Rebirth of Hayes Cyclone

Chapter 149 [Damn Eagle!Can you make a deal? 】

The Eagles stole the show in the draft.

When David Stern announced that the Eagles selected Oden with the first overall pick, fans began to imagine that the team would become a championship contender within two years. Their existing power forward Josh Smith was an All-Star himself. - Johnson, the new "Eagle King", is a star player even though he is not qualified enough in his first year.They now only lack a capable center to sit inside.

Oden is considered to be the most dominant inside player after O'Neal and Duncan in the past 10 years. During the draft, the NBA's official evaluation made Oden a "myth": "If there is no age limit for Stern, Oden would It is possible to kick Bargnani off the throne of the No. [-] pick in the draft. As another player in the league who can dominate the penalty area and even the entire basketball court after Shaquille O'Neal, Oden not only has sufficient height and strong body, but his running His ability and agility are embarrassing. His basketball IQ is also convincing, especially in terms of defense. His filling and blocking ability must be among the top three in the current NBA. A faithful executor of overall basketball, he will not sacrifice the interests of the whole team to achieve personal achievements. At the same time, he has excellent leadership skills, does dirty work, and pays attention to the coach's tactics. He is omnipotent."

What the league lacks most now is capable big men. At this moment, the Grizzlies and Celtics are extremely depressed. They have such a bad record and have a high chance of winning the No. The team snatched it.Even Durant, who has a gorgeous playing style, is not as influential as Oden. There is no team in the league that does not want to get Oden.

However, this is not the end.They actually traded Yao Ming with Oden as a bargaining chip on the day of the draft "four for one"!

People all over the world who followed the draft were shocked!

In NBA history, there has never been a situation where the No. [-] pick in the draft was traded on the same day.What's more, being traded is still predicted to change the NBA pattern Oden.From his title "Oden the Great", we can see how high everyone's expectations are for him. You must know that James' title is just "little emperor". The only other emperor in history is Jordan!

There has never been a case of trading the top pick before, because there is no one worth trading.Oden's trade with Yao Ming is different. Yao Ming entered the first team of the best team this season and won the finals MVP. No matter how good Oden is, he still needs to adapt to the rhythm of the NBA. His development prospects are good, but he will definitely not be able to become a top player at the beginning.Therefore, no one thinks that the Eagles made a loss-making deal.

The idea of ​​the Eagles is very simple. They are a young team. Although they have good players, they lack experience. Yao Ming has played in the finals and has rich experience. He can help the team immediately. More importantly, Yao Ming's market value.

No NBA team would ignore Yao Ming's commercial value. No matter who holds the No. [-] pick that year, they will choose Yao Ming.When Yao Ming's contract expired, many teams hoped to attract him to join, but Yao Ming renewed his contract with the Rockets, which was very disappointing.Recently, Yao Ming suddenly had a conflict with the Rockets and asked for a transfer.The possibility of a transfer was only possible when Chinese fans fought against the Rockets together.Otherwise, the Rockets would not trade Yao Ming even if they sold the entire team.

There is probably only one person in this world who can make the Eagles executives willing to use Oden as a bargaining chip to trade, and that is Yao Ming.Thus, this incredible deal was reached.

The deal was seen as a win-win.The Rockets got Oden, who is likely to become the strongest inside player in the future, and Oden has speed, and he is likely to cooperate better with McGrady, ensuring the team's competitiveness.

The Eagles, on the other hand, have become a strong team in the Eastern Conference next season, and have become the home team in the hearts of Chinese fans, with various opportunities for business cooperation with China.At present, the Rockets have been portrayed by the media as a cold-blooded team that squeezes Yao Ming... The Hawks' deal seems to have saved Yao Ming, and it has easily won the favor of Chinese fans.

Eagles owner Michael Gillen said immediately after the deal was concluded: "The Eagles will establish Yao Ming as the core of the team, arrange tactics around Yao Ming, and hit the playoffs next season!"

Rockets owner Alexander said that Oden was chosen because of Oden's potential. What Yao Ming did for the Rockets, Oden can also do.

"Our goal is to build a really young core and maintain the flexibility of the salary structure. The Rockets are still very likely to defend the championship next season." Alexander said.

Defending champion?If McGrady gets injured, it would be great to make it to the playoffs!Wait for Clanton to slowly experiment with Oden and Maddie!thought Hayes.Although he didn't like the Rockets, he didn't expect them to be so unlucky.Oden faced season reimbursement three times in the next four seasons, and only played a total of 82 games... the biggest "glass" in NBA history!He may not be as good as Kwame Brown, at least Brown can still play.

"What do you think of this deal? Will I have a future in the Hawks?" Yao Ming asked. The Hawks' performance last season was so bad that he had no idea.

