Chapter 1260 1259. Start "Saving Money" Again (2/10 Asking for Guaranteed Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 1260 1259. Start "saving money" again (210 for guaranteed monthly tickets)

From the perspective of potential, Liu Mang knows that even if Battier adds a draft pick, it is difficult to compare with Iguodala, who has a bright future.

But from the actual situation, this transaction is already a very good result.

Trading for Artest, even if adding a draft pick to trade for Artest, is definitely the best choice, but people are not willing to even listen to the offer.

And there is one thing the Hawks cannot do, that is, they cannot let the players who want to leave rot in their hands.

Iguodala already has a 79 ability rating in his sophomore year, and he is young enough to be the core of a rebuilding team. If he stays in the Hawks, with Liu Mang and McGrady, Iguodala cannot fully display his talent, and his playing time cannot even be guaranteed in the finals.

In his sophomore year, Iguodala was willing to sacrifice because he was only in his sophomore year, and the team's goal was to win three consecutive championships. Even Liu Mang sacrificed, he was willing to do so.

But next season is the third year, and there is an opportunity to renew the contract in advance in the third year, or to seek an early renewal opportunity in the fourth year, which will inevitably require more ball rights and playing time, which the Hawks cannot meet.

Josh Smith is in a similar situation. In the Hawks, he is not even the second choice in the interior, but only the third choice.

What is the team culture? The most important point is not to let the players down.

The Celtics have such a brilliant history, but they ruined their team culture early.

The Hawks have just started, and they will not do things like forcing Josh Smith and Iguodala to play as substitutes.

A trade is imperative, but the Hawks are too jealous now! Any team that has won three consecutive championships will suffer if it wants to trade.

Other teams also understand this, so they did not make an offer to the Hawks at the beginning, but waited until the Hawks took the initiative to seek a trade.

When the Timberwolves rejected the Hawks' trade and put the Hawks in a difficult situation, many teams were secretly happy.

Unexpectedly, the Suns and Rockets assisted successively, allowing the Hawks to overcome the difficulties at once.

Originally, they wanted to wait for the Hawks to be "desperate" and then they would rob cheaply. Forget about the Suns. With the precedent of Stoudemire, Josh Smith is likely to take off when he is with Nash.

What does the Rockets mean?

Not only did the Rockets give Battier, a high-quality player who is so easy to use and willing to sacrifice, to the Hawks, but they also gave him a draft pick!

Originally, the Hawks wanted to compensate Rasheed Wallace for the draft pick, and the Rockets lacked a power forward.

Although the Rockets' draft pick ranking will not be particularly high, the Rockets are a very special team. No matter how bad the lineup is, they are very resilient and will not easily give up. After all, Bynum played fewer games in his rookie season, and the Rockets were only ranked seventh from the bottom. They did not completely rot, but the West was too wild.

Through the Rockets' patient and full training, Bynum's progress will definitely be faster than his unstable playing time in his rookie year with the Lakers. In addition, the outside line has Iguodala, who played for two years in a championship team. Although Iguodala is still young, at least there is a clear core, unlike last season when seven Rockets scored in double figures and Bynum averaged 12 points per game, which was the second on the team.

But even if the Rockets improve, this draft pick is estimated to be between eight and twelve picks. The Hawks are taking advantage. The Rockets want to protect the top three picks, which is simply a gamble on luck. After all, they have had such a predicted draft pick before and got Yao Ming...

The Hawks management has a rare conscience, but the Rockets said no, Iguodala is enough.

When Liu Mang heard about this, he felt that the Rockets management really had problems. With regard to IQ problems, they can always miss out on outstanding power forwards.

Rasheed Wallace, they are actually worried about personality problems!

Look at Bynum's brain, isn't it better to have a fierce guy like Rasheed Wallace to control him?

However, Liu Mang thinks that maybe Rasheed Wallace is more efficient as a center this season, and he is afraid of surpassing Bynum, who is not yet 19 years old. After all, this is the second Olajuwon they dream of. They would rather raise him slowly than want any unexpected situation.

The Rockets selected Rudy Gay this summer, which is an important reason why they want to send Battier away.

Unlike the original time and space where McGrady was there and they sent Gay to exchange for Battier, this time they need more talent.

Iguodala, Gay, and Bynum, three potential stocks from the first to third grades, allow them to look forward to the possibility of the future.

On the Hawks side, after getting Sean Battier, they immediately split the middle-class clause and reached a contract extension with Battier with a 3-year, 13.5 million contract.

The Hawks now have one problem left, to help Rasheed Wallace find a next home...

Originally they wanted to send him away in a package, but they didn't expect that Rasheed Wallace would be left alone in the end.

This gave the Hawks management a headache. How can they find a suitable next home?

But this is not a big problem. If you can't find a suitable one, just keep him...

In addition, there is the issue of Prince's contract renewal, which is a key issue this summer. How to deal with it is very important.

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Liu Mang is promoting sneakers in the Asian region. The last six stops in China are from the 9th to the 15th, so he can't go to the United States for a while.

This summer, he did not intervene in too many trades, nor did he actively propose trades, because he knew that one thing was inevitable this summer, and not many teams would sincerely talk to them, and they all wanted to make a profit.

This summer is not suitable for Liu Mang to trade.

I just didn't expect the team to be so decisive and break up the team!

Now the core starting lineup of Liu Mang, McGrady, Marion, and Kwame Brown has been formed. Josh Smith replaced the peak Marion, which is not as simple as reinforcement. If it weren't for Calderon and the draft pick, it can be regarded as robbery. It's just that Tianzun is another year older and it's still unknown whether he will stay or go in the end...

The starting small forward position is in doubt. Battier and Prince will depend on what the team does in the end. Prince has a contract extension clause with his parent team, just like Battier cannot freely decide his future and was sent to the Hawks by the Rockets with a draft pick.

The Hawks certainly want to stay, but the contract extension has not been negotiated yet, and other teams dare not easily offer.

The current situation is very different from before Josh Smith and Iguodala were traded. After the two overflowing talents were dealt with, the Hawks did not need to trade Prince, and other teams did not dare to make an offer easily. If the offer was too low, Prince would not agree. If the offer was too high... A defensive gate who was only defensive and other things were very ordinary was not worth too much money.

Liu Mang felt that the offseason was a bit bleak when the first trade broke out. Now that the trade is going on, he has also obtained a first-round draft pick, and the team also has three rookies to be developed. Everything is gradually becoming brighter!

As time goes by, Liu Mang gradually has a clear idea of ​​his future plans!

The "savings" have been used up, and he can "save money" while competing for the championship!