During the Olympics, news of a trade for the Pistons became the focus of attention in the American media. The Pistons were ready to make changes to their starting lineup that had been the same for years, but surprisingly, the first target to be shot was not Billups or Rasheed Wallace, as everyone speculated, but the most obedient Tyshayn Prince.

Pistons general manager Dumas put Prince on the trade table early to listen to offers from interested teams.

Prince was put on the trading table, which did surprise many. With the Pistons, Prince is the youngest of the five starters, and his contract is relatively cheapest, with an average salary of $10 million a year, and he has never had any conflicts with the head coach or management when it comes to his approach to the game. If the Pistons are going to rebuild, it shouldn't be Prince first. And in terms of trade value, there aren't many players like Prince who can focus on defense and be able to help the team consistently on the offensive end.

However, Dumas's determination to break up the team is unquestionable, especially with the strong support of owner Davidson. And with the arrival of new coach Michael Corry, the Pistons will also enter a new era.

The Pistons need interior players more than small forwards. Rashid Wallace is old, Muhammad is useless, and rookie McGee is too skinny to resist people on the inside. After the departure of Ben Wallace and McDyce, the Pistons slumped and were eliminated in the first round. They found that in order to win, they couldn't lose their interior defense, and they had to protect their rebounds.

The Suns were the first to express their interest in Prince, hoping to exchange Dior and Prince. However, Dumas has little interest in the French striker.

The Kings jumped out of contract because of Artest, leaving only one Salmons at the small forward position. They want to send Mike Bibby to trade Pistons Prince. The deal was also rejected by Dumas. Bibby's salary in the 08-09 season reached $15.82 million, averaging 14.1 points and 6.5 assists per game, but he could only be a backup for Billups, with a high salary and low ability.

The teams that offered to ask for a trade gave out poor chips, and the Pistons couldn't look at it. Two months after the end of the season, Dumas could not hold his breath and was ready to take the initiative.

The Pistons' purpose is to rebuild, and they want to completely change the status quo of outside players. So Billups is also on the trade list. Rasheed Wallace has only one year left on his contract, and they can afford it. And if they want to trade the current Wallace out of the team, no team is willing to change.

The Pistons first contacted the Rockets.

After an extremely painful season, Rockets fans collectively "resell", and fans believe that it was Maddie who forced Hayes and Yao Ming away last season and directly ruined the Rockets. Maddie is no longer for sale, and after some discussion, Pistons executives decided to trade Billups and Prince for Maddie of the Rockets.

It has been suggested that the Pistons could trade Rashid Wallace and Prince for Maddy, but Wallace is too old and has been sluggish in the playoffs to make him less valuable. Billups is the league's top point guard, the Rockets point guard has always been a shortcoming, and his arrival will activate the whole team, especially the Rockets' selection of Jerry Bayless in the draft, a rookie who is good at breaking and attacking with the ball, and has a bit of a conflict with Maddy's position. Pistons executives think the Rockets should be tempted if they use Billups and Prince as chips.

But the Pistons were wrong, the Rockets were still reluctant to trade Maddy, Maddy averaged nearly 30 points per game last season, and the Rockets executives attributed the reason for not entering the playoffs to Oden's injury, weak interior, and the great Maddy was alone. This season, the Rockets Oden returned from injury, and the Rockets management believes that the team has the potential to challenge for a championship. In addition, Maddy's contract for the 09-10 season was about to expire, and he was definitely going to have to fight for his next contract, so Rockets manager Morey rejected the Pistons' offer after consulting with owner Alexander.

The Pistons are targeting Carmelo Anthony of the Nuggets, and the Pistons want a rebuilding core, but the Nuggets won't trade their star player.

After that, the Pistons took a fancy to Allen Iverson of the Timberwolves, and the Timberwolves did not want to trade Iverson at this time, in order to defend the championship next year, they had to keep the roster intact, and they would not follow the path of the Rockets winning the championship and breaking up. In addition, Iverson's contract expires in 2009, and the Timberwolves can either renew Iverson at a low price or choose not to renew his contract, freeing up the salary to attract stronger players. There's no need to trade Iverson out of the team at this time.

Dumas asked around and no team wanted to send an All-Star player to the Pistons for a trade. Billups is good, but he's so low-key that it makes one wonder how much of a difference he can make without the Pistons' offensive system.

The stars couldn't be replaced, so the Pistons had to target young players with a high surname price ratio and can be cultivated.

Dumas contacted Bobcats manager Rod Higgins. He knew that only by looking for the Bobcats could he trade the best player for the lowest price. The Bobcats are saturated with signings, and several unsigned players, Marc Gasol and Rudy Fernandez, are also good enough to perform well at the Olympics. Roy Hibbert is also a promising rookie.

The Pistons' initial proposal was to trade Prince and Rasheed Wallace in exchange for Gasol, Fernandes, and small forward Gerald Wallace for the Bobcats.

Sometimes the NBA business is like going to the wholesale market to buy clothes, and bargaining is always very unreasonable. Dumas began to have a tentative mentality.

Higgins said unceremoniously: "If you really want to trade, show some sincerity." I don't have to consider the plan you put forward at all, we can't look down on the two of you! There is no place for free delivery. It's a waste of my time! ”

Rasheed Wallace has no place for sure. In the eyes of the Bobcats' top management, Prince is also inferior to Gerard Wallace, and Prince is paid more than Gerard Wallace.

Dumas immediately traded his chips for Billups and Gapins, as well as next season's first-round pick, and traded for Gerard Wallace, Felton, Gasol, and Fernandez.

