The Strongest Bishop in the NBA

"Rob! What are you talking about!"

When Pelinka said this, the biggest reaction was Harden, who was sitting next to Pelinka and listening to the conversation.

He asked his agent to talk to Wang Xiao. The main purpose was to become the team's starter and get more rights, not to threaten to apply for leaving the team. Pelinka's words were completely different from what he wanted to express. .

Hearing Harden's anxious voice, Pelinka winked at Harden. Although he didn't speak, the meaning expressed was obvious.

"I'm an experienced agent. I know better than you how to deal with such things. Don't worry, I'll take care of it for you!"

This is indeed the case. As one of the best agents, Pelinka has done too many things like negotiating for players. He knows very well that it is difficult for the other party to accept a simple request. In this case, he must give the other party some Pressure, so as to better achieve the goal.

And before saying this, Pelinka also made preparations. Harden is currently still on a rookie contract, with an annual salary of only more than five million, but his worth is already at the level of many All-Star players.

In other words, it is difficult to find a bargaining chip that matches its value in the league with a worth of five million. No matter which team the Wizards trade with, they will lose nothing.

Moreover, Harden is young and has the potential to continue to improve. His position in the Wizards' tactical system is also very important. Pelinka is fully confident that the Wizards will definitely keep Harden with a maximum salary. He will not trade unless it is a last resort. Harden's.

This is his experience working as a broker for many years.

It's a pity... such experience cannot be used to judge Wang Xiao.

On the other end of the phone, after two seconds of silence, Wang Xiao's voice rang again, but the response Pelinka got was not the compromise he wanted.

"Well, I understand. Since Harden wants to leave and seek a bigger stage, I will not stop it. I will find a few teams suitable for trading as soon as possible, and then let Harden choose what he wants. Going to the team..."

Pelinka was stunned, what's going on? Why are things different from what he imagined?

"Wait, I think you misunderstood, James doesn't want to leave the team, he just wants more rights and..."

"Beep beep..."

Before he finished speaking, Wang Xiao hung up the phone.

Pelinka and Harden looked at each other, and then he saw disappointment and anger in Harden's eyes.

"Is this Chinese man crazy? Trading a 21-year-old potential star? Are you kidding me?"

After staying for a while, Pelinka couldn't help muttering.

On the other side, after hanging up the phone, Wang Xiao breathed a sigh of relief.

Regarding Harden, Wang Xiao has always been hesitant.

As an MVP-level superstar, Harden is full of possibilities. Under the cultivation of the system, his future achievements may be even higher than in another time and space.

But as the saying goes, you can't have both, it's better than Wade, and he has to make concessions for James, and Michael Jordan, the god of basketball, only has Pippen instead of another Jordan.

Before Curry and Harden fully grow up, Wang Xiao can only choose one as the absolute main core of the team, as Jordan and James.

And his choice is Curry, and Wang Xiao believes that most people will choose Curry when choosing between the two.

In terms of pure personal ability, Harden is not inferior to Curry, and even compared to statistics, Harden is better than Curry.

In Curry's peak season, he averaged only 30 points, 5.4 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game. In the 18-19 season, Harden scored 36 points, 6.6 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game.

But the level of a player cannot be measured simply by statistics.

There are many reasons why Wang Xiao chose Curry. For example, Curry is more self-disciplined than Harden, and nightclub boarding and eye defense are by no means worthless.

For another example, Curry's Warriors in another time and space have proved that even if he belongs to the same team as Durant, Thompson and Green, he can also coexist perfectly.

In fact, if Harden is promoted to the starting position and Curry can play more offense without the ball, it is also feasible in theory. It has also been verified in the previous two seasons. With Curry helping to stretch the space, Harden's Lethality will become greater.

But when Curry and Harden are on the court at the same time, the defensive loopholes are too big, and there is still this very serious problem.

What about Klay Thompson?

Wang Xiao will definitely choose Thompson, because Thompson and Curry are almost the most suitable partners.

In Wang Xiao's view, Curry + Thompson is undoubtedly better than Curry + Harden.

After all, Curry + Harden's offensive ability may be stronger, but Curry + Thompson's offensive and defensive ends are more balanced.

Of course, Harden + Thompson is also feasible, because Thompson's technical characteristics can fit any player, but in that case, what about George? What about Leonard?

Curry can live in peace with Durant, Thompson, and Green, but Harden is hard to say. Of course, the best sixth man in the Thunder era can, but Harden, who made unlimited pick-and-roll fouls in the Rockets era, may be difficult.

It may not be fair to Harden to do so, but in fact this is a win-win situation.

There is no way for Harden to realize his maximum potential in the Wizards. The tactical system of the Wizards determines that it is impossible for Harden to have unlimited fire and ball rights like he did in the Rockets.

And if Harden is to be traded out of the team, then there will be no problem with Wang Xiao's troublesome top pick.

With Harden's value, I believe many teams will be happy to reach this deal...

On the same day, Wang Xiao called Harden again.

Wang Xiao feels that although the NBA is a cruel trading field, as the head coach of the team, he personally selected Harden and got along with him day and night for two years. It is false to say that he has no feelings. Harden, like Curry, does not belong to that kind of strong personality. This also made them get along very well before. Even if Harden is to be traded for the future development of the team, Wang Xiao does not want to make the relationship between them too rigid.

On the phone, Harden made it clear that he likes the atmosphere in the current team and likes to play on this team.

But Wang Xiao gave him a careful analysis on the phone.

"James, when I heard the request from your agent, I was really happy, because I saw your unyielding side, and saw your hope to become better and stronger, but I'm sorry, The current Wizards don't give you that platform."

"I know you want to stay in the team and play, but here, you can only serve as a substitute all the time, but in other teams, with your strength, you will definitely become the main core of any team. With a bigger stage, more opportunities, you could be the next regular-season MVP in a few years."