The Godfather of Basketball

"The Hawks want to use their first-round pick this year to trade our first-round pick for next year," Dante said.

"Who is their rookie this year?" The Hawks' lineup has basically remained the same, and the rookies rarely have playing time, so he has never paid attention to them.

"Jordan Crawford, the No. 27 pick this year, is a 1.93 meter combo guard. He is 22 years old and an older rookie."

Dante went through the information all over again.

Jordan Crawford?

Hearing this name, Tang Tian's heart skipped a beat.

The NBA called Crawford's scoring ability seems to be very explosive. Jamal Crawford won the best sixth man twice, and Jordan Crawford, who averaged 12+ per game in his previous life, scored explosively Comparable to Thornton who was traded away before, he even scored 72 points in a single game in the CBA.

If he can really be traded, it can fill in the scoring gap of Louis Williams last season.

Just... a first-round pick?

Tang Tian suddenly remembered another thing.

"Dante, I asked you to contact other teams to see if you can trade for a first-round pick. How is it?"

"That..." Dante suddenly hesitated.

"Just say it directly." Tang Tian said, the difference between Dante and Jones is that he still doesn't know how to figure out a person's character.

"They don't want our bargaining chips. On the contrary, those picks that are likely to be at the end of the first round have ridiculously high asking prices. For example, the Spurs and Lakers all want Danny Green."

Robbery?

It seems that to become the public enemy of the alliance, this normal transaction cannot be done.

Also, who wants to make their competitors stronger?

In addition to the Big Three and draft picks, other bargaining chips are even less attractive to bad teams.

"Got it, you go down first." Tang Tian waved his hand.

"The deal?" Dante pressed.

"Continue to talk and see if the Eagles will ask for other assets. The first-round pick cannot be moved."

"Can't move? Next year's first-round pick is worthless, right?" Dante asked suspiciously. With the current record of the Cavaliers, next year's first-round pick is likely to be the last No. 30 pick.

"I have my own considerations." Tang Tian frowned and waved his hand, signaling Dante to go out first.

Although it is the 30th pick, next year's draft will have a big baby. The Hornets returned this pick before, but now the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Dent nodded and turned to go out.

"That's right." Tang Tian thought for a while and said, "Give Woj what we are negotiating with Eagle."

Dante responded, and left the office without further questioning this time.

Woj is the chief reporter of Yahoo. After Tang Tian intentionally revealed the news, the news of the negotiations between the Cavaliers and the Eagles spread like wildfire.

Because it was Woj who sent the news, no one was surprised, but it quickly reached the ears of Iverson and his economic team.

In his apartment in Philadelphia, Iverson has stopped drinking, but his look is getting more and more haggard.

Tawana, who has known him for 17 years, married for 8 years, and gave birth to 5 children for him, has decided to divorce him. To make matters worse, it has been almost a month since he was cut by the 76ers, but Not to mention providing starters, there are only two teams that contacted him.

In addition to the Cavaliers, there is also the Grizzlies, who hope to use his fame to increase court attendance.

Because the 76ers will pay the rest of his salary in the contract, so money is not his main problem now, but if there is no ball to play this season, it may mean that he may not have the ball to play in the future.

He knows the cruelty of the NBA best.

Sitting across from him now is the manager of his economic team and his uncle Gary Moore.

Like the word "loyalty" engraved on his neck, Iverson trusts his relatives and friends very much. After joining the NBA, Moore has been taking care of all his off-court affairs.

"Gary, let's go to the Cavaliers, while their deal with the Eagles has not yet been concluded." Iverson struggled for a long time and said.

"I'm still talking to the Grizzlies about starting, and so on." Moore said.

"Can it be negotiated?" Iverson asked. He hadn't played for a month, and he already missed that court.

"Come on, no matter what, starting is our bottom line. This is your image. The image we established after entering the league cannot be destroyed at the last moment." Moore reminded.

"Even without the ball to play?" Iverson was a little skeptical.

Moore nodded.

"But in that case, we will have no income. Reebok's contract, if I don't play, we won't get much money."

After hearing this, Moore glanced at Iverson in a daze. It seems that his nephew also realized that he was about to retire and began to understand some money matters.

"Let the Cavaliers guarantee you at least 25 minutes per game, try it." Moore said after thinking about it.

If there is no money, his life will not be easy.

Iverson nodded, then picked up the phone and called Tang Tian.

...

Tang Tian was in the training hall, saw that the call was from Iverson, and then walked out.

"Guaranteed to play 25 minutes per game? No, Allen, I can't make such a promise. What I can give you is your chance to win the championship." After listening to Iverson's request, Tang Tian replied affirmatively. road.

His team, even the Big Three, will be benched by him if they perform poorly, let alone a veteran.

If you want playing time, you have to fight for it on your own.

"20 minutes?" After a long exchange, Iverson said backwards.

"Allen, this is not a business negotiation. What I can give is very clear. This is an opportunity for you. You can compete for the championship ring of your dreams, and the Cavaliers can gain your court experience."

"I see, I am willing to come to the Cavaliers." Iverson finally said.

"Well, the team will report in two days, and I will let Sam talk to you about the next thing, and you are familiar with it."

After Tang Tian finished speaking, he hung up the phone. If Iverson came, the Cavaliers' 15-man roster would basically be decided.

...

After Iverson hung up the phone, he took a deep breath and walked back to the room from the balcony.

"How?" Moore asked.

"It's done, the Cavaliers will agree to our request." Iverson said with a smile.

Moore was puzzled at first, and then full of joy.

He said he was negotiating with the Grizzlies, but the Grizzlies don't talk about negotiations, they are not sure about stable playing time, just like they always thought, what they want is Iverson's influence, not him. ability as a player.

Now if the Cavaliers are willing to agree to this condition, that would be a great thing.

"So what are you waiting for, we're going to Cleveland tomorrow!" Moore said with an excited smile.