The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 383 [Warcraft Farce Staged, Clippers Trading Plan]

The Clippers do not want to trade with the Cavaliers. Their primary goal in the summer is "Warcraft" Dwight Howard.

After the season ended, news about Howard's transfer rumors spread again.Howard's relationship with Orlando general manager Otis Smith was deteriorating.He kept suggesting that the management should make some trades, but the management didn't say anything in the end, it just swallowed Vince Carter's bad contract, and now he has reached the point where he has to go.And Howard doesn't want to leave like O'Neal, leaving nothing for the team. In 1996, O'Neal left the Magic as a free agent, and the Magic then fell into despair.Howard notified the team to trade him, allowing them to get something back.

Many teams are bundled with "Warcraft". NBA official website commentator Joel Rapolla believes that the Clippers, Mavericks, Nets, Clippers and other teams are good places to go, and listed five possibilities.

One is to join the Nets and join forces with John Wall.For Howard, it's a good deal.Because the Nets have a reasonable lineup and good guards.In recent years, the Magic has lost repeatedly because of the lack of point guards. Nelson is too bad, and his offensive ability generally does not pass the ball.Wall almost won the best rookie last season and is the best of the new generation of guards.Not only can he use the pass to play Howard's power, but he can also attract defense for Howard.The Nets need to pay Lopez and several other players, and they have enough chips.Although Lopez has a good offense, his defense is far behind Howard.In the Eastern Conference finals last season, Lopez's performance was too soft, which is why they were swept by the Heat. If Howard goes to the Nets, it is unknown whether the Heat can win.

The second is to team up with Kobe to support the Lakers.The combination of Howard and Kobe can easily make people think of the "OK combination", and it is precisely because of the super center that the Lakers won three consecutive championships.Although not as good as O'Neal at his peak, Howard's strength is also among the top insiders in the league.The Lakers may pay Bynum and other players for this, or they can use Randolph to sign and trade.

The third is to join the Mavericks and form the Big Three with Dirk Nowitzki and Deron Williams.Nowitzki and Terry are no longer young, so the team needs some fresh blood.Trading Howard is a very good choice, but the Mavericks have very limited chips, sending DeAndre Jordan?He played in the Magic, and the Magic won't want it.If Terry, Marion and others are used, the Mavericks will tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall, and still cannot threaten the Clippers.

The fourth possibility is that the Magic traded for Chris Paul, so that Howard would be willing to stay in Orlando. With a top point guard like Paul, the Magic will become one of the contenders for the NBA championship.But wanting to own Howard and Paul at the same time is almost a dream, and the Magic has no bargaining chips. Unless the two switch clubs, the ending is the most painful, just changing from one prison to another.

The fifth possibility, and the most likely to succeed, is Howard joining the Clippers and Ye Feng.This is a deal that many people want to stop. Once it really happens, no one can shake the Clippers' dominance within a few years. Howard's peak period is still many years away.

Of course, the Clippers also hope to form the "Magic Wolf" combination.In line with the principle of strike first, Thibodeau contacted the Magic general manager Otis before the start of the draft to test the opponent's tone.

The Clippers are willing to send Jason Kidd, JaVale McGee, Tony Allen and this year's No. [-] pick to trade Howard and the Magic's pick for next season, and the deal can be completed on the day of the draft.

The price offered by the Clippers is good. Kidd will expire next year. He can choose to renew his contract with a low salary or let him go. No matter what, he can save salary space. The No. 5 pick is very tempting and can pick a good young player.McGee to the Magic can also make up for the loss of Howard in the interior.Tony Allen is a great defensive player. If it wasn't for the fact that the Clippers had too many swingers, Thibodeau wanted to use Thornton again, and he would be reluctant to let him go.Another point is that Tony Allen's contract will expire next year, and the Clippers can sign him back.

But the Magic is still not satisfied with this. Otis proposed to replace McGee with Love, Tony Allen with Stephen Curry, and the Magic with Chris Duhon to make the deal equal.

