The NBA started with helping Iverson win the championship

Chapter 231 The Pre-draft Deal
After winning the championship, the Pistons held a three-day championship parade.

Immediately afterwards, Li Xun was invited to Dumas's office.

"Li, we just communicated with Prince's agent, and many teams are willing to offer him a four-year contract of at least 4000 million."

Dumas said with a sad face.

It is difficult for the Pistons to come up with such a contract.

You can take it, but you will sacrifice your future potential.

Li Xun nodded, Prince is a favorite, he knows this very well.

A player with a stable offense, breakthroughs, mid-range shots, three-pointers, and good defensive strength is definitely one of the best puzzles to win the championship.

Without even asking Dumars, Li Xun can guess which teams Prince likes.

For example, the Spurs, they probably are very interested in Prince.

In addition, teams like the Raptors, which have already completed the formation of the twin towers, are probably also very interested in Prince.

Prince is really easy to use, a pure jack-of-all-trades player, and his performance is very stable.

If you give him the ball, he can score, if you don't give him the ball, he can defend.

"Mr. Dumas, it's up to you to make up your mind about this kind of thing."

"All I need to do is to lead the lineup you have built to win the championship as much as possible."

What Li Xun said was of a high standard, which made Dumas a little happy.

Dumars nodded, "Well, we can only let Prince get a big contract."

"In addition, Allen has bid farewell to me, and he may return to Philadelphia next."

"You know, self-proclaimed heroes like them don't like parting moments, so let me pass it on to you."

"And Ben, he is going to retire directly. He has nothing to miss in this league."

"Rashid would like to play for another year."

"Richard also talked to us, and a team offered him a three-year, 3 million contract."

"We can only give him 2 million for two years, and now it's up to him to make a choice."

"Even if he chooses to leave, he is still our friend and our family."

Dumas sighed unceasingly. The five grassroots generals of the past are now really at the moment of falling apart.

Li Xun nodded, "Okay, if there is any news, please let me know as soon as possible."

"By the way, does Mr. Dumars have any favorite rookies in this year's draft?"

"If not, I can offer some advice."

Dumas smiled. He forgot the most important thing just now. He invited Li Xun to the office today mainly because he wanted to ask about the draft.

Now Li Xun is not only famous for his strength, he is also quite convincing in choosing his teammates.

"Lee, we have four draft picks this year, but none of them are high."

"The highest is the No. 15 pick that was previously traded from the Raptors."

Li Xun touched his mouth and began to think.

The No. 15 pick is actually good. Li Xun can be used to select Bloody Bledsoe, or Avery Bradley, the small shooting guard of the later Green Kai.

Although Bradley is not tall, he is also a ruthless man who has been selected to the best defensive team many times.

Quite a bit of Tony Allen.

It's just that the Pistons are already overcrowded with guards, especially point guards.

Now that the Pistons have three young point guards in Curry, Beverly and Lowry, there is really no need to choose the point guard Bloodcloth, or the little Bradley.

If you choose Bradley, it's better to directly find Green Kai to trade Tony Allen.

Anyway, Green Kai has not started to reuse Tony Allen.

As for Da Baibian, who is normally selected with the 33rd overall pick, the Pistons can use their own 30th overall pick to select him.

"Mr. Dumas, I think this 15th pick can be traded up."

"Let's see if we can switch to a pick at position 9. If it's not good enough, we have to switch to position [-]."

After pondering for a moment, Li Xun informed Dumas of his plan.

Dumars shook his head, "The fifth pick is unlikely, unless we do a bloodbath, the ninth pick is possible."

"But when people see that our Pistons are going to trade draft picks, they will definitely raise the price."

The Pistons have successively captured super rookies in the draft recently, which also makes every team guard against the Pistons.

Whichever pick the Pistons want, there must be top rookies in this area.

Instead of selling it, it's better to give it a shot yourself, maybe you can win a super giant.

"What about Beverly?"

"With a Beverly on the 15th pick, even if you can't get the fifth pick, at least the 9th pick is completely fine."

Li Xun began to make plans.

When he heard that Li Xun was going to hook up with Beverly, Dumas shook his head like a rattle.

"Lee, are you kidding me, a player with Beverly's potential."

