Shen Fei thought about it and looked at the player rosters of each team, but he couldn't find a suitable one.
[Reliable shooters are hard to find...]
As a time traveler, the first thing he thought of was definitely the "primary school students" of the Golden State Warriors - Curry and Kuritian.
But last season, his debut season, Meng Shen averaged 17.5 points, 5.9 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game.
Moreover, in the middle and later part of the season, after Monta Ellis was injured and missed the game, Curry ushered in an explosion.
Not only did he win Rookie of the Year honors in the 1st, 2nd, 4th and 3rd months, but he also averaged over 25 points per game in April.
Throughout the season, Curry's three-point shooting percentage reached an astonishing 43.7%!
It was said at the time that if the season was extended by two months, Curry would be the Rookie of the Year.
Moreover, Curry is currently very healthy. He played in a total of 80 games last season, including 77 starts. His fragile ankle has not yet affected him.
In other words, Curry is definitely not for sale to the Golden State Warriors.
Even if the Rockets give everything they have, they still don't have enough bargaining chips.
But whenever the time comes, Shen Fei will not hesitate to try to trade Curry.
, "If I remember correctly, Curry will be affected by long-term injuries in his third season. It seems that he will play less than 30 games throughout the season."
Shen Fei recalled.
Even if he can't get it this season, Asian youth will trade Curry to the Rockets next season.
[Let’s wait until Ty Lawson records the data first.]
Shen Fei thought to himself.
If everything goes well, Ty Lawson will be able to average 20 points per game by the middle of the season.
By that time, he will be on par with Curry this season in terms of statistics.
Coupled with Kevin Martin, a scorer in his prime, the Rockets still have enough chips available, and they can definitely give it a try!
After thinking about this, Shen Fei put Curry's name in the options.
Now he has to continue to screen shooters who can be traded immediately.
However, famous shooters like Ray Allen and Peja Stojakovic all play important roles in championship teams.
If you want to trade them, firstly, you have to consider the other party's wishes, and secondly, you have to pay a lot of chips, which is currently difficult for the Rockets to do.
In the future small ball era, most of the strongest three-point shooters (such as Klay Thompson) have not yet entered the league.
After thinking about it, I searched to no avail.
Just when Shen Fei was about to put it on hold, he suddenly discovered that Danny Green's name was not on the San Antonio Spurs' roster.
"Isn't Tielin transferred to the Spurs yet?"
Shen Fei immediately became excited.
At this time, Danny Green was still in his "infancy".
If I remember correctly, he was selected by the Cavaliers and was teammates with James for one year.
Soon, Shen Fei found Green's name on the Cavaliers' roster.
His name is at the end of the list, which shows Green's status in the team at this time.
But the more this happened, the more excited Shen Fei became.
This means that he can get such a former best three-pointer in the finals at a very small price!
Shen Fei clearly remembers that in the 13-14 season finals, Green averaged 6 three-pointers per game.
Such a performance not only broke the historical three-point record in the Finals, but also helped the Spurs defeat the Heat, who were sitting on the Big Three!
At that time, he was not only excellent at open three-pointers, but also all kinds of chasing three-pointers and drifting three-pointers, all of which were terrifyingly accurate.
That summer, the Chinese Hupu Forum even used the term "Grimm's Fairy Tale" to describe Danny Green's performance in the finals.
After the Spurs won the championship, Green was praised by many media as the MVP of the finals.
However, how to trade Green at the minimum cost?
The two names that Shen Fei first thought of were Chuck Hayes and Brad Miller.
The former, nicknamed Haiye, is a veteran of the Rockets. His solid playing style and conscientious attitude have made him loved by many fans.
However, as a short insider, he does not have excellent skills, jumping ability, explosive power and other dynamic qualities, and his dynamic qualities are average.
His ability to gain a foothold in the NBA relies on his amazing lower body strength.
But after the arrival of pj Tucker, he has lost his position in the Rockets.
What Hayes can do (interior defense), Tucker can do too.
What Hayes can't do, such as guarding perimeter players, guarding the opponent's wing star alone, etc., Tucker can do it!
The Rockets' starting power forward has been locked in by Blake Griffin.
