NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 431 The perfect starting lineup that people are looking forward to in the new season
After the draft, Koumbu made a show of leaving the draft venue. After taking a few steps, Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan quickly walked up to Koumbu.

Unknowingly, McMillan has also served as the Blazers coach for several years, and he is now considered a qualified coach.

However, his qualifications were not enough in front of Kongbu. When Kongbu traveled through time, McMillan was still a player and had not retired. No matter how you look at it, he can be regarded as Kongbu's junior in the coaching profession.

"Kong, can you give me 5 minutes? I want to talk to you."

McMillan said with a smile.

"Talk to you? What are you talking about? Do you want to show off in front of me that you cut off my Durant?"

"The whole world knows that I want Durant, and then you actually selected him with the No. [-] pick. Well, your behavior is actually not wrong. If it were me, I would probably make such a sure profit." It’s a no-compensation deal, but I still feel unhappy and don’t want to talk to you.”

Kongbu is now running for fourth grade, but his tone is still a bit childish, which makes McMillan a little at a loss.

"Kong, thank you for your understanding. We have our own reasons for choosing Durant."

"How about we find a coffee shop to chat. It won't take you too long. Five minutes will be enough."

McMillan's attitude was extremely sincere and his posture was very low. Kongbu nodded and followed him to find a cafe to sit down.

"Tell me, what are your reasons?"

Kong Bu asked with a frown.

"Our boss, Paul Allen, was shocked by Brandon Roy after watching the Nets' playoffs."

"He's probably dreaming of getting Roy right now."

"He is thinking of using Durant to trade Roy after acquiring Durant. Do you think this deal is acceptable?"

McMillan's words made Combu wonder if he was hallucinating before waking up.

You want Roy?Then why didn't you say it earlier?Wouldn't it be enough to just trade the No. [-] pick for Roy?Why take off your pants and fart unnecessarily?
The next second Kongbu thought about it, the Blazers were probably not sure of using the No. [-] pick to impress Kongbu. After all, Roy's performance was so incredible.

Throughout NBA history, perhaps only Jordan's performance during his rookie season can rival Roy's current performance.

One of the four major shooting guards later, their performance in their rookie season was not as good as Roy's. Even McGrady and Carter, who were in the hands of Combe in their rookie season, their performance was not as good as Roy's.

It's not that Roy's upper limit is higher than these two, but Roy is partnered with a backcourt like Rondo. He can get more shooting opportunities, so his data will naturally be better.

Coupled with the freeze step developed later, the offensive efficiency has greatly increased, not only scoring more points, but also having a higher shooting rate.

The key is that he is still so young and is an absolute future superstar. If he is lucky enough, it is not impossible to surpass the four major shooting guards and become Jordan's only successor.

The value of such a player is definitely higher than the No. [-] pick. It's normal that the Blazers didn't dare to say this at first.

"Single swap? I'm very interested in Durant, but I'm not sure whether he can perform at Roy's level."

"Why would I give up Roy and take a gamble on a guy who could be Adam Morrison?"

Kongbu was very angry. If it weren't for the Trail Blazers, Kongbu would have successfully acquired Garnett.

In this way, their Nets' starting lineup will be Marc Gasol, Garnett, Durant, Roy and Rondo, with Artest and Ade on the bench, a real killer. God, who comes and who dies.

But now that it has been messed up, the best starting lineup Combo can come up with is Marc Gasol, Garnett, Artest, Roy and Rondo. On the bench will be those who are currently injured. of Oden and Ader.

The two lineups seem to be similar, but the difference in combat effectiveness is too big.

"Kong, Durant can't be the next Morrison, you know that."

"We, the Blazers, have not been very lucky in recent years for some reason, and we don't have any decent chips in hand, so we can only exchange them. At most, we will compensate you with some cash."

"Kong, even if you help me, I owe you a favor."

McMillan became more pitiful the more he spoke.

Kongbu was very upset. He suddenly sympathized with the Blazers and McMillan, because Kongbu was the culprit of the Blazers' bad luck in recent years.

Under normal circumstances, the Trail Blazers would have two future stars in Adelaide and Roy, but both of them were cut off by Kongbu.

Now the Blazers' request is to exchange Roy for Durant. If Kongbu refuses, it will feel a bit out of character.

