God of basketball

Chapter 264 0265: [New York Receiver]

The Grizzlies general manager Mr. West actually doesn't want Li Zhen.

He is not very interested in Li Zhen, what he wants is Andrew Bynum.

He felt that Bynum was a good candidate, because he had already experienced the test of the rookie wall, and his physical fitness was obviously the top among the centers. His talent and immediate combat ability visible to the naked eye made West salivate.Although Li Zhen has played very well so far this season, and has broken single-game records and hit many lore, he is a man of the hour.But West always feels that Li Zhen's upper limit is not high, and he will become another typical example of a rookie in history.

In addition, West felt that Li Zhen was too ostentatious.He thinks that even if young people like this come to a small city like Memphis, they won't stay for long, and when the time comes to make a fuss and leave, the loss outweighs the gain.

Therefore, the matter of the transaction was once at a stalemate.

Then, out of nowhere, Isaiah Thomas got the news.

He actually made a call to West's cell phone himself, and he told West: Let's cooperate.

Then, West held a discussion with Thomas in the mood of 'the whole league is cheating on this fool, why can't I cheat on this fool'.Unexpectedly... Isaiah Thomas actually agreed.

This guy actually agreed to trade his 07 first-round pick, 09 first-round pick and 11 second-round pick.And the 07 draft pick is still an unprotected pick, which means...even if New York gets the No. [-] pick with a bad record, he has to be obediently handed over to the Grizzlies.

With New York's current second-to-last record in the Eastern Conference, the probability of the No. [-] pick is very high.

Even if there is no champion, there is basically no problem with the top three.

Next year will be called an unprecedented draft year, not only the once-in-a-century super center Greg Oden, but also McGrady-Kevin Durant, who is now leading the Longhorns to score crazy points and break records one after another.There are also two big inside giants of the University of Florida, as well as a group of excellent international echelons.

With such a large group of cornerstones, no matter who is selected, it will win.Although Bruce Lee has already fulfilled his talents, his talents are far inferior to those monsters next year.

Therefore, West hardly hesitated.Quickly reach an under-the-table deal with Isaiah Thomas, just get Bruce Lee from the Lakers.Trade with New York immediately, in order to express sincerity.West even showed mercy, saying that he could eat Marek Rose's garbage contract.

But at the same time, he also gave away another garbage contract...Strommel Swift, one of the strongest spring players in the NBA.

Isaiah Thomas showed his bold side, and he didn't say no.Anyway, isn't it just jumping from one fire pit to another fire pit?

Thomas didn't care.

What's more, the team already has Eddie Curry, a big fat man, and Malik Rose, a large-tonnage forward, can be sent out, which will save you annoyance.Although Swift has no brains and no defense, he can only dunk, but it is not bad to be able to dunk!

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So, after Li Zhen stepped down after receiving the trophy for the best pop album, he saw a text message from Bill Duffy on his mobile phone.

The content of the text message is very detailed: the transaction happened again.The Memphis Grizzlies traded you to the New York Knicks.Memphis traded you and Swift for Malik Rose, Marty Collins, two future first-round picks and a second-round pick.

New York? ?

At that time Li Zhen was stunned.

Just go home like this?

Overnight, I won two awards, and I changed two teams, from the Pacific Division to the Southwest Division and then to the Atlantic Division?From the largest city on the west coast to the largest city on the east coast? ?

Li Zhen was dumbfounded.

Then, his phone vibrated again: Congratulations, that's a great deal.

Bill Duffy sends a message from an agent's perspective.

Because everyone knows that New York is in ruins now. Although they have a lot of garbage contracts, with Stephen Marbury being refrigerated, Li Zhen can get far more opportunities than the Lakers.Moreover, Isaiah Thomas risked the world's disgrace to conduct such a gambling transaction, obviously because he wanted to use Li Zhen as the core.Coupled with the fact that New York is the largest city in the world, the commercial market is very active.It is of great benefit to Li Chen to manage his own brand.

Most importantly, New York is heaven after the false alarm in Memphis! !

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"If you love someone, send him to New York. If you hate someone, send him to New York too."

Jenny Buss murmured to herself.She never dreamed that the logo man could have such a superb operation.He made a lot of money in this three-way deal, and actually got three extremely valuable draft picks from the Knicks.Plus the two sent by the Lakers, as well as Kwame Brown and Eddie Griffin.

It is equivalent to replacing the entire rebuilding lineup with 1 Pau Gasol, and the salary space has also been cleared.

