Anthony the Reborn

Chapter 151 164 Palms Trading Deadline
January 2003, 1, this is a very special day, his special lies in two things.

The first thing is that the NBA full-name voting will end in two days, and at this time the All-Star vote champion has been basically determined, within everyone's expectations, but outside everyone's original predictions, Cameron Anthony, a player who has only been in the league for half a season, surpassed No.2 McGrady by nearly 20 votes. It is a certainty that he will be elected as the All-Star in 2003.

The second thing is that today is the NBA trade deadline. After 24:[-] tonight, all teams will not be able to make trades before the end of this season.

This day is a very meaningful day for the general managers of each team, because many transactions will be completed today, and many transactions that are still hesitant will have their final results with the arrival of the final moment of the transaction deadline .

The general manager's office of the Nuggets is also full of people at this time. Vandeweghe is holding a phone to communicate with other team general managers. Sitting on the sofa next to him waiting for the trade deadline to come.

After talking with the other party on the phone for a while, Vandeweghe put down the phone helplessly.

As soon as Vandeweghe put down his phone, Kronko couldn't wait to go up to him and asked, "How is it, what did Cuban say?"

Vandeweghe shook his head helplessly, and said, "Old Nelson refuses to agree. Although Cuban is willing, he doesn't want to disrupt the balance of the team."

"This damned old Nelson! He doesn't know how hard it was for us to get this first-round pick!" Kroenko said angrily. He spent a lot of money in order to get Nash in the trade. Wall went to trade the Wizards' first-round pick, which was basically a lottery pick, but he was rejected in the end!
Vandeweghe also said with annoyed expression: "I'm afraid old Nelson won't agree. We won't be able to trade even the best first-round pick. That old guy is determined to keep Nash. Look at his stubborn attitude. I even wonder if Nash can be signed during the offseason, after all, he and Steve can be sensible mentors..."

"Damn it!" Kronko punched the sofa angrily. Fortunately, it was soft, so he didn't feel the pain.

Vandeweghe saw Kroenko go crazy, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

At this moment, the landline on the desk rang again.

Vandeweghe walked to the table and picked up the phone. A smile appeared on his face the moment he picked up the phone.

Kroenko saw that Vandeweghe was answering the phone again, and looked at him expectantly, thinking it was Cuban who called back again, and his glasses never moved away.

After a while, Vandeweghe put down the phone with a smile, feeling extremely happy.

As soon as Vandeweghe put down the phone, Kroenko couldn't wait to ask: "What? Did Cuban change his mind?"

Vandeweghe was going to report the good news to Kronko, but he was taken aback when he heard what he said, then shook his head with a wry smile.

Kronko's smiling face froze suddenly, and he couldn't help scolding Vandeweghe in his heart, isn't it, you are so young, you are sick!
Vandeweghe saw that Kroenko's face was not very good, so he hurriedly told the good news he got just now: "Elton's agent called me just now, and he said that if we get Jason in today's trade , He can convince the management to let the Clippers trade Elton over!"

"So..." Kroenke shook his head in disappointment, and finally said with a wry smile, "That can't be helped, you should contact Jason."

Vandeweghe was still thinking about how to persuade Kroenke, and he had already figured it out in his heart, but he did not expect to agree so soon. It seems that not being able to trade Nash was a bit of a blow to his heart, but now he is in the heart They were all thinking about the scene where Brand joined, so they didn't care too much, and then called the Grizzlies general manager West.

The general managers were really busy today, so he called three times before he got through.

"Hey, Jerry, the boss just agreed to the deal I told you about!" Vandeweghe said as soon as he opened his mouth. Just yesterday, they had reached an agreement on the trading plan, using Wallace and Boykins to trade. Jason.

"Kiki? What deal?" As soon as the phone was connected, West's doubtful voice came.

When Vandeweghe heard West's voice, his face suddenly became a little uncomfortable. When West was negotiating a deal with him yesterday, his original bargaining chips were Boykins, White and the second-round pick, and then they were grinding. Go, West asked to change the plan to Boykins and Wallace. Vandeweghe felt a bit at a loss, so he finally delayed. I didn't expect that old boy West to pretend to be confused at this moment. Now Nash The deal went bankrupt, and if Brand couldn't get it done, I'm afraid Kroenko would really get mad.

