One of the downsides of leaving get off work early is that there’s not much to do.
In 2009, in the United States, Min Congda really couldn't find any leisure and entertainment projects that suited him.
Playing games? Min Congda is really not interested in the 2009 game. See a movie? Same as before, I have seen it all.
With no relatives or friends, the system told Min Congda that he and his family did not exist in this time and space.
As for the time and space in 2022, if he doesn't have to worry about it, Min Congda will naturally not worry about it.
More importantly, he has no money!
So he was horrified to find that the only thing he could do after returning to his apartment after get off work was to work overtime and read materials.
"Holy crap, what's the difference between this and before I traveled through time?"
If you think about it carefully, there is still a difference. Before time travel, he was working for the leader, and he was too busy transferring money around to get very little.
Now he works more for himself and can direct a group of people to work for him.
"In order to better complete this job, it is necessary for me to have a deeper understanding of team operations and work."
Min Congda took out the player transaction report Olshey gave him and cooperated with the Internet to search for relevant information to begin to understand the transaction.
He originally came from a financial background and quickly understood what NBA player trading was all about.
Players, as part of player assets, can be exchanged between teams as long as certain trading rules are met.
Once the two teams reach an agreement and are approved by the league office, the transaction can be established. Players who are still playing in Los Angeles today may be wearing the jersey of the New York team tomorrow.
In most cases, players have no control over whether they are traded or to which city or team they are traded to.
"As expected of a capitalist country, players here are also an asset and can be traded at a clearly marked price."
"From a certain point of view, the draft is almost the same as the slave owners of the southern plantations participating in the slave auction?"
Min Congda had some dangerous ideas in his mind. Fortunately, he just thought about it. If he said it publicly, his career as a general manager would be over, and the whole book would be over.
The trading plan Olshey submitted this time was actually drawn up before the draft.
They want to trade away the team's power forward Zach Randolph in order to make room for the new No. 1 pick Griffin to grow.
Although Min Congda chose Curry instead, the management headed by Olshey still hopes to trade Randolph because Randolph is a player with so many problems.
When he was playing for the Trail Blazers, Randolph was a member of the notorious "Jailblazers" at the time. He had conflicts with teammates in the locker room, drove under the influence, and was imprisoned for assaulting others. It can be said that he had a lot of bad records.
The performance on the court is also very bad. He focuses on scoring points, does not defend, does not participate in the team's collective offense, and has no sense of belonging to the team.
For such a player, the Clippers' trade is just a transitional one, and it is impossible to keep him and train him properly.
For the future of the team, it is better to send away such a toxic player as soon as possible.
Three trading plans were formulated, the first one was the previously decided trade with the Grizzlies.
The Grizzlies value Randolph very much, and the Clippers are eager to send him away. They are willing to trade him for Quentin Richardson.
However, the Grizzlies picked up Griffin in the draft, so they are not that willing to Randolph.
The second is to trade with the Kings. They are both bad teams and the Kings need an inside scorer.
Their trading chip is bald insider Gooden, plus some cash compensation.
The third option is the Washington Wizards, a bad team in the Eastern Conference. The Wizards are willing to trade Antawn Jamison for Randolph.
Anyway, they are all power forwards who can't defend but can only score. They can move the dead and move the living. Maybe there will be a miracle in exchange?
Min Congda doesn't know any of the players in these trading plans! But he understands the concept of player trades.
"Player trading is just like buying and selling stocks. If someone buys it, someone will sell it. Those who buy it believe it will rise, and those who sell it believe it will fall."
"The reason why the Clippers management wanted to sell Randolph must be because they felt that this person was not good enough and was going to decline. Then the person he exchanged for him would play better and be more suitable for the team. Of course, the other party was the other way around. You think about it, after all, moving the tree will kill the person and move the person alive..."
"Since the Clippers think this guy named Randolph is not good, theoretically I should keep him and help me mess it up. But the management level of the Clippers team is probably not very good. What if they make a mistake?"
"Hmm... No, I still have to do some research myself."
Employees are not allowed to work overtime at the headquarters, but they work overtime to read materials when they return to the apartment. This spirit is really admirable.
But Min Congda knows nothing about how to judge a player's level and future development.
It is impossible for him to make up for this lesson in a short period of time. His understanding of basketball is quite superficial.
After checking the information for a while, Min Congda had no clue. Suddenly, he had an idea and remembered the "Goupu.com" mentioned by the owner of the tea restaurant in the morning. The owner said it was a good basketball forum.
"Yes, I can join the forum and see what the fans on the forum say."
"Although fans' evaluations are not necessarily professional, many so-called experts are not as good as fans."
"Yes, check out the basketball forum!"
Min Congda appeared on the 2009 Goupu Basketball Forum, which read: Probably the best basketball forum.
"Heh, quite modest."
After entering the forum, start using the search function to search for information related to Randolph.
A search revealed that there are quite a few, including posts, discussions, and columns.
What particularly satisfies Min Congda is that the forum has a "Translation Team" column that will translate professional football commentary articles from the United States.
This is really good news for Min Congda who has difficulty reading English. It is a very good column.
After checking some posts and discussions, Min Congda discovered that Randolph's reputation was not good among fans.
"A cancer on the team."
"Defend the Black Hole."
"Bad boy on the court."
"Data brush."
These are all labels on him.
In particular, there was a very famous basketball columnist named Mr. Zhang who wrote many columns to evaluate Randolph. The content was so wonderful that he nicknamed Randolph "Bad Tofu".
"Randolph's defensive level is still good. He can contribute one block every week!"
"One day Randolph suddenly said to the coach: Coach, my aunt passed away and I want to go to the funeral.
The coach said: OK, you go.
Two days later, the media asked him at a press conference: Was your aunt's funeral held in a nightclub? "
"...Deserves to be more successful. This player has the size of a shark, Bosh's face-to-basket offensive skills, Baron Davis's range and bravery, and Derrick Coleman's post-up and versatility."
The four people exchanged glances. Olshey smiled.
But... of course, you know, this player also has some problems, such as Shark's laziness, Baron Davis's hasty shots, Bosh's defensive laziness, and Coleman's love of nightclubs... I Let me show him to you now...
One minute later————
Mike Dunleavy, Thomas, and Walsh shouted in unison:
Zach Randolph! "
Min Congda seemed to understand these jokes, because he didn't understand some of them, but he also found them quite funny.
Through these articles, he had a general understanding of Zach Randolph's habits. In short, he was a dissolute man who didn't play well.
No wonder he is traded back and forth between different teams. No matter how talented he is, it doesn't matter if he has bad work habits and a bad personality.
But wouldn't it be a natural fit for such a player to fail in a team?
Individualism and lack of unity on the field, and sabotage off the field, ruining the atmosphere in the locker room.
At that time, there were some conflicts with the young players, and the team atmosphere was in a mess.
You will definitely lose and keep losing, perfect!
"Very good, then it's decided, I'll keep this piece of rotten tofu!"