It's a two-for-four deal. The Bobcat still looked like it was losing money, but Higgins was a little moved and had a meeting with the others to discuss. The Bobcats let Calderon go, and the point guard position was a bit weak. Felton has not been able to play the main position, and the agent has also proposed to trade Felton. As for the two Spaniards, the Bobcat hierarchy is not optimistic at all, and it doesn't matter if they are sent out, the only one who is a little reluctant is Gerard Wallace. Prince was named to last season's All-Defensive Team and is also good at the small forward position. But if Wallace is sent away, there will be none of the Bobcats' veteran players left. Wallace certainly wouldn't want to leave the championship-winning Bobcats and go to the Pistons, which are starting to go downhill.

The Bobcats want to swap Wallace for someone else, like Bagnani. But the Pistons weren't interested in the No. 1 pick, who suffered a serious injury last season, and they insisted that the Bobcats were the only one worth trading for Wallace besides Hayes.

Jordan called Hayes just to ask for his opinion. Even if Wallace was sent away, the Bobcats didn't want Prince. There are also Durant and Miller at the small forward position. Instead of letting Prince, who has an annual salary of 10 million, come, it is better to cultivate Durant. And with the arrival of Prince, the Bobcats' total salary will exceed the limit of the luxury tax, and they will need to pay the luxury tax, and who would want to pay the luxury tax for a player who doesn't need it?

Hayes was a little embarrassed after hearing Jordan talk about the general situation. Gerard Wallace is a very brave small forward, playing hard, and has a strong ability to grab rebounds, and it is a pity to give up.

But if Billups gets to the Bobcats, there are no flaws in the Bobcats' lineup.

Based on the development trend of Hayes's previous life, Iverson's stats will start to weaken this season. Just because the Timberwolves don't want to change now doesn't mean they don't want to do so in the future. After the start of the season, if the Timberwolves management is dissatisfied with Iverson's state and exchanges Iverson plus role players for Billups and Prince, the Timberwolves' strength will be even better.

If Billups is not traded, the Bobcats will give up an All-Star and leave the main opponent with a chance to strengthen himself.

As for how to change, Hayes still has to think about it, and he decides to get his family's affairs done and return to the United States immediately.

After leaving the old school of Shandong University, Hayes went to the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China to apply for a bank card and passbook, and remitted 20 million yuan to the card. In China, 20 million yuan is enough for ordinary people to eat and drink for a family for several lifetimes.

Hayes then prepared to deliver the bank card and passbook to his parents. He thought of the easiest way to do it, and under the empty flower pot in front of his house, there was a spare key, which only the family of three knew. He can wait for his parents to go upstairs in the afternoon when they go to work, enter the room with the spare key, and leave the card and passbook. I also have to leave a note, write the password on it, and say that it is a rich man who Xuan Feng saved bravely in the past, and now he has come back to repay his kindness, and the money is a thank you.

Of course, Hayes didn't save anyone, but he wasn't worried that Xuan Feng in this life would expose this lie. He understands himself and will not be idiotic to the point where he doesn't want money!

It's almost noon to get these things done. Hayes hitchhiked to the Muslim community near Quancheng Square in Jinan to eat open-air kebabs. It was his favorite food when he was in China, and when he arrived in Jinan, he had to eat a big meal, which is difficult to eat elsewhere.

A replay of yesterday's USA vs Spain final is playing in the barbecue restaurant. Two young men were watching TV and chatting about the NBA.

"Wang Qianmo, can you change the channel? Didn't you watch this yesterday? The man with the flat head said.

"Brother Ping, Hayes is too fierce. He won't be able to average 40 points per game next season? Wang Qianmo stared at the TV and said. (Hayes thinks the fan's name is weird) Ping Ge laughed: "Impossible. Hayes played well because the U.S. team was so strong this time that he shot all open or singles, and the other countries in the Olympics were not physically fit. In the NBA, he will score 30 points at most, but next season the Bobcats will have a stronger lineup, and he will definitely pass the ball and will not score points for the scoring title. ”

"Brother Ping, I see that this black man behind you looks like Hayes. It's big enough......" Wang Qianmo whispered.

"I saw it just now, it's so similar. But how could Hayes come here to eat lamb kebabs? Hahaha. Brother Ping said with a smile.

Both spoke Jinan dialect, but Hayes understood it. He twisted his head and snickered.

"The Bobcats can only sign 15 people in the end, and I don't know who will stay, the lineup is too strong. They've got to trade, right? Wang Qianmo smiled.

"It probably would. If only we could get Billups. Watching the Olympics, it feels like he's a perfect fit for Hayes. As long as Hayes, Billups, and Ray Allen play a triangle offense, the effect is better than that of Kobe and Paul. The main thing is that Billups doesn't steal the ball. The Bobcats could trade Felton and Wallace, those two can't shoot three-pointers, and if they start, the triangle offense still can't play...... And I feel like Hayes is more appropriate to play small forward. Brother Ping said, his expression looking like that of an expert.

"The salaries aren't equal, right?" Wang Qianmo said.

"Three-way deal, see which team is interested in joining, anyway, there are a lot of Bobcats. It's okay to swap for next season's draft picks, and the Bobcats draft has been quite successful in the past two years. Brother Ping said.

Listening to the two chatting, Hayes suddenly figured it out.

After eating, Hayes calculated the time, took a ride to the Taoyuan community where he lived, and walked around the garden for a while.

Hayes hurried up to the third floor and successfully found the key. He opened the door like a thief, and put the bank card, passbook, and note in an envelope and placed it on the ground at the door, so that his parents would see the envelope and think that someone had slipped it through the crack in the door.

Just as he was about to close the door and leave, Hayes saw something and immediately froze. There is a large photograph on the cupboard, which is actually his posthumous portrait!

(To be continued)