Chapter 122 Sending warmth to the piston
Jiang Dongbing is definitely not crazy. From a God's perspective, Grant Hill's value to the Grizzlies may not be as high as Christie's, even if Hill can stay healthy and avoid injuries that would ruin his career under normal circumstances.
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If the Grizzlies don't have a lot of stars, then there's definitely no problem in acquiring Hill as the core of the team.
But now there are a lot of people in the Grizzlies who can be the core of the team. Jackson, Billups and even O'Brien can be the core of the team. If you want a Hill who is not as good as Christie in defense and three-pointers, it is actually of little value.
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It was precisely because Jiang Dongbing knew that the Pistons didn't have any decent bargaining chips that he asked Stewart in a teasing tone.
Stewart smiled wryly and waved his hand, "I have a good relationship with Pistons head coach Gentry. We have always been in contact."
"It is precisely because of this relationship that I mentioned their matter to you. If it were another team, I would definitely forget such a bad offer from them."
These words made Jiang Dongbing even more curious. He didn't know what kind of offer the Pistons made, which actually made Stewart say such words.
"Stewart, tell me, I'm curious about what kind of offer the Pistons made." Jiang Dongbing urged.
Stewart cleared his throat, perhaps a little embarrassed to say that in his mind, this offer was simply a joke.
"Joe Dumars, Ben Wallace and the first-round pick we owe him." Stewart said awkwardly.
In his opinion, this trade offer was simply outrageous. Dumars had previously announced that he would retire at the end of the season. As a result, the Pistons signed him for another year, giving him $500,000 a year, and released him.
into this transaction quote.
When it comes to Dumars versus the Pistons, he really worked his butt off and was about to retire. In order to get something good for the Pistons, he actually extended it for another year.
As for Ben Wallace in the offer, Stewart didn't even know who this guy was. He had never had such a player's name in his mind.
The last first-round pick is even more nonsense in Stewart's opinion. With the Grizzlies' current record, they will definitely not be among the top three in the league this season. In other words, their first-round pick next year will be the bottom pick in the first round.
Bit, what’s the value of it? Just give it back to the Pistons.
It's like the Pistons took three things that have no value at all and came to Stewart to exchange for the powerful 3D in the championship lineup.
No wonder Stewart was a little embarrassed to speak. If he hadn't been close to Gentry, he would have fallen out with him long ago.
"Jiang, don't have such a dumbfounded expression."
"I also knew that the offer was extremely outrageous, so I simply didn't pay much attention to that old guy Gentry at the time."
Stewart said quickly after seeing Jiang Dongbing's dull expression.
Jiang Dongbing was really shocked by this offer. Are you kidding me? Ben Wallace is in the Pistons now? According to Jiang Dongbing's memory, Ben should have played for the Washington Wizards in the season that just ended.
Hearing that the Pistons were going to give Ben, Jiang Dongbing's expression became even weirder. Someone sent him a pillow because he was dozing off. He had been worried about the team's internal problems before, but he didn't expect the Pistons to send him such a big warmth.
"Stuart, your news is not false, is it?"
"How do I remember the Washington Wizards that Ben Wallace played for last season? Why did it appear in the Pistons' trade offer?" Jiang Dongbing asked after a moment of silence.
Stewart blinked. It turned out that Wallace was a Wizards player. "God knows, maybe the Pistons made a deal with the Wizards?"
"Well, what's the use of knowing this? This Ben Wallace is probably not a reliable player anyway."
What he said is correct. The current team is indeed not very reliable. Although he got some playing time with the Wizards last season, his performance was somewhat hard to describe.
The average of 6 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks per game seems to be pretty good. It is a relatively typical blue-collar center data. However, if you take a closer look at Ben's offensive end, it is really ridiculously bad.
Not talking about the shooting percentage in sports games, but just free throws, Ben's free throw shooting last season was only 35.6%, which is simply outrageous.
Do you think this is his abnormal performance in a single season? You are completely wrong. Last season he was 35.7%, and the last season it was even more outrageous, only 30%...
In other words, the current normal level of Ben's free throws is about 35%.
O'Neal's free throws are bad enough, but compared with Big Ben, they are definitely god-level free throws.
With such a free throw shooting rate, if he appeared in the playoffs, it would be strange if someone didn't use the shark-cutting tactic. This is why Jiang Dongbing was not very enthusiastic about winning big games before.
But now the situation is different. What the Grizzlies want now is not a starting center, but a backup center. The problem of Ben's poor free throw shooting is not so obvious. If the opponent uses the shark-cutting tactic, it will be a big deal for Ben.
Substitute him.
Jiang Dongbing didn't bother to care about how the Pistons got the big money. Anyway, since the big money appeared in this trade quote, the deal has certain operability.
Although it is a pity to sell Christie, because of acquiring Artest, Christie is not for sale to the Grizzlies.
But if the Pistons think about taking away Christie just relying on these chips, it is undoubtedly a fantasy.
"Christie can give it to them, but their bargaining chip is too outrageous. Who wants Dumas for what? Give it to Dumas to support him in his retirement?"
"If you don't want Dumas, let him die in Detroit. At his age, stop wandering around." Jiang Dongbing said.
Stewart was dumbfounded, what's going on? Why did Jiang Dongbing mean this? He really wanted to make a deal with the Pistons.
This deal was like a lice on a bald man's head. It was a deal that was obviously going to suffer. Why did Jiang Dongbing still think about agreeing to it?
"Jiang, the Pistons really don't have much to offer. You're not thinking about their Hill or Stackhouse, are you? This is not for sale!" Stewart reminded.
Jiang Dongbing shook his head, "I'm not interested in these two people, especially Stackhouse. To be honest, I don't want them for free."
"Ben Wallace, plus the first-round pick we owe him, what else can we ask them to add?" Jiang Dongbing frowned and thought.
Next year's 2000 draft is a small year. There are basically no decent players. No. 1 pick Kenyon Martin has no sense of presence. As for the only fish that slipped through the net, there was only one second-round pick, Michael Reed, and then he was gone.
Although Clifford, Turkoglu and Quentin Richardson in this draft are not bad, their ultimate potential is not high. Jiang Dongbing has little interest in these people now.
So next year's draft picks are of little use to Jiang Dongbing. He definitely doesn't want the Pistons' draft picks next year.
The Pistons actually have nothing to trade except for draft picks. They can't let the Pistons trade for future draft picks. By then, Jiang Dongbing won't even know if he will still be with the Grizzlies...
"Forget it, let's take their 2001 first-round pick and second-round pick. They won't be able to come up with anything." Jiang Dongbing said speechlessly.
Chapter completed!