The Strongest Bishop in the NBA

"Stephen, I didn't expect that, you're only a rookie in the second grade, and you're going to be an All-Star starter!"

Butler patted Curry on the shoulder fiercely, his tone full of envy.

Not envious that is fake.

After all, Butler has only been selected to the All-Star twice in his entire career, both of which were selected as substitute players, and he was absent once due to injury. How can Curry be so beautiful?

"The second round of voting has just ended, and it's hard to say whether he can be selected for the starting lineup."

Curry was a little embarrassed by what Butler said, scratching his head and said.

"You brat, what's the point of being humble at this time?" Butler's hands changed from patting his shoulders to rubbing his head.

"You can beat Wade and Rose in the first two rounds of voting, are you afraid that you will lose to them in the next two rounds? Do you know that the team has already started public canvassing for you on the official website, and Antoine and I also call on my respective fans to vote for you."

"But don't you have fewer votes?" Curry asked a little puzzled when he heard this.

"So what? Do you think our two old guys can still be selected as All-Stars?" Jamison couldn't help laughing from the sidelines.

"Caron and I are both in our thirties, and we are in the stage of being about to be eliminated by the alliance. The number of votes we get can't even be ranked among the top few. It's better to help you."

"But if you don't perform well in the All-Star Game, don't blame me and I'll take care of you when you come back!" Butler said again.

...

Smiling and watching the conversation of Curry Butler and others not far away, Wang Xiao nodded secretly.

He was very satisfied with the atmosphere of the team, there was no intrigue, and there was no imaginary veteran bullying newcomers in order to seize power.

Both Butler and Jamison belong to the type that has a better personality and can get along well with teammates.

Of course, if they weren't like this, Wang Xiao would have already kicked them out of the team.

Butler's contract expires after this season, and Jamison's contract will expire in a year.

Whether it is Jamison or Butler, after their contracts expire, Wang Xiao plans to provide them with a pension contract.

Perhaps limited by the salary of the team's players, this pension contract may not be particularly large, but it should satisfy them.

Renewing the contract is a matter for the future, and it is not too late to think about it after the end of this season.

And the upcoming All-Star Weekend in half a month has nothing to do with Wang Xiao, because last season, he served as the Eastern Conference coach of the All-Star Game. According to the rules of the league, he will automatically lose his qualifications this year. The Eastern All-Star head coach will be Tom Thibodeau, who ranks second in the Eastern Conference.

Wang Xiao was also so happy. After all, the All-Star Weekend couldn't bring him any substantial benefits. If he didn't participate, it would be good to use these three or four days to take a break for himself.

Before the start of the All-Star weekend, the normal regular season still needs to be played well.

However, as time entered February, not only the All-Star Weekend came, but also countless trading rumors.

After the All-Star Weekend, the trade deadline will also be approaching. There will be a large number of trades at that time, and the rumors of trades have begun to fly around at the beginning of the month, and many teams have already begun to make moves.

On Wang Xiao's side, he has already received several calls, all about asking prices.

A lot of teams are extremely interested in a player from the Wizards.

That is James Harden.

No one asked about Curry's offer, because they knew very well that unless the head coach of the Wizards went crazy, it would never be possible to let Curry go.

However, Harden still has a little possibility. After all, Harden has always been a substitute player in the Wizards.

Regardless of whether Harden has the team's second-ranked playing time, and regardless of when Harden is on the court, Curry often has to give up the ball. Just letting Harden substitute is enough for a lot of balls The team had wild imaginations.

But Wang Xiao's reply to these people was very simple, only one sentence.

"Sorry, Harden is not for sale."

What are you kidding? Trade Harden? What about the playoffs? How to snipe the Heat? Are there any better potential stocks in the league than Harden?

Yes, of course there are...

Take the Portland Trail Blazers, for example.

Without Roy, the Trail Blazers lack players with the ball in their eyes.

They immediately found that James Harden seemed to be the perfect replacement for Roy and became the engine of the team.

So the Blazers couldn't wait to lick their faces and ask the Wizards for a price.

After Wang Xiao learned of this, he immediately returned a price.

"Want Harden? OK, trade for Durant."

When the general manager of the Blazers heard this, he rolled his eyes.

Trade Durant for Harden? What are you kidding? This Wang Xiao really just opened his mouth.

Although Durant of the Trail Blazers was also selected by Wang Xiao, Durant has now become a leader among the new generation of players. His average score of 28 points per game ranks first in the current scoring list. How could it be used for exchange? Deng?

Wang Xiao's resolute answer made many teams start to hesitate.

But in this case, there is still a team approaching the door, and proposed a very luxurious price.

"We want James Harden, Paul George and Antawn Jamison from the Wizards."

The visitors reported their intentions as soon as they came up, and they were not polite at all.

Wang Xiao was not polite to them either, and simply replied. "roll!"

"Don't you want to hear our offer?"

The other party was obviously choked by the word Wang Xiao, and he said so after a while, and he didn't give Wang Xiao a chance to continue talking, and immediately reported their conditions.

"We can send Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups to you, how?"

Wang Xiao was slightly taken aback when he heard this.

Anthony and Billups?

In his memory, in another time and space, Anthony and Billups were traded to the New York Knicks on February 22.

Unexpectedly, the Nuggets actually found the Wizards to seek a deal.

In fact, Anthony's transfer incident has been in another time and space for a long time. The Nuggets have also tried to build with many teams, but in the end they had no choice but to trade with the New York Knicks, allowing Anthony to enter the Big Apple as he wished.

But now, it may be that the appearance of Wang Xiao has incited the wings of the butterfly, causing some things to change slightly, and it also made the Nuggets first approach the Wizards to negotiate.

Carmelo Anthony averaged 25 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists per game this season. As the top small forward in the league, Anthony will still be able to contribute around 28+ points per game in the next few seasons. His strength can definitely rank into the league's top ten.

Although FMVP Chauncey Billups is old, he can also contribute 16.8 points and 5 assists per game this season.

The value of the bundled transaction between the two is quite high, but...

Wang Xiao chuckled and replied to the other party. "Hurry up and get out."