Chapter 139: Webb and Rose are traded and left the team
Normally, the Warriors had a Madman throat lock this season, and with the Madman suspended, the Warriors had a pretty bad record, and they drew the No. 5 pick in the lottery, used that pick to pick Carter the Flyers, and then traded Antoine Jamison with the Raptors.
Now that Lin Yu has crossed, the throat that should be locked is still locked, and the warriors have failed to draw the No. 5 pick this time in the case of extremely poor records, but only a No. 8 pick, which is simply unlucky.
"What about you? Jay, what's your idea? Lin Yu asked with a sigh.
"Boss, compared to Kobe, Maddy and Peja, my potential is not worth mentioning, the team really doesn't need to spend a lot of money on me, and I really want to really prove my quality."
Jalen Rose said ashamedly, he felt very sorry for Lin Yu.
At the beginning, Lin Yuli overrode public opinion and kept it, but now he wants to leave for a high salary and playing time.
If Lin Yu needs himself very much, then he will definitely have to stay if he fights to reduce his salary, but he knows very well that there is really no place for himself in this Wizards team.
Maddie and Peja are just rookies, and they are already so much better than him, not to mention Kobe Bryant, a sophomore, these three will get stronger and stronger, and the gap between him and these three will get bigger and bigger.
"It's okay, Jay, if I were you, I'd make the same choice."
"I can understand you."
"Are you two sure you want to go to the Warriors together? That could drain all of the Warriors' pockets, and you might not even make the Western Conference playoffs next season. ”
Lin Yu rubbed his temples and sighed and said, the transaction value of these two people is too high, Rose is okay to say, Webber is the MVP of the new branch, and the transaction value is greater than the sky.
Originally, the Warriors' madman trade value was still quite large, but after he locked his throat, which team would dare to use him.
In addition to the madman, there are no first-line stars in the Warriors, and there is not even a player who can replace Rose alone, in fact, the current value of the madman is not enough to replace Rose alone.
said that the Warriors were emptied of their families, that was still Lin Yu's euphemism, and these two people were enough to trade the Warriors boss.
Webber and Rose glanced at each other, then their eyes became firm, and they nodded at Lin Yu.
They have already made up their minds to go to the Warriors, Lin Yu shrugged, "Okay, then let me contact the head coach of the Warriors, no, the general manager of the Warriors, and see what kind of price they can give." ”
The head coach of the Warriors is Callesimo, and Lin Yu suddenly became happy, this guy's death time has arrived.
There's also Witherspoon, who was traded to the Warriors in the second half of last season and is now part of the Warriors.
After Webb and Ross left, Lin Yu smiled and took out the Death Note from the desk drawer, took out a red pen and crossed the back of Callesimo and Witherspoon's names.
These two are definitely the biggest victims of this deal.
Lin Yu got the phone number of Gary St. Jean, the general manager of the Warriors, from Unseld and dialed it.
"Gary, I'm Lin Yu, are you interested in making a deal?"
"Are you really Lin Yu? God, this is not a joke? You just won the championship and then you traded with us? Jean was shocked at first, then ecstatic.
The Warriors are having an extremely difficult time right now, and with the Wizards' extravagant lineup, if they can get a superstar from the Wizards, the Warriors' life will be much better.
"Chris Webb, plus Jalen Rose."
"You don't have to rush to give me a quote, you can think about it slowly, but I'll only give you one day, and you have three chances to quote."
After that, Lin Yu hung up the phone, which was a bit rude, but this was Lin Yu's means of trade negotiations, and the Warriors had to be made aware that this was a fleeting opportunity.
Jean's face was full of confusion, and he pinched himself hard, wasn't this a dream?
New two-time MVP, superstar, super power forward Webber who is already destined to enter the Hall of Fame, plus a front-line guard swingman Jalen Ross who has good offense and defense, and is fully capable of averaging 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game.
Any team that gets these two people, no matter how bad the previous strength is and how rubbish the lineup is, will immediately have a chance to make the playoffs.
The key is that these two are not veterans, they are both young people, and they can play for the team for many years.
