Early the next morning, Stewart found Jiang Dongbing. It seemed that there was news from the Raptors.

As the only two NBA teams whose home games are located in Canada, the relationship between the Raptors and the Grizzlies is obvious. In addition, the team records are very eye-catching. They are a pair of real brothers.

In this case, the two teams must be communicating with each other. Stewart asked the Raptors if they had any intention to buy Levi's, and the Raptors immediately gave an answer.

"What did they say?" Jiang Dongbing asked anxiously.

This deal is related to the Grizzlies' strength ceiling in the new season, and it also determines whether Jiang Dongbing's coaching career will be smooth sailing. Naturally, he cares about this deal.

Stewart had a sad face, and it seemed that he was not satisfied with the Raptors' plan.

"Our relationship with the Raptors is still good, and they also revealed some information to us."

"They are very interested in Levis, mainly because their core insider Camby is about to be traded. Using Levis to fill Camby's position is very good for them."

"It's just that the transaction plan they proposed is a bit unreliable and they are obviously taking advantage of us," Stewart said dissatisfied.

Jiang Dongbing continued to ask about the Raptors' trade plan, and Stewart reluctantly spoke out.

The Raptors presented three trade plans. The first plan was Levis for Billups, Reggie Slater and the 47th overall pick in this year's second round.

Jiang Dongbing shook his head and refused. This plan was really bad, and it couldn't be said to be a loss. After all, Levi's wouldn't lose even if it was replaced by Billups, but the profit was not that much, which could not meet Jiang Dongbing's psychological expectations.

If the Raptors' second-round pick can be higher, at least higher than the 40th pick, then Jiang Dongbing may still consider this plan.

As for that Ray J. Slater, he was just an extra. Jiang Dongbing had never heard of this player.

The second option is Levis, the Grizzlies' second-round pick this year plus a sum of cash in exchange for Doug Christie.

If it weren't for this second-round pick and Jiang Dongbing had other great uses, then it would be quite appropriate to agree to this plan. After all, a second-round pick with the 56th overall pick has almost no great value.

Levi's value is good, but Christie was the Raptors' second-choice player last season, averaging 16.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game. Even if Levi is a young center who seems to have great potential, the Raptors are not willing to use Christie.

Single exchange.

The reason why Jiang Dongbing wanted Christie was mainly because of his defensive ability. As a swingman, his offensive ability is not outstanding, but his defensive ability is outstanding.

This Christie can almost be regarded as a larger version of Tony Allen. His overall defense may be slightly worse than Allen's, but his offensive and organizational skills are much better than Allen's.

Therefore, the Raptors were reluctant to trade Christie for Levis and wanted to squeeze more money from the Grizzlies.

"What about the third plan?" Jiang Dongbing asked with a frown. He was not very satisfied with the first two plans. It couldn't be said to be a loss, but it just didn't meet Jiang Dongbing's psychological expectations.

As a time traveler, if you make deals with other teams, as long as you don't make a profit, you will suffer a big loss.

Stewart frowned, "The third option seems too outrageous to me."

"They're going to trade Christie and Billups for Levi's plus next year's first-round pick and our second-round pick."

In Stewart's view, the Raptors' trade plan is simply outrageous. Since the establishment of the team, the four first-round picks the Grizzlies have received are No. 2, 3, 4 and 6. Levis's value is equal to Christie's, Billups'

Is the value worth such a high first-round pick?

But what he didn't expect was that Jiang Dongbing was overjoyed when he heard the plan.

"Promise them, Mr. Jackson, we will definitely make a huge profit from this deal."

"Believe me, we will definitely make it to the playoffs in the new season, and our first-round pick will not be that valuable by then."

"No, you can contact them first to see if Tracy McGrady can be replaced." Jiang Dongbing said overjoyed.

McGrady is now in the Raptors lineup, but Jiang Dongbing had no idea of ​​hitting McGrady before, mainly because the Raptors valued McGrady too much.

Even though McGrady only averaged about 20 minutes of playing time per game in his rookie season, it was actually the Raptors who were training McGrady according to the Lakers' plan to train Kobe. The Raptors had high expectations for McGrady.

But now that the Raptors are coveting the Grizzlies' first-round pick next year, it's not like McGrady can't arrange it, and maybe he can get it.

"What you said makes sense, Jiang. Although I don't know where you got the confidence to enter the playoffs, I just trust you unconditionally." Stewart smiled.

If they really can make it to the playoffs, then the Grizzlies will indeed be well off from this deal.

"As for Tracy you are talking about, I advise you not to think about it. Based on my understanding of the Raptors, they are now completely cultivating him as Kobe."

"You still hope that Chauncey can achieve decent results under your hands." Stewart said with a wry smile.

Jiang Dongbing nodded, "Okay, then Christie and Billups."

"Also, can you find a way to get a draft pick with the 40th pick? It would be of great use to me." Jiang Dongbing requested.

Nowadays, Jiang Dongbing's connections in the NBA are still too shallow. He has no access to transactions like these, so it would be more appropriate for Stewart to handle them.

"Draft picks between the 35th and 40th picks, and it will be difficult to handle any higher." Stewart explained.

Jiang Dongbing waved his hand, "That's enough. No matter how high it is, it's useless. We just need picks in this range."

…

After Stewart left, Jiang Dongbing returned to his office, silently calculating his lineup for the new season.

If nothing goes wrong with the deal with the Raptors, Jiang Dongbing will have a very competitive lineup in the new season.

The backcourt consists of Billups, Mobley, and Christie, and the frontcourt consists of Raheem, Jackson, Thorpe, and Brad Miller.

Among them, Brad Miller is the rookie Jiang Dongbing plans to select with the Grizzlies' 56th overall pick.

Under normal circumstances, Miller from Purdue University is an undrafted player, although it is possible for Jiang Dongbing to get Miller without draft picks.

But if you don't use the draft picks, there may be risks. If other teams compete, Miller may not be willing to come to Vancouver.

Simply use a worthless 56th overall pick to select Miller to eliminate possible risks.

Looking at it this way, the lineup created by Jiang Dongbing is indeed a bit luxurious.

For a positional battle, use a starting lineup of Miller, Raheem, Jackson, Christie and Billups.

For a run-and-gun tactic, use a starting lineup of Thorpe, Raheem, Jackson, Christie, and Mobley.
Chapter completed!