Chapter 858 857. Draft Pick Collection Operation

"Fortunately, I didn't get into trouble on the plane!"

Liu Mang is now very cautious, and his energy is very concentrated. He is afraid of bad luck!

Just when he arrived at the hotel, the rooms of other teammates were fine, but the battery of Liu Mang's room was dead...

He changed the room, but it was not cleaned yet...

He changed the room again, but the circuit was faulty...

It took Liu Mang half an hour to get a clean and problem-free room.

Liu Mang didn't go out to meet Anthony's dinner, and let McGrady take Josh Smith out to play, which made Iguodala very depressed. Not to mention moving two boxes of luggage, he would follow Liu Mang to be a bodyguard when the boss went out to have dinner with a star, but now he can only play video games with Kwame Brown in the hotel...

Liu Mang finally had a rest after a long time of tossing and turning, so he didn't go out, in case he encountered something bad again.

Liu Mang opened the laptop that Dina gave him. Fortunately, the computer was fine. Little Lolita bless you!

Liu Mang opened the email to see the transaction details sent by the team.

Tony Allen, Ariza and Kevin Willis did not come with the team to the away game today.

Because all three were traded.

Just in the morning, before the Hawks set off, Liu Mang saw Korver return to the team and knew that the deal had been confirmed.

The Hawks sent out 1.4 million US dollars in cash, Kevin Willis, Tony Allen, Ariza, and received the 2006 second-round pick from the Knicks, the Celtics' 2006 first-round pick from the Spurs, the 2006 second-round pick from the Raptors, the 96 golden generation of the Celtics, Walter McCarty, a veteran who is about to retire, and Alonzo Mourning from the Raptors.

The Knicks sent out the 2006 second-round pick and the 2004 undrafted Jackie Butler, and got Trevor Ariza from the Hawks.

The Celtics sent the 2006 first-round pick from the Spurs, the Celtics' own 2006 second-round pick, and Walter McCarty, who equaled Tony Allen's million-dollar salary, to get Tony Allen from the Hawks.

The Raptors sent Alonzo Mourning and the 2006 second-round pick, and got the 2006 second-round pick from the Celtics, Jackie Butler from the Knicks, Kevin Willis, and 1.4 million US dollars in cash compensation.

The Hawks completed a four-team big deal.

Using the space vacated by Kevin Willis, Tony Allen, and Ariza, they got Alonzo Mourning and three draft picks!

This deal... In terms of value, Liu Mang clearly felt that the team lost.

But from the perspective of the team plan, it is correct. Sometimes it is not a good thing to have too much talent. It is correct that the 12-man roster is full of talent, but the talents outside the roster are not worth it. It is better to let them go out for better development. It is not a big deal to play in the Development League every day.

Moreover, it also exchanged for two draft picks that are definitely in the early second round and a Spurs draft pick that is probably at most 27th or 28th. After the rookie bonus of the past two years is over, there will be a new rookie bonus.

Liu Mang thinks this is a healthy and virtuous cycle for the team.

For the Celtics, the Spurs' first round is completely useless. They don't think they can select very good players. This year, they have several draft picks, but they only selected Al Jefferson and Delonte West, wasting 3 draft picks. They are even more indifferent to the second round. Players like Tony Allen who are obviously talented and can survive in the NBA are more suitable for Ainge's reconstruction idea of ​​hoarding talents for superstars.

The Knicks would not feel that they lost out by exchanging a second-round pick for Ariza. Even if they had a pick in the early second round, they would not be able to pick anyone. The second round is all about luck.

As for the Raptors, they traded a second-round pick for a second-round pick, and got rid of Alonzo Mourning's 4.9 million salary without having to pay for a buyout. Jackie Butler's contract was non-guaranteed, so they just cut him before January, which saved millions of dollars in salary. They didn't care at all if the second-round pick dropped a little.

However, for Liu Mang and the Hawks, it is necessary to improve the ranking of the second-round pick as much as possible.

The people who can be selected by the late first-round pick and the second-round pick are actually not much different, especially Liu Mang's upset selection method.

Generally speaking, if a rookie is determined to have strength and a future, the team is more willing to use the late first-round or early second-round picks to select, because they can use them for four years, while the second-round picks can also be signed for four years.

But if the second-round pick is too low, the other party may not be happy and can refuse. The second-round pick is forced to sign a contract for only two years. The second-round pick can refuse the rookie contract of more than two years. In this case, the team can either sign for two years or give up. Overseas players can still keep the contract period for a few years, but American players are unfortunate.

For example, Chandler Parsons signed a 4-year rookie contract with the Rockets in the future. When he had the opportunity to leave, Parsons left the Rockets without looking back.

The salary of the contract at the end of the first round and the contract of the second round is similar. The rookies in the early second round have no big objection to signing a four-year player, but if they are in the middle and late second round, they probably won’t be happy. They must be happy to get a four-year contract when they don’t play well, but after they play well, they feel that they earn less.

Even if the Hawks have a good team atmosphere, Liu Mang doesn't want such a situation to happen. It's better to be safe than sorry. There is no time to argue with role players.

Liu Mang's future plan for the Hawks is very clear. The rookie bonus must be taken. Non-essential personnel of the team will be traded in the last year or two of the rookie contract in exchange for new draft picks. Then it is necessary to sign a four-year contract. It is not only cheap, but also easy to trade.

