NBA: I just want to play soy sauce, you let me win the championship

Chapter 232: Divide the troops into three groups and bring back the players we need
The Kings will still sit at home in the next game and face the challenge of the Timberwolves.

There is no need to catch a flight, so you have a lot more time.

At the end of the game, the Kings coaching staff and scouting team pulled in team manager Geoff Petrie and began studying the details of trading Clark.

Although it is only the beginning of December, after more than a month of competition, the Kings have played 12 games, almost a quarter of the regular season.

Clark's statistics are very good, but his ability is just like this. Now it has almost reached its limit, and it is impossible to make any breakthrough.

And team transactions involve all aspects, and there will be a lot of wrangling. If preparations are not made early, the transaction may not be completed before the All-Star Game in February.

If it is delayed any longer, it may not be until the trade deadline.

Therefore, the Kings' idea is simple, trade early and settle down early.

The trading targets were screened at all levels, and finally only three people fell into everyone's sight.

The first is Kevin Cato, the Rockets' substitute in the previous game.

The second is Timberwolves starting center Nesterovich.

Both of these two have been playing in the league for several years. Their upper limits can be seen and their lower limits can be touched, so there won't be much difference.

The last one is Randolph of the Trail Blazers.

However, Randolph is not the first choice for the Kings, because Randolph has his flaws. The first is that he is only 206 centimeters tall. Although he is very heavy and strong, there is still doubt whether he can resist O'Neal.

The second is that Randolph is a rookie after all, and his data in the Trail Blazers, a team that is stuck in the quagmire, may have more water.

The direct trade plan is relatively simple. In a few days, someone will be sent to contact the Rockets to see if Cato can be traded directly.

The other deal with the Timberwolves is much more complicated.

The Timberwolves are definitely not willing to trade for a player who is similar to Garnett but not as good as Garnett. Even if Garnett remains healthy and can play more than 40 minutes in the playoffs, then they would exchange Clark. What's the meaning of?
Therefore, if you want to reach a deal with the Timberwolves, you must get the draft picks they desperately need.

"Actually, there is another option. We get both the draft pick and Randolph."

A scout made a surprising point during a meeting that caught the attention of everyone in the room.

"According to our statistics, the Jazz currently have the most draft picks in 03. Including their own draft picks, they have four first-round picks, one from the Grizzlies, the Lakers and us."

"But the Jazz have entered a period of reconstruction. They want to find the cornerstone of their team in the 03 draft year. I don't think they will trade their draft picks."

"The second-most teams have three teams, the SuperSonics, Celtics and Trail Blazers, all with two first-round picks."

"We estimate that the SuperSonics' two picks may be relatively high, and the Celtics and Trail Blazers will have around the 20th pick."

"If we want to impress the Timberwolves with our draft picks, we need to start with these three teams."

"My suggestion is to trade Clark and the 04 first-round pick for the Trail Blazers' Randolph and two 03 picks."

There was silence as everyone was thinking about the impact of such a deal on the team.

The Kings currently have many newcomers. As long as there are no major problems with contract renewal, they really don't care much about the 04 draft picks.

At the same time, everyone also believes that after this reinforcement, the Kings will continue to be at the top of the Western Conference. Therefore, this 04 draft pick may fall to the 25th pick and is indeed worthless.

But will the Trail Blazers accept such conditions?

"As far as I know, the Trail Blazers are eager to get rid of the name of the 'Prison Team' and are also looking to trade problem players. Randolph is the problem player they identify." "It is impossible for them to clean up in the short term." It will be completed within a year, so they are more inclined to obtain the 04-05 draft picks, which can help rebuild the team after they clean up the problem players, rather than the 03 draft picks."

Everyone nodded and accepted this statement.

"But, can two draft picks, probably around the 20th pick, impress the Timberwolves?"

"After all, Nesterovic is a starting center, and the Timberwolves have also been pursuing better playoff results in recent years."

"Although Garnett is a high school player, he is already 28 years old this year. He doesn't have many years to wait!"

Another scout asked another question.

"This is Nesterovic's contract year. If the Timberwolves want to renew the contract, according to the current market conditions, they must pay at least 600 million in salary in the first year. This is a big burden for the Timberwolves. "

"But if the contract renewal is unsuccessful, they will lose Nesterovic, so they might as well trade with us and get two first-round picks in the first year of the draft to effectively supplement the team's strength."

Geoff Petrie listened to the discussion without saying a word. When everyone had finished talking, he spoke.

"You are divided into three teams and negotiating with the Rockets, Trail Blazers and Timberwolves respectively."

"The negotiations between the Trail Blazers and the Timberwolves will be based on the plan you just discussed."

"The Rockets will directly trade Clark for Cato, but the Rockets have to compensate us a certain amount, otherwise the extra 200 million yuan will break through our hard salary cap, and I can't explain it to the boss."

The scout manager nodded in agreement.

Petrie turned his head to Adelman again, "During the negotiation stage, we must ensure that Clark's data does not decline, and he cannot always be placed on the injured list, causing other teams to doubt his health."

"How to do it specifically, you have to grasp the size."

Adelman nodded. This is exactly what the Kings team has been doing for more than a month. Of course, it is impossible to give up halfway.

The meeting ended successfully, and the entire basketball operations department was mobilized in order to sell Clark at a good price.

The Kings also faced a challenge from the Timberwolves at home.

In this duel with a possible contact, Adelman's arrangement for Clark is-put on a suit and get off the injured list!

Adelman knows Clark's strength very well. If he were to face Garnett, he would definitely be defeated.

Even because the types are similar, Clark will be particularly miserable!
There were signs of this last time in Minnesota.

At that time, it could also be said that the snowstorm affected flights and the whole team did not sleep to play the game. It was normal to perform poorly.

This time, you were beaten at home after waiting for work, so what excuse should you use?

It would be better to put him on the injured list directly!

As long as the next show is released, no one will doubt that Clark has health problems.

Wasn't it just sent to have a rest?

Popovich does it all the time!
And it’s not like Popovich did it alone, coaches across the league were doing it, but Popovich did it the most.

While Adelman found a solution to Clark's dilemma, Lu Yuanzhi also found a way to deal with the "Boomerang"!

PS: What the hell is Butler’s hair style like?I thought it was from P!
(End of this chapter)