I was determined to be bad, but I went straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chapter 396 Bad Trading Timing (Part [-])
Hearing what Jenny Buss said, Min Congda had the same astonishment on his face.

However, there was a little bit of surprise in the surprise. He thought to himself that his western reinforcement plan had already been completed without his own efforts?

If the Lakers get Chris Paul, the backcourt combination with Kobe will completely overwhelm Curry and Harden in terms of overall strength, experience, and fame.

The backcourt problem that the Lakers have been criticized for a long time will be perfectly solved, and the team's strength will be improved to a higher level, which can be said to be an operation of rejuvenation.

In this way, the Clippers, who have just emerged, will be overwhelmed by the big brother Lakers in the same city in terms of popularity and strength.

For Min Congda, this is simply great news.

He quickly took out his phone and opened Twitter, and sure enough, the news on Twitter had gone crazy.

The specific trading plan is that the three teams of the Lakers, Rockets, and Hornets complete a three-party transaction.

The Lakers got Chris Paul, the Rockets got Pau Gasol, and the Hornets got Odom, Kevin Martin, Luis Scola and Aaron Brooks.

The Lakers sent two of the three high schools, Gasol and Odom, and got Paul, which greatly increased their strength.

Gasol's performance in this year's playoffs was very bad, and he was humiliated by Blake Griffin in the first round.

In the semi-finals, Nowitzki was blown away. It is said that his poor performance was related to the end of the relationship. There are even rumors that there is an unclear relationship between her girlfriend and Lakers teammate Brown.

In short, judging from this year's playoffs, the 31-year-old Gasol is going downhill.

The Mavericks' subversive shooting offense and zone defense won the championship, and the league's fourth consecutive point guard No. [-] pick, all show that the league is turning in the direction of speed and perimeter.

The Lakers rely on the three high insiders to win the championship, which is the last afterglow of the last era.

The Lakers must make changes to take advantage of Kobe's last peak, and trading for Paul is an excellent choice.

The Hornets have gone through bankruptcy and are now in a state of league trusteeship. The hearts of the Hornets are scattered, and they are already about to enter reconstruction.

Martin, Scola, Brooks, and Odom are all relatively capable players.

Next season, at least be able to fight for the playoffs. If you can't make it, you can simply play badly and strive for a good lottery.

This is the case for all small teams that cannot retain superstars, try their best to exchange for good resources and draft picks, and start rebuilding.

Of course, at the end of the reconstruction, the trained stars may still not be able to retain, and finally go to a big city, and then exchange for draft picks and rebuild, continuing a cycle.

The Houston Rockets are the team that wants to break out of this cycle.

Their approach to team building is different.

This year, Yao Ming's contract expired and entered the free market. Many teams offered Yao Ming a price.

According to his age, Yao Ming is only 31 years old and has played in the league for 9 years, which is just at the peak of an insider.

At this age, Olajuwon is just about to start his most brilliant two years.

Moreover, the huge Chinese market behind Yao Ming has not lost money for the Rockets in the past 9 years.

However, plagued by repeated injuries, Yao Ming was sidelined again after playing a few games this season.

He knew that his career was over, and the doctor told him that if he continued to play, he might have difficulty walking for the rest of his life.

As a result, Yao Ming rejected all offers from the team and announced his retirement.

Yao Ming's retirement means that an era for the Rockets is over.

From a realistic point of view, Yao Ming's departure did not leave any bargaining chips for the Rockets.

It is impossible for the Rockets to trade him, it just frees up salary space.

And the previous McGrady and Artest did not bring high-quality assets when they left the Rockets.

It can be said that the Rockets returned to the pre-liberation overnight, becoming poor and white, with nothing.

According to common sense, the Rockets should start to perform poorly in 09 and strive for high draft picks to start rebuilding.

But their general manager, Morey, has a clear mind and is determined not to play badly. Instead, he uses a group of capable but not strong enough players to hit the playoffs.

Wandering on the edge of the playoffs for two consecutive seasons, neither having a high draft pick nor making it to the playoffs.

Then in the free market and trading market, try to use these players with average strength and good statistics to replace them with powerful players.

This is also a way of thinking about reconstruction. Obviously, Morey has no confidence in his high draft pick.

He'd much rather trade for proven quality than hope for potential.

Although Paul Gasol's performance in the playoffs was not satisfactory, he is a champion player after all.

The age of 31 is not too old, and he is still in his prime, enough to support a team's inside line for three to five years.

With him as the core of the inside line, the Rockets will find ways to slowly build a lineup. Morey is targeting the Nuggets center Nene on the free market, hoping to get Nene and Gasol to form an inside partner.

It can only be said that Morey's ability to understand NBA trends is really worrying.

Min Congda looked at this trade plan and thought: "The Rockets are going to take advantage of it. They gave away so many chips for Gasol. In the end, the one who will benefit the most is actually suitable for the Lakers. It's really hard for the Rockets. They also made money with Yao Ming." With so much money, it’s time to find it back.”

"Ms. Buss, I really congratulate you. With strong support like Chris Paul, next season's Los Angeles Derby will be interesting again. But Ms. Buss, why didn't you participate in this deal? The management didn't notify in advance You?"

Min Congda was a little surprised that Jenny Buss didn't know about such a major event as the Paul deal?
The news I learned through Twitter is really puzzling. The Lakers management does not seem to be monolithic internally, and they are on guard against each other.

Jenny Buss showed an embarrassing expression on her face, and said, "I've been focusing on the lockout recently, and Jim is mainly responsible for the transaction."

Jim Buss is the older brother of Jenny Buss, who participated in team management with Jenny after the old Buss fell ill.

But the brothers and sisters have always been at odds.

Jenny participated in the operation and management of the Lakers with her father when she was very young.

And Jim had no interest in basketball when he was a child, and he wore a baseball cap all day long. It was a helpless choice to participate in the affairs of the Lakers when he grew up. Who made him a son?

Now the old Bass is not dead yet, once the old man dies, there will definitely be a fight over who will completely control the team.

The general manager of the Lakers, Kupchak, is standing with Jim Buss. The big move of trading Paul is a great achievement. Of course, Jenny Buss will not be informed in advance and let her step in to get a share.

However, it was this lack of timely internal coordination, taking advantage of Jenny Buss' surprise attack in New York, that cast a shadow over the deal.

Because the timing of this transaction is really too bad.

(End of this chapter)