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Chapter 578 Winning But Not Completely Winning

The Pacers replied that night that they refused.

The person in charge is Kevin Pritchard, Su Yang's old leader. He is the general manager of the Pacers. In name, Bird should be in charge of the president, but Bird is no longer in charge, so this is an acquaintance transaction, not too much. Detours, all kinds of blunt words.

"Su, your bid is ridiculous!"

"This is Paul George, averaging 23.1 points, 4.1 assists and 7.0 rebounds per game. He is indeed in poor form recently, especially shooting, but that is also because you focused on him, just like Curry and Brown also failed to play efficiently on Christmas. ..."

"Jokic is really efficient, but he hasn't proven himself yet. This season can only be regarded as his first year, and Jokic's good statistics are all due to the absence of Cousins, allowing him to control more rebounds and sacrifice. Giannis stats in exchange for…”

"There is also the situation of the Christmas game tonight. The Cavaliers' defense is difficult to interfere with Jokic, so that he can fully..."

"Single exchange is absolutely impossible. Zach Laven must be added. I did not ask for Grant because of my understanding..."

"But you actually hinted that we are missing a first round..."

One rebuttal, all kinds of depressing Jokic's performance.

Su Yang replied with an 'oh' lightly.

Jokic played efficiently, and there is indeed a reason for Cousins ​​and Antetokounmpo to sacrifice data. Even Curry was given away some possessions, but Jokic deserves those possessions and can efficiently convert those possessions into points. , Few rookie centers can do it.

Of course, Su Yang also understood Pritchard's worries.

After all, Pritchard has no predictive ability and cannot be sure that Jokic will grow to the MVP level, and Paul George has definitely reached the All-Star starting level. The single change is a bit exaggerated, even more exaggerated than Kobe's single change to Divac.

It is also impossible for Su Yang to send Jokic and LaVine away together. Even if Paul George knows that this is not a serious injury, he will play a super performance of the first defense MVP second. In this case, the perfect second master.

We can only continue to wait for each other.

After hanging up Pritchard's phone call, Su Yang told the coaching staff of his decision, emphasizing that he had discussed it and limited stagnation.

Assistant coach Di Brown was the first to agree in the group chat: "Cousins ​​is an important symbol of the king's rise from decline to rise. He has witnessed the development and growth of the king over the years. Although he has not formed a small group, he is also one of the sustenance of the fans. , His low-post attack ability is temporarily better than Jokic, although the high-post support is not as good as Jokic, but we have a lot of people who can support high-posts, and we don’t need as many possessions as Jokic. Of course, they are all excellent player, it's just that Cousins ​​is a better fit for us right now."

Assistant coach McMillan said: "I think Cousins ​​and Jokic are half and half on the court. The key is to get Paul George, which will make our defensive system perfect. Giannis can be transferred to the power forward position, and our defense will be terrible.

At that time, we no longer have to worry about our opponents punishing us inside through screens, and we can match the rhythm in the face of fast breaks.

In addition, our offensive rebounds will become better, and a large number of arc support will reduce offensive rebounds to a certain extent..."

Assistant coach Mike Brown said: "Su, I understand your entanglement, but I also know that you are very clear that it is impossible to keep them all in the future. This is a matter of time. Don't blame yourself too much. We won the championship together. This is the best. The demarcation point of…”

What the teaching assistants said, Su Yang had thought about it a long time ago.

There is no new angle, business, locker room, tactics and possession, salary space, team culture, all have been considered.

Success or failure depends on the reaction of the Pacers.

After a day off, the Kings played at home against the Trail Blazers who won less and lost more in the new season. Cousins ​​​​officially returned to play.

Lillard did not participate in the battle because of a torn left thumb. The Blazers were severely lacking in offensive firepower. The Kings just played normally. After the end of the three quarters, an 18-point lead was virtually established. In the end, Cousins ​​​​led the bench and rushed again. win.

Cousins, who returned from injury, scored 36 points, but his efficiency was average, making 26 of 12 shots and 5 turnovers.

