John Nash is the current general manager of the Portland Trail Blazers. Coincidentally, just as Jiang Qi called Paul Allen, the big owner of the Trail Blazers was also convening the team's vice chairman Steve Patterson, general manager John Nash, head coach Cheeks and others to discuss the upcoming draft meeting, knowing that Portland has three first-round picks.

It seemed that Paul Allen's side had turned on the speakers as well, and the Eagles room was heard for a moment of noise, followed by a sense of silence.

"Hello! I'm John Nash, the general manager of the Trail Blazers, what's your trade plan over there? ”

"Jason Terry and Alan Henderson, trading Damon Stoudemire and the Trail Blazers' No. 13 pick in the first round this year."

According to Jiang Qi's memory, the Portland Trail Blazers finally used the No. 13 pick to sign high school rookie Sebastian Telfair, and after Shaun Livingston and Devin Harris were picked by the high pick, the Portlanders did not hesitate to choose the high school point guard, and the desire for fresh blood in this position is self-evident.

You must know that in the pre-draft prediction pick, this Marbury's cousin is going to fall outside the top 20.

"Jason Terry!" Although the Jets' first point of praise has always been his excellent shooting and scoring ability, it is undeniable that Terry is also a backcourt player who has averaged more than 5 assists per game this season, and is an excellent two-way guard in his own right. Terry's breakthrough can easily allow him to find an open space on the outside and send the ball out in time, he is not a player who likes to dominate the shot, and he is young enough and has accumulated enough league experience, which is a real instant combat force!

Compared to Telfair, who has an unknown future, the NBA-baptized Terry is obviously a better fit for Portland, and the No. 13 pick seems to be less important.

John Nash paused for about five seconds, "I'll admit that the name Jason Terry ticks my mind, but we don't want to give up on Damon either!" ”

In fact, such an answer is also expected by Jiang Qi, although the flying squirrel is no longer young, there have been a lot of injuries, and there are a lot of troubles off the court, but it was rare to be full of attendance last season, and he also got an average of 13.4 points per game and 6.1 assists, plus next season is the last year of his 7-year 81 million high contract, and the salary space will be cleared up after a year, and the Trail Blazers don't want to release people There are many reasons.

Of course, this is more like an expert's analysis, Damon Stoudemire's contract expires and the Trail Blazers will definitely not renew him, since they want Terry to be on the spot, then it is understandable for the two teams to exchange point guards, and John Nash's response is actually just to return the money.

Lao Jiang pouted, "Mr. Nash, this deal is what our two teams need from each other, Alan Henderson can also clear the salary space, Jason's contract is worth more, there are very few rookie point guards this year, excellent point guards like Shaun Livingston will definitely not fall into the top five, the only one who can choose from the No. 13 pick is Telfair, and it is easy to see which is better or worse than Jason." ”

The rookie directors haggled and then added more leverage, "What if we add another 2006 first-round pick to trade?" ”

Jiang Qi, the 2005 draft pick, said that he would not trade anything, but the 2006 pick was different, not to mention the quality of rookies, and when the team puzzle was basically completed next year, the goal of the playoffs should be achieved, and the 2006 draft pick would be a bit chicken.

John Nash was cautious and did not give an immediate reply, but asked Jiang Qi to wait for a while, and then call when the result was available.

Putting down the phone and seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, Jiang Qi shrugged, "We will definitely not be able to pick a good point guard this year, we should get a good signing next year, and it will be better to choose a rookie point guard to train me at that time." ”

It's true that he can't choose an excellent point guard this year, but there are still some things that Lao Jiang didn't say, and there was no point guard in 2004 that he could look at. It's true that Shaun Livingston is a talented point guard, but a talented point guard with injuries is not as good as a mediocre and healthy one, and as for Harris, that one has little merit other than speed. Of course, Jiang Qi has also considered the big fish in the free market - Nash, but whether Nash, who has left the D'Antoni system, can adapt to other tactical systems is a headache, and it is impossible for the rookie director to find Italians to transform and play bombardment but live without a championship......

Everyone in the conference room also understands that a good point guard can really be said to be unattainable.

While waiting, Jiang Qi picked up the rookie list and began to talk to the coaching staff and Uncle Billy about the players they were optimistic about. About half an hour later, the bell suddenly rang, there was a response from Portland, the rookie director hurriedly pressed the speaker, and silence returned to the conference room.

"Mr. Jiang, you need a point guard to come into the team's rotation to replace the departing Jason Terry, and then you also need the No. 13 pick in the first round of this year's draft, I can understand that."

"Any new options?" , Jiang Qi did not respond positively, but asked rhetorically.

"I brought in the Golden State Warriors as a third party to trade with us, our Trail Blazers are willing to send the No. 13 pick in the first round this year, and Golden State is willing to send their point guard Nick Van Exel, and the Knicks' contract is also only 12 million in the final year, and then it can also free up salary space, does Mr. Jiang approve this trade plan?"

Nick Van Exel, Jiang's first instinct was to see Thibodeau, who is also a player with a surname, and if Thibodeau doesn't nod, he is ready to give up on the three-way deal.

Interestingly, Van Exel was also once the Mavericks' popular Super Sixth Man, with excellent breakouts and unreasonable outside shooting, often taking shots one step or more from beyond the three-point line, and being a sharp knife when it was hot, leaving opponents at a loss.

The madman classmate is also a player who is full of desire for victory, although the surname is slightly hot, but Thibodeau obviously does not reject this kind of player, and nodded slightly at Jiang Qi.

After a little consideration, the rookie director continued to bargain, "Nick's last name...... Mr. Nash has always wanted to send Dale Davis, and this trade must have come true. ”

John Nash's face was a little bitter, the Warriors wanted to accept Dale Davis and get rid of Van Exel, and the Trail Blazers were reluctant to complete the deal because of the surname of the crazy classmate.

However, the embarrassment of being picked out was only for a moment, "According to Mr. Jiang's words, the three of us take what we need...... You see? ”

"I also want the Warriors' first-round pick for next year, and of course, if you want, we'll trade it for the 2006 first-round pick." , Jiang Qi made a request.

"This ......," John Nash was still groaning, when another voice on the other end of the phone interjected, "yes, we can trade this first-round pick." ”

Before Jiang Qi could ask, John Nash took the initiative to introduce: "Mr. Jiang, this is Chris Mullin, the general manager of the Golden State Warriors. ”

Only then did Lao Jiang understand that the other party had come out of a three-way conference call.

"Good!" , the rookie director made a decision, and this three-party transaction was agreed.

The Golden State Warriors were traded for the Portland Trail Blazers' Dale Davis and Dan Decow, as well as an unprotected 2006 first-round pick from the Hawks.

The Portland Trail Blazers were thrilled to welcome the Hawks' two-way guard Jason Terry and power forward Alan Henderson.

Atalanta, on the other hand, acquired Golden State Warriors' veteran point guard Nick Van Exel, as well as the Portland Trail Blazers' 2004 first-round pick No. 13, and the Golden State Warriors' 2005 first-round pick without protection.

The three parties decided to report to the league on the day of the draft and wait for it to be completed after approval, and as for the gains and losses, they can only wait until the future to verify.

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