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Chapter 331 Bynum Really Smells

"That should be their negotiating tactic..."

After thinking for a while, Su Yang realized that according to the normal situation, it should be Bynum = Curry + a number of players with equal salary + a number of draft picks. Ask for two.

The Warriors' request is completely acceptable based on Su Yang's own understanding. After all, the Lakers are worthless in the first round, and if they can be traded to Curry, it will be a huge profit. But right now Bynum is better.

In Su Yang's view, the Warriors' request is nothing more than Lu Xun's theory of "to open the windows, you need to tear down the roof first", grasp the initiative, and trade at the lowest price, which will make the Lakers feel profitable. Give up claiming the draft pick.

Of course, it is also possible that the Warriors really think that Curry is worth that much, or someone inside the Warriors thinks that Curry is worth that much.

But the odds of that are slim.

After all, in the original history, after the end of Curry’s rookie contract, the Warriors only gave Curry a one-year contract or a four-year contract. Curry chose a four-year contract. Later, Curry won two consecutive MVPs and led the team to 73 wins. , so strong that the Warriors owner was unwilling to give the maximum salary contract when he first renewed the contract. In the end, the general manager Bob Myers tried his best to get the maximum salary.

However, the Warriors boss is resolutely unwilling to give Curry any of the super-giant standard equipment such as trade veto rights and player options.

To put it bluntly, I never really believed in Curry's ability.

Or worry that Curry won't be able to maintain that performance for a long time.

The most obvious example is the 19-20 season. After Thompson was reimbursed for the second season of injury, the Warriors, from the owner to the management, no one believed that Curry could bring the team into the playoffs. time.

As a result, Curry made a big kill in the middle and late stages, won a team and the scoring champion, and only a little bit led the team to the playoffs.

Then, the Warriors management came out and said: Wow, at the beginning of our season, I really didn't expect Curry to be so good...

That's simply not human.

Therefore, Su Yang combined all kinds of information and boldly speculated that the current offer of the Warriors is just a negotiation strategy.

As for myself saying that I want to build a team with Curry as the core, that's perfectly normal. At that time, Ellis had been proven to be ineffective.

"I also know that's a negotiating tactic..."

Kupchak calmed down, "So I pretended to be angry with them just now, and waited for their next call to discuss, but I never expected that they would hit the fort so directly, which made me suspect that Bynum's agent had communication with them in private .”

Su Yang nodded, knowing that Kupchak's suspicion is also a possibility, but without evidence, he can only guess.

The three of them chatted for a while. When the deal got to this point, Su Yang felt that it was necessary to accompany him to participate. He immediately called Jiang Ruolan to report that he would be home late, and then ordered a few Chinese takeaways to try the new one on Sunset Avenue. Opened a Shanghai local cuisine.

In the blink of an eye, at eight o'clock in the evening, Su Yang was gnawing on the eight-treasure chicken, and the Warriors called again, continuing to discuss the deal between Curry and Bynum

Kupchak pressed the hands-free button to communicate, and on the other end of the phone, he could clearly hear at least three people participating at the same time in addition to the Warriors general manager Riley. a feeling of.

Su Yang gnawed on the chicken leg while listening to the negotiation.

After listening to it for more than half an hour, the Warriors repeatedly emphasized that Curry's future potential is very high. Many teams asked about the price, but there were internal differences, and the patience was relatively exhausted. They needed to improve their record as soon as possible, otherwise they would never try to trade Curry. inside.

The core is to add money.

Su Yang laughed out loud when he heard it. In 09, the Warriors almost sent Curry to the Suns in exchange for Stoudemire. Clay + Curry, go to exchange Paul with the Hornets.

The news about Paul was exchanged by Warriors team reporter Ethan Strauss who took the initiative to report, and then Warriors general manager Larry Riley came out to refute the rumors and said that he never thought of trading Curry, but Paul was asked on the show once, and the answer was yes have.

The owner of the Bucks also mentioned that the Warriors offered Curry and Ellis a two-way trade. Warriors general manager Larry Riley also refuted the rumors that Curry was only used as a bargaining chip at that time. Anyway, the Warriors have always emphasized that they never considered it. Trade Curry.

But there has been no absolute guarantee for Curry.

Of course, it may be that the Warriors have internal differences. After all, there have been things where the boss and management wanted to trade Clay, but West and Cole strongly opposed it, and Larry Riley will be traded by Bob Myer in one month. It is estimated that there is an inside story.

"Then we can only temporarily put the transaction on hold..."

After finishing speaking, Kupchak hung up the phone and turned to look at Su Yang, "Can you understand my thoughts? We should be the active party."

Su Yang nodded to show that he understands that the Lakers are really not in a hurry, even if Bynum applies for a trade, they can delay it. After all, the contract will not end until next season, and the Lakers currently rank first in the league, so it doesn't matter if they trade or not.

It's nothing more than being patient in order to win the championship. It's really not a big deal. I have experienced the difficult times in 04.

"Then I'll go home and rest first, come on..."

Su Yang got up and left the general manager's office, the transaction fell into a tug-of-war, and it didn't make any sense to stay with him.

NO.11 of the next day, the Lakers played against the Green Kai at home.

Before the game started, because of rumors that Bynum applied for a trade, TNT produced data to analyze Bynum's performance.

