Chapter 1470 1469. The Beginning of Panic

In the original time and space, Granger was trained as a core by the Pacers. It was only after he won the Most Improved Award in the 2008-09 season and was selected as an All-Star substitute for the first time that his talent was fully discovered. Granger was already in his fourth grade at that time. Jay is a late bloomer.

Granger has now shown his talent, but just like his performance in the regular season, he is immature and his skills are not good enough. However, his excellent professional attitude, big heart, etc. are also outstanding and have been favored by many teams. .

The main reason is that the Hawks have the best method of cultivating young people in the league since the new century. The young players who left the Hawks are now active in the league. Granger's second year is over, and he is more sought after than last year's Josh- More Smith and Iguodala.

This is the reason why people in the past planted trees and people in the future can enjoy the shade.

The Timberwolves tried to exchange the 2006 fourth pick Tyrus Thomas, the eighth pick Randy Foye, and the 2008 lottery-protected draft pick they obtained from the Bulls last year for the Hawks' Danny Granger. The Eagles said no!

As soon as the news came out, everyone thought it was a retaliatory rejection, just like last year when the Timberwolves rejected the Hawks' desire to trade, which triggered heated discussions about trade before the draft.

revenge! Not even giving a chance to negotiate is definitely a vindictive rejection!

After all, the Timberwolves management offended the Hawks management too much last year.

People feel that the Timberwolves are too miserable, and they have Kevin McHale, a CEO who values ​​his home team more than his current owner.

Seeing how well Andre Iguodala, who has become the outside core with the Rockets, and Josh Smith, who has become the inside core with the Suns, are playing so well, the Timberwolves seem to have received a large number of high-end draft picks from the Bulls. As a rookie, Ben Gordon's average of 20+4+4 per game in the past season was not bad, but compared with the performance of Josh Smith and Iguodala this past season, the gap is still not small.

The key is that the Eagles originally planned to send these two brothers, plus a veteran Rasheed Wallace who can lead them with experience.

Originally, the Hawks got Garnett and the Timberwolves got a pair of talented inside and outside core combinations. The Hawks could try to win four consecutive championships, and the Timberwolves also had a future... This win-win situation was suddenly ruined by the Timberwolves themselves.

Now a "source" has released news that the Hawks received more than a dozen trade offers for Rondo, Granger, and David Lee, but they rejected the Timberwolves' offer immediately...

revenge! Hongguoguo’s revenge!

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When he saw the news criticizing McHale, the focus was on the Eagles' revenge...Liu Mang saw the word revenge...

Is it really revenge?

Liu Mang also had this idea, but that was not the key. The key was what the Timberwolves gave him.

Tyrus Thomas, Randy Foye... two high-ranking rookies. Apart from playing against each other this season, Liu Mang has no impression of how good their future is in the NBA.

The Timberwolves' draft vision...Liu Mang thinks it's better to forget it, and the Timberwolves have no sincerity at all in giving a 2008 draft pick. Lottery protection...Liu Mang doesn't think the Timberwolves will score in the next ten years after losing Garnett. Possibility of playoffs.

The lottery-protected 2008 first-round pick given by the Timberwolves. If the Timberwolves do not make the playoffs in 2008, it will be protected for the top eight picks in 2009, and then the top five picks in 2010... Liu Mang estimates that it will not be available until after 2011. Get the Timberwolves draft pick...

So when Liu Mang saw the Timberwolves' quotation, he didn't intend to pay attention to them. There were too many teams bidding for him, and he was too lazy to talk to the Timberwolves' management with a big head.

The Trail Blazers are interested in using Randolph and this year's No. 12 pick, but they want Kwame Brown...

Randolph added a borderline lottery pick in exchange for Granger + Kwame Brown, which was a good calculation.

So Liu Mang asked his boss to reply to the email and wanted to replace Randolph with Aldridge, but this time he was rejected by the Trail Blazers...

Liu Mang is not surprised. The Trail Blazers made the right choice. Randolph has not experienced the time of a homeless man and still has the same ruffian character. It is difficult to say that he can have much positive help to the team. The data is very good. 20+10 is as easy as drinking water, but there is too little desire to win.

The Trail Blazers management is not stupid. This is Liu Mang's rare feeling in contact with the Trail Blazers management. The Trail Blazers sent Rasheed Wallace away almost for nothing in order to rebuild. After all, back then The championship lineup has completely aged, there are many conflicts within the team, and there is a potential stock in Randolph.

In terms of team building ideas, Liu Mang feels that the Trail Blazers have been working hard to build a championship team, but sometimes destiny is hard to say. In the original time and space of 2007, the Trail Blazers had 32 wins in the 2006-2007 season. Even with a good record, he can get the No. 1 pick, and Oden is the No. 1 pick that everyone expects. Oden can be reimbursed without even playing in the summer league...

