One Thousand and Thirty-Nine. Who Are You Going to Choose?

At a vacation home in Los Angeles, James is preparing to go to the national team training camp. The U.S. men's basketball team will gather on July 1.

When he received a call from his agent this morning and heard that the team had completed the deal and introduced a big center, James was instantly ecstatic!

Then when I heard the name, I was speechless...

The Wizards reached a three-way deal with the Heat and Hornets. The Heat sent the 28th overall pick in the first round of 2012, one of their only two first-round picks in 2012, plus Udonis Haas. LeBron, 2.6 million in cash, acquired Nene Hilario from the Wizards!

A third team was also added to the deal. The Hornets sent Ariza and Emeka Okafor to the Wizards like a breather. The Hornets only received a second-round pick from the Wizards.

James learned from his agent that since the Wizards got the No. 4 pick, they aimed to get a young inside man to partner with Wall. At the same time, they wanted to get Ariza, the champion small forward, and Okafor, the veteran center. Nene, who was of little use to the Wizards themselves and was not suitable for the team's goals, was sent away.

It’s not that Nene is not good, James checked and Nene played 50 games in the season that just ended, averaging 12.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.1 blocks and 1 steal per game. He has good athletic ability, a certain mid-range shooting and defense. He can also work hard and pick and roll, he is a very high-quality center.

This is a very good center, but compared with centers like Bogut and Chandler who can win honors such as the best defensive team, Nene is obviously weaker.

Nene can do everything, but there is nothing he is particularly good at. In terms of low-post play, he is not as good as Brand and Al Jefferson; in terms of defense, he is not as good as Okafor and Bogut, let alone compared to Chandler; Compared with the mid-range shot, it is not as good as Haslem; compared with the pick-and-roll, it is not as good as Yi Jianlian and Noah; compared with the impact power, it is not as good as DeAndre Jordan and Chandler...

James didn't know how to describe his current mood. It felt like he wanted to buy an Oreo in the supermarket, but ended up buying Yue Li Yue...

Pat Riley is really sincere this time, and the Heat are really hemorrhaging money this time. Nene's 10-year contract extension was 65 million for 5 years in advance, and the fixed salary takes effect every year, leaving 52 million for the remaining four years.

But what James wants is Nene and Chandler! Moreover, DeAndre Jordan has also jumped out of his contract, so he can have a good talk with the Grizzlies and DeAndre Jordan.

Nene's salary is on the same level as the new contracts that Chandler, Bogut and Jordan may get!

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Memphis, FedEx Arena.

Chris Wallace returned to his office after meeting with his boss and coaching staff.

Sun Ce saw Chris Wallace coming back and asked with a smile: "Did you directly reject the Heat's trade application?"

"That's right," Chris Wallace laughed when asked this question: "The Mavericks, Bucks, and Warriors all rejected it. They didn't want to give Chandler, Bogut, and Thabeet to the Heat. Of course we cannot."

The Heat have had a bad reputation since they hired James and Bosh for nothing. At least in the past two years, no team will be willing to conduct such a transaction with them.

"But it's a pity that the Wizards gave Hilario to the Heat, and only got Haslem and a first-round pick." Sun Ce said with regret in his tone.

"I already know that the new owner of the Wizards has a good relationship with Riley.

And they want to bring in Ariza and Okafor, which can't be solved, but at least it doesn't allow them to get the players they want most. "Chris Wallace also had some regrets, but overall he didn't care.

Sun Ce pouted, things can't always go so smoothly. If the Heat, which has the Big Three, is willing to spend money, it won't be easy to rein in reinforcements. It would be good to be able to interfere.

"By the way," Sun Ce ignored the matter and asked, "Is there any hope of introducing McGrady?"

"We have communicated with McGrady's agent, but McGrady wants to stay with the Heat, and Jones is unwilling to leave Miami. Both of them chose to renew their contracts with the Heat with a minimum salary." Chris Wallace is really regretful. .

