Xu Xin didn't get carried away just because the other party praised him a few words. Instead, he turned the topic to the veteran.
There is a reason why he said this. Now the entire league knows that Xu Xin has a way of looking at people. Several transactions and signed players will be questioned at first, but as they are discovered, they are all treasures.
This makes Xu Xin afraid to name who he wants as soon as he comes up. After that, the other party will definitely raise the price.
"But it is not enough for the team to only have one veteran, Garnett. I called today to ask about the possibility of trading Jermaine O'Neal."
Xu Xin said.
"Little O'Neal is a very important player for our team. You know, the Suns now have many young talents inside, and O'Neal has given them a lot of help."
Blanks said seriously.
Young talent? a lot of? I believed your lies.
Xu Xin secretly cursed.
"Mr. Blanks, I have a different view on this point. Your team now has a surplus of interior players. Gortat and Scola are at the peak of their careers and firmly occupy the starting position.
Beasley and Morris are very talented, but they only played 20 minutes, which is too little. If O'Neal comes to our team, they will get more playing opportunities. "
Xu Xin said.
"Manager Xu, that's not the case. O'Neal is personally demonstrating and teaching them how to play."
Blanks said.
"Well, in that case, excuse me."
Xu Xincai doesn't believe this. He just wants to take advantage of the opportunity to raise the price. I won't accept this, let's see how you perform.
"No, no, no, Manager Xu misunderstood me. You can sell O'Neal, but you have to pay more."
When Blanks heard that Xu Xin was about to hang up the phone, he thought that Xu Xin had bluffed him into not wanting to buy, so he quickly said what he meant. This is not possible. Can he let him run away with the fat sheep?
Xu Xin sighed and said:
"I really want to get O'Neal, his experience is a huge addition to the team, and he and Garnett were teammates in the Celtics, and the two have a good relationship.
But, you know, the Rockets only have one young talent in Motiejunas. There is no need for me to pay a big price to acquire O'Neal in order to train him.
Instead of doing this, I might as well change to a veteran outside player. After all, the team has more young talents at forward and back. "
Xu Xin's words were very sincere and his thinking was very clear, and Blanks also agreed with it.
"It's not as good as this. Motel will be replaced by O'Neal, and you don't have to train him. The Rockets have done so well this season and are now ranked third in the Western Conference. I will take it as a loss and give you an immediate fighting force."
Blanks said with feigned sincerity.
As soon as these words came out, Xu Xin couldn't stand it anymore. No, buddy, are you really stupid or are you pretending to be stupid? A Xiao Ou who is about to retire will replace me as a Dadongshan star?
Really, I don’t even want to lose my face.
Xu Xin cursed in his heart, but said politely:
"That won't work. Motiejunas is a potential new star that I'm optimistic about. You can also see that he has gained a lot of playing time this season. In recent times, he has made great progress in shooting and support."
Xu Xin patiently explained that he said so much just to show the value of Motel.
After hearing this, Blanks further clarified his judgment. During this period, he has been paying attention to Motiejunas's performance. He can play at the fourth position or the fifth position. His offense is not weak and his defense is not weak. Lankes liked it very much.
The team now has two good inside players, but neither of them can play center. Markieff Morris is a pure four, and Michael Beasley can be three or four. The team just lacks a Motel.
"No, Motel's value is obviously higher than that of O'Neal. I haven't become a regular player yet, so I can't lose my job because of this loss-making deal."
Xu Xin didn't say anything about Motel not being for sale. No one would believe it. Instead, he took a different approach and found a reason that Blanks could relate to.
"In that case, I'll help you deal with a garbage contract."
"Then the salary doesn't match."
"Then you choose another substitute player from our team."
Blanks said.
"Add another first-round pick."
Xu Xin said.
"No, first-round swaps are okay."
Blanks bargained.
"make a deal."
Xu Xin then pretended to check the Suns' player list.
"Add a Shannon Brown."
Xu Xin said.
"No, he is our important rotation, you choose a striker."
Blanks refused.
"Wesley Johnson?"
Xu Xin said another name.
"No, he is also an important rotation for us."
Blanks refused again. He now suspected that Xu Xin was deliberately picking on him.
"Then what to choose? I can't choose."
Xu Xin said pretending to be helpless.
"Look again, there are so many players, why can't you choose one?"
Blanks said.
"Then PJ Tucker. There is an old saying in China that only three things come true. You can't refuse this anymore."
Xu Xin puts pressure on Blanks.
"Okay, I agree."
Blanks said.
"Then I choose Royce White."
Blanks chose the person he wanted, but he actually had his own thoughts.
Royce White is not considered a junk contract, because the contract value is only 1.65 million, and his problem is not in ability. If he can get better through psychological counseling, his future will be limitless.
Blanks has begun to imagine that he is being praised by the media, turning stones into gold, and turning waste into treasure.
"Okay, that's it."
Xu Xin agreed happily and thought to himself:
You are really good at choosing. If you choose to fall back, you will know how much of a headache it is when you join your team. I was thinking about how to deal with his contract, and I was afraid that he would also need draft picks by then, but I didn't expect that there would be people clamoring for it.
The two sides then discussed the year of the first round of swaps.
Finally, the specific plan was finalized and the alliance application was submitted.
After the discussion with Blanks, Xu Xin called the Bucks and Hawks, but the general managers of the two teams refused to sell Dunleavy and Korver, even though Xu Xin offered Delfino and a first-rounder.
Especially Bucks general manager Hammond. The last time he wanted to buy back Patterson, his performance was unsatisfactory and did not reach the level of the Rockets.
This made him wonder whether Delfino would suffer the same decline in data as Patterson.
In this regard, Xu Xin patiently explained to Hammond that it was actually no secret that Patterson's instruction manual was revealed.
If you want to bring out Patterson's full strength, you need to pair him with a defender who is good at pick-and-roll. This defender not only has excellent offensive ability, but also has excellent ball-conducting ability.
After hearing this, Hammond thought about it carefully for a while, and found that this was indeed the case. But the kind of combo guard Xu Xin mentioned is hard to find and is a rare species in the league.
