super small forward

Chapter 633 633. The Magician's Smile
"Mr. Magic, is it true that you sent the Warriors a trade request for Harris Barnes?"

"Wow, it would be great to get a player as good as Harris. Harris will be a free agent in the next offseason. Why don't we pursue him? Oh, nononono, you're messing with me again By the way, I can't say that I want to recruit him, of course, I won't do that when I meet him, but I will definitely wink at him, I think he will understand what I mean..."

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When the Lakers played against the Pelicans and the Jazz at home in a row, making Anthony Davis and Gordon Hayward feel the deep malice from Los Angeles again, the NBA circles began to spread rumors that the Lakers applied to the Warriors The transaction matter became the biggest news for a while, and the matter of Anthony Davis and Hayward being bullied by the Lakers was completely ignored.

This news is of course an outrageous thing released after the chick contacted the management of the Lakers, but this kind of possible trade between the league's first and second, even if it's just a rumor, will still cause an uproar. Things that are out of the picture can make the media blow up a deal and it will happen soon.

Then what the magician said brought the Lakers only a fine of 50 US dollars, and no other benefits were seen.

But this is enough, this is just the beginning of the planning of the Lakers and Liu Ren's company.

And this did have a small impact on the Warriors, giving them their third loss of the season. Although it is not of much use, it is better than nothing.

With 34 wins and 6 losses, the Lakers continue to maintain the second record in the league, three games ahead of the chasing Spurs, and the pressure is still quite high.

And the next opponent the Lakers will challenge away from home is the Warriors who are now 37 wins and 3 losses.

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The Warriors are also depressed, whoever provoked whoever they recruited, we managed to cultivate a backcourt trio, and the Lakers actually targeted us.

The general manager of the Warriors, Bob Myers, was so worried, so worried that it was like snow falling in thousands of miles.

He felt very sad, thinking that you, the Lakers, have so many super talents, and you are still staring at our "small" team. Although, we got the best start in history, 37 wins and 3 losses Even the Lakers and Bulls haven't made such an opening, but this is still too unreasonable!

Of course, Bob Myers didn't know that Curry had a private connection with Durant, otherwise he wouldn't be so worried, maybe he would be secretly happy about the possibility of getting Durant.

Fortunately, Wharton responded in a timely manner and quickly appeased Barnes. The words of appeasement are very simple. Even if Barnes wants to go to a bigger stage in the future or pursue better development, he must play well enough this year. Performance, otherwise you won't be taken seriously if you go to other teams, so after the Warriors lost a game, Barnes' performance afterward was even better.

From the current stage, the news that the Lakers are interested in Barnes has actually inspired the Warriors.

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The game between the Lakers and the Warriors is about to begin.

Due to the rumors about Harris and the Lakers that broke out before, in addition to the gimmick of the league's first and league's second confrontation, this game is more about the sudden tense atmosphere between the two teams.

You must know that in the past, the Lakers and the Warriors have always been friendly partners. Since the two teams are very close, but not so close as to have an impact on each other's market like the Clippers, high-level exchanges between the two teams have always been There are many, large and small transactions. For example, the Warriors provided Green to the Lakers and Bazemore traded to Korver. Instead of causing a gap between the management of the two teams, it made the relationship between the two teams more harmonious.

This is a very obvious reason. Since one party has already suffered a loss, if they continue to maintain friendship, they will definitely return the previous favor next time.

But this time the Lakers reported that they were interested in Barnes, which made the Warriors management a little uncomfortable.

The magician also came to Oakland with the team, and is now using his smile to appease an upset Bob Myers.

Needless to say, the magician's smile is always contagious, and this time is no exception. Bob Myers is really not as depressed and angry as he was at the beginning, but he is still very upset: "Ervin, we We have been good friends for many years, if there is anything you want to do, you can tell me, you know we have the right to renew the contract with Barnes' home team, and we can match any contract."

To be honest, Bob Myers cares about the team most. There are only three positions, one is the point guard, that is, Curry, and the other is the power forward, that is, Randall.

If it is said that Randall can top the fifth position, play a beautiful death five and the ball center to organize the offense is the key to the Warriors' rise, then Curry is the cornerstone of the Warriors' rise.

In addition, Bob Myers attaches the most importance to the position of the team's small forward.

Although it is said that it is an era of rampant small forwards, the three strongest players in the league in the eyes of the major managements of the league are James, Durant, and Liu Ren. James is absolutely powerful, and Durant can improve a team. The super scorer of the team's upper limit, Liu Ren represents the future... and the wealth that he brings to a team. The Lakers' revenue exceeded that of the New York Knicks last season, thanks to the attention Liu Ren brought Spend.

And all three players are small forwards.

It sounds like small forwards do dominate the league, but in fact, there are not as many high-quality small forwards in the league as imagined. In fact, James of the Cavaliers, Durant of the Thunder, Leonard of the Spurs, Pacers' Paul George, Knicks' Anthony.

There is Liu Ren of the Lakers.

In addition to these few, Bob Myers can hardly find a better small forward than Barnes, Hayward of the Jazz is one, and Jimmy Butler of the Bulls is one.

Those who can match Barnes or are better than Barnes, the entire league adds up to less than two hands.

The above-mentioned small forwards seem to be basically impossible for Bob Myers. No team will let them go. He doesn’t think his team can attract anyone. After all, no one has expressed The idea of ​​wanting to go to the Warriors.

