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"I believe you are joking, aren't you?" Pritchard asked impatiently. As far as he knows, Presti is not a person who likes to joke with others, but he shouldn't talk to himself like this .

Since this is his rookie contract, Brandon Roy can match Watson or Ridnor in terms of salary, but everyone knows that the two people are not equal in terms of transaction value. The year before last, he won the Rookie of the Year with the sixth pick in the first round. In the first season, he was able to contribute [-]+[-]+[-]. Last season, he even increased to an average of nearly [-] points and [-] assists per game. Some people think that he will be the second shooting guard in the league after Kobe Bryant. He is considered to be the future of the Portland Trail Blazers. How can he be used to trade a team like Watson or Ridnour.

"Hehe, it's just a joke. I hope you don't take it seriously. I'm sorry." Presti apologized to Pritchard and admitted that it was a joke. In fact, what he just said was really from his heart. Portland In the Trail Blazers, if he can say that he can look at it, there is only Brandon Roy. Of course, Greg Oden who has recovered his health is also fine.

Even Aldridge, such a player does not meet his requirements. An inside player who mainly shoots is still not king. No matter how accurate his shots are, an inside player without confrontation will never be the backbone of the team.

"It doesn't matter, hope we can continue the topic just now. This time it is serious, we hope to get a point guard like Earl Watson or Luc Crednour, don't know what price to pay? " Pritchard was impatient and interested by Presti's nonsensical joke, and asked straight to the point.

"This..., I need to think about it. I can make a decision after checking some information. Sorry, I can't give you a definite answer right now." Presti did not rush to make a decision, although as the general manager of a professional team Manager, he can casually say the names, physical characteristics and technical characteristics of players in the main rotation of every team in the league, but this is still not enough to make his next trade decision.

He tends to trade out Lucidno. On the one hand, Lucidno is unwilling to be a backup point guard. On the other hand, Ridnour’s body is more fragile, although his talent seems to be higher. Some.

But Luc Crednor’s salary this year is as high as 600 million, so it’s not so easy to trade out. Presti doesn’t like to do things in exchange for a bunch of player contracts. Of course, if there are rookies he likes in it Players, that's another matter.

However, there are not many rookie players in the Trail Blazers that he can particularly appreciate, and the only ones that the Trail Blazers cannot let go of. There are not many contracts that the Trail Blazers can match with Lucidno. Presti What is acceptable is one for two, and it is best for the Trail Blazers to get another first-round pick.

After thinking about it, Presti felt that Ridnour should be very attractive to the Blazers. After all, such an excellent point guard is not easy to find, and he is young enough and has potential to be tapped. Come on, I will be able to talk to the Trail Blazers more.

Ridnour was able to enter the lottery in the super draft year of [-], which shows that his ability and potential were favored by many people at the time, but due to injuries, his position was taken away by Earl Watson , In the face of competition, his psychology was a little unbalanced, and his performance was a little fluctuating due to looking forward and backward. Earl Watson was firmly seated in the starting position.

However, in the last season, Lucidno slowly found his own position, coupled with his active participation in training, his state has maintained a steady and rising trend, playing almost the entire season, the data Although the growth rate is not large, the hit rate is very impressive.

This state is ideal for a backup point guard, especially one without the ball in his hands. It also means that Luc Crednour's maturity means that he no longer dreams of being a saver. Instead of being the hero of the team, I learned how to integrate into a team, a collective, and a team to fight together.

However, Watson's state is also very good. When two people face each other, neither of them has the advantage of completely overwhelming the other, but there is no disadvantage. In this case, switching to any team in the league is very disappointing. Coach or general manager headache.

It would be a bit of a waste of talent to stay, and the styles of the two are too close. Giving up, if you can't get an equal return, giving up such an excellent player is not a pity.

If he performed worse, Presti would have sent him out long ago. It was the current situation that made him hesitate and embarrassed.

Active sales usually have no good returns, and the team's chemical reaction was just right at the time, so there was no need to rush to make a deal. However, after the season is over, the team does have some problems in this position, and now there are With Russell Westbrook, it is indeed possible to trade.

Presti also didn't care that it was late at night, and hurriedly opened the player database, selected the players of the Portland Trail Blazers, and checked them one by one, Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge, Greg Oden naturally passed by at a glance, and there was no need to look at it.

You don't need to look at other players whose annual salary exceeds Ridnour's, because Presti doesn't plan to get any more players. The players in the current lineup are basically planned, and there is no one Presti is interested in.

Turning over and over again, Presti set his sights on three people, one is Channing Frye, who entered the league in the same year as Stephen and Coupard, who was born at the University of Arizona and was selected by the New York Knicks. With the Zach Randolph and Steve Francis swaps came the Portland Trail Blazers.

Then there is James Jones, who is [-] meters tall and plays the third position. He has a certain peripheral shooting ability, but lacks the breakthrough ability that a small forward should have, but he has a good defense.

In the end, Presti saw Jarrett Jack again. This is a point guard with a height of 1.1 meters, high physical fitness, and no obvious technical shortcomings. When Steve Blake was injured , he served as the starter, and he played quite well.

The annual salary of these two players is more than 200 million, James Jones and Channing Frye's is a bit higher, Jarrett Jack's is a bit lower, the sum of the two can match Ridnor's contract, and these three Individuals are not reused in the Trail Blazers, including Jarrett Jack, although he played well, but after Steve Blake returned from injury, he was put on the bench by the head coach McMillan, but this guy also No complaints.

Channing Frye, James Jones and Jarrett Jack, choose two out of three. Presti is a little hesitant and doesn't know who to choose. Channing Frye can enhance the thickness of the inside lineup, and this guy also has a certain ability in shooting.

James Jones can make up for Szczerbiak's departure and serve as Kevin Durant's substitute. There should be no problem.

As for Jarrett Jack, there are no obvious technical shortcomings, but there are no obvious advantages. Such a player is very suitable as a substitute and is also very adaptable. The next two point guards, it is also possible to trade him as the third point guard.

Although it is a bit wasteful to use a player with an annual salary of more than 200 as the third point guard, Westbrook has not proved himself in Russell, and it is not bad to use Jarrett Jack as a protection device. go there.

The first thing Presti identified was this Jarrett Jack. Although this guy looked embarrassing, his strength was quite good. He also entered the league in the same year as Stephen. Considering this factor, the two should not get along well. problem, plus Coupard.

Now that Jarrett Jack has been confirmed, Presti saw Channing Frye again. He and Stephen were also in the same age and met when they were in college. As a small forward or shooting guard in [-], I can even put up a lineup of the [-] class.

In fact, the Trail Blazers still have a player in [-], and he is playing small forward. He is Mattel Webster, but Presti knows very well that this player is not a player who can be traded by Ridnour, one-on-one It's impossible.

Jarrett Jack and Channing Frye, the two together have an annual salary of more than 500 million, which can basically match Ridnour's annual salary. It would be great if they could get another first-round pick, Presti Regardless of the fact that it was still late at night, Pritchard would not be resting so early at this time, so he immediately called Pritchard.

"What? Jarrett Jack and Channing Frye need to add another first-round pick. Don't be kidding, man, this is impossible." Pritchard became anxious when he heard that, the two players Although they are not players in his long-term plan, both of them performed well last season. It is enough for Pritchard to pay for these two players. How could it be possible that he still has a first-round pick? , I don’t own a charity hall, so Priscilla immediately

"And there is another question, can Jarrett Jack be replaced by other people, because just now we have reached a trading intention with the Indiana Pacers, and Jarrett Jack is among them." The intent that the team has reached.