This is not called reciprocity at all, it is called robbery!The Magic want to complete the reconstruction in one step by trading Howard. If the Clippers agree, Otis will wake up from his dreams.How could the Clippers agree?Unless the brain is sick.Although McGee is not a superstar, he is also a good blue-collar insider. He will definitely get a contract of tens of millions when he renews his contract. Curry has the same future as McGee. With Kidd and the No. 5 pick, what can't be exchanged?How powerful can a Howard be?If Love is traded to the Magic, the Clippers will lose an important three-point shooting point. Howard's ability to evacuate the inside is not as good as Love, and he overlaps with Gortat.The arrival of Chris Duhon is even more of an addition that has no chance to play. It needs to be cut. After the trade, the Clippers' lineup is not as reasonable as last season. How can the team make up for the weak?

Thibodeau gave Otis a reply almost without thinking: "It is impossible for us to agree to these conditions, and no team will agree. Let Howard appreciate it slowly. Anyway, he can stay for one year. After the end of next season, he can choose. Jump out of the contract, he will be a free agent in 2013, and his value will definitely depreciate at that time, we are the defending champions, and we are not in a hurry to strengthen at all, I want to see what you can get back in exchange in the end."

The negotiation broke up unhappily. Thibodeau and Ye Feng talked about the situation, and Ye Feng also firmly said that they cannot be replaced. Love is the one that the team must keep. Without him, the strength of the Clippers will definitely decline.Howard is here this year, no wonder the Clippers don’t work hard. It’s really not worth it. Wait until next year to trade again, and the price they pay will be much smaller. It's just the Magic that are unlucky.

The Magic don't want to trade, and there are still many teams staring at the Clippers.Most of the Clippers' players have proven themselves in the playoffs and have experience in the finals. The two championships have skyrocketed their collective value.The Clippers have a neat lineup, and holding the No. 5 pick is not very useful, which is very attractive.

The Cavaliers are still pestering the Clippers to trade the No. 5 pick.In Ye Feng's previous life, the Cavaliers traded with the Clippers. The Clippers sent guard Baron Davis and the 2011 first-round pick (unprotected) to the Cavaliers in exchange for Mo Williams and Jamario. Moon.

At that time, the deal was brain-dead to the limit, Davis gradually recovered his form, and his cooperation with Blake Griffin became more and more tacit.And Mo Williams was plagued by injuries, averaging 13.3 points and 7.1 assists per game, shooting only 38.5% from the field, and 26.5% from three-pointers.From the perspective of the contract, the two are not much different. The only purpose of the Clippers in making this deal is to save two years of salary expenses.For this reason, they even paid the price of an unprotected 2011 draft pick, which the Cavaliers just happened to use to select the No. [-] pick.

Imagine if Irving and Griffin partnered, the Clippers would no longer have to pay a big price to trade Chris Paul.From this incident, we can also see how bad the Clippers are.

The Cavaliers don’t give up and want to send one of Mo Williams and Davis out of the team. They don’t want the No. 5 pick, but they can also get a role player from the Clippers, but even the role players, the Clippers think they are better than the two big players in the Cavaliers .Mo Williams is already the best bargaining chip for the Cavaliers. What is the Clippers doing for this guy who doesn't pass the ball?Looking for trouble?

After discussion, the Clippers proposed an exchange, using Stephen Curry and the No. 5 pick for the Cavaliers' first-round pick.Curry is a combo player. He almost won the best rookie in the first year. The dream team has won the World Championships, and his strength has been proven.

But the Cavaliers are already overcrowded at the guard line, so how could they need guards?Manager Chris Grant proposed a trade plus JaVale McGee, sending Raymond Sessions for salary parity, cleaning up a guard, and introducing an inside reinforcement team. The Cavaliers are also very smart.The contract of JJ. Hickson, who performed outstandingly this season, has expired. The Cavaliers do not intend to keep him with a high salary, so they want an inside player to make up for the vacancy he left.Varejao was seriously injured this season. He only played 31 games and scored 9 points and 9.7 rebounds. The statistics are good, but it is difficult to guarantee his state after returning from injury, and it is also a bit unreliable.In the eyes of the Cavaliers manager, McGee has a better future than Varejao and Hickson, and the inside line composed of him and Antawn Jamison may be able to make a difference.

