Chapter 80 Xiaoao and Lewis get it
In Jiang Dongbing's office, Stewart rushed in in a blazing manner.
He is now very anxious about Rahim's transaction, because if it continues to drag on, it is likely to affect Rahim's value.
"Stuart, is there any news from the Trail Blazers?" Jiang Dongbing couldn't help asking curiously when he saw Stewart in a hurry.
Stewart nodded quickly, "There is news. They have brought supersonics and are preparing for a three-party transaction for three companies."
"But they were not willing to hand over Bunch Wells, but gave another plan."
Jiang Dongbing nodded. It was normal for the Trail Blazers to be unwilling to give it to Bangqi. After all, Bangqi is still in the rookie season and the ranking is not low. Maybe the Trail Blazers still want to observe Bangqi Wells again.
Since the Trail Blazers are unwilling to give Bangqi, Jiang Dongbing doesn't force it. Anyway, Bangqi Wells is not that strong either. As long as the Trail Blazers are willing to give Xiao Ao, it's fine.
How strong is Jermaine O'Neal? At its peak, he was known as the Eastern Duncan. He was not a poor version of Duncan, nor was he a mini Duncan, but Duncan in the Eastern Duncan.
The two players O'O and Duncan are extremely similar, with 211 cm tall, both of which are traditional No. 4 players and sometimes they also play guest-game centers at No. 5.
The difference is that Duncan's peak period was extremely long, while O's peak period was only three or four seasons, which was a flash in the pan.
However, if Xiao Ao can be in his own hands, Jiang Dongbing is confident that Xiao Ao's peak period will arrive early and become one of the top four players in the league.
"Tell me, Stewart, what is their trading plan?" Jiang Dongbing asked in a deep voice.
"We sent out Raheem and then got Jermaine O'Neal from the Trail Blazers, their first round picks for the next year, and the Supersonics' first round picks for the next year plus the second round pick for the year Rashad Lewis."
"Jiang, what do you think of this plan? I think the price they offered is too small." Stewart seemed not very satisfied with the offer.
At first glance, Stewart is right, the Grizzlies gained too few chips in this deal.
It seems that Rahim has two first-round picks and two new players, which seems quite attractive, but in Stewart's opinion, these chips are somewhat unusable.
Judging from the current record, both the Trail Blazers and the Supersonics are likely to be able to enter the playoffs this year. Needless to say, the Trail Blazers are just a piece of cake to enter the playoffs.
As long as the Supersonics don't have any big problems, the problem of entering the playoffs is not very big. Moreover, in this three-party transaction, Rahim is going to the Supersonics, which will definitely make the Supersonics' strength higher.
The first round picks of the two playoff teams are naturally not much higher. A record like the Trail Blazers is likely to have the first round picks of the 25th pick.
The draft pick at the bottom of the first round is sometimes not as valuable as the draft pick at the top of the second round!
The main reason is that the first round pick needs to sign a standard contract. Even if the players play badly, the team has to pay according to the contract. For the second round pick, the contract they sign is relatively free. The team can sign a contract with a shorter year. Once the players perform poorly, they can stop the loss immediately.
So these two first round picks are not very valuable.
As for O'O and Lewis, their value is not very good. Although O'O's draft was 17th in the first round in 1996, Lewis was just a second round pick.
Since the start of the Supersonics, Lewis has only played for seven minutes in six games, and he is completely an outsider.
It’s no wonder Stewart is not very satisfied with the price code for two players and two first-round picks with little value.
However, Jiang Dongbing's eyes shone. Xiao Ao's extreme potential must be very strong. There is no doubt about this. Lewis' extreme potential must be not weak, at least stronger than Bonchi Wells.
After all, Lewis is also a player who can compete with Nowitzki for three-pointers, and this deal is completely feasible!
However, although Lewis' three-pointer ability is not inferior to Nowitzki, there are still quite a difference between the two on the offensive end.
Nowitzki relies on his own to be independent and has independent offensive ability. He does not need his teammates to help him open up space. Lewis does not have such ability, and he is more like a cold gunner.
"I think the trading plan for Stewart, Trail Blazers and Supersonics is feasible!"
"If you can get more chips, you can continue to talk to them, but I want them both Jermaine O'Neal and Rashad Lewis!" Jiang Dongbing said solemnly.
He was afraid that Stewart would not realize the value of these two players, so his tone was extremely serious.
The Grizzlies are now extremely short of inside players. There are only three Grizzlies who can be called inside players now, namely Miller, Rahim and Thorpe.
Thorpe is now at his age and can only play twenty minutes per game, which leads to Jiang Dongbing not having enough inside players to use.
And if it were exchanged for O'O and Lewis, the inside would be almost enough.
O'O can play in the fourth and fifth positions. When Miller is not on the court, O'O can completely get O'O's center position, while Lewis replaces Raheem's original position.
Lewis and Rahim are both typical No. 4 players with strong offense and weak defense. However, in Jiang Dongbing's view, Lewis' offense is obviously stronger than Rahim. After Lewis is trained, the offensive firepower of this Grizzlies will become extremely amazing.
So far this season, I have only played seven games, but in this short period of time, the Grizzlies' lineup has undergone earth-shaking changes.
From Rahim who was originally in the team who could play, to the current general, Jiang Dongbing even felt that the Grizzlies had hope of making great achievements in the playoffs this season.
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A day later, news came from Stewart that the other party was willing to give a second round pick at most, which was their final bottom line.
Jiang Dongbing said that this price is completely acceptable, after all, giving more and less is a waste of money.
Not to mention anything else, Rahim's single swap for O'O, the Grizzlies made a lot of money, not to mention getting Lewis and three draft picks in vain.
Now that the transaction plan has been decided, it is time to inform Rahim next.
Jiang Dongbing must be unwilling to do such offending things, so he could only let Stewart do it.
In fact, to be honest, Rahim is innocent enough. He fought well with the Grizzlies and traded it out directly.
Chapter completed!