Chapter 823 The Skeleton of the Clippers

Before selling Sun Yue, Richard would definitely have a chat with him and sell Sun Yue directly. Then Sun Yue would definitely feel uncomfortable.

"Coach, are you looking for me?" Sun Yue answered Richard's call and asked with a smile.

In fact, without Richard having to speak, Sun Yue roughly understood the purpose of Richard's call.

Sun Yue naturally got the news about the Clippers' previous trade with Green Kai.

Now that Rondo is here, can Sun Yue still get a starting position in the team?

It is true that Sun Yue is definitely better than Rondo on the offensive end, but Rondo is unmatched by Sun Yue on the organizational and defensive ends.

The Clippers do not lack offensive points. The lack of offensive firepower after replacing Rondo as the starter can be compensated by Leonard taking more shots.

And Sun Yue also knew very well that being traded was not a bad thing for him.

The next year is his contract year, and he can work hard to get a super contract.

If he stays with the Clippers, as a substitute, it will not be so easy to produce super contract-level data.

Of course, the premise is that Richard has to trade him to a team that is suitable for him to increase his data.

"Coach, is the team ready to trade me?" Sun Yue asked with a smile.

"Yes, what are your thoughts now?"

"I don't have any ideas. It all depends on the coach's arrangement." Sun Yue knew clearly that Richard would definitely think carefully and would not trade him to a team that would bury him.

"Okay, then I will study it carefully in the past few days. If there is any news, I will inform you as soon as possible." Richard nodded and said.

If Sun Yue doesn't have a championship in hand, then he may stay with the Clippers for the next year for the championship.

But now that he has so many championship rings, he no longer cares about championships. The only thing he cares about now is whether he can get a super contract.

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Two days later, seven offers were placed on Richard's desk, all from teams eager to acquire Sun Yue.

Although Sun Yue has shortcomings of one kind or another, the fact that he can play the No. 1 position fully proves his value, and he also has good commercial value. Anyway, he will definitely make a profit after taking it.

These seven quotes are all relatively reliable quotes. Richard has long eliminated those unreliable quotes.

For example, some teams that hope to compete for the championship take a fancy to Sun Yue's advantage of having a small salary in the coming year, and want to introduce Sun Yue for reinforcement.

It was naturally impossible for Richard to agree to such an offer.

First of all, it will cause trouble for himself. After all, the Clippers are also competing for the championship this year, and Richard cannot create a strong enemy for himself.

Secondly, in such a powerful team, Sun Yue may not be able to get too many performance opportunities, which will be detrimental to him getting a super contract next year.

So Richard finally chose seven teams that were relatively weak and had rubbish point guards, which were the seven offers in front of Richard.

These seven quotes are all quite sincere. After all, they all know Sun Yue's current value.

With the advent of the small ball era, the value of point guards has soared.

When Richard first entered the league, the most valuable players were big men, but now, in addition to all-around strikers, the most valuable players are point guards.

Sun Yue's advantage on the offensive end is too obvious. The defensive end is not that top-notch, but it is not a level that cannot be put on the table.

As for the organization, Sun Yue's super height gives Sun Yue a good passing vision.

All in all, in the eyes of various teams, Sun Yue is a pretty good number one player. Even if he is not up to the level of a cornerstone player, he is still quite suitable to be the second player.

If the price is right, these weak teams will definitely not want to miss out on Sun Yue as their second choice.

In fact, if you really want to talk about it, it is easy to find the top boss in the league, but it is difficult to find a high-quality second boss.

After carefully reading the seven offers, Richard finally called the Phoenix Suns.

The main body of their offer is Beasley plus a 14-year top-10 protected first-round pick.

In fact, the Suns' offer is not the best among the seven offers, but it can be said to be the most suitable.

At present, the Suns don't have a decent point guard. Sun Yue went to the Suns and directly took up the core position of the backcourt.

The Suns' problem is not just that they don't have a decent point guard, they don't even have a decent defender...

In this case, they will definitely entrust Sun Yue with important tasks.

Moreover, the atmosphere of the Suns team is good, the boss is very tolerant to the players, and the team's medical conditions are also good.

Anyway, for Sun Yue, going to the sun is definitely the best place to go.

Among the offers given by the Suns, Richard is very interested in Beasley...

Beasley actually played well with the Timberwolves before. Otherwise, the Timberwolves would not have given him such a big contract.

However, in the second half of the 11-12 season, Beasley was directly reimbursed for the season, which led to some conflicts between him and the Timberwolves management.

Then he was sold to the Suns. In the season that just ended, Beasley may have been affected by injuries, and his offensive efficiency was not very good, but it was reasonable.

At present, the Suns still have quite a few forward players, so they took out Beasley for trade.

Of course, they also knew very well that a Beasley would definitely not be able to impress Richard, so they took out another first-round pick.

If Richard remembers correctly, the Suns' draft picks in the next few years will be in the top ten, so their protection of the top ten picks is meaningless. Sooner or later, Richard will still have to be given a high-ranking pick. .

Because Beasley's contract is much larger than Sun Yue's, Richard can also add an old Jet Terry.

Terry's contract has an annual salary of five million US dollars, which is exactly what Sun Yue will do to balance Beasley's salary space.

By the way, with this deal, Richard can get rid of Terry's five million dollar contract, which is quite appropriate.

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Just like that, before the draft started, Richard waved his hand and made three transactions in a row.

The team sold Horford, Thomas Jr. and Sun Yue in exchange for Beasley and Rondo, along with three first-round picks.

If other teams directly sold the team's original center, starting point guard and chief backup point guard during the offseason, then this team would be absolutely crazy.

Richard is obviously not crazy. The core of his lineup is Leonard, Thompson and Green. These three people can be regarded as the skeleton of the team.

Adding bricks and mortar to this skeleton is what Richard is doing now.

Gobert is added to the head of the skeleton, and Rondo is added to the tail. As many powerful players as possible are piled under the skeleton to deepen and thicken the bench.