Chapter 241 The transaction takes place!

In the original history, the Lakers traded for Kwame Brown, a bust No. 1 pick.

The bargaining chips for the transaction are Caron Butler and Chucky Atkins, who was obtained from the Payton trade.

In terms of chips, the Lakers can be said to be at a huge loss.

But from this point in time, it cannot be said that this deal is really bad.

Caron Butler averaged 15.5 points and 5.8 rebounds per game.

But the true shooting percentage is only 52.8%.

In the 2004-05 season, the Lakers ranked fourth from the bottom in the Western Conference.

The data of a bad team is generally not of much value.

The impression given to the outside world is a bit like a data brush.

Plus, inside players are valuable in this era.

A blue-collar center like Nazr would require two first-round picks to be traded.

Therefore, if one were not to look at Kwame Brown's deal from the perspective of a time traveler, it would not be difficult to say that he was at a disadvantage.

Old Bass didn't say anything, but looked at the Zen master.

The Zen Master knew very well that old Buss actually wanted to rebuild a championship team.

After all, the Celtics have been revived...

"My opinion is to trade Joe Johnson. Ron Artest is also a good choice."

After all, Artest's history did not lead to the Palace of Auburn Hills incident.

Although there are many problems, the impression it leaves on the outside world is still acceptable.

An outside core who can play one-on-one and has excellent defense.

As a coach who has coached a troublesome player like Rodman, the Zen Master is also confident that he can handle Artest well.

Old Buss nodded, and then said to Kupchak: "Then let's try to trade according to what Phil said!"

……

General Manager's Office at North Shore Garden, Boston.

At this time, the Cardinal, Ainge and Rivers gathered together.

"Danny, Doug, there are many outstanding players in the free market. What do you think now?"

Although the Celtics currently seem to have no salary space.

But Lin Yu is still on a rookie contract at this time. As long as Hardaway is bought out and the previous trade exception is taken into account.

It will directly free up about 1500 million US dollars in salary space.

This salary is enough to consider signing a top player!

"My opinion is Ray Allen. Ray's skills are very comprehensive. He can play with and without the ball."

"The Cavaliers are also currently recruiting Ray, but I feel like Ray is not very interested in Cleveland."

Gentleman Ray is also one of the players whose contract is currently expiring.

The reason why the Lakers did not think of recruiting Ray Allen was mainly because of his feud with Kobe.

When the Lakers sent O'Neal to the Heat.

Gentleman Ray commented: "Kobe is really selfish. He feels he needs to prove to everyone in the league and this country that he will be stronger without Shaq."

"And if he can't succeed, he will put pressure on the owner and ask for a trade."

Although what Gentleman Ray said was confirmed in the future, Kobe was very angry at the time and said in an interview with the media: "Don't put my name together with his."

The feud between the two of them was completely settled at this point.

Give Kobe a gentleman's thunder, the Lakers locker room is likely to explode!
In this situation, let alone Kupchak, even the Zen Master didn't think of getting Gentleman Thunder.

The Cavaliers did launch a fierce pursuit of Gentleman Lei this summer.

But there was a big problem: Gentleman Ray didn't want to go to Cleveland.

Dragon fans often joke that Cleveland is the C Village. This also shows how bad Cleveland is.

Who wants to play ball in the countryside?
"Lei is indeed a good candidate, but he is an All-Star player after all. If he doesn't want to come, we don't have any good solution."

The cardinal's words made the two of them nod.

then……

Lin Yu appeared on the scene.

When Lin Yu received a call from the Cardinal asking him to recruit Gentleman Lei, Lin Yu did not expect that the Cardinal actually wanted to form a Big Three.

He immediately agreed.

Players like Gentleman Lei can play without the ball.

Although his defense is limited by his physical condition and cannot be said to be very good, his attitude is indeed impeccable.

And it is not impossible for Gentleman Lei to leave the Supersonics.

When he won the championship for the first time, Junzi Ray was already 33 years old. After playing for three teams, Junzi Ray finally realized his dream with the Celtics.

When Gentleman Lei recalled this experience, he regretted signing a five-year contract with the SuperSonics in 2005.

"I didn't know how signing this contract had anything to do with winning the championship. I thought winning the championship was a natural thing to do. I signed the contract and hoped they would give me the best chance to win."

"When I won championships with the Celtics and the Heat, I realized that we were just playing house with the SuperSonics."

"I loved that team and that city, but the team wasn't serious about winning a championship at that time."

"They didn't do a good job of putting us in a position to win a championship, and we lost players that helped us have playoff success in previous years."

From this we can see that Gentleman Lei is actually not very satisfied with the team management.

If the championship team Celtics extended an olive branch to Gentleman Ray.

Can the gentleman's thunder be blocked?
Lin Yu then called Jun Zilei.

Lin Yu's speech was very skillful. He first began by criticizing the management of the Supersonics.

"Ray, look at what the Sonics management did. If you had prepared a villain to deal with Bowen in the playoffs last year, would the team still have been harmed by him?"

"The Celtics were short of an outside shooter, so the management brought Sean in for me. But what about the management of the SuperSonics?"

"One championship is definitely not enough for the Celtics, come and build a dynasty with me, Ray!"

Lin Yu's words instantly made Jun Zi Lei's heart beat.

However, Junzi Lei did not give Lin Yu an accurate answer, but just said that he would consider it.

Although Lin Yu's recruitment was private, there is no wall that is impenetrable.

The news that the Celtics wanted to form a Big Three still spread.

After not getting an accurate answer from Gentleman Ray, the Cardinal began to ask other teams for prices.

After all, there are many outstanding players in the free market now, and Artest is a suitable candidate.

Artest, who is at the DPOY level, plus Lin Yu, Battier and others.

The Celtics are capable of building a defensive lineup that surpasses the Pistons' Big Five!

And Artest is taller than Tony after all.

The effects of the Death Five are definitely better too.

So the cardinal went straight to the big bird.

Although Bird is a Celtics legend, he has many grievances and hatreds with the Celtics.

And since everyone is in the East, Big Bird will naturally not go to "pose to the enemy".

Naturally, the deal fell through.

As for the news that the Celtics were looking for a trade, it was Bird who released it.

I guess we can only ask Big Bird about this!
The Celtics want to strengthen their roster with a third All-Star player!

After being revealed, it instantly became a hot topic on Meilijia.

(End of this chapter)