After being eliminated by the Bulls, Lin Yu didn't bother to pay attention to the trends in the playoffs, he only knew that the Bulls would definitely win the championship.

Now all Lin Yu has to do is draft and trade.

Originally, Lin Yu didn't have much expectations for the 97th draft, after all, there was only one martial saint who could be selected, but the New Jersey Nets came to send warmth, which directly made Lin Yu look forward to it again.

The Nets' idea is quite simple, the 97th draft is regarded as a draft year, except for one Duncan, none of the other rookies have shone brightly.

Rather than taking this No. 7 pick to the bottom of the sea to find a needle and hit the luck, it is better to trade the ready-made Davis with the Bullets, at least to ensure that there is no loss.

As for Unseld's offer to let them pack the Knicks' Childes, the Nets agreed without hesitation, they lack stars in the Nets lineup, but there is no shortage of role players who are not slippery, and it is not a problem to trade with the Knicks at will.

Besides, they had to come up with players to match Davis's salary, and who to use was not to match.

In Lin Yu's opinion, there is nothing wrong with the operation of the Nets, because if they really let them choose by themselves, this No. 7 pick can only choose power forward Tim Thomas.

A big man with a height of 208 cm, although his offensive strength is okay, but he averaged four or five rebounds per game in his career, which is unreasonable, and his value is much worse than Davis.

Lin Yu got the No. 7 pick, so he could choose Maddie, so this is a real win-win deal, and both sides take what they need.

To say that this trade is only good for the Bullets, it is not enough, because after Davis left, Big Ben will not have a backup.

It is impossible for Big Ben to play a full 48 minutes in a game forever, and AC Green, who practices children's skills, can't do such a perverted thing.

Fortunately, Xiao Ao can play center, although he is not as effective as a power forward, but it is better than no center available.

Xiao Ao's transaction was mentioned to the front of the agenda by Lin Yu.

Early the next morning, Lin Yu sat in the general manager's office and discussed the next trading plan with Unseld.

Unseld is currently very convinced of Lin Yu, the Bullets have played such a glorious record this season, he knows very well that he has not contributed a penny, all because Lin Yu's eyes are like a torch, and he has dug out Big Ben, Jalen Rose, Mashburn and others one after another.

Lin Yu's selection vision, Unseld had to be convinced, so when talking about transactions at this moment, he gave Lin Yu a lot of autonomy.

"That Trail Blazer's Jermaine O'Neal, I've already said hello to their general manager, Bob Sr."

"The trade can be traded, but Bob Sr. wants to make a big deal, he wants Mashburn, let's sign first and then trade, willing to give us Ryder plus Clifford Robinson, plus a first-round pick for next year, including of course the little O'Neal you want."

After listening to the pioneer's offer, Lin Yu could only shake his head frequently, the offer was actually quite sincere, but it was not realistic at all.

If the Bullets had the salary space to sign Marshburn, how could they sell him again, and the top three small forwards in the league today are not something that money can buy.

Sign-and-trade also takes up salary space, and unless the elder Paulin throws a lot of money and is willing to pay the Knicks, it is simply not realistic to renew Marshburn's contract.

Lin Yu has a lot of impressions of Bob Whist, the general manager of the Trail Blazers, and this guy is also a madman.

Nelson Sr. is a tactical maniac, and Whist is a trading maniac who likes to make all kinds of blockbuster trades, so he also has a nickname, called "Trader Bob".

In addition, he also likes to sign thorny players with criminal records, and has made the Portland Trail Blazers a Portland prison team, affectionately nicknamed "Warden Bob" by the home fans.

"Wes, we don't have the space to sign Jamal at all, so let's not make this deal that big."

"Just focus on Jermaine O'Neal, I just want him."

Lin Yu said slowly, he was a little worried that Whist felt that this deal was too small to be too lazy to do, after all, that guy was a big dealer.

"Okay, then I can only take Legler to change, Bob asks for it, I'm a little reluctant."

