The Basketball Court Swordsman

Perhaps last year Henson pitted the Timberwolves' pen, allowing Bird to see the "merchant potential" in this Chinese. Henson is good at using his own conspiracy and tricks to deceive others' judgments, and he also knows that he must not let the other party know what he is thinking. It is for this reason that Bird brought Henson to the Bay Area, ready to let him learn how to negotiate between NBA teams.

After all, the trick to pit the Timberwolves is just a small test. The intrigue of the entire league is much more complicated than it was during the draft.

After being the first to board by the New York Knicks, Henson also understood the importance of keeping secrets. The Golden State Warriors publicly bought Troy Murphy, which gave the Knicks, who are eager to shoot David Lee, a business opportunity. So they took the lead in completing the deal with an all-star version of Murphy, and now they have enough space to deal with the Nuggets. It seems that Carmelo Anthony and Stoudemire will definitely have someone to settle in New York City. .

Although the plan to blackmail the Warriors a lot was ruined by the Knicks, Henson was not discouraged. After experiencing this incident, Henson found that he seemed to have found a new world.

Drafts, trades, intrigues, reinforcements... Henson dipped a cigar and looked at the empty street outside his window. When he was a scout and assistant coach before, Henson hadn't noticed this. After all, in the past few years, the Pacers have basically relied on drafts for reinforcement, and there were no big deals or signings in the summer. But now Henson is happening to reinforce the team during the offseason. This is a fun and complicated game. Sometimes even he has to use his brains like that day.

Compared with the draft, Henson cannot get the help of the data analysis module in trading and signing. No, to be precise, it is possible to get help, but Henson did not choose that kind of reward before.

In the past, Henson had the opportunity to choose rewards that increase the success rate of transactions and signings more than once, but he didn't use it at that time, so he didn't choose the corresponding medal.

When Henson reached the achievement of "becoming the team coach" more than a month ago, he once again encountered a medal that increased the success rate of trade negotiations, but in the end he chose the team's tacit first-level medal, and the effect was to permanently offset The impact of 10% negative events on the tacit destruction of the team.

Henson had just become the head coach at the time, and he naturally hoped that the locker room of the team he led was stable and harmonious. If it's all like O'Brien in charge, the team won't be able to score even if it has the best players.

But even without the help of the data analysis module, Henson still conceived several reinforcement plans after returning from the Bay Area. He collects news on the transfer market every day. With the help of Silas' network, Henson also gets a lot of inside information. He plans his plan to replenish his strength every day and enjoys it.

Before crossing, Henson was an avid player of NBA2K games. Henson's favorite to play is the Dynasty mode. As a general manager, you can build your own line-up step by step and turn a big team into a super giant.

When Henson played this game, he didn't like to play the game by himself. He only liked to build the lineup, and then the game was simulated by the computer. In this way, Henson can think about the lifeless names for hours at a time to build the future of his team.

Now, Henson seems to have found the feeling of playing games. But obviously, the reality is much more complicated than the game. After all, in the game you are only facing a piece of data, and in reality, every bargaining chip you have and every bargaining chip you want is a living person.

But fortunately, now Henson also has an extremely smart mind that allows him to consider all aspects of things.

This summer, Henson mainly needs reinforcements in two positions, center and point guard.

At the center position, although Hibbert performed well, his too slow moving speed did not match Henson's relatively fast-paced offensive style. In the summer league, Hibbert had to run awkwardly back and forth on the court more than once. In many cases, he has just crossed the midfield line and the team has completed the offense.

Although Hibbert performed very well on the defensive end, he did not see any problems in the summer league. But if all 82 games of the regular season were played like this, Hibbert would definitely be suffocated. Henson didn't want to look at a good seed, which fell because of an inappropriate system. This is not a good thing for the team and Hibbert personally.

