The reason why Jiang Qi wants to recruit Payton is simple, Atlanta are very sure that they need a new point guard this summer, and the acquisition of veteran Payton will allow the young rookie point guard to grow rapidly.

And the gloves aren't just a rotation player for the Hawks, Jiang wants to keep Payton Sr. on the team as an assistant coach, so that with Wilkins, Inglish and Pippen, and Uncle Barrel, this Hall of Fame-level five-man assistant team would be an immeasurable asset to Atlanta.

Because the most lacking thing in a young team is experience.

On the list of completely free agents, the second player to be in Jiang Qi's circle is Eddie? House.

Eddie? House has no defense, no breakthrough, and the level of ball control can only be described as barely, but it is a three-point shot that allows him to be an important addition to the team's tactics, and House is a microwave oven structure, which can be activated at any time, that is, the combat power is amazing, but the salary is not high, which can be called a model of cost-effective role players.

And then Raja? Bell and Robert? Hawley, in addition to excellent defense, the former also has quite good offensive ability, and Mr. Hawley's resume is needless to say, big heart, championship temperament, rich playoff experience, these are all Hawley's own, but these two players are both pursuing from a certain point of view, Bell went to Phoenix to be attracted by the way the Suns played, and Hawley is in the Spurs, the iron-blooded team, it is not easy to change his mind.

Of course, these are Jiang Qi's alternatives, and as for which ones to attack in the end, they have to be studied with Xibode.

Unlike AC Milan, which quickly completed the framework as soon as they took over. This summer is the key to the Eagles' real formation. Jiang Qi can't be careless. As he sat down at his desk, he began to habitually comb through the schedule again, and the next trade and draft are the key to whether Atalanta, the underdog in the East, can take off.

The ringtone of the mobile phone rang again, and Lao Jiang saw the "Teresa" that popped up on the screen, and pressed the call button casually.

"The Rockets have decided to release him, and they want you to go to Houston as soon as possible to complete the deal." Teresa's words were brief, but this time the deal was infinitely close to being reached from planning to now. It lasted for half a year.

At the beginning, when the Eagles' system team and the coaching staff discussed the establishment of an interior core, they circled a few candidates. Although Jefferson's talent on the offensive end has been shown in his rookie season, his personal characteristics and physical condition are in an embarrassing situation between the fourth and fifth positions, which makes the coaching staff a headache, as a center Jefferson is not tall enough, as a power forward his pace is too slow, so the uniform staff and the coaching staff finally have to look at the trade market.

At present, in the league, excellent big men are the most scarce existence. In fact, I want an inner pillar, in addition to having a check holder. It also depends on luck.

There are only three people in the No. 5 position who meet the expectations of the Hawks, O'Neal, Yao Ming and last year's champion Howard, the big sharks settle in the Heat, what the Heat values is the championship, which the Hawks can't promise, Howard as the hope of Orlando rebuilding, it is impossible to be exchanged after the rookie season, and the Warcraft is still some time away from maturity, as for Da Yao...... The biggest obstacle is undoubtedly Alexander, the owner of the Rockets, and this shrewd Jew will flatly refuse a trade request if he only thinks about the Chinese market behind the little giant, not to mention that the chips in the Hawks may not be valued by Alexander.

Therefore, Jiang Qi earlier did not have much hope of trading to Da Yao and realizing the conjecture of N Tianchao Rocket fans.

On the contrary, Lao Jiang at that time put his expectations on the No. 4 position.

Although there are very few excellent power forwards in the league, they are still much easier to operate than centers. Tim? Dumb? Although Duncan can't find such an artifact, the wolf king Garnett and the big Gasol, the two mature interior axes, are still very promising, after joining forces with Kassel and Sprewell to impact the championship, Jiang Qi feels that the Timberwolves and Garnett himself should have moved the idea of rebuilding, and although the Grizzlies achieved quite good results last season, this team has never been a team with the goal of winning the championship, and the sister-in-law is still better to pursue.

However, the real turning point of the matter was the addition of Teresa, the eldest lady, as the person in charge of the team's operations, after consulting the coaching staff, Teresa put the plan of trading Da Yao in the first place, and completely took over this seemingly extremely difficult task.

Choosing Yao Ming, Teresa undoubtedly values the team's growing influence in China, a market.

Thibodeau values the role of the little giant on the inside and the character of the team, as well as the good working relationship that has been well done before, simply put, Da Yao is a player who is easy and reassuring for the head coach to use, which is very important for a young team.

As for Jiang Qi's choice of Yao Ming, there is no doubt that it is to help him and fulfill a wish for himself.

Now that the deal is on the table, it proves that 99% of the progress has been completed.

The 2005 playoffs were undoubtedly a disappointing journey for the Houston Rockets, McGrady's arrival did not allow the team to make it past the first round of the playoffs, and two consecutive wins on the road did not make them the last laugh in the Texas Civil War, this is the trajectory of the Rockets' fate, when the key players are stable, the management has never been able to piece together the right role players, and when the role players meet expectations, the key players have been ruined by injuries, which is the real sad thing.

Especially for a long time, the Rockets have not been able to find a suitable helper to share the pressure on Yao Ming's interior, which is the root cause of the Little Giant's injuries and the reason why the fourth quarter is often dumb.

However, Yao Ming still can't let go of the clouds of disappointment to completely relax his body and mind, and the men's Asian Basketball Championship in September has made him have to go to recovery training after the season to prepare for the national team's first game.

As an old friend, Jiang needs to meet with him before the deal is made and complete negotiations with Dawson in Houston.

To be able to get this transfer intention from Alexander, a shrewd businessman, in addition to Teresa's strong connections, I am afraid that it will also pay a considerable price, you must know that it was Yao Ming who helped Alexander quickly expand the personal wealth of Jews, and to survive in a certain circle, you must abide by the rules of this circle.

But just as Jiang Qi was arranging the chips for this transaction, the screen of T40 suddenly dimmed, and a gray-bordered prompt bar popped up on it-

"Your Excellency has started the first task after the system upgrade: the hard 1%!" (To be continued......)