler was definitely redundant, and we could figure out how to get Tyson Chandler, who is younger than Ben Wallace and maybe would be a better option. ”
"Tyson Chandler?" Qiao Hai fell into deep thought.
The reason why he is ready to sign Ben Wallace is because Qiao Hai feels that if he wants to beat the Rockets, there are only two ways to go, one is to build a lineup that can explode with the Rockets on the offensive end.
But at present, the difficulty is not small, and there are only a few top attackers in the league, no matter which one, it is not something that the Bobcats can get.
Therefore, Qiao Hai is ready to take the second path and sign an interior player who can support a defensive system on his own, which is Qiao Hai's first choice.
If there is a truly complete defensive system, the Bobcats can cut the Rockets' offensive formation and put Wade and Ron Artest in the positional defense, so that the Rockets' Big Three are only Yao Ming alone.
No matter how strong Yao Ming's personal attack is, he can't fight against the Bobcats' passing attack alone.
And more importantly, Yao Ming is not a ball-holding offensive player, which is destined to Yao Ming needs the cooperation of his teammates, and a complete defensive system can directly disrupt the offensive coordination of the Rockets.
After signing Ben Wallace, the Bobcats can have a complete defensive system, although such a reinforcement, the Bobcats still can't guarantee a win against the Rockets, but at least, the Bobcats who were 1:4 last season, after completing the reinforcement, can also play a real tie with the Rockets.
Now, without Ben Wallace, Joe Hay must find another target, Tyson Chandler proposed by Sam Sinki, Joe Hay feels that it can't be done.
He shook his head, and soon wrote a name in the notebook in front of him.
"Kevin Garnett?"
Kevin Pritchard and Sam Singki were full of surprise, they didn't expect that Qiao Hai's next target would be Kevin Garnett!
"This can't be, KG should be not for sale for the Timberwolves, they can't trade Kevin Garnett." Kevin Pritchard thinks it can't be.
Qiao Hai shook his head: "Nothing is impossible. ”
He quickly turned over the Timberwolves' record table in recent seasons: "In the 04-05 season, the Timberwolves began to miss the playoffs, and this season, they are even the third from the bottom in the West. ”
"Kevin Garnett can't want to stay on such a team all the time, and I've been hearing the news since the second half of last season that the Lakers are interested in trading Pau Gasol for Kevin Garnett, which reflects that Garnett is not for sale."
"Kevin Garnett has been with Minnesota for 11 seasons, he's done his job, he's 30 years old this year, and as a superstar, there's no way he's not going to want an O'Brien Cup, and in that case, if we offer him, there's a good chance that the Timberwolves will let it go."
"The reason is that the Timberwolves will respect Kevin Garnett's personal opinion, and if KG wants to go, the Timberwolves will not stop him."
At this point, Sam Singki asked another question: "Why did we target Ben Wallace in the first place when we had a chance to get Kevin Garnett?" ”
The question was right, and Joe's idea was simple: "If we get Ben Wallace, we're probably just going to pay $12 million in salary space, and we're not going to change anything to our main lineup, but right now, if we want to get Kevin Garnett, we're going to have to pay one or two young players." ”
Samsinki nodded, he understood.
Qiao Hai initially wanted to add a Ben Wallace without losing the Bobcats' main lineup, and then look at the chemistry, if the chemistry is excellent, the Bobcats don't need further reinforcements.
Next, you only need to finish this season, wait for the Rockets in the finals, and after a big battle, even if you lose again, Qiao Hai can pass the 2007 draft, make up for the blood again, and hit the championship again.
Anyway, the basic plate of the bobcat is already there, and they are very young, if they can't do it once, they will do it again!
But now, Ben Wallace has chosen the Bulls, and Joe Hay can only choose his No. 2 target, Kevin Garnett.
Kevin Pritchard was quick to ask another question: "Kevin Garnett's contract for next season is $21 million, and our existing $12 million in salary space is completely insufficient, are we going to take a big contract with Rivra Frenz?" ”
Qiao Hai waved his hand: "No, Rivra Frentz's contract still has to be kept, there will be many big fish in the middle of the season, his contract must be left until the middle of the season, as for the matching contract, hasn't Gerrard (Wallace) always wanted to play the main team?" I'll give him a chance. ”
The Bobcats' existing $12 million in salary space, plus Gerald Wallace's $8 million contract for the next year, totals $20 million, which is basically enough to match the salary.
The only question now is whether Joe can convince Kevin Garnett and whether he can get Kevin McHale to loosen his mouth.
"We're going to do it on two fronts, Kevin, you go and email the Timberwolves, the first offer, Gerald Wallace, our 2007 first-round pick, the 2007 Cavaliers' first-round pick, and the 2009 Celtics first-round pick, for Kevin Garnett."
Kevin Pritchard nodded immediately.
Qiao Hai also assigned himself a task: "My task is to find Kevin Garnett and interview him. ”
……
Kevin Garnett's agent is Andy Miller, a relatively big name in American basketball, and in addition to Garnett, Chauncey Billups is also his employer.
Because of this, Qiao Hai and Andy Miller have also dealt with each other, and they are familiar with each other.
When Andy Miller received a call from Joe, he was looking for a home for a player named Anthony Parker, and in this case, he received Joe's peak, and Andy Miller thought Joehai was trying to sign Anthony Parker.
"What, Anthony Parker? Oh no, Andy, I think you're misleading, I came to you to ask another player under your umbrella. ”
Andy Miller looked embarrassed: "Not Anthony Parker?" Well, then who do you want to ask? Chauncey? ”
"It's not." Qiao Hai was a little speechless, and then, he suddenly remembered that Anthony Parker also seemed to be a very familiar name. "You just said Anthony Parker?"
"That's right, Anthony Parker, just returned from Europe, used to play for the 76ers and Magic, but did not perform well, and then went to Europe to experience, 05 season, he was the Champions League MVP ......"
Andy Miller almost added - "Understand, this is the Champions League MVP!" ”
However, Joe Hay really got interested in Anthony Parker, who he remembered as a good wing defender, with enough size and a three-point hand, which would be a good addition for the Bobcats if he could be signed.
"Well, Andy, you take Anthony Parker to Charlotte, and I'll take a look."
Andy Miller on the other end of the line nodded repeatedly, and then he heard Qiao Hai say a name that surprised him greatly.
"Also, help me contact KG and tell him that we are interested in using a deal to get his ......"
Andy Miller couldn't hear Qiao Hai's next words anymore, and he exclaimed, "What? Did I hear me right? You want to get KG?! ”