The NBA started with helping Iverson win the championship

Chapter 253 Frequent Trading for Draft Picks

The day before the championship parade, Detroit gathered almost half of the league's front office.

They all gathered here for the DeRozan deal.

Although DeRozan's current three-pointers are not accurate, in fact, NBA players' three-pointers were not accurate when they were rookies.

People like Rose and Durant are not allowed as rookies.

DeRozan has a good mid-range shooting ability. From the perspective of each team, it is only a matter of time before he can make three-pointers.

In addition to the accuracy of the basket, DeRozan is still so young, and now he has been selected as an All-Star after only two seasons.

The key point is that his physical fitness is pretty good, and his figure is very tall among guards, so he doesn't suffer a disadvantage against small forwards.

And the bounce and speed are also very good. After all, he is also a man who has participated in the dunk contest and entered the finals.

And the personality is also good, not the kind of black player who is bluffing and has no serious appearance.

Arenas is strong, but his temperament is destined to be unable to lead the team in the long run.

DeRozan is obviously a good fit for the team in this regard.

With various advantages, it is not surprising that DeRozan has become a favorite.

But what is strange is that these team executives who arrived in Detroit did not go looking for Dumars.

Instead, they all pointed their finger at Li Xun.

Maybe they also know who the real talker of this Pistons team is.

Of course, Dumars also has a strong say in the transaction, but he is not easy to be fooled by an old fox.

On Li Xun's side, young people should be better at fooling around.

Li Xun's phone was about to explode, so he could only agree to meet with a few teams in desperation.

It was Kobe who met for the first time.

That's right, Kobe even came to Detroit himself this time, which shows how much he loves DeRozan.

You must know that DeRozan is known as the first-generation Mamba disciple, and Kobe has always praised DeRozan in public.

"Li, this kid must be handed over to us, and you can set the conditions as you like."

"Even if you want the stars in the sky, I will pick them off and send them to your home."

After Kobe saw Li Xun, he directly took Li Xun's hand.

Li Xun shook his head. He had promised DeRozan that he would be traded to an Eastern team, so Western teams like the Lakers would definitely have no chance.

Moreover, it is impossible for the Lakers to get Li Xun's favorite chip.

Li Xun wanted two first-round picks, and they had to be this year's first-round picks. One must be at least the top ten picks, and the other must be at least the fourteenth pick.

Where did the Lakers find such a high draft pick?

The key point is that the Lakers don't have any good bargaining chips to trade now, unless they are willing to sell Bynum.

Now Bynum has not become non-mainstream, and the transaction value is actually good.

But if Bynum is sold, the Lakers will have no advantage inside, and it doesn't make sense to come to DeRozan.

After exchanging pleasantries with Kobe, Li Xun only said that DeRozan did not want to go to the West.

Kobe shook his head sadly, he was too eager to have a backcourt partner like DeRozan in the team.

He has a very good relationship with Lao Yu, a rookie of the same class, they are like brothers.

If it weren't for this relationship, how could Lao Yushang be so strong as a starter for the Lakers. Except for the 0.4-second lore, this guy performed at the level of war criminals in most of the other key games.

Ariza's nickname is Tiezha, not for nothing, this guy's basket is getting more and more outrageous now.

He is a 3D player himself, and now there is no 3, and he is no different from Sun Yue.

If DeRozan comes to his side, because DeRozan has good off-the-ball ability, he and Kobe will work together in the backcourt, and the effect will definitely be good.

At least the offensive firepower will be much stronger than it is now.

It's a pity that DeRozan didn't intend to join the Western Conference team, which disappointed Kobe very much.

Before leaving, Kobe tried to woo Li Xun to go to Los Angeles again, but Li Xun prevaricated it with clichés.

The second team Li Xun met was the Spurs.

The reason why he still met the Western Conference team was that he drank a lot of Popovich's good wine before, so he couldn't stay behind closed doors at this time.

Under normal circumstances, DeRozan played for the Spurs for a while, and the effect was not ideal.

So even if DeRozan wants to go to the West, it is impossible for Li Xun to send him to the Spurs.

This definitely hurt DeRozan.

Popovich scolded the players absolutely unambiguously. DeRozan himself has a tendency to be depressed. After going, there must be no good end.

For the western teams, Li Xun met with these two teams, and then all of them met with the eastern teams.