The backup power forward position will also belong to Tucker.
To put it simply, Hayes is not in Shen Fei’s plan and may be traded at any time.
Fortunately, Haiye's contract only has one year left, and this year's salary is only US$1.97 million, which is a very good and cheap contract.
And another veteran, Brad Miller, is also useless in the team.
He has rich experience, but his ability has declined a lot compared to his peak.
On both offense and defense, Miller can no longer keep up with the pace of modern basketball.
Perhaps, if the old Miller is sent to a weak team, he can still use his remaining energy.
But for the Rockets, who are aiming to win the championship, he can no longer play any role.
"However, these two players the Cavaliers probably won't want..."
Shen Fei murmured to himself.
During the offseason, the Cavaliers just lost the absolute core of the team for many years-the little emperor, LeBron James.
If I remember correctly, in the new season they will go from being first in the Eastern Conference to a tank team, becoming the last in the Eastern Conference.
And what's the use of Hayes and Miller for a rebuilding team?
It's like selling a comb to a monk.
But soon, Shen Fei came up with a good idea...
He always does things vigorously and resolutely, and does whatever comes to his mind.
As a result, Shen Fei immediately found the number of Cavaliers general manager David Griffin and dialed it.
"Hello, I am Shen Fei, the general manager of the Rockets, and I would like to discuss a deal with you."
Shen Fei said straight to the point.
"Oh? It's Manager Shen Fei. I've admired you for a long time."
Griffin said in a friendly tone.
However, what he was thinking in his heart at this time was——
The fat sheep is coming!
Nowadays, who doesn’t know that Shen Fei, the young general manager of the Rockets, likes to make transactions that are difficult to figure out.
But now the Cavaliers are in dire straits, with a bunch of draft picks and no decent training candidates in the team.
Therefore, David Griffin was very happy when Shen Fei called.
He immediately started brainstorming about what he could get from the Rockets.
Currently, what the Cavaliers lack most is high-quality young players.
It just so happens that the Rockets made a lot of money in this year's draft.
Whether it is Paul George, who was selected with the 10th pick in the first round, or Jeremy Lin, who was undrafted, they are both players who performed very well in the preseason.
In addition to their starting point guard Kyle Lowry, last year's No. 1 pick Blake Griffin.
Any one of these four players is very popular with David Griffin!
Seeing that the other party did not speak for a long time, Shen Fei continued:
"To be honest, our team is in a similar situation to your Cavaliers. They are both teams that are about to enter a rebuilding period."
"So, I hope to exchange some players for your draft picks."
As we all know, James' departure brought the Cavaliers two first-round picks, two second-round picks, and a 14.5 million trade exception.
If nothing else happens, the Cavaliers will use these two first-round picks next summer to select the No. 1 pick, Kyrie Irving, and the No. 4 pick, Tristan Thompson.
However, Shen Fei's goal is not next year's draft picks at all.
The only thing he pursues now is to lead the Rockets to win the championship this season.
The current rhetoric is just a cover.
"Our draft picks are worth a lot of money because next season... we're going to screw it up the whole time!"
David Griffin said frankly.
"I understand. However, you don't want the team to be full of young players, not even a player in his prime, right?"
Shen Fei asked with a smile.
"As long as we can get a good lottery, what does it matter if we have nothing but chicken feathers?"
David Griffin said unfazed.
His team-building style has always been tough and he doesn't care about external evaluations.
This is why the Cavaliers only won an average of 20 games per year in the three years since James left.
"What if I play Kyle Lowry?"
Shen Fei's words were like a bombshell, knocking Griffin awake!
If it were two weeks ago, this chip would not have caused much waves.
But times have changed, and Lowry has shown strong personal abilities in 8 preseason games.
Any professional in the basketball world will sigh after watching it - Lowry has improved!
For example, ESPN's famous commentator A-Smith once said in a live broadcast:
"I would not be surprised at all if Kyle is selected as an All-Star next season. He has the ability to do this!"
It can be seen from this that Lowry has made great progress!
"We can talk!"
David Griffin said eagerly without any reservation.
[Took the bait.]
The Asian young man's mouth curved into a sly arc.