After replying this email to the boss, the five core players of the Eagles had a fight in Coach Kruger's room for a while. Coach Kruger ordered food in the hotel. While they were having fun, snacks came and they were ready to have afternoon tea together. Kruger

The coach's computer buzzed.

Prompt tone for email reply.

"Ace, go check it out for me." Coach Kruger was chatting with Kwame Brown and was unavailable.

Liu Mang ran over and took a look. It was another email from Pat Riley forwarded by his boss.

Liu Mang clicked on it and Pat Riley replied: "You don't have enough chips."

"What do you mean?" Liu Mang was shocked!

Just as he was about to tell Coach Kruger Pat Riley's reply, Coach Kruger's cell phone rang.

Liu Mang probably called the boss.

Sure enough, Coach Kruger looked strange when he came back from answering the phone outside the room.

Liu Mang's expression was also strange, and Coach Kruger's expression was equally strange when he returned to the room. Their unusual reactions attracted the attention of others in the room.

"Ace, what's wrong?" McGrady walked up to Liu Mang and asked. Suddenly he remembered something and his face became frightened: "Ace, could it be..."

Liu Mang looked at McGrady and nodded: "Ah...yeah, that guy doesn't play by the rules..."

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Originally, Coach Kruger just wanted to talk to the five core players about this trade issue in the last game before the year to strengthen the teammate relationship between the core players. Suddenly, he received a trade request from the Heat, and Liu Mang was filled with bad feelings.

, I want to tease the fortune teller.

Unexpectedly, I wanted to disgust Pat Riley, but the other party actually responded!

Liu Mang never expected that Pat Riley would put Wade on the shelf!

There was no announcement for the time being. Liu Mang originally wanted to speak directly, but Coach Kruger went out to call Liu Mang and gave Liu Mang time to calm down and think, so Liu Mang decisively shut up and did not announce it.

Coach Kruger didn't say anything when he came back. He adjusted his mentality and continued to eat and drink as he should.

McGrady was someone who had been through this before. He knew how to deal with this kind of thing. He secretly complained to Liu Mang and continued to play.

Anyway, it is impossible for the Hawks to trade him for Wade. He will not turn 28 until the end of May next year. He is in his prime and at the time when his contract value is at its highest. The main thing is not to affect the mentality of his teammates.

After the afternoon tea, everyone else left. McGrady knew something was going on and didn't stay. In the end, he had nothing to worry about, unless the Heat added Stoudemire to risk two injuries.

Huge top players, all of them can be exchanged for him.

If the Heat really did that, there was nothing he could do about it. The combined salary of these two people was almost the same as his.

But for this extremely low probability thing, McGrady has nothing to worry about.

And he is not Liu Mang. The management attaches different importance to him than to Liu Mang. As a veteran player, McGrady understands this very well.

After everyone else left, Liu Mang stayed in Coach Kruger's room. Looking at Pat Riley's reply, the two of them still felt strange.

"Coach, what does that greaser think? Will any star dare to go to their place like this?" Liu Mang could finally complain to his heart's content.

"If they pay enough, and it's the exciting South Coast, someone will definitely go there." Coach Kruger has been the head coach and deputy general manager for so long, and he has seen this clearly.

"That's right, no one can have trouble with money." Liu Mang nodded, "Then what are we going to do? That's Dwyane Wade. The only chance to get him is this year. His salary this year is only over 300.

Wanba, when the contract comes into effect next year, we will have no chance.”

"..." Coach Kruger was silent. He did not expect this situation.

Not to mention expecting it, I never even expected this to happen.

When a star is seriously injured, most teams will show care and concern, reflecting the team's humanistic care.

That's what the Eagles did when Wilkins ruptured his Achilles tendon. At that time, Coach Kruger was only in his early 30s and had just become the head coach of the Georgia Tech Jackets. He also paid attention to this aspect.

However, Coach Kruger didn't expect that he would follow Liu Mang's bad idea and want to disgust Pat Riley. Boss Price probably had the same mentality and responded with such an offer. It was completely

Unexpectedly, the Heat are actually considering trading Wade!

Coach Kruger was silent for a while and asked: "Ace, you should know the details of Wade's injury, right?"

"Uh...right." Liu Mang thought of Wade's specific diagnosis report that Schwartz gave him.

Maybe the diagnostic report from the Heat was not as clear as Liu Mang's. After all, Wade was a player under Schwartz.

"Do you think Wade can return to 80 percent of his previous level?" Coach Kruger made a conservative prediction.

This question... Liu Mang's eyes lit up, this is a chance!

Liu Mang was very excited when he thought about the possibility of breaking up the miserable couple!

Although it is different from the originally envisioned future helper, the current situation of the alliance is also completely different from what was planned early on.

The current alliance is more cruel than expected!

