Chapter Ninety-Six: Too Bullying
Glenn Gruward has his eye on Brian Grant, a strong man who is 206cm tall and weighs 115 kg. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Grant averaged 31.8 minutes per game last season, with 12.1 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists. He's accurate in mid-range shots, strong on the defensive end, and a ferocious style that's a bit like Oakley's.
Larry Miller refused. 'No, Brian is very important, Sabonis can't play for long now, we're a team that wants to win the title, we don't have time to develop new players. If you want to change, we can only send Jermaine O'Neal. ”
"You trade the team's fringe for our interior core, the league's block king?" Glenn laughed angrily, and really wanted to hang up the phone directly.
O'Neal Jr. has been a fringe man since he entered the league, averaging 13.5 minutes per game last season, 4.5 points and 3.4 rebounds, and the only bright spot was 1 block per game, which was also a garbage time to cover the bench.
Miller became interested in Camby and began to sell: "Glenn, I'm not cheating on you. If you think about it, the reason why the Raptors were poor last season was directly related to the inability to shoot inside. Jermaine has a shot and is not bad in physical fitness. It's just that there are too many inside stars in our team that he was forced to substitute. If he goes to a bad team, he will definitely be focused on training. ”
Bad team, are we talking about...... The veins on Glenn's head burst out.
O'Neal Jr. was the 17th pick in the first round in 1996, and if the Raptors traded the block king Kanby for O'Neal Jr., who had no stats, Doren Multimedia would definitely spray him into a brain-dead man.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Miller smiled and said, "You can think about it, except for us, it is estimated that no team is willing to exchange the interior that can shoot with you." There's still time before the draft, so contact me if you're ready. ”
"Humph!" Glenn snorted coldly and hung up the phone. He felt his body hollowed out, and rubbed his face with both hands, not knowing what to do.
Camby and his agent were too bullying, and they didn't have the idea of communicating with Yang Rui at all, leaving no room for anything, and clearly throwing face at the management and the new coach.
Now calling a management meeting, the same can only be done like sending away the "flying squirrel", and exchange Camby for role players. If Yang Rui's side is not happy, Glenn, the manager, is not a person.
After thinking about it, Glenn dialed Yang Rui's phone to hear his opinion.
Yang Rui is currently not enough to ask the management to find stars, if he can accept it in exchange for ordinary players, he can give an explanation to the boss and the fans in all aspects.
Of course, there is also a suspicion of bullying young people in doing so, and Glenn is full of guilt. Jerry was about the same age as his son, and he had to stand up to the front to block the arrows......
"Hi, Glenn." Yang Rui picked up the phone.
"Jerry, I want to talk to you about the trade, this year because of the labor negotiations, the trade has become very difficult, it is difficult for us to exchange for a power forward who can shoot, and there is no chip to impress, so we can only trade Marcus Camby, if there is no Camby, do you think we can play well next season?"
Glenn held the phone, blushing terribly.
How to fight? Not even a strong center.
Yang Rui knew that Camby might be traded, and he didn't have much interest in this "glass man" blue-collar worker with poor attacking power, but he still asked in a depressed tone: "Wasn't Marcus the core of the team's interior last season?" How will he defend himself if he leaves? That one...... Tell me who you can change it for, right? ”
Glenn asked, "Charles Oakley of the Knicks, do you think it's okay?" ”
"Is there any mistake? He will earn tens of millions of dollars a year next season and will be 35 years old. Yang Rui exclaimed.
He didn't pretend, but he was really surprised, Oakley was reduced to a bench last season, and the Raptors still want him?
Glenn is very embarrassed, he wants to throw out a hopelessly stupid choice to lay the foundation first, and then say that the other two stupid choices are a little bit saved.
"The other one is Nuggets power forward Tony Barty, who can make shots."
"This isn't good, is there anything else?" Yang Rui knows that Barty, the No. 5 pick in 1997, is at the top of the line, and has never played in his previous life, he is an ordinary role player, similar to Mickey Moore in style.
"The last one is Trail Blazers power forward Jermaine O'Neal."
"What?" Yang Rui's mind was dazed, his jaw almost dropped, and he asked loudly: "Who did you say to change?" ”
"Jermaine O'Neal." Glenn repeated, sweating on his head. "Jerry, don't be angry, even though he has terrible stats in the Trail Blazers, he's only a substitute...... But the physical fitness is not bad, and he can shoot, but the Trail Blazers lineup is too strong, so he has no chance to perform. ”
Glenn can't even convince himself, what a substitute, just a marginal person.
Yang Rui was not angry, but so surprised that he couldn't believe it.
And little O'Nealby, Camby is a ball?!
O'Neal Jr. was only 18 years and 1 month old when he played for the Trail Blazers, making him the youngest player in NBA history. HE IS 211CM TALL AND WEIGHS 103 KG, WHICH IS TOO THIN TO PLAY.
After two years of exercise, O'Neal Jr.'s weight has risen to 110 kilograms, which is still slightly thin, but he can adapt to the confrontation.
In Yang Rui's previous life, O'Neal Jr. was selected to the NBA All-Star Game six times in his career, twice to the NBA Third Team, and once to the NBA Second Team. If it weren't for Pacers coach Rick Carlisle who fattened him to 120kg to play center and suffered serious injuries, the honor would have been even greater.
O'Neal Jr. has no dead ends in the middle of the shot, can shoot in all positions, is fast and can break fast, and has feet in the low post.
On the defensive end, he has first-class awareness, excellent blocking ability, can prevent blocking and dismantling with his feet, and the confrontation is also first-class, and he will help the team more defensively.
Healthy O'Neal Jr. is inferior to Garnett and Duncan, but he has no problem wrestling with Nowitzki, Webb, Brand, Gasol and others, and is an absolute star.
Yang Rui took a few deep breaths, stabilized his mentality, and said with a straight face: "Glenn, the situation in the team is not very good now, right?" Does Canby have to go, so you're forced to trade and don't have the right partner? We are a family now, don't hide it from me if you have difficulties, although I am young, we can find a way to get through it together. ”
Glenn's heart was hot. What a good boy, who guessed my difficulties with just a few words, and thought about me, and I still wanted to put the blame on him......
"Jerry, I'm sorry, it's hard for us to recruit big stars, and we can't keep Camby, he wasn't here in the first place, and he definitely can't stay."
Yang Rui smiled: "Then make a trade, for Jermaine O'Neal, you call me, there is definitely no better choice." Although his data is bad, he is only 20 years old, and if he trains well, he may not be able to become a star. However, it will definitely be more difficult to make the playoffs in the new season, and we will have to find a center. ”
Glenn sighed: "We can probably only find veterans in the free market at the center. ”
"If you believe me, I can find two people in the second round or in the rookie draft." Yang Rui sighed.
With the same sigh, Yang Rui's heart actually blossomed. O'Neal Jr., Maddie, Carter, Billups...... In the future, he will lead the Raptors to win the championship.