The Nets directly sent Yi Jianlian over.

In fact, it can't be said that it was sent over. Yi Jianlian also thought that he could have another strong teammate.

Among other things, at least they have to make it to the playoffs!
My personal data this season is very luxurious, but the team's record is very eye-catching, so all the best team and honors are not for Yi Jianlian.

It just so happens that what the Nets lack the most is a shooting guard. If they can get DeRozan, the Nets will directly have a lineup of five small players.

Daluo, Ah Lian, Maggette, DeRozan and blood cloth, although the center and small forward in the five tigers are weaker, but they are still young, and they still have a lot of time to adjust the lineup.

No matter how bad it is, Da Luo can be sold and replaced by a powerful blue-collar center.

"Brother Li, what chips are you going to want?"

"As long as we can give, we will definitely give."

Allen said sincerely.

"At least two first-round picks, one at 10 and one at 14."

"It has to be this year."

Li Xun told the United Arab Emirates the offer.

Ah Lian nodded. This offer has already been known by many people in the league.

He was a little disappointed, because the Nets' own No. [-] pick was sold in a transaction last season.

If they don't sell it, they have a chance to get DeRozan.

"Brother Li, DeRozan, we probably don't have to think about it."

"We still have the No. 16 pick here, can you sell your Ron to us?"

"Huh? Ron isn't worth a No. 16 pick right now."

Li Xun said with a smile, he has already seen that the Nets are not interested in DeRozan.

Maybe they also wanted DeRozan, but they knew they didn't have enough chips, so they settled for the next best thing and played Artest's idea.

Although the Nets have a small forward like Maggette, Maggette is also old now.

He is only 198 centimeters tall, and his position as a small forward was misplaced.

You can imagine the scene where Maggette goes to defend Durant, it is definitely a nightmare.

This also makes Maggette's defensive efficiency quite bad, which is the bottom level among small forwards.

In addition, Maggette's excellent breakthrough ability in his peak period is not good now.

Although the muscle mass is still very large, even a circle bigger than Artest, but the old ass is giving it away, so he can't hit it, and his offensive efficiency is not even as good as Artest.

The Nets don't think about anything now, they just want to make the playoffs.

I don't expect to rely on this No. 16 pick to select potential rookies. The most important thing in the Nets is potential.

They need a defensive champion like Artest to drive their defense.

"Nothing can be hidden from Brother Li."

"Our management is thinking about taking out the No. 16 pick and the No. 37 pick in exchange for Artest from you and the No. 19 pick in your hands."

Yi Jianlian said with a silly smile.

Li Xun nodded. If the Nets exchanged the No. 16 pick for Artest, the Nets would actually lose out.

Although Artest's defense is still high-grade now, but because the offense is too eye-catching, the transaction value is not too big.

At least it is impossible for Artest to rebuild the team. Those first-class tycoons don't have the No. 16 pick in their hands.

But if 16 plus 37 are exchanged for Artest plus the No. 19 pick, it seems that the Pistons will lose a little bit.

It's normal to lose a little. If it's not a loss, the Nets don't seem to need to send Yi Jianlian out.

After pondering for a moment, Li Xun decided to agree.

On the one hand, they wanted to give Yi Jianlian a face. The deal was completed, and the Nets took advantage of it. In the future, the UAE will definitely have a stronger say in the team.

On the other hand, the No. 16 and No. 37 picks can indeed come in handy.

The No. 16 pick can be used to choose the weapon Vucevic.

In Li Xun's draft plan this year, almost all of them are outside players, and there is no inside player, so it is necessary to select the next inside player.

Vucevic is undoubtedly the best insider in this draft, not one of them.

There are baskets, rebounds, and the ability to pass the ball around the basket, but the defense is almost meaningless.

But this year the Pistons have Howard, so the defense is not so worried.

It just so happens that Vucevic can still pass the ball to a monster.

As for the 37th overall pick, Chandler Parsons can be selected.

Although this guy is a cancer, but in fact, when he didn't sign the maximum salary contract, his strength was quite good.

If he had no strength at all, the Grizzlies would not be able to give him a $9000 million contract.

Anyway, it's impossible for the Pistons to sign him with a maximum salary. Wouldn't it be nice to just sell him when it's released?
"Okay, then it's settled."

"I'll give Mr. Dumas a call, and you can also report the good news to your management."

Li Xun directly made a decision.

