Hearing what Jenny Bass said, Min Congda's face showed the same surprised expression as hers.
But there was still a little bit of surprise in the surprise. He thought that his plan to strengthen the Western Conference had been completed without even having to take action himself?
If the Lakers get Chris Paul, the backcourt combination with Kobe Bryant will completely surpass Curry and Harden in terms of comprehensive strength, experience, and reputation.
The Lakers' backcourt problems that have been criticized will be perfectly solved, and the team's strength will be raised to a higher level. It can be said to be a wonderful rejuvenation operation.
In this way, the Clippers, who have just emerged, will be overshadowed by their big brother in the same city, the Lakers, in terms of popularity and strength.
For Min Congda, this is great news.
He quickly took out his phone and opened Twitter, and sure enough, the news on Twitter had gone viral.
The specific trading plan is for the Lakers, Rockets, and Hornets to complete a three-way transaction.
The Lakers got Chris Paul, the Rockets got Pau Gasol, and the Hornets got Odom, Kevin Martin, Scola and Aaron Brooks.
The Lakers sent away two of their top three high school players, Gasol and Odom, and got Paul, greatly increasing their strength.
Gasol performed very poorly in this year's playoffs and was humiliated by Blake Griffin's dunk in the first round.
In the semifinals, Nowitzki was even beaten. It was said that his poor performance was related to the end of his relationship. There were even rumors that there was an unclear relationship between his girlfriend and Lakers teammate Brown.
In short, judging from this year's playoffs, the 31-year-old Gasol is going downhill.
The Mavericks' subversive shooting attack and zone defense won the championship, as well as the league's fourth consecutive point guard pick, which all shows that the league is moving in the direction of speed and perimeter.
The Lakers relied on three high-level insiders to win the championship. This is already the last afterglow of the previous era.
The Lakers must make changes to take advantage of Kobe's last peak, and trading for Paul is an excellent choice.
The Hornets have gone through bankruptcy and are now in league trusteeship. They are distraught and are about to enter reconstruction.
Martin, Scola, Brooks, and Odom are all relatively capable players.
I can at least compete for the playoffs next season. If I can't compete, I'll just suck it up and try to get a good pick.
This is the case for all small teams that cannot retain superstars. They try their best to exchange for good resources and draft picks and start rebuilding.
Of course, at the end of the rebuilding process, the stars they cultivated may still not be retained, and they end up going to big cities, getting draft picks and rebuilding again, continuing the cycle.
The Houston Rockets are a team that wants to break out of this cycle.
Their team building ideas are different.
This year, Yao Ming's contract expired and he entered the free market. Many teams made offers for Yao Ming.
According to age, Yao Ming is only 31 years old. He has played in the league for 9 years and is in his peak period as an insider.
At this age, Olajuwon is just about to begin his two most glorious years.
Moreover, the huge Chinese market behind Yao Ming has made a lot of money for the Rockets in the past 9 years.
However, troubled by repeated injuries, Yao Ming took a break again after playing a few games this season.
He knew his career was over, and doctors told him that if he continued to play, he might have trouble walking for the rest of his life.
As a result, Yao Ming rejected all offers from teams and announced his retirement.
Yao Ming's retirement means the end of an era for the Rockets.
From a practical perspective, Yao Ming's departure did not leave any leverage for the Rockets.
It's impossible for the Rockets to trade him, they just free up salary space.
And the previous Tracy McGrady and Artest did not bring high-quality assets when they left the Rockets.
It can be said that the Rockets returned to before liberation overnight and became penniless and had nothing.
According to common sense, the Rockets should start to mess up in 2009 and strive for high draft picks to start rebuilding.
But their general manager Morey has a clear mind and is determined not to play badly. Instead, he uses a group of capable but insufficient players to hit the playoffs.
They have been on the edge of the playoffs for two consecutive seasons, with neither a high draft pick nor a playoff spot.
Then in the free market and trade market, we try to use these players with average strength and good statistics to replace them with strong players.
This is also a reconstruction idea. Obviously Morey is not confident in his high draft pick.
He prefers to trade for proven players rather than hoping for potential.
Although Pau Gasol's performance in the playoffs was unsatisfactory, he is a championship-level player after all.
31 years old is not too old, he is still in his prime, enough to support a team's inside line for three to five years.
With him as the core of the inside, the Rockets will try to slowly build a lineup. Morey is targeting Nuggets center Nene on the free market, hoping to get Nene and Gasol to form an inside partner.
It can only be said that Morey's ability to understand NBA trends is really worrying.
Min Congda looked at the trade plan and thought: "The Rockets are trying to take advantage of themselves. They gave away so many chips for Gasol. In the end, the one who will benefit the most is actually the Lakers. It's really hard for the Rockets, and they also made money by relying on Yao Ming." With so much money, it’s time to go back and find it.”
"Ms. Buss, congratulations to you. With strong support like Chris Paul, the Los Angeles Derby will be interesting again next season. But Ms. Buss, why didn't you participate in this deal? The management didn't notify you in advance. You?"
Min Congda was a little surprised that Jenny Buss didn't know about such a big event as Paul's trade in advance?
The news I learned through Twitter is really puzzling. It seems that the Lakers management team is not monolithic and they are all on guard against each other.
Jenny Bass had an embarrassed look on her face and said: "I have been focusing on the lockout recently, and Jim is mainly responsible for the transaction."
Jim Buss is the brother of Jenny Buss. After the elder Buss became ill, he and Jenny participated in team management together.
But the brother and sister have never been able to cope with each other.
Jenny participated in the operation and management of the Lakers with her father when she was very young.
As a child, Jim had little interest in basketball and wore a baseball cap all day long. When he grew up, he had no choice but to participate in Lakers affairs. Who makes him a son?
Old Buss is not dead yet. Once the old man dies, there will definitely be a fight for who has full control of the team.
Lakers general manager Kupchak stands with Jim Buss. Trading Paul is such a big move that it is a great achievement. Of course, Jenny Buss will not be informed in advance to let her step in to get a piece of the pie.
However, it was this lack of timely internal coordination and the sudden attack while Jenny Buss was in New York that cast a shadow over the deal.
Because the timing of this deal was really bad.
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