Gene's heart was pounding, and the Warriors' current terrible situation was making him sit on the edge of his seat, and he felt like he was not far off from being fired.
However, as long as Webber and Rose can be traded, he can guarantee that he will be able to sit in the Warriors general manager position for at least three more years.
He didn't know why Lin Yu would "help" him, and he didn't want to know, he only knew that this deal had to be facilitated, and it had to be done as soon as possible, after all, the deadline given by Lin Yu was only one day.
He immediately summoned the team's management and even invited the team's owner, Cohen, to come over.
"What do you say? Lin Yu is going to sell Chris Webb to us? And add a Jalen Rose? ”
"How is this possible? Giving all of our Warriors players to the Wizards can't get these two guys. ”
"Are you sure Lin Yu isn't playing tricks on us? He's had a conflict with PJ before, so he must be deliberately disgusting us, right? ”
Cohen frowned and said, he really didn't believe that such a good thing could happen to their warriors.
The relationship between the Warriors and Lin Yu is not good, Lin Yu was on the scene when Callesimo was locked in his throat before, and he also tore up with Callesimo.
"No, boss, I think Lin Yu was serious when he said this, although I don't know what his purpose is."
"Why don't we give it a try? What if it's true? General Manager Jean encouraged.
Cohen nodded, does he still have a choice now? Even if Lin Yu is really playing with them, he must try to make an offer, this kind of once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, no one wants to miss it.
"So what chips do we give? Lin Yu only gave us three quotes. Jean asked again.
Cohen frowned, "Do you need to ask me?" All the players in the Warriors who have contracts are all given to Lin Yu and give us three opportunities to make an offer? I didn't make a quote directly, all the players gave it to him and see what he said. ”
Everyone in the conference room laughed, even if all the Warriors players were given to Lin Yu, as long as this deal could be facilitated, the Warriors would still make money.
Callesimo was smiling a lot of money, and with no high-end players available to him after the Maniac was suspended, he felt he could at least lead the team to the playoffs with Webb and Rose now.
……
Jean came to Lin Yu for an offer with the will of the boss.
"Huh? All your Warriors players? Man, do you think our Wizards are short of players? ”
"What do I want you Warriors players for? Deal over and then devolve to the Development Alliance? ”
Lin Yu frowned and said that he wanted to trade with the Warriors, and he definitely didn't want the Warriors' existing players.
In addition to the madmen, the Warriors' current valuable players include former shady contract champion Joe Smith, second center Dampier and Don Yell Marshall.
The three of them are all insiders, and their value is actually quite high, but Lin Yu looks down on this group of people.
Even if Webber is gone, Lin Yu still has Xiaoao in his hand, even if he doesn't sign a contract, Lin Yu still has a bus in his hand, and Dazhi will definitely be able to join the team smoothly, with the blessing of special props, his offensive ability is definitely the first-line level of the league.
In addition, in the next 98th draft, Brad Miller, an All-Star center who lost the draft, belongs to not taking it for nothing.
and Lin Yu is ready to take Nowitzki down.
Taking Nowitzki belonged to Lin Yu's sudden burst of thought, and after Weber said that he wanted to go to the Warriors, Lin Yu thought of Nowitzki in his mind at that time.
The Warriors have a No. 8 pick, and they want Webb and Rose, and this No. 8 pick must be taken out to be used to pick Nowitzki.
In addition to Nowitzki, Lin can easily take on dual-powered striker Al Harrington and blade fighter Rashad Lewis, both of whom can play in the No. 4 position.
Lin Yu has no shortage of interior players at all.
This is also the reason why Lin Yu is willing to let Weber go, if he really lacks an inside line, Lin Yu will definitely try his best to keep Weber.
"Lin, you know this is already all our chips." Jean said with a sigh.
All the players have to give Lin Yu, so naturally it will be all the chips.
"No, of course it's not all your chips, you still have draft picks."
"In addition to your own No. 8 pick, I need three more '98 first-round picks, and two more '99 first-round picks."
"When the Warriors bought Webb, they used a scout pick plus three first-round picks, and now Webber is already a superstar, and with a first-line guard swingman Jalen Rose, my offer is not too much, right?"
