Zhang Hao looked at the summary report of the transaction negotiations submitted by Lary Harris to Howard Schultz, and asked in pain: "Mr. Schultz, is Miller so worthless?"

"A third of the season has passed, and you only gave him six chances to play, what do you think."

“I thought we could get a new player soon, so I didn’t think about his appearance from the beginning.

If Tyson and Lamar weren't out of the game due to injury, I wouldn't have planned to put him on the activation list, and I'd communicated with him."

"My thoughts at the beginning were the same as you, who knew that his trading market collapsed so quickly after a few games in the new season.

All the dealers were worried that his speed would not keep up with the current pace, but we did not give him the opportunity to prove his ability in the opening plan, and I didn’t know that it had delayed to the present.”

"I actually discussed this at the beginning. The result we discussed, Miller's transaction value, I think, is not as good as the time value of our young players."

"Time value, this adjective...is very good, it's just a little too cold."

Zhang Hao did not agree with the indifference of the businessman.

He and Howard Schultz have a good personal relationship, but in terms of business, except for the Supersonics, everything else is mainly profitable. Even if it was the initial "free money", it was based on the prospects of the Chinese market.

But Howard Schultz was not cold either. Just the businessman sighed indifference, but Zhang Hao still felt strange.

Zhang Hao flipped through the transaction negotiation report and saw a team name that surprised him.

Originally, he thought that this team would never trade with their Supersonics except to rob or weaken them, but this time the other party applied for a deal.

Seeing Zhang Hao looking at this report, Howard Schultz said: "Cuban contacted us at the beginning of the month and wanted to exchange Jamison for Miller. We refused. The Warriors talked to us about the trade of Jamison in the offseason and wanted to put Jamison in our deal with the Bulls. We refused, right? It's more expensive than Lamar and not as good as Lamar."

"That's right. I'm surprised that Cuban is willing to trade with us. He is a famous jealous 'wealthy'."

Although Zhang Hao has not regarded their Supersonics as a giant, in Cuban, as long as it is a championship-winning team, it is his enemy.

"If the Bulls didn't poach Ben such a big contract, Cuban would never have a deal with us that was favorable to us, and he would not agree to Mutual."

After saying that, Howard Schultz thought for a while and continued: "I think he wants to trade with us this time, not only because he thinks that our chances of winning this year are low, but also want to cheat us. Everyone knows that Jamison has ambitions and eager to play the main players. We have the same type of Odom. Jamison's salary is so high. If you trade with Miller, we have to send other players. And if you trade with him, we are helping them. Divac is aging very quickly this year, and they really hope to get Miller."

While listening, Zhang Hao flipped through the report and found that there were actually other trading partners, but he just said that he couldn't reach an agreement. For example, the Clippers still wanted Reggie Evans to strengthen rebounding protection.

Reggie Evans played 20 games this season, averaging 12 minutes per game, averaging 2.2 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. If it were 36 minutes, compared with Ben Wallace, who averaged 15.2 rebounds per game this season, the rebounding efficiency is not bad.

Just because of the efficiency of rebounding, the defense is almost no, and the time of playing is basically garbage time and the cold touch of both sides. Zhang Hao watched Reggie Evans play the game, thought for a long time, and finally thought of a player who was similar to Reggie Evans grabbing the board.

Russell Westbrook.

I never considered the issue of defense at all. The defensive rounds have been closed at close range and are ready to grab the board. Someone rushed in, and the defense is no different.

However, it is really great to just look at rebounding statistics.

Moreover, for the Supersonics, Chris Anderson and Reggie Evans are both very important rotations.

Chris Anderson has a balanced defensive end and is very passionate, which can drive the entire team.

Reggie Evans... The Supersonics had a player who was so efficient in rebounding and retired. Put it there, a No. 23 player who did not want to be named looked at it and felt used to it.

As he flipped over, Zhang Hao's eyes lit up: "I think that although Cuban doesn't want to help us and still thinks about how to cheat us all day long, we are good people, and good people can't have so many complaints. If possible, we should help them, give Miller to them, and help them solve the incompatibility problem of three top power forwards together."

