Chapter 141 Martin's resignation, the accident happened again!
"Manager, there is something I have been thinking about for a long time, and I feel I have to confess to you."
Martin said straight to the point.
"oh?"
Shen Fei looked confused.
But in his heart, he had roughly guessed Martin's intentions as early as when he walked into the door.
"I feel... there is no room for me in the team now."
"The head coach no longer believes in me. Even if I am full of passion, there is no place to show it."
"So...I want to leave!"
Martin looked at Shen Fei and said seriously.
"I can probably understand your thinking."
"After Roy joined, I can feel the change in your mentality."
"You are still very young, and I understand that you want playing time and team status."
Shen Fei followed Martin's words and continued.
In his heart, he did not exclude the possibility of trading it at all.
The main reason is that Shen Fei does not agree with Martin's way of playing.
Martin is a good player.
When your team needs a scorer who can stably output around 20 points, then he is a very good choice.
But if you want to build a championship team, Martin may not be up to the task.
He is a good shooter, but his shooting posture (a crooked machine gun) destined him to be unable to calmly shoot three-pointers under high-pressure defense.
Another skill that Martin relies on for survival - drawing fouls, is even more difficult to be effective under the principle of encouraging confrontation in the playoffs!
This means that Martin may shine in the regular season, and even perform well in the first round of the playoffs, but his performance will get worse as he progresses to the later stages.
It's hard to imagine how desperate Martin would be when the Rockets met the Heat in the Finals and James was teamed up to attack.
His thin body, once encountering severe physical confrontation...
Just thinking about that scene makes me feel unbearable to look at it.
But these shortcomings do not mean that Martin has no trading value.
On the contrary, there are not many teams that want him.
Moreover, Martin's transaction value is not low.
In the original time and space, he became the Rockets' main bargaining chip in trading for Harden in 2012.
At that time, the young Harden was already a super sixth man averaging 16.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game!
This also reflects Martin’s transaction value!
Moreover, at just 27 years old this year, he is in the golden age of athletes.
A salary of around 11 million is considered a reasonable price.
Taken together, if Martin enters the market, he will definitely attract the attention of many teams!
Thinking of this, Shen Fei suddenly had a bold idea!
Previously, he had been thinking about making Lawson the main bargaining chip in the Curry trade.
But there is a problem - Lawson's style of play actually has some overlap with Ellis!
Both of them are good at breakthroughs, they need to have the ball in hand, and their outside shooting is average.
This means that Warriors general manager Larry Riley is likely to ultimately reject the Rockets' trade proposal due to suitability issues.
But if the main chip is replaced by Kevin Martin and Lawson becomes the secondary chip, the transaction becomes reasonable.
After all, although Curry is only in his second year, the talent he has shown has already inspired endless imagination.
It is indeed difficult to get such a talented player based on Lawson alone.
"Can I choose which team I want to go to?"
Seeing that Shen Fei didn't refuse, Martin said a little more aggressively.
"Um?"
Shen Fei was stunned when he heard this and couldn't believe his ears.
"I want to go to a competitive team that can give me a starting position!"
Martin did not hear the displeasure in the Asian young man's tone and continued.
"You are now in the second year of a four-year contract."
"So...I have the final say on where your next home will be."
Shen Fei was too lazy to argue with the other party and said directly.
"you..."
Martin did not expect that the usually gentle and gentle manager would suddenly say such domineering words.
Once these words were spoken, it could be said that no room was left.
Martin was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to continue the conversation.
"I already understand your desire to be traded."
"In the next period of time, you should train, play well when you need to play, and then just wait for my notification."
"Also, before the trade happens, don't disclose your thoughts to any media, otherwise I will let you sit on the bench in Houston for four years."
Shen Fei said seriously.
If his players want to leave, he will force them to stay.
But the premise is that both parties respect each other.
Although Shen Fei's words were a bit cruel, they were also intended to prevent Martin from disclosing unnecessary information to the outside world, which would lead to a decrease in transaction value.
"..."
Martin was a little frightened by Shen Fei's words.
Before coming, he never thought he would hear such words.
"Okay, I understand."
Martin was stunned for a long time, came to his senses, left angrily and left the office without looking back.
Shen Fei smiled slightly, picked up the coffee on the table, and continued to drink.
............
About half an hour later, Shen Fei had roughly constructed a trading plan in his mind——
With Kevin Martin and Lawson as the core, they got Curry, a first-round pick, and a garbage contract from the Warriors.
The garbage contract is to balance the salaries of both parties. Shen Fei has not thought about who this person is specifically.
The first-round pick is to prepare for Klay Thompson in next year's draft.
[If all goes well, the Splash Brothers of "Universe Yong" will settle in Houston.]
Shen Fei thought in his heart.
When he thought of this, the corners of his mouth could not help but rise slightly.
Of course, this is just Shen Fei's preliminary idea.
Specific transactions will still require lengthy negotiations.
Just as Shen Fei was immersed in his trading fantasies, his cell phone suddenly rang.
I took it out and saw that it was the boss, Alexander's phone number.
"Hey boss, what are you doing for me?"
Shen Fei was in a good mood and said hello in a joking tone.
"Shen, go to the headquarters immediately. I have something important to announce. All senior executives will be there."
Alexander sounded anxious.
"Okay, I'll leave right away."
After saying that, Shen Fei hung up the phone and drove off.
............
Half an hour later, Shen Fei arrived at the conference room.
At this time, all the Rockets' executives, as well as the shareholders who usually stay away from Shenlong, arrived one after another.
"Everyone is here."
"The situation is quite urgent, so I won't beat around the bush and will tell you the truth!"
"I have decided... to sell the Houston Rockets."
Alexander announced with a heavy tone.
As soon as he finished speaking, the scene was instantly in an uproar.
"What, Alexander, the Rockets are on the rise right now, and you want to give them away now?!"
A senior executive slapped the table and stood up, questioning.