One night during the summer offseason, after learning that Totoro was not running around the world, Morey deliberately found a time to invite Totoro to his house for dinner, and Totoro immediately knew that the other party might have something important to discuss with him.

It is indeed not easy to create a dynasty, the 19th century is okay, the league in the 20th century will not easily sit back and watch a team easily dominate the league, which is not conducive to the development of the NBA. Anyway, the championship is known from the first game of the regular season, and such an NBA is the most boring.

So next season the Rockets will be difficult, which the Rockets have long expected, the referees will be more targeted at the Rockets in blowing penalties, and other teams will also treat the Rockets as their number one enemy, whether it is in the lineup for tactical targeting or game attitude, as long as the team is interested in fighting for the championship, they will treat the Rockets as their biggest enemy.

Poor people think about change, but rich people can't take it lightly, otherwise they are likely to fall next season, the Rockets can't sit back and watch other teams strengthen and be indifferent, winning the championship does not mean that their team is completely fine, this offseason found the problems exposed when winning the championship, and effective reinforcement is what the team that wants to create a dynasty should do.

Morey is undoubtedly an ambitious general manager, and it is precisely because of this that he will take the initiative to discuss the future direction of the team with the absolute core of the team, and it is also because of this that he can still stabilize his position as general manager under the new Chinese boss, otherwise the general manager is not a player with a guaranteed contract, nor is it protected by the rules of the league.

"My Neighbor Totoro, what do you think of Team Rocket now?"

Morey didn't put forward his idea straight to the point, and people who can usually get into the position of general manager of the team are not so brain-dead, he wants to probe Totoro's tone first.

"I think we have a good roster now, but if we have to talk about shortcomings, I think we need to strengthen the guard line, we all have weaknesses in point guards, aging, poor athleticism, weak defense, or just aging, if there is a star guard who can join the Rockets, I personally think we will be stronger next year."

My Neighbor Totoro is certainly not stupid, Morey will only invite him over to dinner alone, which has already explained that today is a secret conversation between the two of them, and the result will not be known to the third person no matter what, so Totoro will not hide his innermost thoughts.

But Totoro won't be full of words, people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, who knows what troublesome things will happen in the future, what if Morey wants to get himself in the future? Everything else is fake before the deal is completed, and if the words of a teammate you dislike are leaked, it will be another trouble.

"It's good, it looks like you're not getting carried away by the championship in front of you, and I'm glad you're one of the few players who can stay awake."

Morey smiled and nodded, tapping the table regularly with his knuckles, and only asked after a half-brewing sound.

"What do you think of the Hornets' Chris. How about Paul, or Deron Williams of the Jazz, if they're going to join their team next season, do you think the team's good chemistry right now will be broken? ”

Morey's words were like a thunderbolt from the blue, and he suddenly shook Totoro in place for a while and didn't react.

"You're talking about..... Queen Bee and Deron Williams of the Hornets? If you're referring to teams doing this, I personally don't think they will have any problems integrating into the team, and personally, I just want to say that there isn't a single player in the league who will refuse to be teammates with them! ”

My neighbor totoro was stunned for a long time before he straightened his tongue and organized his own language to speak.

What's the worst thing about Team Rocket right now? The difference is the defensive ability on the point guard line, Calderon has experience but is too weak, Lowry has the body but the defensive skills are too poor, the Rockets will be exploded as soon as they meet a team with super guards, several top guards in the league can play a beautiful report card in the face of the Rockets point guard, and it is generally difficult for the Rockets to win when they meet these teams, and they only won one game in the regular season this year against the Hornets, and the others were forcibly carried away by Chris Paul.

"But can we really trade one of those two point guards? What if they're not for sale in the league, and they wouldn't necessarily want to join us? ”

But although Totoro was surprised and surprised, he still retained a certain degree of sanity, the league should not sit idly by and watch this deal happen, and the Hornets may not be willing to change, because the Rockets do not have so many chips, Paul and Williams themselves may not be willing to join, superstars have superstar pride, and he doesn't want to be branded with a group label title in the future.

The Rockets really want to change, their own hemorrhage is absolutely unavoidable, and now there may be only one little giant in the team who can swap with the queen bee, but you can guess just with your toes, Morey will definitely not use his two big golden legs to swap with others, they can not only ensure the team's record but also ensure the attention of the Rockets, and the last thing a shrewd businessman will do is this kind of killing chicken and egg.

And this kind of blockbuster transaction between stars, he a small general manager can't make a decision, that's all to be handed over to the team owner for a purpose, you trade Chinese players in front of the Chinese boss, I'm afraid that Morey won't be caught by the iron door when he goes out today.

But if the two of them are excluded from the trade, then the Rockets really don't have many chips left, and if they want to impress the Hornets, they need to use at least 1/3 of the value of the players to match it.

"You don't need to worry about that, if you're okay here, I'm going to get to work on the deal, and I've actually talked to the Hornets for a long time. Paul has been dissatisfied with the inaction of his team's management for many years, and has submitted a trade request to the team, and the Hornets are also interested in trading Queen Bee, and most importantly, Hornets owner George Sinn has no desire to impact the playoffs. With Paul's trade proposal, we could trade back the league's No. 1 point guard for a price that fits perfectly. ”

There is no lack of disparagement of the Hornets owner in Morey's words, but the fact is that this old pervert is poorer than Alexander, the former owner of the Rockets, and is himself a man who came out of the slums, because he became a billionaire by chance, and the quality of this boss can be imagined.