In addition, Durant's upper limit is undoubtedly higher than that of Roy. There is no doubt about this. Using Roy to trade Durant over will definitely make a profit without losing money.

"Okay, let's just change it, and forget about the cash subsidy. Although I'm far less wealthy than your boss Paul Allen, I still don't care about that little money."

Kongbu waved his hand and rejected the Blazers' cash subsidy.

Because the league has regulations, there is an upper limit on cash subsidies. The current maximum is 300 million US dollars. For Kongbu, this small amount of money is no different from the ten dollars in his previous life.

It's better to let the Blazers owe themselves a favor.

"Thank you, Kong."

McMillan said ecstatically.

"I have another trade plan here. How about I trade Oden for your Durant? What do you think?"

"Actually, Oden isn't bad either."

Combe asked tentatively.

McMillan quickly shook his head, "No, Kong, with a top shooting guard like Roy, who would be interested in Oden?"

"Besides, I have a hunch that it may not be that easy for him to grow up."

The commercial value of the shooting guard should be the highest among all positions. If we go forward ten years and a center and a point guard are both All-Star starters, then the value of the center will definitely be higher.

But the situation is different now. More than half of the teams in the league may give priority to shooting guards, especially since HANDCHECK has been canceled this season, which makes shooting guards even more powerful.

"Okay, let's just exchange Roy for Durant. We will officially announce the deal tomorrow morning."

Kongbu is not a person who takes things lightly. Now that the deal has been reached, it should be officially announced as soon as possible.

Roy's trade for Durant is definitely acceptable, but after Roy leaves, Kongbu will face the dilemma of having no shooting guard available.

Durant playing shooting guard is a bit outrageous. Kongbu feels that he needs to find a decent shooting guard for the team next.If it really doesn't work, it's not impossible to let Artest play shooting guard, but his offensive ability with Rondo in the backcourt is too bad. The stronger the defense, the worse the offense.

After thinking about it, a seemingly reliable candidate popped into Kongbu's mind.

There were five shooting guards in the top ten in scoring last season, namely Kobe, Iverson, Tracy McGrady, Carter and Roy.

In addition to these five people, there are also some powerful shooting guards in the league, such as Reed, the Deer King, and Ray Allen, the Gentleman Sword.

Kongbu's current goal is Ray Allen.

The next season is the 07-08 season. Under normal circumstances, the Big Three of Green Kai will be successfully formed next season. Ray Allen and Garnett left their respective teams to join Green Kai.

Now Garnett has joined the Nets a year in advance and has successfully won the championship. Ray Allen wants to leave the SuperSonics to compete for the championship, but he actually doesn't have a good place to go.

The Philadelphia 76ers already have Mobley, and they don't have much salary space to replace Mobley with Ray Allen.

If the Knicks have Tracy McGrady, they definitely won't want Ray Allen.

Originally, the Nets would not want Ray Allen. After all, Roy is young and seems to be stronger, so it is useless to ask for Ray Allen.

But now that Roy was traded, Ray Allen has become the perfect choice for the Nets. In the same way, the Nets have become Ray Allen's only choice for the championship.

"Trading with the SuperSonics again? They just traded Millsap and Lowry for their second pick, and now they want to trade their Ray Allen. What bargaining chips are they using?"

Kongbu has a headache. The chips in his hand are too valuable. The other party will definitely not want Artest. If Ade is used to trade Ray Allen, Kongbu feels that he is at a loss.

After thinking about it, it seems that the only thing Kongbu can do is to use the newly acquired Oden to trade for Ray Allen.

If you calculate carefully, Oden was acquired by Combs in exchange for Millsap and Lowry. If Oden were to exchange for Ray Allen alone, it would be equivalent to exchanging Millsap and Lowry for only one Ray Allen. .

Ray Allen's value in the trading market is not high. Under normal circumstances, he was traded to the Greencaps, but he was still packaged with the big baby Glen Davis, and then Jeff Green, Szczerbiak and more were traded from the Greencaps. Delonte West.

Glen Davis's value is about the same as Delonte West's, so it's almost equivalent to saying that Ray Allen replaced Szczerbiak and newcomer Jeff Green.

Szczerbiak's value cannot even be exchanged for either Millsap or Lowry.

Kongbu will lose money no matter what he wants. If he trades Oden for Ray Allen, he will definitely lose money to his grandma's house.