For example, if Boozer didn't have two years of rookie contract, the Jazz would not be so generous to help him play badly, even though the two teams have been friendly cooperation teams for 20 years.

As for why the rookie bonus must be taken, of course it is cheap! If the role players are not cheaper, how can Liu Mang ask the team for a big contract...

And he can let these rookies experience the feeling of a strong team and have a great chance of winning the championship. Liu Mang feels that he is really great...

Now many teams do not understand this problem, but the management of the Hawks, who have used the four-year bonus and trade bonus brought by Prince and Boozer, two late first-round picks, have begun to quietly exchange the second-round picks for the early second-round picks as much as possible, and it would be better if they can be exchanged for the first-round picks.

For the team, if the player really wants to stay as a rotation player, there is no other difference between the first-round picks and the second-round picks, except for the salary difference of millions of dollars, especially for the Hawks who are not short of money.

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After the trade, the Raptors immediately announced the release of Jackie Butler, without spending a penny and without a guaranteed contract.

Then they reached a buyout agreement of $1.4 million with Kevin Willis. Kevin Willis gave up his $1 million salary and was unwilling to go to the snowy Toronto. This was an agreement reached before the transaction, so the Hawks compensated the Raptors with $1.4 million.

After the details of the transaction were announced, it was reasonable for Alonso to join the Hawks, but in order to get Alonso, the Hawks traded two rookies to make room, leaving Kevin Willis aside as a bonus. This surprised many people.

According to rumors, the Raptors gave Alonso a chance to show his strength after his comeback. Alonso would take the initiative to buy out his contract after finding a new team, and the Raptors did not want to pay the remaining salary.

But I didn't expect the Hawks to give up two rookies who seemed to have starting talent in order to get Alonso!

Although the Hawks got 3 draft picks, the Spurs' first round and two second round picks made people feel that the Hawks lost a lot!

With so many draft picks in the late first round and second round every year, how many rookies can compare to Tony Allen and Ariza?

The media unanimously agreed that the Hawks were cheated, but the evaluation was not very low. They just felt that the Hawks lost money, after all, the Hawks have too many talented outside players.

Now Walter, a veteran with many years of experience, is back, mainly because Alonzo Mourning strengthened the Hawks' inside bench lineup.

In terms of the value of the players, the Hawks definitely lost money. They should have signed Alonzo Mourning directly at the minimum salary, but in terms of making the team structure better, it is good for the stability of the Hawks' lineup.

But many media don't understand why Tony Allen and Ariza were traded? Calderon and Korver don't seem to have the same future as these two.

Originally, the Hawks coaching staff planned to let Tony Allen and Ariza try in the regular season. The two did play well, and even both of them were more talented than Korver. Korver has no other talents except three-pointers and help defense, while Ariza and Tony Allen both have the potential to become defensive gates.

But Iguodala also has the potential to become a defensive gate, and he is more talented. Calderon's organization of offense when McGrady is resting is not comparable to the two.

The most important thing is that Liu Mang's relationship with the two is not that close, which is the key to the coach and the boss's choice to trade the two.

In fact, Liu Mang's attitude is the most important.

The coaching staff's way of training newcomers is correct. Let the two rookies go to the Development League to have the opportunity to hone in actual combat, and call them back to train with the main players when they return to the home court for training. The method is correct, but the emotional factor is ignored.

In this way, Tony Allen and Ariza, two rookies who performed better than Korver in their sophomore year, were abandoned.

"Not-familiar" means we are not familiar with them.

When these two words came out of Liu Mang's mouth, the boss Price decided to trade the two for draft picks, and also determined that the two might start a wandering career.

Liu Mang still felt a little reluctant about Tony Allen and Ariza. After all, the two are still playing more than ten years later and are still the main players. If possible, he hopes to keep these people.

But the team has too many outside players, even if they play small ball, there are too many. These two players are only talented, and they need to be slowly trained, and even if they are trained, they are players with obvious advantages and disadvantages. They are not as good as Korver who can adapt to any system.

Another point is that Korver went to the Development League to level up, and his three-point ability can be trained better, but Tony Allen and Ariza, the two are the strongest defensive talents, and the Development League has no defense at all. The two were disliked by their teammates in the Development League, and their offensive means were too poor.

The most important and key reason is that Liu Mang is not familiar with them.

However, now, Liu Mang is more excited about Mourning's joining!

After reading the details of the transaction, Liu Mang immediately went to find Kwame Brown who was playing games and asked Kwame Brown to call Mourning.

Liu Mang felt that McGrady was like a "mother" taking care of the "children" on the court, and he had to take care of the team in terms of off-court transactions and signings.

Sometimes a stupid boss has the disadvantage of not having any decent trading methods, but the advantage is that if the core of the team shows talent in this area, they will be more obedient.

Steven Price is a typical boss of this type. If it weren't for Liu Mang, he would probably be abandoned by the family soon. The Hawks are part of a multi-family enterprise, and he was originally a rich second-generation who was sent to this "small" industry worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Liu Mang looked at Kwame Brown for a long time before he realized that he had to say hello to his senior first. He was so tired! He treated this high school student as a teammate, but he had to plan their careers like a "father"...