Anthony the Reborn

Chapter 254 Building a Champion
After Vandeweghe understood Anthony's purpose, a look of surprise flashed in his heart.

In the past year of getting along with Anthony, he can be said to have become more and more incomprehensible to Anthony, and now he was a little caught off guard when he said that he would make such a deal.

Vandeweghe knows that the team's starting center, Nene, has a good relationship with Anthony, and although Chandler suffered from injuries last season, he has secured the Bulls' starting center this season and wants to trade. Coming here is not an easy thing.

And the most important thing is, if it is true as Anthony said, the boss intends to change the head coach, then I am afraid it will not happen overnight. At this time, the difficulty of doing transactions is even more difficult.

Vandeweghe finally said to Anthony: "Melo, can you tell me why it is Tyson? That player has the same body as Nene, but his offensive skills are much rougher than Nene's. Guys who just dunk dunks, is it worth some of the price we're paying?"

Anthony listened to what Vandeweghe said, looked at him and nodded without hesitation.

Anthony is well aware of Chandler's abilities. The Mavericks were able to miraculously win the championship. He played an irreplaceable role as the mainstay of defense in the Mavericks. And such a player is also a very weird player. He will be regarded as a rough guy, a buttery offensive player, and 4 on 5 when attacking. It is not surprising that Vandeweghe has this idea.

Anthony smiled and said: "Qiqi, if you can trade for Tyson, you will definitely win this year's best general manager. If not, you come to me, and I owe you a favor."

Vandeweghe looked at Anthony in surprise. Anthony has unlimited potential in the league. Although this potential has not been fully realized, Anthony's performance in his rookie season has proved that he will be the new spokesperson of the league, the best manager and a Humanity, obviously this is a totally worthwhile thing to do.

Vandeweghe thought for a while and said: "I will, I will complete this deal, but I need to ask you a question."

"Huh?" Hearing that Vandeweghe was about to ask himself a question, Anthony looked at him suspiciously, "What question?"

Vandeweghe continued: "If one of the team's five starting players is going to leave, is that person going to be Nene?"

"Nene?" Anthony looked at Vandeweghe, then immediately shook his head and said, "No, Nene is a very important part of the team."

Vandeweghe then asked, "Are you sure?"

Anthony nodded again.

Vandeweghe nodded and said, "Then I know, don't worry, I can handle it before the All-Star."

When Anthony heard Vandeweghe's promise, he nodded with a smile, and then got up to leave. Anthony is still very satisfied with Vandeweghe. It can always be done through some means. The reason why he is not so well-known in history may be because he doesn't know which players the team wants.

Vandeweghe doesn't know, Anthony knows, so now, they will be a pair of best combination.

After Anthony left, Vandeweghe was silent for a long time, and then called Cavaliers general manager Chris Grant.

"Yo, Kiki, what brought you here?" Grant said with a smile after the call was connected.

In the last draft, Grant put Anthony together, but it benefited Vandeweghe a lot, so he was not much good for Vandeweghe, which is why the Nuggets and Cavaliers did not trade.

However, this season James' performance has risen steadily, while Anthony has plummeted, which means hitting the rookie wall. He also proved that his vision is better than Vandeweghe's, so he is naturally in a good mood at the moment.

Vandeweghe's feeling is exactly the opposite of Grant's. At the time of the draft, he deliberately misled Grant and let them choose James. Last season, although James' performance was also very good, he was still a little worse than Anthony, so he is still very good. I'm glad I gambled back then.

Although Anthony's statistics this season were not outstanding, he knew that it was more due to D'Antoni, so he didn't care. He said directly at this moment: "Chris, I see you in a good mood today. I'm about to tell you another piece of good news."

"Good news?" Grant immediately became vigilant when he heard Vandeweghe's tone of voice. "What good news? I really want to listen carefully."

Vandeweghe said with a smile: "I know that James has performed very well this season, but the other players on your team don't seem to be so competitive. I have a very good offer in hand now. I don't know if you have any." Interested in listening?"

