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Chapter 317 Deal with Thunder
Is there a possibility that Green Kai traded Garnett and Pierce, and then the two deliberately let the Nets lose their record.

In this way, Green Kai can get a higher draft pick.

Seeing that Green Kai doesn't want to trade the Nets' picks at all, this is very intriguing.

Since Lu Kai doesn't want to trade, Li Xun can't do anything, he can only target other teams.

In the end, Thunder became Li Xun's preferred trading partner.

The main reason is that Westbrook is a bit miserable now. If he is not allowed to strengthen, it will be difficult to say whether the Thunder can make the playoffs this year.

You must know that at this point in time, it is not the time for Westbrook to lead the team alone in the future.

In the future, Westbrook will lead the team alone. At that time, Adams and others have grown up, and there are still many outstanding blue-collar outsiders in the team, so Westbrook can easily lead the team to the playoffs.

But now there are really no decent players in the Thunder team, and the only ones who can make a move are Westbrook and Adams.

As for Ibaka, it has been traded for several years.

Selling Middleton now is a good thing for both the Thunder and Westbrook.

Not a bad thing, even for Middleton.

The boss of Westbrook is actually very good, and he has never heard of any evil deeds towards his teammates.

In addition, he is a point guard after all. After Middleton went, although he certainly did not have as many shots as Westbrook, he could at least rank second in the team, averaging around [-] points per game, which is not a big problem.

The biggest question now is what kind of chips the Thunder can come up with.

"Li, I never ask for help, please help me this time."

"After he left, our life is not easy now, and you know that."

"If I can get Middleton, I am confident that we will make it to the playoffs and face the Warriors, and we will be able to fight."

"Li, you must help me."

When Westbrook learned that the team was discussing a trade with the Mavericks, he was overjoyed.

In his opinion, this is definitely a pie in the sky.

After he finished the game that night, it was already one o'clock in the morning when he got home, so he still called Li Xun.

Now Westbrook feels a bit like an abandoned widow, all he wants to do is to prove himself in front of Durant, to prove that he can live well without him.

Li Xun was speechless, Westbrook had already said so, and it really wouldn't make sense not to trade with them.

"Man, we just want draft picks, how many picks can you give."

Li Xun asked straight to the point.

Westbrook is even more overjoyed, because what the Thunder need most now is draft picks.

The only headache is that their draft picks don't seem to be very high.

Before making a deal with the Warriors, regarding Durant's deal, the Thunder got the Warriors' two picks for the next three years, and another pick that the Warriors got from the Grizzlies.

Whether it's the Warriors' pick or the Grizzlies' pick, the picks are not high.

Judging from the current record, the Warriors' pick should be outside the 27th pick in the first round.

The Grizzlies also have to be out of the 22nd pick in the first round.

The Thunder's own first-round pick, if they get Middleton, their strength will greatly increase, and I am afraid that the pick will not be high, and it should be roughly the same as the Grizzlies.

From this point of view, the value of their first-round pick is really not very high.

This made Westbrook embarrassed, and it was a little hard to say.

The current value of Middleton is difficult to estimate. After all, this is a pure first-line shooting guard in the league. In this small ball era, and it is still a year when shooting guards are scarce, a young first-line shooting guard is absolutely invaluable.

"Li, the quality of our picks is not very high."

"Unless we start to suck now, that might give you a decent first-round pick."

Westbrook sighed and said he felt the deal was on the line.

There is no decent bargaining chip in hand, how to deal with others, the Mavericks are not doing charity.

And it's not that the Mavericks really can't use Middleton, they can't afford to keep Middleton on the bench.

In case Klay is injured, Middleton can immediately step up.

"Man, the quality is not high, you can make up the quantity."

"With so many first-round picks in your hands, it's not unacceptable for us to give us a few more."

Li Xun said with a smirk.

"Is this okay? Why do you want so many first-round picks at the bottom of the first round?"

Westbrook said puzzled.

Because the bottom pick in the first round is also the first round in name, but its value is not as good as the top picks in the second round.

But Westbrook thought about it again, and Li Xun has been able to pick up precious players in the low draft over the years.