Brother Legs' annual salary is only 450,000, and before Lin Yu came, his performance was indeed only worth 450,000, but after Lin Yu conquered him, he averaged 7.8 points per game, and his three-point shooting rate was as high as 48.2%, and he was definitely a good player at grabbing points on the bench.

The Trail Blazers are not a rebuilding team, their current roster is on the verge of a championship, and they really want a cost-effective bench player like Legler.

Not to mention that Unselde was reluctant, Lin Yu was very reluctant, but when he thought that Brother Leg could be exchanged for Xiao Ao, then there was nothing to say about this deal, so the fool didn't do it.

"What about Steve Nash of the Suns? What do they say over there? After Lin Yu got Xiao Ao, he inquired about Nash again.

"The nightclub maîtres? He's a good deal, I contacted their general manager, Danny Ainge, the other day, and he named Tracy Murray and I haven't said yes to him yet. ”

"It's an unequal deal, and I have to make them pay extra chips."

Unseld really doesn't look down on Nash at all, if it weren't for Lin Yu's insistence, before Nash became famous, he wouldn't have been able to look at Nash in his life.

Lin Yu is speechless, not an equal transaction? Peak Nash is the league's No. 1 point guard, isn't this equal?

However, judging by the current performance of Murray and Nash, Unseld is actually right.

Murray came off the bench with the Raptors last season, averaging 16.2 points per game and shooting 42.2% from three-point range, while Nash averaged 3 points, 2 assists and 1 rebound per game this year, which is indeed not equal.

Lin Yu is afraid of long nights and dreams, after all, even if he takes Murray to trade Nash, it will be bloody, so he simply persuaded him.

"Or just promise them, it's a big deal to let them have a draft pick, they should not give it in the first round, and it will be okay in the second round."

Unselde nodded, "I really don't know why you guys are worried about that kind of white boy, you don't want to open a nightclub, do you?" ”

"I'll move forward with this deal, don't worry, that kid will definitely take it for you."

"Where's Kobe?" Lin Yu couldn't help but ask again.

Even if it has been confirmed that he can get Maddy, Xiao Ao and Nash, Lin Yu still wants Kobe.

In the East final against the Bulls, Lin Yu has realized that not to mention the remnants of the Bullets, even if it is a complete lineup, it is definitely not the opponent of the Bulls.

Jordan's point, the Bullets can't limit it at all, Jalen Rose's defensive attributes are not good, even if he randomly gets some halos that can improve his defensive attributes, he will definitely not be able to prevent Jordan.

In this case, you still have to find a quarterback with strong defense, Kobe Bryant is very young, far from his peak, but he can't stand his current defensive performance is really good enough, Lin Yu remembers Kobe Bryant in the second year, and the defensive efficiency value is already decent, anyway, it is much better than the current Jalen Rose.

In this way, it is equivalent to saying that Madic is better than Nash, and Lin Yu wants them all.

"Don't mention it, I almost called Jerry West's family on the phone, guess what this old guy wants from me?"

"Juwan has increased his capital, and he wants us to pick a first-round pick next year, and then he has to help them swallow Elden Campbell's 7 million annual salary garbage contract, and by the way, he even wants me to put a $300,000 cash subsidy."

Unseld became angrier and angrier, of course he knew that Kobe Bryant was expensive, but the Lakers' offer was simply humiliating him.

Lin Yu was also dumbfounded, Kobe Bryant in his rookie season was a substitute, averaging less than 10 points per game, is the LOGO man crazy and dares to open such a mouth?

In fact, there is one thing that both of them have overlooked, and that is the commercial value of Kobe, who is the youngest quarterback in NBA history, and is so popular in Los Angeles that Adi is overwhelmingly advertising Kobe.

You must know that Kobe Bryant, who is a sophomore, is also a pure substitute, but he has been selected to the All-Star team, and he is even a starter!

This is enough to prove how popular Kobe Bryant is, and high popularity means high commercial value, which can make the team make more money.

The general manager of the team has to consider not only the record, but also the profit.

If the Lakers didn't offer Big Ben this condition, then Lin Yu might grit his teeth and persuade Unseld to agree.

