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Chapter 557 Chapter 555: The Second Echelon

Henson simulated many conversations with Tim Connery in his mind, but never once did he think that the other party said that Nikola Jokic was not for sale.

It appears that all of Henson's guesses were correct.The Nuggets want to shoot Nurkic, the purpose is to right Jokic.Get the best bargaining chips without delaying their respective futures.It has to be said that Tim Connery's thinking is still very clear.

In an instant, Henson's reinforcement plan fell through the cracks.Yes, Henson does have the badge of increasing the trust of opposing general managers when making trades.But when a team's general manager doesn't even want to talk to you, the badge is completely useless.

For the first time ever, Henson's reinforcement plans were stymied.The position of general manager is not so easy to sit on.

"Next, shall we continue to quote?" Bird sat down on the leather chair in disappointment. The reinforcement during the season is often not so smooth.

Henson thought for a few seconds, then shook his head helplessly, "I don't think so, there is no need to continue the offer. Tim Connelly didn't lie, nor did he want to take the opportunity to raise the price, but really didn't want to trade Jokic."

Henson is very clear that if a general manager wants to raise the price, at least he will say "this player is not for sale" after listening to the other party's offer, in order to test the other party's bottom line.

But Connelly didn't even listen to the initial offer, and directly expressed his attitude.This shows how determined he is.

"You keep saying that you have a backup plan? What is it?" Bird seemed to suddenly remember something, and his eyes fell on Henson again.

"That plan. It will take some time. Yes, some time. Bird, is there a game schedule for the NBDL league?" Henson did not continue to dwell on the failure in front of him, but immediately devoted himself to the implementation of the new plan.

"The NBDL schedule? Yes, but what do you use it for? What does this have to do with the reinforcement plan?"

"You'll know, Bird. It's almost Christmas and the playoffs are less than four months away. We're going to move fast if we're going to use this backup plan."

Henson looked at the sky outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, hoping that high-risk candidates will also allow Henson to get a matching high return
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The battle with the Knicks ended the Pacers' 13-game winning streak.Connelly's direct rejection of Henson's trade request made Henson's current job even worse.

But Henson is not so easy to defeat. Since the long talk with Sager, Henson is almost not afraid of any difficulties.

After all, what difficulty is more difficult than death?If death couldn't stop Sarge, what could stop Henson?

With this belief, Henson led the team to defeat the Boston Celtics led by Stevens for the second time this season on December 12, successfully avoiding a losing streak.

After this game, Stevens planned to stay with Henson for dinner tomorrow night, but Henson politely declined the invitation of his good friend.

After all, Christmas is coming soon, and Henson hopes to spend more time with his family.

So on December 12rd, Henson had a chance to execute his plan.But in order to spend Christmas with his family early, he gave up.As a result, the implementation of the plan will have to be postponed for a few more days.

Family and work must be taken into account.Now he can't put all his energy on basketball.

On the 23rd and 24th, Henson spent a perfect Christmas holiday with his family.He took An Jiali to the ski resort for skiing, and he also took Emily to the baby swimming pool to try the water.

On the 25th, Henson was forced to participate in the Christmas game.Adam Silver, that guy, will naturally not let go of any opportunity to drain Henson's business value.So when Xia Tian heard that Henson was coming back, he immediately added the Pacers to the list for the Christmas game.

And this is the first time in two years that Henson has not spent Christmas with his family.

That night, Henson beat the Bulls without Thibodeau and Rose to pieces at home.Originally, Jimmy Butler and Henson would be the best gimmick in this game, but during the game, Jimmy Butler didn't get much room to play.

Under the alternate defense of George and Antetokounmpo, Jimmy Butler made 12 of 3 shots from the field, with a low shooting percentage of 25%.

Since Henson's return, Jimmy Butler's wrath has always had nowhere to go.He came to the Bankers Life Arena with anger, and in the end he could only leave with anger.

