Shen Fei is still very confident in Lawson's strength.
This typical American guard has strong scoring explosive power.
Moreover, he also has good organizational skills and can act as a core defender on the court.
If you open your eyes, it is naturally impossible for Lawson to compare with Curry.
But today, his performance is not inferior to that of the cute god.
Curry helped the team with three-pointers, and Lawson also used his sharp breakthroughs to frequently attack the Warriors' basket.
In tonight's game, the latter's overall performance was even slightly better in direct dialogue!
Of course, the difference in ability between the two is not the reason why the Warriors general manager changed his mind.
What really shook Larry Riley was Curry's sudden injury.
Perhaps because of the butterfly effect caused by Shen Fei's time travel, the primary school student's ankle sprained earlier than in the original time and space.
Injuries have always been a concern for players and management.
If a player is injured frequently in a short period of time, it is easy for people to have bad thoughts.
For example, before the start of the regular season, Griffin suffered a minor injury that completely frustrated the Clippers general manager, and he finally reached a deal with the Rockets.
But the fact is, Griffin has remained healthy since that preseason game!
In other words, if it hadn't been for that injury, he might be the white monster who led the Clippers to become the city of alley-oops!
And now, Curry's looming injury risk is the reason why Riley suddenly asked about Lawson!
But Shen Fei didn't act too hastily, and his answer was thoughtful.
If the other party says "No problem, come and trade with me" as soon as the other party asks for the price, then Lawson's transaction value will be affected invisibly.
Although Shen Fei is willing to pay more chips for Curry in his heart, he doesn't want to waste it. Saving money when he can and seeking benefits as much as possible is one of Shen Fei's principles for doing business.
"Lawson will get better and better as he plays. I even think that he will reach the All-Star level in the short term."
"So, your current price inquiry is equivalent to asking about bargain hunting opportunities."
Shen Fei said with a smile.
"Curry has just been injured, so your asking price is not like bargain hunting."
Larry Riley shook his head and said.
"Well, let me observe for a while. Firstly, I want to see how good Lawson is, and secondly, I want to give Stephen a chance to prove himself."
The Warriors manager continued.
Shen Fei understood what the other party meant as soon as he heard it.
In the first half of the sentence, to put it bluntly, I want to know whether Lawson "ate a dumpling" today, had a big explosion, or will he be at a normal level in the future.
The second half of the sentence is to determine whether Curry's body can be entrusted with the important task of being the core of the team.
Or can we only transform him into a pure shooter to reduce consumption and avoid injuries?
[It seems that we still need to speed up the pace of transactions, otherwise the other party may not want to trade if Curry's injury stabilizes in the future.]
Shen Fei thought to himself, but on the surface he nodded calmly.
"Don't worry, just contact me when you're sure."
The Asian young man said calmly.
Soon, Larry Riley drove Shen Fei to the place where the latter took a private jet.
After getting off the car, Shen Fei stretched out his right hand and said with a smile: "Thank you for today's hospitality. Next time our two teams play again, welcome to Toyota Center to watch the game."
He specially came to San Francisco to watch the game this time, just because of Curry.
Fortunately, the process went smoothly, and several of Shen Fei's planned goals were basically completed, which can be regarded as a solid step forward in pursuing Curry.
This makes Asian young people very excited!
"Like next week? We're going to have another fight."
"Don't worry, I will definitely be there! We will talk in detail then."
Larry Riley said, also extending his right hand.
The two shook hands and said goodbye.
............
When Shen Fei and Larry Riley said goodbye at the airport, the Rockets generals celebrated passionately in the locker room!
16 consecutive victories, such a terrifying record, before the season, no one would have thought that the Rockets could pursue it.
Not to mention, this is the 16th consecutive victory since the start of the season!
Now, the Rockets have surpassed the Bulls, who have the second-best record in the league, by 3 wins (13 wins and 3 losses), firmly occupying the leadership position!
In the first NBA official team strength rankings, the Rockets are also well-deserved first place!
Behind them are the Bulls led by Rose, the Heat with the Big Three, and the old and strong Spurs.
In other words, the Rockets have become the favorite to compete for the championship in people's minds!
In the locker room at this time, all the players were very happy.
Lori played hip-hop music and twisted and danced with Tucker.
McGrady got a bottle of champagne from nowhere and drenched Lawson, who performed well in the game, into a drowned rat.
Yao Ming was so considerate that he asked the referee for the game ball after the game and gave it to Roy, who was recovering from injury.
Celebrating the return of Yellow Mamba!
In the happy atmosphere of everyone, there was a person sitting in the corner with a dark face and saying nothing.
This person is Kevin Martin.
In today's game, his rotation position was replaced by Roy.
This directly resulted in Martin only playing a few minutes in the garbage time of the fourth quarter.
For Martin, who is in his prime (27 years old) and averaged 20.6 points per game last season, this is unacceptable!
[I obviously didn’t do anything wrong, so why did I go from being an absolute starter to being directly reduced to a player at the end of the bench?!]
Martin kept asking himself in his mind.
There was an answer that vaguely emerged, but he didn't want to admit it, that was... lack of strength!
Yes, Martin does have quasi-All-Star quality.
But in the current Rockets team, he is indeed not ranked as a shooting guard.
In terms of offense, Martin is far inferior to Tracy McGrady, who has returned to his peak, and Roybe, who has just returned from injury, is also dwarfed.
When it comes to defense...there's no way to discuss it, because you can't discuss something that doesn't exist.
Martin has always been assigned to defend the opponent's least offensive player in the team.
But now, the team has Dpoy-level outside defenders like Tony Allen. Battier, George and even rookie Danny Green are all much better defensively than him!
Neither offense nor defense rank high, so it's no surprise that he doesn't have playing time.
Martin was vaguely aware of this, but he didn't want to admit it.
[Since the coach no longer trusts me, I might as well leave...]
With this thought, Martin decided to have a showdown with Shen Fei after returning to Houston.
............
One day later, Shen Fei was sitting leisurely on the sofa, sipping the coffee just made by his assistant, when there was a rapid knock on the door.
"Come in."
The Asian young man did not stand up, but said calmly where he was.