Chapter 390: Half-orc Farid enters the battle!
However, the Lakers management swept around the free agency market and found that the problem was a bit big, not only did there be no reliable power forward with three-point shooting ability, but even a qualified defensive power forward could not be found......
According to Magic Johnson's idea, the Lakers will build a championship-winning lineup next season, and if some stinky tomatoes and rotten bird eggs are introduced, not only will they not work, but they may drag the team back......
The so-called offensive and defensive power forward must be outstanding in defense and has good three-point ability in offense......
Such a big forward is a treasure no matter which team he is in, and whoever is willing to let it go will renew his contract early before it expires......
And some defensive power forwards or big forwards who are not good at defense and have good offense have not appeared in the free market, and the Lakers management has no choice but to focus on the trade......
Now, the Lakers can only strengthen their power forward position through trades. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
First of all, the Lakers contacted their old friends, the Grizzlies......
In the Grizzlies lineup, the only one who meets the Lakers' conditions is center Marc Gasol......
Gasol Jr. has a strong defense and three-point ability, and although he plays the center position, it is completely feasible to play a cameo role as a power forward!
If it can really be combined with Sun Dahei, the Pelican Twin Towers are a little vulnerable in front of the new black and white bear combination!
But the boss of the Grizzlies, this time he will not trade with the Lakers, look at the chips given by the Lakers, Ruhr Deng plus a Russell, and some cash......
This chip is a fool...... The Grizzlies boss is now disgusted by the rich and handsome Chandler's contract, and he will definitely want to die if there is another Ruhr Deng garbage contract......
And Russell overlaps with Mike Conley, who was just signed by the Grizzlies, could it be that it is necessary to cultivate Russell and let Conley, who has a five-year $160 million contract, play as a substitute? !
Most crucially, Marc Gasol is the absolute core of the Grizzlies......
You take a garbage contract plus a rookie and want to change the absolute core of a playoff team? The abacus clanged, and the grizzly boss felt that he had been greatly insulted, which was simply a fool......
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The Grizzlies owner didn't work here, and the Lakers contacted several teams with top power forwards, but as soon as people heard this offer, they directly shut the Lakers, and the reason why they didn't scold the Lakers management for being whimsical was still on the face of Magic Johnson......
Some even made an offer directly and exchanged Sun Dahei for ...... Almost made Magic Johnson vomit blood!
In the end, only the Timberwolves and the Nuggets were left, and there was a little hope......
The Timberwolves currently have a very good power forward Gorgui Guiang in the current lineup, who is very good defensively and has three-point shooting ability, and can definitely grow into a quasi-star-level power forward in the future, except that he is a little too young, there are no shortcomings.
And just signed a four-year, 64 million contract extension with the Timberwolves, which can also match the Lakers' offer of Lul Deng plus Russell......
But the Timberwolves are not stupid, with the golden boy Rubio, it is useless to ask Russell, and the Timberwolves have so many new stars that they can't be cultivated at all......
Of course, they didn't refuse, but made the offer they wanted, Randle Garrull Deng, plus a 2018 draft pick from the Lakers......
This is obviously the lion's mouth, Randle's value is definitely higher than Dieng, if the Timberwolves put forward only Randle plus Ruhr Deng, maybe the Lakers management will consider it, after all, the Timberwolves also swallowed Ruhr Deng's garbage contract.
With so many rookie players on the Timberwolves roster, they have enough salary space to swallow up Lul Deng's contract!
However, the Timberwolves added a draft pick, which is unacceptable to the Lakers, and if they do, the Lakers will obviously suffer!
The Lakers have always been good at robbery-style transactions, unless it is a special case, the Lakers are in the upper hand in the transaction, and it is impossible to suffer such a big loss for the sake of a Gion.
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The Timberwolves are talking about it, and the next thing is the Nuggets, who have become the Lakers' last hope to bring in the interior......
The Nuggets tragically fell on the threshold of the playoffs last season, were overtaken by the New Orleans Pelicans, and did not qualify for the playoffs......
