Rodman is 32 years old, but he wants a long-term contract, at least $18 million for five years, with an average annual salary of $3.6 million, which is not much smaller than Jordan's contract, which is something he can't do, and the Pistons can't offer Rodman such a big contract now, he can't get through it here, and he can't get through it with the boss.

At this time, he thought that it would be better to package and trade the Trail Blazers' main center, Clifford Robinson.

Robinson is the No. 9 pick in the second round in 89, only 26 years old, he averaged 31.4 minutes per game this past season, played 19.1 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 2.2 blocks.

Creverd Robinson and Ronnie Secali are teamed up, and the defense may not be as good as Seculi and Rodman, and the rebounding is not as good, but the offense is better.

The Pistons' goal in the future is to stabilize the ball market, reduce operating costs, not to chase championships, but the playoffs must be fought for, otherwise the operation will be more difficult, so think about it, this deal should be feasible.

In addition, he also took a fancy to the Trail Blazers' important rotation guard Rod Strickrank, 27, the No. 19 pick in the first round in '88, who started 35 games last season, averaging 31.7 minutes per game, 13.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.7 steals, shooting 48.5% from the field.

The offense and defense are good, the assist ability is very good, and it can be used as an important rotation on the guard line, Joe Dumas + Tribert + Rodstrickland, the rotation lineup of the three members of the guard line should also be first-class in the league, plus Secali and Cleverd Robinson, there is no problem in reaching the second round of the playoffs.

Then the Trail Blazers received a response from the Pistons, Iron Fist + Rodman, for Trickbert + Clifford Robinson + Rod Strickland + '94-'96's first-round unprotected pick.

The Pistons were willing to put two-time rebounding king Rodman on the trade list, which was a bonus, and Cliffor Robinson didn't play well against David Robinson in the first round of this year's playoffs, and the Trail Blazers were eliminated 1-3, so it's very good to trade him for Rodman.

However, Rod Strylank is a key target for the Trail Blazers, with a height of 191 cm, can play two positions, and has a good offensive and defensive organization.

Moreover, add the next three first-round picks, which are too expensive, and for the sake of Iron Fist alone, the Trail Blazers will be hollowed out.

However, the owner, Paul Allen, wanted an iron fist, and the general manager, Hans Wells, hesitated again and did not respond in time.

……

And at this time, Troy Weaver also replied to the Warriors.

"Tekken + Rodman, for Bugs + Billy Owens + Sprewell + Chris Mullin?"

When Gary St. Jean, the general manager of the Warriors, saw the quotation, he smiled bitterly and muttered: "The four main forces have been replaced, will Iron Fist fight alone next season?" ”

He shook his head, such a deal would definitely not work.

Mullin is the spiritual leader, but he can be traded, because after the arrival of the Iron Fist, it is better for the previous leader to send him away, so as not to cause infighting.

The other three are all young players and are the future of the Warriors, of course it is okay to trade one or two for Iron Fist, but it is not possible to trade them all, at least one must be left for Iron Fist as a helper, and good potential players are not easy to find.

In order to trade Chris Webber, he not only sent Anfernee Hardaway, but also posted three first-round picks, of course, all three of which were traded from other teams, and he hoarded a lot of draft picks, and the future of the Warriors is still there.

But he still prefers to trade with the draft pick, because several of the team's youngsters have already been played, and the draft is unknown and uncertain is high.

His plan is that it's better to let the Pistons pick one, send one or two future draft picks, which is acceptable, and then leave the other three main players as Iron Fist's helpers.

Of course, the Pistons are most likely to pick away the bugs, so the Warriors' lineup next season will be very good, the remaining three main forces, plus Iron Fist, as well as Matthew Leonis, Alexander, and then there is the champion pick Chris Webber who has just arrived and has not yet signed, such a lineup, it should be no problem to enter the playoffs next season.

"Webb ......"

At the thought of Champion Xiu, he was very happy because he had already secured his contract with Webb.

15 years and 74 million, a super rookie contract, he is very optimistic about Chris Weber, otherwise he would not trade with the Magic.

