Chapter 736: Losing is a good thing
The Celtics will offer Shaquille O'Neal, which Qiao Hai did not expect, and listening to the meaning of Lawrence Frank's two sentences, the Celtics' offer does not seem to be low.
Qiao Hai held his chin and thought about it.
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On the second day back in Charlotte, the Bobcats played back-to-back games against the Hawks at home, and they won 104-85, bringing their winning streak to 39 games!
The Bobcats, who have won 39 in a row, were also revealed to be looking for opportunities to further strengthen the team at this time, and the news broke by Sports Illustrated.
Qiao Hai smelled something wrong in it.
After playing the Hawks at home, Qiao Hai brought in Kevin Pritchard and Sam Sinki to analyze the specific situation of a wave of Shaquille O'Neal.
"Our bid is Rivra Frenz plus Anthony Parker plus C.J. Watson, as well as a first-round pick of our own."
Kevin Pritchard glanced at this season's stats, and Lafrentz and C.J. Watson didn't play.
Anthony Parker is the Bobcats' second quarterback, averaging more than ten minutes per game, averaging 5.7 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 0.8 steals per game in a very short period of time.
Converted into 36 minutes, it will be 12.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.8 steals, and it is clear that Anthony Parker still has a lot of potential to tap.
But Kevin Pritchard still touched his chin: "Rivra Frenz is a negative asset, Anthony Parker is okay, CJ Watson is purely an addition, and one of our first-round picks is not worth much, this offer is indeed a little low." ”
Qiao Hai nodded, he originally felt that O'Neal's value was not high at this time, and the Nets might have agreed to such an offer.
But now, after Celtic joined the fray, the gap in this offer has been magnified.
Samsinki raised his hand at this time: "I don't think Celtic's offer will be too high." ”
Qiao Hai, who had been looking down and pondering, looked over, and Samsinki held a copy of the Celtics' roster at this time: "The deal that traded Ray Allen, the Celtics gave away the only two first-round picks in their hands, and they only have a 10-year first-round pick left in their hands to trade, with the strength of their current roster, their first-round pick is not worth much more than ours." ”
"The most important thing is the player's chips, and with the departures of Gerard Green, Delonte West and Wallis Zebiak, the only young players in the Celtics squad who can be considered good are Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomez and Tony Allen."
"Ryan Gomez and Tony Allen aren't worth a lot either, so if Celtic make an offer that completely crushes us, there's only one possibility, and they're out of Al Jefferson."
Samsinki analyzed this, and Qiao Hai understood: "But the Celtics can't get out of Al Jefferson." ”
"That's right, Big Ayle's average data this year is 16 points and 11 rebounds per game, and the impact on the court is not mentioned for the time being, but just this data, and his age of 21 years old, at this time, his value is not lower than Shaq, which has declined significantly, so it is impossible for the Celtics to come out of Ayr."
Sam Singki nodded, and analyzed Qiao Hai's conclusion again.
"So, the Celtics' offer can only be a garbage contract for Ryan Gomez and Theolatliff, plus two top-level contracts and a 10-year first-round pick for the Celtics."
Basically, with such an analysis, Celtic's offer is already clear, and this offer is basically the best offer Celtic can come up with.
"Ratliff has two years left on his junk contract and Lafrenz has three years left on his junk contract, which is probably why the Celtics have a slight advantage."
The final conclusion has been released, Qiao Hai thought for a while: "It is necessary to increase the offer, our offer is still a little worse, but now the key question is what kind of price we can offer." ”
It was Kevin Pritchard's turn to speak: "The 76ers' first-round pick can be added, but if this lottery pick comes out, Kobe Bryant can't be traded, and Josh Smith and Danny Granger can also be traded, and they are both worth a lot, and at the same time, they won't be involved in a Kobe trade." ”
Qiao Hai thought for a while, the 76ers' first-round pick must not be released, and if it is, the Bobcat will be too much of a loss, and the current O'Neal is not worth a lottery pick next year.
As for Josh Smith and Danny Granger, Qiao Hai didn't quite come up with it, because the value of these two is too high, basically equivalent to a future All-Star, used to exchange for an O'Neal who can play for two years at most, Qiao Hai feels very lost, and he is at home.
So, Johi finally decided: "Give one more offer, add one of our future first-round picks, so that is two first-round picks plus Anthony Parker, Lafrentz and CJ Watson, and tell them that CJ Watson can be traded to Jose Barria." ”
In January, Barria entered the rotation and got some playing time, and his performance was not bad, plus he was relatively young, and the value of the trade was still some, depending on how the Nets choose.
"What if the Nets refuse?"
Kevin Pritchard asked a question, and Qiao Hai replied directly: "If they refuse again, we will end the deal." ”
The Bobcats don't have that much demand for O'Neal, and without O'Neal, they also have a 39-game winning streak in the regular season, and beat the Rockets in the Christmas game, and they already have the strength to win the championship.
O'Neill can only be regarded as a plus, there is better, and there is no pull.
"Now let's move forward with a Kobe trade and make a tentative offer to the Lakers first, and we'll send Michael Ridega a first-round pick to the 76ers."
Qiao Hai finally arranged the trade of Kobe, and then, the Bobcats, who have won 39 consecutive games and have not lost a game so far, are no longer important in the regular season.
Qiao Hai has also put his energy into the transfer deal.
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On January 22, U.S. time, the Bobcats defeated the Raptors again and won their 40th consecutive game of the season.
After two days, facing the Pistons who have returned Steve Francis, the Bobcats won 103-92 again, winning 41 in a row.
In this game, Qiao Hai focused on the state of Steve Francis, who had just returned, was in bad shape, and it can be seen that after a serious injury, Francis has declined significantly.
Qiao Hai knows that the Pistons are completely down, and the Pistons may still be a strong team on the verge of the playoffs this season, but after Rasheed Wallace and Richard Hamilton also decline, the Pistons will enter a rebuilding time.
With 41 consecutive wins, it seems that no team can beat them, but since the start of the game, the Bobcats are already a little tired of winning.
Starting on January 26, the Bobcats had a wave of away games, and they faced the Warriors first.
Then in a head-to-head battle, they lost to the Warriors who broke out completely, and the first defeat of the Bobcats finally came!
At the press conference after the game, in front of countless reporters, Qiao Hai also said: "We have won too much, and it is a good thing to lose." ”