Godfather of the NBA: Cutting Curry and creating a dynasty

"Mr. Popovich, are you interested in making a deal with the Clippers?"

"Oh?" Popovich looked at Yang Li with a complicated face, he couldn't see through Yang Li's thoughts.

After all, he would never have guessed or done the operation of choosing Curry and Harden before.

At least for now, he absolutely can't think of any reason for Yang Li to trade with the Spurs.

"I'm going to say it straight." Yang Li didn't make any mistakes, "I want Manu, let him come to the Clippers to guide Curry and Harden!"

This kid must be crazy!

Popovich stared like a bell, and his gray beard and hair trembled slightly.

How could anyone state their trading demands so straightforwardly?

How did such an idiot bring the Clippers to the second record in the Western Conference?

"Dream, Manu is not for sale!" Popovich directly refused, "Unless..."

Hehe, I knew it.

Yang Li secretly laughed in his heart.

The rumors back then were indeed true, and Popovich's patience with Manu on Christmas Eve had reached its limit.

It's just that no team gave a suitable bargaining chip, so Manu was not traded away.

"I can give Quentin or Jamal, plus a future first-round pick." Yang Li said, "You know, our Clippers now have a lot of picks."

This price tag is indeed very good, at least in terms of Manu's current state and situation.

What Yang Li gave was enough to make the Spurs team excited.

"No." Popovich directly refused, "I want Chris Kaman!"

"Are you stupid?" Yang Li suddenly laughed angrily.

"Chris is my star player! And Manu isn't even one of the three best players in the Spurs right now!"

"What's more." Yang Li frowned, "Manu only has the last year of his contract left, and it's doubtful whether he can renew his contract next year."

"I can give you a future first-round pick," Popovich said.

"Is it next year?" Yang Li showed some excitement.

"No." Popovich shook his head, "It was the first round in 2011 or later."

Popovich knows very well that this season is the low point for the Spurs, so next year's picks will be higher.

After 11 years, the Spurs will slow down, and it will only be a late first-round pick by then.

"Then the first round in 2011." Yang Li directly confirmed the year.

"At the same time, I hope that the transaction is based on the premise that Manu agrees to renew his contract with the Clippers in advance."

"No problem, deal!" Popovich said, holding out his hand.

"Deal!" Yang Li also stretched out his hand and grabbed the big hand that had won three championship trophies.

three days later.

Ginobili moved his game luggage to the Los Angeles Clippers locker room.

Officially became a member of the Los Angeles Clippers.

The fans in Los Angeles were directly furious. The Clippers have such an excellent record this year, and Kaman has played such an outstanding performance.

Yang Li even said that the deal was a deal!

I only heard that if the record is not good and it needs to be rebuilt, the leading star is traded.

With the second record in the Western Conference and a well-organized team lineup, the leading star is traded.

This is really the old bachelor who has learned how to enter the bathing center. It is the first time for needles!

For a time, the wind direction of the media changed drastically.

Almost all the media are spraying Yang Li, saying that he is a lunatic who acts willfully for his own preferences.

He had been lucky in the showy operations of the draft before, but now it's finally revealed.

"Yang Li, after all, he will have to pay the price for his arbitrary and reckless actions! "

This statement was not made up by the Los Angeles media, but from Chris Kaman's mouth.

It's just that the original words were not so blunt, it just expressed my dissatisfaction with being traded away.

At the same time, he will show his strength in the Spurs, let Yang Li, let the Clippers regret it!

Yang Li had no time to pay attention to these rumors.

Before Ginobili came to Los Angeles, he invited Herb Rudoy to the Los Angeles Clippers manager's office.

Rudoy is Ginobili's agent. After signing Ginobili's 4-year 5500 million contract extension with Miles, he smiled directly on his face.

It's still easy to earn money for the foolish president of Los Angeles!

Before the Spurs, I said that I could give 3 million for 3300 years if I broke my mouth, which is not grand at all!

After this transaction, there were also discordant voices in the Clippers.

According to the original momentum, the Clippers have a good chance to hit the championship.

The Clippers' record has soared from the second-to-last in the league last season to the second in the Western Conference today.

The players must be full of self-confidence, thinking that the Clippers will not lose in the series against anyone now.

However, in the end, only Yang Li opened his eyes.

This year's Western Conference is not just a super team like the Lakers.

All the members recovered to a healthy state, and once again bombarded the Suns in the league with run-and-bomb tactics.

There are Mavericks with peak Nowitzki, Kidd, Marion and many other veteran stars.

There's even the Denver Nuggets Athletics with Billups teaming up with Carmelo Anthony.

It is simply difficult for the current Clippers to break out of the tight encirclement in the West.

Yang Li can predict that after the All-Star Game, Curry Harden and other rookies will hit the rookie wall.

At that time, not to mention the second place in the West, even the top four positions may not be able to keep.

If you really want to hit the championship, next year is the best time.

This year, let's recharge our batteries and let a few rookies get used to the rhythm of the NBA game.

However, thanks to Yang Li's "reluctance to part with love", today's Spurs lineup has been fully formed.

Kaman, Duncan, Jefferson, Hill, Parker.

This list of the starting five tigers, other teams will feel fear just by looking at it.

Shortly after the transaction was completed, on December 12, the Clippers and the Spurs met again.

In this game, the Spurs sit at home in San Antonio to meet the challenge of the Clippers.

Before the start of the game, the media hyped the game as a revenge battle for the Spurs.

And what deserves the most attention from fans and friends is that after the last game, the two teams made a deal.

The Clippers traded their star Chris Kaman for the Spurs' best sixth man, Manu Ginobili.

The Clippers have a D rating for this deal, while the Spurs have an S rating.

The evaluation reads like this:

After the Clippers send Kaman away, it indicates that they will withdraw from the ranks of strong teams this season.

After the Spurs traded to Kaman, the lineup was supplemented and complete, and they were fully capable of competing for the championship.

Speaking of today's game, Ginobili didn't even appear on the player activation list.

In other words, compared with the last time the Clippers played against the Spurs, the Clippers have less Kaman, while the Spurs have more Kaman.

Today's Clippers are tantamount to giving the Spurs two leading stars inside and out.

If the Clippers can win, it would be hell!

"Mr. Yang Li, do you have confidence in today's game?" A reporter asked during the reporter's question time before the game.

"Of course." Yang Li nodded.

"The Spurs are the team I study the most, and I'm more familiar with their tactical moves than how to run to a nightclub in Los Angeles."