Chapter 108: About the Trading Plan

Inside a hotel in Los Angeles.

Su Chen was using the computer, browsing the information he had just asked Dennis Lindsay to send.

On this information, there is a list of high-quality interior players in various teams in the league.

Their technical characteristics are statistical, as well as the estimated chips to trade them, Dennis Lindsay.

He's thinking about trading.

When Su Chen told Dennis Lindsay, Dennis Lindsay was very shocked.

Because the team is playing well at the moment, okay, why is it suddenly going to be traded?

However, Su Chen is the person who talks about the Timberwolves now, Su Chen asked him to prepare, and he has nothing to say, so he can only go and sort out the information that Su Chen wants first.

At this time, Su Chen was on an online video call with Dennis Lindsay.

"Sue, we rookies have a lot of potential, is it really necessary to trade?"

Dennis Lindsay, on the other end of the video, asked Su Chen.

After Su Chen heard this, he chuckled.

"Of course it's necessary."

Su Chen was still browsing the information.

To be honest, the fighting power shown by the Timberwolves rookies made Su Chen feel a little beyond expectations.

In fact, according to the original plan, Su Chen was not so anxious, and it was okay to cultivate this rookie lineup for a season or two and then compete for the championship.

But the bondage of the strikers, as well as the presence of simulated glasses, seem to be a bigger bonus to these rookies than he imagined.

It is precisely because of the recent good play that Su Chen has greater ambitions.

The plan has changed, the Timberwolves are the champions!

That's right, Su Chen is now in this season and has begun to dream of the championship.

But since the goal is to win the championship, it is necessary to look at the current lineup with the eyes of the championship.

The current roster structure is actually not so perfect.

If Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jimmy Butler are the core, then Gobert will be a little awkward.

Don't look at the two sets of lineups that can be played five up and five down now, and they need to reduce the rotation in the playoffs.

With a reduction in rotation, Gobert will have less and less playing time.

Although Giannis Antetokounmpo can also feed cakes to Gobert, feeding butter hand Gobert cakes is not such a cost-effective thing in itself.

In other words, if Gobert is replaced by a man who has the ability to block and cover and can also block and shoot three-pointers, then is it more suitable?

Muscala is not bad, but he is nowhere near the starting center forward for a championship-contending team.

And let's be honest.

Don't look at this team to start the tournament with such a good record, but it's not enough to say that it is not enough to compete for the championship.

There are too many rookies.

Iguodala, Butler, and Lore Deng already have a lot of immediate combat power.

But others are much worse.

Although Josh Smith is also a veteran player, his own high-end performance is good, so it is good to play off the bench to increase some firepower.

McCollum, Seth Curry, Robert Covington, Patrick Beverley, Chris Middleton, Rudy Gobert, Mike Muscala.

These rookies simply won't be able to play that much after the playoffs cut back in the rotation.

Su Chen picked up the pen and wrote the team's future list.

Andre Iguodala, Jimmy Butler, Lore Deng, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Chris Middleton.

These five people were the first to be written down by Su Chen.

These are the ones who are sure not to be traded.

Although Middleton is also a rookie, he is a second-year rookie and has been training for a year.

This was supposed to be his season when he should have made statistics, and he was also a good fit for Giannis Antetokounmpo, who belonged to the original Bucks lineup.

Then Su Chen ticked three more names in the next list.

Robert Covington, Patrick Beverley, Mike Muscala.

Of these three people, Su Chen still felt that he could stay.

On the one hand, even if they are given the ball to brush, they will not be able to trade value, and on the other hand, they are cheap and affordable, and the functionality is very good.

Covington is a player at the level of the answer to the lineup, and Beverley's mental qualities are important and the kind of player the team needs to boost morale.

Muscala, an interior player with three-pointers, rebounds and defense, even if each item is only a passing level, is still very popular in the small-ball era.

These three people can't be exchanged for anything good if they belong to the transaction, and it's quite useful to stay.

Then among those who can trade, it is obvious.

CJ McCollum, Seth Curry, Rudy Gobert.

All three of them have a characteristic, and they can't play high-end games at all.

In fact, not to mention the rookies, they are at their peak, and they have no performance in the high-end game.

McCollum and Lillard haven't made it out of the West.

