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"Yang, can we add DeAndre Jordan's extension rights to the trade discussion?"

"Mr. Deps, you may not know much about the Clippers," Yang Li said.

"We plan to deal with Brad Miller this summer, after all, he is a bit old."

"So that's it." Depps said, "You want DeAndre to play Dayao's first substitute."

"That's right." Yang Li said.

"In that case, we won't be able to trade to you in the first round next year." Depps planned to play hard to get.

"You know, there are a lot of great big men in next year's draft, like Thomas Robinson from the University of Kansas who has already been selected, Tyler Zeller from North Carolina, Miles Plumlee from Duke, besides......"

"There are also Anthony Davis and Andre Drummond who have not yet decided whether to run, but have shown talent." Yang Li directly interrupted Depps.

"I have all the information about these little guys, but Jordan is different from them."

"Yes, as a member of the Little Green House, he fell to the second round in the end." Depps was not to be outdone.

"Of course, I also admit that under your training, he has also fulfilled his talent as a small green room player."

"If you want it that much." Yang Li said in a determined tone.

"Okay, I can add DeAndre Jordan to the deal."

After several rounds of negotiations between the two parties, this deal for the No. 4 pick in the first round of this year was finally reached.

The premise, of course, is to obtain the consent of Jordan.

Jordan wants to go to a team that can play the main force, and obviously the current Clippers can't satisfy him.

The Hornets also promised to give Jordan the main center position, and the offer also satisfied him.

The final transaction result is:

The Clippers sent out the No. 11 pick in the first round of 4, as well as Jordan.

Get a 12-year first-round unprotected pick from the Hornets, and a 14-year first-round pick, with the top 3 picks protected.

At the same time, after the opening of the free market, Jordan's air of signing first and then trading for the Hornets can provide a special case for the Clippers.

Yang Li's deal was actually a gamble.

He bet that next year's Hornets will get the No. [-] pick because of their rebuilding record and the bottom of the Western Conference.

In Yang Li's eyes, next year's No. [-] lottery is more important than any other year's No. [-] lottery!

After all, that's "Big Eyebrow" Anthony Davis!

Dayao plays center, thick eyebrows play power forward, guards are Curry and Klay, and pickled peppers, Kaka and Butler take turns at positions 3.

This picture is simply too beautiful!

The reason why Yang Li is betting is because Yang Li is really worried that the Clippers will not deal with Paul.

Instead, let Jordan and Paul join forces.

If you find that this combination works well, you may improve your record.

It turned out that Yang Li's worries were unnecessary. The two didn't even cooperate in a game, and Paul was traded away.

It seems that Paul's determination to leave New Orleans is very firm.

Just after discussing the deal with the Hornets here, Yang Li directly took the initiative to attack.

He reached out to Charlotte Bobcats general manager Rich Joe.

The goal is naturally their 12-year first-round pick.

In the 11-12 season in the previous life, one of the Bobcats and the Hornets was the east squad leader, and the other was the west squad leader.

In the end, the two teams also successfully won the No. [-] pick and the No. [-] pick.

Trading with them is to take a double insurance.

Even if none of them win the No. [-] pick, two high-ranked lottery picks, plus a future superstar potential stock, can be exchanged for the No. [-] pick from other teams.

Now the lynx at this node is still more subtle.

Nominally, Rich Joe is the general manager, but in fact, Jordan has the final say on the affairs of the team.

It wasn't until a year later, during the 12-year offseason, that Jordan finally let go of power.

But I have to say that Joe is really invincible in playing football, but his vision is really not very good.

In 12, they got the second pick, but chose McGee.

Bill was not selected, and Lillard was not selected.

But things seem to have changed in this life.

Because of the appearance of Yang Li, Bobcats other shareholders except Jordan united in advance and asked Jordan to delegate power.

So now Rich Joe really has the final say on everything about the Bobcats!

In the original 11-12 season, the Bobcats played badly for the entire season, and finally got the second pick.

But this time, Rich Joe doesn't plan to mess up, he will start rebuilding this year.

They hold the sixth pick in the first round this year, and they have two targets.

This year's ncaa championship champion, MOP winner Kemba Walker.

And Brandon Knight, the core point guard from the University of Kentucky.

Faced with Yang Li's trade request, he directly opened his mouth and asked for James Harden.

An All-NBA third-team guard for a first-rounder?

Just dreaming!

Knowing that this was definitely not his real idea, Yang Li pretended to be angry and hung up the phone.

Not long after, Rich Joe called back.

Only this time did he reveal his real goal.

He wants Ibaka and Jeremy Lin.

This is obviously a bit of a dream.

Ibaka was the best rookie team in the 09-10 season, and Jeremy Lin was the best rookie team in the 10-11 season.

Both of them can be exchanged for two first rounds together.

Fortunately, Rich Joe was watching the game. He knew that although the old Miller was weaker in defense, he was more functional than Ibaka.

In the end, the two finalized the content of the transaction:

The Clippers sent Brad Miller and Jeremy Lin in exchange for next year's first-round pick from the Bobcats.

This transaction will be completed after the opening of the free market, which means that the Bobcats have carried out a signing transaction in advance.

At the same time, the Clippers exchanged two players for the air, and it will also provide the Clippers with two special cases for trading.

Of course, the Clippers don't need it at all.

The experience that Yang Li has summed up in the team trading in the past few years is that it is necessary to cheat people as soon as possible.

The old Miller is really dying, and Jeremy Lin, the cooperation between him and rookie Walker is estimated to be difficult to meet expectations.

Especially Jeremy Lin wants to play the main point guard and needs the ball, so there must be some conflicts with Walker.

In the previous life, the two could coexist peacefully because Jeremy Lin was seriously injured.

Playing time should be controlled, not to mention, and the Rockets and Lakers have also experienced the wastage of the two teams.

Now that he no longer has the feeling that he must be the main force, he can naturally accept the role of the sixth man, and the effect is really good.

Besides, for the Clippers, the loss of Jeremy Lin is harmless.

Because this year the Clippers can still miss Thomas Jr. with a low pick.

Now, Yang Li is very sure of one thing.

The Bobcats don't need to be bad at all, they are still the team most likely to get the No. 12 pick in [-]!