The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 48 - 47: You must not disappoint me, Danny!

Chapter 48: Chapter 47: You must not disappoint me, Danny!

Sometimes, making a trade is a very difficult thing.

Take Su Wan’s situation at the moment, even with the pressure from LeBron’s Team, Danny Ferry couldn’t be persuaded to trade him;

but at other times, making a trade can be very easy;

like at this moment, when Danny Ferry received a call from the big boss.

Trading Su Wan had become an unavoidable matter.

Out of respect for Su Wan, before officially opening trade talks, Danny Ferry gave Su Wan a call.

Su Wan wasn’t surprised by this outcome, but he was curious, "Danny, I really want to know what made you change your mind overnight, to carry this burden for LeBron’s Team..."

Was it that LeBron’s Team threatened to leave Cleveland?

Impossible!

If such a threat got out, it would greatly damage LeBron’s image as the "Son of Cleveland."

This was like "nuclear weapons"; they’re most threatening when not used.

Besides this reason, Su Wan couldn’t think of any other reason that would make Danny Ferry give in so quickly.

It wasn’t until Danny Ferry spoke the big boss’s name that Su Wan suddenly understood, and all his doubts disappeared.

Come to think of it, such a big burden... who else but the big boss could make Danny Ferry willingly take it on?

Su Wan was rather satisfied in his heart.

Typically, the big BOSS couldn’t care less about internal team strife, really thinking the owners of other League teams are like Mark Cuban, making team management their main business?

Just look at Old Bass.

The last time he interfered with a player trade for the team was the "OK" duo’s stay-or-go situation.

This was enough to illustrate the thorniness of Su Wan, and even LeBron’s Team had to call on the big boss to solve it. Moreover, Su Wan was certain that LeBron’s Team must have promised Gilbert something to make this happen. Otherwise, Gilbert wouldn’t have intervened at all.

"Uncle, I’m sorry, I didn’t expect this day would come so soon!"

"Don’t be like this, Danny, you should know that I won’t be upset about this."

For Su Wan, as soon as he had crossed over, he had signed a rookie contract with the Cavaliers; he had no choice in the matter.

If it had been his choice, he would have never picked the Cavaliers.

Now, Su Wan had caused such a stir in Cleveland with LeBron; had it been another place, maybe LeBron would have been the one to leave. Even if he was being traded, he could leave with his head held high. How could he feel upset?

He was more than happy!

"I believe that in the future, you will become one of the best players in the NBA!"

It was still that phrase, Su Wan was Danny Ferry’s choice, proof of his vision, and even though he had to trade Su Wan now, he still hoped Su Wan would do well in the future.

"Thanks for the good word, Danny, and thank you for choosing me with the tenth pick in the first round!"

After the call ended, Danny Ferry pressed the button to start the trade.

There are no walls in the world that don’t leak, especially since some people with ulterior motives have deliberately drilled a hole in the wall.

That very afternoon, or to be precise, just two hours later, news of the Cavaliers preparing to trade Su Wan started spreading in the media.

Danny Ferry’s phone on the corner of his desk was bombarded with calls.

Damn Goodwin Brothers!

Besides them, Ferry couldn’t think of any other possibility.

The Goodman Brothers were a bit confused; they didn’t intend to push Danny to this point. After all, bypassing the general manager and going straight to the big boss was already a major overstep, and they needed to mend fences with Danny Ferry.

They couldn’t dare to be so aggressive.

Seeing these reports, Su Wan revealed a fox-like smile.

That’s right, all this news was leaked by his agent, Bill Duffy, but he hadn’t said too much, just revealed that the Cavaliers wanted to trade him.

Kidding, if it was said that this was the big boss’s idea, that would be tantamount to telling everyone that he was the one who leaked the news, wouldn’t it? Only ambiguous news like this could make Danny Ferry suspect LeBron’s Team.

He did this to deepen the rift between Danny Ferry and LeBron’s Team.

And to give LeBron a bit of a wake-up call.

Don’t forget, he’s now the "third best" rookie in history.

If Danny Ferry were given time to choose slowly, who knows what great assets he might exchange for him!