Fortunately, there are many young people in the team, and the contract is not large, otherwise it would not be possible to get Webber's contract.

As for the Iron Fist deal, he sighed, now he is trading under the pressure of the boss, in fact, the boss does not agree to trade the Iron Fist, especially after providing Webb with such a big contract, the boss does not agree to take the money out to give the Iron Fist a 100 million yuan contract.

Thinking of this, he regretted giving Webb the contract a little, but Zhuangyuanxiu, if you don't give the contract, will you give up signing it?

If Tekken is sure to trade the Warriors, he can trade Webb's signing rights, but the Iron Fist trade is not certain, so he can only get Webber first.

But let's talk about the deal first, get it done first, and then go to the boss and ask him to get the money.

He redacted the offer by crossing out the names of Owens and Sprewell, adding a '94 first-round pick, counting the salary cap, and having his assistant send it over.

"Bugs + Chris Mullin?"

On the Pistons' side, Troy Weaver saw a new offer from the Warriors.

The worm is younger than Treibert of the Trailblazers, and Mullin is a swingman at the front guard, and he can play the No. 3 position when he comes, so that the three main outside lines are neat, and the strength is more average than Zhou Quan + Joe Dumas + Ulrich combined, at least the No. 3 position will no longer have weaknesses.

But he still doesn't think it's worth it, because Mullin is already 30 years old, and who knows how many more years he can play? And he thinks that Iron Fist alone can exchange these two people and add a first-round pick, isn't it for nothing to add Rodman?

In addition, trading Rodman is also short of a power forward.

Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered magic.

The Magic also wanted to trade Iron Fist, and they wanted to trade with the No. 1 pick in their hands before the draft, and the current No. 1 pick Chris Webber is in the Warriors, and Webber can play power forward and center, so it's better to ......

After thinking about it, he called Gary St. Jean's office number.

After passing through, he greeted each other, and immediately went straight to the point, saying: "Mr. Jean, this quotation can only be exchanged for Iron Fist at most, you know, and we will lose money in this way."

Now we've got a lot of options, Lakers, Trail Blazers, you know, if you want Iron Fist, you've got to add Chris Webber. ”

"What?" Gary St. Jean was stunned.

His mind was spinning rapidly, and Weaver's words actually made him a little moved, didn't the boss want to take the money out, then just use Weber to exchange for Iron Fist, and then take a few players, so that the contract of Iron Fist can come out, and the boss doesn't have to take out another money.

Over there, Weaver continued, "You may not know, the Magic originally planned to use their No. 1 pick to trade with us, but unfortunately, Iron Fist can't stay in the East, so it's cheap for you now." Mr. Jean, you can choose between Chris Webber, and Iron Fist. ”

Is this still a choice, no matter how good Chris Webber is, can he compete with the three super centers? And the current trade value of Iron Fist can definitely trade for any player in the league, except Michael Jordan.

"And Mr. Weaver, what more do you want?"

He knew the Pistons would never trade Iron Fist for Chris Webber alone, and that was something that no fool would do.

"We're going to take out Iron Fist and Rodman, you're going to take out Chris Webb, Tim Hardaway, Billy Owens, Sprewell." Weaver said.

"Two for four? That's impossible. ”

Gary St. Jean first refused, and then said, "It's either Billy Owens or Sprewell, you can only choose one." ”

"Two for three, no, Iron Fist is definitely qualified to exchange three of these four." Weaver didn't do it either.

Gary Saint Jean thought about it for a moment and said, "Then let's do it, we don't want Rodman, just Iron Fist, give it to the three of you, Chris Webber, Tim Hardaway, and Chris Mullin." ”

He did this for another purpose, to free up salary space.

Weaver thought about it for a while, it seems to be not bad, Mullin is an All-Star in his playing year, the other two are talented young people, and one is a champion show, and Iron Fist can exchange three such players, which is already good.

“OK。”

He agreed, but then added, "Mr. Jean, have you taken Webb's contract?" ”

"I just signed it yesterday."

St. Jean suddenly had a bad feeling because he thought about Webber's contract and the current situation of the Pistons.

"What is the amount of his contract?" Weaver asked.

