The magician listened to Bird's plan and secretly felt funny, "Who should I be after blowing for a long time, isn't it Roy. Hibbert? Except for the occasional play against the Heat, he is a waste, which is also a strong center? What championship backup center can you Pacers have? I'll see, it's Ian. Masimmi, right? In the 11-year Mavericks, they averaged 4 points and 2 rebounds per game, and these two buddies added up to 20 million, isn't this a waste of money? It's better that I can't cross the poor line and share the money with everyone! ”

"What conditions can be discussed! I know I've wronged you by accepting Hibbert, so be it, as long as you can help me eat more than 20 million garbage contracts, except for Paul. George, George. Hill, C.J. Myers, who do you choose? Bird was afraid that the magician would hang up the phone, so he hurriedly changed his words, "What do you think of Starkey?" Or Monta. Does Ellis want it? ”

"Is it you sick or I'm sick, what's the point of me trading Clarkson for Starkey or Ellis?" The magician laughed dumbly, Bird is a little out of his mind today, for the sake of a Jordan. Did Hill get out of shape to this extent?

Bird tried to calm himself down, how did he go from being in an active situation to such a passive situation? Shouldn't he be begging me to fill the space for him? How did it turn into a contract for me begging him to clean up the garbage? Thinking of this, Bird was about to regain his dominance, so he deliberately said in a cold tone: "Also, why don't you talk about who you can take and accept Hibbert's big contract?" ”

"You give me a useless center, and replace me with a main interior and main outside, yes, I'm an outside player, it's okay to go one, but you can't make up a reasonable inside player for me?" The magician took it for granted, but didn't say who he wanted, which was tantamount to throwing the problem to Bird.

"Didn't I give Masimmi to you?" Bird also calmed down and began to go around in circles.

The magician asked in an unkind tone, "Do you think Masimmi yourself is reasonable?" ”

"Then Lavoy. How is Aaron? 6 feet 9 inches, averaging 5 points and 5 rebounds in 16 minutes per game, it is not a problem to start a double-double. "Bird shows his goods like a salesperson.

"It's better than Thackeray, but it's too short, my point guard is 6'9", and my center can't be under 7 feet, right?" The magician's excuse is so plausible that it's hard to refute.

But Big Bird led the way with the Magic when he was a player, and now he will not show weakness when he is in management, "Now that small ball is popular, it's useless for you to have a big center, you see that the big men of the Warriors and Cavaliers in this year's Finals are completely cumbersome!" 6'9 inches is tall, and the Warriors' Green is only 6 feet 7 inches, and it's not that he turned the world upside down on the inside. ”

"No need, if you think it's enough, keep it for yourself, I'm going to hang up the phone, I'm really hungry from the meeting to now." The magician made a move to get away with it.

"Don't worry!" Bird regretted it as soon as he said it, shouting this was equivalent to putting himself in a passive position again, but the words were out like water, and Bird could only bite the bullet and say: "I have a tall center and this year's rookie Miles. Turner, but his rookie contract isn't high enough, I'll have to get another garbage contract, and you'll have to get another draft pick! ”

"And draft picks? Why are you so dark? There are only 2 rounds of picks, love it or not! The magician feigned impatience.

Bird slapped his thigh, and finally invited the great god Hibbert away, and the second round is the second round! Afraid that the magician would regret it, Bird hurriedly confirmed: "Then it's decided, Hibbert + Turner + Badinger, for you Jordan. Hill + Jordan. Clarkson + second-round picks! ”

The magician's heart was already happy, but he still pretended to hesitate, hummed for a while before hesitantly agreeing, "Okay...... Okay, I always feel like I've been fooled by you? After all, I'm still a rookie in the management world, and you've been in the position of manager of the Pacers for so many years, and you must have more experience than me, and I'm really afraid of being cheated by you. ”

"This all explains in advance that you will help me clean up the garbage contract, I will help you fill in the space, and I will meet all your requirements, how can I cheat you with such a transparent transaction! And there's no place to cheat you in trading! Bird felt so tired.