Lin Yu asked with a smile.
Jean's face was horrified, six first-round picks? What is Lin Yu going to do? Is he crazy?
It's not that the asking price is too high, in fact, this asking price is far lower than Jean's expectations, after all, Lin Yu didn't require that the first-round pick must be a lotto lottery, and the first-round pick after the 20th pick is of limited value.
It's just that there are so many that no team would go crazy enough to hoard so many draft picks.
With so many first-round picks, the Warriors themselves certainly won't be able to get them, but they can trade them with players on the team.
Joe Smith averaged 17 points and 7 rebounds per game last season, and it was a breeze to trade for one or two first-round picks.
Dampier, a sophomore center, averaged 12 points and 8 rebounds per game, and the trade value was also very good.
Marshall, who averaged 15.4 points and 6 rebounds per game last season, has good shooting ability, and the No. 4 pick in '94, if he changes the draft pick at the bottom of the first round, he can at least change two.
"By the way, in addition to this trading condition, you must also give me Witherspoon, anyway, it is useless for you to keep it, it will be regarded as an equal salary."
"Also, fire Callesimo."
"I sold my players to you, I don't want him to play under the kind of Callesimo, no problem, right?"
Lin Yu then put forward two more conditions.
Jean hurriedly said: "No problem, fire PJ and give Witherspoon to you, no problem at all." ”
"It's just that we can give two fewer first-round picks, and we take Latrill out and trade it, how about it?"
"In this way, the salary is just right, and if the Wizards don't want to use him, they can definitely sell it for a good price."
Ratrill is also a madman, and the reason why Jean doesn't want to get two more first-round picks is because he doesn't want to sell Dampier.
In addition to their own first-round pick No. 8, the Warriors have to trade for five more first-round picks, and if they don't trade Dampier, they won't get that many first-round picks.
Jean has high expectations for Dampier, who is a blue-collar center with some offensive ability, who is young, highly motivated defensively, and has excellent rebounding ability, which is just right for Webb.
Of course, it's easy to sell, but if you want to buy another center forward like Dampier, it's hard.
The madman has caused such a big trouble, very few teams dare to use him, if he does not cause trouble, his trade value must be more than two first-round picks, and he is also the league's top forward swingman who averages 24 points per game, but now it is almost the price of two first-round picks.
After Lin Yu pondered for a while, he felt that it was indeed a bit outrageous to directly open his mouth to ask for six first-round picks, so he simply agreed to Jean.
"Deal!"
"The Wizards send Webb and Rose, we're going to exercise Rose's team option, and when next season is over, how much contract he signs to you is your business."
"You sent me the No. 8 pick in the first round and the three additional first-round picks in '98, don't make me too outrageous, all of them are 278 picks, at least one within 20 picks, right?"
"In addition, bring in Ratrier and Witherspoon, and fire PJ Callesimo."
"Is there a problem?"
"If that's fine, you can go buy the first-round pick now, and then we'll go to the league to report the trade, and when the draft is over, the deal will be officially announced."
Lin Yu said methodically.
Jean's face was ecstatic, did he really succeed? Did they really get the new two-time MVP Chris Webb? It's like a dream!
If nothing else, the Warriors roster for the new season will be Webb, Rose, and Dampier, and with a few role players, it's a ready-made powerhouse.
……
After hanging up the phone call with Jean, Lin Yu called Weber again and informed him of the successful transaction.
Webb and Rose had mixed feelings, they didn't really want to leave the Wizards, but leaving the Wizards was the right choice for them.
Rose's stay with the Wizards is a waste of his youth, especially next season when he needs stats to get a big contract.
Webb went to the Warriors, on the one hand, to make up for his sins back then, and on the other hand, to take care of Rose.
Lin Yu is actually quite happy, this season, he feels a little sorry for Rose, after all, he really doesn't have much playing time for him.
Now that Ross has left, he has a better home, and Lin Yu sincerely wishes him a better future.
The Warriors are even more happy, and this deal is pie in the sky for them.
The only ones who are unhappy should be Callesimo and Witherspoon, these two people are already destined to be cold, and on Lin Yu's death note, their fate is already doomed.