On the contrary, Wade, who scored 21 points, has such a taste of returning to life.But a few years ago, Wade in the Big Three period was unable to take the Pacers, let alone Wade in his old age?
106 to 91, Henson continued to maintain his unbeaten record in the Christmas game.

After the game, a large number of reporters gathered around Henson, asking him how he felt when he played the Christmas game again after three years.Henson retired two years ago, and Henson spent Christmas in the hospital three years ago.Therefore, Henson has actually been absent from the Christmas game for a long time.

Seeing that Henson is so popular, Jimmy Butler smiled helplessly.Although the game was lost, Jimmy Butler was even more convinced that he was right to leave the Pacers.

Because in Indianapolis, there is only one person who can be the master, and that is Henson Joe.If he stays with the Pacers, Butler believes that he will only live in the shadow of Henson for the rest of his life.

In the Bulls, at least he is still an out-and-out star.

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"Like I said, I don't like to comment on other teams' players."

When asked again how to comment on Jimmy Butler's performance, Henson impatiently prevaricated.

That kid made 12 of 3 shots, what else can Henson say?But if you tell the truth, it will definitely hurt your peace again.Henson wouldn't jump into such an obvious pit.

After dismissing the annoying reporters and walking into the locker room, Henson immediately looked at the NBDL schedule that Bird sent him a few days ago on his mobile phone.

NBDL is the abbreviation of NBA Development League. If explained in relatively easy-to-understand terms, it can be regarded as the secondary league of the NBA.

NBA teams usually send some young players who are temporarily unavailable to the Development League for exercise, and some capable players who have not received NBA contracts for the time being will also play in the NBDL, waiting for opportunities.

The former Wesley Matthews and Danny Green played in the Development League for a year, and it was Henson who recruited them back after he took office.Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue, who are very familiar to Chinese fans, have also played in the Development League.

And if next season, the Rockets really intend to sign Zhou Qi.Then nine times out of ten, that guy will also be thrown into the Development League to test the waters.

It can be seen that although the Development League has not received much attention, the salaries of the players are not even comparable to the CBA's big-name foreign players.But I have to admit that the Development League is still one of the highest-level basketball leagues in the world.

Even if the players who come out of there do not play in the NBA, it is more than enough to go to the European League or CBA to seek gold.

Most NBA teams have a development league team of their own, in case they are in urgent need of personnel, they can get some ready-made firefighters.Or when you need to delegate rookies, you are not afraid that you will not find a place to put them.

The Pacers are no exception. The Fort Wayne Mad Ants are a second-tier team that belongs to the Pacers.

Even so, Henson almost never went to the Mad Ants to ask for someone.For one thing, when Henson is in, the Pacers' lineup is usually very stable.Secondly, Henson really doesn't like the strength of the development league players.

It's not that Henson discriminates against the players of the Development League team. Looking at the annual MVP candidates of the Development League, you can know how far the strength of this league is from the NBA.

Last season's Development League MVP Jarrell Stokes played only two games for the Nuggets this season, scoring a total of 3 points and 2 assists before being waived again.

Tim Frazier, the MVP of the Development League in the 14-15 season, averaged only 3 points per game with the Pelicans this season.
Unless it is a rookie who is actively delegated by the NBA team to train, 99% of the players in the development league do not actually have the strength to play in the NBA.

And the Pacers used to be a championship team, so naturally they would not be promoted from the Development League.

But this time, Henson unexpectedly set his sights on the Development League.That's why Bird was surprised when Henson asked for the NBDL schedule.

Because as far as Bird knows, there are no particularly strong players in the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.

But what Bird didn't know was that Henson didn't want the NBDL schedule because of the Mad Ants.

On the schedule, on December 12, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants will play against the Raptors 31 at home.Henson drew a red circle on the day, another chance to execute his backup plan after Christmas!

Henson's attention is not on the mad ants of his subordinates, but on the Raptor 905 who came from afar.A player who caught Henson's attention during the combine is now on that team
(End of this chapter)