Injuries in basketball only make me stronger

James has frequently interacted with Paul on personal media, and he has obviously begun to prepare to welcome his giant teammate.

Young James is about to receive his first real "helper".

In order to get Paul, the Cavaliers also started a crazy operation, putting all the chips that could be exchanged for Paul on the shelves, and even made bold statements: "Except for James, everyone else is up to you to choose."

The Cavaliers and Hornets' management teams have also had several contacts.

Everything is going in the direction Paul and James want.

However, the final result surprised everyone.

Paul ultimately failed to go to the Cavaliers. The Hornets used Tyson and Paul from the Thunder in exchange for Ibaka, Jeff Green, two future first-round draft picks and some cash.

Lian Feng knew that now the team and Paul had completely turned against each other. Of course, this hatred was not directed at him.

As a hero of the championship, Paul failed to get the maximum salary to renew his contract. Even after he decided to leave, the team still didn't send him to his favorite team. They still regarded him as a cold bargaining chip. It would be difficult for anyone to sell him.

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Although his fate is not bad in Lian Feng's opinion, and is even better than that of the Cavaliers, the Hornets' operations undoubtedly hurt Paul's self-esteem.

In fact, compared with Paul and Jeff Green at this time, Tyson and Ibaka, the prices are not equal.

Both players on the Hornets have been tested in actual combat, while both players on the Thunder seem to have good potential, but who knows what they will achieve in the future.

Therefore, the Thunder also added two future draft picks and cash.

But overall, both parties are satisfied with the deal.

What the Thunder need is immediate combat power. Paul and Durant go well together, and Chandler is the best defensive center in the league. Chandler is poor offensively, but the Thunder don't need him offensively.

After such a transaction, the Thunder will become a strong team in the Western Conference.

For the Hornets, it seems like a big loss, but the deal is also profitable.

Tyson and Paul are both people who must be sent away, and Jeff Green and Ibaka are both future stars with the potential to grow into the league's top stars. As long as one of them can play, the deal will not be a loss.

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The key is that these two young players both have rookie contracts... they are very cheap.

Another important significance of this deal for the Hornets is that it frees up salary space. Lian Feng's sudden salary increase will not affect the team's normal operations.

Not only that, because Lian Feng's contract will not take effect until the 2009-10 season, there is still enough salary space to sign one or two one-year short-term contracts this year to continue to maintain championship strength this season.

If replaced with other chips, the Hornets may not be able to absorb it with their current salary space.

After all, Lian Feng also knows that George Sheen does not have that much money to pay the luxury tax. This is not a question of being stingy or not, but a matter of small ball markets... being poor.

The Thunder also took advantage of this.

Such is the case with transactions, what needs to be considered is not value equivalence, but whether the team can absorb it is also a key factor.

This is why the overt and covert fights between the league's managers are so exciting. A good team manager must use all conditions to exchange for better things. Otherwise, if they only consider equal exchange, then the team manager's operation will be useless.

For Lian Feng, the most valuable thing is not Westbrook and Ibaka, but the two future first-round picks!

There are guys among next year's rookies who can change the league!

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On the plane, George Sheehan cut a piece of steak, put it in his mouth, and then gently wiped the oil stains from the corners of his mouth with a napkin.

"I hope it's worth the effort. I've never seen that kid play," George Sheehan said to Lian Feng.

In fact, Lian Feng had never seen Ibaka play in this time and space. When he started to get to know Ibaka, the guy was already an astonishing shot-blocking leader.

"Actually, we paid far more for this deal than we imagined." George Sheehan tried to let Lian Feng know how much the team had paid to make him happy.

Lian Feng followed George Sheehan's words and said: "Believe me, my vision has never missed it."

Of course, George Sheen also knows that Lian Feng has an amazing sense of smell, which can be seen from the fact that he went against all objections to cultivate Gasol.

They have watched Ibaka's highlights, and it has to be said that the team's coaching team and management are surprised by Ibaka's outstanding physical talent.

If it weren't for his contract in Spain, the draft pick would have been higher. In order to successfully trade Paul and Chandler, the Thunder had to buy out Ibaka's contract in advance and paid a large sum of money for it.

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But fortunately, everything went smoothly, and the most difficult thing has been solved by the Thunder.

At this time, they were going to Spain to see this "Son of the Congo".

George Sheehan shrugged and said, "I hope so."

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Lian Feng met Ibaka in a restaurant. George Sheen and Ibaka's agent went to negotiate elsewhere.

Ibaka is particularly famous for two things, one is his 28 memes, and the other is his cooking skills.

And a person with excellent cooking skills is first of all a foodie.

Lian Feng watched silently as Ibaka finished the food in front of him. Then, he looked nervously at everything around him, with an expression of fear and excitement.

Lian Feng spoke: "You know me, right? Do you need me to introduce myself?"

Ibaka shook his head: "No. Of course I know you."

"Are you full?"

"good."

"Tell me honestly, what do you think about us becoming teammates?"

Ibaka was stunned. He had thought about many scenes of meeting Lian Feng, but they were all different from the scene at this time.

At this time, he still only had a vague concept of the NBA.

He grew up in the war in Congo and experienced countless hardships. Fortunately, fate allowed him to represent the Congolese youth team in the championship. Then he was selected by a Spanish scout and started playing in the Spanish league until he was selected by the SuperSonics.

He has seen all kinds of violence, dirty murders, and death. From the age of 12, his only life was basketball.

He only really started watching the NBA after arriving in Spain, and it was not long ago that he learned to use video websites to search for star highlights, searching for Mutombo's blocks, Nowitzki's jumpers, and Shark's deep steps.

Last year, Lian Feng's games and highlights were shown on TV almost every week.

When Lian Feng led the Hornets to the Finals, Ibaka was also excited.

He felt that his fate was really incredible. It seemed that all the suffering had ended abruptly at a certain moment before. Now the great Creator has sent another turning point: he is going to the other side of the ocean and plays ball with the most powerful people in the world.

And his teammate turned out to be the miraculous kid who made one winning shot after another.

At this time he was sitting in front of him.

Ibaka smiled and said in less proficient English: "When I was eight years old, my only wish was to see the normal sunrise every day. And now, I am at the same dining table with one of the greatest players in the world.

Serve your meal. What can I say, long live fate."