From the data point of view, Bynum has participated in enough playoffs since the 08-09 season. In that season, he averaged only 6.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. Game, averaging 09 points and 10 rebounds per game.

By the time of the 10-11 playoffs, Bynum's averages increased significantly to 14.4 points and 9.6 rebounds per game, a significant improvement.

Generally speaking, Bynum is still not at the dominant level, but if he can solve the foul problem and injury problems, the future can be expected.

"If the message in the application for the trade is true, I will definitely regret it in the future..." O'Neill said, "Su Yang is the best coach in the league today who is good at creating opportunities for center forwards to catch the ball easily. If Bynum goes to other teams, he will definitely consume more. big.

I understand that he wants to accelerate to become the face of the Lakers, but it's too rushed, this is his sixth season. "

O'Neill's analysis has sparked many discussions, with some fans supporting and some fans opposing, but no fans think that the trade will really happen.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the game officially started.

Considering the absence of Jermaine O'Neal on the Celtics side, the Celtics' interior rotation is relatively tight. After the Lakers won the jump ball, Su Yang directly directed the main attack on the interior, and Kobe and others cooperated very well. heads-up.

Because Garnett was assigned to defend Gasol and Brandon Bass was responsible for defending Bynum, the difference in size was too great.

Relying on his size advantage, Bynum plundered Bass in various ways. In the first quarter, he made 7 of 5 shots and scored 12 points with free throws.

Lu Kai tried to go around the front, double-team, interfere with and limit the pass, etc., all of which were defeated by Su Yang's exquisite tactics.

By the time halftime was over, Bynum had made 12 of 8 shots, scored 20 points with free throws, and had 10 rebounds.

Back from the halftime break, Bynum of the Celtics used strict double-teaming, preferring to let the Lakers' outside shots go and limit them.

That effect was quite good, and Bynum only made 4 of 1 shots in a single quarter, but it allowed the Lakers to make 4 three-pointers from the outside in vain.

Fortunately, Long guided the Lakers to take a step back in their defensive strategy, making a rare 7 of 5 shots, helping Green Kai maintain the situation without collapsing.

In the decisive battle in the fourth quarter, Lukai gave up double-teaming.

Bynum did whatever he wanted again, making 5 of 3 shots in a wave, helping the Lakers lay the foundation for victory, playing like a god of war.

At the end of the game, the Lakers defeated Luke 107 to 94. Bynum made 21 of 12 shots and scored 31 points with free throws. Kobe only scored 26 points and had 11 assists, but his efficiency was better than Bynum's. Much lower, like Lvkai undercover.

Twitter and other social media sparked heated discussions. Many fans believed that Bynum led the team to win the yellow-green game, so more ball rights should be given, and the tactical status should be higher. Coax Bynum to give up applying for a trade , the core of the future.

Seeing the hot discussion on Twitter, Su Yang listened happily, just to achieve this kind of large-scale bragging effect, it was achieved by mistake,

After a day off, the Lakers flew to Memphis to challenge the Grizzlies. Bynum made 18 of 15 shots and scored 37 points and 16 rebounds. He beat Kobe Bryant with 25 of 11 shots and 34 points. Forced foul.

Because it was against the White Bears Jr. Gasol, not those ordinary centers. The quality of the game and scoring was relatively high. The fans believed that Bynum had improved in an all-round way. If he met Tyson Chandler or Howard next time, he would definitely perform well. better.

Amidst the many compliments, the entire Lakers team flew to New Orleans overnight to challenge the Hornets, who had undergone a big change, back to back.

The centers of the two teams faced each other. Bynum crushed Chris Kaman from the beginning to the end. He made 17 of 12 shots and scored 30 points and 18 rebounds with free throws. Defeat the Hornets and win four consecutive victories.

Three consecutive strong performances made Bynum's popularity rapidly improve. Some fans think that Su Yang's conscience should have discovered that he did not choose to suppress Bynum's shots, so Bynum should continue to make trouble. Yang bullied.

Su Yang was speechless when he saw those tweets, and flew back to Los Angeles with the whole team, and incidentally reported that Bynum's knee was swollen.

After sleeping until noon and getting up at noon, there are only 12 hours left before the transaction deadline, and various transactions frequently start to break the news.

Su Yang received a call from Kupchak and learned that the Warriors were not so stubborn, and it is estimated that there will be a result soon.

On the contrary, there are disagreements within the Lakers, because Bynum performed so well in the past few games and did not make troubles. Some people hope that the previous trade application did not happen. After all, Howard proposed a trade before and later stayed with the Magic.

It's normal to have such a thing. Back then, Bass refused to exchange Bynum for Kidd, which was quite optimistic.

This time, although he agreed to the transaction before, he may go back on his word, but Kupchak did not mention who specifically opposed it.

"I'm still leaning towards trading..."

Su Yang simply repeated his point of view, and then hung up the phone. As for whether the transaction can be completed, it is beyond his control.

In the blink of an eye, at 10 o'clock in the evening, he was playing Go with Jiang Ruolan when his phone rang suddenly, indicating that Kupchak was calling.

But I was hung up after one ring, and then received a text message with a preview of the text: "Transaction completed..."

(End of this chapter)