In addition, after Liu Mang communicated with the Heat, Kings, and Clippers through his boss, the other parties also withdrew their offers, and negotiations could not be reached. Both Liu Mang and the other party wanted to take advantage.

The most attractive offers are undoubtedly the Bobcats and Pacers.

The Pacers gave away this year's No. 8 pick and Mike Dunleavy.

The Bobcats gave this year's No. 10 pick, a top-five protected first-round pick in 2009, but in addition to Granger, the Bobcats also wanted David Lee and Ryan Hollins.

The Hawks don't feel bad about Hollins, but David Lee finally managed to train him to the third grade and used it to package him for draft picks... It's really a bit reluctant to give up.

And the protection of the top five picks sounds good, but the Bobcats got Granger and David Lee, as well as Gerald Wallace, Okafor, Felton... It is very likely that they will be in the two. If they reach the playoffs within the year, then the top five picks in 2009 are basically equivalent to picks outside the lottery, which is a big loss.

If Yi Jianlian runs for the draft this season, Liu Mang is very interested in taking him with the eighth or tenth pick.

Playing in the NCAA, Yi Jianlian progressed much faster than he originally entered the CBA early, but it also caused him to lose the mysterious Eastern veil. After his sophomore year, he predicted that his draft pick would be on the edge of the lottery. If there is a No. 8 pick, Or with the No. 10 pick, Liu Mang may suggest that the team select him.

An inside swingman who can shoot and have excellent physical fitness is very suitable for the increasingly fast pace of the league, and the Hawks just lack such an inside man on the offensive end.

But Yi Jianlian wants to finish his senior year, polish his skills and then enter the NBA. Liu Mang supports it. Maybe his draft pick will drop further. After all, he no longer has the vague "age talent", but for the national team, it is easier for Yi Jianlian to play in the NBA. It is helpful for the NBA to gain a foothold.

But Yi Jianlian does not participate in the election, and the offers from the Bobcats and Pacers are much less attractive.

If you choose a new rookie, it is basically impossible to use Granger who is already in his third year next season.

However, we still have to talk. Shen and Big Bird have already made an appointment to come to Atlanta for negotiations. Liu Mang, the boss and the coach are waiting for further contact.

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After the finals, many teams have begun substantial trade contacts.

The real specific transaction situation started when the Hawks rejected the Timberwolves' trade application on the night of the 21st.

Because trading is not as simple as imagined, it is quite rare for the Eagles to directly refuse, so the substantial progress of the transaction did not really start until the fourth day after the finals, when the Eagles participated in the trading market. Pull away.

When the Lakers avenged the Hawks to win the championship and the Hawks launched a wave of trades before the draft, the NBA also began to become turbulent.

This summer, compared to last summer, the teams competing for the championship have different ideas in order to take advantage of the Eagles' decline after three consecutive championships.

The main reason is that the Eagles' performance this season is really incredible.

When Jerry West won the loser MVP, the Lakers only had 5 championships.

When Liu Mang won the loser MVP, the Eagles had 4 championships in team history.

There is a feeling that the Eagles have begun to develop towards a true historical power.

The main reason is that Liu Mang is only 25 years old, the Eagles' lineup is very flexible, and Liu Mang's future is difficult to estimate! Likewise, it also means that the future of the Eagles is unpredictable.

Although they just lost the championship, some Eagles fans have already set their next goal on the Bulls' number of championships.

This kind of public opinion is very unsettling for many teams that want to win the championship.

There are indeed team owners who just want to make money, but most owners are still paying for their basketball dreams when most teams in the NBA have not yet begun to make profits.

What to do?

The Eagles almost won four consecutive championships like this, and many teams don't know what to do.

For some playoff-level teams, the existing stars are not enough to help them compete for the championship. But like the Heat, who were the favorites to win the Eastern Conference Finals last year, this year they will be able to get Oden with the No. 1 pick... Their team There are stars, but they are not that bad.

This leaves many teams wondering how to solve the current problem.

At the same time, many stars are in a state of panic, mainly stars like Carter who are in their thirties and are in their prime but have begun to enter the second half of their prime.

If they continue like this, they feel that their peak is about to pass...that is, they are getting old!

In addition to the fact that the Hawks may be even more aggressive next year after losing the championship, the Lakers are still there. Rumors have surfaced that Lamar Odom of the Lakers is preparing to renew his contract. His contract in 2008 is about to expire. , Kobe and Gasol only had player options in 2010, and Yao Ming has just renewed his contract and has only played for one year.

Duncan on the Spurs is back to the top like a fan, the Suns are now at their best, the Cavaliers, Bulls, Mavericks...

Now is the era of the explosion of super teams, and stars in their prime are beginning to panic.

"Join? Or pull a lever to revolt?"