NBA: I really just want to be a second-in-command

Chapter 87 [Control Guard Nemesis]

Phoenix.

Office of the Suns general manager.

General manager Steve Kerr has not left work yet, he is busy on the phone.

Last season, the team reached the Western Conference Finals with great momentum, and Phoenix fans had high hopes that this was the closest year they were to the championship.

But unexpectedly, in the Western Conference Finals, Dallas was eliminated.

This made the team very sad, and Steve Kerr, as the general manager of the team, also felt deeply sorry.

Cole believes that one of the main reasons why the team hates the Western Conference Finals is that the team's bench lineup is too poor, which is completely incompatible with the Dallas Mavericks' bench lineup.

Among them, Steve Nash's substitute Barbosa is even more outrageous. This guy's performance on the court is like sleepwalking.

This caused Nash to not dare to rest at all, and he was often exhausted in the fourth quarter and was taken away by the Dallas people.

Therefore, this offseason, Cole canceled all vacation plans, gave up rest, and has been working since the end of the season.

His hard work has paid off. Before the start of the new season, he has almost got substitutes in every position.

Only the position of point guard is extremely scarce this summer. Steve Kerr racked his brains and tried various methods, but he still failed to find a qualified substitute for Nash.

In the new season, he and head coach D'Antoni have been looking for suitable candidates.

D'Antoni took a fancy to Steve Blake, a white point guard who had just been traded from the Trail Blazers to the Nuggets this season.

Although this guy is not physically strong, he has good organizational skills, has a good pass, and has a three-pointer.

It is a very good choice.

But the Nuggets management is not stupid. They know that the Suns are eager to find a suitable substitute for Nash, and there are not very good options in the market at present, so when talking about this deal, they raised the price very high.

Steve Cole can only be all kinds of soft foam hard grinding.

"Hey, Vandeweghe, you are going too far. Asking me to exchange Marion for Blake is like exchanging a pin for a villa. Besides, their salaries cannot match."

"It's okay," Nuggets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe said with a smile, "I'll take care of the salary, and I'll match you no matter what."

"Absolutely impossible, Vandeweghe, you know, Marion is very important to our current tactics, the team cannot do without him, and Steve Blake is completely insignificant to your current tactics, he It's just an addition to your deal, and his style may not fit into your tactics at all..."

"Oh, no, Cole," interrupted Vanderweghe, "you and I are professional managers. You should understand that the price of commodities is never determined by their value, but by the degree of scarcity in the market. I Admittedly, Blake is really not suitable for our tactics, but Marion is a perfect fit for us."

"Go to hell! Vandeweghe, if you have this attitude, I won't be able to talk to you anymore. I'm afraid I have to hang up the phone."

"Please, it seems that you called me and woke me up from the dream, okay? I was dating Beyoncé in my dream."

"Vandeweghe, can't you do me a favor? I know that you guys are planning a big deal. You helped me with this. Maybe I can help you then."

"What deal? Why don't I know?" Vandeweghe pretended to be confused, "Okay, Cole, I sincerely suggest that you consider my plan. You need three-pointers. Marion's shooting is unstable. I can give you Steve Blake, add a few three-pointers for you, isn't it a win-win for us?"

"Go to hell you!"

Cole hung up the phone angrily, and couldn't help cursing, "Old fox!"

D'Antoni pushed the door and walked in, "How is it? Rejected?"

"This old bastard, I really don't understand what's going on in his mind. He actually wants us to trade Marion with them. Isn't this pure robbery?"

D'Antoni was silent for a moment, "Forget it, I think we should give up the idea of ​​getting Blake. Since he is sure that we must get Blake, then this deal is destined to be unfair. Our current main lineup is None of them can move, and you can’t lose the big because of small things.”

"But how to solve the problem of Nash's replacement? There is really no better candidate in the market besides Blake." Steve Kerr scratched his head and said with some headaches.

"Actually, Steve Nash suggested someone to me during the last match."

"Oh? Who is it?"

"Do you know the Chinese rookie of the Lakers?"

Cole was taken aback, "Of course I know. I watched the entire game against us. He was the one who suggested Nash?"

"Well, to be honest, that kid is really smart in playing and has some imagination in organization and passing, but I thought at the time that it might not be safe to decide to try to trade a rookie based on just one game. So I rejected Nash. But today, I watched a game between them and the Warriors, which made me change my original thinking. This kid is too mature and experienced. If we can get him, we The second team is really perfect."

Cole thought for a moment, "But this operation is also difficult. After all, he is a rookie, so he can only find a way in the middle of the season. Can he get through it?"

"It's absolutely possible. With his basketball wisdom, I don't think it will take too long to fully integrate into the team. I remember that Kubchak asked us about Barbosa during the offseason. After all, Barbosa is He has already been played, and I think the Lakers may consider it if he is traded for Lu."

"D'Antoni, I think you may be oversimplifying things." Cole said, "You can see the kid's potential, can't Zen master see it? He used to be my coach, and I know him too well gone."

"That's impossible?"

Cole pondered for a while, "It's not impossible to operate. I think we still have to start with the kid himself. He's a rookie and hasn't seen anything in the world yet. I think this will be our chance."

"You're going to..."

Cole smiled, "I'm going to give him an offer he can't refuse."

……

On Saturday, the Lakers will host the Seattle SuperSonics.

Originally planned to return to Los Angeles after the game against the Golden State Warriors on Thursday, but there was a problem with the plane, so I had to return early the next morning.

On the plane, all the teammates were chatting about something, only Lu Yusheng looked out the window silently.

He was full of thoughts about what happened with Meng Xia just now.

In fact, this girl is quite charming, but he has a girlfriend after all, so in the end he didn't do anything that crossed the line.

"Hey, point guard nemesis, why are you so silent?"

Vujacic came over and asked.

Lu Yusheng frowned, "What point guard nemesis?"

Vujacic smiled. "You haven't read that article on ESPN, have you?"

"What report?" Lu Yusheng was confused.

Vujacic found the article from his phone, "Look for yourself."

Lu Yusheng picked up the phone curiously. This article was written by the famous ESPN commentator A Smith. The title alone made Lu Yusheng break out in a cold sweat.

Lu, the most amazing rookie in the past ten years, the future point guard nemesis of the NBA league!
I rely on! !
Although Lu Yusheng knows that American reporters have always loved to use some explosive headlines to attract attention.

But isn't this title just causing trouble for himself?
He roughly glanced at the article. The article first praised Lu Yusheng's performance in these two games, and then changed his style of writing and began to criticize the current league's point guards who are complacent and do not want to make progress. Nash and Byron David A top point guard like Si was overwhelmed by a rookie like Lu Yusheng. One can imagine the level of other point guards...

Lu Yusheng didn't dare to read the article, he just felt dizzy.

Then he glanced at the number of views and reprints of the article, and it was the first and the second largest.

Didn't this guy make an enemy for Lu Yusheng?

In Lu Yusheng's heart, [-] muddy horses galloped past, wishing he could strangle the bum who wrote the article to death.

In the future games, the point guard on the opposite side will have to fuck him to death? ? ?

(End of this chapter)