warrior godfather

Chapter 711 Stud
When the Cavaliers defeated the Celtics and successfully advanced to the finals, the Warriors players were waiting for work and were ready for the finals.

According to the schedule announced by the league, regardless of the number of games in the Eastern Conference finals, G1 of the finals will be held on June 6, while the Western Conference finals between the Warriors and Rockets will end on May 1, and they will get a 5-day bonus. Break time.

When the Cavaliers eliminated the Celtics on May 5, the Warriors players had already rested for 26 days. Zhang Yu gave the team two days off and only trained for 4 days.

Such a long interval allowed the Warriors to prepare for the game in an orderly manner, and Zhang Yu also allocated part of his energy to other things.

The draft is about to be held, and the Warriors' trial training is almost over.

The Warriors are still the No. 30 picks in the first and second rounds this year, in addition to the second-round picks they got from the Bulls, a total of 3 picks.

Since the Bulls' record is also at the forefront of the league, these three draft picks are not of much value. Zhang Yu didn't care too much. He just asked Riley to pick a few strikers and insiders that he liked and invited them to try out.

Last year, the Warriors selected two guards, Brogdon and Caruso, as backcourt reserves. This year Leonard and Green will leave the team, and what needs to be supplemented is the striker.

However, the strikers in the 2017 draft are concentrated in the lottery area, and the two guards, Derek White and Josh Hart, are predicted to be drafted at the end of the first round.

This reflects the scarcity of strikers from the side. As long as the strikers are qualified in size, it is difficult to fall out of the first round. No matter how good the physical talent is, they can enter the lottery zone. If they have outstanding characteristics, they will be highly anticipated talents. up front.

If Antetokounmpo participates in the draft now, even if he doesn't know any skills, he will definitely be able to enter the top ten. If there is a team that dares to bet, the top five or the top three are very likely.

Fortunately, the Warriors' original striker reserves are relatively thick. Wiggins, Antetokounmpo, and Covington can all play a big role, and there is still a chance to get high-ranking picks from the Leonard and Green trade. , There is no need to worry about the addition of strikers.

After the Celtics were eliminated, Riley and Danny Ainge's negotiations suddenly accelerated and reported the latest results to Zhang Yu.

The performance of Irving and Love stimulated Durant, and he wanted a better helper than Thomas Jr..

When he learned that the Celtics had a chance to get Leonard, he expressed his desire to be teammates with Leonard without hesitation.

When Danny Ainge asked Durant for his opinion, his response was this:

"Give him to me, and we can win four championships in five years!"

Danny Ainge received an affirmative answer from Durant, changed his previous procrastination, and immediately agreed to Riley's conditions, not only agreed to give the No. [-] pick and Jaylen Brown, but also agreed to take out the Celtics Three first-round picks in the future, as well as two matching contracts, will be traded with the Warriors.

He waited and watched for a season. Durant's outstanding performance in the playoffs, especially the superb performance against the Cavaliers' Big Three in the Eastern Conference Finals, made Danny Ainge make up his mind, stud Leonard, and form a combination of two top strikers. Impact the championship.

And as long as he makes a decision, he will unswervingly implement it, regardless of small gains and losses.

It is even rarer to get a superstar of Leonard's level than to form the Big Three.

Few teams will take the initiative to trade such a young superstar, and he has proven himself in the playoffs, the rarest striker superstar with both offense and defense.

That is to say, there are too many stars in the Warriors, and there is No. 1 Curry in the league. After Leonard grows up, two tigers cannot be accommodated in one mountain. With the relationship between Cole and the Warriors, the Celtics can Those who are close to the water first get the moon.

In the face of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Danny Ainge would rather sacrifice the future of the Celtics than let go of this opportunity to form a super team.

But Riley, an old fox, is not someone who can be easily satisfied. He set a new condition and asked the Celtics for two first-round swap rights.

This is equivalent to trading Leonard with six first rounds + two role players, including a No. [-] pick and a No. [-] pick, which is extremely expensive.

But Danny Ainge only thought about it for a day before agreeing to Riley's request.

When he should be stingy, he is more stingy than anyone; but when he should be generous, he is more generous than anyone.

Danny Ainge's most proud operation is to form the Big Three and realize the revival of the Celtics. He wholeheartedly wants to replicate it again, so he studs.

After Riley got Danny Angie's answer, he immediately found Zhang Yu. Only Zhang Yu can make such a big deal.

Zhang Yu and Riley discussed it carefully, and then agreed to the deal.

The conditions that the Celtics can offer are the best. Jaylen Brown has great potential, and the No. [-] pick can select a striker with excellent talent. The Warriors no longer have to worry about draft picks.

