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Chen Xiao told Jerry West that if these Warriors teammates did not take the initiative to leave during the contract period, the Warriors would not trade them.

Having said that, Chen Xiao knows that some of the Warriors teammates actually have the idea of ​​leaving.

For example...Ibaka.

Well, it's not Lopez, it's Ibaka.

Although Da Lopez became the team's rotation player after Jokic came to the team, Da Lopez has no plans to leave for the time being. His idea is to fulfill his contract with the Warriors. Xiao's side won more championships.

His goal now is to become one of the best role players in NBA history.

Like Robert Horry in history.

As long as people mention the NBA's outstanding role player, the championship hunter, they think of Robert Horry.

Big Lopez also thinks so.

Therefore, he is willing to sacrifice his playing time and data to give up his position to Jokic, who is more important to the team.

But Ibaka...

He is different. He is actually still young now, less than 26 years old. He has always been a substitute in the Thunder team, and he has always been a substitute in the Warriors.

It's not that he doesn't want to start, but he can't do anything. In the Thunder team, his ability is temporarily insufficient, while in the Warriors, his ability is enough, but the starter is thick eyebrows, and he can't grab the starting position of too thick eyebrows.

In this case, in this case, Ibaka hopes to have a higher pursuit.

So, after the championship celebration, Ibaka took the initiative to find Chen Xiao, and he hoped that the team could trade him to the team he wanted.

Ibaka told Chen Xiao and the Warriors that in order to respect Chen Xiao and the Warriors, he did not contact other teams in advance. Chen Xiao later asked him when he had any requirements for his next family.

Ibaka said that there are only two requirements, the West, and a team with him at its core.

From these two requirements, it can be seen that Ibaka has thought carefully about leaving.

Ibaka, who has won the championship, now hopes to become an All-Star. Instead of going to the East and staying in the West, he hopes to become an All-Star, and to be the core of the team is to make a maximum salary.

This is understandable. He will continue to play as a substitute in the Warriors for another year. His statistics will not be very good, which will affect the size of his next contract. At the same time, he also hopes to keep his bird rights through trade.

Money and status, he wants both.

As an NBA player, and a player from Africa, playing football is nothing more than earning money to support a family. This is really understandable.

And Ibaka has been conscientious, very professional, and very hardworking in the three seasons he has spent with the Warriors. In this playoff, he has saved the team many times.

For such a player, Chen Xiao is of course reluctant to give up.

But at the same time, he can understand Ibaka's pursuit.

Therefore, Ibaka became the first player of the Warriors to ask to leave the team.

After Jerry West announced the Ibaka trade information, the entire NBA team was restless.

As a popular fried chicken in the playoffs last season, who doesn't want it?

Even Ibaka's playoff victims, the Cavaliers and Spurs, want it.

In addition, Boss Qiao of Chen Xiao's former club Bobcats also found Jerry West and Chen Xiao at the first time, and he wanted Ibaka.

In this regard, Chen Xiao was also a little embarrassed. Boss Qiao must have to give him his face. After all, he came to be a warrior, and Boss Qiao really didn't set any obstacles.

Both the warrior and Chen Xiao owe the favor of Boss Qiao.

And Boss Joe didn't want Ibaka in vain. He was willing to exchange the Bobcats' Curry Jr. and Bennett as well as Houston's No. 8 draft pick this year.

Ibaka's value is very high now. As long as Ibaka promises to renew his contract, then Ibaka, a power forward who can run, jump and shoot three-pointers, can change to a young draft pick.

And with the aging of David West, the Bobcats lacked a power forward the most.

The Bobcats drafted Bennett with the No. 1 overall pick from Houston in 2013, and the two seasons passed, and it was basically a failure.

And little Curry, Chen Xiao's apprentice, has also been very embarrassed in the Bobcats these past few seasons. Because of the rise of Kemba Walker, Little Curry has really become a chicken rib for the Bobcats.

Little Curry is Chen Xiao's apprentice and also the son of Bobcats assistant coach old Curry. He has a very high status in the team, but no matter how high his status is, if he doesn't have playing time or the core position of tactics, it would be very embarrassing.

Of course, this is with the Bobcats, and Curry still has a lot of space on the Warriors side.