He had no intention of using his departure to strengthen LeBron’s team.

Only when the outside world knew that his departure was a foregone conclusion would those "Old Foxes" go crazy trying to lower the price even further.

Su Wan was just a rookie, with an annual salary of 1.87 million, but his performance was on the level of tens of millions. To exchange him for a player of equal value was already difficult. Now, with a "countdown" bomb ticking above his head, the difficulty of the operation maxed out.

Moreover, Danny Ferry in these "cut-the-Gordian-knot" style trades always performed "not bad."

In the summer of 2002, he had just traded for Andre Miller, the "Assist King." Ultimately, he got Darius Miles, a "Kevin Garnett model victim," and Harold Jamison, with his "expiring contract."

The 02-03 season had just ended when they immediately announced, "We will not renew the contract with Jamison."

In the 03-04 season, as part of the trade that sent Ricky Davis away, they got Eric Williams, Tony Battie, and Kedrick Brown from the Celtics.

These three had "expiring contracts," just like Jamison.

By the summer of 2004, their fates were the same as Jamison’s; the Cavaliers let them go. At the same time, they also let go of Miles.

In other words, the Cavaliers sent away Miller and Davis for nothing in return.

Now, at a similar moment, if Danny performed as usual, then the Cavaliers would end up with zero from the Su Wan trade!

"Don’t let me down, Danny!"

Su Wan was looking forward to seeing the final result, unaware that his market value was far better than both Andre Miller and Ricky Davis.

At least half the teams in the league had made calls, inquiring about the Su Wan trade, and had proactively submitted their offers.

Even if there were "Old Foxes" looking to drive down the price, there were also "Old Foxes" hoping to take advantage while others were hunting bargains, swooping in to snatch away the "big fish" Su Wan. In the end, Danny Ferry did receive several good offers.

Mark Cuban, for instance, who had expressed interest in Su Wan right from the start, made another call. This time, they had included Devin Harris in the list of tradeable names, who was this year’s first-round, fifth overall pick.

Devin Harris was a talented rookie at point guard.

At this year’s draft, besides Shawn Livingston, he was the first "point guard" selected.

Quick as lightning, handling the ball as if he were flying.

Rumor has it, it was after securing him that Mark Cuban was content to let Steve Nash go.

Now, to get Su Wan, he was willing to add Harris to the trade list.

That showed just how much he was attracted to Su Wan!

Ferry was leaning towards sending Su Wan to the Mavericks.

Mark Cuban was so interested in him, and he was the owner of the Mavericks; Su Wan going there would surely have fertile ground to grow robustly.

That old saying, he hoped Su Wan would do well.

Also, getting Devin Harris could somewhat make up for Su Wan’s departure.

However, LeBron’s team got wind of something, and the Goodwin Brothers made a call to him: "I don’t agree with trading the Huaxia rookie for Devin Harris!"

They had barely managed to send Su Wan off, and now they were getting another ball-dominant guard to compete with LeBron for the ball?

No, no, definitely not!

They also didn’t want to see Su Wan go to a big city like Dallas, especially since Mark Cuban liked him so much.

"So, what do you mean?"

"The Pacers team has also provided an offer sheet, right? I don’t understand how any other offer could be more tempting than theirs!"

A bunch of bitches, scared to death they won’t ruin Su Wan!

Inside, Danny Ferry cursed vehemently.

Everyone knew what had just happened with the Pacers team; it was a city with unsettled public sentiment, filled with various uncertainties. Nobody knew where their future lay. Going there, Su Wan might rot without anyone caring.

But Danny Ferry couldn’t find a reason to refute the offer, as Larry Bird’s offer was indeed very good:

He directly offered the 2005 first-round pick, the 2007 first-round pick, and the 2006 second-round pick!

Two first-rounds and one second-round...

That was generally the price for an All-Star starter!

Or should he consider the offers from other teams that included current main players?

Several teams had made similar offers.

But thinking of how LeBron’s team couldn’t even tolerate a rookie like Devin Harris, he dismissed that idea.

At this point, what’s done was done!

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