The Basketball Court Swordsman

Bird's beautiful "one shot" in Atlanta finalized Horford's deal with Hinrich. This deal can be described as a one-stop sweep, while allowing both the center and point guard positions to be reinforced to a certain extent.

Behind Bird's swing, Henson was Bird's "coach". From raising chips to pretending to be entangled, it was Henson's idea. They didn't put the draft picks on the table as soon as they came up, because they were too proactive to get any benefits in the transaction. They deliberately waited for others to ask questions before giving up three draft picks. But in fact, the draft pick has long been a bargaining chip in Henson's plan.

Henson and Bird received a call from Geelong one day after returning to Indianapolis. The phone call lasted less than a minute, and the content can be summarized in one sentence: Make a deal!

After that, there is a series of processes. After submitting the trading plan to the league, Horford and Hinrich are truly "walkers" after the league has passed the review. Generally speaking, as long as the salary matching principle is met, the alliance will not block any transactions. And Henson's current priority is to complete the contract extension with Horford as soon as possible.

If this transaction can only be exchanged for Horford's one-year use right, it would be too bad. The Hawks are only willing to offer Horford a price of 6,000 for 5 years at most. After weighing their rights and disadvantages, Bird and Henson decided to offer Horford 6,800 for 5 years. As long as the transaction is completed, they will immediately renew the contract!

Just five hours after the Eagles and Pacers submitted their trade applications, Horford received a call from Geelong at his home.

Horford was very happy, he thought Geelong had prepared a big contract for him. However, Geelong just said coldly: Son, you have been traded.

Horford was a little disappointed. He sat at home alone, looking at the view of Atlanta outside the big French windows. Unexpectedly, he had been dedicated to this for three years, but was directly abandoned by the team because of the contract renewal issue.

Durant took 86 million, Noah took 60 million, and what about himself? I didn't receive the 60 million offer, which made the team lose patience. In the 2007 rookie class, he is the all-star center whose performance is second only to Durant...

He is a little bit disappointed. He actually likes Atlanta, his teammates, the fans here, and the place that made him an All-Star. But this summer, his understanding of a sentence has become extremely profound.

Business is business.

"What's the matter with Al? You have to get used to such things, this is the NBA, this is the world's largest commercial basketball league. You have to get used to such things, and this transaction may not be a bad thing for you." See son With a frown, Totti Horford patted him on the shoulder, "The Pacers are so hard to get you, you will definitely be reused! The peak of many stars actually starts from the transfer. You are in the Eagles. Is a substitute All-Star player, who knows if you arrive in Indianapolis, will you become a superstar?"

Horford patted his father’s hand on his shoulder, showing his first smile since receiving Geelong’s call, “I don’t know, Dad. The Eagles were third in the East last season, but the Pacers The team... they haven't played the playoffs in four years."

"But that's why they need you, and now this Pacers team is very young, you should be able to get more opportunities than before." Totti doesn't think there is anything wrong with the Pacers. There is Josh in the Hawks. With Johnson's two live treasures, Horford has not been able to touch the ball for the entire quarter.

While the father and son were still talking, the doorbell of Horford's house rang. Horford immediately put away his frowning expression, stood up and tidied his suit.

His manager pressed his hands down and signaled Horford to calm down and leave all the negotiations to him later.

Do you really want to hand over the next five years to the Indiana Pacers? Horford was not sure. After the door opened, Bird shook hands with Horford's manager kindly. And behind Bird, he followed the Chinese head coach who was pushed to the forefront some time ago...

When the contract was negotiated, Henson and Horford sat opposite each other and did not say a word. The entire negotiation was led by Bird and the manager.

Although Bird fudged that Horford had 70 million in five years, someone would definitely rush to give it to him, but when it was in his hands, he was reluctant to actually open 70 million.

As in the previous transaction, Bird decided to quote 65 million first, and then "deliberately" concession, keeping Horford stable in Indianapolis with a price of 68 million in five years.

The two parties quickly reached a consensus that the price of $68 million in five years is acceptable to everyone. It was not until the end of the negotiations that Henson, who was silent, finally said today's first sentence.

"The business matters are over, let's talk about basketball, Al." The Chinese coach shook hands with Horford naturally. He looked a little cold, but he spoke very politely.

Looking at Henson's eyes, Horford didn't know why, he was a little afraid of the rookie coach. In fact, most people on the Pacers saw Henson and felt this way.

Henson and Horford walked into the room, and only half an hour later, they walked out again. What surprised Totti was that the frowning expression on his son's face had disappeared...

"How did you do it?" In the taxi back to the airport, Bird stared at Henson beside him curiously. Sometimes, Bird even thinks that he doesn't even know him very well.

"How did you do it?"

"Horford, in only half an hour, you have made that kid obediently obedient?" Of course, Byrd knew how powerful Henson's mouth was, and it was nothing to fool a young man in his early twenties.

"Oh, you said this. Actually, you know, Horford is actually very good, and it fits my system very well. He is a ball blind evaluator. He is not the most watched on the court, and the data is not the best. , But he is the kind of player who can really determine the outcome of the game. So I told him, I know your value, and I know how to reflect your value. I brought you to Indianapolis, that’s For honor, for championship."

For players like Horford, it is really rare for someone to appreciate his ability. Horford's passing ability is good, but not gorgeous and hard to be remembered. Horford didn't have a big shot, but he was very resilient in exchange, but not many people can remember this. Horford is not the kind of insider who wins by physical fitness, so violent dunks are not his specialty, which makes Horford easier to be forgotten.

This guy's game style "perfectly" avoids everything that fans love to watch. But in the eyes of Henson, Horford is the perfect center he needs.

Can shoot, run, and pass. If you want to get the most space, Horford is your best choice!

Good at discovering and using players... Byrd smiled, he really didn't look away. Bird hasn't looked forward to the new season for a long time.

After the meeting with Horford, Henson’s holiday work was basically completed. Suddenly became the head coach of the Pacers this summer, making Henson almost always busy.

The job of a head coach is not so easy to do, especially as a rookie coach. If you want the team to develop according to your own wishes, you must do everything yourself.

From the draft to the summer league, from the summer league to the reinforcement lineup. If any link is omitted, it will affect Henson's work.

But now that the Pacers' approximate lineup for next season has been finalized, Henson has also fulfilled his promise and proactively contacted An Jiali to start a summer trip for the two of them only.

Henson doesn't know what he and An Jiali are, are they friends or lovers? They are intimate when traveling, but Henson consciously or unconsciously avoids those "too close" contacts.

Finally, on the 10th day of the journey, An Jiali decided not to give Henson any chance to avoid it. On the beach in Los Angeles, she lay on Henson's chest and blocked Henson's attempt to escape with her mouth. At that moment Henson felt as if he had been electrocuted, his whole body numb. Finally, this calm and cold-looking Chinese scout surrendered under the sweet lips of a little mixed-race girl.

That night, Bird called Henson, and he needed to notify Henson about some changes in the team's management. However, no one answered the call. This was Bird's first call to Henson and no one answered.

After reading the gossip news about Henson hugging An Jiali and kissing on the beach, Bird shrugged and stopped calling. If Henson’s "good thing" is broken because of his phone, Henson will probably fly back and kill himself.