"Okay, okay, I'll do this business with you when you're a friend! Even if you really cheat me, don't laugh at me for being stupid in private! The magician could barely contain his laughter.

"Okay, you go back to the office after eating, I will fax the contracts of the three of them to you in the afternoon after drawing up the trade agreement, and you will also fax the contracts of the two Jordans to me as soon as possible, but Turner is a rookie contract with a one-month protection period, and it will not officially take effect until the beginning of August." Bird cautioned.

"Okay, okay, I know, you can get it and send it to me, I'm going to dinner, invite me to play golf another day!" We haven't talked to each other in a long time! The magician hung up and leaned back and laughed in his office. It's a very good business, and it takes no effort to get it! I didn't plan to execute Jordan. Hill's team option, but he didn't expect to use him to trick Miles. Turner, although the contract of the two people is a bit rubbish, but there is still room for trade, don't the 76ers also have to fill in the poor line? Even Bird and I'm lame, Sam. Isn't Xinki still handy? After Hibbert's trade protection period, I'll trade him to the 76ers, Embiid and Okafor, and I'll get at least one back, and then I'll be a god in the offseason!

The magician's excitement had nowhere to vent, so he remembered that he should have notified Hoggist as soon as possible, and when the phone called, Hoggist was sleeping on the plane, and he was a little angry about the magician's "disturbing dreams", "Boss, I'm on a long-distance flight, and I finally fell asleep!" ”

"Where did you fly? Oh, by the way, I'm going back to China to participate in the Asian Championships, right? I have good news here, maybe you won't want to sleep after listening to it. The magician's excited voice was heard even by Joseph next to him.

Haugist yawned and asked with interest, "What good news!" ”

"I traded to Myers. Turner! Your college teammate Miles! Now we have a high striker who can hold the ball in the high post! The magician said excitedly.

"Don't be funny!" Hougist glanced at his phone, "My time here is July 27th, did I travel with the plane to August?" The rookie signing protection period hasn't expired yet! Where to trade? ”

"It's true, I just signed an agreement with Bird, it's a big deal involving five people, but Miles's contract can't take effect until after the protection period, and this matter can't be announced until the Miles deal officially takes effect, I told you in advance that it's just to share the joy, you must not leak it!" The magician then remembered that it should be kept a secret.

Joseph next to him also received an email notification from Bird and gave Hougist a look, "I think what the magician said is true, and Bird also confirmed the Miles deal with me!" ”

Hoggist shook his fist excitedly, "Great, I'm ready to lift the O'Brien Cup next June!" ”

"I just like a confident kid like you, like Kobe Bryant back then, when you come back, we will do a big career together!" The magician encouraged.

Hoggist hung up the phone, excited and unable to sleep peacefully, "The magician has two brushes!" How did he fool Big Bird Bird and make him lame? ”

"Don't think that the Magic took advantage of him, he swallowed Hibbert and a few other pieces of garbage in order to get Miles, and he also took Jordan. Clarkson! Joseph said as he looked at the email from Bird.

Hoggist spread his hands, "Oh my God! Wouldn't we be able to form an Asian brother group on the field? ”

Joseph didn't expect Hogist's first reaction to this, and he was very speechless, "Are you kidding?" We've lost an important substitute at the back! , you don't care? ”

"We also have Kobe, Jeremy Lin and Nick. Young, plus I have a total of four backcourt players, I play starters with Kobe Bryant, Shuhao and Nick. Yang played as a substitute, and everyone shared the playing time equally, wouldn't it be beautiful. "With four backcourt players and six frontcourt players, the 10-man rotation in the regular season is about the same, and we can get more playing time with one less!" Besides, it's really not good, and there are free agents to sign! Haugist waved his hand disappreciatively.