There is also Bennett. Although Bennett has a high probability of being water, but after all, he is the champion and still young. Many teams also think that they can be rescued, so there is a certain transaction value. If you really want to trade, change A mid-first-round pick is no problem.

Also, the No. 8 pick of the Bobcats is also very attractive to the Warriors. The Warriors hope to get a strong second singles point in the team. Bill has this potential, but is it possible in the future? Becoming Kobe Bryant beside O'Neal, or Ross beside Chen Xiao, this is yet to be determined. For the team, of course, it is impossible to put all eggs in one basket.

Especially when Beal is not sure whether he will stay in the future, the Warriors need such an alternative player.

With Jerry West's vision and Chen Xiao's plug-in, the No. 8 draft pick will allow them to find a player with this potential to train and consider for the team's future.

If it weren't for Ibaka's opinion, the Bobcats' trade application would be perfect indeed.

Therefore, Chen Xiao and Jerry West allowed Boss Qiao and Ibaka to have private contact, hoping that Boss Qiao could convince Ibaka.

But obviously, this didn't work out.

Still, when your team has a consultant named Jerry West, there's never anything that can't be done in the NBA.

The Kings hoped to exchange their star power forward Al Horford with Serge Ibaka. Of course, this trade application was rejected by Jerry West at the very beginning.

After all, although Horford's strength is good, he is now 29 years old, and he is not comparable to a rising star like Ibaka.

So, Horford's bargaining chip for Ibaka is definitely not enough, but...

Horford is a bargaining chip, is Boss Joe interested?

Obviously, Boss Qiao is really interested.

Al Horford and Big West have very similar styles, can attack and defend, and have more support and stronger singles than David West.

Al Horford is definitely a talent buried in the Kings. He actually has the strength to shine in the playoffs and on a bigger stage.

Durant and Oden, two of his two talents in the same class, have become super giants. He has not even entered the All-Star Game and the playoffs, which is very embarrassing.

Although Horford may not seem as tough as David West, Al Horford with stronger coping ability is indeed very suitable for the Bobcats with Rose and Cousins, Jimmy Butler and DeRozan.

Counting Kemba Walker, Thomas, Tobias Harris and other players on the bench, the Bobcats really have no shortage of finishers.

So for Jerry West's match, the King and the Lynx are very interested.

In the end, the three parties quickly reached a deal.

The Bobcats sent Curry Jr., Bennett and the No. 8 pick from Houston for Al Horford from the Kings.

The Kings sent Al Horford and Derrick Williams, whose contract is expiring, as well as a top-five-protected first-round pick for the next two years, for Ibaka and Bennett.

The Warriors traded Ibaka for Curry Jr. from the Bobcats, Derek Williams from the Kings, Houston's 2015 No. 8 pick and a future first-round pick from the Kings.

Derrick Williams, the Warriors don't need it, so they definitely won't exercise the team option, and the Kings' first-round pick.

If the King's draft picks are outside the top ten in the next two years, and one of them belongs to the Warriors, if the King's draft picks are in the top ten in the next two years, then the third year is 2018, the King's first-round pick The right is not protected, it must belong to the Warriors.

Bennett's current value and Ibaka's premium to Horford are definitely worthy of a top lottery pick, so the King's pick is actually a profit for the King. In case, the King Rising up, even if they can't make the playoffs, the ninth and tenth picks for the Warriors are the 13th and 14th picks, and they will make a lot of money.

The king felt that with Evans and Ibaka acting as agents, the king should not be difficult to rise in the west.

After the Warriors, Kings and Bobcats completed this trade, the time has actually arrived before this year's draft.

To be honest, this time is quite embarrassing for the Warriors, there is not enough time to examine the rookies.

But, fortunately, Jerry West has a really wide network in the NBA.

Although the Warriors do not have a reliable lottery rookie draft report, Jerry West's few phone calls and this year's lottery rookie draft report all appeared on his table.

And it's not those public draft reports that are bad, but those very private and confidential draft reports.

The Warriors aren't targeting power forwards in this year's draft.

Although Ibaka has left, the Warriors' Lopez can play at the power forward position. In addition, Chen Xiao can also make a cameo appearance, plus the presence of Gobert.

The Warriors have no shortage of big players right now.

What the Warriors desperately need now is a player with strong singles potential like Kobe, Rose, Wade, and Durant.

