I'm a big shot in basketball

Called Hughes again and invited him to dinner.

Arrive at Morton's Steakhouse at eight.

Together with Mullin, Sean and Hughes, Su Yang specifically asked for a bottle of red wine worth [-] dollars, full of sincerity.

"Larry, I want to thank you..."

I am sincerely grateful for the cooperation with Hughes during this period. Without Hughes' all-out efforts, it would be difficult to complete the bet with seven consecutive victories. I am even more grateful to Hughes for cooperating with the transaction so happily. After all, I am going to the small city of Charlotte. The season will move to New Orleans again, and at the same time, it will be a period of time to compete with David Wesley for the starting lineup, and it may not be renewed. It is very troublesome to toss and toss.

"I also thank you. I have learned more from your guidance than in the past three years. I found that the game can still be played like that. I will keep your advice in mind and practice more three-point shooting and catch-and-shoot shots." Larry spoke earnestly.

The voice fell, and Gary Sean next to him was a little embarrassed, and said with a smile: "Larry, you may have forgotten that I used to be your temporary coach and coached a full 32 games. You averaged 22.7 points per game under my guidance. I Also great, right?"

The four of them laughed at the same time.

In the 99-00 season, Hughes was traded from Philadelphia to the Warriors. It coincided with Gary Sean replacing the fired coach PJ Carlesimo. In the end, he only won 19 games throughout the season. Hughes averaged 22.7 points per game. Purely by stacking high shots, the hit rate is only 38.9%.Speaking of it now, the four of them laughed knowingly, and the humorous atmosphere diluted more sentimentality.

Early the next morning, the media broke the news that the Warriors had traded with the Hornets.

Barkley commented that Hughes had made a lot of money in exchange for the first-round picks with the 14th and 18th picks, because although the Warriors have Hughes' bird rights, they have no long-term plan to renew Hughes. Sending Hughes to the Hornets will allow Hughes to better show the Hornets and reach a better contract extension. It can be regarded as Gary Sean's most successful deal as the general manager.

ESPN also made a comment. Bill Simmons thought that the trade was obviously not Gary Sean's handwriting, but more like Su Yang's style, because Su Yang's basketball thinking doesn't like players who can't catch the ball and make shots stably. Not to mention the mediocre Hughes, even in the Rockets era, the head player Francis couldn't beat Su Yang and was forced to adjust his style of play.

Su Yang received a phone interview from a Fox Sports reporter and talked about who led the transaction. He said that after discussions with the entire management team, they decided that they did not want to erase the credit for Sean and Mullin. Sensitive and suspicious megalomaniac boss Chris Cohan thinks he poses too much threat, at least for now there is no chance of winning a war with Chris.

After finishing the interview, I called Dawson to inquire about the recent situation of the Rockets. After learning that Francis was injured, I entrusted him with greetings and suggested that Damon Jones or Mucci Nonis could be sent here. guard.

Dawson said it needed to be thought about.

Su Yang didn't urge him, instead, he continued to study how to better sell Mark Jackson to a high position.

After thinking about it, based on Mark Jackson's ability to carry Olympic content and score 2+1, it is most suitable to send him to those who urgently need internal reinforcement, want to go further in the playoffs, and are willing to give up draft picks For the team, the Mavericks and Celtics are the most suitable.

After the Celtics changed their head coach this season, their record has improved by leaps and bounds, and it is only a matter of time before they reach the playoffs.

But the firepower provided by the center of the Celtics is too poor. The three centers add up to less than 13 points. It is no problem for Jackson to top Tony Barty in the starting lineup. The salary is only 6 million for 2400 years. , It is feasible to use it until the age of 32.

The Mavericks have been weak on the inside for a long time. Bradley is a bit free and needs to be equipped with a black and hard driver. Uncle Huo can't do it at present, and Mark? Jackson weighs 122 kilograms and his moving speed is not bad. It's nothing more than a cap.

But as long as you can switch defenses with the driver when you meet Garnett and Duncan, it will definitely be a positive return.

If it weren't for Dampier, who has a big contract and is not easy to trade, and Murphy, who is waiting to be developed, and Fortson, who is often injured and difficult to trade for 7 million in 3800 years, Su Yang wants to keep Mark Jackson. To Dayao as a substitute.

Thinking of Fortson's 7 million in 3800 years, I am speechless.

The Warriors' style is that as soon as they see a player perform better in a single season, they immediately offer him a long-term contract, trying to take advantage of the salary cap increase. Chris, as the owner, likes to take advantage of the style very clearly. The annual contract of 5 million is also because it seems that it will take advantage of the long-term advantage. At that time, it was estimated that the young Dampier would grow up quickly...

Put away the complaints, and drag Sean and Mullin to a meeting to discuss. Anyway, first contact the Celtics and the Mavericks to see what kind of reaction the two teams give, especially the Mavericks. Cuban saves a lot of money, and most of the future purchases of the team will get Cuban's support. After all, according to the historical trajectory, Cuban will give LaFrentz a 7-year contract of 7000 million US dollars...

If Mark Jackson is successfully sent to the Mavericks, it will be tantamount to saving Kuban. However, taking Cuban as the record for the most garbage contracts in NBA history, I am afraid it is easy to give the money he was born to other players. .

Mullin immediately contacted the Celtics, and Sean contacted the Mavericks.

Su Yang is not idle, and continues to think about how to deal with Sura's contract. The main thing is that Sura is currently at a high value. Sending it to those teams that are in urgent need of a serious point guard, like the Eagles, can be exchanged for the first-round pick. Anyway, according to history, the Eagles once chose to give the Rockets in the first round of 03 to the Kings in order to become a real point guard, in exchange for an average of 3.7 points per game.

I can remember so clearly because Dan Dikao once took the initiative to upload photos of being caught in the creaking nest by Dayao.

But Sura's trade can't be rushed, and the Hawks haven't realized how hurt they are without a real point guard right now.

Immediately afterwards, I considered how to deal with Jamison. The contract is too big to be exchanged for draft picks. If you want to send it away, you need to exchange it for stars of the same level. If you don't go, the positioning is very awkward.

Especially if Dayao and Prince are successfully selected and Jamison is used as a power forward, it will not be able to help Yao share the pressure well, and serve as a small forward and seize Prince's growth. It is best to exchange for a swinging forward and guard of the same level people.

Su Yang immediately thought of McGrady. It would definitely be a good deal if he could trade for the top-level Maddie, but it was not easy to change. At the beginning of the century, because the stars were always signing 5-year or 6-year contracts, there were few big names in the free market, so he needed to wait and keep attacking. .

Think about Dayao + Boozer + Prince + McGrady + Billups starting, and Arenas + Richardson + Murphy + Dampier and a small forward as a substitute, that lineup may be lore, However, it is very difficult to operate, even more difficult than forming F4.

When he came back to his senses, it was already sunset over the Pacific Ocean. Su Yang got off work and flew straight to Los Angeles to fight passionately with Beyoncé.

Fly back to San Francisco early the next morning to lead the team for training.

Considering the need to cash out Mark Jackson at a high position as soon as possible, Su Yang changed his lineup and let Sura play shooting guard. At the same time, he arranged for veteran Mookie Blaylock to start. The two-point guard lineup played more pick-and-rolls, allowing Jackson to fully demonstrate his personal ability to the outside world.