Camby's salary is indeed not high, but now that he is the starting center of the Knicks, it may also cost a starter-level player to acquire him. Sure enough, when Billy King called the Knicks' general manager's office, Scott Reden offered Reed, who was now desperately in need of a great scorer.

But it's clear that Reed is a player the 76ers will never give up unless he wants to go. Chang Wei once discussed this issue with Reed in private, and Reed bluntly said that he hopes to become a core player of a team in the future, but he also said that the most important thing for him now is to accumulate experience in this championship team and help the 76ers win a few more championships, and if the team is willing to send Iverson away to correct him, he will not choose to leave.

Reed's answer made Chang Wei very satisfied, he knew that there are few absolute loyalty in the NBA, a business league, and Reed's statement was already very good. Moreover, as long as Reed's IQ is online, he knows how much progress will be made if he continues to stay with the 76ers, although Reed did not say, Chang Wei knows that he is an important reason why Reed is willing to play for Philadelphia.

Brown also didn't want to lose Reed, so his reply to Billy King was that he would never give up on Reed, hoping that the Knicks would make another request. It's a pity that the Knicks' lineup is relatively stable now, they played a 48-34 record last season and ranked fourth in the East, Houston + Sprewell's backcourt and Camby + Larry Johnson's interior are the key to their survival, so from the Knicks' point of view, it is understandable for them to ask for Camby to trade Reed.

When Redden insisted that Reed did not let go, the 76ers could only give up Camby with great regret, but Chang Wei did not lose confidence in recruiting Camby. In the previous life, the Knicks suddenly traded Camby to the Nuggets puzzled many people, although Camby suffered an injury at that time, but with his age and physical fitness, the injury was definitely not the root cause for the Knicks to choose to give up, and there was a saying at the time that Camby and the team owner Dolan were at odds, which eventually led to him and his friend Sprewell being swept away.

Prior to Chang Wei's crossing, this rumor was only speciously confirmed by some reporters, but in any case, there must have been other reasons behind Camby's trade to the Nuggets. Although the Knicks want to get Reed now, by the time the trade deadline comes to the new season, perhaps their offer will be significantly lowered, and it may be cheaper to bring in Canby at that time.

However, the interior still needs to be strengthened, and the failure of introducing two targets in a row has not hit the confidence of the 76ers, and in Chang Wei's view, it is the safest to choose to trade players to get the draft picks in the first round at this time, so that Ballam Porter can be selected to enrich the interior line. However, Brown still wants to bring in players who have already made a name for themselves, and at his behest, Billy King has asked almost all of the starting centers of most teams in the league, but unfortunately the opponents either don't let him go or overprice.

In fact, the 76ers are almost the enemy of the league now, and even if they are not a threat to the smaller teams, when they want to bring in reinforcements, many other teams will speculate on the price for a variety of reasons, as long as the smaller teams think they might get a higher offer. With multiple teams blocking it, it was quite difficult for the 76ers to recruit them, and Billy King sighed in his office every day, as if every team wanted his life.

In desperation, Brown had no choice but to follow Chang Wei's advice and get a first-round pick through a trade to select a young interior player. In fact, during the trial process, there are still a few interior players who have entered Brown's eyes, but he has always tended to choose famous players to strengthen, if you want to choose one to become the team's starting center, then in his opinion, there are still a few players who can be competent, Haywood and Dareham Porter are good choices.

This time, the 76ers' trade target is the Kings, and it stands to reason that as a Western Conference powerhouse, the Kings are not very likely to give up draft picks, but in fact the opposite is true. First of all, they are not at the top of the first-round draft pick, and the Kings management is not confident that they can select an instant player who can help the team at the end of the first round, and secondly, if the 76ers ask for a price, they believe that they can weaken the 76ers by trading the draft pick for a rotation player.

The price offered by the 76ers is the rookie Mason selected last year, which makes Chang Wei a little sad, you must know that Mason had the strength of the team's starter in his previous life, but unfortunately Mason did not show enough strength to impress Brown last season, and it is logical to be given up this time. And Mason was the No. 15 pick in the first round, which means the 76ers traded a mid-first-round pick for a late-first-round pick, and after some verbal debate, the Kings agreed to the offer.

Soon after, the two sides announced that an agreement had been reached, and the 76ers sent Mason, the 15th pick in the 2000 first round, to the Kings with the 25th pick in the 2001 first round. Kings management is still relatively happy with Mason, who can further improve the athleticism of the Kings' wings, while also adding talent to the team. While Mason didn't perform well last season, Kings management believes he still has some development value and wouldn't lose out on trading a first-round pick that may not be useful.

Mason felt a little regretful, but more excited, he knew that he didn't have much place in the 76ers, with Bell and Lynch in front, he only played 10.1 minutes per game, and after joining the Kings, he had a chance to become Peja's first backup, and it was entirely possible for Nu to play 15 to 20 minutes per game if he worked hard.

Of course, leaving the 76ers means that the distance from the championship has become farther away, but fortunately, the Kings are also strong in the West, and it is not impossible to reach the Finals. Only Chang Wei knows that if the "OK group" is not disbanded, other teams in the West will not have any chance at all, even if it is the king with a gorgeous style of play, Mason wants to get another championship ring in the king, it can only be regarded as a fool's dream, and practicing well under Adelman is the first thing he has to do.

After getting the 25th pick, Chang Wei finally put his mind at ease, so that the team can select Durham Porter and Arenas at the same time, if Camby can be obtained cheaply in the new season, Durham Porter can become the team's backup center, no matter how you look at the 76ers, they will not suffer.