"What? You actually want to do this? Do you want us to become the laughing stock of the entire NBA?"
"It's so stupid... Couldn't they win the championship without that Chinese player? If that's the case, then it's better to trade them all away... What can we do if we keep these guys? ?They will just waste my money..."
After John Daniel explained his thoughts and the players' position, Mr. Locke, as the owner, became furious and slammed the table in his conference room and cursed.
As Locke's direct descendant and subordinate, Daniel didn't dare to say anything, he just stood there and suffered all this silently.
It wasn't until Mr. Locke became less angry that Daniel dared to stand up and continue speaking, "Mr. Locke, it's easy to trade them away, but your goal is to make money! If you want to make money in the NBA, you must build a championship-level team. ......."
"Look at the Golden State Warriors! They were like us, historically famous, but they were ignored for a long time...and then they built a general team. The championship team made hundreds of millions in just a few years..."
"For us, the current lineup is a good opportunity. As long as we win one or two more championships, we will have the opportunity to create a championship dynasty...The market value of the team at that time It will rise so much that you can’t believe it…”
Mr. Locke is not a fool. Listening to Daniel's description, he certainly knows what this means. However, he has always been a stubborn and stubborn person, and is not so popular in terms of temper and character, so even though he thinks Daniel is right, he still does not agree with Daniel's statement.
"No. I don't care."
"Get out of my office...I need some rest now!"
cried Mr. Locke angrily.
Although he still looked angry, his tone had softened a lot. Daniel, who knew his temperament, didn't say anything. He nodded and left the office. As soon as he left, he rushed to the team's high-level meeting room to officially hold a meeting.
"Mr. Locke will agree sooner or later!"
"So we have to move quickly... first trade Isaiah, and at the same time find a way to see if we can get Zhao back to the team... If all else fails, then Think of other ways to see if we can strengthen the team, at least to make up for the shortcomings in the lineup..."
Daniel's efficiency is quite high, and the management meeting was successfully held on the same day.
After discussions with several key figures in the department, the team officially made the decision to trade Thomas. At the same time, people from relevant departments also began to contact other teams privately to see which teams were willing to make deals.
Considering that he had negotiated with the Cavaliers before, Daniel personally took the initiative to contact the Cavaliers this time. He took the initiative to call the general manager of the Cavaliers, Kobe Altman.
When Altman learned about Daniel's purpose, he was stunned on the other end of the phone for a few seconds.
"Wang Defa?"
"John, are you kidding me? Do you know what this means? And there has never been such a precedent before! Are you making history?"
"Oh! God! I just can't understand it. You make me feel like we're playing a child's game... Man, this is the NBA! This is a deal..."
Hearing Altman say this, Daniel felt a little embarrassed.
Although everything was not his intention, it was indeed led by him.
"Kobe, I know this is outrageous, but I still want to ask, do you have any thoughts on trading Zhao? We can send Isaiah back! We can also give you the first-round pick... .Of course, if there are other conditions, they are not non-negotiable..."
Altman on the other end of the phone refused without even thinking.
"No. No way."
"Please, John, what are you thinking? You actually want to trade Isaiah for Zhao? Isaiah relies too much on the system, and neither the Cavaliers nor the Timberwolves can build a system around him, so we can't accommodate it. Get off him..."
"What's more, this guy is an unstable factor in the locker room. So, we finally sent him away, how could we possibly want him? Of course, it's not impossible for you to take Zhao back. If you can, you can take Lasse Russell Westbrook or James Harden, of course, Chris Paul is also good..."
"If you can find these people, we can definitely consider it..."
Altman himself on the other end of the phone couldn't help laughing.
Both of them knew that this was of course unrealistic.
Whether it's Westbrook, Harden, or Paul, these three people are not so easy to get. The first two are the core leaders of their respective teams. Paul is still working as Harden's assistant at this time, so it is simply impossible to trade them.
The cost of that would be unimaginable.
Thomas Jr. is not enough, and even if he adds a first-round pick, the opponent may not be willing to do so.
"Looks like you're not willing to let him go, right? Man."
Daniel's tone was a little helpless.
"certainly."
"Are you kidding? John, don't you know the value of Zhao? Now he has led us to 6 consecutive victories! This is when LeBron is on hiatus. If he comes back, as long as he and Zhao can smoothly integrate into the team system, Then we will only be stronger than before..."
"Speaking of which, we must thank you for your assists. If the Cavaliers can win the championship this year, then I will definitely give you a championship ring... John, you are definitely a contributor to the Cavaliers!"
"Actually, I have never understood why you would do such stupid things! Everyone can see that Zhao is valuable! At least his value has existed objectively in the past two years. It's just a minor injury. , and as a result, you gave up on your hero for winning the championship. This is simply stupid..."
Daniel couldn't stand listening anymore. The other party was mocking him like this. Although he was actually mocking his boss Locke, Daniel still didn't want to suffer the other party's ridicule.
So he quickly hung up the phone.
If the Cavaliers refuse to let him go, it may be impossible to get Zhao Feiyang back. The only chance is to wait until the end of the season, when Zhao Feiyang's contract ends. If the Timberwolves are willing to pay enough sincerity, they may still be able to invite him back.
Zhao Feiyang cannot come back, so how to use Thomas to maximize interests becomes a problem!
However, what Daniel never expected was that after asking around the relevant departments of the team, he miraculously discovered that no team wanted to take over Thomas, a hot potato.