"Aix, are crazy? Although we can't use Miller, he is no worse than Divac at the peak. He is also an All-Star center. His function is very similar to Divac. He can protect the frame, shoot, pass the ball, and have a larger tonnage. Selling Miller to Jamison will definitely make the Mavericks stronger than last season. Nowitzki is improving, and Walker is willing to play the sixth man..."

At this moment, Howard Schultz seemed to be standing on the podium, showing his eloquence to deceive investors and his ideas were very clear.

After Zhang Hao waited for Howard Schultz to finish speaking, he responded: "Mr. Schultz, you may still have some misunderstandings about the opponent's things."

"ah?"

"I just want them to become stronger! Anyway, we are wasting Miller, which will delay him, and use him to delay our current running-in progress. If the Mavericks want it, then give it to them."

“???”

Howard Schultz was confused.

The little loli appeared at the right time and said, "Dad, brother should mean to replace Jamison with chips and to attract third-party or more teams to join the deal. We don't have the chance to eat Jamison now, and we are unwilling to give more players. If the Mavericks want to complete this self-saving deal, they have to help us get the players we want, and make the Mavericks stronger, which can give more pressure to the Kings, Lakers, and Spurs. These teams must have regarded us as the ultimate imaginary enemy of the West. The Mavericks restored their strength last year and shared the pressure. How to translate that word... Yes, watch the tiger fight!"

After hearing what the baby daughter said, Howard Schultz's confusion was clear at once, but... "Is Lelin like this? You make sense, but I think Aix is ​​saying it's in his heart?"

"What my brother should say is what I guess."

"...I am worthy of being my daughter, and my analytical ability is strong."

...

If you trade Lagar Bell with the Jazz, it is basically equivalent to being freed by the Jazz.

The Jazz got Laga Bale in the offseason because Laga Bale was in the contract year and asked the Mavericks for an annual salary of more than $3 million, but was rejected. At that time, in order to make room for Jamison and Anthony Walker, the Mavericks felt that Laga Bale was annoyed and threw his last year's $690,000 contract to the Jazz.

When the Supersonics trade with the Jazz, they can only get Laga Bale and a useless trading exception. The reason why it is useless is that the Supersonics roster is full and there is no more trading demand this season.

It is not other teams that "sluggish" the Supersonics think that the Supersonics are training young players this season, and the Supersonics are really aiming to cultivate young players this season.

But trading is often not just about whether you will make a profit or whether you will make a profit. Otherwise, why does the party who suffers from a loss in terms of transaction value?

There are still very few completely win-win transactions, many transactions are mixed with helplessness, and some transactions are mixed with favors.

Also, in this transaction, the Supersonics don't want to exchange for some players who seem to be strong but have no effect on the team, otherwise it doesn't matter if Miller is left in his hand for a year.

The Supersonics did not get a truly 'valued' offer, but the reason why they decided to complete the deal before 2005 was simply that they did not want to delay Brad Miller anymore.

Brad Miller did nothing wrong. He tried hard to integrate... He couldn't delay a year in vain.

But if we can get some real rewards in this deal, the Supersonics will naturally work hard to do it.

For example, draft picks, more suitable back line players.

It was difficult, but if you were willing to accept some things, such as if you wanted to be a toothless person, you would never help the Mavericks, but now you are willing to be a good person, then some things will go much smoother.

The Supersonics have been working hard to communicate with multiple teams about the transaction in the first two months of the season. Although the deal has not been reached, what those teams want, the trading intentions of those teams, and whether they are willing to reach the transaction... The management of these Supersonics teams has made it clear.

On the next day, December 25th, in the morning, Zhang Hao received a notice that Brad Miller would not participate in today's preparation stage.

In the Supersonics, Brad Miller has a low presence.

This is actually related to Brad Miller's not making trouble and actively cooperating with the team's work.

He doesn't make soap operas like many players who are going to be traded but have not completed the transaction for a long time. He works hard during training and is a good coach during the team's training matches... This makes him feel less present.

