Presti didn't expect the Clippers to turn down a trade for Bledsoe.

The reason why they took Bledsoe, who had little effect on the team with the 18th pick, was because they wanted to trade it.

But Presti wasn't sure if the Clippers wanted to pick Bledsoe with the 19th pick.

There will always be insiders leaking information to the outside before, and this is already an unspoken rule of the alliance.

Each team has ghosts and informants against each other, and there is no way around it.

Because the alliance is so big, the professionals are so little, and all kinds of relationships are still messy.

For example, Presti has worked at Spurs before, and he must have a good relationship with some Spurs employees.

Inevitably, some news will leak into Presti's ears.

Similarly, some of the Thunder's employees have worked for other teams in the past.

They will also leak information to other teams for personal feelings, money, or other reasons.

Also, scouts are running around the country all day, and you can't keep an eye on them doing secrecy every day.

These scouts will exchange and share information in private, and some unintentional words will become information in the hands of those who have a good intention.

With this information, the party that has the information can be more confident when it comes to trading.

For example, in the 2006 draft, the Trail Blazers had the information that the Timberwolves and the Rockets had discussed in advance.

So he used the Celtics' pick with the seventh pick to boldly cut off Randy Foye.

Then he traded to get Foye, and then traded Roy with the Timberwolves for the sixth pick.

Both completed their own trade and got the players they wanted.

However, the Timberwolves failed to operate, causing the Rockets to follow and unlucky not to get Roy.

If the Trail Blazers hadn't gotten accurate information on the Timberwolves draft, they wouldn't have traded with the Celtics, and they would have traded after getting Foye, which is too complicated.

Therefore, intelligence is the basis of excellent trading, and without intelligence, you don't know the other party's intentions and hole cards, and you will inevitably be led by the opponent.

Presti was a little led by the nose this time, and the information on the Clippers' 19th pick selection was very vague.

Previously, the Clippers' news control was very loose, basically transparent to the outside world, and what was leaked quickly.

This draft meeting was airtight, and I found several informants who said they didn't know, or some people said they didn't want to disclose it.

It is said that nearly half of the Clippers' scouts have gone to China, and the remaining half are concentrated in Los Angeles and have not gone anywhere.

Presti suspects that Smart, the general manager from China, has used a special set of tactics to control these people.

Only when the information is kept secret will it have such an iron-clad effect.

It took a lot of effort for Presti to know that the Clippers could be the 19th pick in Bledsoe, but it's not certain.

This left Presti uncertain, but he would love to get a future first-round pick from the Clippers through this trade.

So, with the 18th pick, Presti still took Bledsoe, and immediately after that, he received a call from the Clippers saying that he wanted to make a trade.

Presti breathed a sigh of relief, proud of her intelligence work, which finally came into play.

However, it was Piomberti who called, and he said that he needed confirmation from the general manager before deciding whether to trade or not.

Presti thinks the Clippers are bargaining, trying to stall for time, and not wanting to trade in the first round or the second round.

Of course, he disagreed, saying that he had to trade immediately on the same day, otherwise he would trade with another team.

Unexpectedly, Piomberti said, "Then you go and trade with other teams, I don't have the right to trade without Mr. Smart's permission." ”

After hanging up the phone, Presti went to a few other teams, but either didn't have much interest in a small defender like Bledsoe.

Either they also refuse to play the first round, so it is better to wait for the news from the Clippers, and Presti can only send a message saying that he can wait.

By the next day, Presti had been in the office waiting for the Clippers to call, only to arrive in the afternoon.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Smart doesn't want to make this deal, he doesn't want to trade a small guard in the first round, you go find another team, sorry," he said. ”

Presti is stunned, what about playing me? I've asked all the other teams for a round, but nothing has come of it.

You played me around, and now you don't want to?

But thinking about it, Presti felt that the Clippers had done nothing wrong.

Who told you to cut off your beard at the 18th pick? Isn't it just for a first-round pick?

That's when it's a mental game, if the Clippers are hell-bent on Bledsoe.

I will definitely be tempted to call and agree to Presti's chips.

So, it's up to who can bear it better!

Presti endured it, endured it for an hour, and finally couldn't bear it.

Forget it, it was useless for Bledsoe to stay in his hands, and he clash with Westbrook.

Smart, this dog thing, really has some means, and he can endure it.

So, Presti took the initiative to call Smart and said that they could talk.

Min Congda thought to himself, talk? Talking about chicken feathers, I didn't want Bledsoe in the first place.

This player can shoot suddenly, and he is still a graduate of a prestigious Kentucky school.

What kind of person do you think I am, can I have a player like this?

If I want it, won't my character collapse?

The two chatted for a while, and Presti could tell that Min Congda really didn't seem to want Bledsoe.

Presti felt that her reputation had been ruined, so how could she make the wrong choice because of misinformation?

If the Clippers don't want it, he can only think about trading it to another team and trying to exchange two second-round picks or something.

"Okay, Smart, you've done a really good job of secrecy, awesome, awesome."

Just as Presti was about to hang up the phone, Min Congda suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and a bold idea popped into his head.

He stopped Presti and said, "Wait! Wait, Sam, I suddenly have a trade offer, I don't know if you want to hear it. ”

"No problem, you can say, I'm listening."

"Sam, what do you think of Eric Gordon as a player?"

"Gordon, that's great, he's been fantastic in the first round of the playoffs."

Gordon managed to "limit" Kobe Bryant in the two games the Clippers won in the first round of the playoffs.

His full-court marking of Kobe Bryant and his relentless harassment made Kobe's performance greatly abnormal.

And he also contributed enough on the offensive end, averaging 15.8 points per game in the regular season to surpass Baron Davis.

In the playoffs, you can always carry a bag of dynamite to the basket and score when you need it.

After playing this season, especially in the playoffs, Gordon can be said to be worth a lot.

When the rookie contract ends, not to mention signing the maximum salary, it is certain that 10 million a year will go up.

Such a player in the team is undoubtedly not in line with Min Congda's bad plan.

This kid with a round face, Min Congda wanted to get him away at the beginning of the season, and now he suddenly felt that he had found an opportunity.

"Sam, what do you think of me using Gordon plus a first-round pick and a second-round pick for Bledsoe and Harden?"

Min Congda gave his trade advice, and to show his sincerity, he also added a second round.

I'm afraid that Presti will feel that he is losing, after all, Harden is also a flower show, and his performance in the regular season is still good.

There was more than a dozen seconds of silence on the other end of the phone, and Presti was clearly in a tangle and hesitation.

He originally just wanted to send Bledsoe out for a first-round change, but who knew that Smart suddenly amplified his moves.

Is he going to trade Eric Gordon? Gordon who just made the playoffs? Is he crazy?

"I... I need some time to think about it, can I give me a little time? ”

"Of course you can, if you think about it, just call me and let me know."

(End of chapter)