"Oh, $74 million for 15 years." Gary St. Jean said.

"What?" Weaver was stunned.

It's crazy, the average annual salary is nearly five million, and Jordan can't get this number.

If the Pistons have this money, then what are they trading Iron Fist for, add tens of millions to it, and you can leave Iron Fist.

"Mr. Jean, Webber we don't want to replace him with Sprewell, plus Tim Hardaway, Chris Mullin, what do you see?" Weaver immediately reversed course.

He didn't ask for Billy Owens, because Owens was seriously injured last season and only played 37 games before being reimbursed, which is one of the reasons why the Warriors didn't make the playoffs, and after a serious injury, the future of this star show is uncertain.

Don't want Weber, Gary Saint Jean was actually a little disappointed, so he could only go to the boss to get the money, he nodded and said, "OK, then that's it, we have decided." ”

The two negotiated a verbal agreement, and only waited for the end of the transaction freeze period before they could officially trade.

……

On the morning of the 6th, the Seattle media suddenly broke the news that Ballmer was negotiating with SuperSonics for the acquisition, and Ballmer's personal assistant revealed that if the acquisition was successful, SuperSonics would join the competition for the Iron Fist.

"Ballmer?"

After Philip got the news, he immediately notified Zhou Quan, who was training on the golf course, Zhou Quan was a little surprised, is this business tycoon also going to invest in sports, maybe influenced by Paul Allen?

Yesterday, Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen promised to extend his contract immediately after the trade and provide him with a contract that he was absolutely satisfied with, better than the contract between the Warriors and the Lakers, so he agreed to the Trail Blazers to join the deal, but like the Lakers, he just didn't refuse and went to talk to the Pistons.

Now that there is one more supersonic, it is nothing, and the more teams that compete, the better it will be for him, and he immediately put the matter aside and concentrated on training.

……

After Gary Payton saw the news, he felt bad all over his body.

If SuperSonics were bought by Ballmer and then traded for Iron Fist, what would be the bargaining chips? 100% is his main point guard, he doesn't want to go to that rotten hole in Detroit, he doesn't want to go to death.

"Damn Iron Fist, damn Ballmer!"

But there was nothing he could do, and while cursing, he could only pray to God that Ballmer's acquisition failed.

Paul Allen was still in Los Angeles and did not return to New York, and when he heard that his old partner Ballmer was buying SuperSonics and was also trading Iron Fist, he immediately made a phone call.

"Hey, Paul, how are you?"

"Steve, we're partners."

"Haha, Paul, let it go this time, I need an iron fist to become the spokesperson of Microsoft in China, which can promote Microsoft's development there."

"No, I have a better way, when I get him, I'll send him to Seattle in person, let him sign with Microsoft, and you can save a lot of money to buy HyperSound."

"Alright, Paul, let's play fair."

"Haha, you'd better buy the supersonic first."

……

On the Warriors' side, Gary Saint-Jean immediately contacted Troy Weaver when he heard the news and confirmed the deal with him again.

He wanted to sign a letter of intent with the Pistons, but Troy Weaver refused, which was somewhat detrimental to the Pistons.

On the Lakers' side, Old Bass and West repeatedly contacted the Pistons, but the Pistons kept dragging their feet, and they knew that they were in trouble, and the Pistons probably couldn't look at their chips.

But they can't help it, the Lakers can't look down on these things, and they can't take out more valuable chips.

Jerry West contacted Roger Philip again, wanting to pressure the Pistons through Zhou Quan's side, but Philip directly refused.

Just kidding, although he very much hopes that Zhou Quan can go to the Lakers, but Zhou Quan is not interested in the Lakers, how can he do that?

Anyway, Zhou Quan's attitude is there, go and talk to the Pistons himself, in principle, he doesn't pick a team.

At three o'clock in the afternoon on the 6th, the Warriors suddenly unilaterally announced that they had reached a trade agreement with the Pistons.

The Pistons took out Zhou Quan, and the Warriors took out the main point guard Tim Hardaway, the main small forward Chris Mullin, and the main point guard Ratrils Prewell, one for three.

This news immediately spread all over the United States.

(End of chapter)