The NBA started with helping Iverson win the championship

Chapter 39 Want to sell Iverson?no!

"Dude, haven't you accepted reality yet?"

"To be honest, I feel like I'm dreaming right now, too."

Iverson saw Li Xun standing there in a daze for several minutes, and came forward to joke.

Li Xun scratched his head, "Ah Lun, it is indeed like a dream."

"However, half of the credit for this dream to come true is due to you."

This is not Li Xun saying polite words.

Without Iverson's help, he might not really be able to win the MVP.

First of all, it is impossible to play 28 minutes, most likely playing 8 and [-] minutes like other substitutes.

Maybe Li Xun's data will still be very good, but how can the Eastern Conference win?

"Stop sensationalizing me here."

"Mr. Dumas was looking for you just now, but he couldn't get through to you, so he came to me."

"Call him back quickly."

Iverson reminded.

Li Xun didn't think much about it, thinking maybe Dumas wanted to congratulate him.

"Hey man, congratulations on playing a historic game."

"But now we need you to return to Detroit as soon as possible."

Dumars seemed to be in a hurry.

Li Xun wondered, "Mr. Dumas, what happened?"

"That's not there."

"It's just that the trading market is about to close now."

"We wanted to make a deal before the shutdown to strengthen the roster."

"As the absolute core of our Pistons, I think you should come to this kind of meeting."

When signing the $400 million contract before, Dumars said that Li Xun is the core of the Pistons.

But what Dumars said at the time was not the same as the absolute core he is talking about now.

A team can have many cores, such as offensive core and defensive core.

But there is only one absolute core.

That is the cornerstone of the team and the absolute leader of the team.

Now Li Xun has completely conquered Dumars with his impeccable performance in the All-Star Game and established his position in the Pistons.

When Li Xun heard that he was being asked to participate in this kind of meeting, he immediately became interested.

I am a time traveler, who can know better than me whether a deal is worthwhile or not?
It's mid-February and the playoffs are still two months away.

Before Li Xun's rise, maybe Dumars didn't expect the Pistons to have any great achievements this year.

After all, there are a bunch of old men in the team who are well-known, but their strength is far from the peak.

But now that Li Xun has shown his strong dominance, the minds of Dumars and the Pistons management have become alive.

Seize this last chance and make a good reinforcement.

Maybe this year their Pistons have hope for the championship.

I told Iverson, and it turned out that Iverson wanted to stay in Phoenix and catch up with old friends like Kobe.

Li Xun had no choice but to return to Detroit alone.

Sitting on the direct flight to Detroit that night, after Li Xun got off the plane early the next morning, he was directly dragged to Dumars' office by the team staff.

Dumars, Michael Curry and the team's top executives were there.

"Lee, please sit down."

"Tonight we will hold a press conference for you, followed by a celebration dinner."

"Now let's discuss the reinforcement of the transaction."

Dumas quickly greeted Li Xun to sit down.

"Li, which link do you think we need to strengthen most now?"

Coach Curry went straight to the point.

Everyone turned their attention to Li Xun, wanting to hear the hope of this team.

Li Xun smacked his lips and began to think.

The Pistons' lineup is actually not bad, it has everything it should have.

If you really want to talk about reinforcements, then get yourself Kobe, James, Durant, plus Wade, Howard, and Yao Ming. This is the real reinforcement.

Otherwise, it's meaningless to fight a little.

"I'm just a newcomer, I just listen to these things."

"You make up your mind."

Li Xun decided to look at the meaning of these executives first, and then make a decision.

"I think our first priority is to trade for a point guard."

"Allen's defense is a big problem. When it comes to the playoffs, I worry that the opponent will beat Allen."

The team's vice president Kazik expressed his thoughts.

Li Xun frowned directly.

Where did this guy come from?Are you going to trade Iverson as soon as you come up?
Even though Li Xun knew that what this guy said was fine, he was still upset.

At this moment, I can't pretend to be dead. If I continue to pretend to be dead, Iverson will be sold, and I will find someone to reason with.

"No."

"We need a seasoned veteran like Allen."

"And I'm used to partnering with Allen, I'm not used to being someone else."

Li Xunyi sternly rejected the idea of ​​trading Iverson.

Kazik smiled awkwardly, Li Xun's excuse was really lame.

Seasoned veteran?

What the Pistons lack most is experienced veterans.

Iverson has rich experience, is it possible that he is richer than a veteran who has won the finals like Hamilton?
Obviously Li Xun just didn't want the team to trade Iverson.

Khazik simply didn't mention it.

To put it bluntly, their meeting was to find helpers for Li Xun.

Li Xun didn't nod his head, what they said was for nothing.

Michael Curry nodded. He gets along with the players day and night. How could he not know that Li Xun regards Iverson as his big brother.

"I think it's better to target the paint, especially the center position."

"Now Li Xun can completely stay at the small forward position."

"We can take Prince and add some chips and trade a good big man in his prime."

After Michael Curry finished speaking, he glanced at Li Xun, and seeing that Li Xun did not object, he couldn't help but feel relieved.

Although Li Xun did not explicitly express his opposition, he was not very optimistic about this transaction plan.

Prince is definitely an underrated player.

I can indeed be a permanent small forward now, but if I sell Prince, don't I want the team's bench depth at all?
Now when he is playing small forward, Prince can also play as a shooting guard to help Hamilton relieve the pressure.

When he went to play inside, Prince can return to the small forward position.

Once Prince is sold, it will be difficult to find such a useful player in the league.

At least in Li Xun's eyes, Prince is a poor man's version of Durant.

Dumars nodded, and Michael Curry's thoughts coincided with his.

"Michael, tell me what are your goals?"

Michael Curry cleared his throat. "The first viable target is Emeka Okafor of the Bobcats."

"The second target is Zach Randolph."

"Okafor averaged 13 points and 10 rebounds per game this season. His offensive ability is weak, but his defense is excellent."

"Randolph was sold to the Clippers by the Knicks at the beginning of this season. I heard that the Clippers also want to sell him now."

"He averaged 20+10 per game this season, but there are many problems, and the defense is too eye-catching, otherwise the Clippers would not be ready to sell him."

Michael Curry obviously did his homework and named two more suitable goals.

The league's top-notch centers like Howard or Yao Ming, they must not dare to think about it.

It can only play the idea of ​​these second-rate insiders.

Randolph's data can be among the top, but as we all know, this guy is a big brush and hardly participates in defense.

That is to say, after going to the Grizzlies, he changed his ways.

Very lazy and often causes trouble.

This makes his transaction value drop significantly.

If it is a serious 20+10 insider, Prince is not qualified to trade.

(End of this chapter)