Chapter 1472 1471. Game with Management

McGrady's fighting spirit has already made the Hawks management dissatisfied.

Liu Mang clearly heard this from Coach Kruger's words.

Unlike second-year players like Josh Smith and Iguodala, it doesn't matter if they are traded first. For McGrady's trade, even if Schwartz received the news first, Schwartz would communicate with Liu Mang first.

But Schwartz didn't say it, which means that the management is only considering this option and has not yet made any substantial operations.

After all, it is impossible to trade McGrady for a draft pick. The No. 1 pick will not agree to it, and the Hawks themselves will not agree to it. Nine out of ten No. 1 picks cannot reach McGrady's performance in their peak period. Before coming to the Hawks, McGrady was already a first-team player and a scoring champion.

So if McGrady's trade is to be launched, they will not be as anxious as the Magic team who are determined to send McGrady away. After all, the Hawks have always had a complete lineup and a good record. They have just made it to the finals. Moving McGrady will definitely hurt their bones. It will not be as casual as the Timberwolves selling Garnett. It will definitely be a long process, and it will take three or two months.

"Trade Tracy? He is too important for us to win the championship next season. I have thought of a tactic that cannot be without Tracy." Liu Mang responded.

Let alone personal relationships, Liu Mang's expectations for the adjustment of the playing style next season, McGrady is indispensable.

Coach Kruger and Price were not too surprised. Liu Mang was nostalgic, and they knew that this was also where they could take advantage.

In this way, they don't really want to trade McGrady now. McGrady, who was born in 1979, is at the peak of his 28 years old. Thomas Carter, the medical consultant of his own team, has taken good care of McGrady and planned a reasonable training schedule according to McGrady's congenital disease, so there is no need to worry about injuries.

Last season, McGrady was not as good as the second defense in the 2005-06 season, but he is still one of the strongest players at the small forward and shooting guard positions.

It's just that Coach Kruger and Price need such an opportunity to take advantage of it.

"Ace, I understand that you value your friendship with Tracy, but we didn't win the championship this year. The regular season record is not as good as other teams. This is very important. You know what I mean. You played too hard in the regular season. We have to consider your future. If we can change to a more motivated star, instead of a star who starts to be arrogant after winning two championships." Coach Kruger frowned and said.

Coach Kruger's words make sense, and Liu Mang personally thinks so. Sometimes the strength of a team is not determined by how famous the players are.

There are many such examples in NBA history. Some stars fight very hard, but after winning a championship, they become completely different people, arrogant and lazy. Maybe this player knows that he should not slack off, but once that mentality appears, it is difficult to adjust. Players who have the self-regulation ability to adjust that mentality will not have that mentality at all; some are like desperate men when they are on the minimum salary, but they start to play health-preserving ball after getting a big contract; even some players are very hard on offense and defense when they are the sixth man on the bench or the second in command of the team, but after becoming the boss of the team, they become defensive sieves, hitting porcelain and shooting three-pointers on the offensive end every day...

But Liu Mang really wants to try that idea...

The style of play that he played with the second-year James and Wade during the All-Star Weekend can compete with the Western Conference All-Stars!

Liu Mang hesitated for a while and said seriously: "Let's do it for another year, just one year."

Liu Mang did not explain too much. Some things are not clear, but he wants to try that. McGrady, a teammate who can pass, run and shoot, is a must, and even to a certain extent, can do better than James.

As if sensing Liu Mang's persistence, Price said, "Long, let's see first. The chips given by the other party are not very good. I am still optimistic about the core combination of Ace and Tracy on the outside."

Liu Mang breathed a sigh of relief. The meal was almost finished. Liu Mang apologized first and wanted to go back to think about how to motivate McGrady.

After the finals, McGrady returned to his hometown Barto. Liu Mang has not communicated with McGrady yet. Americans are like that. When they are not working, they rarely communicate and pay more attention to private time.

Barto is in Florida, not far from Atlanta. McGrady chose to go to the Magic that year, which was also related to the proximity to his grandmother's hometown.

When McGrady comes back from his hometown, Liu Mang will go to talk to him and see what this old friend who has worked together for three years thinks.

After Liu Mang left, Coach Kruger and Price smiled at each other. Trading McGrady... They didn't have that plan from the beginning. At least they had to wait until Liu Mang renewed his new contract before discussing the trade. The team has players who are closely related to Liu Mang, which is one of the guarantees for Liu Mang's contract renewal.

It's not that Price and Coach Kruger are playing tricks, but they really have to create guarantee conditions for the contract extension with Liu Mang next year.

Moreover... McGrady is at his peak, no matter how he is traded, he will definitely suffer a loss, and the players who return are unlikely to have the mentality of McGrady who is willing to sacrifice data and status for Liu Mang.

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"We don't plan to trade Tracy. He is like Ace, we are not for sale..." Price said in an interview during the last tryout before the draft.

On the 24th, Jordan helped the Hawks trade down the draft pick very smoothly and completed the deal quickly. At this stage, people think it is a big year for the draft. The 10th pick is very attractive. After all, Noah may drop to the 10th pick, which is a T1 rookie.

The Bobcats used this season's 10th pick, plus their own 2008 second-round pick, to reach a deal with the Wizards and Magic, and got this year's Wizards' 15th pick in the first round, the Cavaliers' 29th pick in the Magic's hands, and the Magic's 2008 second-round pick.

The Wizards sent this season's 15th pick in the first round and the 15th pick in the second round, and got two second-round picks in 2010 from the Magic, the Bobcats' second-round pick in 2008, and the Magic player DeShawn Stevenson.