"The offensive and defensive all-around Karl-Anthony Towns, we already have another Anthony, and we don't need this same offensive and defensive all-around Anthony."

"The kaleidoscope of low-post offense, Duke University's Jahlil Okafor, the draft template is the Spurs' center Al Jefferson, although he has good singles potential, but he will not be dominant in the future, and the level of future growth is not enough. "

"Super combo guards D'Angelo Russell and Mudiay, although they have strong singles potential, but they consume too much the ball, we need a player who can consume the shot, not one who consumes the ball. Players, we already have Jokic and God, we don't need another player who can only attack with the ball."

"Australian genius guard Exum, whose draft template is Penny Hardaway, led Australia to defeat the American youth team with American super-talents such as Parker and Randle in the 2013 World Championships. His physical fitness is extremely strong, He plays very smart and is good at making fouls. However, his shooting percentage is only 60%, and his shooting percentage is only 40%. His offensive efficiency is extremely low. He can consume the shot, but for singles players, the most important His off-the-dribble shot, his shooting percentage, even under 20%, his isolation skills, it's terrible, we're not sure if he can afford it in a higher level NBA game without his physical advantage Our mission."

Although you already have the No. 8 draft pick, the 2015 draft is not a big year for the draft. If you want to be like the 1996 class, if you choose any one, you can bear the Warriors' expectations. Among the rookies in the draft, the Warriors' scouting directors and Jerry West discussed for a long time, but they could not find a player who met the requirements.

Let's just say, these players with singles ability this year may not be as good as Bill.

The Warriors have no plans to use the No. 8 pick to pick a player who surpasses Beal as the No. 2 pick in the draft.

The Warriors are hoping to find a player no worse than Beal.

However, these people are far worse than Bill.

So, hearing the opinions of these scouting directors gave Jerry West a headache.

Looking at the scouting reports in his hand, with his eyesight, he certainly knew that what the scouting directors said was right.

In this year's draft, there is no one he needs.

After repeatedly flipping through the profiles of these people and watching the videos of these people.

Jerry West was attracted by a young defender who was under 19 years old.

Devin Booker

Birthday: October 30, 1996

School: University of Kentucky

Position: Shooting guard

Height: 1.98 meters Weight: 93 kg

Template: Klay Thompson/Kobe

Predicted pick: 9 (Eagle)

Pros: Devin Booker, 18, is averaging 21 minutes per game at Kentucky this season as a backup, shooting 53 percent from two-point range, 41 percent from three-point range and 83 percent from the free-throw line. Shooting talent like Ray Thompson.

Booker is 1.98 meters tall in shoes, but his wingspan is only 1.98 meters. His physique is very similar to Kobe.

Like Klay Thompson, his explosiveness is not outstanding, and he is not the type to play by athletic ability. His outstanding basketball IQ and quick off-ball movement are his trademarks.

Like Kobe, he has a textbook-like shooting posture. He shoots quickly and has a soft hand. He also has Kobe's same ability to dribble and shoot. He has a good sense of footwork and balance.

Disadvantages: The hands are too short, the wingspan in the NBA is less than 1.98 meters, and there are only a handful of non-point guard players with a standing touch height of less than 2.54 meters, which will make him encounter great difficulties on the defensive end.

The offense will only shoot jumpers. Booker has made 178 of his 200 field goals in the halfcourt this season.

Teams with lottery picks tend to choose top defensive players or prolific scorers. Booker does not belong to this type. His upper limit is very strange. Maybe he can't become Thompson. It can't be Kobe. Maybe he may be a combination of Kobe and Thompson. He is full of uncertainty.

However, he is one of the youngest rookies this year, and he is also the best shooter, and has the hope of becoming a consistent scorer in the NBA.

"The same short hand as Kobe, and he also has Klay Thompson-level three-point talent..."

Jerry West's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he saw a very incredible thing.

On June 26, 2015, the 2015 NBA draft was underway in New York.

As for Chen Xiao, he was not in New York at this time, and he did not participate in this year's draft.

At this time, Chen Xiao was in Los Angeles with Xiao Xiao Chen and the others on vacation.

However, after the draft was over, he still knew the team's choice this year.

An under-19 shooting guard, Devin Booker.

Before the draft, Jerry West gave him a pass, and he also knew that this was the first target of the Warriors.

This guard, like Chen Xiao's idol boss, has very short hands.

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