Anthony the Reborn

Chapter 152 Trading Deadline
Vandeweghe put down the phone, and then called Brand's agent non-stop, telling him that Williams had been traded, and he quickly contacted Clippers general manager Elgin Baylor.

Vandeweghe hung up the phone. Now that Williams has been traded, the so-called cold appetizers have been served, and they are waiting for the main course to arrive.

Sure enough, after a while, the phone on Vandeweghe's desk rang.

As soon as Vandeweghe picked up the phone, Baylor's slightly aged voice appeared on the other end of the phone, with a hint of helplessness in his tone: "Kiki, let's talk about Elton's deal."

Hearing Baylor's words, Vandeweghe couldn't hold back his excitement. Finally, Brand was so close to the Nuggets.

Vandeweghe said excitedly: "Of course, Mr. Elkin, I have prepared all the chips!"

Baylor is a Lakers legend, one of the top [-] legends, and Vandeweghe still respects him very much.

Hearing Vandeweghe's excited voice, Baylor's heart was mixed for a while. From any point of view, he did not want Brand to be traded away. After all, Brand's performance is not the top five in the league, at least he is also in the league. In the top ten, and the most coveted insider by other teams, such a cornerstone player has been cultivated with great difficulty, who would be willing to trade away?
However, Brand's agent has already made it clear to him that his attitude is very tough, so tough that there is no room for maneuver. Brand's patience has already been worn out by the team's owner Sterling. In the end, there is no room for redemption.

If the Clippers still insist on forcing Brand to stay on the team, then the final result may be a real loss for both sides, which is not good for anyone.

Now that he knows that it is irreparable, as the general manager of the team, he can only find a way to try his best to get the maximum return on the transaction.

Baylor said: "Qiqi, although Elton's wish is your team, but you know, if there is no suitable bargaining chip, even if the relationship is deadlocked, I will choose to refuse."

Hearing what Baylor said, Vandeweghe knew that he was fighting for bargaining chips, and said with a smile: "Mr. Elgin, of course, I have prepared several sets of trading plans for you that are worth trading. As long as you nod and agree, the transaction will be immediately will take effect."

On the other end of the phone, Baylor sighed: "Tell me, I'll listen first."

Vandeweghe moistened his throat, put the previously prepared trading plan in front of him, picked the two with the lowest chips, and said: "Mr. Elkin, I know that the Clippers have a big flaw in point guard. , so in the first plan I offer you, the subject of the transaction is the sixth man of our team, Earl Boykins, plus our Chinese Wang Zhizhi who has performed very well this season, and veteran Jon Barry, What do you think of this trade plan for the second-round pick that our team already has?"

Just after Vandeweghe finished speaking, there was a heavy breathing sound from the other end of the phone. After a while, the breathing gradually became steady, and Baylor's angry voice came from the other end of the phone: "Qiqi, is this what you call sincerity? You Who do you think your players can be traded to? Do you think Brand's trade value is like this?"

Baylor's series of questioning was aggressive, and he was obviously annoyed by the trading plan proposed by Vandeweghe.

Vandeweghe didn't react much. This trading plan was originally a cannon fodder plan. His purpose was just to test Baylor's bottom line. Now Baylor's reaction made him feel relieved. It looked like a robbery plan. Baylor didn't even Hanging up the phone at least shows that Baylor is definitely going to trade Brand out. The bad thing is that it's just a bargaining chip.

Vandeweghe said: "Mr. Elkin, don't worry, we are negotiating, of course the bargaining chip is to be negotiated, the plan just now is just a preliminary plan we made, if you think it is not good, you can raise your opinion again Well, of course, our trading chips must not involve Melo, he is not for sale, and Andre and Gerrard, they have been traded to the Grizzlies, and our team has one more Sean Battier, as long as the plan you say is reasonable, everything is negotiable."

"Andre has been traded to the Grizzlies?" Baylor asked slightly surprised.

"Yes." Vandeweghe replied.

"Hehe..." Baylor sneered, and continued, "It seems that you were robbed by the Grizzlies too badly."

Of course Baylor knew what Brand had said before, and it was not surprising that the Grizzlies would raise the price and beat the Nuggets.

Seeing that Baylor had diverted the topic away, Vandeweghe hurried back and said, "Mr. Elgin, let's talk about our deal. The deal deadline is coming soon. If we can't complete the deal before then, I'm afraid it will be bad for us." It would be a very big loss for both parties."

"Alas!" Bella sighed, and continued, "For this transaction, the subjects we require are Andre and Marcus."

Vandeweghe was taken aback when he heard the words: "Mr. Elkin, Adre is no longer in the Nuggets."