Zhang Hao knew that this meant that the deal might be completed today, a little earlier than what he had negotiated with Howard Schultz yesterday to complete the deal before the next game after the Christmas war.

There is not much difference. If the transaction is completed today, even if there are new players, they cannot join. Then just take your teammates to prepare for the battle as usual.

As the season deepens, Zhang Hao's coaching work has become more and more abundant.

For example, he is the one who prepares the pre-match training, leads the team in the confrontation training, etc.

But, just execution.

In terms of training plans, the Collins brothers, Hornersek, Buzzderick and others made the plan well.

Zhang Hao needs to learn these and make different training plans at different stages of the season.

Moreover, he cannot refer to his own condition, health, and physical fitness. This difference can be very big. For example, Kobe or McGrady of the Bulls, it is hard to say which one is stronger, but Kobe is definitely easier to use than McGrady.

This kind of thing is not enough to have the 'coaching talent'.

Even Rick Carlisle, a talented coach who has the best coaching strength in the season, was coached by the Pistons in time and space, with George Irving and Joe Dumas helping; here in the Lakers, there are also top assistant coaches like Cote Lambis.

And Rick Carlisle has been an assistant coach for many years before becoming the head coach.

Experience is very important. Zhang Hao did not want to become fat in one breath. Just learn slowly and accumulate experience slowly, but he is not in a hurry.

The league is willing to retreat and let him serve as an assistant coach, but it is probably impossible to serve as a head coach.

He discovered that the player served as the head coach, which may be different from the real head coach... It is hard to say how it was in the 1960s. In contemporary basketball, the head coach's work is actually very complicated.

If you really want to be a head coach, you have to do a lot of preparations... If you don’t aim to be a successful coach, you can do whatever you want; or if you don’t know the difficulty of being a head coach, you won’t worry so much if you get started directly.

But these two situations are not consistent with Zhang Hao.

He was still looking forward to it at the beginning of the season, and if he got it, he would be invincible? But now, he found that genius also requires time to accumulate.

Think about it, I am doing well now. One-third of the regular season has passed and coached very well. As for the help of the Collins brothers, Hornersek, Dell Curry, Alwan Adams, Buzzderick, Jordan... and so on, he will not care about the help of others in the past few seconds...

...

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"Bryant Bryant, 25 years old, 198 cm, 96 kg, ability evaluation 98... Average 27.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.3 steals, 0.8 blocks..."

"Tracey McGrady, 24 years old, 203 cm, 95 kg, ability evaluation 97... Average 20.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, 7.6 assists, 1.1 steals, 0.9 blocks..."

‘The B plan combination’s playing style has changed a lot this year. McGrady started to score more points, Kobe also started to have more offensive organizations. Rivers is not only good at making chicken soup. After all, he is someone who can be a head coach for more than 20 years...’

‘Ben Wallace, 29 years old, 206 cm (?), 109 kg (?), 82 ability evaluation, 55 offense, 99 defense... Average 10.2 points, 15.1 rebounds, 1.4 steals, 2.4 blocks, 2.1 fouls…’

‘Big Ben went to the Bulls and scored career highs in scoring and rebounding. This... this... this... is it because we played too little and treated him unfairly?

However, Daben's defensive efficiency has dropped to 7.2, and it's only one year at the peak. Last year, the number one player in modern basketball, and this year he returned to the same level as Dameng, Mutombo.

Stealing and blocking are the lowest in recent years, and it is related to the rules. It is a bit too much to directly drop to 99, but the foul is still very beautifully controlled, and there are fewer fouls than blocking.

Hey? The little blacksmith and Timo had a conflict?’

Zhang Hao was looking at the other three giants, and suddenly saw McGrady turning her head arrogantly and not matching Kobe. Kobe was confused.

Kobe was really confused. He had just communicated with McGrady for a while and had to pay attention to things he had to pay attention to, but after the communication was over, Kobe wanted to slam the high and hug and encourage each other. McGrady turned around and left... and left... and left...

McGrady felt very wronged at Christmas Eve lunch and dinner family gathering, but Kobe didn't take him to Zhang Hao's house!
To be continued...