Ah Lian was terrified. Li Xun was able to decide on such a big deal by himself. It seemed that he still underestimated Li Xun's position in the Pistons.

Although he is now the nominal boss of the Nets, his treatment and voice are much worse than Li Xun's.

"Thank you, Brother Li."

Ah Lian thanked him sincerely, and he also knew that Li Xun had given himself face in this deal, otherwise he would not be likely to agree to it.

After Ah Lian left, Li Xun rubbed his temples, feeling very headache.

Dude, the season has just ended and the Pistons are down five players.

That's right, nearly half of the players are missing.

Rasheed and Yao Ming are about to retire, Baibian and Lowry were traded for Warcraft, and Artest is now traded away.

But fortunately, every transaction, the Pistons have something to gain.

Thinking that he will bring a completely new lineup to play next season, Li Xun has a headache.

It seems that it has to go through a long period of labor pains to make these new melon eggs look a little bit.

Figured out the current draft picks in the underdog.

16号、22号、30号、37号、60号。

Five people left, and there were exactly five draft picks to select five newcomers.

In Li Xun's opinion, these five draft picks are still not enough. What he really wants is Tang Shen and Leonard.

Dumas supported Li Xun very much and gave Li Xun a lot of authority.

Because Li Xun's operations in trades and drafts over the years have shocked Dumars. He knows very well that if he does it himself, the Pistons will definitely not have the current lineup background.

So he was very relieved, no matter how Li Xun wanted to deal, he nodded in agreement.

After seeing the Nets, Li Xun met with several Eastern teams.

As for the top-ranked Heat, Green Kai and Knicks, Li Xun was not seen at all.

He doesn't want DeRozan to fall into the tiger's mouth.

Looking at it this way now, there are not many teams left in the East that can choose to trade.

The teams with high draft picks include the Cavaliers, Wizards, Raptors and Bucks.

The Cavaliers have a bit of a hole. They have a No. [-] pick and a No. [-] pick this year.

As a result, they took out the fourth pick and wanted to trade DeRozan alone.

Then how could Li Xun agree.

Because in Li Xun's opinion, the No. 10 lottery has exactly the same effect as the No. 11 or No. [-] lottery.

Under normal circumstances, between the 4th show and the 10th show this year, the only one who has grown into an All-Star is Kemba Walker.

Among them, Fredette, ranked tenth, is the lonely master who broke various records in the CBA.

Choose Kemba Walker or Tang Shen?Of course Li Xun would choose Tangshen without hesitation.

For the Wizards, Wannian has a big belly. Although there is Wall now, Li Xun doesn't think that DeRozan can make any progress after he goes.

The Bucks are even worse. The only players who can get it now are Bogut and Jennings.

Going to the underdogs will help to improve the statistics, but Li Xun doesn't want to push DeRozan into the fire pit, so he still needs to find a more reliable team.

So the Raptors have almost become the best choice, and may also be the only choice.

The Raptors got the Hornets' first-round pick in the trade last season. As a result, the Hornets got the No. 8 pick this year, which directly became the Raptors' pocket.

"Chris, we are old acquaintances too."

"No need to talk nonsense, give me your No. 8 pick, and find another No. 14 pick, and DeRozan will give it back to you."

Facing Bosh, Li Xun said bluntly.

Bosh looked troubled.

The Raptors sent him over because they wanted to play the emotional card.

"Li, I admit that we need him very much, but the stakes are too high."

"And there is no team in the league that can afford such a bargaining chip."

"How about this, how about we give you the No. 8 pick this year and the first round pick the next year?"

Li Xun shook his head directly, what a joke, who would want the first round of the year after next year.

And after the Raptors have DeRozan, they feel that they are about to take off. The first round pick is estimated to be outside the 25th pick.

"No, we can give you the No. 22 pick."

"Then you add some chips yourself to exchange for a No. 14 pick."

"This is the biggest concession I can make, which is equivalent to giving you a No. 22 pick for nothing."

Li Xun said bluntly.

Bosh looked overjoyed, he didn't expect Li Xun to take such good care of himself.

If such a calculation is made, the Raptors will definitely accept it, and even feel that it is a bargain.

The two hit it off immediately and finalized the transaction plan.

However, this matter has not yet been written down, and the Raptors still need to find a way to find a draft pick before the 14th pick.

(End of this chapter)