Gasol was so loved that another No. 24 logo man was sent to the Lakers even though he would rather be fired. The Suns straightened Gentry up early, opening up another strong force. The Spurs got Artest, all of them

It's a different situation.

There is also the Bulls. The Hawks have not played the Bulls yet, but Garnett is equipped with two human shields, and there is a group of mid-to-long-range shooters who can defend...

Two superstars leading two or three first-class players seems a bit insufficient!

Originally, if we got forward Artest or Garnett, the situation would be very different. No matter which one of these two people we get, it will be much easier to play against those super strong teams!

The gap between Prince and Artest is obviously very obvious. Prince's first defense is the best. Even if Artest is suspended for a year, he can still defend first when he comes back. This is a guy who can defend from the 1st to the 4th position.

The best defensive player in the position, and he is also at his peak age...

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! The main reason is that the trend of the league has not developed towards small ball as Liu Mang expected. On the contrary, those teams that are aiming to compete for the championship have begun to fight against the Eagles' small ball.

Stock up on insider information.

A more extreme example is the Suns, who replaced O'Neal with Stoudemire, which greatly restricted the small-ball play of the Hawks' rotation.

Liu Mang and his teammates are not afraid of anyone, but it will be very painful for the rotating lineup to face teams with super insiders, or even more than one super insider.

But what if the outside line is extremely strong?

Moreover, the inside line of their own team is not weak. Marion is a top star at power forward, and Kwame Brown is the best single-defense center in the league. The Hawks' inside line group is just inferior to the Lakers, Spurs, Mavericks and other teams. The Bulls

Maybe it counts as one, but facing teams with top-notch inside combinations like the Cavaliers, Raptors, and Rockets, they are still equally matched.

There are fewer and fewer super insiders now, and the probability that the Hawks can get it is very small. Just like the 76ers are willing to wait for Embiid to be reimbursed for several years in the future, the rarer he is, the more precious he is.

The era that Liu Mang thought would come quickly did not come, so he had to think of new ways.

There is a first-class inside line, although it is not a dream combination of high school students like Garnett and Kwame Brown, but a first-class inside line and a super outside group...

Also worth trying.

This season the Eagles are taking this route, but they are not as good as Liu Mang's ideal level.

Battier is really at his peak as a rookie. After his rookie season, he seems to not know how to score anymore. Apart from the three-point attack from the corner, he only has setter. Although it is a good return, obviously, Battier is just like that in his peak period.

Yes, it is not unreasonable for the Rockets to give up a mid-first-round draft pick in order to acquire Iguodala, who was underpriced by other teams.

Seeing the super combinations of other teams, Liu Mang also wanted to create a super outside combination that went in the opposite direction. Mitaka is very cool, but why not be more showy if it can be more cool?

Liu Mang thought about it, originally he wanted Carter, but Carter's salary was too high. The maximum salary was extended to 2012, more than 21 million in the last year, and the lowest was more than 16 million, which was simply unaffordable.

Relatively speaking, Wade is much cheaper, with a maximum starting salary of more than 12 million when he renewed his contract in advance in 2005. He also gave up the right to use two All-NBA teams to trigger the Ace Clause.

Now that Wade is right in front of you, why not fight for it?

Even if you don't strive for success, it doesn't matter.

As for Wade’s injury…

Does Liu Mang care about this? If he is a teammate, even if it is only for four years, it will be useful! Four years later, Wade will be 29 and almost 30. With Wade's body, he is destined to be like most superstars who collapse after the age of 30.

Likewise, these four years are also excellent.

And even if there is a problem that Wade is not satisfied with the role... Although the probability is small, Wade will definitely perform amazingly after recovering from injury. A new four-year contract has been signed, and the deal is definitely a very attractive one.

chips, then it is possible to get the super insider that was not available before!

Liu Mang feels excited when he thinks of this!

Liu Mang calmed down his emotions, and after thinking about it, he decided to come up with a more conservative expectation. Liu Mang hesitated for a while, and said to Coach Kruger, who was looking forward to it: "Eighty percent... I guess it's fine.

, Jeff’s side is also very confident.”

After hearing this affirmative answer, Coach Kruger thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll discuss it with the boss. If the price is reasonable, we can try to get it."

After Coach Kruger finished speaking, he paused and continued: "But in that case we will have a big problem this season!"

After Liu Mang became excited, he also paid attention to this issue.

What chips do the Heat want?

What is beneficial to the Hawks is Wade's four-year maximum salary. With the Heat owner's unwillingness to bear the luxury tax, it is very likely that he will test Pat Riley at this point, as long as the price is reasonable, of course.

It is reasonable for Wade, who is seriously injured.

"Let's give it a try. Even if we don't complete the transaction, we won't suffer a loss." Liu Mang responded.

Coach Kruger thinks this is true.
To be continued...