Chapter 70 Trading Resumes
Los Angeles.

After hanging up the phone with Angie.

Buss said with a hint of anger: "Do the Celtics really think Shaq can't be sold? Keep preparing for the trade. In short, don't trade Shaq to Boston."

Two pairs of OK combinations for one Lin Yu!
The Celtics are really asking for too much!
After saying this, old Buss left the general manager's office.

As soon as Buss left Staples Center, he was surrounded by reporters.

The summer trading market has not yet opened, and all transactions are rumors.

Reporters are eager to know, who will the Lakers choose to keep?
Faced with the reporters' cameras and cannons, old Bass actually didn't want to answer these questions at this time, and then showed his American humor in front of the media.

"I think people don't need to care about whether Kobe and Shaq stay or go, because they really don't have much value."

"Celtics General Manager Danny Ainge said that one Lin Yu can be traded for two Kobes and two Shaqs. Everyone should pay more attention to Lin Yu now. After all, he is the most valuable player in the NBA!"

One Lin Yu is equal to two OK combinations! ?
Now all the reporters have only one thought in their minds.

The Celtics are crazy!!!
then……

Ainge or the Celtics were ridiculed.

Even Barkley, who has always been optimistic about Lin Yu, started to make fun of him on the show.

"One OK combination can bring the Lakers three championships, and two OK combinations can bring six championships."

"It's not that I look down on Lin Yu, but I think this is too high for Lin Yu!"

"Not all players are Michael Jordan!"

As for other taunts, they are even more serious.

For example, "The Celtics must be crazy to hire Ainge as general manager!"

"Lin Yu is not the hope for the Celtics' revival, but the Celtics' biological father!"

"The cardinal was not as good to Lin Yu as he was to his own son."

Even though such a big disturbance was caused, Lin Yu didn't say much.

Because he knew very well that only strength could shatter all doubts!
On the evening of August 6th, 29:11.

Lin Yu and Dayao were both sitting in front of the computer at this time.

Yao Ming also asked curiously: "Dayu, the free market will open soon. Do you think there will be any big deals soon?"

"Brother Yao, are you looking forward to teaming up with McGrady? I saw media reports saying that the Rockets might get McGrady."

Even if Lin Yu is not a time traveler, he is not a fool at this time.

As a superstar, McGrady still has the right to choose his team.

According to the Houston Daily Mail, one of McGrady's expected next teams is the Rockets!

It's actually quite normal.

Although Yao Ming is only a sophomore player, he was selected to the third team last season.

The first-team center Shaq is already 32 years old, and the second-team center Ben has no offensive ability.

It is no exaggeration to say that Yao Ming, who is the center of the third team, is already regarded by the outside world as the No. 1 center in the future!
Although McGrady's future evaluation will not be as good as Kobe's.

But at this point in time, McGrady had just won two consecutive scoring titles, and many people overlooked one thing.

McGrady's defense will indeed be average in the future, but he is a player who started out as a defender.

It is no exaggeration to say that at this time, there is no difference between joining forces with Kobe and joining forces with McGrady in the eyes of outsiders.

Even because Kobe was not the scoring champion at that time, many people outside even believed that McGrady was stronger!

"It would be great if I could team up with McGrady!" Yao Ming also began to look forward to it.

Lin Yu didn't say much at this time.

Because at this moment, the Yao-McGrady combination definitely gives the outside world unlimited hope. The next OK combination is definitely not a joke!

While the two were chatting, it was already past 12 o'clock!
The trading market is officially open!
The first deal was Carlos Boozer joining the Jazz for 6 million over 6800 years!
After seeing this deal, Yao Ming was also very emotional: "Boozer, after all, went to the Jazz. Is loyalty so cheap now?"

This was the case during this period, and players highly valued one man, one city.

After all, it is a commercial league. Although Boozer is not kind, the players also need to make money.

Lin Yu didn't have any other opinion about this "currently the biggest traitor in the NBA".

At most, people can say that Boozer is not a kind person.

But, making money is not a bad thing.

As a sophomore, Boozer averaged 15.5 points and 11.4 rebounds per game, shooting 52.3%.

This history helped the Cavaliers reach the playoffs, although they were defeated by the Pacers in the first round.

But the combination of James and Boozer also gave the Cavaliers management a lot of imagination.

Before the start of the third season, the Cavaliers held the team option for the final year of his rookie contract, worth $70.

This means that the Cavaliers could have kept the cheap and beautiful Boozer to play out the last season of his rookie contract.

Considering the team's future salary situation, the Cavaliers are willing to make some concessions in exchange for Boozer's long-term stay, which can also be regarded as allowing Boozer to get out of poverty and become rich ahead of time.

After the team management contacted Boozer, the two sides reached a verbal agreement, with the Cavaliers first giving up the team option and then Boozer accepting a six-year, $6 million contract extension.

After the Cavaliers declined their team option, Boozer was out of contact for three days.

Two days later, the Cavaliers learned the news that the Jazz offered a six-year, $6 million contract, and Boozer said he would join the Jazz.

Before the Arenas clause came into being, the Cavaliers did not have Boozer's Bird Rights and were unable to match the offer, and ultimately had to watch Boozer sign with the Jazz.

This is what happened, but Lin Yu really didn't think it was a big deal.

He has seen more exciting things in the future...

While Dayao was lamenting that loyalty was worthless, the transactions on his computer were refreshed again.

"Hey! Dayu is trading for the Celtics this time."

When Lin Yu heard that it was a deal with the Celtics, he also became interested.

Then Lin Yu saw a big three-party deal.

Cleveland Cavaliers sent: Tony Battie, 2005 and 2007 second-round draft picks and a $500 million trade exception.

Orlando Magic sent out: Drew Gooden, Anderson Varejao and Steven Hunter.

Boston Celtics send out: Leif LaFrentz

The Orlando Magic received: Tony Battie and two second-round draft picks from the Cavaliers in 2005 and 2007.

Boston Celtics receive: Drew Gooden and a $500 million trade exception.

Cleveland Cavaliers Receive: Reeve LaFrentz, Anderson Varejao and Steven Hunter
Many old fans are actually familiar with the player Leif LaFrentz.

LaFrentz transferred from the Nuggets to the Mavericks, became teammates with Daryl Morey, and was the main competitor at the power forward position.

Because the two have very similar styles, they are both tall and good at long-range three-pointers.

Dazhi doesn't have much advantage in the competition.

In the end, Dazhi, Najera and others were squeezed to the bench by LaFrentz.

Last season, due to injuries, LaFrentz played in only 17 games.

But you have to know that his average annual salary will still be tens of millions in the next five years!
It was precisely because of the bad contract, coupled with the fact that the Celtics had already brought in Okur, who became a free agent, for Lin Yu.

LaFrentz is not very valuable to the Celtics.

(End of this chapter)