However, with some new players on the roster growing, they are also ready to make a comeback this season and make another run for a playoff spot.
Jokic was the biggest gain of the Nuggets last season, no one expected that Jokic, who had been unknown in the first half of the game, would suddenly rise, with all kinds of big data plus triple-double data, making him a presence comparable to Porzingis at the end of last season.
In addition to Jokic, the Nuggets also sent a Nurkic this season, and after being sent, he also played very impressive statistics......
No one expected that the Nuggets, who had always been in the impression of luxury in the backcourt, would now become a team rich in high-quality interior lines.
In addition to Jokic and Nurkic who was sent away, the Nuggets currently have a lot of high-quality interior players on their roster.
Plumlee, who was originally the Nuggets, was the starting center, but with the rise of Jokic, he could only take a back seat to play as a substitute......
Gallinari, whose thin stature makes it difficult for him to be a defensive giant, is very good offensively, and is currently the leading scorer of the Nuggets, averaging 18 points per game, and his three-point accuracy is very much in line with the Lakers' philosophy......
Farid, nicknamed "Half-Orc", the nickname given by the Taiwanese side is "Flying Dragon with a Thousand Faces", I don't know what the hell this is......
The defense is very strong, he is a typical defensive giant, and he also has very good rebounding strength, he can play the position of center and power forward, and the template for the draft is Ben Wallace!
However, because there are too many Nuggets inside, it is difficult for him to get too many opportunities to play at present, averaging 21 minutes per game, and can contribute 9.7 points plus 7.5 rebounds!
The only drawback is that the offense is a little rough and he doesn't have three-point shooting ability, but his strong defensive skills still make the Lakers management very hot! He also became an alternative for the Lakers.
In addition to the above three, the Nuggets also have two new interior players in the lineup, Hernangomez and Darrell Arthur, who actually have a similar style to Gallinari, and both of them are extremely terrible three-point shooting, reaching 45% three-point shooting that is difficult for guards to achieve......
However, the Lakers are not too interested in these two, although these two people look at the unlimited potential, but after all, they have not proven their strength, the Lakers are going to form a championship-winning lineup, and it is definitely impossible to risk on these two people.
The Nuggets also have a high round Hibbert on the inside......
When Sun Dahei knew that the Lakers were currently discussing a plan with the Nuggets to trade the inside line, he also went to the domestic website to learn about the situation of the Nuggets' inside line......
As a result, it's okay that he didn't understand it, and it directly gave him a nightmare!
Because Hibbert is tall and often slashes the data of 0 points and 0 boards, he was given a nickname by the Chinese people......
And Gao Wanlu's appearance and Gao Yuanyuan are like carved out of a mold, and many domestic fans have also learned about the situation of Sun Dahei's girlfriend Gao Wanlu, and directly gave her the nickname "Little Gao Yuanyuan".
Sun Dahei felt that he would not be able to look directly at Hibbert in the future, and he even had a nickname with his girlfriend......
He was really afraid that he would have a nightmare one day, Gao Yuanyuan pursed his lips and asked for a kiss from himself, but this Gao Yuanyuan was black, tall and stout...... (Zhao Youting, the hatred of taking his wife is not shared!) )
It's enough nightmare to have one EJ Johnson, and one more Hibbert, and then Sun Dahei will definitely want to die.
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"Ahem, I think it's better to choose anyone, Hibbert should not be chosen......" Sun Dahei participated in the meeting of the Lakers' uniform team and directly stated his opinion, you can choose anyone, just don't want Hibbert......
Lakers management gave Sun Dahei a strange look, Hibbert? He posted it upside down, and the Lakers wouldn't want it......
You must know that Hibbert played a season with the Lakers, which is the black history that the Lakers can't look back on......
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Basically, now the Lakers have decided to target Gallinari or the orc Farid.
The Nuggets are also desperate for a good backcourt player, and the biggest reason why they didn't make the playoffs last season despite Jokic's rise was that the backcourt was too weak for Moodier to pick up the burden of the team's backcourt offense.