Moreover, the draft will start in less than a month. The Warriors must confirm the transaction early, and then decide the purpose of the No. [-] pick.

Whether it is a direct draft or a trade, it takes time to try out or find a trade partner.

In order to avoid long nights and dreams, Riley immediately replied to Danny Angie. After another day of intermittent negotiations, the two finally confirmed all the details of the transaction after Zhang Yu's decision.

勇士出伦纳德，从凯尔特人那里换来杰伦-布朗、约纳斯-杰雷布科、2017年状元签、2019年和2021年首轮签、2020年和2022年的首轮互换权、一个300万美元的交易特例。

Since the Celtics are in the rebuilding period, most of them are young players with rookie contracts except Durant and Horford who get the maximum salary. trim.

Jerebko's contract has 1 year and 500 million US dollars left. Jaylen Brown's annual salary next season is 496 million US dollars, plus a special transaction of 300 million US dollars, which can match Leonard's 1500 million US dollars in annual salary.

What Zhang Yu wanted was Jaylen Brown and draft picks, he didn't care about other things, and agreed to the plan proposed by Danny Angie.

He just made a little change. Danny Angie originally gave the first-round swap rights in 2018 and 2020, but Zhang Yu asked to change the first-round swap rights in 2018 to 2022. Danny- Angie has no comment.

So far, the two sides have reached a complete agreement, and this transaction, which is bound to cause shock in the entire alliance and completely change the alliance structure, was completed quietly.

Although this is only a private deal between the Warriors and the Celtics and has not been reported to the league, unless Danny Ainge or Riley doesn't want to mix in the NBA in the future, they will never go back on their word.

Players can go back on their word before signing the contract, because they have the strength, as long as they can play, no matter what happens, there will be no shortage of opportunities to play. There are countless examples of this.

But if a team's general manager dares to go back after confirming the deal, he will lose all credibility. No team is willing to make a deal with him, and no team dares to hire him.

In other words, from this moment on, Leonard will be destined to leave the Warriors, but he doesn't know it, and he will fight for the Warriors in the finals.

Riley also repeatedly told Danny Angie that if information about this deal is exposed from the Celtics and affects the Warriors' Finals, the deal will fall through.

Danny Ainge fully agreed, and both the Warriors and the Celtics took the confidentiality measures to the extreme. Those all-pervasive reporters really didn't find any inside information.

TA's well-known reporter Shams got a little wind, saying on Twitter:

"According to internal sources, the Celtics are likely to be planning a big deal to strengthen the team lineup, but the specific target and content of the deal are still unknown."

However, this catchy rumor did not cause any waves. Only the Celtics fans speculated that some people really got the idea that the deal was related to the Warriors.

But everyone else was preoccupied with the upcoming Finals, and Shams' tweet soon fell to the ground.

After Riley saw the news, he was shocked and immediately called Danny Angie and asked:

"Danny, why did Shams know that the Celtics have a big deal? Didn't you promise me that you would never leak it? If Shams really finds out something, this deal will be terminated immediately!"

The battle is approaching, but the No. [-] star in the team has already been traded out. If the Warriors players find out about this, the consequences will be disastrous.

Danny Angie was also very nervous, and he assured Riley that he didn't say it on purpose, and that the transaction was conducted in secret, so he appeased Riley.

Later, Danny Angie thoroughly checked the transfer department and finally found out the insider.

This is a staff member of the administrative department who, through fringe documents exchanged, inadvertently learned that the team was going to make a trade.

It's just that the documents related to the transaction object and the content of the transaction are highly confidential, and he has no access to them, so he can only sell this news to Shams for $500.

After finding out the truth of the matter, Danny Ainge did not make a statement, nor did he refute the rumors about Shams. Instead, he took the initiative to release the news. It doesn't matter, it attracted the attention of the media.

The best way to suppress a piece of news is never to block it hard, but to cover it up with another piece of news.

People's attention is focused on these plausible trade rumors of the Celtics. No one would have thought that the Celtics, who already have a top striker superstar in the formation, will pursue another striker superstar.

Riley paid close attention to the Celtics' movements, and finally felt relieved after seeing the situation, and devoted himself to the deal of the No. [-] pick.

This is the result of his discussion with Zhang Yu.

This year's top picks Mark Fultz and Lonzo Ball are both guards, and strikers Jayson Tatum, Laurie Markkanen, and Josh Jackson are not predicted to be No. It's not good enough to use the No. [-] pick. There's no need to waste the No. [-] pick. It's better to trade it out in exchange for high-ranking picks and other bargaining chips.

But before the end of the finals, he will not perform any operations, so as not to leak the transaction information.

　Well, 8000 a day is a bit difficult, give me some more time...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)