Chapter 114 Lewis for Peja
Early the next morning, Stewart contacted the general manager of the Clippers directly and proposed the Grizzlies' trading plan.
The Grizzlies are willing to use rookie center Brad Miller who has just won the FMVP to exchange for Clippers' No. 1 center David Tyrone and their first and second round picks this year.
Although this trading plan cannot be said to be a big talk by the Lion, Jiang Dongbing probably wouldn't agree to the Clippers.
But this is just a test of the Clippers' bottom line. If they really agree, everything will be happy, and if they don't agree, there is room for negotiation.
Now it depends on the Clippers are not interested in Brad Miller.
"Jiang, the Clippers have replied to the news."
"They are interested in this deal, but they want to replace Brad Miller with Jackson." Stewart said with a frown.
Jiang Dongbing's face twitched, and the Clippers were good at playing. Now Jackson is already recognized as the No. 1 small forward in the league. Considering Jackson's style and strength, the box list is suitable as the core of the team's team building, and it is definitely not something that David can match in terms of value.
Although David is the No. 1 pick and full of talent that can be seen in the naked eye, he has not been able to play in the rookie season, so no one knows whether he is a parallel player.
The Clippers may also be thinking about getting the regular season MVP and then rebuilding the team. Although David is gone, they just need to find another decent center player, and the Clippers will immediately increase their competitiveness.
Jiang Dongbing definitely couldn't agree to such a deal. If Jackson was really sold, what's the point of getting David in exchange for it?
"Tell them that it is impossible that Stephen is not a seller."
"If they want to trade, they can only trade Brad, and no one else can think about it." Jiang Dongbing said with a frown.
Stewart nodded, "Okay, then I'll reply to them now."
Because the offseason is very long, the offseason transactions usually last for a long time. Both sides have time to argue, and Jiang Dongbing is also ready to fight a protracted battle with the Clippers.
Judging from the Clippers' meaning, it is obviously unlikely to pick two draft picks from them. Jiang Dongbing felt that he had to find other ways to get the draft picks to choose Dazhi and Ginobili.
During this year, Jiang Dongbing has accumulated some connections in the NBA, and now it is just right for use.
Jiang Dongbing first contacted Kings coach Adelman, and the two left each other's contact information.
After contacting Adelman, the other party quickly responded to Jiang Dongbing after a few hours, and the transaction plan they gave was outrageous.
Take out Verati Divac and two draft picks this year to exchange for Brad Miller.
The Kings' picks are not high, and Divac is not worth a lot now. I obviously want to use such chips to exchange for the new Ke FMVP.
However, Jiang Dongbing can also understand Adelman's thoughts. He is too eager to get Miller. As a head coach who specializes in the Princeton system, Brad Miller can be said to be Adelman's true destiny.
Once Miller is found, Adelman's Princeton system will become flawless. In this era, the two centers who are most suitable for the Princeton system are one named Sabonis and the other is Miller.
"Rick, you guys are not serious, are you?"
"You are so embarrassed to speak with such chips?" Jiang Dongbing quipped at Adelman with a smile.
Adelman on the other end of the phone was a little embarrassed. Of course, he knew that the offer he gave was a bit awkward, but there was no way. The most valuable thing in the king now is Divac.
Chris Webber certainly can't sell it, so he can only trade it with Divac.
"Jiang, our king has only a little family background, you don't know." Adelman said with a wry smile.
"Rick, I know you want Brad Miller very much, but at least you Kings will have no chance before his rookie season ends."
"I called you, just want to buy your second round pick, but it has not yet risen to the level of trading core players." Jiang Dongbing said.
"Okay, if it's just a second round pick, we have a trading plan."
"Use your substitute Lewis to exchange for our substitute Stojakovic, and give you a draft pick with the 45th pick for free." Adelman said calmly.
Jiang Dongbing was stunned. Is there such a good thing? This is simply a pie falling from the sky.
It seems that the Grizzlies did not make any profit in this deal, and they even lost some money. The main reason is that although Lewis and Stojakovic were both rookies in 1998 and both played as substitutes in the rookie season, the performance of these two people is not at the same level at all.
Peja Stojakovic performed extremely poorly in his rookie season. As a shooter, his shooting percentage is less than 38%, and his three-point shooting percentage is only 32%, and his shooting percentage is simply beaten by Lewis.
In terms of defense, Lewis played the No. 4 position and Peja played the striker. The defense of these two people is actually half a dozen, let alone the second one.
So overall, Lewis' value is definitely much higher than Peja. Now the King has only added a second round pick with 45 picks, and then exchanged these two players, and the King will definitely make a profit.
But Jiang Dongbing knew very well that Peja's potential would definitely not be worse than Lewis, and might even be even higher. In any case, Peja was also the top five offensive player in the league at his peak.
"Okay, it's changed." Jiang Dongbing didn't ask Stewart for advice and made the decision directly.
Lewis and Peja are about the same height, and Peja is even more flexible than Lewis. Peja can do the work Lewis can do, and they have to do better.
In addition, the King also gave a draft pick with a 45th pick, so this deal is profitable no matter how you look at it.
Of course, the king is actually not losing money. After all, Lewis was specially trained by Jiang Dongbing. His current combat power is definitely not comparable to that of Peja. After joining the Kings team, he can immediately help the king improve his combat power.
Adelman on the other end of the phone smiled happily. He didn't have much expectations for Miller's deal. After all, the king was really shabby. Now, after getting Lewis, who was very strong in combat, Adelman was also satisfied.
The Princeton system needs shooters very much. A mature shooter like Lewis is also a player that Adelman needs very much.
“Happy cooperation, ginger.”
"Happy cooperation, Rick, I wish your king a good result next season." Jiang Dongbing sincerely blessed.
Chapter completed!