"It wasn't possible before, but with you, I think next season will at least make it to the second round of the Eastern Conference. The premise is that you don't get injured. Remember to let Yao's team negotiate with them. Don't play more than 35 minutes in each game. Health is better than what Everything is important, I never thought that the biggest competitor in the future would be the Eagles, and you will be the Eagles as the star!" Hayes said with a sigh.He hopes that Yao Ming is doing well, but with the current situation of the Eagles, he feels a lot of pressure. If he wants not to be suppressed by the Eagles, he needs to pay more attention to the transaction.How strong Yao Ming's inside attack power is, he couldn't be more clear.

"Haha, thank you for your kind words. I also think this is the best result. I'm going to talk to the Hawks manager, and I'll take a step ahead." Yao Ming laughed.

"Good luck!"

After Yao Ming left, Hayes greeted Garnett, Iverson and a few friends, chatted casually, left the draft venue early, and returned to the hotel.

At night, someone knocked on Hayes' door.

As soon as Hayes opened the door, he trembled in fright: "Damn it! Michael, can you stop laughing so exaggeratedly? I thought you were possessed by Julia Roberts!"

"Choosing Yi Jianlian is indeed the most correct choice. Do you know how many people have traded with us today?" Jordan laughed.

"What's the situation? Which teams are there?" These things were expected by Hayes. Today, Yi Jianlian is much more popular than Noah and others!

Jordan sat on the sofa after entering the room and said, "Now it's all verbal. The Bucks are willing to send out people other than Reid, Mo Williams, and Bogut for us to choose at will."

"The Bucks don't need to think about it, the whole team is full of cancer, they should tear it down and rebuild!" Hayes sweated.The Bucks really linger!Yi Jianlian has rejected their trial training, and they still wishful thinking for a trade.

"How about this?" Jordan said excitedly: "The Warriors are willing to take Jason Richardson and the newly drafted rookie Jemario Davidson in exchange for Yi Jianlian and our $1000 million trade exception."

Jordan's mind also changed quickly. Before, he thought Yi Jianlian was the person the Bobcats needed. Now that the opponent sent a slam dunk king, he immediately considered replacing him.Richardson's status in Jordan's heart is higher than that of Yi Jianlian.

Yi Jianlian and his agent also hope to join a city with a large Chinese population, including Golden State.The Warriors have not given up on Yi Jianlian now, it can be said that they are in love with each other.

However, Hayes immediately poured cold water on Jordan, saying: "Richardson's 6-year contract of 7000 million yuan has begun to decline this year. He has good abilities, but the cost performance is very low. It's like eating a bad contract from the Warriors. That Davidson is useless at all, and this business is a big loss."

Jordan's expression changed, and he said again: "There is also the Suns, they are willing to send Marion to us for a multi-person transaction."

The Suns are the unluckiest team of the year.The playoffs were swept away, the manager and head coach D'Antoni dismissed get out of class, the new coach has not yet taken office, and the plan to strengthen the lineup through the draft has failed again.

Originally, they might have obtained a high draft position, because the Eagles reluctantly signed an unequal treaty in order to get the Suns' scorer-Joe Johnson, and sent the "top three protected" draft picks.That is to say, if the Hawks get the No. 07 pick or the No. [-] overall pick, the pick will still belong to the Hawks. If they can't get the top three picks in the [-] draft, the pick will be handed over to the Suns.

The regular season results of the Hawks are not very bad. The Celtics, Grizzlies, Sonics, Bucks, ... many teams have a higher chance of getting the top three than him.Therefore, the Hawks have always been considered to get the 6th and 7th picks, so that the major media directly took this pick as the Suns.The Suns had already publicly expressed their interest in Yi Jianlian before the game. As long as there was a draft pick, they would trade him into the team. As a result, the Eagles suddenly broke out in character and won the No. [-] pick in the draft, creating a miracle.Sun can only watch Yi Jianlian enter the Bobcats.

"Marion can't do it. This person doesn't have the ability to attack the ball. We don't have Nash here. His data will definitely drop below 15 points. With the expiration of the contract, the Suns are doing this to free up their salary. They are even more profitable. ’” Hayes said again.
Hayes is now in admiration of Jordan's matchmaking ability.No wonder he signed Carroll's crappy contract in exchange for Diaw, Stephen Jackson and other ineffective guys.

"What about the 76ers? They're also interesting." Jordan asked.

The 76ers have always liked Yi Jianlian. They proposed to the Bobcats to exchange their 11th and 21st picks for the Bobcats' sixth pick, but the deal was rejected by the Bobcats. .

Now the 76ers still haven't given up their intention to introduce Yi Jianlian, they are willing to pay the price for the Bobcats to choose any player on the team except Iguodala.It sounds very attractive, but when you look at the 76ers' lineup, you will find that except for Iguodala, they are basically useless.

Jordan talked about several trading plans, and Hayes seemed to be losing money.But this is only the first day, the Bobcats have plenty of time to decide whether Yi Jianlian will stay or not.

(End of this chapter)