NBA: Trading Westbrook at the beginning shocked Lao Zhan

The trade deadline is approaching, and the Trail Blazers are discussing the deal in full swing. They have sent CJ McCollum away at this time, and are now discussing plans to trade other players.

The general manager of the Blazers, Joe Cronin, was discussing the deal with other management in the office at this time. While discussing, Joe Cronin's phone rang suddenly.

Joe Cronin took out his phone, and when he saw an unfamiliar phone number displayed on the phone screen, Joe Cronin frowned.

At this time, the Blazers management is assessing the value of the deal between Covington and Norman Powell. Various management members are discussing in full swing, and Joe Cronin has no time to deal with a strange call, so he puts the phone away. turned off.

But Joe Cronin just hung up the phone, and after a while, the phone screen lit up again.

Seeing that it was still the unfamiliar phone number, Joe Cronin angrily hung up the phone again.

But the phone screen lit up again!
Reluctantly, Joe Cronin connected the phone and said angrily, "Hello? Who are you?"

"Is it Mr. Joe Cronin, the general manager of the Trail Blazers?"

"Yes, what's the matter? Hurry up if you have something to say!"

Hearing Joe Cronin's impatient tone on the other end of the phone, Lin Fei smiled and said softly, "I'm Lin Fei, the general manager of the Lakers. I'm calling to discuss a deal with you."

"trade?"

Joe Cronin raised his eyebrows, quickly motioned for the people in the office to quiet down, and then asked softly, "What's the deal? Let's hear it?"

Lin Fei laughed: "Of course what I bring is a win-win deal!"

"I won't go around with you anymore, I'll just say that our team is willing to trade Reddish, Hield, Gary Clark and Gabriel for Covington and Norman Powell in your team. , +2 second-round picks!!"

Hearing Lin Fei's words, Joe Cronin on the other end of the phone widened his eyes, feeling a little agitated.

Joe Cronin was a little unbelievable when he heard this trading plan. They just received the offer from the Clippers two days ago.

The Clippers' offer is Eric Bledsoe, Winslow, Kean Johnson, and a second-round pick. Such chips are really dwarfed by the chips that Lin Fei just handed over!
However, in order to lower the price, Joe Cronin quickly suppressed his excitement and coughed twice: "Mr. Lin Fei, your offer is indeed good, but you know, our team has entered a rebuilding period, so we value it very much." Draft pick!"

"And you ask for two second-round picks. With all due respect, our team can't do it now."

"Hello? Hello? Mr. Lin Fei??"

Joe Cronin finished speaking halfway, and Lin Fei on the other end hung up the phone immediately.

Lin Fei snorted coldly, what a joke, if the Trail Blazers didn't even want to offer these two second-round picks, Lin Fei felt that there was no need to continue the discussion!

And Lin Fei is also very confident. After all, Lin Fei has the memory of his previous life. He knows the offer from the Clippers. Lin Fei's offer must be much better than that of the Clippers.

In Lin Fei's opinion, it won't be long before Joe Cronin will obediently call and accept the offer!
It can be said that this is the hardest deal Lin Fei has made since he came to the Lakers!

At this time, Joe Cronin on the other end of the phone looked at the closed phone with a dazed expression.

But time has not allowed Joe Cronin to be confused anymore, he quickly summoned the rest of the management members in the office.

"Guys, come here quickly, there is a major transaction trend!"

The rest of the management players heard the words and quickly gathered around Joe Cronin.

Looking at the faces of the rest of the management team, Joe Cronin quickly said, "Guys, I just received an offer from the general manager of the Lakers!"

"They are willing to trade Gary Clark, Gabriel, Reddish and Hield for our Covington and Norman Powell!!"

Hearing this, the management members present were in an uproar, and they all said with emotion: "Mr. Joe Cronin, this offer is much superior to the previous offer from the Clippers!!"

"Gary Clark, Gabriel, and Reddish are all young, and they still have great potential! Hilder is also a high-quality shooter, and his three-point production is very good. Although he is not young, the transaction value is still there. We can take him Trade him away after switching over! This kind of immediate combat power is very much needed by many teams!"

"That's right, Mr. Joe Cronin, haha, it's perfect, promise it!"

Listening to the words of the management members, Joe Cronin waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then continued: "I haven't finished talking yet, they still want our two second-round picks."

Hearing this, all the management members continued to say: "Two second-round picks, tsk, in fact, the transaction value of the second-round picks is not very big!"

"Yeah, I feel like we won't lose at all if we accept it!"

As members of the Blazers management team said, the success rate of the second-round picks is very low, and the transaction value is not great. The players selected by the second-round picks can only be used as scratch-off lottery tickets. deficit.

Joe Cronin also felt that it made sense. This offer was more exciting than the Clippers'. So, with the unanimous approval of the management members, Joe Cronin called Lin Fei again.

At this time in the Lakers office, Lin Fei looked at the call from Joe Cronin, the general manager of the Trail Blazers, grinned softly, then connected the phone, imitating the tone of Joe Cronin just now and said :

"Hello? Who are you?"

"Mr. Lin Fei? I'm Joe Cronin!"

Lin Fei touched his nose and asked intentionally, "Oh, what's the matter?"

Joe Cronin heard that Lin Fei's tone was wrong, and quickly put on a flattering smile: "Hahaha, Mr. Lin Fei, of course it's a matter of trading!"

"I think your offer is very good. After we discuss it, we are willing to accept it!"

Listening to Joe Cronin's tone, Lin Fei nodded in satisfaction, and didn't bother Joe Cronin anymore, and quickly settled on the deal.

In this way, driven by Lin Fei and Joe Cronin, the Lakers and Trail Blazers sent out official news the next morning!

The Lakers sent Reddish, Hield, Gary Clark, and Gabriel, and got Covington, Norman Powell, and two second-round draft picks from the Trail Blazers!
So far, the Lakers lineup this season has basically taken shape!
James, thick eyebrows, Brogdon, Boucher, Covington, Norman Powell, Howard, Deck, Monk, Anthony, Rivers, Bradley, Johnson, Rondo.

And Bembry and Cousins, who are still on a two-way contract and have yet to be investigated!
Such a lineup is not luxurious, and the offensive and defensive attributes are all full. So far, the Lakers have once again entered the championship ranks!

As soon as the last transaction completed by Lin Fei was issued, it received widespread attention. Various media rushed to report, and the Lakers fans also fell into a carnival!
Some people were happy and some were sad. After receiving the news, the general manager of the Clippers, Lawrence Frank, was furious. There is no doubt that the Lakers, who are also in Los Angeles, cut off the Clippers this time. The fleet did a lot of damage!