A "What, Raptors want Charles?" ”

Li Wei was practicing his pull-up jump shot in the training gym, and was stunned at first when he saw Dennis Johnson running in a hurry, and then immediately felt like a mirror.

Grunwald, the general manager of the Raptors, wants veterans to help young people grow, Charles Oakley has a tough style, fierce defense, and can shake the court at the same time, so he is favored by Grunwald!

Li Wei very much agrees with Grunwald's team-building ideas, in his previous life, Carter has entered the twilight of his career, and when he arrived at the Grizzlies, he said: "I can tell young people how to play, how to adapt to this league, and set an example for young people." When I was a rookie, Charles Oakley helped me a lot as soon as I arrived with the Raptors, and I was willing to play the role of a mentor to the rookies, just like him. ”

In his Hall of Fame induction speech, Maddie thanked Da Yao and other important teammates in his career, and also thanked his teammates Oakley, Dale Curry and others during the Raptors.

It can be said that Oakley, Dale Curry and others in the previous life played a great role in helping Carter and Maddy on the way to becoming superstars, and Grunwald also made the Raptors become a strong team at the beginning of the 21st century because of this correct idea of bringing the old with the new!

Many people remember the peak matchup between Carter and Iverson in the 01 playoffs, and in the end, the 76ers defeated the Raptors with a score of 4:3 and went all the way to the Finals.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, injuries prevented Carter from continuing to fly, and veterans such as Oakley and Dell Curry also left and retired one after another.

"It's not impossible for the Raptors to want Charles." Li Wei groaned.

Oakley is important to the Raptors, they need a locker room boss, but at the Knicks, the team's captain and locker room boss is Herb Williams, and Oakley is gone, and there are still people who can shake the court.

In fact, in the locker room in New York, Oakley may not be ranked second, and the prestige of another famous Buck Williams is also very high, as for the future coach Jeff Hornacek, Scott Brooks and other old guys, they can only be the fourth brother and the fifth brother, and they can't be ranked at all, and the Knicks veterans are really a bit excessive.

Li Wei knows that Nash, Big Ben and others will be third-graders next season, and Garnett is in his fourth year, and he can no longer be regarded as newcomers.

He even thinks that even if the older generation retires, the hot-blooded and hard-working Bo Outlaw can rise to the top and become the new locker room boss, and the Knicks' iron-blooded legacy has continued over the past year.

In addition, the Knicks' coaching staff is not at all comparable to the Raptors. Jeff Nick and others are all old assistant coaches of the Knicks, with rich experience and shocking the scene, and Chuck Daley is even more respected, and he can intimidate people when he shines his name.

In the thriving Knicks, Oakley is just the icing on the cake, because he had conflicts with him before the start of the season, Li Weicai always praised him in front of the media, wanting to improve the relationship between the two as much as possible. In terms of dressing room role, he is certainly not as good as Herb Williams, and even Hornacek and others are not necessarily worse than him.

But for the Raptors in the quagmire, Oakley is like charcoal in the snow. No one in this new team wants to win at all, and none of the young people are willing to renew their contracts with the team.

Office of the President of Basketball Operations.

When Li Wei and Dennis Johnson walked in, the team's vice president KC Jones, chief assistant coach Chuck Daly had arrived, and Dick McGuire, the team's senior consultant who had retired half-retired, was also talking and laughing with KC Jones.

Xia Cuirong sat in the main seat behind the desk in the middle of the room.

Her belly was already big, so Li Wei changed her to a very wide chair and could lie down at any time. There was also a lounge next door to this office, where Li Wei and her rested, with a large bed.

"David, are you here? The Raptors want to get Oakley and Nash, and the chip they pay is Marcus Camby. I personally think the deal is viable, Camby's defense is very tough and suits our team! Chuck Daley said.

Dick McGuire said: "The Raptors are really miserable, there are good players who can't be retained at all, and after sending Stoudemire, they have to send Camby!" ”

KC Jones said: "I've heard that they and teams like the Grizzlies are asking the league to extend the rookie contract in the new collective bargaining agreement, and also require that the players be restricted players, not free agents, after the rookie contract ends! ”

Dick McGuire said: "Haha, if the rules are not changed, their life is indeed too sad, and the rookies will run after three years, and the draft will not make much sense!" ”

Chuck Daley said, "Okay, you two will talk nonsense in a while, talk about deals!" ”

Dick McGuire said: "Oh, I also think this deal is very good, Nash should be their bargaining head, can be cut down, we estimate that only one Oakley can rob Camby!" ”

In this era when the inside line is king, Camby, as a big man, the star of the 96 golden generation, the season block king, has an unlimited future, and is valuable in the eyes of the management of various teams.

Although Oakley is also very good and has been named to the best defensive team this year, he is too old and can only contribute on the defensive end, which is not equal to a future star like Camby!

If you exchange Oakley for one and get Camby, it's robbery!

Li Wei didn't answer directly, but looked at Xia Cuirong on the main seat and said, "What does President Xia think?" ”

KC Jones frowned: "President Xia is not optimistic about Camby, saying that his style of play is prone to injury, but is more interested in Tracy McGrady, another rookie of the Raptors." ”

Li Wei smiled lightly.

Xia Cuirong's opinion is, of course, his opinion. Although she has only been in office for a short year and her business is not good, she is very serious and responsible. She had already memorized the rosters of the various teams, and she had also studied various possible transactions.

"I think President Xia is right, Camby has never been full in the past two seasons, and he has been injured and suspended, and injuries have limited his development. It's only his second year in the NBA, and he's always not able to protect himself well, and he could get a big injury at any time, so it's not worth trading for Oakley. ”

Xia Cuirong listened to Li Wei's words and exhaled lightly.

Li Wei's attitude towards various players in the league, she knows it very well, so she characterized the problem before Li Wei came. But she was afraid that Li Wei would suddenly change his mind, and the look that she had just pretended to understand very well would be exposed.

Actually, Xia Cuirong doesn't like to pretend to understand in front of others, but Li Wei hopes that she will look like a president, so as not to be criticized as a puppet and a vase, and she can only do it.

Dick McGuire said, "David, you mean no trades? But I think even if Camby is at risk of injury, it's worth taking a risk, he's so potential. ”

Li Wei said: "I didn't say no trade, the Raptors want to get Oakley, we can try to trade Maddy." Didn't President Xia say that she was very optimistic about Maddie? Compared to Camby, Maddie has less injury risk and is more worth trading. ”

"McGrady?" Dick McGuire frowned, "He does have a huge talent, but he didn't play at all this year, and he won't become a parallel import." In contrast, Camby has proven himself that as long as he doesn't hurt, he can't water. ”

Chuck Daly and KC Jones all nodded.

When Maddie first entered the NBA, with the halo of a dazzling talented high school student, the Bulls even wanted to trade their second-in-command Scottie Pippen. Later, it was Jordan who threatened management with retirement to stop the deal.

But this year, Maddy's performance has been very average, and the media broke the news that Raptors head coach Darnell Walker said that Maddie can't survive in this league at all!

If Maddie used to look like a lottery ticket that could have won the jackpot, now it looks like a ticket that has already been scratched off in half. Judging by the scratched part, it doesn't look like winning the jackpot!

At this kind of moment when you can rob, it is obviously more cost-effective to rob Canby!