As for Kyrie Irving... The Cavaliers have been irritated by guards since the introduction of Larry Hughes. The introduction of Baron Davis has deepened their fear of guards, and they are very worried about choosing parallel imports.Moreover, it is very difficult to clear the contracts of Mo Williams and Davis. The salaries of the two are too high, and few teams are willing to want them.At this time, the Cavaliers' idea is to rebuild the team with inside players as the core. McGee plus Varejao, a good outside line with the No. 5 pick, and Stephen Curry may all have a chance to return to the playoffs.Jamison is still a team option after the end of next season and can be waived. At that time, the salary space will be vacated to introduce big-name stars, and the reconstruction will be completed.Both Curry and McGee have two finals experience, and their value can be compared with a No. [-] pick who has never played in the NBA.

As a freshman at Duke last season, Irving averaged 17.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game, but unfortunately, he only played 11 games due to a foot injury.After the Sweet 16 loss to Florida State, Irving decided to enter the NBA.Although he is optimistic about his overall skills, his statistics are not particularly eye-catching, and there are still some potential injuries.In the eyes of the Cavaliers, as long as the Clippers agree to an instant trade on draft day, they will make a lot of money.

McGee, Curry and the No. 7 pick, Thibodeau believes that adding Kidd is enough to replace Chris Paul and a good role player for the Hornets. Of course, the Clippers will not agree.Irving hasn't proven himself in the NBA yet. How can he be more experienced than the Clippers and have two championship rings?Moreover, Curry was also the No. [-] pick that year. If he re-ranked that year, he might enter the top three. This kind of cheapness cannot be earned by the Cavaliers.

The deal plan was again shelved.Both sides are discussing.

Ye Feng and Ariel also joined the uniform team for a meeting. It was useless for Sessions to go to the Clippers. He traded the two generals for Irving and lost a lot. The Clippers finally decided to give up. I want to pull other teams to intervene and make a three-way deal so that the Clippers can get satisfactory players.

The Cavaliers are very optimistic about McGee, but Curry doesn't care. After all, there are too many guards in the team, and the Knicks want Curry very much. They have always regretted that they did not select Curry. Mare Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony are two star partners, and the Knicks have the hope of cleaning up the Heat next season.The Clippers are a little interested in trading with the Knicks. They don't think the Knicks have the ability to threaten the Clippers. They just want to create a strong enemy in the East and disgust the Heat.

Due to the lack of salary space for the Knicks, it is not realistic to sign free agents to strengthen reinforcements. They can only strengthen for next season by signing first, then changing and trading.But the Knicks have only Greg Monroe who looks more promising, and it's not good enough for the Clippers to give up Curry.

After Monroe arrived at the Knicks, he was unfortunately reduced to a marginal player. He only increased his playing time after the Russian Mozgov was sent to the Nuggets.His draft template is Odom, but he has no similarities with Odom. In the Clippers, he has to compete with Gortat, Love and others for playing time. He can only be a substitute. It is hard to say whether he can play.

After some discussion, Ye Feng suggested to reject these trading plans.As the defending champion, the Clippers no longer want to select too many young rookies to train.Owen has a sharp breakthrough and is also a player who needs to attack with the ball. With Ye Feng around, how can he have a chance to attack with the ball?When it comes to the Clippers point guard, he only needs to dribble across the half court, pass it to Ye Feng and get ready to shoot a three-pointer. If he defends well, he is qualified.Curry is only a bit of a potential injury hazard, so the uniform team considered sending him out. Irving's arrival is purely overkill, turning a good leader into a spot-up pitcher.

Ye Feng had a long-term and bold plan in mind, and said: "Don't think about trading. Even if you trade, you don't need players. If you trade for draft picks, it's best to have unprotected first-round picks. Players whose contracts expire next year will stay." When we can't live, we will draft a rookie again. Of course, it would be better if we can exchange for a good star to enhance our strength. Let's think about it, the insider McGee wants to leave. I have already thought about who will replace him. In the free market Introduce. But it’s hard to say whether he will come or not, I will come forward to communicate, as long as it succeeds, in addition to strengthening the team’s strength, it can also weaken competitors by the way.”

Thibodeau asked: "Who do you want to find in free agency?"

Ye Feng smiled slightly, and said a somewhat surprising name - Marc Gasol!
(End of this chapter)