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Chapter 28 Azubuike

The current starting center of the Warriors, Biedrins, is a slender inside man with flexible movement, but he cannot withstand the impact of powerful centers and his ability to protect the frame is relatively weak.

There will always be a stalemate in the game, and the team will always encounter a strong inside line. Sometimes the opponent will deliberately miss free throws in order to grab rebounds. At this time, the role of a strong and tall center will be reflected.

Another very important reason is that Jordan is cheap!

How cheap a second round pick is!

Biedrins' annual salary has been US$9 million per season in recent years.

In 2009, this was not a small amount.

Jordan's annual salary next season is only $740,000!

Next season it will only be $850,000!

Is there anything cheaper than this?!

So Deng Fang wanted to trade for Jordan.

Of course, Deng Fang also asked the system whether Jordan could be traded for two seasons.

The Clippers did not make the playoffs in the next two seasons, and Jordan was not a team leader, so the trade would not affect the league's situation.

Tim thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

What Deng Fang said is right, so just listen to him.

"Why do you want Brook Lopez?" Tim asked.

"Brooke Lopez's offensive skills are very good, his touch is soft, and he can practice three-pointers with a little development, which is very important for a team to open up space," Deng Fang said.

Brooke Lobes was selected by the Nets with the 10th overall pick in the first round of 2008.

In his first season with the Nets, first-year rookie Brook Lopez started 75 games, averaging 13 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1 assist per game, while shooting 53% from the field.

What best reflects Brook Lopez's soft touch is his free throw shooting rate. After one season, Brook Lopez's free throw shooting rate is as high as 79.3%.

Such a free throw shooting percentage is very rare for many defenders.

If compared to Jordan's 38.5% free throw shooting rate this season, Brook Lopez is simply a fantastic shooter.

In fact, among these transactions, the one Deng Fang values ​​most is Brook Lopez.

Because he traveled back from later generations, Deng Fang knew more.

In the middle and late stages of his career, Brook Lopez not only maintained a high shooting percentage, but also developed three-pointers.

In the 18-19 season, Brook Lopez shot 36.5% from three-point range with the Milwaukee Bucks. This is also an important reason why the Bucks have suddenly emerged.

When a center can stretch out and shoot three-pointers, the team's court space will be very wide.

"In addition, Brook Lopez's ability to protect the frame is also good." Deng Fang added.

Brook Lopez moves slowly, so the pick-and-roll is not effective against smaller guards.

But Brook Lopez is still good in interior defense, especially his shot-blocking ability, which is among the best among centers in the league.

Of course, the Nets value young players like Brook Lopez very much and will not trade them away easily.

However, there are no absolutes in this world.

If people don't agree, it only means that the chips you gave are not enough!

Moreover, no matter how good he is, Brook Lopez is just a good star, and his advantages and disadvantages are obvious.

"Who do you want to trade Brook Lopez for?" Tim asked.

"Take all the chips we can use." Deng Fang replied: "Of course, except Curry."

"Is it necessary? Is it worth it?" Hunter shook his head and asked.

"It's worth it!" Deng Fang replied: "Because our goal is to win the championship!"

"Trade Crawford and Maggette as soon as possible. Our goal is the draft pick, whether it is the first round or the second round. Then we will use the exchange pick to trade Brooklow with Biedrins and others.

Pace." Deng Fang gave the trade plan: "Of course, it would be better if the Nets could accept two or one of Crawford and Maggette."

"Our current goal is to win the championship, so we cannot blindly save money. Although we must try to avoid paying luxury tax, certain expenditures are also necessary." Deng Fang added.

"Also, if you want to trade, do it as soon as possible, otherwise the player's value will be reduced." Deng Fang said decisively.

Historically, Crawford and Maggette were also traded away.

Historically, on June 25, 2009, the day of the draft, the Warriors sent away Crawford, who had conflicts with the team, in exchange for Acey Law and Speedy Claxton, whose contract had expired.

This was a deal similar to selling out unwanted stars, but the Warriors have since begun rebuilding and making major changes.

From such a burden-free deal, it is enough to see the arbitrariness problem in the Warriors' team building.

In terms of the transaction itself, the Warriors obtained an expired contract and were freed up on wages.

Of course, if there is no clear core and direction for team building, there is nothing wrong with such an operation.

Although no useful players or draft picks were traded, the Warriors also maintained salary space and can make the next trade at any time.

But the Hawks are very happy. They got a super sixth man, which can be said to be a big profit.

Since Nelson has already made it clear that Crawford is not in the team's future plans, and since Crawford already has conflicts with the team, it would be better to trade him away as soon as possible.

When everyone knows that you are going to send a player away, no matter how good he is, you will always suffer.

This is the case with the Spurs' Leonard trade in history.

A superstar wants to leave. Although this superstar is very popular and every team wants it, the Spurs, the seller in this case, still lose money.

There is no way, everyone on earth knows that you must trade him away. If you don't cut off a piece of your flesh, won't you be regarded as a fool by others?

If you send them off early, you can not only get more things to come back with, but also keep the team atmosphere from being so bad.

If a team's main players are always involved in trades, the team atmosphere will not be much better no matter how hard it is.

The same goes for Maggette. Historically, in June of 2010, the Warriors and the Bucks completed a deal. They exchanged Maggette and the 44th best draft pick in 2010 for Gadzulic and Charlie Bell.

Maggette is a player with obvious advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that his offensive firepower is still the same. Last season, Maggette averaged 19.8 points in 29.7 minutes per game and made an astonishing 7.9 free throws.

In January 2009, Maggette even set an NBA record - he made at least 10 free throws in 10 consecutive games, with a shooting percentage of over 80%.

This was a very amazing record before Harden appeared.

However, Maggette's passing was not good, his play was too independent, and he was not willing to defend.

The reason why the Bucks made this deal that year was that the performance of Bucks head coach Scott Skiles and his disciples last season impressed general manager Hammond, making the former second-in-command of the Pistons

I have some ambitions in pursuing achievements.

Andrew Bogut was playing at an All-Star level before getting injured, Brandon Jennings has made an astonishing rise, Carlos Delfino, Ersan Ilyasova and Luke-Richard Mbah a Moute are on the rise.

The level of foreign players also contributed - they even dragged the third-place Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference into the tiebreaker even when Michael Redd and Bogut were injured.

Therefore, the Bucks want to increase the team's offensive firepower and look forward to improving their performance next year.

The Warriors' purpose in making this deal is to reduce the burden on their salary space, because both Gazulic and Charlie Bell have expired contracts, and they do not expect them to provide much contribution on the court.

Similar to the Crawford trade, the main reason why the Warriors did this was because they did not have a clear core and direction for building the team.

Otherwise, no matter what, with the data and offensive firepower of Crawford and Maggette, the Warriors can get back some draft picks or capable players.

In this league, offensive players are always more popular.


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