The Trading Problem of Rocket Grizzly Bear
At the same time, Grizzlies also said that their real weakness lies not in the inside, but in the No.1 and No.3 positions, and the team will rebuild around young people like Guy, Varick and mike conley.
To this end, the Grizzlies are still preparing to trade Miller to get a more favorable restructuring chip. Next season, 29-year-old Miller will be a veteran compared with the above three people. Therefore, when the Grizzlies and the Rockets negotiate a deal, the Grizzlies hope to replace Scola of the Rockets with Miller. Rockets general manager Morey is having a headache for this matter, saying that "such an offer is beyond the affordability of the rockets."
But what if grizzly bears add the number 5? From the transactions of the Rockets in recent seasons, it can be seen that they actually have a "mysterious" connection with the Grizzlies, that is, the relationship between the top management of the team. Over the years, the relationship between the top management of one team and the top management of another team will play an important role in the transaction, which is also one of the unspoken rules of the NBA. In recent seasons alone, the transactions between the Rockets and the Grizzlies include Swift, Battier, Chakalidis and others. In 2007, Dennis Lynch, the former vice president of the Rockets, was invited to be the assistant coach of the Spurs, so he gave the Rockets a favor and sent Scola to Houston. And mchale gave Garnett to his good friend Angie, and West, the godfather of the Lakers, brought Gasol to Los Angeles when he retired, and so on.
Therefore, the Rockets and the Grizzlies are also keen on trading with each other, and Morey does not accept the Grizzlies' demands for Scola. The reason is very simple. He doesn't want to lose a cheap player and destroy the stability of the Rockets' main lineup, because the Miller he got is the absolute main force in the Grizzlies, but he just came to the Rockets to act as a substitute for Battier and McGrady and become the super sixth person in the team.
But what if the Grizzlies give Miller a No.5 chip and seek more people to package the deal? Maybe things will be different.
Scola is the only distressing player in Grizzlies' asking price, and there is no excessive demand for other "top matches", so the Rockets can send bobby jackson first, and in order to make the salary basically equal, the Rockets can keep Landry and let Grizzlies choose other chips from Brooks, Hyde, Hayes, Novak and other substitutes.
Of course, the deal negotiated by the two managers is based on feasibility. If Morey is considering bringing in Miller, and Grizzlies are willing to add No.5 chips in exchange for Scola+several substitute players, then Morey will first consider what No.5 can bring to the Rockets.
The top four draft picks provided by Grizzlies before were Beasley, Ross, Brooke Lopez and OJ Mayo. It never occurred to me that they finished fifth. If the two sides really reach a deal, the Rockets can let Grizzlies bring UCLA's talented power forward, who is expected to be the next Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and kevin love of Bill Walton to Houston. This strong man can contribute 17.5 points and 10.6 rebounds per game in the NCAA. Many NBA scouts commented on him in the column of investigation notes: he had the same shooting opportunities and blocked shots as last year's top pick Auden.
Loew also announced a few days ago that "I love rockets the most and hope to pass the ball to Yao Ming". He is famous for being a big man who can pass the ball. Obviously, he just adapted to Adelman's Princeton system, and he has the ability to create opportunities for his teammates like Weber in the king's era. At the age of 20, he also led UCLA into this year's semi-finals. He is also a player with winning experience. Under the guidance of a handsome coach who is good at training new people, he may be able to do it as quickly as possible. Miller also made up for the fatal defects of the Rockets' substitutes at positions 2 and 3.
This kind of transaction is not uncommon in NBA history. Just last year, because the Celtics and the Sonics reached a ray allen deal, they gave up their original plan to sign Yi Jianlian with Team No.5 at the request of the other side, and finally chose Jeff Green to join the Sonics.