McGrady and James Jones were one of the Heat's best pitchers in the season that just ended. If you can dig out even one, you can weaken your opponents and strengthen yourself at the same time.

Chris Wallace continued: "We already have a plan for a sign-and-trade deal for DeAndre in the meeting. DeAndre hopes to go to Phoenix to partner with Dragic. He hopes to have a relationship with Dragic. Steve's feeling of cooperation, the Suns provided us with two offers, the first offer was Gortat and Marcus Morris, the second offer was the 2013 unprotected draft pick, Noah, Do you think we need to strengthen the interior more or try to get a high draft pick next season?”

After hearing these two offers, Sun Ce thought for a moment. The Morris brothers are both good players, but not now. In the small ball era, they were very good, especially Marcus, who seems not as good as his brother now, but in this era they look outstanding. If you don’t have four, you will be good at everything but not good at anything.

Gortat is now a good player. He played 66 regular season games in the season that just ended, averaging rebounds per game, and his salary is not high. He has two years left and a total of 15 million, which the Grizzlies can afford.

The Suns are very sincere, even willing to give Gortat. If they want to get Jordan, a young insider with All-Star talent, they are willing to give Gortat who is in his prime.

But the problem is that Gortat is a core inside player. Sun Ce thought for a while and responded: "We want the draft pick! Are they willing to give us both the draft pick and Morris?"

"What do you think?" Chris Wallace rolled his eyes: "Although next year's draft is expected to be average, Gortat and Morris can't get a lottery pick."

"Yes..." Sun Ce smiled bitterly, thinking too much.

DeAndre Jordan is a completely free agent. Just like Bosh and James in 2010, the Suns are willing to give an unprotected first-round pick. Even if they sign Dragic back and get DeAndre Jordan, the Suns will not be able to win next season. The team will be able to win if they fight for it. This unprotected first-round pick is at least 8 to 10 picks. Compared with the first-round picks that the Heat gave to the Cavaliers and Raptors, it is already very generous.

The matter of trading Jordan was settled in this way. He was not that proactive in the first place. Being able to get a high draft pick from a young draft year has already made a lot of money. Except for Sun Ce, who knew that the original addition could actually achieve what he is today? level.

Chris Wallace asked: "Lord, do you have any thoughts on the draft? You can tell me and I will try my best to satisfy you."

Sun Ce did not answer first, but asked: "Who are we going to choose?"

"We took a fancy to a pitcher during the draft, Duke University's Kyle Singler. He is the fourth-leading scoring pitcher in Duke University history. He is an alumnus of Sean and has great shooting potential. Digging, predicting being picked in the early second round, we can get it early," Chris Wallace said about the draft plan.

"..."

Hearing this name, Sun Ce was speechless. He also saw Kyle Singler's draft prediction, which indeed said that he has shooting talent. He was very good at three-pointers and mid-range shots in college.

But the Grizzlies cannot afford to deal with the wild father of the future head coach of the Thunder!

In terms of efficiency rankings in a certain year in the future, Kyle Singler ranked 491st in the league. There were a total of 491 players who played in the NBA that year, including those who were waived.

The worst player in the league!

Sun Ce suggested with a dark face: "Chris, I think we should choose a frontcourt substitute. Our potential pitchers are already good enough. We just need to train Clay and Paul. If we need other pitchers, we can choose from veterans." "

Hearing this, Chris Wallace nodded. They had also considered choosing veteran pitchers from free agents or trades. It was just a senior graduate from Duke University. This role player's golden signature allowed them to rank in only the 30th place. If the pick is available, I want to draft Kyle Singler.

Chris Wallace asked: "Lord, what is your draft suggestion?"

"Actually, our forward line is still relatively weak, and the back line is enough. I also have a free agent target for the center position. I have a forward player recommended to the team. He can play the 3-4 position and has passing and defensive talents. , and has a certain amount of shooting talent, he can even move to the center position if necessary." Sun Ce pushed the note with his first choice in front of Chris Wallace.