Tang Tian nodded.

"Not...we...have that necessary?"

Demps was even more surprised and confused when he saw Tang Tian nodding.

If Gasol can be traded, it will indeed be a strengthening of the Pelicans' current strength.

But Gasol has a contract of more than 20 million this season and will have a player option of 25 million next season.

Next season, Tang Tian and Green's contract will expire, and there will be considerable salary pressure when renewing the contract.

And if you really want to trade, it would be better to keep one of Walker or Butler at the beginning!

"have."

Tang Tian gave a positive answer.

The matter between Walker and Butler has passed, and now the two are playing well in their respective teams.

So his choice was fine at the beginning.

The problem now is that the Pelicans do have to make this deal.

Tang Tian is a time traveler, and he knows how much strength Gasol still has.

In history, the Raptors were able to win the championship. In addition to Leonard's stable performance and the magical weapon that "Van Jordan" Van Vleet fell from the sky in the finals, there is also Gasol.

Gasol is crucial whether he faces All-Star inside players such as Vucevic and Embiid in the Eastern Conference playoffs, or his performance in the finals.

In other words, the 34-year-old veteran still has a lot of oil in the fuel tank.

If the Grizzlies hadn't chosen to rebuild, he led the team to play beautiful data, and the transaction value was much more than that in front of him.

The Gasol brothers are both European white men, and their dependence on physical talents is not as strong as black, rough and hard.

Of course, except that Gasol himself still has strength, the Pelicans are too weak in the inside line this season.

Originally, Dedmont had an annual salary of 6 million yuan, and the 3D insider was affordable and cheap.

But his condition this season is too sluggish, and it is not a problem for several games. It has been from the beginning of the season to the present.

Otherwise, Stevens wouldn't have taken him off the starter.

Davis is easily injured when playing center forward, not a long-term solution. Harrell is more suitable to play as a substitute due to his height issues, and Robinson is still a rookie.

The Pelicans' center reinforcement is not imminent, but if they don't make a deal, it will be a big problem in the playoffs.

Even if Davis is injured, if he wants to win four consecutive championships, Tang Tian will have to shoot out of ammunition every night.

So this is also the reason why Tang Tian said it is necessary.

"Although Gasol's contract is a bit big, it is worth it if he can provide a support for the team to complete four consecutive championships."

Tang Tian finally said to Demps.

Demps nodded after hearing this.

He was convinced by Tang Tian, ​​and then ran out of the manor to make a deal.

Now the Raptors and Grizzlies are having fun talking, and the Pelicans must seize the time if they want to intervene.

Moreover, this transaction will most likely involve a third party, so the time left for him is really tight.

The transaction deadline is getting closer and more transactions are also reached.

The Celtics traded Mirotic from the Bulls, and their strength was further strengthened.

Walker + Tatum + Mirotic + Whiteside's lineup, they will have a strong impact on the Bucks in the East.

The conclusion of the deal also puts further pressure on Demps.

If the Raptors want to compete with these two main competitors, they have a higher demand for Gasol.

Moreover, as the trading deadline approaches, the Raptors' trading chips are also exposed.

Valanciunas, Delan Wright, CJ Myers and the next round in the future, four for one.

Valanciunas is the Raptors' genuine starting center, averaging 12+8 per game, 2 years of contract, and an annual salary of less than 20 million.

Wright, the No. 20th show in 2015, although his contract expires this summer, he is also a strong rotation player with great strength and has value in training.

Myers, the contract has 2 years left, with 8 million yuan per year.

This chip is not good, but it is not very bad either.

Especially Valanciunas, who is younger than the European insider of Bigasol, is also a player the Grizzlies like and can develop.

It is quite difficult for the Pelicans to compete with him.

Tang Tian was waiting for Demps' call, and he did wait, just half an hour before the transaction deadline.

"I got a four-party deal, but Memphis insisted on Kuzma."

In the four sides, in addition to the Pelicans and the Grizzlies, there are also the Clippers and the Jazz.

In previous rumors, the Clippers hoped to seek a substitute center, and the Jazz wanted to get Claude, which was proven to be not rumors.

They also joined the deal.

Specific plans for four-party transactions.

Pelicans: Send out Dedmon, Claude, and Kuzma, a trade special from the Clippers worth 10 million, and gets Mark Gasol;

Clippers: Send Milos Teodosic and a future second-round draft pick to get Dedmon;

Jazz: Sorlosa and future second-round draft picks were given to Claude;

The Grizzlies sent out Mark Gasol, and got a 10 million deal exception for Teodosic, Sovlosa, Kuzma, and future second-round draft picks from the Jazz and Clippers respectively;

In this four-party transaction, the first three teams each took their own needs.

For the Grizzlies, the Teodosic and Sovlosa he got were all expiring contracts, and the special case of the transaction was Air.

These will be huge salary space for them next summer.

And Kuzma and the two second-round rookies are their future.

The Grizzlies are competing with the Pelicans and Raptors, maximizing their interests.

"Kuzma can't give it to you. If the Grizzlies insist, we will only trade with the Jazz."

Tang Tian gave Demps an answer.

Gasol is a reinforcement for the Pelicans, but it is not worth sacrificing Kuzma.

And the lessons of the offseason are there.

Thomas Bryant was sent away to complete Butler's deal.

If Bryant was still on the team, Dedmon was in poor form and Bryant was just enough to be on the way.

Demps went to negotiate again with Tang Tian’s instructions.

Trades from other teams are underway one after another.

However, there are two people who have been rumored before that have not had final news.

One is Marc Gasol and the other is Anthony.

The transaction deadline is coming.

Tang Tian thought the deal was blown up, and he was preparing to discuss with Stevens how to make Davis play the fifth position and avoid being injured.

Demps called him back.

The four-party transaction was reached two minutes before the deadline.

The Grizzlies finally replaced Kuzma with the second round draft pick in 2023 and chose to send Gasol to the Pelicans.

The draft pick with such a low year is a bet that the Pelicans' future record will decline.

This four-party transaction is a buzzer-beating transaction and is also the last transaction on this year's transaction deadline.
Chapter completed!