"With his current strength, more than half of the teams in the league are qualified to play the starting point guard."

"You know, he's only a sophomore."

"In case Curry gets hurt, we're still counting on Beverley to step up."

Dumars said nothing and agreed to take Beverly.

"Mr. Dumars, don't you realize that Lowry's potential is stronger than Beverly's?"

"Lori? I really didn't find out."

"This guy doesn't seem to have any sense of existence at all."

"If it wasn't the player you handpicked, I would even think about giving him up this season."

Dumas said disapprovingly.

After Lowry came to the Pistons, he really had no sense of presence.

But Li Xun knew very well that this guy was at least a future All-Star starting point guard, and he couldn't be worse than Beverly anyway.

Keeping Lowry and taking Beverly to exchange for a high-ranking draft pick will definitely not lose money.

If it can be exchanged for the fifth pick, then directly select Cousins.

There is a big election, and in the case of the same strength, it is definitely more cost-effective to choose a big inside player.

If there is no fifth lottery, then Li Xun can only choose the next best thing, and use the ninth lottery to choose Hai Gonggong or Pickled Pepper.

"Mr. Dumas, don't worry, this deal will definitely lose money."

"If you can get the fifth pick, we have a chance to draft the next top big man."

"If you can get the No. [-] pick, then we have a chance to draft a top small forward."

Li Xun began to seduce Dumas.

When Dumas heard it, his eyes lit up, top insider?
Even if the Pistons let Prince go now, the Pistons do not lack small forwards, after all, there is Artest.

In addition, DeRozan and Li Xun can both top the small forward position.

So Dumars is actually not very interested in small forwards, what he is really interested in is the top insiders.

Big Ben has left the team, and Rasheed is one year older. The Pistons are now a bit stretched inside.

The key point is that Yao Ming's recovery situation next season is uncertain, and no one knows whether he can continue his outstanding performance this season.

It would be wonderful if this could sign a top insider.

At least he can perfectly take over Yao Ming's job.

"Come on, Li, I have to get you a No. [-] lottery no matter what."

"You wait patiently for good news."

Dumars made a direct decision to guarantee it.

In this business alliance, as long as the chips are given enough, there is actually no deal that cannot be completed.

A No. 15 pick plus a Beverly, in Dumars' view, is actually eligible to trade the No. [-] pick.

In case the other party disagrees, at worst, they will add more chips.

In short, the transaction must be completed in the end.

After Li Xun left, Dumas directly dialed the number of the king's management, but Dumas said whatever he wanted, but the king refused to agree.

The main reason is that they don't need a point guard, and the team already has a suitable rookie point guard.

This made Dumars very anxious. Could it be that he was going to miss a top insider in front of him?

For this top insider, Dumars can roughly guess who it is.

Among this year's rookies, there are actually three insiders with names and surnames who are predicted to be high-ranking rookies.

One is power forward Derek Favors selected by the Nets.

To be reasonable, the Nets gave up Yi Jianlian and signed Favors, but it was not much better.

This Favors also has a slightly higher offensive efficiency than the UAE.

Now that the UAE is rising, the Nets will definitely not choose Favors.

Then there's Cousins ​​and Greg Monroe.

For a while, Dumars didn't know who Li Xun's favorite target player was.

According to draft projections, all three have a chance to be selected with the fifth overall pick.

Since the Kings, holding the No. [-] pick, refused to agree to the trade, Dumars directly targeted the Timberwolves at the No. [-] pick.

The Timberwolves are still very interested in this deal. They are sitting on Love now. If there is an excellent rookie point guard, it is actually quite good.

However, the Lions opened their mouths. In addition to asking for the [-]th overall pick and Beverly, they also wanted to add DeRozan to the deal.

That Dumas certainly can not agree.

DeRozan will be righted up next season and will become the team's starting shooting guard.

How could it be possible to trade it.

The key point is that the Timberwolves want too much. If Dumars agrees, he will be taken advantage of directly.

Neither the fifth pick nor the fourth pick will work. Dumars can only target the Nets with the third pick.

It's just that Dumars didn't contact the Nets' management this time, instead he asked Li Xun to contact Yi Jianlian directly.

Now that Yi Jianlian has become the face player of the Nets, he must have some say in the transaction.