Baylor said: "I already know this, Andre Gamarcus, Gajun Barry as a head, plus your first-round pick, this is the bargaining chip we originally asked for."

"Old guy!" Vandeweghe cursed inwardly. These bargaining chips, not to mention trading Brand, are enough to trade for Duncan regardless of the home team's wishes. It seems that Baylor is also a lion!
Vandeweghe said with a smile: "Mr. Elkin, your bargaining chip, I think as long as I don't pour my brains out, I will never agree. Even if Andre doesn't have a deal, he and Marcus are two people. Personally trading Brand, we have already suffered a loss. You still want to add a first-round pick. Are you clear about the situation?"

When it is time to be tough, you must be tough. As a professional manager, Vandeweghe naturally knows the problem of speed.

Hearing Vandeweghe's tone suddenly become so tough, Baylor was a little surprised, he coughed twice, and then said: "That... I also said, this is the trading plan we proposed before, Didn't you just say that there are variables in the transaction, so we can negotiate on the basis of this plan."

Vandeweghe didn't write any ink, and then said: "Since it's a negotiation, I also know that Mr. Elgin is sincere. Now that Andre has been traded away, this plan is of course impossible, but unexpectedly Mr. Elgin said that it is not impossible to make some changes in the main body of this plan, let me think about it..."

Vandeweghe fell silent as he spoke.

On the other end of the phone, Baylor also listened to Vandeweghe's offer with bated breath.

After a while, Vandeweghe said: "Do you think this is okay? Let's trade Elton and your first-round pick for next year with Earl Boykins and Marcus Camby. What do you think of this plan? "

There was another silence on Baylor's side. It seems that the plan Vandeweghe said is not so satisfactory.

After about ten seconds, Baylor's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Qiqi, do you think I might accept such a bargaining chip?"

"I think it's possible." Vandeweghe said calmly.

There was silence on the other end of the phone, apparently choking on what Vandeweghe had to say.

It took a while for Baylor to recover.He opened his mouth and said, "Well, I'm proposing my current plan. Let's see how it goes."

"You said."

Beller paused for a moment, then said: "Well, let's get Elton, and you get Earl Boykins and Marcus Camby, plus Jumbari and Wang Zhizhi as additions. This kind of trading plan should be fine. ?”

Hearing Baylor's double-teaming, Vandeweghe pondered for a while. This plan was basically beyond his acceptable range, but Wang Zhizhi still felt that there was room for maneuver.

Vandeweghe went on to say: "Mr. Elkin, this plan is basically the same, but Wang Zhizhi is my team's backup power forward. We have lost Gerrard now. If we lose him again, I think our power forward's There is going to be a big problem with the position, so, can this one be replaced?"

Baylor replied at this moment: "Wang Zhizhi is equivalent, do you have others? Lagabel? Kyle Korver? I think you can't bear these two players, and Joan Barry as a After adding the head, there is no one in your place, obviously, it is impossible for you to agree, but let me tell you the truth, I don't like the rest of you, so you should understand, right?"

Vandeweghe frowned slightly, this Baylor is really difficult to deal with, if you say that the team really can't come up with other bargaining chips, but obviously, this transaction seems to have no other alternative bargaining chips.

No, there is another one!

Vandeweghe continued: "What do you think, Wang Zhizhi is replaced by Battier, but you are going to produce Matt Barnes, what do you think?"

"Matt?" Baylor said with a laugh. "What do you think is the difference between him and Shane Battier?"

Vandeweghe said in a deep voice: "Of course there is a difference. Matt is just a rookie, and Shane Battier is no longer a rookie. His defensive experience and team-type functions are obviously different."

Baylor was silent for a while on the other end of the phone. After a long time, he let out a long sigh, as if he had finally made up his mind, and said, "I'll add Kenyon Dooling, and you add a second-round pick. That's it."

Vandeweghe was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "Mr. Elgin, as you wish."

The Nuggets traded Boykins, and Eddie House of the Clippers can also swing to the point guard, and he is good and cheap. If they keep Doolin, their point guard line will look bloated. Doolin is a A good backup point guard, it can be regarded as a bargain.

Baylor didn't want to say any more at the moment, he finally said: "Then let's settle it, let my assistant talk to you about the specific matters later, and I'm going out to relax."

After finishing speaking, Baylor's voice paused, and a slightly obscure voice appeared on the phone: "General Manager Kiki, I'm Mr. Elgin's assistant Damon, look, when will our deal be completed? "

Hearing the change in the voice on the other end of the phone, Vandeweghe showed a burst of excitement that could not be concealed, and said with a smile: "Anytime..."

(End of this chapter)