The rise of the NBA superstar

Chapter 304, Transaction Initiation.

Back to Oklahoma City the next day.

Li Senlin was invited by Presti to the general manager's office for a meeting after the regular strength training.

In front of the conference table, the Thunder's three scouts, Presti, head coach Brooks, the vice president and several other executives stood out.

Due to the outstanding performance of the newcomers Chandler and Gibson who joined the team in the summer, Li Senlin's current Thunder management has a high position in the right to speak about the lineup.

A healthy Chandler fully supported the Thunder's defense. During Chandler's absence, the old rookie Gibson dared to fight hard and played a value worthy of his pick.

During the Thunder's 7 wins and 1 loss period, although the inside line guarded by Gibson, Krstic, and Ibaka was not as airtight as Chandler's, it was not as bad as it was blown out by other teams last season.

Gibson's enthusiasm is also very popular with the Thunder. The atmosphere in the locker room is very good now, and there is no such situation as last season's tense situation between the three young men.

Presti tapped his finger on the desk and said, "Lee, we need a KD backup small forward, do you have any good candidates?"

Li Senlin frowned and said dissatisfiedly: "Sam, can you get LeBron James and Paul Pierce?"

Fuck, I asked Li Senlin for advice every day, but I didn't even give me a list, how could I ask Li Senlin to choose?
This is not his job, and Li Senlin, who attaches great importance to training, is a little dissatisfied.

Presti also seemed to be aware of Li Senlin's dissatisfaction, and immediately sent a document to Li Senlin, and then said: "Don't be kidding, Li, haha! Those two can't be done, this is the list we have the opportunity to contact, I can offer you your opinion, your vision is no worse than the few of us! Haha."

Li Senlin is very familiar with the "advantages" that the Thunder's management is good at drafting but not good at trading.

Li Senlin did not continue to be dissatisfied, and took over the file.

Li Senlin looked at the list that Presti brought over.

I searched for a while.

Draw two names.

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Danny Green and Wesley Matthews.

This year's Thunder selected Taj Gibson with the No. 25 pick, and Danny Green was still selected by the Cavaliers. He is not doing well in the Cavaliers and has not entered the rotation.He is a very inconspicuous teammate next to James. No one thinks that this second-round rookie will have any prospects in the future, and he is very likely to be cut.

And Wesley Matthews is an undrafted pick. Li Senlin is very impressed with him. This guy is now an energetic wing shooter with accurate three-pointers.

Although he has average ball control, it is enough to play small forward, and not all ball control requirements are the same as Durant.His low post play is better than frontal holding. Although his wingspan and jumping affect the defensive effect, his strong muscles and tough defensive attitude are very OK.

Li Senlin said very pretentiously: "Both of these two people are very suitable as KD's substitutes. You can try to ask the price."

Presti's eyes lit up seeing Li Senlin draw two names!
Brooks and three scouts also looked over.

Li Senlin said: "Danny Green is still what I said in the summer, he is still an underrated excellent 3D, Wesley Matthews is both offensive and defensive, I can't figure out why no team was willing to give this The guy has a chance, now the jazz is cheap, see if you can get it."

Presti looked at the people behind Li Senlin, and said to the surrounding management members: "OK! Let's discuss and study one by one."

The meeting went on for a long time.

Team trading has always been a major event, requiring great caution and the final signature of the boss.

Presti discussed Li Senlin's views with everyone in the management team.

In the end, I decided to inquire first, except that the core lineup would not change, and Li Senlin would let them play.

The meeting ends.

Li Senlin thought of the toughness of the previous few games, and said: "Sam, our inside line is still a bit worse, Tyson has too many injuries, can you take the Clippers' second-round pick DeAndre Jordan? get it here"

Li Senlin's proposal was also recorded by Presti.

The meeting lasted nearly 3 hours.

Except for some special circumstances, the mid-season transaction cannot be completed immediately. Even the transaction of a second-round pick is the final result of a long game between the team's management.

No matter how awesome Li Senlin is, it is impossible for Presti's professional managers to obey him with a single sentence.

There is no such thing as the pig feet in those YY novels can make the boss and the manager trade an unknown but awesome player from the other side without saying a word.

The relationship between the management of every NBA team is very complicated, the game between the top management, the game between the coach and the manager, the game between the coach and the assistant coach, the game between the players and the coach, the game between the players and the team manager, and the design of the struggle between face and power interests Much.

Even the team owner can't say a word.

The boss of Yiyantang has no excellent professional managers willing to work for him.

At the high-level stage, basically the managers of the team are not only pursuing money, they also pursue a series of spiritual things such as respect and achievement.

Bosses must also respect their opinions.

TNT TV has made a Thunder column program called "Thunderbolt", which is currently broadcasting on TV.

Van Gundy Jr. and Pippen made a detailed analysis on the Thunder's strengthening in the show.

"The Thunder's talent this season has been realized very quickly. They have begun to enjoy the fruits of the management and their excellent vision in the past two years. Durant and Li Senlin have improved significantly. When Westbrook calmed down, Their No. 1 position will also have a great advantage. The Thunder's offensive rhythm is very fast now. Fans who have watched the game should be very clear. When these three speed up together, it will become very difficult to defend them. They also have Durant and Li Senlin, two of the league's top singles players. On the defensive end, Tyson Chandler, whom they introduced in the summer, is simply super value. The healthy Chandler perfectly made up for the positional battle. The problem of the emptiness inside the season. From the game between the Lakers and the Celtics, it can be seen that the Thunder no longer has no way to attack the inside, and Ibaka, tsk tsk, this guy blocks shots really fierce. "

The more Van Gundy Jr. and Pippen analyzed, the more terrifying this Thunder was.

"Of course, their most outstanding performance this season is the Chinese. When they have the most chance to fall behind, they are in those games where the main force is injured. Li Senlin's outbreak abruptly pulled the Thunder from the brink of collapse. Now I don’t understand why Sam’s vision is so vicious, such a cornerstone player was excavated by him.”

"Of course, the Thunder is not without weaknesses. The first is Chandler's injury, then Westbrook's instability, and of course the most important thing is their lack of experience in the playoffs. If they have a complete lineup, they will enter the playoffs. Not much, but what about after entering the playoffs? Will Li Senlin have the patience to accompany the Thunder to suffer the blow of the playoffs in the past two years? His increasingly vague attitude towards contract renewal also makes the future of the Thunder uncertain stand up."

"I wouldn't be surprised if this Thunder team won the championship two years later, but right now, they're still too immature."

Both Van Gundy Jr. and Pippen said the most critical things about the Thunder.

Lack of playoff experience!
The shortcomings of the Thunder in the lineup are not obvious, but in terms of experience, the difference between them and the Celtics, Lakers and other teams is not generally strong.

This passage silenced Li Senlin who was watching TV.

Li Senlin has received a lot of experience in the playoffs from No. 8, but Durant and Westbrook have none. Li Senlin's current A+ strength is unlikely to come out to save the team like No. 8 again. He can advance in the West. There are no weak teams in the playoffs. Durant said he is the scoring leader, but many defensive champions really don't love him in the playoffs.

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(End of this chapter)