"Fortunately, I didn't have any trouble flying!"

Liu Mang is very cautious now, his energy is quite concentrated, he is afraid of bad luck!

No, when I first arrived at the hotel, the other teammates' rooms were completely fine. Only Liu Mang's room had an access control battery that was out of power...

I changed the room and it hasn’t been cleaned yet...

Change the room again, the circuit is faulty...

It took a full half hour for Liu Mang to get a clean and problem-free room.

Anthony entertained Liu Mang and didn't even go out to keep the appointment. He asked Tracy McGrady to take Josh Smith out to play, which made Iguodala very depressed. Not to mention moving two boxes of luggage, the boss was originally going out to have a dinner date with a star or something.

They will all work as bodyguards with Liu Mang, and now they can only play video games with Kwame Brown in the hotel...

After struggling for a long time, Liu Mang could finally rest, so he didn't go out just in case something bad happened again.

Liu Mang opened the laptop given by Dinah. Fortunately, the computer was fine. Bless me, little loli!

Liu Mang opened his mailbox to read the transaction details sent by the team.

Today, Tony Allen, Ariza, and Kevin Willis did not come with the team to the away game.

Because all three were traded.

Just in the morning, before the Hawks departed, Liu Mang knew that the deal had been confirmed when he saw Korver returning to the team.

The Hawks gave away US$1.4 million in cash to Kevin Willis, Tony Allen, and Ariza, and received a 2006 second-round draft pick from the Knicks, and the Celtics received a 2006 first-round draft pick from the Spurs.

Round picks, from the Raptors' 2006 second-round pick, Walter McCarty, a veteran of the 1996 golden generation who is about to retire from the Celtics, and Alonzo Mourning from the Raptors.

The Knicks sent away their 2006 second-round pick, 2004 undrafted Jackie Butler, in exchange for Trevor Ariza from the Hawks.

The Celtics sent away the 2006 first-round pick from the Spurs, the Celtics' own 2006 second-round pick, and matched Tony Allen's million-dollar salary to Walter McCarty to get Tony from the Hawks.

-Alan.

The Raptors sent Alonzo Mourning, a 2006 second-round pick from the Celtics, Jackie Butler, Kevin Willis and 140 from the Knicks.

Cash compensation of $10,000.

The Hawks completed a four-team trade.

Using the space vacated by Kevin Willis, Tony Allen, and Ariza, we got Alonzo Mourning and three draft picks!

This deal... in terms of value, Liu Mang obviously felt that the team had lost money.

But from the perspective of the team plan, it is correct. Sometimes it is not a good thing to have too much talent. The 12-man roster is full of talent, but the talents outside the roster are abandoned and tasteless.

, it is better to let them go out and have better development. It is not a problem to play in the Development League every day.

Moreover, they also exchanged for two definitely early second-round picks and a draft pick from the Spurs that was probably No. 278 at most. When the rookie bonuses of the past two years are used up, there will be new rookie bonuses.

Liu Mang thinks this is a healthy and virtuous cycle for the team.

For the Celtics, the Spurs' first round was completely useless. They didn't think they could draft any good players. They had several draft picks this year, and they only selected Al Jefferson and Delonte.

West was a waste of 3 draft picks, and they looked down upon him even more in the second round. A player like Tony Allen who clearly has talent and can survive in the NBA is more suitable for Angie's rebuilding of recruiting talent for superstars.

ideas.

The Knicks would not feel a loss if they exchanged a second-round pick for Ariza. Even if they had a pick in the early part of the second round, they might not be able to pick anyone. The second round was purely a matter of luck.

The Raptors were originally in the second rotation, and they also got rid of Mourning's 4.9 million salary without having to pay for a buyout. Jackie Butler's contract is non-guaranteed, and he can just waive it before January, which is equivalent to saving money.

They paid millions in salary, and they didn't care at all if the second-round draft pick dropped a little.

However, for Liu Mang and the Hawks, it is necessary for the second-round pick to improve the draft as much as possible.

There is actually not much difference between the draft picks at the end of the first round and the picks in the second round, especially Liu Mang's upset selection method.

Generally speaking, if it is determined that there is a promising rookie with potential, the team is more willing to use the pick at the end of the first round or early in the second round, because it can be used for four years, and in the second round, it can also be signed for four years.

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But if the second-round pick is too low, people may not be happy with it, and they can still refuse. The mandatory contract for second-round picks is only two years. Second-round picks can refuse rookie contracts of more than two years. In this case, the team must

Either sign for two years or give up. Overseas players can still retain the contract period for several years, but American players are unlucky.

For example, Chandler Parsons signed a four-year rookie contract with the Rockets in the future. When he had the opportunity to leave, Parsons left the Rockets without looking back.

The salary of a contract in the late first round is almost the same as that of a contract in the second round. A rookie who is early in the second round would not have much objection to signing a four-year player, but if it is in the middle or late second round, it is probably not.

I was happy. They were definitely happy to get a four-year contract when they didn't perform well, but after they performed well, they felt that they had earned less.

Even if the Eagles have a good team atmosphere, Liu Mang doesn't want such a situation to happen. He is not afraid of ten thousand, just afraid of the worst. How can he have so much free time to argue with role players.

Liu Mang's future plan for the Hawks is very clear. Rookie bonuses must be paid. Non-essential personnel of the team must be traded away in the last year or two of the rookie contract in exchange for new draft picks. Then signing a four-year contract will be very difficult.