Maybe Li Xun wants so many low-ranking draft picks, thinking about continuing to Taobao next.

"Okay, then I'll discuss it with the management and try to give you an answer as soon as possible."

After all, Westbrook hung up the phone.

At six o'clock in the morning, Li Xun, who was still sound asleep, was woken up by the phone call.

Westbrook didn't sleep all night. He went to the team's management overnight to discuss the deal.

It seems that he really wants to prove that he can live well without Durant.

"Lee, the offer they told me was to give you the first-round pick of the Warriors and the first-round pick of the Grizzlies in 14, plus one of our own second-round picks."

"But this is not our bottom line. We can add our own first-round pick to our bottom line."

After all, Westbrook is sincere, and he directly reported the bottom line of the transaction when he came up.

Maybe he was afraid of long nights and dreams, so he directly showed his greatest sincerity.

Li Xun nodded, and he also knew that this was the greatest sincerity Westbrook could give.

Such a bargaining chip is actually of low value, at least not up to Li Xun's favorite standard.

Originally, Li Xun was thinking about whether he could use Middleton to make a deal with the Cavaliers, 76ers or Bucks, so that he would have a high probability of getting a top three pick.

In this way, Li Xun can choose Brother Zui or Emperor Embiid.

Now the 76ers have given a lot of draft picks, but not many are used. Like some players with relatively high first-round picks, the Mavericks can only be greedy.

The 14 draft is considered a rare draft year, and Li Xun certainly wants to seize the opportunity.

It's just that the Thunder really don't have a chance to get a high-ranking draft right now, so Li Xun simply accepted and agreed to the deal.

Whether you can get Zuige Wiggins or Emperor Embiid depends on the next fate.

To be precise, it depends on the fortune of these two people. It is a blessing for any newcomer to join the current Mavericks.

"What? The Mavericks sold Middleton?"

"Are you kidding, where else in the league can you find such a young and outstanding shooting guard?"

"The Mavericks have no shortage of shooting guards at all. Maybe they have a strong point guard in exchange."

"What? No point guard change at all? Three first-round picks plus a second-round pick?"

"Looking at the number of trading chips, it seems to be quite remarkable, but the three first-round picks are too low, right?"

"Oh, what a pity."

After learning that Middleton was traded, Mavericks fans started talking.

They still feel that the Mavericks deal is a bit too unreliable.

This year is just the time for the team to defend their title. It's fine if they don't want to strengthen, but they even sold such a powerful player as Middleton.

Li Xun also knows the fans' heated discussions. Now they feel that the deal is unreliable, and they will know how profitable the deal is in the next season.

Three first-round picks and second-round picks, plus their own draft picks from the Mavericks, can win Jokic, Dinwiddie, Capela, Bogdanovic, Clarkson and others.

Among these people, in terms of value, Clarkson's value is not as good as Middleton's, while the value of the others is either not inferior to Middleton's, or is much higher than Middleton's.

It can be said that the Mavericks next season will inevitably have a lot of fresh blood to join.

The reason why the Pistons were so strong at that time was because a large number of powerful new blood joined every year.

Now that the Mavericks have gradually entered the right track, it just so happens that next year will be the year of the draft again, and Li Xun is going to have a big one.

"Li, look at the current Internet, a large number of people are scolding me."

"It's really difficult for me."

Little Nelson said with a wry smile after seeing Li Xun.

The Mavericks' unreliable deal made many Mavericks fans doubt Nelson's ability.

Although they may also know that Li Xun played an important role in this transaction, they still chose to let Nelson take the blame.

"It's okay, wait until next season, they will find out how wise you really are."

"The next draft will be a big draft year, and I predict that many top rookies will not be selected very high."

"We get more draft picks, and it will definitely be a super bumper harvest."

Li Xun comforted little Nelson.

These words directly aroused Nelson's interest, "A lot of top rookies? How top?"

"Well, believe it or not, you will be able to select a rookie at the MVP level in the second round?" Li Xun said with a smile.

These words shocked Little Nelson even more.

"How is this possible, second-round MVP? This is simply impossible."