Moreover, Hibbert's huge gap between the upper and lower limits indicates that Hibbert is likely to face major injuries or decline in state. Maybe Hibbert will be very good in the new season, but it is also very likely to lose sight of everyone. The data analysis module will not go wrong, and the upper and lower limits of Hibbert C-A will not go wrong. Henson didn't want to be an A-level player, because of an inappropriate system, he eventually became a C-level.

Daniel Granger also has this problem, but Granger is currently the leader of this team. He and many young players on the team also get along very happily. This guy even recommended Paul George. My own manager, the two are very close to each other. If Granger is moved, the blow to the atmosphere of the team's locker room will undoubtedly be fatal. So even though the gap between Granger's upper and lower limits was equally large, Henson didn't dare to move him. Even if Granger really doesn't work anymore, with him sitting in the locker room, this team will not be messed up.

After weighing the rights and disadvantages, Roy Hibbert, who is outstanding in height and full of potential, was added to Henson's trading list. If you want to trade Hibbert, you need a center that is more suitable for the team system to join. Otherwise, in the new season, the Pacers will have no center available.

As for the point guard position, with Earl Watson's departure, the Pacers currently only play point guard alone. Although Dengtai Jones, Brandon Rush and even Stephenson's **** have the ability to play the first position, Henson still hopes to sign a qualified backup point guard for the sake of safety.

Therefore, a center who can run, jump and have a range and a conscientious and experienced point guard are Henson's first choice in the transfer market this summer. He believes that as long as the team can find two players of this type, it shouldn't be difficult for the Pacers to reach the playoffs in the East in the new season.

Henson told Bird of this reinforcement plan, and Bird's approval was also obtained. Bird trusts Henson very much now. If it weren't for trust, he wouldn't risk such a big risk to let Henson be the head coach.

Recently, it seems that a large consortium is preparing to join the Pacers and get a share of it. Bird has been working on this recently, and he doesn't have much energy to strengthen it. Therefore, Bird handed over the reinforcement to Henson. He drafted the plan, after Bird approved it, and then began formal negotiations.

However, a few days later, Henson's reinforcement has not made any progress. Now the entire league is discussing the composition of the Heat's Big Three. The entire league is concerned about whether Yao Ming will stay with the Rockets. The entire league is waiting for the finale of the "series" of Anthony and the Knicks. In these big transactions, Henson could not find much valuable information.

Today, as always, Henson is paying attention to the dynamics in the transfer market. Among them, the exaggerated figure of 120 million attracted Henson's attention.

The Eagles used a six-year, $123 million contract to keep the "singleman king" Joe Johnson in Atlanta. There is no doubt that this is a super contract. The Eagles have almost locked up their operating space for this contract, unless someone is willing to take over this super contract worth 120 million US dollars in the future.

But the Hawks were helpless to do so. The free agency market had just opened. The Mavericks, Rockets, and Bulls began chasing Joe Johnson, and Joe Johnson even completed a meeting with the Mavericks and the Rockets. .

In order to keep their head star, the only thing the Eagles can do is to spend money. If they can't keep Joe Johnson, then in the East, the Hawks can't pass the Heat's level. The only way to keep Johnson is this 120 million big contract. After all, in this alliance, the word "loyal" is simply worthless.

Joe Johnson’s astronomical contract is amazing, and if you include Josh Smith, Mike Bibby, Hinrich and Marvin Williams, the Hawks have already spent about 60 to 70 million in salary space. .

Just a few days ago, the Thunder renewed Durant in advance with a five-year, $86 million contract. But Al Horford, who was second only to Durant in the 2007 rookie class, has not been renewed in advance.

The reason is simple, the Hawks have run out of space for Horford! Maybe now, the negotiations between the two sides are deadlocked.

If at this time, the Pacers go in and stir, will they get any benefit? After all, now, the Pacers' cap space is extremely generous. They can provide space for Horford to renew in advance, and they also have good chips to trade.

Henson immediately picked up the phone and called Bird and Silas. It's time to use their contacts in the basketball circle to figure out some things...