"Jason's deal was agreed yesterday." Vandeweghe said patiently.

West heard what Vandeweghe said, and suddenly realized: "Oh, Jason's deal, by the way, what was the last plan we discussed yesterday?"

When Vandeweghe heard that West was still pretending to be confused, he knew that he must have received a higher offer. At the same time, he was a little annoyed. At the same time, Jason's performance is not good now, and he must not be worth such a big deal. Yes, but now anyone with a discerning eye knows that if you get Jason in the trade, you will most likely get Brand, so he still said patiently: "We agreed yesterday, you will get Jason, and I will get Boye." Kings and Gerrard."

West let out an "oh", as if he just remembered, and then said, "I feel like I'm still at a disadvantage in that deal~"

Hearing West's slow voice, Vandeweghe was suddenly out of breath. This is obviously a loss for the Nuggets. If it is a loss for the Grizzlies, then there is really no good deal in this world.

Vandeweghe said patiently, "Then what do you want?"

When West heard that Vandeweghe had changed his words, he immediately laughed a few times, as if he had succeeded in a trick, and then said: "I am more interested in Andre Gargerard's plan now."

"Crap!" Hearing West's words, Vandeweghe cursed silently in his heart. He couldn't get angry now, Miller and Wallace, thanks to West's opening, if the chips were added For the draft pick, I am afraid that Gasol can be traded here. This is simply a big mouth for the lion.

Hearing that Vandeweghe didn't speak, West then said again: "How about it, Kiki, what do you think of this plan?"

Vandeweghe looked up at Kroenko at this time. Although the latter was a little listless, his eyes were still focused on him. If he hung up the phone now, he might really be doomed.

Patience, Vandeweghe continued: "This trading plan is a bit too unrealistic. To be honest, if you trade with me, I will agree, but Jason..."

After hearing Vandeweghe's answer, West said with a slight threat: "Then our deal fell through?"

Hearing what West said, Vandeweghe was taken aback for a moment, but when he heard that the phone on the other side was not hung up, he knew that he had to negotiate a price. After calling West a "bastard" in his heart, he said calmly: "Jay Here, you come up with a more sincere trading plan, you and I both know that the plan you just made is impossible."

West was silent for a while, as if hesitating, and then said: "How about Miller's second-round pick?"

Vandeweghe frowned again, West really has no morals at all, the Nuggets are going to lose money to his grandma's house if Andre only changes Jason what!

Vandeweghe took a deep breath, and then said: "How about this, I have Miller on my side, and Jason Garbosey or Battier on your side, you see?"

"Do you think it's possible?" West replied decisively.

"Then do you think your plan is possible? Let alone the second-round pick, do you think it's possible to replace Jason with Andre alone?" Vandeweghe asked rhetorically, that's how things like trades are, when it's time to make concessions, you shouldn't. When you make a concession, you must never give in.

There was a silence on West's side.

Vandeweghe continued: "Come out with a sincere plan. You know that today's time is limited. If we grind around without sincerity, we will only waste each other's time."

West was silent for a while, and then said: "Okay, let's take a step back from each other. I know that you want Jason, and you know that I want Andre. Look at this, we Take a step back, I know that Gerrard is a big trouble on your side now, originally, after Nene returns from injury, his days on your side will basically come to an end."

Vandeweghe heard what West said, and it is indeed true. With the comeback of Wang Zhizhi and Nene, his existence is indeed more embarrassing. It is okay to say that he had a positive attitude towards the game, but now he has such a negative attitude. The value of the transaction It did drop quite a bit.

Vandeweghe took the words and said, "Speak, I'll listen..."

West went on to say: "Then I won't beat around the bush, how about this, I have Jason Battier or James Posey on my side, and Andre and Gerrard on your side, how about it? "

"It's so dark!" Vandeweghe couldn't help cursing in his heart, but this bargaining chip is more reasonable than before.

Vandeweghe hesitated a little, took out the Grizzlies roster to look at, shook his head helplessly, and finally said: "The plan is similar, but you have to add a second-round pick, the second-round pick you just traded from Chicago draft pick."

West hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Deal!"

(End of this chapter)