Gobert was directly used as a scope by a first-class guard in the high-end game, and was also used as a toy by other first-class interior players.

Little Curry doesn't mention it.

But they all belong to the type that can brush up on high transaction value.

One of the most shocking is Gobert, the 10-for-1 transaction that shook the past and the present, so that the entire trading market fell into a stagnation because of this transaction.

Gobert is really bluffing, his ability to eat cakes and protect the frame and the quality of blocking and dismantling, and the data are very gorgeous.

His height and reach talent have made many teams fall the curtain.

Not only did the Jazz offer a contract with the highest salary, but the later Timberwolves took out all their family assets in exchange for Gobert, who is gorgeous in all aspects.

McCollum's trade value is also good, and this kind of scorer is still so young that there will be a team to look at.

Curry Jr. can also brush up the data if he gives some data, how can he average 15 points per game at the peak of his career, even if he is a role player-type shooter, he is relatively high-quality.

Coupled with the fact that his brother Stephen Curry has just won the championship and FMVP, Curry Jr.'s data can also rub off on his brother's fame and increase some trade value.

"I mean, we don't have to be in such a hurry even if we trade, and there's a difference between letting them brush up for a season and just brush half a season."

Dennis Lindsay said helplessly.

Even if Su Chen brushes up the data of the players he wants to trade, he can't give full play to the maximum transaction value, and the management of other teams will take the opportunity to lower the price even if he is tempted.

"As long as I can get the person I want, I will lose a point."

Su Chen said with some indifference.

As a traverser, the most important thing is this kind of high-quality rookie resources.

Besides, Gobert McCollum is not a lot of quality, and there will still be an MVP of a second-round pick next season!

Dennis Lindsay was a little helpless when he heard this, if it weren't for Su Chen signing a gambling agreement, even the boss couldn't interfere, Dennis Lindsay would have wanted to report to the boss.

It's simply not an asset as an asset.

But the boss is also a pair of attitudes, as long as he can make the playoffs, everything else doesn't matter.

This makes him even if he wants to go to the boss and say that the boss will not necessarily be on his side, after all, he has no ability to lead the Timberwolves to the playoffs.

"So which players do you have your eye on now, I'll go and ask somebody what their management thinks of their players."

Dennis Lindsay said helplessly.

Now the whole Timberwolves are handed over to this big guy, and they point to this big guy who can bring the Timberwolves into the playoffs.

"Valanciunas, Ibaka, Horford"

Su Chen was also unkind, and reported all the players he wanted.

Among them are the cheap Wallan, the All-Star interior Horford, and the consecutive All-Defensive First Team and the consecutive block king, Ibaka.

The players reported also expressed Su Chen's firm trade intentions, even if the trade is not at the All-Star level, even if it is cheap Valan.

Originally, Su Chen still wanted to report Anthony Davis, but thinking about his own chips, he still forgot it, and Davis is basically not for sale now.

Besides, Davis is also a sophomore rookie, and if he really matches the championship-winning lineup, his combat power is still almost meaningless.

Cousins, who was in the same situation as Davis, Su Chen also did not choose an offer.

"By the way, Brook Lopez, and Mark Gasol, you should keep an eye out for it."

Su Chen thought for a moment and reported two more players to Dennis Lindsay.

These two All-Star insiders are actually more suitable for the current lineup.

Needless to say, the Timberwolves now have Brother Alphabet and Middleton, and another Lopez is almost the original team of the Bucks to win the championship.

If you can exchange it for Da Luo, you can simply spend a little price and exchange Holiday with you.

The Bucks' lineup for winning the championship is basically complete.

Of course, it is actually unrealistic to change Da Luo.

Because this year's Nets are going to produce results, they stud Pierce Garnett.

The Nets, which make up the lineup of Da Lopez, Garnett, Pierce, Joe Johnson, and Delon, probably won't use the lineup to change rookies.

The White Bear Tyrant spends so much money just for the championship, and he doesn't think about the future of the team at all, and the Nets basically won't use Da Luo, an All-Star insider, to change the rookie.

Even if the three rookies are packed, the Nets probably don't want to take a second look.

As for Mark Gasol, in fact, Su Chen didn't particularly want to change.