相比而言，约基奇8投5中拿到14分，还有10个篮板1抢断2盖帽，只有1失误。

I received a call from the Pacers Pritchard that night: "Sue, we are sincerely speaking, you can not take Zach Laven, but you must bring Jeremy Grant, you know, I can agree to single with you Change, but if I do it like that, I will lose my job at the end of the season, the Pacers fans and the board will definitely tear me apart, it is Jokic, not Durant..."

"Of course, I understand your difficulty..."

Su Yang knew that what Pritchard said was very serious. Even though he believed that Jokic would have MVP-level ability in the future, Pacers fans and the board of directors could not believe it. Taunting Tre Young.

And Travis, the general manager of the Eagles who decided to trade Doncic with the Mavericks at the beginning, most of the fans don’t know his name, otherwise they will just ridicule him to death. Who cares what will happen to you in the future? , immediate interests are more important.

But Su Yang was reluctant to send Grant away.

After all, he has signed a contract for four years and is ready to vigorously cultivate.

Grant can switch between power forwards and small forwards. Currently, his shooting and ball-handling abilities are biased, but his physical condition is very good. He is 203 cm tall, has an excellent wingspan of 218 cm, and has a super standing reach of 272 cm. He can be called a top 34. Swing template.

Especially standing and touching height, 272 centimeters, only 208 centimeters less than the 3 centimeters tall, talented thick eyebrows.

That kind of high touch allows Grant to have excellent shot-blocking ability, can go to the power forward position to defend, and is quite mobile.

It is also because Grant's shooting and ball handling are so poor that he fell into the second round of the draft, and it takes a long time to train.

"How about this, I will give you a one-time confession, Jokic + the next two first rounds, it is impossible to make more chips."

Su Yang didn't intend to cheat the old leader. After all, he was the leader of the entry. The conditions were quite acceptable in terms of face and face, similar to Wiggins (super potential rookie) + Bennett (useless), In exchange for All-Star Love.

Give one more pick.

Of course, the value of the Kings in the first round is low, and the top regular season rankings every year can only get 28-30 picks.

Su Yang doesn't want to be selected in the first round in the next few years, so he must sign a contract and give a four-year contract to occupy salary space.

Only leads to more trouble.

The previous first round has been replaced by the second round.

"Then I'll think about it..."

Pritchard hung up the phone with a tone as if he could accept the conditions. After all, the two first rounds gave him face.

At noon the next day, the Kings team flew to Oakland, preparing to challenge the Warriors back to back, but there was breaking news before the game.

WOJ didn’t know how to get the news. It broke the news that the Kings and the Pacers are discussing a deal. The plan is to either Cousins ​​​​single-for-Paul George, or Jokic + LaVine package exchange for Paul George. Although the news is outdated, it looks good. .

The main WOJ has been for a long time, except for LeBron-related news, which is not so accurate, other revelations are basically all.

Su Yang's phone rings off the hook one after another.

From advertising sponsors, to small shareholders of the team, as well as the agents of the three of Cousins, and various media.

Su Yangquan pretended nothing happened.

But when speaking before the game, it was visible to the naked eye that Cousins, Jokic, and LaVine were absent-minded. Curry and others were also a little shocked. After all, the King's record ranked first in the league, so why rush to trade? , but now even the All-Stars have not arrived.

The game started immediately.

The king was directly beaten by the warriors.

Except for Antetokounmpo and Curry, the other three starters LaVine, Jokic, and Cousins ​​​​are not in shape and have too many mistakes.

It is fighting back to back.

Lost 18 points in the first quarter.

Su Yang adjusted his layout as usual, and finally recovered in the second quarter, but the 18-point gap could not be further narrowed. The Kings finally lost to the Warriors 103-122. Cousins ​​only had 7 points and 2 assists, while Jokic had a steady 13 points and 11 assists. 6 rebounds.

Back in the locker room after the game, Su Yang received a call from Pritchard and agreed to Jokic + two first-round exchanges for Paul George.

"Jokic can play normally without too much influence under such circumstances, which gives us more confidence..."

Su Yang thought for a moment, and said sincerely: "You want to build a team around Jokic, Myers Turner will be his good partner, and then find a way to get a guard with a strong impact. In three years at most, he can Lead the Pacers back to the Eastern Conference Finals…”

After hanging up the phone, Su Yang decided to notify Jokic.

This is the first trade that was won but not quite won.

(End of this chapter)