Grant was silent for a while. During the last draft, Vandeweghe used the same tone. Because of this, at the last moment, he chose to give up Anthony and choose James, so he is also very cautious at the moment: "Oh What offer, I want to hear it."

Vandeweghe was also unambiguous, and said directly: "I know your team is very deterrent on the offensive end, and the big men on the inside are also doing well, but you lack a defensive gate on the outside."

With Vandeweghe's words, Grant immediately fell silent. The Cavaliers' lineup this season is much more reasonable than last season, but only in the position of swingman, the team does not have a defensive leader, and James is often needed to defend. The opponent's arrow figure, this is obviously not a good thing for them who are trying to hit the playoffs this season.

So Grant, who was just listening to quotations, was obviously lost in thought at the moment.

He thought for a while, and when Vandeweghe started urging him, he said, "Qiqi, what do you want?"

Hearing Grant's words, Vandeweghe was immediately happy. He knew that Grant was moved, so he also said straight to the point: "I want your first round."

"First round?!" Grant was startled. He didn't expect Vandeweghe to open his mouth like a lion. His original curiosity disappeared. He wanted to hang up the phone directly, but out of politeness, he held the phone and said, " No, Kiki, I didn't mean to trade our first rounder."

Vandeweghe then pressed: "Why not?"

Grant paused for a moment, and then immediately said: "To be honest, Kiki, I don't think you are sincere enough. I know that you have selected a good defensive rookie this season, but it is obviously the lion's mouth to ask for a first-rounder. If it's a second round, I can barely accept it."

As soon as Vandeweghe heard what Grant said, he was immediately happy. It seemed that Grant had misunderstood him, so he quickly explained: "Chris, you misunderstood me."

"Misunderstanding?" Grant didn't know why Vandeweghe said that suddenly, "Don't tell me you still have the pick, you don't want to add the first round to our first round, you mean you must enter the playoffs, And we probably won't make the playoffs, so you think our first round is worth more?"

Hearing Grant go further and further away, Vandeweghe immediately interrupted him and said, "My bargaining chip is Bale."

"What?!" Grant was taken aback. He never thought that Vandeweghe's bargaining chip would be Bell. Although Bell has not played in the league for a long time, you must know that he has already proved in the playoffs that he can He is a fierce defender. His value can be said to be the highest now, and he is also the kind of player that every championship team urgently needs. How could Vandeweghe be willing to trade him? !

Grant still couldn't believe it and said, "Kiki, are you sure you're not joking?"

Vandeweghe said with a smile: "Of course not, I will do what I say, but I have to call John first, and our deal will not be able to go through until his deal is finalized."

"John? Chicago?" Grande asked suspiciously.

"Yes." Vandeweghe said with a smile, "Then let's talk later."

"Hmm...Okay." Although Grant was curious about who Vandeweghe wanted to trade with the first-round pick, he obviously hoped to get Bell compared to that. After all, Bell has proved himself in the playoffs last year. It is definitely a good addition to the Cavaliers, who are now sprinting for the playoffs.

Vandeweghe hung up Grant's phone, took a deep breath, and then called John Paxson, the general manager of the Chicago Bulls.

The Bulls have achieved a very good record this season under the leadership of Hinrich, Luol Deng and Ben Gordon, as well as the inside killer Eddie Curry. Now they have the fourth record in the league. It is obviously not that simple for them to make a deal, and now it is the eve of the All-Star Game, it is definitely not that simple to make such a deal.

As soon as the phone was connected, Paxson's indifferent voice came: "Hey, Qiqi, what can I do for you?"

As soon as Vandeweghe heard the sound, he knew that this deal was not easy to do, but he didn't back down, but said straight to the point: "John, I want to make a deal with you, I want your insider, Tyson Chandler Le."

"Sorry, I have something to do." Paxson's indifferent voice came.

"John..." Vandeweghe wanted to continue.

"Snapped!"

To Vandeweghe's surprise, he hung up the phone before he said anything.

(End of this chapter)