Just after saying this, Little Nelson looked at Li Xun in front of him speechlessly.

How could it be impossible, isn't there a living second-round pick MVP in front of him?And not once or twice, but the MVP of Si Lianzhuang.

But even with such a monster like Li Xun, the second round of mvp still made little Nelson feel unbelievable.

Generally speaking, being able to become an important substitute for the team in the second round is considered a success.

Being able to become the team's starter is a great success.

If they can be selected for the All-Star lineup, this is already considered rare, and only one can appear every few years.

Now it is said that a second-round pick can win the regular season MVP. In NBA history, no one can do it except Li Xun.

For a moment, Little Nelson was full of curiosity. Who is this second-round MVP Li Xun mentioned?

The player Li Xun was talking about was of course Jokic. This little fat guy has already been booked by Li Xun. Anyway, he will definitely take Jokic down.

Jokic actually plays the fourth position and can also exert unparalleled power.

At that time, the Mavericks' lineup will be a bit powerful.

All kinds of DPOY, all kinds of MVP, all kinds of FMVP, it is difficult not to beat other teams.

"Li, can you tell me about the second-round MVP, should we contact him in advance now?"

The second round of MVP still gave Nelson a great shock, so shocking that he wanted to contact him in advance to build some goodwill first.

But Li Xun shook his head, "No, we'd better not meet any newcomers."

"Once we get in touch, there is no guarantee that other teams will not get the news, and we will be the ones who will suffer."

Little Nelson nodded, Li Xun was right.

……

The season has gradually deepened, and the Mavericks' record has been quite dazzling.

Because the rookies in the team are becoming more and more mature, the Mavericks' record this season is better than last season.

If nothing else, the Mavericks may have another 70 wins this year.

Li Xun is now looking for every opportunity to rest. He wants to play a few more games, but the team is not at ease. Generally, when facing those underdogs who must win, they can always think of reasons to let Li Xun rest.

As for facing those strong teams, Li Xun said that he would not rest in rotation.

A week later, the game against the Toronto Raptors officially started.

This game can be regarded as the game that Li Xun has been looking forward to for a long time, because there are not many teams in the current league that he can put in his eyes, and the Raptors are one of them.

But before the game started, the Raptors released news.

Bosh will not play this road game because Bosh is injured and has a strained calf.

This news made Li Xun's heart skip a beat.

Because under normal circumstances, Bosh's severe pulmonary embolism is caused by a calf strain.

It sounds unbelievable that a strained calf would actually affect the lungs.

But the fact is so outrageous.

Now the outside world, even Bosh himself, may feel that it is not a serious problem. The calf strain is not a major injury, and most NBA players have experienced it.

Even in normal training matches, it is possible that such similar strains are unavoidable.

Young players may be able to rest for one night, and old players will not be a big deal if they rest for three to five days.

Now that Bosh is still young, he certainly won't take this kind of injury seriously.

After thinking about it, Li Xun decided to call Bosh to make him pay attention.

If you pay attention to it, maybe Bosh will not make the same mistakes.

Although Bosh is now his opponent, Li Xun still doesn't want Bosh to leave the game so early.

"Li, it's really rare that you actually called me on your own initiative."

"Is it because of my injury?"

"Don't worry, it's just a strain, I think I can recover with a week of rest at most."

"It's a pity that I can't fight with you."

Bosh obviously did not take this injury to heart.

"Chris, my old man, I think you should watch out for some injuries."

"It's best to go to a big hospital for a good physical examination, especially the cardiopulmonary function."

Li Xun can't say too much.

"Medical examination? We have physical examination every month."

"Li, I didn't expect you to care about me so much."

Bosh is still silly fun, the slightest feeling that his career is at stake.

Li Xun had no choice but to persuade him a few more times, feeling that Bosh still didn't take it to heart, so he could only think of other ways.

That night, the Mavericks game against the Heat is about to begin.

Before the game started, Li Xun called Jordan directly.

He pulled Jordan and whispered beside him, telling him to ask Bosh to check his lungs.

Little Jordan was stunned.

Bosh suffered a calf injury, so he went to check his lungs when he was full?
(End of this chapter)