Obsessed with women all day long, but not concerned about the development of the team, not pursuing results, only caring about how many dollars his players can get in exchange, this old man has been troubled by the constant peach scandal, and the team was forced to move to New Orleans in 2002.

And if there is no mistake in the development of parallel history, the owner of the New Orleans Hornets is coming to an end, and the owner of a NBA team who does not focus on the long-term development of the team, does not pay attention to the ball market, and only cares about the small interests of sesame mung beans in front of him, how can he make money? The Hornets have been in a state of loss in recent years, especially after New Orleans was hit by a hurricane last year, and Xinn has lost even more, and now New Orleans is full of refugees, people don't even have their own homes, they can't even eat and wear, what else do they use to support the local team?

By the start of the season, Sinn will probably have to sell his team, and the Hornets will become the first NBA team in league history to be controlled by the league.

Now is the best time to rob the Hornets, Xinn wants to make another hard money before he abandons the Hornets, people are irrational at this time, he will not consider the gains and losses of the team after the transaction, the most reliable thing for him is the dollar that the green oil can touch, on the contrary, after the league takes over the Hornets, any trade will become difficult, because the league is not as stupid as Xinn, and in addition to thinking about the New Orleans Hornets team, They will consider the overall situation of the entire league, and the Rockets want to trade Paul just like the Lakers want to trade Paul after 2010, and they will definitely be rejected by the other party for [basketball reasons].

"Our initial trade plan with the Hornets is to trade Randolph + Calderon + Lowry + this year's first-round pick from the Nets + $3 million for Paul of the Hornets, the Hornets can accept offers in this regard, but I don't want to give so much, I will try to bargain in this regard, but these are the people who will change, I just want to ask you if these chips are okay?"

If it was placed in the past, Totoro would definitely not be qualified to know the details of the transaction, and what players to change are the business of the manager, coach and boss, and Totoro as a player only needs to accept the change, how can he be qualified to know the specific details of the transaction? Morey's meaning is obviously that there are only these players who can be traded, you see if there are any acquaintances in the team, or if there are people in the team that you don't like, you just have to say the list, and the rest depends on his skillful rejuvenation.

With this kind of treatment, in addition to Totoro alone in the league, only James and Kobe Bryant may be so valued by the team, they are no longer players in a sense, but a member of the team's senior officials, even higher than the manager position, they can actually rely on their influence to influence the decision-making of half of the team.

'It's all up to you, manager, and I think you've done a really good job of bringing in reinforcements, and the team will go from strength to strength under your guidance.'

But the Chinese pay attention to "you respect me a foot, I respect you a foot", in terms of being a person, the Chinese dare to recognize themselves as second in the world, I am afraid that no Chinese will not be cheeky to recognize themselves as the first, people give their own face is one thing, their own face is another thing, if you just take your own face and do not give face, then even if the other party's face is big, there will be a day when you tear it.

Morey has said so clearly, Totoro will not point fingers in specific details, originally even if Morey does not introduce Paul, he will let the team choose a point guard in the draft, whether it is Harden or Curry, now with the addition of instant combat power that has proven himself, it is naturally the best for the team, and the crossing Totoro knows that Paul's shelf life is very long, and the peak can be maintained for a long time, even after removing half a meniscus, he has occupied the league's No. 1 point guard throne for a long time, Paul, who is not injured now, is even more bullish, maybe the Paul who is at his peak can still win against Curry, who is at his peak, is not necessarily? [Look at the question mark here, Warriors fans don't spray]

And this deal can also be said to be a match made in heaven, some people will think that Totoro is a person who needs the ball, and Paul is also a person who needs the ball to play, but this is not a problem at all in the eyes of Totoro, he is not unable to play without the ball, the later history proves that Paul can also play without the ball, if the two are together, they can sacrifice each other according to the situation on the field, and because of the special identity of Totoro, he is not at all worried about the status of the team's boss after sacrificing the ball, Paul is not Chinese, He doesn't have the support of the whole of Asia.........

And even if he used draft picks to choose Curry and Harden, when they grow up, the ball problem will still appear, Curry's three-point shot overlaps with Totoro's three-point shot, if Curry and Harden are used as the team's sixth man, it is estimated that they themselves will not be happy in the future, few capable people like to play on the bench by themselves, and in the end, even if they accept the fate of the bench with peace of mind, Curry will not become the future Curry, and Harden will not be the future Harkistone.

Three days later, one of the biggest pieces of news swept through the alliance's trading market.

The Rockets who won the championship did not make up for it like other teams, and they fought hard regardless of the future like a team that hit the Finals, and the Rockets used this year's Nets' third-round pick + Randolph + David Lee + Gasol Jr. + Calderon + $300 from the Hornets in exchange for Chris Paul + Tyson Chandler, and the Rockets actually used half of the team's champions and potential youngsters to form their own veritable Big Three before 2010, Public opinion is also paying special attention to this large-scale transaction.

Many league teams were shocked by the deal and then protested to the league, feeling that the Rockets were upsetting the league's balance by playing like this, but David Stern couldn't do anything about it.

No way, these two teams are sovereign teams, what means should he use to obstruct them?