Chapter 1326 The Hat Duncan Was Wearing Was Exposed!

"David, the Jazz's 2014 unprotected first-round pick, and Philadelphia's 2014 unprotected first-round pick, that's all I can get..."

After receiving a call from Pat Riley, Timberwolves general manager David Kahn checked the records of Philadelphia and the Jazz this season. The former is ninth in the Eastern Conference and the latter is tenth in the Western Conference. The picks are not very good and they cannot be drawn. If it reaches the top three, it will be at the end of the lottery picks, in the teens at most.

This is difficult to satisfy the Timberwolves' need for a first-round pick, and David Kahn decisively rejected Pat Riley.

In this way, Pat's idea of ​​building a five-forward lineup is basically bankrupt.

When the talks between the two collapsed, the battle between the Spurs and the Suns also ended. The Suns defeated the Spurs in an away game.

Li Ba still maintains 30 minutes of playing time, with two interior positions, a total of 96 minutes. The remaining 66 minutes are shared by Nene, Garnett and Drummond.

Among them, Nene averaged about 25 minutes per game, Garnett averaged 20 minutes, and the remaining 20 minutes went to Drummond.

In twenty minutes of playing time, Zhuang Shen grabbed an average of 8 rebounds per game, scored 8+8, and averaged 1.6 blocks and 1 steal per game. After curbing the indiscriminate shooting on the offensive end, his performance was still the same. Not bad.

"Palin, is there any way to get him here?"

In Los Angeles, at Kobe's home, he was talking with his agent Pelinka. They watched the game between the Suns and the Spurs.

"The Heat and several teams wanted him, and they all talked to me, but the Suns didn't relent. The only thing that relented was that the Pacers also wanted him last time. The Suns agreed, but were rejected by President Stern. Rejected. It would be difficult for the Lakers to trade him. The Suns will not send Drummond to Los Angeles."

Pelinka is also Drummond's agent. He also values ​​the rookie and is very familiar with the Suns' situation.

"Think of a way." Kobe said.

Pelinka was a little helpless. It wasn't that he didn't want to help Kobe. He knew that Kobe and Howard had difficulty getting along. The two people's concepts of the game were too different, but this matter was really difficult.

The Suns and Lakers both aspire to win the championship, and they are both in the Pacific Division. They are competing teams from beginning to end. They can also be said to be rival teams. How can it be possible to trade Drummond to the Lakers?

The Lakers already had problems trading for Paul George last time and were fined $5 million by the league. What if problems happen again this time?

And the Suns are not the Pacers. They are a quasi-rich team that has held two dynasties and six championships. They are very strong. Even if they take the initiative to apply for a trade, I am afraid they will not achieve their goals.

"They are willing to trade to the Pacers, which means they don't value Drummond too much. Think of a way." Kobe said unwillingly.

Pelinka smiled bitterly and said: "The last bargaining chip the Pacers gave was Paul George + an unprotected first-round pick. What bargaining chip can the Lakers give?"

When Kobe Bryant stayed, the Lakers had a damn bargaining chip. It was all Nike's effort to acquire Chris Paul. They were a real white wolf with nothing to lose. Now they want to trade Drummond from the Suns. Not to mention the Suns, Adidas will not agree to it. .

Only then did he know that the possibility of trading Drummond was almost non-existent.

"The only option is to find a way to trade Kevin Love." Kobe said.

"Let's talk to the management. Love is also good. He can stretch out and give you more room to break through." Pelinka said.

On the 27th, the Suns arrive in Dallas and they will challenge the Mavericks.

On the 28th, the Suns challenged the Mavericks away from home. There was no suspense about the victory. However, Harden was accidentally injured in this game and had to be suspended for two weeks.

Back at home, on the 31st, the Suns faced the Lakers at home.

Without the main point guard, the two veterans Kidd and Ginobili could not withstand the impact of Kobe and Paul, and the Suns lost.

Throughout January, the Suns only lost two games to the Lakers. Their current record is 43 wins and 3 losses, still ranking first in the league.

So far this season, Li Ba has averaged 30.1 minutes per game, averaging 21.5 points, 20.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 7.4 steals, 7.9 blocks, 1.8 turnovers and 1.7 fouls per game.

This average per game is slightly lower than in previous years, but it is still eye-catching data.

Relying on the team's record and personal data, Li Ba still ranks first in the MVP rankings.

At the same time, he once again won the Western Conference Player of the Month for January. This is the third time this season that he has won this honor.

Three consecutive months of high-energy performance have completely convinced the media. No one in the media believes that Li Ba is near his peak.

This continuous performance also made basketball fans around the world admire and worship Li Ba.

Michael Jordan faced the media and said in a tone of admiration and exclamation: "At the age of nearly thirty-one, the Hammers can still average double 20 + 5*5 per game. I admire this very much."

On the 1st, Gao Yuanyuan called: "Tubao, Adi's dividend from last year has arrived."

"How many?" Li Ba asked casually as he was waiting on his two sons at home.

"170 million US dollars." Gao Yuanyuan said.

"Oh, how are you doing recently?" Li Ba asked.

"It's okay." Gao Yuanyuan said.

"When will the delivery be?"

"Mid-July."

"Okay, I'll give the Wimbledon champion to my godson." Li Ba said with a smile.

"If you keep your word, don't fool my son!" Gao Yuanyuan said with a smile.

"No problem, my current serve is unrivaled in the world." Li Ba said with a smile.

"By the way, my player, Leonard from the Spurs, please show some mercy next time you meet him and don't cripple me. Rose is still crippled. If he gets injured again, I'll have a headache. It's a big investment." ”

Gao Yuanyuan warned.

"Okay, I'll remember it." Li Ba said with a smile.

Time has entered February, and Li Ba’s villa is also full of wax goods, and the New Year is coming soon.

On February 2, the Suns suffered another injury, injuring their main small forward Caron Butler in the game against the Warriors.

The injury is not serious. He sprained his knee and will be reimbursed for the regular season. It would be good to be able to play in the playoffs.

Caron is very frustrated. At his age, if he injures his knee again, he may not be able to improve in the future and may plummet.

But Jimmy Butler and Chandler Parsons are excited that their opportunity has arrived.

The Suns are accustomed to developing rookies, and they decided to let Jimmy Butler and Chandler Parsons take over.

From the perspective of data and talent, Payton is more optimistic about Parsons, but from the perspective of playing attitude, he is optimistic about Jimmy Butler.

Who will take the top spot in the end can only depend on the performance of the two, and the opportunities are equal.

The two second-year players are starting, but their performance is still not stable. In addition, Harden is also injured. The Suns' record has declined since entering February.

The Suns also started their second half of the season as usual.

On the 4th, Duncan made a rare headline. Some media broke a big story. The fact that Duncan was wearing a hat was finally exposed.