So even if it was reported that the Lakers were interested in Curry, Bob Myers was not that angry. After all, even if it is a super point guard, there are not a few who have changed hands in the past two years. The 76ers are almost about to steal Curry's points Wang's, isn't it that the 76ers traded back with a rookie of the year in the draft and two or three mild first-round and second-round picks.

And the Warriors are the most suitable team for Curry, and Bob Myers doesn't believe that Curry will leave, he is very confident in this.

But it's hard to say about Barnes. Barnes' performance is almost as Sima Zhao's heart, and the Warriors' management is having a headache how to keep him.

So when the magician came face to face, Bob Myers didn't even give him a good look.

"Oh, Bob, I'm so sad when you say that, I never said I would snatch someone away from you." The magician exaggeratedly exclaimed.

"Do you think I will believe it? You didn't snatch Kenta and Drummond?" Bob Myers began to bring up old things again.

The magician also knows that this is Bob Myers trying to use the favor owed by the Lakers to get him to dispel his interest in Barnes.

but……

The magician wasn't interested in Barnes in the first place...

"God! Bob, you don't know that Kenta and Drummond can play so well? We don't know either! If we want Harris, I will definitely tell you directly that we want to trade, you know we There are so many talented players, it’s almost becoming a burden, how can you get another one directly? If it’s a trade, and it will definitely not let you suffer! We have been friends for so many years, don’t you trust me?” The magician acted like I was hurt.

"Come on, I know you have no good intentions, tell me, what do you want to exchange for Harris, if you want to rob me, then please finish your coffee and leave." Bob Myers rolled his eyes, It’s not that he wants someone, he expresses his despair, if the Lakers rob Barnes from them in the summer, he really can’t rob him, so feel bad, but he must let the Lakers bleed, at least get back a bunch of chips, To find the vacancy after Barnes left.

"Bob, I said I'm not interested in Harris. We already have a boss. Do you think anyone in the league can replace the boss's dominance at small forwards? He's younger than Harris." This round Until the magician rolled his eyes.

Now Bob Myers is a little confused. This smiling face doesn't want Barnes. What are you doing here? What the hell?Have nothing to do?
"Then who do you want?" Bob Myers was very curious. He didn't believe that the Magician would ask for things like Curry or Randall. The Warriors' management would not think about this kind of trade application when they received the call. Hang up directly, he believed that the magician would not be so stupid.

But besides Curry, Randall, and Barnes, what else can catch the eyes of the magician?Bob Myers couldn't figure it out.

"You know, I've been preparing for things after Kobe retired, and we found McCollum before." The magician replied.

Hearing Bob Myers's face twitched, everyone could see McCollum's strength. He was definitely among the top ten shooting guards in the league or even higher. If he had enough playing time and Opportunities, not too many, need Kobe's playing time and opportunities. It is not difficult to average 20 points per game, but the Blazers actually sent McCollum to the Lakers in such a way that they almost gave away for nothing, directly giving the Lakers a chance to replace Kobe. Candidates.

Bob Myers felt that the Lakers were really lucky. The corner of his mouth twitched and he said, "Irvin, are you here to show off to me?"

"No, no, I think McCollum is not suitable for our requirements for our future shooting guard. He is too versatile, and we need an off-ball player. Of course, Harris can also play shooting guard. If you I am willing to exchange Harris. Except for McCollum, other people except LaVine, boss, Antetokounmpo, Green, Whiteside, you can choose the rest of our team. As long as you have enough space, we will I am willing to provide it." The magician started to smile a little bit cheaply.

Bob Myers was about to roll his eyes again: "In the final analysis, you still want Harris. I admit that I am very interested in McCollum, and you have also caught my weakness, but you want Harris to get rid of it! McCollum Tom's salary is not much lower than that of Harris. Which of your players can I ask for after the two of them traded? Whiteside, are you willing to give it?"

Bob Myers refused very simply, but for McCollum...he really wants to win!
What are the Warriors doing now?Isn't he just a player who has the ability to score independently!

Now the Warriors can organize the offense only Curry, Iguodala, Green, the remaining Livingston and Barnes can barely organize the offense, but the organizational effect is really mediocre, and Iguodala is not defeated Don's attention, Barnes is not valued by Steve Kerr, if you have McCollum, you can have another great choice.

McCollum did a great job last season when he took on the responsibility of point guard. Other teams in the league coveted McCollum, but at that time McCollum was promoted by the Lakers as Kobe's successor, so other People would rather play with better talent, and the idea of ​​the more expensive Antetokounmpo would not hit McCollum.

Now that the magician offered to use McCollum as a bargaining chip, Bob Myers really couldn't speak so absolutely, and refused very simply, but there was still room for it.

The magician just smiled and watched Bob Myers without saying a word. Anyway, he was not the one who was in a hurry. He believed that Bob Myers would never give up the chance to get McCollum.

The catcher...the catcher...

For a shooting guard who has the potential to be a top five shooting guard in the league in the future, or an all-around shooting guard...

Bob Myers didn't talk to death at the first time, but he didn't come up with a solution at the first time. For a while, the transaction was temporarily stagnant, and neither party was in a hurry, because the possibility of making a deal is unlikely now. The salaries of the two teams have exceeded the salary cap, and the chemistry between the two teams is very good now. It is impossible to break the chemistry of the two teams immediately, so we can only slowly figure it out...

(End of this chapter)