High! !

Jenny Buss couldn't help admiring secretly.

but.

"What is Isaiah Thomas trying to figure out?" Old Buzz frowned.Although Thomas often does this kind of suffocating operation, but... this guy's eyes on rookies have always been poisonous.During the draft last year, he and Jordan were the most optimistic about Li Zhen. Jordan called him his successor, and Isaiah Thomas also touted him to the sky, and even sent out trade applications repeatedly.

It's just that I didn't expect this guy to be willing to pay such a price.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

Old Buss had a strong sense of crisis in his heart, which seemed to tell him that he had made the wrong choice.

But at this time, Jenny Buss said beside him: Isaiah Thomas has now become the sinner of the entire New York City.Originally all New York fans were waiting for Greg Oden or Kevin Durant, but now, he has ruined everyone's dreams.Many fans feel that Bruce is not good enough to be compared with next year's rookie.

Jeribas smiled, feeling a little relieved: "Isaiah Thomas won't care. There has been no positive news about him in the New York media for a long time, and his image has been ruined long ago. So, he won't be afraid of it."

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Isaiah Thomas is indeed a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water. When the deal was officially submitted to the league and passed quickly, he opened a bottle of champagne at home and sprayed his living room everywhere.

He has long lost trust in the so-called son of New York, Stephen Marbury, and the relationship between the two has broken down long ago. They have not spoken to each other for 3 months.

So, why not get a new helmsman?

A good point guard is the key to making all the dead games come alive.

He used this reason to convince James Dolan.

James Dolan's love for Isaiah Thomas was even beyond Donnie Walsh's imagination, when Walsh suggested that 'this deal has a high probability that we will not be able to adjust through the draft for the next two years'.

But James Dolan's answer is: "There is a gamble in any transaction. I still believe in Isaiah."

At the time, Walsh was a little suspicious of the special relationship between these two people. Why did this guy make the team's locker room a mess, the team's record plummeted, and the salary space was a mess? He paid luxury taxes every year, and even paid him a huge amount of hush money for an out-of-court settlement. How could he still trust him so much?

How deep is this love?Whose fucking heart does the moon in New York represent?

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Kobe Bryant blew up in Memphis.

Before the trade was officially announced, he and Eddie Griffin shoved each other on the court and were both sent off the court.

Immediately afterwards, when he got the news of the trade for Bruce in the locker room, he started smashing the chairs in the visiting team's locker room.

Then, he dialed the calls to Kupchak, Jim Buss and Jeri Buss respectively.

He seemed very angry and very rude, and even asked: Why didn't you trade me away together?

But in the end, Jerry Buss, who had watched him grow up, convinced him. His reason was simple: he wanted to live to see the Lakers win another championship.

This reason was so strong that Kobe Bryant calmed down quickly, and then he began to slowly accept this fact.

Then, he had a serious discussion with Phil Jackson about it.

After Phil Jackson realized that Bruce's departure was a foregone conclusion, he comforted him: Pau Gasol's comprehensive skills will be the most suitable inside partner for you, and he can seamlessly connect the triangle offense.We do have a chance to hit the championship trophy this season.

Kobe finally didn't speak anymore.

But Eddie Griffin complained loudly after the game: "Kobe Bryant has no room for people. He found that the combination of me, Bruce Lee, and Kwame Brown was extremely powerful, so he used his energy to kick us away."

Griffin looked very excited.

And his rhetoric was quickly collected by the media, who believed that what he said was very reasonable. After all, in the media's labeling system, Kobe Bryant is an intolerant narrow-minded person.

This made Kobe Bryant speechless.

But in any case, the tripartite deal is a foregone conclusion.

Bruce took off the Lakers jersey and rushed from the West Coast to New York without any room for maneuver.

And this shock bomb also plunged the alliance into a long-term shock.

No one thought that the Lakers actually made such a deal, and no one thought that the Knicks would pay such a high price to get Li Zhen.

In all the comments, everyone thinks that Jerry West made the difference as a middleman.

And Isaiah Thomas is like the last receiver in the MLM system, the bomb will explode in his hands.

However, everyone is used to Thomas's operation anyway: since he joined the Knicks, he has never made a profitable transaction, let alone signed a value-for-money signing.

But what is surprising is that Michael Jordan, who was belatedly aware of the deal, beat his chest and feet.He blatantly lost his composure in front of the media: The Lakers really want to trade Bruce Lee?Why is no one notifying me?We can give more chips! ! !

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(End of this chapter)