"We're not going to face the easy opponents we face in the NBA in the Summer League, and I know you're working well with Myers, Julius, and Nance Jr., but you're rookies after all, and there's no way the team can let the aging Kobe Bryant take the four of you rookies on the court for a season! Where are the opponents of those experienced teams? Joseph said worriedly.

Haugist didn't take Joseph's concerns as a problem at all, and he asked rhetorically: "If you want to say that you have a lot of experience, who can compare to Kobe Bryant, who has played for 19 years?" ”

"This ......" was a choking sentence, and Joseph was speechless.

"With Kobe's 19 years of experience, our group of rookie young people only need to be crazy and energetic! Now instead of worrying about the regular season lineup, let's think about how to play this Asian Championship? I've seen all the highlights of these existing teammates, and it's really distinctive! Everyone has outstanding strengths and serious shortcomings, and I can't come up with a lineup of five people who can make up for each other's shortcomings for the time being, which is really worrying! ”

"What's there to worry about, since you can't make up for each other's shortcomings, maximize their advantages, this is not what you are best at!" This time it was Joseph's turn not to care.

"It's not that you played, of course you don't care." Haugist was dissatisfied with Joseph's attitude.

Joseph looked at Hoggist with an aggrieved expression, "I just paid so much attention to the Lakers' lineup problem before I was educated by you, and now the national team's lineup problem is not worth mentioning compared to the Lakers, of course, I don't have to worry about it!" ”

"Dear, the Lakers' lineup can be changed before the trade deadline next year, even if you can sign free agents to strengthen after the trade deadline, but the national team is now the most formed, and the personnel can't be changed!" Haugist emphasized.

"I think you're a big game anxiety, right? Although you used to claim to have excellent psychological quality and strong ability to resist pressure, but this is the national team's competition, the meaning is different from usual, and the previous competitions' requirements for results are set by you according to your own ability, and the national team's performance is required by the state, you will be anxious and normal, why don't I give you an idea? Joseph's alternative analytical perspective was refreshing, and he motioned for Joseph to continue, listening to himself.

Joseph asked, "You've been studying your teammates every day for half a month, but have you studied the video footage of your opponent's game?" ”

Joseph really asked Haugist, "The Art of War" has clouds, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, and not being defeated in a hundred battles, he patronized and took time to "know his confidant", but he forgot all about "knowing the other".

Joseph followed Haugist all day long, naturally knowing that he had not studied the opponent's game well, so he suggested: "You should watch the opponent's game video, observe their technical and tactical level and style of play, maybe you will find that the opponent is not as good as you imagined, after all, there are not many people in Asia who can play in the NBA?" ”

"It's not unreasonable, I'm really ignoring this, it stands to reason that there are no stronger interior players in Asia than Downs, Okafor, Porzingis, and Turner, right?" Haugist was impressed by Joseph's suggestion.

Joseph fed Haugist another reassurance, "Don't worry about the outside, I've investigated, except for the two No. 1 small forwards in Asia, Lebanon's Khatib and Iran's Bahrami, there are no players worth mentioning." But even these two have not won the CBA championship as foreign players in the CBA, which shows that their carrying ability is not very strong, at least not as good as Marbury at the end of their careers. ”

"Marbury's strength is not bad, right? Isn't it a matter of course that they are inferior to Marbury? "Houghist directly regarded him as a guide after Marbury brought Beijing three championships in four years, after all, Marbury and Kobe Bryant are also the only two remaining veterans of the 96 golden generation.

"Big brother, don't worry! I don't mean to dismiss Marbury, it's just that Marbury and Moodier were directly opposite in the opening game of last season, and you also played with Moody, so you are much stronger than Marbury in the past two years! Therefore, Khatib Bahrami and others should not be your opponents, Chairman Yao is not the kind of person who 'pits one person in ten steps, does not stay for thousands of miles, throws off the pot in everything, and hides his merits and fame', if he is not completely sure, he will not only recruit you into the team and not transfer other masters such as Zhou Qi, Wang Zhelin, and Zhai Xiaochuan of the red team. ”