king of defenders

Chapter 979 Trading Wade?

"The Heat still lost."

"The Warriors are too strong. Cousins ​​is still recovering from his injuries. If Cousins ​​returns, the Warriors will be even more terrifying. What other teams in the league can compete with the Warriors?"

“哪支球队有勇士队那么豪华的阵容？13-14赛季常规赛mvp杜兰特，14-15、15-16连续两个赛季蝉联常规赛mvp的库里，单节砍下37分的，还有连续三年进入最佳防守阵容1阵的格林。从阵容上来说，热火就已经输了。”

"You said, is it possible that this season's finals will be the Warriors vs. the Heat again?"

"Because Irving left the Cavaliers, there is indeed a possibility, but even if the two teams really meet again in the finals, the Heat will still lose."

The game between the Heat and the Warriors can be said to be highly anticipated. Just like the Warriors vs. the Cavaliers before, the collision of the teams in the finals is always attractive.

This game was indeed exciting, and after the game, the fans began to discuss. Many people thought that the Heat were not the Warriors' opponents, and the lineup was very different.

at the same time.

Hotel, Andy Ellisberger's room.

This game is very important, so Andy Ellisberg flew to Golden State to watch this game.

After the game, Andy Ellisberg called Spoelstra, Craig, Rostern and other members of the coaching staff, and they sat together. Andy Ellisberg said: "It can be seen from this game that there is some gap between our lineup and the opponent. Meng Yun is good enough, but he alone is not enough."

"Today's league stars have become the norm. It is difficult to win the championship without 2-3 stars. The Spurs "troika", the Celtics "Big Three", and the Heat "Big Three". The "Big Three" of the Cavaliers in the past, and the "Big Four" of the Warriors today, are all like this."

"That's why I've been thinking about signing an All-Star player this summer. We did well enough last season to reach the finals. Then this season we need to go further. Our goal is The championship, as the general manager of the team, I failed to bring a championship-competitive lineup to the team, which is my dereliction of duty."

Everyone listened, but no one spoke.

The impact of this loss to the Warriors is bigger than fans realize.

Some problems that were not noticed or didn't care before were exposed, and because the goal of the Heat is the championship, these problems are particularly glaring.

"We will reach a deal with other teams in the near future." Andy Ellisberg said suddenly, which surprised Spoelstra and others.

so fast?

Who to trade?

The trade is not surprising, and Andy Ellisberg has long said that the team really needs it, but Spoelstra thinks it will take at least one or two months, or even wait until the All-Star weekend.

However, it seems that it can be explained in connection with the loss to the Warriors this time.

Spoelstra said: "What about the specific transaction details? Who do you plan to trade away?"

Andy Ellisberg pondered for a while before saying, "Wade."

"what?"

Several members of the coaching staff were all shocked, how could it be Wade?

In 14, Wade renewed his contract with the team for two years, which expired in 16. Because of Meng Yun's amazing performance, the Heat's performance in the 15-16 season was very good, which allowed Wade to regain his passion.So last summer he took the initiative to cut his salary and signed a three-year contract extension with a total value of 3 million US dollars with the team.

You know, at that time, a team offered an offer of more than 2 million U.S. dollars for two years. As long as Wade is willing, he can get more than 4000 million U.S. dollars in the next two years.

But Wade refused, and instead accepted the Heat's contract extension, which is tantamount to taking the initiative to cut his salary, just to stay in the Heat and fight for the championship with Meng Yun.

Now is the second year of this new contract, and the team is about to trade Wade.

Spoelstra said in a deep voice: "Mr. Ellisberg, I think this is unfair to Wade."

"I admit it." Andy Ellisberg said: "It's really unfair to Wade. He played for the Heat for 14 years. He is the representative of the team. He has made a lot of comebacks for the team. Not long after he entered the league, he brought the team a championship trophy. After that, he took the initiative to give up his leadership position, assisting LeBron James, and brought the team two more championships Trophies. He will be a Hall of Famer and when he retires, his jersey will hang from the dome of American Airlines Arena. Heat fans love him and will always remember what he did for this team and this city everything."

As he spoke, he changed his tone: "But now for the sake of the team and the championship, we have to make such a decision. We need to strengthen and make the team more dynamic."

"Wade is 35 years old."

"He has reached the end of his career, and his state has declined year after year. These are indisputable facts. We can all see Meng Yun's excellence. He will be one of the best players in the league and become LeBron James. Or Kevin Durant, or Stephen Curry. He needs a strong teammate around him, and if Wade was ten years younger, he would be that guy. But now, Wade can't bear such a burden."

The crowd was silent.

Andy Ellisberg added: "For the sake of the championship, we must make this difficult decision."

There was another silence, and finally Craig couldn't help but said: "Mr. Ellisberg, I don't suggest you do this. Have you considered Wade's feelings, have you considered Meng Yun's feelings? You know, Meng Yun and Wade are good friends, and Meng Yun has always respected Wade. If Meng Yun found out, he would definitely object."

Andy Ellisberg frowned, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I know Meng Yun respects Wade a lot, and I respect Wade a lot, but it's all for the team, for the championship. And, this is the president The decision will be made after discussing with the boss."

Hearing that the decision was made after discussions between President Pat Riley and the team owner, Craig shook his head and sighed to himself, you Ellisberg will not know how much Meng Yun respects Wade, let alone understand how he and Wade The camaraderie between Wade.Because you are the manager of the team, and to put it bluntly, you are actually a businessman, and you only look at problems from the perspective of a businessman.

But Meng Yun is not a businessman, and the relationship between him and Wade is not just teammates.

What do you think Meng Yun is chasing the championship so hard for, just to prove himself?

Why do you think Wade took the initiative to cut his salary and renew his contract, just wanting to win another championship before retiring?
Meng Yun is still very young, there is no need to be so anxious for the championship, he can afford to wait, but he knows that Wade can't afford to wait; Wade can go to any team, but he chooses to stay, because Meng Yun wants him to stay Down.

Merchants, you will never understand.

(End of this chapter)