"Brother Li, even if you don't call me, I have to call you."

"Can you give me some draft advice."

Yi Jianlian asked expectantly.

Li Xun helped the Clippers make those two deals before, and now the facts have proved that these are two extremely successful deals.

The draft is just around the corner, and the Nets management is also thinking about whether they can let Li Xun help as a staff officer.

After all, there is a relationship like the United Arab Emirates, so there is no need to use it for nothing.

"Who are you going to choose for your No. [-] pick?"

Li Xun asked bluntly.

Generally, this kind of topic is more sensitive, and the draft goals of each team are confidential.

"Evan Turner, the swingman."

"We are short of backcourt players now."

Yi Jianlian did not hide anything, and directly informed the Nets of their draft plan.

Because the Nets now have Daluo plus Alian inside, and Harris at the point guard, of course they plan to choose the next forward and guard player.

There is nothing wrong with this plan.

However, whether he can be selected is a problem, because Li Xun remembers that Turner was selected by the second pick this year.

And even if he is selected, Turner, a parallel importer, is not good enough, and it will not help the Nets.

"A Lian, do you believe me?"

Li Xun spoke suddenly.

"Of course, I don't believe in anyone in this alliance, and I can't help but believe in you."

"Okay, just trust me."

"Turner is a parallel importer. You will definitely lose money if you choose him."

"I have a team building plan here, you can tell your Nets management to refer to it."

"The first is to sell Harris and trade him for a lineman."

"Then make a deal with us, exchange your No. 15 pick for our No. [-] pick plus Beverly."

"For this NO.15 pick, I will help you choose a suitable backcourt."

"Do you want a point guard with All-Star potential, or a shooting guard with All-Defensive Team potential?"

Yi Jianlian was dumbfounded.

Sell ​​Harris, the all-star master?This idea is a bit too bold.

But Yi Jianlian also knows that what the current Nets lack is not offense, but defense.

Daluo is a player who is strong offensively and weak defensively, and Yi Jianlian is more balanced now.

Among the backcourt players, Harris' defense is not a small problem, even if his offense is indeed relatively sharp.

If you get Beverly, then let Li Xun choose a shooting guard who can be selected to the best defensive team, and then take Harris to trade for a first-line small forward.

Even if the Nets' lineup is completely supported.

Especially the backcourt defense, the strength has been raised by more than one level.

Looking at it this way, the overall lineup of the Nets next season will improve a lot, not to mention competing for the championship, at least there will be no problem making it to the playoffs.

Even running in better, they may even hope to win the top four in the Eastern Conference.

This is by no means a dream, you must know that the value of Harris' transaction is still not small.

For an All-Star point guard in his prime to trade for a small forward, Granger's level cannot be traded, but players like Corey Maggette or Rudy Gay still have a chance.

Coupled with the mad dog defensive combination of Beverly and Bradley in the backcourt, the Nets will become very competitive.

"Brother Li, it's a deal, I'll go talk to the management about it."

"To be honest, it's a pity that you don't become the general manager."

"Why don't you buy a team when you retire? Then I'll work for you."

Yi Jianlian praised sincerely.

A few words can directly improve the competitiveness of the Nets' lineup by several levels. In Yi Jianlian's view, this ability is too heaven-defying.

After hanging up the phone, less than an hour passed.

Yi Jianlian called back again, and the Nets management agreed, and they agreed without hesitation.

Anyway, for the third pick, they also have a hunch that Turner may not be selected.

Besides, Li Xun also said that Turner is a parallel importer.

Considering that Li Xun has already asserted that Turner is a parallel importer, then this player is probably really not that good.

In this regard, there is really no need for Li Xun to deceive the Nets.

The deal was concluded, and Dumas was overjoyed.

This also means that they can add another top insider to the Pistons lineup.

Although he doesn't know who the top insider is now, anyway, as long as Li Xun thinks he is top-level, he must be top-level.

The next morning, Li Xun received another call.

The Harris trade was very quick. They traded Harris to the Golden State Warriors for Corey Maggette.

The Warriors have no decent point guards in the team because Li Xun intercepted Curry.

It just so happens that the Nets send warmth, and they certainly don't want to miss such an opportunity.

(End of this chapter)