It is necessary, not only is it cheap, but it is also easy to trade.

Take Boozer for example. If he hadn't still had two years left on his rookie contract, the Jazz wouldn't have been so generous in helping him out, even though the two teams had been friendly cooperative teams twenty years ago.

As for why there is a need for rookie bonuses, of course they are cheap! If role players are not cheaper, there is no reason for Liu Mang to ask the team for a big contract...

Moreover, these rookies can experience the feeling of a strong team and have a high chance of winning the championship. Liu Mang feels that he is really great...

Many teams now don't understand this problem, but the Hawks management, which has used the four-year bonuses and trade bonuses brought by Prince and Boozer, two late first-round picks, has begun to quietly use the late second-round picks

If possible, try to get draft picks in the early second round. It would be better if you can switch to the middle or late first round.

For the team, if they really want to stay as a rotation player, there is no difference between the mid- to late first-round selection and the second-round selection except for the salary difference of millions of dollars, especially for the Hawks.

The team is not short of money.

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After the trade, the Raptors immediately announced the layoff of Jackie Butler, without spending a penny and with no guaranteed contract.

Then they reached a $1.4 million buyout agreement with Kevin Willis. Kevin Willis gave up his $1 million salary and was unwilling to go to the ice and snow in Toronto. This was an agreement that had been reached before the transaction, so the Eagles

Compensated $1.4 million to the Raptors.

After the details of the transaction were announced, it was reasonable for Mourning to join the Hawks. However, in order to get Mourning, the Hawks traded away two rookies to make room for Kevin Willis.

Many people were surprised.

According to rumors, the Raptors are giving Mourning a chance to show his strength after his comeback. Mourning will take the initiative to buy out the contract after finding a new home. The Raptors do not want to spend the remaining salary.

But I didn't expect the Hawks to give up two seemingly talented rookies in order to get Mourning!

Although the Hawks received 3 draft picks, people felt that the Spurs suffered a big loss in the first round and two second rounds!

With so many late first-round and second-round picks every year, how many rookies can compare to Tony Allen and Ariza?

The media unanimously believed that the Hawks were cheated, but the evaluation was not very low. They just felt that the Hawks had suffered a loss. After all, the Hawks had too many talented outside players.

Now Walter, a veteran with many years of experience, is back, mainly to get Mourning to strengthen the Hawks' interior substitute lineup.

In terms of player value, the Hawks definitely lost money. They should have been able to sign Mourning directly with a minimum salary, but in terms of making the team structure better by the way, it would be good for the stability of the Hawks' lineup.

It's just that many media don't understand why Tony Allen and Ariza were traded? Calderon and Korver don't seem to have as much future as these two.

Originally, the Eagles' coaching staff planned to let Tony Allen and Ariza try it out in the regular season. The two did play well. They were even more talented than Korver. In addition to Korver's three-pointer

There is no other talent in assist defense, and both Ariza and Tony Allen have the potential to become defensive anchors.

But Iguodala also has the potential to become a defensive anchor, and he has better talent. Calderon's ability to organize offense when McGrady is resting is not comparable to the two.

The most important thing is that Liu Mang does not have a close relationship with the two, which is the key to the coach and the boss's choice to trade the two.

In fact, Liu Mang's attitude is the most critical.

The coaching staff's method of training newcomers is right. They let the two rookies go to the Development League to have a chance to practice in actual combat. When they return to home training, they call them back to train with the main players. The method is right, but they ignore the feelings.

factors are in it.

As a result, Tony Allen and Ariza, two rookies who performed better than Korver in his sophomore year, were given up.

"Not-familiar" means we are not familiar with each other.

As soon as these two words came out of Liu Mang's mouth, owner Price decided to trade the two for draft picks, and also confirmed that the two might start a wandering career.

Liu Mang still feels a little bit reluctant to let go of Tony Allen and Ariza. After all, these two people are still playing basketball more than ten years later and are still the main players. If possible, he hopes to keep these people.

But the team has too many outsiders, even if they play small ball, there are too many. These two people only have talents and have to be cultivated slowly. Moreover, they have cultivated players with obvious advantages and disadvantages. They are not as good as Korver.

Adapt to any system.

Another point is that Korver goes to the Development League to practice, and his three-point ability can be improved better. But Tony Allen and Ariza, the two strongest talents are defensive talents. They have no defense at all in the Development League.

He was also disliked by his teammates in the Development League because his offensive methods were so poor.

The most important and critical reason is still that Liu Mang is not familiar with them.

But now, Liu Mang is even more excited about Mourning joining!

After reading the details of the transaction, Liu Mang immediately went to Kwame Brown, who was playing games, and asked Kwame Brown to call Mourning.

Liu Mang felt that Tracy McGrady was like a "mother" taking care of his "children" on the court, and he had to be responsible for taking care of the team in terms of off-court transactions and signings.

Sometimes the disadvantage of a dumber boss is that he has no decent trading methods, but the advantage is that if the core of the team shows talents in this area, they will be more obedient.

Steven Price is a standard boss of this type. If it weren't for Liu Mang, he would probably be given up by his family soon. The Eagles are part of a company owned by multiple families, so he was originally assigned.

The rich second generation dude who comes to this "small" industry with several hundred million dollars.
Chapter completed!