Chapter 556 Farewell to the Cannon!(2/2)
And in this regard, the Clippers have a very advantage.
Seriously, the Clippers are not the best in every aspect of the three teams that Xiao Cannons chose.
The team is not as strong as Boston in terms of strength.
The team is not as good as the Knicks in terms of city.
In terms of foundation, he ranks last, without any foundation, just like a blank paper.
However, although it is not good in all aspects, it seems that there are no fatal shortcomings.
Let’s talk about strength. This team is not strong, but it is not as chaotic as the Knicks. Under Brand’s leadership, he has recently entered the playoffs and has a certain strength base.
It’s okay to say that this city is not as good as New York, but this is also Los Angeles, second only to New York.
As for poor background, this may not be a disadvantage. Without foundation, it means that there are not so many messy factions and celebrities. Let’s put it that way, in teams like the Knicks and the Celtics, active players need to learn to be young wives. There will always be celebrities coming out to teach you a lesson like mother-in-law, and you can’t talk back.
And in the Clippers, there is no such trouble. No matter how bad he leads the Clippers, no one will say about him. This is great.
If he was in the Knicks and the Celtics, if he didn't make the playoffs in two seasons, he would be criticized for his life.
And in the East, with the current competitive strength of the East, where is the playoffs so easy to enter?
In the end, Xiao Pao thought about the problem very thoroughly and clearly after less than a day.
After all, Xiao Pao is really not a very stupid person. On the contrary, Xiao Pao is a very smart person.
In all aspects, the Clippers are the best choice for him now.
As for the Clippers, the Clippers are a team that does not aim to compete for the championship. If you go to the Clippers, don’t think about the championship.
Man, Xiao Pao left the Bobcat and did not regard the championship as his highest pursuit.
It's not without a championship.
Since Xiaopao chose the Clippers, the problem is very simple. The Clippers are the team that pursues Xiaopao the most diligent.
After the Bobcats told the Clippers about their needs, the Clippers themselves had already tried their best to exchange chips.
In fact, the Clippers were already stepping up their bargaining chips when they were trying to trade Xiao Cannon.
Because Xiao Pao is a rookie contract player and his salary is limited, this makes the Clippers not only not at a disadvantage when trading, but also at an advantage.
After all, other teams have more or less non-selling products, but the Clippers and the entire team do not have non-selling products.
Including the team's boss Brand.
The Clippers are so hard at pursuing Xiao Cannon, just to rebuild the team with Xiao Cannon as the core.
Soon, the Bobcats received a offer from the Clippers.
One was from the Clippers' first-round unprotected draft pick in 2008, the other was from the 76ers' first-round top five protected draft pick in 2008, and this year's lottery pick Al Thorton.
This offer is actually quite sincere. I won’t mention the two first-round draft picks, it must be Lotto, and it is the top draft picks in Lotto.
The Clippers and the Sixers don't seem to be able to make the playoffs this season, and they will be ranked very low.
In addition, Al Thorton's lottery show this year has great potential. This 2.03-meter small forward can average 28 minutes per game this season, average 13 points and 5 rebounds per game, and has a shooting percentage of 43%. Kevin Durant, the number one, is very good.
According to the strength and potential shown by Al Thorton this season, there is no problem with his value changing to a lottery pick, and many people will rush to ask for it.
You know, since Chen Xiao, Xiao Zhan and Durant played one after another, forward players like Al Thorton who are tall, hold balls and shoot and are very popular.
In this 2007 draft year, although Sauton was not as good as the two rookies Durant and Oden, he was also the second place below the two, and he was the same as Conley, Horford, Jeff Green, and Noah.
By the way, Curry is 1.5.
Using such a player with All-Star potential in the future plus two top lotto signs to trade cannons is the greatest sincerity that the Clippers can take out.
After all, for the first round draft pick of the 76ers, the Clippers even traded their own boss Brand.
However, seeing the name Al Thorton, neither Jordan nor Chen Xiao agreed. It was not that he disagreed with the Clippers' bargaining chips, but that the Bobcats did not need Thorton.
Sauton is an excellent young player, but the Bobcats' small forwards are actually enough.
Granger and Thorton have similar styles and are better than Thorton in all aspects.
Bathir can do things that Granger can't do.
If Granger and Bathir can't do anything, can't Chen Xiao still make a guest appearance?
The thickest lineup of the Bobcats is the small forward position.
When Thorton came to the Bobcats, he could only be a substitute, and had no strategic value.
Of course, Chen Xiao and the Bobcats don't want Sauton, which doesn't mean that others don't want Sauton, such as the Wizards.
After getting news from Jordan that the Clippers were interested in trading Thorton, the Wizards took action immediately.
In the end, the Clippers and Wizards quickly completed the deal, and the Wizards sent the team's top three first round protection draft picks in 2008 to the Clippers.
On the same day, the Bobcats and the Clippers also completed the transaction about the cannon.
The Clippers used their team's unprotected first-round draft picks in 2008 and the top five first-round protections from the 76ers, the top three first-round protections from the Wizards' first-round protections in 2008 plus the team's No. 5 pick in 2004 Livingston exchanged the chips for the Bobcats' No. 4 pick in 2004, All-Star player Chris Paul.
At this point, Chris Paul, a deal that attracted almost half of the alliance, ended.
After Xiaopao’s transaction was completed, almost the same title was put on in the public opinion throughout the United States.
"Defending champion, dismemberment!"
And when public opinion across the United States is crazy about the declining bobcats.
In Los Angeles, Livingston received a call from the team, looking sad.
He doesn't think the Bobcat will ask him for a broken leg, he just used it to balance the salary space in this transaction.
"Is my NBA career coming to an end?"
In 2004, he was fifth and Paul was fourth, only one away, but the future was very different.
He couldn't help but sigh.
Chapter completed!