Gasol Jr. does not have the ability to score three, but he has a relatively stable mid-range, and Gasol Jr. will be better in all aspects than Valan.

But now little Gasol is too expensive.

The three rookies are packed, and it is estimated that they all have to add the first round, and it is possible to change the combat power in the current lineup.

The Grizzlies obviously don't want to move this lineup now, and Gasol Jr. was last season's DPOY, the All-Star All-Star Second Team.

It is still the peak of Gasol Jr.'s career, and it is very normal for the asking price to be high.

Ibaka are much cheaper, and while the defensive accolades are almost the same as those of the small plus, Ibaka is too rough offensively.

Ibaka, who has not been an All-Star once, will also completely lose patience with Ibaka in the 2016 season.

Secondly, Horford, an All-Star, is also far cheaper than Gasol Jr.

Although Horford has been selected as an All-Star multiple times throughout his career, he has been an All-Star substitute, which is like summing up his entire career.

Although he can be selected as an All-Star, he has never been the one who shines the most, and he has always been a supporting role.

However, the Timberwolves need such a supporting role now, Horford is always conscientious on the court, and his wife is also extremely beautiful.

Su Chen shook his head, why did he want to be crooked when he talked about Horford.

But whether it can be traded or not, it's always right to remember that it's suitable for the Timberwolves anyway.

Dennis Lindsay didn't have too many doubts and wrote down the list provided by Su Chen.

"Some of the people on this list have a chance to trade before the trade deadline, but only if the chips we offer are tempting enough."

Dennis Lindsay, after taking the list, analyzed the market value of these people.

Some people are easy to do, some people are not, but overall there is a chance.

Dennis Lindsay also made it clear that the chips must be tempting enough to make a successful trade possible.

"Don't worry, I'll make them attractive enough."

Su Chen is more confident in this.

With Giannis Antetokounmpo on the court as a containment, it can even directly ask Giannis Antetokounmpo to make cakes for Gobert himself.

As a trio of chips, they should all be able to farm good data.

Half a season of exposure before the trade deadline.

Although half a season will not allow them to show their full strengths, so that the value of the trade is discounted.

But in fact, it can also cover up many of their shortcomings.

For example, McCollum and Curry Jr. have poor defense.

Under the overall high-intensity defense of the Timberwolves, as long as these two do not play at the same time, it is not difficult to hide a player's defensive flaws in the regular season.

At the same time, Su Chen will also set a strict number of passes to Gobert.

Others are not allowed to pass the ball to Gobert even if they see that Gobert has a big or small opportunity under the basket and raise their hands to ask for the ball.

Because Gobert's passing of the ball may not be able to hold it steadily, even if it is misplaced, it is only against the front line.

Next, the Timberwolves only allowed Giannis Antetokounmpo and Josh Smith to pass the ball to Gobert, and they were not allowed to pass anything to the ground or anything like that, all of which were high throws and empty catches.

You want to make Gobert an expensive interior player who eats cakes efficiently and has gorgeous defensive rebounding stats.

There is no such thing as three or five first rounds, and you don't have to ask for the price!

Now under this rule, this kind of Gobert size inside line is very fragrant.

If you want to come back with an All-Star interior player with space, Gobert is the main value, and McCollum is an additional chip to put it bluntly.

No matter what the version, the inside line is still very valuable.

Why the top picks in the past are often picked up by the inside.

Even Jordan was robbed of the top spot by Olajuwon.

Because the inside line is the easiest to judge, as long as you look at his physical talent, combined with the performance of the game, you can basically judge whether you can shoot or not.

"In short, what level of interior line you can change to depends on the value of your chips."

Dennis Lindsay also nodded.

Then the two talked about some details, and the call ended.

"It looks like the plan is going to change, and it's time to work out the core tactics with McCollum and Gobert."

Su Chen took out the rimless glasses in his jacket pocket and fiddled with them.

There are simulated glasses, but there is no need to worry about the problem of tactical run-in after the transaction.

If you don't have the simulation glasses, you can develop McCollum and Gobert's core tactics now, and after the trade, you will have to re-practice the tactics.

In that case, the Timberwolves will not necessarily have the state to rush into the playoffs, let alone the championship.

(End of chapter)