If Russell can be brought into the lineup, the Nuggets will not be a loss.
Of course, Gallinari, the current team's top scorer, the Nuggets are definitely unwilling to give away, and they are only willing to negotiate a trade offer with the Lakers......
Now, Farid's playing time in the Nuggets lineup is decreasing, and one of him and Plumlee will definitely be traded, and now the Lakers are willing to trade Russell, a potential backcourt two-way guard, to trade Farid, and the Nuggets can't ask for it!
As for Ruhr Deng's large garbage contract, the Nuggets still have a way to deal with it! You must know that the Nuggets have a lot of potential inside the current roster, and next season there will definitely be one of the two Hernan-Maggs or Arthur who can play like Nurkic, and then package it with Ruhr Deng and trade it directly to get rid of this garbage contract......
In the end, the Lakers used Russell plus Ruhr Deng's chips to successfully exchange for the half-orc Farid from the Nuggets!
Although this deal is somewhat contrary to Magic Johnson's idea of looking for a power forward with three-point shooting ability, Magic Johnson also knows that this is a helpless move!
Excluding those top power forwards who have both offense and defense, Gallinari should be the player who best meets the requirements of Magic Johnson, but if they don't sell it, what can be done......
Finally dangling around the league and harvesting the half-orc Farid, this is the most perfect ending that the Lakers' uniform team can reap, it is better than letting Ruhr Deng's garbage contract rot in his hands!
Sun Dahei doesn't have much opinion on this deal, he doesn't know much about Farid's situation, and he hasn't played against Farid several times against the Nuggets, but looking at the data, he should be a very good defensive striker, and he will definitely become his qualified right-hand man.
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After getting this deal, the Lakers uniform team finally breathed a sigh of relief, two big garbage contracts, one has been disposed of, and Mozgov is left below!
In this deal, the Lakers sent Ruhr Deng and Russell to get the half-orc Farid, which can't be said to be too profitable, only to say that it doesn't suffer, of course, for the Lakers' lineup, it's still quite profitable.
With the arrival of Chris Paul, Russell must have few opportunities to play, of course, putting Russell on the bench and strengthening the Lakers bench lineup is still very good, but the Lakers management feels that it is a bit too much of a loss, and Russell's potential can definitely be exchanged for a qualified main starter.
Sending the big garbage contract of Ruhr Deng plus a little-used Russell, and getting the half-orc Farid who can definitely make the Lakers' interior defense impregnable!
The Nuggets, on the other hand, sent a little-used backup center Faried, got the much-needed backcourt talent Russell, and they also have a way to dispose of the big garbage contract!
It can be said that this is a completely win-win deal, the Lakers and the Nuggets are not losing, they are all winners!
When this trade information was exposed, the originally calm offseason became hot, and the Lakers made a big move, following their previous series of layoffs, they finally made a big move and introduced the half-orc Farid!
Sun Dahei, who is as brutal as a bulldozer under the basket, and his performance on the court is as savage as an orc, and now it's okay, the Lakers have brought in another half-orc Farid? I'm afraid that those players who like to break through the inside line will definitely cry extremely miserably when they encounter the Lakers, with Sun Dahei and Farid guarding the restricted area, how did they break in?!
Farid has not had a good reputation in the NBA in recent years, but many old fans still know the defensive strength of this half-orc, after all, the draft template is Ben Wallace, how can it be that the defense is not strong!
In addition to defense, Farid's rebounding strength is also extremely strong, coupled with a ridiculously strong Sun Dahei, fans all over the world can already determine that the team with the most rebounds per game next season will definitely be the Lakers!
How to attack such an inside combination? Those teams that are interested in winning the championship directly order all the players in the lineup to train all the projection skills in the offseason, and against the Lakers, don't think about breaking through the inside line, that is completely an act of looking for death, one Sun Dahei is enough, and now there is another half-orc Farid, these two half-orcs will definitely make the breakthrough players worse than dead!