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Chapter 817 Getting Ready
No one knows what the boss did that night.

Anyway, everything was as Popovich expected. When he got up the next day and went back to San Antonio under the sunshine of Houston, his assistants called him to tell him that the trade was now available!There are already many teams willing to make a deal with the Spurs!

Sure enough, money can turn ghosts around. Those teams who didn't like the Spurs yesterday are very enthusiastic now.

What kind of messed up "anti-Spurs alliance"?The whole thing is scum...

Popovich is going back to San Antonio now. According to his discussions with Qin Yan, Duncan and others, as well as some situations in the team, he already has some specific trading ideas in his heart.

However, whether these ideas can be realized requires specific operations.

At least, get these things done before the draft and the contracts of the players under him expire.

After this year's draft lottery, the Spurs did not have many picks. In addition to the 30th pick in the first round, the Spurs also had the 58th and 60th picks in the second round.

To be honest, the draft picks of the Spurs in the new century for more than ten years are not high, they are all corners.

Among Popovich's favorite trading partners, the one with the most picks and the most picks this year is the Suns!
The Suns have the 14th, 16th, 18th, and 27th picks in the first round, as well as the 50th overall pick in the second round.

The local tyrants in the draft, the local tyrants in the draft, although the Suns' draft picks are not high, the numerical advantage is also remarkable.

After Popovich returned to San Antonio, the first thing he did was to use the 58th and 60th second-round picks in his hands to trade the 38th second-round pick in the same position in the hands of the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves also have a lot of draft picks this year, and they don't pay much attention to the second round, which is just the second round anyway.

After all, the Timberwolves are not the kind of team that can shop for treasure in the second round. For the second round, they care more about quantity.

Of course, if it's a first-round pick, that's a different story, especially if you hold multiple high-ranking lottery picks, then it must be a favorite.

As for Popovich changing the 38th overall pick, that has no other meaning, it is purely to make the chips in his hand a little more attractive.

Popovich believes in the principle of getting the most out of the least effort.

"Well...it seems that we need to bring a group of people in."

Looking at the pile of trading plans in front of him, Popovich always felt that it was not a good deal. He felt that he should not spend too much effort on things that could be done in one step. So, this time, he decided to play a big game.

Open the three-party transaction!
That's right, it is a three-party transaction, and only a three-party transaction can complete Popovich's goal in one go in the fastest time!

But who do you do a tripartite deal with?That's something to think about.

Timberwolves?No, they're not interested, Knicks?Forget it, they're out of stock... I'll go, isn't there a team that can trade here?

Just when Popovich was worrying, suddenly, someone called him.

"Hello? I'm Greg, huh? Do you want a deal?"

Popovich came to his senses, this is really someone who gave pillows when he was sleepy, so it happened that someone took the initiative to deliver it to the door?

"...You don't have enough bargaining chips, neither of us can be satisfied, so I have a better way here, so..."

Popovich began to fool the general manager of the team who didn't know the other side. From the expression on his face, it could be seen that this time, he was likely to succeed in fooling.

A day later, news of a three-party transaction came out. Of course, this news was not particularly explosive. If it wasn't because the Spurs were involved, no one would have paid attention to this news.

The Spurs, Suns and Clippers completed a three-way deal together.

The Spurs sent Diaw, Splitter, and the 38th pick from the Timberwolves.

The Suns sent PJ-Tucker, Okafor, and the 27th pick in the first round.

The Clippers sent Dudley, Barnes, and the 28th pick in the first round.

Well, from the looks of it, these three companies gave almost the same amount, and for the three of them, it can be said to be a win-win situation!
Now let's take a look at what they got.

The Spurs have Tucker of the Suns, Barnes of the Clippers, and the 28th pick in the first round.

For the Spurs, although they sent away the team's inside double substitutes, the exchange for Tucker is an all-round defensive player, not to mention Barnes, who is also very ruthless in defense. It directly allowed the Spurs' already very strong defense to be strengthened again.

The current Spurs seem to want to reproduce the defensive ability of the top two in the league!
The sun got their dream spiritual leader Dior. As one of the most gorgeous representatives of the sun period, the return of Dior is a kind of inheritance for the young people of the sun.What's more, there is Dudley, the Clippers titan, and the 38th pick of the Spurs. In fact, it doesn't matter if you want this pick. The Suns have too many picks this year. Right, the Suns are estimated to be able to stage a wholesale scene of exchanging one more draft pick.

The Clippers got two tall and powerful inside substitutes, one Okafor, one Splitter, and the Sun's No. 27 pick. For the Clippers, these two inside substitutes are very useful and can be shared. The pressure from Jordan and Griffin, especially Griffin had a serious injury once, and he has played a lot in recent seasons. Out of consideration for protecting him, the Clippers' uniform team also worked hard.

No, Okafor, who once won the best rookie, and Splitter, who is known as the "strongest standing defense" of the Spurs, are definitely qualified inside substitutes. Their arrival makes the depth of the Clippers inside And the thickness is raised a level again.

For these three teams, they are all very satisfied with their transaction. It is difficult to say who took advantage of it. After all, all three teams have completed their reinforcements.

Of course, from the perspective of reasonable configuration, the Spurs and Clippers are obviously better. After all, one strengthens the outside line and the other strengthens the inside line. Only the Suns are not particularly obvious.

However, for a team during the reorganization period, it is actually very good to get strong players and spiritual leaders. What's more, Dudley and Dior are both capable of three and four. For the Suns, they can also be very good. Perfectly adapted to tactics.

Well now, the Spurs finally have two picks at the end of the first round. On the draft day on June 6, they can finally make some noise.

Get ready, everything is waiting for the draft day!

(End of this chapter)