Chapter 1298: George Hill Poached From the Spurs

After hanging up the phone, Gao Yuanyuan sneered, Harden is not only a shareholder of Senbei Restaurant, but also a player of Adidas. I just brought out the connections of Senbei Restaurant, and you can't stand it. If I bring out Adidas again, you will be even more Can't stand it.

Nike can help the Heat and Lakers build their lineups, can't Adidas?

In Houston, Magic reluctantly drew up a quotation and sent it back to the Suns.

After Griffin received it, he saw that Scola and the first-round pick were missing, but there was one more role player. In addition, he wanted one more Andre Drummond.

He immediately rejected the offer. Drummond has great potential and can be said to be the future of the Suns and is impossible to trade.

After being rejected, Mosaic later changed it, switching Drummond to Parsons.

Griffin immediately discussed it with Payton and rejected the quotation again.

"Bring on Jimmy Butler," Payton suggested.

Griffin nodded, replaced Butler's name, and sent the quotation back.

Soon, he received another reply from Mosaic. Mo Lei disagreed and did not want Butler, so he changed it to Kenneth Farid.

"How's it going?" Griffin looked at Payton.

"Faried is also good. The main lineup and the Hammers overlap, and he can be responsible for rebounding in the substitute lineup, but we need Harden more."

Payton thought about it for a moment and then said.

Griffin also nodded and agreed to the quotation.

Subsequently, the two teams reported it to the league, which was approved an hour later. In the afternoon, the two teams announced the deal.

"Boss, that's great!"

After receiving the notice, Harden happily called Li Ba and shouted: "Are you going to trade me? But why didn't you notify me?"

"I want to trade you, but I didn't do it. How do I know the transaction is successful?" Li Ba said angrily.

"I'm on vacation right now. Do you want to report to Phoenix right away?" Harden said cheerfully.

"No, just follow the rules." Li Ba said with a smile.

At this time, Spain's Gasol received a notice from the Suns.

To be honest, he was frustrated.

He was traded to the Suns last season and was very happy because he would have a chance to win the championship. Unfortunately, the Hammers suddenly announced that they would be retiring for the season last season.

When the Hammers came back this year, he had hope again, feeling that the championship was waving to him, but he didn't know that he was traded.

Thinking of the Hammers' super-large contract, he felt that the Suns made the deal to free up salary space. Anyway, he and Garnett are of the same type, one with 19 million US dollars and the other with 1 million US dollars. It goes without saying who to choose. .

At this time, he was a little resentful of Garnett. He joined the Suns for a championship minimum salary. Aren't you hurting me?

"Ah owe!"

Garnett felt a little cold on his back when he just got on the plane.

"Paul?"

Marc Gasol was a little sad when he found out, but there was nothing he could do.

"Mark, you have better luck than me."

Gasol said very helplessly.

His younger brother just joined the league and won two championships with the Suns. He was hired by the Heat. He was originally going to be traded, but unfortunately the trade didn't go through. Who knew that by some strange combination of circumstances, the Hammers failed to win last season and ended up with the Heat again? Winning the third championship, I still won it as the main center.

And what about him? After joining the league for 12 seasons and still getting nothing, the difference is huge.

"Don't worry, Paul, when your contract ends, I will tell the boss that you will join the Suns with a minimum salary." Marc Gasol comforted.

Pau Gasol smiled bitterly and nodded.

Phoenix and David Griffin are excited, but considering that Harden is already there, Lin Shuhao doesn't mean much.

However, considering that Lin Shuhao was also of yellow race, he called Li Ba and asked what he meant.

"Look for Kidd, he and Ginobili can both be substitutes at the one position." Li Ba replied.

"OK."

Griffin agrees with Li Ba's decision, which can save several million in space. Plus the luxury tax, it reduces expenses by more than 10 million.

After asking the staff to notify Kidd's agent, Griffin took a look at the list of four role players given to him by the Mosaic team.

"They are all marginal, and there are two veterans who are mixed together. They are of no use. We have to continue to introduce players."

After some research, he was ready to lay off or buy out these four players and told the staff to move forward.

But without these four players, the Suns currently have only seven players including Li Ba, Garnett, Jimmy Butler, Chandler Parsons, Ginobili, Harden, and Kidd. 8 are missing.

Of these eight people, Li Ba is the starting center, Parsons can be trained as the starting power forward, Harden is the point guard, and there is still a lack of a starting shooting guard and small forward.

Opening the free-agency roster, he began studying.

At this moment, after receiving the notice from his agent, Kidd was also very happy. The Suns notified his agent that he could join the Suns with a minimum salary.

He is already 40 years old. He originally thought he could win a championship with the Mavericks, but he didn't succeed. Now he can only hold on to the hammer.

Li Ba is resting at home. His family members have not come over yet. He plans to return to Senbei Castle tomorrow.

"Hey, Paul..." After receiving a call from Chris Paul, he asked, "What's the matter?"

"Boss, why didn't you trade me instead of trading that fool Harden? You promised me." Paul shouted angrily.

"You are a Nike player. It is difficult to trade. Nike will definitely stop you. You should understand this. I told you two years ago." Li Ba said.

Paul hung up the phone depressed. He decided to sign Adidas for his next shoe contract.

At this time, David Griffin was studying George Hill at the Suns headquarters.

George Hill was the 26th rookie in the first round of the Spurs in 2008. His contract ended this year and he became a restricted free agent.

This player is a two-way guard, 191 cm, 87 kg, a system player, good at teamwork, and a player that Popovich is very optimistic about. Like Kawhi Leonard selected by the Spurs last year, he is a potential player that the Spurs mainly cultivate.

In terms of physical conditions, he has good movement speed, wingspan, good defensive attitude, and defensive skills have also been honed in the Spurs. His style of play is simple, he has organizational skills, and strong tactical execution ability. He is a defensive guard.

Last season, he averaged 25 minutes per game, played 10+3+3 data, averaged 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocks per game on the defensive end, had three-pointers, and had no dead angles in offense.

If George Hill and Harden form the Suns' back line, then this young back line has both potential and strength, including organizational ability, offensive ability, and defensive ability.

But if he wants to get George Hill, he has to offer a contract that the Spurs cannot match. He began to analyze the Spurs' current lineup and the contract limit that the Spurs can afford.