I'm good at basketball too

Chapter 224 Are you crazy?
Li Ran was sitting on the sofa, leaning on his chin with both hands.

"So, what do you think?"

He looked up at Cole and Calipari, knowing that the two should have discussed it quietly.

"There are too many players on the team this season who haven't played their abilities. Jamal, Zach, Shedo, and you, don't even mention Kyle (Korver) who has almost no playing time, but the playing time There's only so much..."

Cole's words made Li Ran feel blessed in an instant.

"You want to trade Allen?"

"This season, Alan Ken came to the team with a salary cut. The only requirement is to ensure his starting position. You have also seen that this half of the season, as long as Allen can play, he must be the starter, but he and Stephen There are too many defensive loopholes for your backcourt partner." Cole didn't answer directly, but sat next to Li Ran and said in a low voice.

Li Ran was very confused.

The answer is one of his favorite stars in his previous life, but in this life he and Iverson have been going wrong.

He went to the Nuggets, and Iverson was the bargaining chip.

This season, Li Ran was very happy that Iverson came to the Grizzlies with the basic salary of a veteran. He felt that while strengthening the strength of the team, he could also win a championship with his idol from his previous life.

But it never occurred to me that halfway through the season, Cole told him that he intended to trade Iverson.

艾弗森这个赛季表现相当好，他在30分钟的出场时间里可以贡献16.3分2.9篮板5.3助攻1.6抢断的数据。

But as Cole said, the data on paper is gorgeous, but Iverson's effect on the team is far less than the data seems to be.

With a 16-point difference, other Grizzlies players can easily make up.

But he and Curry's outside partner, as long as Li Ran is not around, will basically be blown up by the opponent, and the best case is just a result of mutual blowup.

Li Ran lowered his head. What Cole said just now touched him a lot.

"Do you want to build a dynasty, or do you just want to lead a strong playoff team?"

Of course I do. . .

It is to establish a dynasty!
Li Ran clenched his fists.

At this moment, he has made a decision.

"You two should have been thinking about it for a long time, do you have any plan?"

"We're targeting Shane Battier, Tony Allen, Trevor Ariza."

Cole said honestly.

These people are all well-known defensive veterans in the league, but Li Ran always feels that they are not very good.

Apart from defense, Battier only has one-handed corner three-pointer ability, and his defensive ability, Li Ran always felt a little exaggerated, at least when he faced Battier, he didn't feel anything special.

Tony Allen basically has no offensive ability now, and he can only play on the bench. If he starts, the offensive end is equal to four-on-five. This is no longer a problem of letting Iverson.

Tiezha is undoubtedly the best, but the chance of Mosaic releasing people is almost zero.

一个年薪600万美元，每场比赛能贡献15分6篮板4助攻1.8抢断的侧翼球员，用艾弗森去换。

What a joke.

Moreover, Mosaic already has the little black bean Brooks and Kevin Martin in the backcourt, and there is no place for Iverson.

It is impossible for Mosaic to let a young Brooks not cultivate and give Iverson a chance.

The scheme of trading iron bars is basically impossible.

Li Ran looked at the names in front of him and fell into deep thought.

"Defense...Dynasty...Reinforcement..."

One name after another passed through Li Ran's mind, and one after another was rejected by Li Ran.

Marion played well in the Mavericks, and Cuban worked hard to create a veteran lineup for Nowitzki that would not be hacked.

Ronnie Brewer, this guy has historically come to the Grizzlies from the Jazz this season, but basically has no chance to play.

"Kirilenko? Forget it, how could AK come...wait."

Li Ran raised his head abruptly.

"How much is Kirilenko's annual salary this season?"

Cole walked back to his desk and flipped through it for a while.

"$1600 million. It's impossible to get it. The salary is too high. Iverson's salary this season is only $350 million. We don't have so much salary space."

After a while, Cole looked up with some regret.

Although the status of AK47 has declined in recent years, he was born in 81 and is not yet 29 years old.

hurt?

Li Ran said that the last thing he fears is getting hurt.

Although it is not possible to directly pour top-level recovery potions on people now, and after the system update this year, there is an additional requirement for the intimacy of Lao Shizi, but Li Ran is not afraid.

He is from China, and the AK47 is from a bear. In this place in the United States, the two are naturally on the same front.

Li Ran is still very sure about the intimacy with AK47.

Li Ran began to seriously consider the possibility of trading AK47.

If Kirilenko joins the team, then Li Ran can play the second position, and the overall defensive ability of the Grizzlies will rise to a big level.

It can't be said that it is a big step, the Grizzlies' defensive ability will directly jump to the top of the league.

Li Ran came to Cole's desk and began to search for the Jazz's current team assets.

And when he saw the Jazz's draft pick, Li Ran's eyes lit up, and an extremely bold idea came out of his heart.

"How about we trade Iverson and Shedo for Kirilenko?"

He raised his head, and there was light in his eyes.

"Are you crazy?!"

Cole and Calipari responded in unison.

"Let the Jazz add the pick!" Li Ran said a little excitedly.

"The draft pick? The Jazz are now ranked fourth, how valuable is their draft pick?" Calipari said wonderingly.

But Cole seemed to think of something.

He picked up the piece of paper that Li Ran was reading just now, and read it carefully.

"A trade between the Jazz and the Suns got a protected first-round pick from the Knicks. This year is the last year, which means that no matter what this year, the Jazz will get the Knicks' draft pick. , The Jazz have a good record this year, but the Knicks don't even seem to be able to make the playoffs."

Li Ran said with a smile.

That's a protected pick!
In a deal in 2004, the Suns sent Marbury to the Knicks in exchange for players such as McDyess and a first-round pick that was protected from 2006 until 2010.

Later, the Suns traded the draft pick to the Jazz. Unexpectedly, this pick was really protected until 2010.

You know, if there is no deal for seven years, the protection right will automatically disappear.

This means that no matter what record the Suns get this year, the Jazz will get the pick from the Suns.

Kerr began to mull over the viability of the deal.

But Li Ran was thinking about another thing.

In the previous life, what was the draft pick that the Jazz got from the Suns but ultimately belonged to the Knicks?

ninth!

(End of this chapter)