But now that the Lakers want Big Ben, then Lin Yu definitely can't agree, Big Ben is his own brother, and he can't add money.

"Then let's wait and see, this matter is not in a hurry anyway." Lin Yu said this, but he actually knew in his heart that if he failed to win Kobe Bryant this offseason, then his coaching career would be destined to be devoid of Kobe.

Kobe Bryant will be an All-Star starter next season, an All-Star starting point guard who is less than 20 years old, and if Webber is traded, the Lakers may not be happy to change.

Unseld shrugged, "I think it's definitely going to be a no-brainer, Jerry's old guy values Kobe Bryant more than his own son." ”

"Kobe Bryant is no play, I have another plan here, which is definitely no worse than Kobe."

Lin Yu suddenly came to his senses, "Let's talk about it, no, let me guess, did you negotiate a deal with the king, and you are going to use Juwan to trade their rock Richmond?" ”

Unseld's eyes were about to burst out, and he asked in shock, "How do you know?" ”

He had just finished a phone call with Kings general manager Jeff Petrie half an hour earlier.

Petri was a star of Unseld's generation, and his handsome face when he was young fascinated thousands of girls, and as a Trail Blazers legend, the Trail Blazers retired his jersey.

When Unseld was discussing a deal with the Trail Blazers, he suddenly thought of Petrie at the helm of the King, and then of Richmond, the king's boss.

He agrees with Lin Yu that if the Bullets want to pass the Bulls, they still have to give priority to improving the strength of the No. 2 position, Jalen Rose is not bad, but he has not reached the point where he can balance Jordan.

And Rocky Richmond fits that perfectly.

As Jordan himself said, his favorite thing in his life is to destroy talented young guards, not only on the court, but also off the court.

When Iverson first entered the All-Star, he wanted to say hello to his idol Jordan, but was scolded by Jordan......

After Maddie grew up, many people said that Maddie was Jordan's successor, and Jordan scoffed at this, making Maddie so embarrassed, but fortunately Maddie was also smart, and simply did not admit that he admired Jordan, saying that his idol was Penny Hardaway......

In '03, Jordan and Kobe were trash-talking, and I had six championship rings and you only had three.

Later, Kobe Bryant did the same, and as soon as he quarreled with someone, he immediately stretched out five fingers to indicate that he had five championships.

When it comes to imitating Jordan, Kobe Bryant is serious, and he's been following in Jordan's footsteps all his life.

These talented guards have all been repaired by the old hooligans, and few of their fellow quarterbacks have made it to Jordan's side, but Ridgemond on Rock is an exception.

Jordan has publicly praised many players since he retired, but the only non-teammate player he has praised when he was a player was Richmond.

"He's the best quarterback in the league besides me!" "He's the toughest defender I've ever faced!"

Just based on Jordan's two evaluations, it is enough to see the strength of Richmond on the rock.

Lin Yu was also excited, although he remembered that Rock's combat effectiveness had been declining year by year since next season, and he was no longer as brave as he used to be, but at least next season his instant combat power would definitely be stronger than Kobe.

"What did the king say? It can't be just one Zhu Wan, right? Lin Yu asked curiously.

Under normal circumstances, the Bullets did trade Richmond with the Kings, but instead of Juwan Howard, they used Webb!

After Webb went to the Kings, he gradually became a super power forward at the historical level.

Richmond is the current boss of the King, almost the first person in the history of the Kings, Lin Yu doesn't think that a second Uncle Huo can be replaced alone.

"In addition to Juwan, we also need Kassel, and we also need our first-round picks in '98 and 2000."

"I think it's okay, what do you think?"

Lin Yu sighed silently, he knew that Richmond was not so easy to get, Lin Yu was a traverser, and the two first-round picks were still drafts in 98 and 00, which were almost equivalent to the two All-Stars.

Good guys, Huo's second uncle plus Cassel, plus two all-stars, is equal to four all-stars for one old rock, how can this deal be considered a loss.

However, compared to the asking price on the Lakers' side, at least the Kings can accept it by gritting their teeth.