But without Oden, Kongbu really couldn't bring up other bargaining chips. After thinking about it, he decided to talk to the SuperSonics tonight to see if a three-party deal could be made.

After returning to the hotel in the evening, Combe made a call to the current SuperSonics coach P.J. Carlesimo. Yes, this disgusting guy became the team coach again.

"God, you want Ray? I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing for Ray."

"After we traded Millsap and Lowry, Ray was extremely excited. He felt that with these two helpers, he would definitely be able to show off his talents in the Western Conference."

"But if he learns that there is an opportunity to join the Nets, I believe he will not refuse."

"Kong, what chips are you willing to use to trade for Lei? His price is not cheap. After all, he is also a first-line All-Star in his prime."

Carlesimo said nonchalantly.

Kongbu waved his hand, "You guy, please stop talking nonsense. After you came in, you kept saying, "Is Ray Allen worth money? Do I need you to remind me?"

"I'm going to trade Greg Oden. You guys can give me more chips, either more draft picks, or find this year's rookies to trade for."

"I'll give you one night to get back to me as soon as possible before I leave New York."

Then Combo kicked Carlesimo out of his room and felt very uncomfortable being in the same room with this guy.

Carlesimo was relatively thick-skinned and didn't care about Kongbu's attitude towards him. He was so excited after going out. He never dreamed that his luck would be so good. He had just taken up the position of SuperSonics coach. Give the team a basket dominance like Oden.

He quickly contacted various teams overnight and worked all night to put together four quotations to find Kongbu.

The first two plans are one-on-one transactions between the two parties. The Sonics will send out the current players on the team to package Ray Allen, and then trade Oden, or use the Trail Blazers' 2008 first-round pick to package Ray Allen.

The other two plans are three-party transactions. One is to involve the Pistons. The Pistons contributed Rodney Stuckey, this year's 15th overall pick.

In Kongbu's memory, Stucky was actually pretty good. He was a first-line shooting guard who averaged more than 15 points per game in his peak season, but he didn't have the slightest three-point ability. This made Kongbu lose interest in him.

Another three-party trade was with the New Orleans Hornets. The rookie they selected was Thaddeus Young. This year, two Young Young Masters entered the league.

One is Nick Young, and the other is Thaddeus Young.

Thaddeus Young plays in the frontcourt, so he is generally called Dayang, and Nick Young plays in the backcourt, so he is called Xiao Yang.

Dayang is a dual-purpose forward with extremely balanced strength, and his value is much better than Stucky. Kongbu didn't even have to think about it and immediately agreed to the trade plan.

The Nets sent out Greg Oden, who was still hot, and acquired Dayang and Ray Allen in a three-way deal. As for how the Hornets and SuperSonics are distributed, it has nothing to do with Kongbu.

By the afternoon of that day, all transactions between the parties were officially announced.

The Nets' lineup for the new season is also hotly released.

Center: Marc Gasol and LaMarcus Aldridge

Power forward: Kevin Garnett plus Thaddeus Young

Small forward: Kevin Durant plus Ron Artest
Shooting Guard: Ray Allen
Point guard: Rajon Rondo.

Finally, there is Sun Yue who Kongbu doesn’t know how to use. Judging from his height, he is definitely more suitable as a swingman. However, because the Chinese men’s basketball team is in urgent need of a point guard, Kongbu is more inclined to train Sun Yue into a point guard. Point guard.

No matter what position Sun Yue plays, the impact on the Nets' overall combat effectiveness is minimal.

Kongbu imagined his starting lineup for the new season and couldn't help but smile. He hadn't received such an anticipated starting lineup for a long time.

White Bear, Wolf King, Death, Gentleman and Yoga Instructor!
Ray Allen's nickname "Gentleman" was given to him by Chinese fans. He definitely did not have such a martial arts nickname in the United States. The more commonly heard nickname is "gentleman", which means gentleman. It is also suitable to be translated as "gentleman".

As for the nickname "Yoga Coach", it belongs to Rondo, and Kongbu didn't expect him to have anything to do with Yoga Coach.

If you really want to push things further, maybe Rondo looks more like Indian Asan?The name Rajan is also full of Assan flavor. The most famous thing in India besides curry is yoga. This may be the origin of Rondo's nickname.

(End of this chapter)