After the team's training was over, Woodson found Sun Yue and invited him to dinner, and Sun Yue naturally did not refuse.

"Skipper, what do you think is the strength of our team right now to make the playoffs?" When the two were eating, Woodson asked Sun Yue if Woodson didn't just invite Sun Yue to dinner.

"Well, we have a lot of potential, but right now we don't have the quality to make the playoffs." Sun Yue couldn't figure out the real intentions of the head coach, so he could only tell the truth.

"And what do you think we're close to?" Woodson continued

Sun Yue has nothing to hide from Woodson: "I think there's been a bit of complacency in the team lately, which could be a drag when we hit the playoffs. ”

Woodson nodded: "You're right, there's been some complacency in the team lately, and I'm glad you didn't be one of them. He praised Sun Yue without a trace, and continued, "For a player's potential to become a real combat force, there must be a long process in the middle, and the uncertainty in the middle is very large. ”

Sun Yue just nodded, not taking over the conversation at all, he could feel that there seemed to be something hidden in Woodson's words today.

Seeing Sun Yue's noncommittal expression, Woodson could only say more directly: "We want to make sure we make the playoffs, first of all, we need to add a scoring point on the inside, Pachulia and Josh. Smith lacks consistent scoring ability, and secondly, he needs to add an outside scorer as a sixth man to keep the team up in rotation time. ”

When Sun Yue heard this, he probably guessed what Woodson meant, and after thinking about it, he said: "But if you want to strengthen the lineup, the team will also have to pay some price." ”

After listening to Sun Yue's words, Woodson knew that Sun Yue understood what he meant, and it was easy to communicate with smart people, so he said bluntly: "That's natural, I personally think that using Al . Harrington is more appropriate as a bargaining chip, don't you think? ”

This makes Sun Yue not easy to answer, after all, Harrington is still the nominal boss of the Hawks, how can Sun Yue, a rookie player, open his mouth on the team trade.

Seeing that Sun Yue didn't speak, Woodson also understood his concerns, and said, "I mean to Al. Harrington has a broader stage to play, after all, our stage here may be a little smaller. "Woodson is a man of culture, and he even said that he was so polite when he traded players.

Sun Yue still didn't speak, for fear of leaving something for others to catch, after all, there is no trivial matter when it comes to the operation of the team, not to mention that Woodson is talking to him about trading away the team's top scorer.

Seeing that Sun Yue didn't say anything, Woodson was so angry that he simply went straight to the point and said directly: "The transaction between the team's top management should not be revealed to the players, but you are the core of our future team, I want to hear your opinion first." ”

"Al. Harrington is a good player, with outstanding individual ability and super scoring ability, but the style of play is not very team, and we haven't run in very well. The head coach said so, and Sun Yue couldn't continue to avoid staying silent, but he didn't make it clear directly, but only vaguely said that Harrington and himself were not very compatible.

Seeing that Sun Yue finally responded to him positively, Woodson smiled with satisfaction, and then asked, "I have a fancy for the outside players of the Chicago Bulls. Deng and Tony of the Boston Celtics. Allen and Sean of the Memphis Grizzlies. Battier, on the inside, I prefer El of the Celtics. Jefferson and the Sacramento Kings' Sherif Brown. Abdu. Rahim."

"Are we trading them? If you ask me for my opinion, I'd say 'no one is going to turn down teammates like that', but can we trade them? I don't think we have enough leverage. Sun Yue's eyes lit up when he heard Woodson's names, as he said, no one would refuse such a teammate.

Tony. Allen defensively fierce and is the hero of the Celtics' future championships; Sean. Battier was the leader of the University of North Carolina at the time, and he was an excellent team player with outstanding defense; Rohr. Deng is both offensive and defensive, and will become a first-class small forward in the league in the future; As for the two inside lines, Al. Jefferson will soon grow into an interior beast that averages 20 plus 10 per game, Sherif Brown. Abdu. Raheem, the 1996 NBA golden generation of Tanhua, his extremely strong offensive ability, is undoubtedly a big help for the Hawks who lack firepower on the inside, if they can trade two of them according to Woodson's expectations, then the Hawks' strength will definitely have a significant increase.

"There's no problem with that, we now have enough chips to trade, and the boss has given us a lot of trading privileges." Woodson shifted gears, "But there are some conflicts between Billy's ideas and mine, and he doesn't advocate trading Al Eyre. Harrington, instead, strengthened the team's roster with minor repairs. But in addition to us, you, as the future core of the team, also have the right to advise. ”

Sun Yue's words sounded very useful, he thought about it carefully, and said: "In this matter, I think your opinion is correct, coach, the team needs more talent and immediate combat power, and there is no way to improve the strength of the team without a big deal." If what you say is true, then I believe the team will make the playoffs this season. ”

Hearing Sun Yue's words, Woodson raised his glass and said: "I think in a few days, there will be media reports on the transaction, if the boss asks for your opinion, I hope you can support my trading proposal." ”

Sun Yue certainly understood what Woodson meant by this, and now he finally felt the power struggle between the team's top management, but this matter did not hurt him, and he raised his glass at the moment. "Okay, I know what to do." ”

"Cheers" The two of them touched their glasses. A decision that affected the Eagles was made.

Although Sun Yue was a bit of a gun by Woodson this time, such a deal also satisfied his interests. One is that he can trade Harrington, who is competing with him for the core of the team, and the other is that he can strengthen the team, so he is willing to be used by Woodson.

Woodson is naturally in a good mood, Sun Yue is a smart man, and the two of them have a common goal, both of them are seeking victory, but Billy. Knight, on the other hand, has his own selfish motives and wants to retain more of his voice, which conflicts with the goals of Sun Yue and Woodson.