The Magic sent two second-round picks and the Cavaliers' first-round pick this year, as well as DeShawn Stevenson, to get the Bobcats' No. 10 pick in the first round and the Wizards' No. 15 pick in the second round this season.

Jordan also guessed that the Hawks wanted a lower draft pick to select the pearls they liked, and the Hawks have always been good at doing this.

But Jordan did not try to find the low-ranking gems himself. After a few years, he has become aware of it...

In 2004, the Hawks selected Josh Smith, and he selected Okafor. As a result, Josh Smith averaged 22+8+4 in the All-Star Game, while Okafor started high and ended low; in 2005, the Hawks selected Granger, and he selected Felton. Now he has to find a way to get Granger; in 2006, the Hawks selected Rondo, and he selected Adam Morrison...

With the top three picks, Jordan's selections were not as good as those with more than ten picks. Jordan did not struggle anymore. He just waited for the Hawks to enjoy the rookie bonus and then he would pick up the ready-made ones.

That night, three days before the draft, the Hawks and the Bobcats reached a deal.

The Hawks sent Danny Granger, David Lee, and Ryan Hollins to the Bobcats, and got the 15th and 28th picks of this year's first round, the second round pick of the Magic in 2008, and the Bobcats' top five protected first round pick in 2008.

As expected, after the deal was reached, Mr. Joe was criticized by the media in some cities with NBA...

Originally, the Hawks had not moved the draft picks in 2008 for three consecutive years starting this year. Except for the 2008 draft picks, there was only one second round pick in 2009, which might affect the continuity of the Hawks' team building ideas.

Now, after the deal was reached, the Hawks have two first round picks this year, and four draft picks in 2008, two first round picks and two second round picks. The Hawks can slowly operate and get the 2009 draft pick. The Hawks' team building plan, which was originally blocked, has now become unimpeded.

This is also part of Liu Mang's plan. The failure of the Garnett trade last year was too damaging, and it had to be adjusted slowly.

Liu Mang did not blame the management. If the Garnett trade was successful, what about the 08 and 09 draft picks? Maybe it would cause a big thing.

Although there were other teams that wanted to trade with the Hawks, they did not complete the deal. Larry Bird of the Celtics was blocked from trading with other teams. Last year, McHale's incident had a great impact on the reputation of the Celtics' management. Jordan confirmed with the Hawks before confirming the trade with the Wizards and Magic, and reached a verbal agreement before completing that part of the deal.

But the media always needs to find someone to take the blame.

Jordan was depressed. He was also criticized for the draft. He was also criticized for not drafting, and he was criticized for picking up ready-made ones. He felt that being a boss was too difficult.

Before the Hawks completed the trade with Jordan and Bird, they began to prepare for the draft tryout. Anyway, they would definitely trade for the draft pick before the draft, and Granger would definitely be exchanged for the draft pick, so the Hawks were not worried.

On the 25th, there were still two days left before the draft. The Hawks held two first-round picks this year, attracting many media to interview.

However, the focus of the interview was the rumor that the Bulls used players such as Luol Deng and Nocioni plus draft picks to apply for McGrady, but the Hawks rejected it.

Liu Mang had promised that he would not trade McGrady for the time being, and Price said that sentence when he was interviewed.

McGrady is not for sale?

This reporter did not believe it. He also described Rahim in this way, but he still traded him when it was time to trade him.

But the Hawks will definitely not trade McGrady at the moment, which disappointed the reporters who wanted to stir up the hot spots.

The tryout went smoothly, mainly because there was no high desire for the tryout. It was just a small tryout with the draft pick, and most of the players invited to participate in the tryout were predicted to be outside the lottery zone.

Of course, it is also the goal of the Hawks to see if there are any unexpected bright rookies.

However, Liu Mang looked for a long time and there was no rookie worth noting.

If there is one who is a bit different, it is Nick Young, but the Hawks have no shortage of outside players. Nick Young's nerves cannot be cultivated. He must be given a lot of opportunities to make mistakes before he can give some rewards.

After the morning tryout, during lunch, Coach Kruger asked Liu Mang: "Ace, you don't like these players? This time we have two first-round draft picks, who are we going to choose? The boss said that you will inform him of the target tomorrow, can you reveal it first?"

"I don't think this year's rookies are as good as expected. Coach, don't worry. If it doesn't work, we can trade a draft pick later." Liu Mang responded.

Coach Kruger was not worried. He had seen the "scout department" of Liu Mang's agency many times. He was just curious.

And Liu Mang said this, Coach Kruger continued to ask: "Does that mean there is a target?"

Seeing Coach Kruger's expression that the more he didn't know, the more he wanted to ask, Liu Mang just didn't say it.

In Liu Mang's opinion, this year's draft, except for the top five picks, the others... are actually average, including Noah. Although Noah has a pass, his characteristics are too unsuitable for his own team, not as good as Liu Mang's expectations for the second-round rookie.

The most important thing is that Noah can't get any good chips in his peak period. This is something Liu Mang already knows.

Although the NBA has changed a lot, Noah's trading value in his peak period is not high. This will not change. Noah's shortcomings are too obvious. The main thing is that he is difficult to use. It is very difficult to use. He has to have the core of the ball in his hands, and he can't help the team play a good offense.

And it has to be cultivated slowly.

Liu Mang has already planned the abacus plan in the past two days, and is waiting to communicate with the boss tomorrow.

"Coach, don't worry, there will be no "surprise" now that you know it."

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At this time, Schwartz, who was far away in a restaurant in Spain, looked at the fat man in front of him who was about the same height as O'Neal and had a waist position similar to O'Neal still eating, and was very confused: "I can understand the Argentine who is almost 30 years old, but why do you have to let me sign this guy?"