start with scouting

Chapter 681 It's going to rain and George wants to leave

There are parties, street tours, and the championship celebration lasts for five days. Sacramento is like entering a carnival.

After Su Yang participated in various parties, he gave himself a three-day vacation and accompanied Jiang Rulan to travel to the Maldives.In the blink of an eye, No. 20 is only four days away from the draft. All kinds of work in the off-season are about to start. I will return to Saskatchewan on time and start working again.

Enter the training base at [-]:[-] in the morning, greet the staff, and then enter the office to check and receive emails.

Sam Hinkie knocked on the door as scheduled, chatted briefly about the vacation, then put away his smile and got down to business, "Half an hour ago, I received an email from Paul George's agent Aron Mintz, which has been forwarded to your Check your email first."

Seeing Xinji's serious expression, Su Yang immediately searched for ancient keywords and directly located the email sent by Aron Mintz.

[Dear Mr. Sam Hinkie, and the greatest coach Su Yang, before formally explaining our request, I would like to congratulate the Sacramento Kings once again for achieving three consecutive championships. Your contribution to the construction of the Kings is unparalleled in the league 】

Su Yang quickly skipped over the flattering content.

Immediately afterwards, it was mentioned that Paul George grew up in the Palm Springs area of ​​Los Angeles. He has been a fan of Kobe and the Lakers since he was a child. After becoming a big star these years, he has always wanted to give back to the community. Dream.

"Okay, I probably guessed it..."

Su Yang naturally thought of the word "Erhumeng", and thought that since he wanted to apply for a trade to play in Los Angeles, why should he be so reserved? Could it be that his character is too strong and his wrists are too domineering, which deters Aron Mintz from Offended in the slightest?

Continue to read along the mail, the content is consistent with the guess.

George and the team behind him believe that the league's first-tier small forwards, coupled with winning two consecutive seasons, vaguely want to challenge Durant and LeBron to hit the only small forwards. feel inadequate.

It looks a bit like Kobe after the Lakers won three consecutive championships.

It may also be affected by the announcement of the FMVP voting results. ESPN previously reported that the distribution of the FMVP voting in the finals was that Curry got 5 votes, George got 4 votes, and LeBron got [-] votes. In theory, George has a chance.

However, Aronmintz's language is particularly reserved.

[After the comprehensive evaluation, we hope that Paul George can achieve further development in terms of personal honor. Of course, he also likes the rare team style of the Kings very much, and is grateful for this wonderful experience. After retiring, I regretted it a little, and now I have a chance to get the best of both worlds for Paul George and the Kings. We think this is the best time, but we also promise that if George stays in the Kings, he will still give [-]%]

In addition to returning to his hometown to play and the improvement of personal honor, Paul George has several reasons for wanting to leave.

Although he didn't write it down, Su Yang could guess it.

The first is a playful personality. Whether it was the fight with teammate Hibbert for the qualification to be the first stripper during the Pacers period, or the frequent rumors that he likes to participate in various parties, it all proves that George likes to play. It's more fun to play in Los Angeles.

The second is more salary, and it may even be the main reason. The king has signed a long-term contract with Antetokounmpo with a 25-30% maximum salary. According to Antetokounmpo’s performance this season, it is very likely to trigger a 30% maximum salary. To renew Curry's maximum salary and Cousins' contract, the Kings have no more room for George, and George's contract ends in the 18-19 season, but after the 17-18 season, he can jump out of the player option and re-sign. Struggling with a maximum salary contract, staying with the Kings for an extra year will only increase the risk.

Perhaps it was this year's contract, coupled with Su Yang's strong methods, that made Aron Mintz negotiate so politely.

"Now it seems that those rumors before the finals are true. They were contacting Los Angeles at that time..." Hinkie showed a little regret, probably thinking that if he had been able to dig deeper, he could have more initiative now.

Su Yang chuckled and shook his head, "It doesn't matter, I can't keep it anyway, this is a two-way choice, why don't we see if there is a plan that can get the best of both worlds..." The king can indeed force George to stay for a year, but that would be to let George go for nothing, and he cannot get it For any return on assets, if the solution provided by Aron Mintz is excellent, it can not only get return on assets, but also free up salary space and generate additional operations.

[Before I send this email to you, we have fully communicated with the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers teams, and reached a certain consensus and agreement. If we trade with the Clippers, we can bring in the Thunder as the third team. A team, let you get Oladipo + Sabonis in return, or a few first-round picks in the future...]

"Sabonis is an effective bargaining chip, but what the hell is Oladipo, even if he only has a one-year contract, he shouldn't fool us like this, we have LaVine and Brogdon at the shooting guard position, why trade Oladipo? "

Su Yang was a little speechless.

The plan provided by Alon Mintz, Sabonis is indeed okay. He became a Thunder player last season because of the Ibaka trade between the Magic and the Thunder. He has height, confrontation, and movement. nourish.

It is really unnecessary to bring Oladipo. The 4-year contract of 8400 million US dollars is too cumbersome and takes up more salary space than George. Although the defense is the best team level, the fatal problem is with LaVine and Brogdon. functions are nearly overlapping.

As for the draft picks of the Thunder and the Clippers, they are acceptable. After all, George only has one year left on his contract, and the value is average.

It’s just that neither of those two broken teams is willing to completely mess up the model. It’s really useless to get the eighth or ninth pick, or even the [-]th, [-]th, and so on. If you can get Doncic or Ayton’s level The draft pick, definitely agreed.

"What is the Lakers' trading plan?"

Out of curiosity, Su Yang continued to browse through the mail.

[If you are not satisfied with the bargaining chips of the Clippers and the Thunder, we can also win over the Lakers for negotiation. They are willing to provide this year's second overall pick and a future protected first-round pick. Ms. Jenny Buss looks forward to talking with you Negotiate...]

Jr. Buss has lost power in the Lakers. Now that the Lakers are headed by Jenny, it's amazing to think of this plan. I just don't know why the "father-in-law" Magic Johnson didn't jump out and make trouble, why did he sign George for nothing? .

Probably because of his domineering aura, he dared not play any media pressure, let alone threaten strikes.

"How do you feel about the Lakers' chips?" Su Yang asked casually.

Sam Hinkie immediately replied, "If you accept the Lakers' bargaining chip, then we need to start scouting work quickly. Before, because you were sure you didn't have to worry about the draft, the scouting department didn't have a deep understanding of each potential high-ranking rookie..."

"Well, it's my problem..."

Su Yang nodded. He didn't consider George's trade at the beginning, so he didn't put it back on the high-ranking draft. But the bargaining chips that the Lakers can provide are obviously better than Oladipo + Sabonis, because after sending George away, The Kings most need to supplement the position of the small forward, and in this draft, Tatum is an excellent small forward candidate, and he can even take advantage of the Lakers' impatient rebuilding, get an extra draft pick, or try to pack Nance Jr., solve the king's backup center problem.

In this way, George can fulfill his Lakers dream, get a big contract, have fun, and the Lakers can rebuild their core.

And the Kings clean up the salary space, get future potential players, and solve a position as a substitute, which is really the best of all three.

"The plan of the Lakers is very suitable. Let's discuss the negotiation strategy first. As for choosing the rookie, from the bottom of my heart..."

(End of this chapter)